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Enjoy "Color My World" by Wendy Williams - This beautiful quilt is constructed of soft and textural shot cottons from Windham fabrics on a richly patterned background. It offers so many opportunities for personalization through both embellishment and quilting- you could add house numbers, decorations, people, pets, garden flowers- there are so many ways to make this quilt truly your own!

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TOPIC: COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited

COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 08 Nov 2020 22:14 #150933

smardl OFFLINE Posts: 25 Thank you received: 57	This is my first time using shot cottons. This will be an art quilt hanging on the wall. Can I mix batiks in with the shot cottons? I was thinking batiks for the background, the trees, the mariners compass, and the window and doors, and shot cotton for the buildings. Will mixing materials be a problem?
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COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 08 Nov 2020 11:56 #150915

bbquiltmaker OFFLINE Posts: 1498 Thank you received: 1762	DebbiG didn't get it quite right. Big Ben, London Eiffel Tower, Paris One World Trade, New York City Centrepoint Tower, Sydney I posted this a couple places, will mention it again in the first Facebook Live coming in the next few weeks. Barbara Black
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COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 08 Nov 2020 10:26 #150914

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Hello All, After seeing on Alex's show the reveal of the 2021 quilt, there was some discussion about the iconic towers in the corners. Perhaps someone has clearly explained, but the one in the lower left is the Sydney Tower, Australia. This is a global quilt - Big Ben, Eiffel tower, SF Transamerica Building and Sydney Tower pretty much displays the globe. Thank you for sharing this quilt with us. Looking forward to the challenge!

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COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 08 Nov 2020 06:39 #150913

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prcurlee wrote:

There are two Windham background fabrics. One is canvas and the other may be quilting cotton. Of course I bought canvas not realizing there were choices. Never worked with canvas, but I thought it might work with the shot cottons. It’s a looser weave like the shot cotton. What Art History 101 fabric is in the “sold out” kits?

The Art History 101 we are using is 100% quilting cotton, beautiful fabric. This fabric design is several years old so is not easy to find. Windham is printing more for The Quilt Show kits.

There was a panel too, not useful for Color My World.

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COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 07 Nov 2020 21:41 #150912

prcurlee OFFLINE Posts: 1	There are two Windham background fabrics. One is canvas and the other may be quilting cotton. Of course I bought canvas not realizing there were choices. Never worked with canvas, but I thought it might work with the shot cottons. It’s a looser weave like the shot cotton. What Art History 101 fabric is in the “sold out” kits?
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COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 07 Nov 2020 17:25 #150910

bbquiltmaker OFFLINE Posts: 1498 Thank you received: 1762	Patchworkjill wrote: Hi Barbara....yes me again lol lol Will fat quarters work for the houses. Absolutely, Jill! Ask all the questions you want.
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COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 07 Nov 2020 17:21 #150909

Patchworkjill OFFLINE Posts: 652 Thank you received: 71	Hi Barbara....yes me again lol lol Will fat quarters work for the houses.
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COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 04 Nov 2020 15:18 #150852

Patchworkjill OFFLINE Posts: 652 Thank you received: 71	Thanks, Barbara for the reply.
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COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 04 Nov 2020 07:02 #150840

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Patchworkjill wrote:

Barbra,
1. is add a 1/4 ruler needed and if yes what length, please.
2. I note the freezer paper sheets ay ink-jet printer and I have laser, I usually use Carol Doak foundation paper, with this project would this way still work.

Jill, 1. yes, Add-A-Quarter ruler is an essential tool for me
2. Yes, you can do regular foundation paper piecing if you prefer it to the freezer paper method.I am a new convert to the freezer paper method, it saves time and lots of paper. But you might not be able to safely print it with a laser printer. The package says Inkjet printer.

Here’s a thought: find a TQS friend who wants to make it too who has an inkjet printer. You can support each other and she can print your pages, only a couple each month, in exchange for an ink cartridge. You both win.

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COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 03 Nov 2020 23:21 #150836

Patchworkjill OFFLINE Posts: 652 Thank you received: 71	Barbra, 1. is add a 1/4 ruler needed and if yes what length, please. 2. I note the freezer paper sheets ay ink-jet printer and I have laser, I usually use Carol Doak foundation paper, with this project would this way still work.
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COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 02 Nov 2020 16:12 #150821

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Marti, the patterns are nicely space throughout the year. I made the entire quilt, from washing the fabrics, to sewing on the label, in 8 weeks. Month 1 will probably take 15-20 hours--there are 16 Small Houses to make for the center circle and the learning curve of using freezer paper vs. plain paper. Month 2 is the Mariner's Compass, maybe 5-6 hours. Month 3 is a repeat of Month 1, with 16 more Small Houses. By Summer when the Tall Buildings appear that create the outer circle, it will take 10-12 hours/month. The Skyscrapers come at the end of the year, two//month, so again about 10-12 hours/month.
I think it really is not that time consuming, once you are comfortable with the process. As with any quilt, sewing an accurate 1/4" seam allowance is critical so the circles of houses all fit into the circles of roads and the compass center.

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COLOR MY WORLD—Getting Excited 02 Nov 2020 15:36 #150818

sewmarti OFFLINE Posts: 157 Thank you received: 93	How many hours do you think will be required per month to do this quilt. I think it is a beautiful quilt and woild be a good challenge but I have other quilts I need to work on throughout next year as well. Just trying to plan. Thank you - Marti
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Getting Excited 02 Nov 2020 07:42 #150809

bbquiltmaker OFFLINE Posts: 1498 Thank you received: 1762	Background 4.25 yards. All fabric requirements are listed in the Introduction.
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Getting Excited 02 Nov 2020 04:50 #150807

maryog OFFLINE Posts: 1 Thank you received: 1	Barbara. Can you please tell me how much fabric is needed for the background
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