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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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Month 5 15 May 2016 19:05 #137088

glacerda OFFLINE Posts: 145 Thank you received: 74	Month 5 is finished. I am loving this quilt.
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Month 5 15 May 2016 18:24 #137086

BarbCA OFFLINE Posts: 1134 Thank you received: 380	dahlialady - looks great! Barb
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Month 5 13 May 2016 16:18 #137068

valerieg OFFLINE Posts: 21 Thank you received: 8	It really is looking beautiful,lovely fabrics.I like your choice of red as an accent colour.
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Month 5 13 May 2016 15:15 #137066

dahlialady OFFLINE Posts: 39 Thank you received: 16	Finally finished month five. I'm enjoying using my William Morris Jewel tone fabric collection. Attachments: IMG_0019.jpg (52KB)
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Month 5 13 May 2016 03:31 #137063

valerieg OFFLINE Posts: 21 Thank you received: 8	I like the first one better,it's in keeping with the tone of the rest of the quilt. Lovely job so far.
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Month 5 12 May 2016 17:27 #137062

sewmea OFFLINE Posts: 18 Thank you received: 2	Thank you all for your input I liked the sewn in block best too but I guess I was second guessing myself. I will stay with the finished block. Every one's quilts look so beautiful and colorful. I can hardly wait to see what they all look like when the year is finished.
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Month 5 12 May 2016 17:22 #137061

PosyP OFFLINE Posts: 4106 Thank you received: 361	What the others say, I prefer the blue over the bright green, as it echoes the earlier corners.
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Month 5 12 May 2016 17:12 #137060

clhdabb OFFLINE Posts: 688 Thank you received: 67	The blue works best for me, too, although I studied it back and forth for quite some time!
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Month 5 12 May 2016 15:47 #137059

bbquiltmaker OFFLINE Posts: 1498 Thank you received: 1762	I prefer Picture one with the sewn in corners.
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Month 5 12 May 2016 15:27 #137058

BarbCA OFFLINE Posts: 1134 Thank you received: 380	I like picture one the best the corner squares pick up the turq color from your first border. Barb
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Month 5 12 May 2016 14:05 #137057

sewmea OFFLINE Posts: 18 Thank you received: 2	I have finished month 5 but can't make up my mind what to put in the corner blocks. I have attached two pictures one with the fabric that is sewen in and the other with fabric just laid on top of the corner block. Would really like your input on which fabric I should go with Attachments: PictureOne.jpg (74KB) Picturetwo.jpg (85KB)
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Month 5 12 May 2016 10:03 #137055

babawawa OFFLINE Posts: 13 Thank you received: 3	Very pretty. Love the pink fabrics especially. It was worth looking at several times!
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Month 5 11 May 2016 06:08 #137042

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Here is my month 5- Kaffe Fassett fabrics- using my extensive stash and loosely following the color scheme of the example online.
Measurement 34.5". Think I'm getting the hang of foundation piecing and joining the points.
I may have mentioned previously, but will again- the Loc-Bloc 2.5 square has been invaluable for squaring up my finished blocks. With more to come for several more rows, it is well worth the price.
Nice job Valerie!

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Month 5 11 May 2016 04:38 #137041

valerieg OFFLINE Posts: 21 Thank you received: 8	Sorry it seems I've put up too many photos,as you can see I'm still trying to get my head around this site now that it's so different.
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