Has anyone made the Postcard Quilt from Kaffe Fassett's book Quilt Road? If you have, do you have any tips or suggestions?
There are lots of squares, flying geese, some diamonds, etc. All directions are to use the templates published in the book's pattern. Main thing I'd like to know if anyone has pieced this top is if you've disregarded the templates, and cut the pieces by measuring the templates & cutting with a rotary cutter.
I liked a line in the introduction to the directions ".....quite a piecing challenge & a lot of fun to do. Because of the various angles & piecing difficulties some of the borders are best made too long and then just chopped off to fit." Sounds good to me! Harriet
There are lots of squares, flying geese, some diamonds, etc. All directions are to use the templates published in the book's pattern. Main thing I'd like to know if anyone has pieced this top is if you've disregarded the templates, and cut the pieces by measuring the templates & cutting with a rotary cutter.
I liked a line in the introduction to the directions ".....quite a piecing challenge & a lot of fun to do. Because of the various angles & piecing difficulties some of the borders are best made too long and then just chopped off to fit." Sounds good to me! Harriet
posted by quilter522 @ 4:34 PM
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At June 6, 2008 at 8:02 AM ,
quilter522 said...
I'll answer my own question, because it might be helpful to someone. I did measure the pieces very carefully & cut with ruler & rotary cutter -- quite a few pieces ended in 3/8" 5/8" and 7/8" --- It was much simpler, faster, and I do believe more accurate in the long run than making templates, drawing around them & cutting out. It was an interesting & fun top to piece. 1772 pieces with lots being triangles, diamonds & half-diamonds. Not at all impossible, but definitely not one for a beginner. Consistency & accuracy are key. Would recommend it!!!Harriet
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