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From: keljo60
Date: 04-03-2007, 10:20 PM (1 of 3)
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Okay, here goes. My oldest dd wants a king size quilt that has a palm tree theme, but she doesn't want it to shout out PALM TREE. She said something about a pinwheel design I made for someone (Quilt as you sew log cabin) but I'm not sure how I would do the trunk of the tree? We saw a piece of fabric on ebay that has a burgundy background with palm trees on it, and another one with palm fronds throughout that she likes, her curtains are burgundy and she is leaning toward that and sage & cream for the colors. Can someone give a quilt novice some help! I'll have to quilt the block as I go or do small sections at a time and join them after quilting, so that makes a big difference in how it is designed. I found some quilt patterns online for palm trees that would work, but I'd like to get some of you experienced quilters to give me some pointers. I told her not to expect it any time soon!, but I'd sure like to get started on it.
Kelly
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! |
User: keljo60
Member since: 07-30-2006 Total posts: 154 
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 04-04-2007, 10:35 AM (2 of 3)
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I googled for a palm tree pattern and came up with this paper piecing pattern which I thought was cute and could be made with different fabrics. http://home.howstuffworks.com/palm-tree-quilt-block.htm The palm tree fabric that you mention I believe is sitting in my basement in the stash to be washed...  Re quilt-as-you-go...I'm putting my advent quilt together using the quilt-as-you-go method. Most people quilt sections and sew the pieces together by machine but the final seam is sewn by hand. If you are willing to do the hand sewing then that is a good method. I'm doing it all by machine so it is a little more difficult and you have to be more precise my way. I would suggest planning and dividing the quilt up into sections. Marti Michell has a book called Machine Quilting in Sections (http://softexpressions.com/software/books/MachQltSect.php) that does help explain how to do it and she does have some actual quilts that you can do in her book. Could give you ideas on a design that you could substitute the palm trees, etc. One thing I would suggest is to try making a small project like a table runner to test out the method. That is what I did and then adapted the process to my larger quilt. But one thing I have to say...I have made other full size quilts and quilted them by machine. This is the first...and probably will be the last that I do by this method as I find it very time consuming to put it together. But for someone who has never done a quilt, you may find it easier than working on a full-size quilt. Here are some links that I found that might help you: http://www.quiltersreview.com/article.asp?article=/tip/quilting/050207_a.asp http://www.secretsof.com/content/624 http://www.quiltingworks.com/cabin-fever/projects/quiltasyougo.htm http://www.sylvias-studio.com/Learning%20To%20Quilt%20As%20You%20Go.htm Good Luck! TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366 
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From: keljo60
Date: 04-04-2007, 07:38 PM (3 of 3)
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Thanks bunches for the hints. I'll investigate. It's a good thing that I told her that it will take a while to do it!
Kelly
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! |
User: keljo60
Member since: 07-30-2006 Total posts: 154
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