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Join us on a TQS exclusive 12-month historic journey recreating the historic Rajah Quilt, sewn by women convicts on board the ship Rajah traveling from England on April 1841 to the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land-now known as Tasmania. The original quilt measured at approximately 128" x 128", but Lessa recreated it in quarter scale with fabrics from her stash. She used many different scraps, imagining that's what might have happened when the original quilt was being made. She followed the colors of the original quilt loosely, and tea dyed fabrics that didn't look old enough. You can obtain the same look with reproduction fabrics, or make a more contemporary-looking version like the one created for TQS.

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TOPIC: Month 3

Month 3 30 Mar 2016 14:19 #136694

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glacerda wrote:

What type of appliqué are you thinking about. I did raw edge machine and used the button hole stitch, went quickly.

Possibly needleturn or maybe even epp_{If I can track down enough suitable paper}. Unfortunately my machine doesn't do a button hole stitch and I don't like/care for machine satin stitch and I'm not too sure of raw edge for myself either - I'm something of a traditionalist in my tastes for the most part.

PS before you dismiss the idea of epp have a look at this http://www.quiltmuseum.org.uk/collections/heritage/all/1700-1740/1718-coverlet.html which is all epp.

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Month 3 30 Mar 2016 01:15 #136682

terrina OFFLINE Posts: 67 Thank you received: 2	Gee, everyone's progress so far looks great. I'm still plugging away on the hand-appliqued crosses.
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Month 3 29 Mar 2016 16:43 #136677

glacerda OFFLINE Posts: 145 Thank you received: 74	What type of appliqué are you thinking about. I did raw edge machine and used the button hole stitch, went quickly.
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Month 3 29 Mar 2016 16:08 #136676

PosyP OFFLINE Posts: 4106 Thank you received: 361	Great looking tops Sewmea and Glacerda. Getting nervous about the applique in month 3 now (as well as being right behind)
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Month 3 29 Mar 2016 11:49 #136670

Patchworkjill OFFLINE Posts: 652 Thank you received: 71	Lovely and yes I also ready to go to month 4.
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Month 3 29 Mar 2016 11:02 #136668

glacerda OFFLINE Posts: 145 Thank you received: 74	Finished month 3. I decided to leave the corner flowers off as I liked more white space. Ready for month 4 Attachments: image_2016-03-29.jpeg (55KB)
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Month 3 29 Mar 2016 09:07 #136665

zippitydodaw OFFLINE Posts: 129 Thank you received: 35	Marie, Beautiful, the colors are stunning. Judy
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Month 3 27 Mar 2016 17:53 #136649

glacerda OFFLINE Posts: 145 Thank you received: 74	Very nice.
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Month 3 27 Mar 2016 16:56 #136648

Patchworkjill OFFLINE Posts: 652 Thank you received: 71	Sewmea looks wonderful.
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Month 3 27 Mar 2016 12:19 #136647

sewmea OFFLINE Posts: 18 Thank you received: 2	I finally finished month three. It was quite a challenge Marie
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Month 3 26 Mar 2016 15:23 #136640

BarbCA OFFLINE Posts: 1134 Thank you received: 380	Wow Jill looks great!!!! Barb
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Month 3 24 Mar 2016 22:09 #136621

Patchworkjill OFFLINE Posts: 652 Thank you received: 71	Just made it in for month three as I am trying to stay up to date with each month, it is square the photo makes it look otherwise though.
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Month 3 21 Mar 2016 18:36 #136595

zippitydodaw OFFLINE Posts: 129 Thank you received: 35	Dahlia Lady, You've done an incredible job and the colors are beautiful. Judy
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Month 3 21 Mar 2016 15:40 #136587

BarbCA OFFLINE Posts: 1134 Thank you received: 380	dahlialady - looks great!
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