Remember back here I made a quilted zigzag cushion from some natural cotton/linen and the gorgeous Ruby Star Rising fabrics by Melody Miller?
I'd intended to make 3 of them, decided on 2 after realising that it was all a bit time consuming, last weekend I finally finished the second one:
Similar to the first but used a different colour for the border. The two of them look very happy together on our new Jimmy Possum couch.
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Showing posts with label Ruby Star Rising Melody Miller. Show all posts
Friday, May 6, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
(Mis)calculations
One of my favourite parts of quilting is the planning and calculating involved in a new project. But unfortunately I'm mathematically challenged and invariably get it wrong, luckily husband is gifted in that area and doesn't mind helping out. But the GREAT thing about quilting is that often the mistakes make the finished item even better!
So I've been dying to do a zigzag quilt for ages, but the thought of making gazillions of half square triangles was putting me off. So I thought I'd start with a cushion. Three actually. I totally miscalculated how many squares to cut (cut double the amount), then had about 20 half square triangles left over, then realised I'd miscalculated how big the finished squares would be so had to add a border......
Funnily enough, I absolutely love how it turned out! And I can't imagine it without that border. Most of the fabrics are Ruby Star Rising by Melody Miller, and a couple of Umbrella Prints thrown in.
One down, two more to go....
So I've been dying to do a zigzag quilt for ages, but the thought of making gazillions of half square triangles was putting me off. So I thought I'd start with a cushion. Three actually. I totally miscalculated how many squares to cut (cut double the amount), then had about 20 half square triangles left over, then realised I'd miscalculated how big the finished squares would be so had to add a border......
Funnily enough, I absolutely love how it turned out! And I can't imagine it without that border. Most of the fabrics are Ruby Star Rising by Melody Miller, and a couple of Umbrella Prints thrown in.
One down, two more to go....
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