Thursday, October 25, 2012

Wonky Star Progress


The Wonky Star was calling for attention, so I did a little piecing yesterday. I started it last Thursday in the Liberated Medallion Quilts workshop with Gwen Marston at Stitchin' Post in Sisters. After this set of borders, I will will either finish it or continue building. Originally, I was going to do just a couple borders, but it's just as easy to keep going. Either way, it looks like I'm going to end up with a quilt!
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  1. antique quilterOctober 25, 2012 at 4:48 AM

    this is one of my favorite quilts in that book, Love your version, keep going!!!!
    have you ever seen the one that Diane Gaudynski made and machine quilted on her home machine? AMAZING! here is her blog
    http://dianegaudynski.blogspot.com

    kathie

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    1. Bill VolckeningOctober 25, 2012 at 7:14 AM

      Wow, that's cool. I don't know if I could ever quilt like that. Maybe something more simple for this one. :)

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  2. juliehOctober 25, 2012 at 5:39 AM

    Looks appropriate for Halloween, with all those oranges and black! Will it be finished by next Wednesday? Just kidding...

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    1. Bill VolckeningOctober 25, 2012 at 7:16 AM

      It might be pieced by then. The colors are inspired by very old quilts, c. 1810-1825. A lot of the New England quilts were made with "drab" colors - plant dyed fabrics. Something very handsome about those quilts, so I just had to try these colors.

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  3. Michele BilyeuOctober 25, 2012 at 6:49 AM

    Amazing how quickly you pick things up, Bill! This is awesome!!!!

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    1. Bill VolckeningOctober 25, 2012 at 7:19 AM

      Thank you, Michele. I think it's the art school training plus looking at great quilts all the time. But my sewing skills are still lacking, and it's beyond time to service the old featherweight! This style of piecing is right up my alley. If you asked me to do perfect piecing, I'd be up the creek without a paddle. :)

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  4. YankeeQuilterOctober 25, 2012 at 7:24 AM

    Looks great! I actually enjoy working on my Featherweight. My stepson, a jet engine designer/engineer, was very impressed to see my machine in pieces on the dining room table with my little maintenance tool box by my side!

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    1. Bill VolckeningOctober 25, 2012 at 8:58 AM

      I'm impressed, too!

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    2. juliehOctober 26, 2012 at 8:23 AM

      I once took a featherweight maintenance class. Worth every minute and dollar. I've been able to fix other quilters machines at retreats. Love those little machines.

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  5. KristinOctober 25, 2012 at 8:03 AM

    It's looking fabulous! I'm thinking about getting a featherweight. Any thoughts about that?

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    1. Bill VolckeningOctober 25, 2012 at 9:05 AM

      I love my Featherweight, but have no basis of comparison with other machines. Gwen Marston says her Featherweight is all she uses, and other people who use them swear by them. A good number of people at the retreat in Sisters had them, which was nice to see. MIne needs maintenance- soon. I haven't done anything to it since I bought it maybe 10 years ago, but it hasn't been used much until recently. :)

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    2. lizOctober 27, 2012 at 11:40 AM

      Bill we are having an excellent featherweight mainenance class in December (NWQ)

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  6. AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    The quilt is looking great! I love the colors and the overall feel of it....beautiful!

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  7. lizOctober 27, 2012 at 11:38 AM

    Great use of your time in class. I really like the colors you used. Are you going to do some handquilting on it?

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  8. NyimaOctober 30, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    Way to go, Bill!
    Keep at it, until you are satisfied that itʻs done.
    But you knew that.


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