Two More Finishes!

2 years ago

I am finally done quilting two more from my stack of basted quilts. The mariner's compass is 80X84 and the crazy quilt is 66" square, perfect throw for my couch! Now I only have six more, lol!

Is anyone sewing or quilting this Mother's Day weekend?

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fran1523
2 years ago
They are both wonderful, especially the blue and purple one. That is spectacular. Paper piecing is not my thing and I so admire people who do it well.
nannykins
2 years ago
Beautiful colours and workmanship on the compass. The second quilt says ‘happy’ to me.

Theresa
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I do that too....even the earthworms, Nicole. ;) I stop my truck and pick up turtles and carry them across the road, in the direction they were heading. Yesterday someone brought me two snakes to release...saying they were water snakes. They were in a pillow case and I didn't look at them until I got them to the water's edge and I was thinking "those don't look like any water snakes I've ever seen" so I looked them up on the internet and they are Texas Rat Snakes. I wish I had released them in my barn, although with so many cats around here, I don't see rats or mice. Funny though, because the woman who brought them to me....I happen to know she has a big problem with rats at her place. They even chewed the wires under the hood of her new truck.
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Fran, the 16 patch is a disappearing 16-patch. Here is a link to how you make them. Disappearing 16 patch You do lose your points, so if that bothers you, this is not a quilt to make! :) It is quick and easy and uses lots of scraps! Sue
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Char
Original Author
2 years ago
I don't paper piece either. I made freezer paper templates for each piece of the compass. I think it goes together easier for me that way.
jackier123
2 years ago
Beautiful!
colleenoz
2 years ago
Wow! Both are lovely but the Mariner’s Compass is seriously impressive!
polardream
2 years ago
The Mariner's Compass is amazing! Love your fabrics in the crazy quilt.

Sue
bev2009
2 years ago
They are both beautiful! Such precision. I can't see the quilting in the Mariner's but it looks like you had a lot of thread changes in the crazy quilt. I can't imagine how much time the Mariner's took.
Char
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you all very much. Finishing is a great feeling!
grammyp
2 years ago
Oh, the Mariner's Compas is beautiful!
msmeow
2 years ago
Very nice, Char! Congrats on finishing them!

Donna
quiltnhen
2 years ago
Beautiful. Amazing skill. Did you paper piece the stars in the circles? I'm really enthralled by the second one. I've been playing with my scraps and loving the freedom I have with piecing and cutting to create something one of a kind.
Char
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you, quiltnhen, I have no interest or skill in paper piecing. I followed the directions for the mariners compass variations in Judy Mathieson's Mariner's Compass Quilts New Directions book. Honestly, I had never worked with freezer paper or made a mariner's compass block before I read her book. Her directions were very easy to follow. The crazy quilt block was a 8 piece pattern you can download from internet. It was fun to make, too.
lemonbasil
2 years ago
I agree with all the positive reviews. The child in me loves the crazy quilt colours!
loisflan
2 years ago
Char, what great finishes. I love the Mariner's Compass quilt. I've never attempted one of those. I did make one very similar to your second quilt. So much fun to make.

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