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Posted by Kim Graham on May 15, 2009, 11:32 pm
One of my former Sunday School students is getting married: he's a pastor,
so I had thought I'd make the Shepherd's Light quilt for them for a wedding
gift. I don't know her at all, so I'm guessing from their Sears gift
registry what their colours would be.
Here's the quilt pattern http://members.shaw.ca/wordinpatchwork/shepmain.htm
I'm thinking I'll do it in the more country version, minus the red and with
a beige background instead of the dark blue...maybe throw a little brown in
somewhere. [Colours according to registry are mushroom, loden, khaki,
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"desert sand"<say what?>, dusty blue]
Here are the question[s]:
Should I make it the same size [about 62" square with the borders], or
should I add [or insert] a pieced border to make it a little bigger? Make
duplicates of the other blocks and "float" them a bit more? Or I could make
9 Shepherd's Light blocks and border with the others...Shepherd's Light is
17" square, so it would give me a centre that's 60" square {about the right
size for a queen size, with the 12" blocks as the drops-- I'd have to make a
total of 24 border blocks ---yikes!} That's maybe more work than I wanna do
when it's iffy whether it will go with their decor.
Comments and suggestions are welcome..did I mention the wedding is in 8
weeks?
--
Kim Graham
http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham
THE WORD IN PATCHWORK
http://wordinpatchwork.wordpress.com
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Posted by Polly Esther on May 16, 2009, 12:18 am
Oh my goodness, Kim, what a beautiful, beautiful quilt. Your choice of
pattern and colors sounds just perfect. I think I'd stay with the 'as
pictured' size. That way, the bride can use it however she chooses. A
queen-size with your time limits and not knowing her? Naaaaah. A 62"
square - she can top a bed, hang it from the staircase, tastefully drape it
on the sofa - no limit to where she can enjoy your creation. Stay
conservative with your fabrics. This doesn't sound like a wild and crazy
girl. Polly
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"Kim Graham" <wrote> One of my former Sunday School students is getting
married: he's a pastor,
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> so I had thought I'd make the Shepherd's Light quilt for them for a
> wedding gift. I don't know her at all, so I'm guessing from their Sears
> gift registry what their colours would be.
> Here's the quilt pattern
> http://members.shaw.ca/wordinpatchwork/shepmain.htm I'm thinking I'll do
> it in the more country version, minus the red and with a beige background
> instead of the dark blue...maybe throw a little brown in somewhere.
> [Colours according to registry are mushroom, loden, khaki, "desert
> sand"<say what?>, dusty blue]
> Here are the question[s]:
> Should I make it the same size [about 62" square with the borders], or
> should I add [or insert] a pieced border to make it a little bigger? Make
> duplicates of the other blocks and "float" them a bit more? Or I could
> make 9 Shepherd's Light blocks and border with the others...Shepherd's
> Light is 17" square, so it would give me a centre that's 60" square {about
> the right size for a queen size, with the 12" blocks as the drops-- I'd
> have to make a total of 24 border blocks ---yikes!} That's maybe more work
> than I wanna do when it's iffy whether it will go with their decor.
> Comments and suggestions are welcome..did I mention the wedding is in 8
> weeks?
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Posted by Polly Esther on May 16, 2009, 12:57 am
Kim, have you seen Footprints at The Spider's Web? Might give you an idea
of desert sand and you might want to use it. I backed a graduation quilt
with it and it is well-loved. Polly
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> Oh my goodness, Kim, what a beautiful, beautiful quilt. Your choice of
> pattern and colors sounds just perfect. I think I'd stay with the 'as
> pictured' size. That way, the bride can use it however she chooses. A
> queen-size with your time limits and not knowing her? Naaaaah. A 62"
> square - she can top a bed, hang it from the staircase, tastefully drape
> it on the sofa - no limit to where she can enjoy your creation. Stay
> conservative with your fabrics. This doesn't sound like a wild and crazy
> girl. Polly
> "Kim Graham" <wrote> One of my former Sunday School students is getting
> married: he's a pastor,
>> so I had thought I'd make the Shepherd's Light quilt for them for a
>> wedding gift. I don't know her at all, so I'm guessing from their Sears
>> gift registry what their colours would be.
>> Here's the quilt pattern
>> http://members.shaw.ca/wordinpatchwork/shepmain.htm I'm thinking I'll do
>> it in the more country version, minus the red and with a beige background
>> instead of the dark blue...maybe throw a little brown in somewhere.
>> [Colours according to registry are mushroom, loden, khaki, "desert
>> sand"<say what?>, dusty blue]
>> Here are the question[s]:
>> Should I make it the same size [about 62" square with the borders], or
>> should I add [or insert] a pieced border to make it a little bigger? Make
>> duplicates of the other blocks and "float" them a bit more? Or I could
>> make 9 Shepherd's Light blocks and border with the others...Shepherd's
>> Light is 17" square, so it would give me a centre that's 60" square
>> {about the right size for a queen size, with the 12" blocks as the
>> drops-- I'd have to make a total of 24 border blocks ---yikes!} That's
>> maybe more work than I wanna do when it's iffy whether it will go with
>> their decor.
>> Comments and suggestions are welcome..did I mention the wedding is in 8
>> weeks?
>
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Posted by Louise in Iowa on May 16, 2009, 8:35 am
Kim, that's going to be a gorgeous quilt. I'd probably go with the 62"
square. I had to make a similar decision last year when making a quilt for
my nephew's wedding. I knew he would appreciate what went into the gift, but
I wasn't so sure about his wife. I stayed with neutral colors, which I knew
would work okay in their home, but since I didn't know what her reaction
would be, I just kept my nephew in mind - I kept it in a size (I think it's
about 66" square) that would work for him to pull it out of the closet or
wherever and throw it over his legs on the couch while he was watching TV.
And now, if I ever get it done, we'll see if that works! They just
celebrated their first anniversary, so I really do need to get it finished!
Oh, and I agree with Polly - the Footprints fabric would be really great for
the colors they've listed. It would work very nicely as a backing for this
particular quilt. Might even work in the top -- I'd take a look at using it
for the background, but then I'd probably use tone-on-tones or solids for
the rest of it if I did that. Just a thought.
Louise
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> One of my former Sunday School students is getting married: he's a pastor,
> so I had thought I'd make the Shepherd's Light quilt for them for a
> wedding gift. I don't know her at all, so I'm guessing from their Sears
> gift registry what their colours would be.
> Here's the quilt pattern
> http://members.shaw.ca/wordinpatchwork/shepmain.htm I'm thinking I'll do
> it in the more country version, minus the red and with a beige background
> instead of the dark blue...maybe throw a little brown in somewhere.
> [Colours according to registry are mushroom, loden, khaki, "desert
> sand"<say what?>, dusty blue]
> Here are the question[s]:
> Should I make it the same size [about 62" square with the borders], or
> should I add [or insert] a pieced border to make it a little bigger? Make
> duplicates of the other blocks and "float" them a bit more? Or I could
> make 9 Shepherd's Light blocks and border with the others...Shepherd's
> Light is 17" square, so it would give me a centre that's 60" square {about
> the right size for a queen size, with the 12" blocks as the drops-- I'd
> have to make a total of 24 border blocks ---yikes!} That's maybe more work
> than I wanna do when it's iffy whether it will go with their decor.
> Comments and suggestions are welcome..did I mention the wedding is in 8
> weeks?
> --
> Kim Graham
> http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham
> THE WORD IN PATCHWORK
> http://wordinpatchwork.wordpress.com
>
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Posted by Susan Laity Price on May 16, 2009, 9:00 am
Love your quilt designs. Be sure to add the names and meaning of the
blocks in your card so they get the symbolism. I am really into throw
size quilts for gifts lately. Usually the bride has registered for a
quilt or spread of some type which matches sheets and everything else
in the room. In the past I coordinated my quilt with the sheets but
don't know if they every used the quilt on the bed. Once those sheets
are warn out do they choose a completely different color for their
room? Few brides today choose to register for gifts that will last a
lifetime. So many are decorating around their current apartment
bathroom colors. Can't remember the last time a bride registered good
china or silver. Antique dealers in the area were suffering long
before the down turn of the economy because the young people setting
up housekeeping want new that looks old not antiques. OK off my
soapbox. My idea size for a throw is 60" x 72"
Susan
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>One of my former Sunday School students is getting married: he's a pastor,
>so I had thought I'd make the Shepherd's Light quilt for them for a wedding
>gift. I don't know her at all, so I'm guessing from their Sears gift
>registry what their colours would be.
>Here's the quilt pattern http://members.shaw.ca/wordinpatchwork/shepmain.htm
>I'm thinking I'll do it in the more country version, minus the red and with
>a beige background instead of the dark blue...maybe throw a little brown in
>somewhere. [Colours according to registry are mushroom, loden, khaki,
>"desert sand"<say what?>, dusty blue]
>Here are the question[s]:
>Should I make it the same size [about 62" square with the borders], or
>should I add [or insert] a pieced border to make it a little bigger? Make
>duplicates of the other blocks and "float" them a bit more? Or I could make
>9 Shepherd's Light blocks and border with the others...Shepherd's Light is
>17" square, so it would give me a centre that's 60" square {about the right
>size for a queen size, with the 12" blocks as the drops-- I'd have to make a
>total of 24 border blocks ---yikes!} That's maybe more work than I wanna do
>when it's iffy whether it will go with their decor.
>Comments and suggestions are welcome..did I mention the wedding is in 8
>weeks?
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