tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896182951003656236.post1673264827497733370..comments2024-03-18T13:19:25.699+04:00Comments on Cyberbones: Quilt SquaresDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073374770589343507noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896182951003656236.post-30046004841199458162011-03-27T15:50:12.779+04:002011-03-27T15:50:12.779+04:00I like the alternating pieced and solid blocks the...I like the alternating pieced and solid blocks the best, much better than the sashing with such small blocks. While it's nice on the straight, you could alternatively place them on the diagonal, so that the look was a bit modern and fresh, but it was still a simple checkerboard to sew. I'd then surround it with the solid fabric as a wide-ish trim, you could even do two different fabrics for the solid checkers. <br />I'd opt for the bolder solids rather than the pastel ones, the red is nice, or a bright yellow or blue. Even a black is fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896182951003656236.post-16915391308548067962011-03-27T13:29:17.315+04:002011-03-27T13:29:17.315+04:00I would keep the pieces she has done, since it wou...I would keep the pieces she has done, since it would be part hers and part yours.I like the pieces she made with the solid blocks. I however like scrappy quilts.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446262772254264122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896182951003656236.post-11463262559732986292011-03-25T10:47:11.659+04:002011-03-25T10:47:11.659+04:00I think you should leave the pieces as she left th...I think you should leave the pieces as she left them - don't take them apart. Two reasons - 1) if this is your first quilt, easier is perfect. I have made a couple of quilts, and I am thrilled with the simplest one I ever made - just squares. 2) you want to keep it a collaboration of you and your mother-in-law, as the kids would see it, "mom and grandma made this quilt".Kate Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836954202937626852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896182951003656236.post-37019946388405354932011-03-25T04:14:45.906+04:002011-03-25T04:14:45.906+04:00I've been an admirer of quilting for a long ti...I've been an admirer of quilting for a long time. Don't know if I'll ever make a quilt myself but I love looking at quilts made by others. I too like the idea of using the pieces your mother-in-law started. I also like the yellow and the red. Not sure if that helps much...Daniela Swiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375056786777183752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896182951003656236.post-43607453387557511202011-03-25T00:08:59.056+04:002011-03-25T00:08:59.056+04:00I only recently joined a quilting group and am jus...I only recently joined a quilting group and am just learning this craft! I'm having fun with it so far. <br />I rather like the idea of keeping what your mother-in-law started, as a memorial piece. Some of her work plus some of yours. The yellowish-tan, on the teddy-bears of several pieces of the fabric, might make a good solid background color. A blue and/or red can be go around as a border (borders) maybe? Thanks for the submission! Can't wait to hear what folks have to suggest here :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896182951003656236.post-9817004841491006792011-03-24T20:04:57.791+04:002011-03-24T20:04:57.791+04:00I like how the yellow sheet makes the colors pop. ...I like how the yellow sheet makes the colors pop. There's something to be said for the very matched, artsy quilts that are so popular right now. But my kids' favorite quilt is the one that my husband's grandmother made. It is old school random piecework and they love it because they find something new every time they look at it. It matches everything and nothing but it is fun. I think both ways of doing it have their advantages. Enjoy! (We're looking forward to having the kiddos back in school next year too!)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451181089905438936noreply@blogger.com