My apologies for posting a late blog this week. We have been
looking after our 2 ½ year old granddaughter. She has unbelievable energy and
we were on the receiving end of it. However, I am well rested today and back on my own
rails once again!
It is difficult
to tell you how many blocks to make because I don’t know how any signatures you
may collect for an occasion. As an example though, a small quilt maybe 3 squares
across by 3 down, that’s nine squares in total and 36 spaces for signatures. Some
can be left empty for dates, comments and the like.
Joining
the signature blocks
The horizontal joining strip is made up of 3 squares, positioned as
shown below: points square, coloured square, points square. Join them together
accurately with a ¼” seam.
Horizontal joining strip
Pinning the seams
The vertical joining strip is created in the sequence shown below:
points square, coloured square, points square, coloured square, points square
coloured square and so on….. Part of a
strip is shown alongside a constructed line to illustrate its position along
sides the joined blocks.
Vertical joining strip
I obviously need to make progress on my friend’s signature quilt,
so here is one I did earlier! I made it on the occasion of my Silver Wedding
anniversary, when Rog and I went back to the tiny island of Tarawa in the
middle of the South Pacific where we got married in 1972.
My signature quilt
Detail
Gorgeous quilt! My neice wants me to one just like it for her wedding. Is there a pattern or can I just wing it?
ReplyDeleteOk if I had read what was above I would see you gave directions , thanks anyway.
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