Quilts by Julie Ramsey
paper piecing
Double helix quilt
Jun 30th
It’s time to work on something geeky again, which means putting aside the quilt-block-of-the-month project I’ve been working on and starting in on a new pattern of some sort.
This one has been bouncing around in my head for a while now; it’s a fairly simple design, with paper-pieced blocks set on point. I don’t really like the spacing between the strands, though, and would rather see them staggered a bit. All things considered, though, it’s a neat effect that would probably work up fairly quickly.
The gene sequence is completely random right now… I’m halfway tempted to pick a ‘real’ genome and see if I could color-code that into the quilt as well.
Or maybe with something in the background, like this:
New project: Grandmother’s Flower Garden
Jun 28th
Now that my morse-code quilt is all finished up and successfully delivered to my little brother (who just happens to be at the FBLA national tournament this weekend and apparently doing really well!), it’s time to start another project!
I’ve still got a few other “side projects” that need to be finished by the end of the summer most likely:
* a wall quilt using a “Daydreams” charm pack for my sister that’s almost ready for quilting
* a baby quilt for a boy– I’m thinking about something with jungle animals and bright colors
* a baby quilt for a baby of yet-unknown gender, though probably a girl, in which case I’ll probably go for pastels and butterflies
Thank goodness baby quilts go fast, though! My last one was done over about four days, so as long as I stick with uncomplicated patterns, I’ll have no problem.
The BIG new project, though, is for my mom’s college graduation gift. After ~25 years, she’s been taking classes online to finish up the last few credits she needs and she’ll be done at Christmas!! I want to make a really special graduation present, so even though I stand little to no chance of finishing this by Christmas, I plan on doing a king-size bed quilt with this pattern:
It’s entirely paper-pieced, which I can do reasonably well, but there are about 4,000 pieces involved (28 yards of fabric for the top alone!) and it’s going to take a looooooong time. But on the plus side, I can do it in chunks, one color at a time, and it’ll probably be done before I know it!
Bright Boxes
Jan 9th
This was my first foray into the world of paper-piecing, and I think it turned out very well! Having lots of scraps made the fabric-selection process easier than it could have been!
The pattern, “stacked boxes,” came from eQuilt Patterns. I really like the site because you can buy PDF files of the patterns and print them straight onto foundation paper, which makes the piecing go much faster!
