Of course, I was blown away that she had already made the above. I asked about it and here's her reply: "My foundation squares are 12 inch flannel, and I think I
might just let them be the background of the quilt. The squares I am folding
are 5 inch. It is remarkable how differently sized the circles come out,
depending on how I lay the triangles. Luckily, I'm not too worried about
perfection. I'm more worried about a large quantity of 5 inch squares to
be used up, and six more shirts from the goodwill about to be cut into
squares!"
AH! that explains why Laura likes my blog. Goodwill shirts, hooray!
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| Triangles before trimming |
I wanted more details. Laura wrote this AND sent a few more photos: "Glad you liked the colors! I tried to go
for contrast between the rows of points, either across the color wheel (ie,
orange to blue), or value light to dark. This has been an excellent
project to use up slightly weird fabrics. Once they are folded and then
layered, only the broad strokes show. As I assemble the blocks, I'm putting
the seams on the front and then covering them with the binding. I am
finding this to be a very relaxing project. It is quite fun to sort
through my bin of squares and fold them up. I have not been pressing the
points."
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| Trimmed |
"I trim by folding the foundation
out of the way. It is also easiest to sew the seam
binding down to the inside first, covering the last row of stitching by
eye. Then I check to make sure it is trimmed enough that the binding will
cover the raw edge and sew down the outer edge of the seam binding."
Thanks, Laura, for sharing all this!
Wow! That looks Amazing! Thanks, Laura for sharing your process and pictures.
ReplyDeleteDeb, I also found this when you had previously posted the quilt. I am hoping to make one in future. I understand it will be a super heavy quilt but so pretty!
www.archives.alabama.gov/activity/PineBurrQuiltbrochure.pdf
I just saw a Pine Burr quilt from Alabama at the Bold Expressions exhibit at the museum in Bellevue. It looked like it was made just this way. I tried to examine it without touching the quilt, of course, so I couldn't pry the layers apart. :( The folded squares were machine stitched down in a circle, just like Laura is doing. So it looks like she's on the right track!
ReplyDeleteI've been so intrigued since seeing a few posts on Pine Burr quilts. These are very similar to the popular Folded Star pieces I made (along with all my friends years ago; all were circles. I made potholders, decorative pieces mounted in embroidery hoops and hung, and pillows. It's fun to know where the technique originated (?) or at least how it was used in the past. The Folded Star pieces were much more uniform; I like the free form of these.
ReplyDeleteFantastically put together and the colours work incredibly well!
ReplyDeleteI remember making Christmas ornaments using the folded stars...though my weren't very uniform so does that mean I can call it a pine burr! still sounds right for a Christmas tree!
ReplyDeleteThe gorgeous fabrics really make the blocks pop!
ReplyDeleteDeb- thank you for putting it all up on your blog! And, thanks to all the commenters for their kind words. Laura
ReplyDeleteLike this and could see it on the back of a denim jacket if it weren't too thick...
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