Topic: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses (7/12) - The Quilt Show Forum

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Are you ready to start another new day with a new pattern? I hope so – life is great and affords us many opportunities to start fresh and new – and today is a great day to start making a new quilt: Ruffled Roses. Each month, you will find the pattern for part of this quilt online. Just print the instructions, cut, stitch, press… and before you know it, time will have passed, and you will be ready to enjoy your own Ruffled Roses quilt. What a wonderful way to start each month!

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TOPIC: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses

Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 01 Apr 2011 08:25 #61375

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I need a little help with my color choice for my swags! I probably should have had more of the center showing, so you can see the colors that are more prominent, but you can always see it in the BOM Show and Tell, or the the Forum Month Two. I like both colors! I would put a deep rose piping in the purple/lavender, and would leave the lime/green one as is. Right now, the aqua floater is just a strip laying there being auditioned. I like it, too. So, which do you like best? Green/Lime or purple/lavender?

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Or this?

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Thanks!
Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 29 Mar 2011 19:24 #61183

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eileenkny wrote:

Annis,
That is just so lovely! Your work is amazing and so small-OY!!
How far out are you taking it?

I have a drawing showing one quarter section through all borders. I'm making slight adjustments as I go to get everything to fit. I only have an 1/8" allowed for the floaters in order to get everything to fit in less than 24" which is the maximum size for a mini. The four patch blocks will be slightly over 1/2" finished, 3/4" when set on point. The basket blocks will be about 1 5/8", 2 1/4" when set on point. I will be designing different baskets when the time comes, although the baskets shown will work if I want to deal with slightly over 1/4" hst's. I'm not sure I want to do that! I'm still working on how to make the final border work. I will wait for instructions to see if I can come up with a size that fits my quilt or redesign it. And the remaining appliques will definitely be simplified, if there is such a thing on a miniature quilt!

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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 29 Mar 2011 19:18 #61182

MaryQuilts2 OFFLINE Posts: 102	Annis, your miniature is beautiful and such precise work. You are so creative!
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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 29 Mar 2011 17:10 #61170

eileenkny OFFLINE Posts: 1958 Thank you received: 124	Annis, That is just so lovely! Your work is amazing and so small-OY!! How far out are you taking it?
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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 29 Mar 2011 16:03 #61165

Bertwood OFFLINE Posts: 120	Annis, I cannot imagine making something so small....and having it be so beautiful!
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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 29 Mar 2011 15:24 #61162

Patchworkjill OFFLINE Posts: 652 Thank you received: 71	Annis this is just wow wow wow as your sewing is just so beautifuly done
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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 29 Mar 2011 13:35 #61151

QuilterLynn OFFLINE Posts: 1422 Thank you received: 4	Beautiful Annis! Great work. happy babysitting now.
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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 28 Mar 2011 21:58 #61127

SHARONMAMAW OFFLINE Posts: 8	WOW, that mini is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! nice work!!!!!!
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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 26 Mar 2011 08:29 #60978

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gynconnie wrote:

Annis, it's amazing that so much can happen in such a tiny space! Do you use any special tools or techniques for working in such small scale?

No special tools. I work on paper whenever possible. I used wash-away applique with a glue stick and toothpicks to turn the edges under. Glue dots to hold them in place for hand sewing. I measured and marked my sewing lines for the miters and used a lot of pins. I basted the miters using a long sewing machine stitch before final sewing. It probably helps to have small hands.

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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 26 Mar 2011 07:32 #60973

gynconnie OFFLINE Posts: 730 Thank you received: 27	Annis, it's amazing that so much can happen in such a tiny space! Do you use any special tools or techniques for working in such small scale?
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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 26 Mar 2011 06:39 #60972

Blinky2 OFFLINE Posts: 40	Very pretty! PERFECT!
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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 26 Mar 2011 03:14 #60970

dorfymid OFFLINE Posts: 108	WOW so small and beautifully formed as they say, love your colors Annis . Dorothy UK
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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 26 Mar 2011 00:40 #60966

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Margo wrote:

Another gorgeous version, Annis!

Could you please include the size of your quilts with your photos? People who haven't been following every post, and don't check the Show & Tell page, don't realize that you like to challenge yourself!

For those of you who don't keep track....this quilt now measures 11 inches!!! :shock:

That's 11" finished. My original drawing called for an 1/8" floater but I changed it to 1/4" to make it easier and took the difference out of the swag border so I could keep the size. The finished quilt, if I complete all of the borders will be close to 24".

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Re: Month Three (March) Ruffled Roses 25 Mar 2011 21:48 #60965

Linnyt OFFLINE Posts: 41	Annis, your mini is truely amazing and beautiful! I didn't realize how much of a mini it was until Margo said it. Wow!
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