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Friday 11 May 2018

Glitter quilt

I made a bit of progress on my Glitter quilt in April.  This is a Jen Kingwell pattern, available in her book "Quilt Lovely" or as a leaflet from Amitie Textiles.


I'm using the acrylic templates made by Amitie, and hand piecing each block.  I draw pencil stitching lines on the back of each block by connecting the dots with a ruler, and then join the pieces with a running stitch.


It's a slow process, but I enjoy cutting the blocks during the day, and stitching a block each night.




I've currently got 55 blocks finished and I need 152.  That's not bad - I've made a third of the blocks.




I still have many more fabric combinations waiting to be used.  This quilt is for our bed. I chose to restrict the colour palette to green and grey because it will complement the gorgeous wallpaper we hung last year.


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2 comments:

  1. Unknown12 March 2021 at 03:13

    Hi Wendy, I'm just starting a Glitter quilt. Yours is STUNNING! I also have the templates. Did you use scissors or a rotary cutter to cut the pieces? If a rotary cutter, do you have any tips for me?

    Thank you,
    Tricia

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  2. Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore13 March 2021 at 07:51

    Hello. I always use scissors to cut out my pieces. Unless it's 1" squares in which case I might use a rotary cutter to cut a long strip the right width, and then also cut each square with my big rules. But I never use a rotary cutter with the little templates. It's too fiddly and dangerous for my fingers.

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