tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post8611441988784165287..comments2024-03-29T08:09:16.551-04:00Comments on Rebecca Grace Quilting: Getting Carried Away in EQ7: Lars's Quillow Design for June 2019, Yea or Nay?Rebecca Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-35802153040518455542017-06-11T19:45:13.181-04:002017-06-11T19:45:13.181-04:00I don't know if it's possible but if you a...I don't know if it's possible but if you are able to paperpiece some of the blocks or parts of them would that be helpful for you making this quilt <br /><br />And I love the comment about having to make your younger son his quilt right after <br /><br />When it rains it pours......if you can get cracking on this quilt and get it done early or sooner than needed you might be able to finish and quilt your bed quilt first as a sort of practice <br /><br />The adventure begins colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979234789965049533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-13322935815144584892017-06-09T15:27:41.759-04:002017-06-09T15:27:41.759-04:00Yes, Diane, Beth, Katie and Jenny -- I’m kind of l...Yes, Diane, Beth, Katie and Jenny -- I’m kind of leaning that way. Lars is excited about having a quilt based on his design, and he thinks the secondary design with the cross is really cool. So as long as I can figure out how to make these crazy blocks, I think I'm going to go for it and use Diane's goalposts. I’m going to have to be a lot more disciplined with my sewing time, though! And just think, I have the WHOLE INTERNET to keep me accountable to those goals…!!<br /><br />Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-50805272280918796842017-06-09T11:49:40.655-04:002017-06-09T11:49:40.655-04:00I do love your design for Lars. There are a LOT of...I do love your design for Lars. There are a LOT of pieces. Don't forget that you need to add quilting to the mix and the busier a quilt is, the less you see of the quilting. <br /><br />I have sons 36 yo and 34 yo and I made them quilts at graduation, too. They were tailored to the boys and definitely original. But the quilts no longer look like they did when I gave them. And my sons aren't big on keeping stuff clean and they're boys, and well, you may get my drift. Used and Abused. Something to consider. (Neither are married, either, so no help there.) Sharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14336919190796143816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-90707494066887884542017-06-09T11:17:54.300-04:002017-06-09T11:17:54.300-04:00Love it! Maybe just a weeeeee but difficult but wo...Love it! Maybe just a weeeeee but difficult but worth it!Jenny K. Lyonhttp://quiltskipper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-2040739265817189822017-06-09T07:58:38.601-04:002017-06-09T07:58:38.601-04:00Nope, no way I'd go with something less ambiti...Nope, no way I'd go with something less ambitious (unless those blocks are impossible to make). It's a quilt based on something your son designed so it has meaning to him already. The time you put into it will make it that much more meaningful. I agree with Diane, setting deadlines is a great idea. You can do it!Beth @ Cooking Up Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786023962755107152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-62955189896539659872017-06-08T20:56:16.827-04:002017-06-08T20:56:16.827-04:00I think you’re going to have to make it. If you’r...I think you’re going to have to make it. If you’re like me, once you get a fabulous idea in your head nothing else will measure up. :-)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561892583686450813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-59101457804209599222017-06-08T16:42:24.808-04:002017-06-08T16:42:24.808-04:00I love the way that you colored and resized Lars&#...I love the way that you colored and resized Lars' design. If you can get busy and set everything else aside then go for it. Remember how you finished the caroling dress in time to wear it caroling? I suggest deadlines: center blocks pieced by September, all blocks pieced by Christmas this year 2017, top pieced by March 2018, borders, if any, by June 2018, quilted by Christmas 2018, bound and labeled by April 2019.<br />Don't you have a second son, a few years younger? He will want and need something similar, so keep that in mind as you design. You might be starting second son's quilt as soon as Lars' quilt if finished.<br />So that might mean 4 years before you get back to your projects.<br />At least you will not have to reserve time with a long arm quilter!Diane in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444382766644136918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-9403555335182556242017-06-08T15:14:56.411-04:002017-06-08T15:14:56.411-04:00it is very ambitious and I can see why you say it ...it is very ambitious and I can see why you say it takes you two years to make a quilt. I probably wouldn't go with such a difficult design but that is me. A question though - how is it expected that everyone gives their child a quilt at this time - really most people do not quilt so are they expected to have someone make one for them - and then if one person doesn't get around to it that child is left out Karen - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-59981473925470361472017-06-08T15:08:51.726-04:002017-06-08T15:08:51.726-04:00Speaking from the vintage position of grandfather ...Speaking from the vintage position of grandfather I would not burden him with religious symbolism unless that is something he specifically requests. Let him design something that he really wants and keep your personal preferences out of it.<br /><br />Graduating high school is the first step towards personal independence and leaving the nest. It happens to all of us. Give him the rope he would like to have.<br />Opa Fred and/or Marlieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494083342571676273noreply@blogger.com