I love this top so far, but I don't like the technical aspects of the directions. Cutting ten leftover diamond sections to create the outside edges is kind of a joke because you lose your points when squaring up the top (especially for the corners when you are to cut one diamond into fourths). I made the decision to square up using the points of my diamonds as a general area to cut. I may have lost their points, but at least there is conformity. I'm guessing that Liza Prior Lucy has a method for sewing up Kaffe's ideas.
I had placement errors when sewing my rows together, but I decided not to rip out because of the stretching bias. Also, I discovered after I sewed my end pieces that the diamonds I chose to cut for the top/bottom (right now the quilt top is on its side)--3 were of the same center fabric. Sigh. At the time I was focusing on the border fabrics. I should have looked again the next day. Oh well.
I am considering making a round of simple blocks to make the top larger. I do love the vibrant colors, but when people mentioned to me about being careful with the bias edges, that's no joke. I think if I did it again I would starch the fabrics to a cardboard consistency :)
From Kaffe Fassett's book "Simple Shapes and Spectacular Quilts".
Awesome! I love the brightness of it. I don't see any placement errors, just simple beauty!
ReplyDeleteVery Bright. The Blocks on the outside will stabilize the top. I don't like sewing with Bias either.
ReplyDeleteQuilts made with Kaffe fabrics always look amazing to me. Yours is no exception. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how many times my advice to beginners on not choosing bias projects gets ignored and then I hear "you were right". Uh yea...! Definitely have to be careful.