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Posted by John on January 24, 2007, 7:34 pm
Ok, so I have used up a lot of the squares that I had left over from
the quilt. I made a bolster for the bed to hide some pillows. I made
some more machine covers. I made some place mats and service mats for
the dinning room table. I still have quite a number of 2-1/2" squares.
Not so many of any given group of colors so that I could make a pattern
of choice. I am thinking about dumping the squares in a box and shaking
them up and then pulling them out of the box one by one and making a
quilt top out of the random selection of colors. Now before you gag,
they are all in the same value range so they would not clash. In effect
they would be a crazy quilt type of look.
A sort of a Random Act of Quiltyness, if you will. I think I may be
going off the deep end here but so what. Other than the effort, what do
I have to lose? Your input would be appreciated. Has anybody tried this
type of thing before? Maybe a whole new approach to quilting will come
of this. Zen Quilting.
Sigh, I am getting a server error when i try to send this post, so I
will try this one more time. Then that is it.
John
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Posted by Joanna on January 24, 2007, 7:59 pm
I like the idea and I've seen more than a few done this way. Each one is
different and great at the same time.
Take Care
Joanna
John wrote:
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> Ok, so I have used up a lot of the squares that I had left over from
> the quilt. I made a bolster for the bed to hide some pillows. I made
> some more machine covers. I made some place mats and service mats for
> the dinning room table. I still have quite a number of 2-1/2" squares.
> Not so many of any given group of colors so that I could make a pattern
> of choice. I am thinking about dumping the squares in a box and shaking
> them up and then pulling them out of the box one by one and making a
> quilt top out of the random selection of colors. Now before you gag,
> they are all in the same value range so they would not clash. In effect
> they would be a crazy quilt type of look.
> A sort of a Random Act of Quiltyness, if you will. I think I may be
> going off the deep end here but so what. Other than the effort, what do
> I have to lose? Your input would be appreciated. Has anybody tried this
> type of thing before? Maybe a whole new approach to quilting will come
> of this. Zen Quilting.
>
>
> Sigh, I am getting a server error when i try to send this post, so I
> will try this one more time. Then that is it.
>
> John
>
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Posted by Susan Laity Price on January 25, 2007, 10:06 am
I likw your "put them in a bag and pull out and use" approach but I
suggest you make four patch units then sash the four patch blocks
together with something neutral like green or navy blue. The sashing
will give a little uniformity to the quilt.
Susan
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>Ok, so I have used up a lot of the squares that I had left over from
>the quilt. I made a bolster for the bed to hide some pillows. I made
>some more machine covers. I made some place mats and service mats for
>the dinning room table. I still have quite a number of 2-1/2" squares.
>Not so many of any given group of colors so that I could make a pattern
>of choice. I am thinking about dumping the squares in a box and shaking
>them up and then pulling them out of the box one by one and making a
>quilt top out of the random selection of colors. Now before you gag,
>they are all in the same value range so they would not clash. In effect
>they would be a crazy quilt type of look.
>A sort of a Random Act of Quiltyness, if you will. I think I may be
>going off the deep end here but so what. Other than the effort, what do
>I have to lose? Your input would be appreciated. Has anybody tried this
>type of thing before? Maybe a whole new approach to quilting will come
>of this. Zen Quilting.
>Sigh, I am getting a server error when i try to send this post, so I
>will try this one more time. Then that is it.
>John
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Posted by Roberta Zollner on January 25, 2007, 11:12 am
Lots of us do this type of quilt. It's fun! I love a surprise. Have to make
sure they are really mixed before you start.
Or another idea I've been thinking about: use a sudoku grid to randomize, if
you have a suitable number of colors.
Roberta in D
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> Ok, so I have used up a lot of the squares that I had left over from
> the quilt. I made a bolster for the bed to hide some pillows. I made
> some more machine covers. I made some place mats and service mats for
> the dinning room table. I still have quite a number of 2-1/2" squares.
> Not so many of any given group of colors so that I could make a pattern
> of choice. I am thinking about dumping the squares in a box and shaking
> them up and then pulling them out of the box one by one and making a
> quilt top out of the random selection of colors. Now before you gag,
> they are all in the same value range so they would not clash. In effect
> they would be a crazy quilt type of look.
> A sort of a Random Act of Quiltyness, if you will. I think I may be
> going off the deep end here but so what. Other than the effort, what do
> I have to lose? Your input would be appreciated. Has anybody tried this
> type of thing before? Maybe a whole new approach to quilting will come
> of this. Zen Quilting.
> Sigh, I am getting a server error when i try to send this post, so I
> will try this one more time. Then that is it.
> John
>
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Posted by Judy on January 25, 2007, 2:09 pm
Go for it! Sounds like your colors already pretty much go together..
Quick suggestion, though.... separate the squares into two bags - one of
lights and one for darks. One Rule: you cannot use a square that is pulled
out of the bag that matches any of the ones already used in a block... you
MUST use it in the next square, though.
I did this with 2" strips to make a country-color log cabin -- turned out
great!
Just my 2 cents worth.
ME-Judy
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> A sort of a Random Act of Quiltyness, if you will. I think I may be
> going off the deep end here but so what. Other than the effort, what do
> I have to lose? Your input would be appreciated. Has anybody tried this
> type of thing before? Maybe a whole new approach to quilting will come
> of this. Zen Quilting.
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> the quilt. I made a bolster for the bed to hide some pillows. I made
> some more machine covers. I made some place mats and service mats for
> the dinning room table. I still have quite a number of 2-1/2" squares.
> Not so many of any given group of colors so that I could make a pattern
> of choice. I am thinking about dumping the squares in a box and shaking
> them up and then pulling them out of the box one by one and making a
> quilt top out of the random selection of colors. Now before you gag,
> they are all in the same value range so they would not clash. In effect
> they would be a crazy quilt type of look.
> A sort of a Random Act of Quiltyness, if you will. I think I may be
> going off the deep end here but so what. Other than the effort, what do
> I have to lose? Your input would be appreciated. Has anybody tried this
> type of thing before? Maybe a whole new approach to quilting will come
> of this. Zen Quilting.
>
>
> Sigh, I am getting a server error when i try to send this post, so I
> will try this one more time. Then that is it.
>
> John
>