Woo Hoo! My Web Sampler project has a deadline of this Tuesday, July 1, and I am nearing the finish. At least I think the deadline is this Tuesday. Ahem, that would be TOMORROW, wouldn’t it? Nobody has been talking much about this project we started together quite awhile back, so I just thought I would bring up the topic. Helllllll-ooooooo?
This project has been harder to get through than some others. I don’t know if it is due to the rather somber color palette, or if I just haven’t been in the mood for the Civil War reproduction fabrics, but I have started up and put away this quilt project quite a number of times since Perry, Cindy, Carol, Lisa, Beth and I started it.
Part of the problem has been the lousy block instructions, which seem brilliantly written now that I can compare them to the setting instructions. But, I mustn’t complain. Somehow I managed to figure it out, mainly due to having a picture. Lucky for me because the written directions were incomprehensible. A picture is worth a thousand words and all that. Wouldn’t it have been easy to just say “Cut six 3 1/2 inch strips”? Seriously, I have to give you an example of what I am talking about. These are the directions for cutting the beige background border triangles:
“From the remaining fabric, cut or tear two 3 1/2 inch strips. Place wrong sides together. Cut 12 Background border triangles as we did for the red and black border triangles. Cut two more strips and cut four more triangles. You should now have 96 beige background triangles.”
Huh? I must have missed something rather major, because I don’t see how that could get anyone 96 triangles. Tear fabric? I don’t think so. I have a feeling my error was in not wanting to tear strips the length of the fabric, which could have given the proper results, but never mind. Who cares? The instructions seemed bass ackwards to me.
OK, big deep breath. I’m fine, really. I know the finished result will be great, and it will be really fun to see the different setting options each one of us chose. Big cheesy smile here girls. I have no idea who this kid is, but he is expressing how I feel.
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The blocks are taking up real estate on the design bed, and will get sewn together today. This past weekend I worked on the pieced border, which is all triangles. They were all cut with the straight of grain on the long edge, which curtails some of the stretch you get when that long edge is cut on the bias. I actually don’t mind the bias edge because I think it gives me some “wiggle room” when I am attempting to make the border line up with the quilt top. I am keeping my fingers crossed on this one!
I have almost finished the red borders, but still have the black ones to do. This is mindless piecing if I ever did any.
So girls, how about an update on everyone’s progress?
20 responses to “Web Sampler Nears the Finish”
My Web Sampler is stalled at 6 blocks finished. Don’t know when I will get back to this, but I will not meet the challenge deadline, for certain.
My Web Sampler is stalled at 6 blocks finished. Don’t know when I will get back to this, but I will not meet the challenge deadline, for certain.
My blocks are done and funny that you bring this up today…I put mine out on the design floor this morning to start putting together. My setting directions were terrible too. I think I read them 50 times and ended up doing my way. At one point I was ready to throw the whole thing. I think the deadline got moved to Sept 1…help me girls…am I remembering right?
My blocks are done and funny that you bring this up today…I put mine out on the design floor this morning to start putting together. My setting directions were terrible too. I think I read them 50 times and ended up doing my way. At one point I was ready to throw the whole thing. I think the deadline got moved to Sept 1…help me girls…am I remembering right?
With directions like that, who needs enemies? UGH. I feel your pain, but love the quilts you’ve been showing!
With directions like that, who needs enemies? UGH. I feel your pain, but love the quilts you’ve been showing!
I am also doing this quilt, Perry made me part of your little group but I don’t think she told you. LOL Anyway, I’m with you, I hated working on this quilt, it’s been just tedious to say the least. They are pretty bonehead directions for sure. I got my finishing kit out and said, hell no, I’m not cutting 400 2-3/8 inch squares, time two colors, and by no means am I sewing them all together, so I am just putting a very simple border on mine. My goal is to get it off my design board TONIGHT! I’m sick of it. You guys with your design bed and design floor. LOL
I am also doing this quilt, Perry made me part of your little group but I don’t think she told you. LOL Anyway, I’m with you, I hated working on this quilt, it’s been just tedious to say the least. They are pretty bonehead directions for sure. I got my finishing kit out and said, hell no, I’m not cutting 400 2-3/8 inch squares, time two colors, and by no means am I sewing them all together, so I am just putting a very simple border on mine. My goal is to get it off my design board TONIGHT! I’m sick of it. You guys with your design bed and design floor. LOL
I wanted to do this quilt but, I think that I am glad that I passed it up. I do still love the fabric though. Is the fabric still available somewhere? What line of fabric is it so that I can do a search for it?
TIA, Julia
I wanted to do this quilt but, I think that I am glad that I passed it up. I do still love the fabric though. Is the fabric still available somewhere? What line of fabric is it so that I can do a search for it?
TIA, Julia
Nicole…I’ve been out of blogland for a while, so I will comment on several posts at once. First of all, I love your stars you are working on. I happen to have some of that fabric sitting in a drawer, because I love it, too. I checked out the finished quilt look on the link you provided and as usual…great quilt pattern. I also like the other pattern you are thinking of for stars. Hmm, perhaps stars are in my future?? Happy Birthday to the cutest dog in blog land…I hope he enjoyed the turkey chase. Cool stuff you have going on. And to top it all off….finishing a quilt after 2 years! Terrific and it looks quite nice.
Nicole…I’ve been out of blogland for a while, so I will comment on several posts at once. First of all, I love your stars you are working on. I happen to have some of that fabric sitting in a drawer, because I love it, too. I checked out the finished quilt look on the link you provided and as usual…great quilt pattern. I also like the other pattern you are thinking of for stars. Hmm, perhaps stars are in my future?? Happy Birthday to the cutest dog in blog land…I hope he enjoyed the turkey chase. Cool stuff you have going on. And to top it all off….finishing a quilt after 2 years! Terrific and it looks quite nice.
Ok, All you Web Samplers complainers, we (I) moved the date to September 1 for finishing, and I thought all agreed. lol…so much for our collective memories. I love this quilt but it does get tedious. So I am shooting for Sept 1, and I might manage to get it done by then. I do have all of my main blocks done and am work on the house that goes in the middle. I can read MY instructions, ROFLOL!!!
Ok, All you Web Samplers complainers, we (I) moved the date to September 1 for finishing, and I thought all agreed. lol…so much for our collective memories. I love this quilt but it does get tedious. So I am shooting for Sept 1, and I might manage to get it done by then. I do have all of my main blocks done and am work on the house that goes in the middle. I can read MY instructions, ROFLOL!!!
Hi and enjoyed reading your blog today. I was a few posts behind so had lots to read. I just love the quilt with the checkerboard sashing – great job on the applique!
Hi and enjoyed reading your blog today. I was a few posts behind so had lots to read. I just love the quilt with the checkerboard sashing – great job on the applique!
I hate it when instructions are poorly written! I am glad to see you are triumphing over that small setback.
I hate it when instructions are poorly written! I am glad to see you are triumphing over that small setback.
It’s 1:00 a.m. and I just finished the quilt from hell! I’m putting a picture on my blog and then I’m going to bed! I was determined I was going to get that thing off my design board today!
It’s 1:00 a.m. and I just finished the quilt from hell! I’m putting a picture on my blog and then I’m going to bed! I was determined I was going to get that thing off my design board today!