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| CIRCA 2010 78" x 96" |
I have always wanted to make this quilt again but never quite got to there. That was until I was struggling with projects for our guild retreat. I thought it was good time to give it another go. At first I was going to reduce the size and make more of a lap quilt, but figured I may as well go for it. This time around I would use solids instead of tone on tone for the background.
The more solids the better and it was the perfect project for my beloved Anna Marie Horner fabric stash. I spent so much time piecing the blocks at the retreat that I was sure I would never get them done. I had to finish up a good portion when I got home.
Cutting 1/8" and 5/8" really is not my favorite thing to do and this pattern was full of them! I'm just glad I decided to cut everything before I left!
There were four sizes of blocks for this quilt: 16", 10", 6" and 4". When I decided to make this quilt again, I was so tempted to cut the corner squares larger, sew the diagonal lines and then trim to the correct size. That's normally what I do with my HST's. However, I decided to trust that I could do this without having to trim. I'm so glad I did!
I had to trust myself! I won't say that every one was perfect, and I won't say that this quit will be perfect. Points will be compromised!
It took a while to layout the blocks in just the right places. I used my side by side design walls and it still wasn't enough room for the length of this quilt! I found some amazing color combinations of prints and solids! Out of all the blocks, there is only one block that I wish I had replaced. Can you guess which one it is? Look to the left...bottom...purple...brown.
For now it will hang on my design wall. It's big! Like so big that I don't have the desire to quilt it big! I know why I got my first version long arm quilted! The more years that go by in my quilting life, the more and more I really don't like to quilt the tops! Smaller one, sure. Large ones, not so much! I'll get it done one of these days!
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At first sight I thought 'How could she have already finished her Churn Dash quilt ?!'. Glad to see it was a previous version :-)) They are both gorgeous Jayne ! I know what you mean with the brown and purple block. Maybe you could use one of these fabrics in your binding for the balance.
ReplyDeleteI haven’t decided on the binding or the backing yet. Thats a very good idea to tie the binding with the darker block though! In truth…I wish this second one was already quilted…I’m waiting for the quilting fairy to come by in the middle of the night!
DeleteAbsolutely stunning. I loathe cutting too so I really feel for you on this one. x
ReplyDeleteThis new Churn Dash is as lovely as the first! I know you are a lover of solids, so it was nice to see you used them for all the backgrounds. I like that the one block kind of stands out from the rest. There is always one in the crowd. And if you took him out? Someone else would stand out.... I vote for leaving him in!
ReplyDeleteThat block is staying right where it is!! I’m glad the piecing is finished. It seemed to take forever!
Deletecongrats on pushing thru. It might be time for you to invest in a right triangle ruler like Creative Grid's R45 or Easy Angle to avoid the 1/8ths.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the ruler information! First, I don’t think I’ll ever make this quilt again. Twice is enough! And I will continue to avoid cutting anything that involves 1/8ths!
DeleteBoth quilts are stunning! Lovely achievement. Thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for getting the top pieced together. Do you think you might have this one longarm quilted or do you want to finish it?
ReplyDeleteIt was much more work than I remembered!! The truth is I do not want to finish it…but most likely will do it myself!
DeleteI love this pattern! I made this back in 2008. In 2014, I gifted it to my niece when she went off to college - had to send my love with her. Love both your versions. The solids inspires me to do one with all black or gray backgrounds and solid churn dashes - rather Amish.
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Thanks for sharing!
Oh, I don't know which one I like better!!! They are both stunning.
ReplyDeleteI love the original, but I really love how the solid background brings a brightness to the second one!
Deletejust perfect
ReplyDeleteYour second churn dash is just as lovely as the first and I can definitely see why you would be proud of that first "real" quilt! Jayne, if you can afford it, why not send it out to a long armer? Life is too short to do things you don't really enjoy. What rule is there that says you need to quilt this yourself? Hmm? Or are you just imposing that one on yourself? :D
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty! I love the AMH prints as the dashes. Or are they the churns?? In any case, I think even the darker purple/brown one is lovely. I often find that my least favorite block grows on me as the quilt progresses.
ReplyDeleteBecause there are so many different sizes of blocks, perhaps if you quilt it by size it will feel more managable? Maybe do a different motif in the smallest blocks, progressing up to more complicated quilting in the big boys. That way it feels like four smaller projects instead of one huge one :)
This quilt looks awesome with the solid background!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great. Well done. I'd love to be able to send out all my quilts to be quilted.
ReplyDeleteLove all the bright colors in the newest one. I always enjoy quilts that use different size blocks.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful Jayne! Great job!
ReplyDeleteBoth quilts are beautiful. It's amazing how each one has its own personality because of the fabrics. (You made the right call removing that brown and purple block!)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts, both the original and the revised version.
ReplyDeleteBe still my beating heart! It’s magnificent! Worthy of being sent off for quilting!
ReplyDeleteI really like both versions, the original and the remake. Great colors in each.
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