Moon over the mountain question

Rose in CA @}--->--->---

>I want to make this pattern for my niece's hs graduation quilt and would
>like to talk with someone who has done it.
> Q1 -- OK to piece the background and mountain or does it work better with
> applique mountain?
> Q2 -- best way to get real, true, actual circles for moons??
> Graduation is still a loooonnnnggg time away but I've got some yummy
> batiks that are hollering to be made into this pattern ...
> Help, anyone?
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> Rose in CA @}--->--->---
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Rose in CA @}--->--->---

> If you like curved piecing and maybe a Y-seam, I guess you could piece the
> block, but that sounds like an awful lot of extra work. I get my best
> circles by making a light weight cardboard template of my circle, gather the
> edges of the fabric with some hand basting, spray starch the edges, remove
> the cardboard template and then machine (or hand) applique it in place.
> Then machine applique the mountain over the moon. Here's one block I made
> for a hug quilt. Yeah, I went a little bit overboard! VBG
>
> http://tinyurl.com/25yhtg
>
> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>> I want to make this pattern for my niece's hs graduation quilt and would
>> like to talk with someone who has done it.
>> Q1 -- OK to piece the background and mountain or does it work better with
>> applique mountain?
>> Q2 -- best way to get real, true, actual circles for moons??
>> Graduation is still a loooonnnnggg time away but I've got some yummy
>> batiks that are hollering to be made into this pattern ...
>> Help, anyone?
>> --
>> Rose in CA @}--->--->---
>> Rosanne DOT Morgan AT sbcglobal DOT net
>> Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, fact, or tact are transmission errors.
>> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large
>> number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced......
>
>

> No, dear Leslie, I do *NOT* like curved piecing and am only recently
> starting to make friends with Y-seams by machine (by hand they are
> easy-peasy).
> I guess I am worried about the layers of fabric. But I also don't relish
> cutting away the 'behind' fabrics. Maybe I will make some test blocks
> using different circle techniques. Your method does seem to make the best
> ones but not the fastest ones. OK OK, its not a race ... must remember,
> its not a race.
> BTW, your Moon block is adorable.
> PS Is Sierra still collecting 'furrin' money? I ran across a couple of
> Mexican banknotes the other day.
> Rose in CA @}--->--->---
> Rosanne DOT Morgan AT sbcglobal DOT net
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> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
>> If you like curved piecing and maybe a Y-seam, I guess you could piece
>> the block, but that sounds like an awful lot of extra work. I get my
>> best circles by making a light weight cardboard template of my circle,
>> gather the edges of the fabric with some hand basting, spray starch the
>> edges, remove the cardboard template and then machine (or hand) applique
>> it in place. Then machine applique the mountain over the moon. Here's
>> one block I made for a hug quilt. Yeah, I went a little bit overboard!
>> VBG
>> http://tinyurl.com/25yhtg
>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>>> I want to make this pattern for my niece's hs graduation quilt and would
>>> like to talk with someone who has done it.
>>> Q1 -- OK to piece the background and mountain or does it work better
>>> with applique mountain?
>>> Q2 -- best way to get real, true, actual circles for moons??
>>> Graduation is still a loooonnnnggg time away but I've got some yummy
>>> batiks that are hollering to be made into this pattern ...
>>> Help, anyone?
>>> --
>>> Rose in CA @}--->--->---
>>> Rosanne DOT Morgan AT sbcglobal DOT net
>>> Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, fact, or tact are transmission
>>> errors. No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a
>>> large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced......
>>

Rose in CA @}--->--->---

> Yes! Sierra has an amazing collection and it is still growing. Any and all
> bits of 'furrin' money is very gratefully accepted! Thanks!
>
> If you do the basting on the circles while you watch tv or riding in the car
> or something it's pretty mindless work and you can get a lot done without
> even realizing it. If you are going to machine quilt, then the multiple
> layers really aren't a problem. If you hand quilt or really find those
> layers to be offensive, save the scraps from the cut-always. If you don't
> want to mess with them, there's always a LOT of takers for batik scraps here
> in this group.
>
> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>
>> No, dear Leslie, I do *NOT* like curved piecing and am only recently
>> starting to make friends with Y-seams by machine (by hand they are
>> easy-peasy).
>> I guess I am worried about the layers of fabric. But I also don't relish
>> cutting away the 'behind' fabrics. Maybe I will make some test blocks
>> using different circle techniques. Your method does seem to make the best
>> ones but not the fastest ones. OK OK, its not a race ... must remember,
>> its not a race.
>> BTW, your Moon block is adorable.
>> PS Is Sierra still collecting 'furrin' money? I ran across a couple of
>> Mexican banknotes the other day.
>> Rose in CA @}--->--->---
>> Rosanne DOT Morgan AT sbcglobal DOT net
>> Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, fact, or tact are transmission errors.
>> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large
>> number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced......
>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
>>> If you like curved piecing and maybe a Y-seam, I guess you could piece
>>> the block, but that sounds like an awful lot of extra work. I get my
>>> best circles by making a light weight cardboard template of my circle,
>>> gather the edges of the fabric with some hand basting, spray starch the
>>> edges, remove the cardboard template and then machine (or hand) applique
>>> it in place. Then machine applique the mountain over the moon. Here's
>>> one block I made for a hug quilt. Yeah, I went a little bit overboard!
>>> VBG
>>> http://tinyurl.com/25yhtg
>>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>>>> I want to make this pattern for my niece's hs graduation quilt and would
>>>> like to talk with someone who has done it.
>>>> Q1 -- OK to piece the background and mountain or does it work better
>>>> with applique mountain?
>>>> Q2 -- best way to get real, true, actual circles for moons??
>>>> Graduation is still a loooonnnnggg time away but I've got some yummy
>>>> batiks that are hollering to be made into this pattern ...
>>>> Help, anyone?
>>>> --
>>>> Rose in CA @}--->--->---
>>>> Rosanne DOT Morgan AT sbcglobal DOT net
>>>> Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, fact, or tact are transmission
>>>> errors. No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a
>>>> large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced......
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