Barn raising quilt layout9/24/2023 I think I need to photograph my quilts in unique ways like this. You’ll be able to tell which photos were taken by Di :-). Click here if you’d like to go to my Gallery page, then scroll through the quilts. When my friend Di designed my original website she photographed a number of my quilts out in our woods. I put quilts on doorstops, hanging over barn doors etc.” I took some of the photos up at the clearing in Door County, but most were from old Falls Village in Menomonee Falls. She said: “I like to take my quilts out to photograph them in fun places. I made a few mistakes when laying them out, but nothing is yet sewn. I first thought of laying them out in a zig zag format, but then tried an off-center barn raising pattern. Mary Margaret responded to last week’s post with a few photographs of her quilts. Nearly all of the crumbs have been sewn, and I am left with a pile of HSTs. I’ll let you know if it gets in :-).Īnd a quick follow up to last week’s post… But even if I had, I would have made this quilt for the sheer fun of it! Since it can’t get into the challenge at the Madison Expo, I think entering it in the actual quilt show there is a great option. I’m grateful the challenge got me to make this quilt and annoyed with myself for not reading the rules. Once it was done I discovered this in rule #7: “Quilts in multiple pieces or in frames are not accepted”. I got so into this project, and was having so much fun, that I never even thought about reading the fine print in the challenge rules. Barn Raising Log Cabin Quilt By Amishspirit This traditional strip pieced block uses high contrast between the lights and darks to create a strong graphic. Please let me know your choice in a comment to this post.Īnd now for my true confession. Which is your favorite? Straight Furrows Alternating Circles Straight Furrows and Circles Curvy Pinwheels Barn Raising Since log cabin blocks can be put together in a myriad of ways, I’d love your input. Quilt historians found that the Log Cabin design became popular in 1863, when the Union army was raising money for the Civil War by raffling quilts. A center patch, often of red cloth, represents the hearth or fire. Now I have the parts made and I’m trying to decide on my favorite set. The Log Cabin block consists of light and dark fabric strips that represent the walls of a log cabin. When piecing the blocks, I decided to change the width of my logs to create a curved effect, and I alternated the placement of the green background and the scraps to add even more interest. It was great fun to make all the blocks ~ and quite a challenge to figure out how to get it all to work (the black stripes on the background quilt are the Velcro ™, the back of the blocks have Velcro ™ strips also): Well, since I’ve been absorbed in my latest quilt-venture: “Modular Memory Quilts”, it became obvious to me that I should make a background quilt and attach “individual log cabin block quilts” to it through the magic of Velcro ™. So ~ what can you do with the log cabin pattern that hasn’t already been done? Participants are to make an innovative quilt with this very traditional block, 30″ x 40″. I call it “Which Way Does the Wind Blow?” because of the mariner’s compass leaves. This was the quilt I made for that challenge. Additionally, you can use AI Transcribe to transcribe meetings and live conversations to generate meeting notes.The Madison Quilt Expo has a challenge every year and I entered it a few years back when the theme was Autumn in Wisconsin. A work of perfection - such careful attention to the placement of the red and white prints achieved an internal zigzag pattern to follow as it courses down. To use AI Transcribe, Internet connection is no longer needed, you can use the app offline.ĪI Transcribe has many uses, including transcribing lectures, podcasts, and interviews, which allows you to read the transcript quickly rather than having to scrub through the entire audio file second by second. Our app is designed to work seamlessly offline, without any interruption to your workflow. With AI Transcribe, you can transcribe conversations and meetings, and generate automated notes for meetings, Zoom, and other events. No data is uploaded, ensuring that your data remains secure and private. The hand stitched quilts from the 19th and the early 20th centuries have become extremely collectable. This pattern includes fabric requirements and instructions to make the quilt shown. It is truly a labor of love and dedication. The Creative Grids Folded Corner Clipper XL CGRFCCXL) is required. The quilt was hand stitched of individual silk pieces in each frame. Looking for a fast, accurate, and privacy-safe way to transcribe audio files?ĪI Transcribe provides AI-powered transcription services that are fully functional offline, without the need for an active internet connection. The design in this American Silk Quilt is known as the 'Raising Barn' pattern by using the Log Cabin pattern blocks.
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