tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post6292711241209070827..comments2023-11-16T23:35:58.014-05:00Comments on Living with Jane: Jane Austen Quilt: A work in progressJennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11894247974983793889noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post-28468149110891214932011-11-19T12:48:36.886-05:002011-11-19T12:48:36.886-05:00Oh it is beautiful! :o) My grandmother and great-g...Oh it is beautiful! :o) My grandmother and great-grandmother made quilts and so I have been given some of those and really want to learn how. Maybe someday I will. :o) Thank you for showing us this beautiful work of art!Nabila Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685042701889986697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post-65255487260268325172011-10-02T15:08:55.725-04:002011-10-02T15:08:55.725-04:00I've been wanting to do this quilt for ages bu...I've been wanting to do this quilt for ages but am also sewing historical garments...or procrastinating :)<br />I purchased the book about how to replicate it from www.inklingo.com but am still unsure how to make a start.Aylwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522598956584641071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post-43840471054073263312011-09-29T20:49:35.075-04:002011-09-29T20:49:35.075-04:00That quilt is so beautiful - both the original and...That quilt is so beautiful - both the original and the top your MIL started for you. I couldn't really tell how the original was quilted, but I'm sure whatever you do will be lovely. I have a log cabin quilt top I finished piecing in high school 30 years ago that has never been finished, so I'm in no position to hold you accountable, lol. I would love to make a Baltimore album quilt, but I have forbidden myself to start another quilt until my 30yo one is finished. Finish yours so you can start another before you turn 50!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430424732183387900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post-45884453510403619972011-09-29T20:18:52.748-04:002011-09-29T20:18:52.748-04:00Ladies,
You truly do make me feel more confident ...Ladies,<br /><br />You truly do make me feel more confident about doing this. I'm encouraged. Thank you! <br /><br />Sarah, in answer to your questions:<br /><br />No, I'm not going to quilt it all by hand. Since this is my first real quilting experience, I'm going to use a machine for the boarder. put in a layer of cotton batting between the front and the backing, and will hand quilt the two of those together. I think Margie told me that the original was stitched together at the corners of each diamond. I will have to do some more research on this. When (if) it is finished, it will probably find it's home on our guest bed (it's an antique, victorian, Jenny Lind, spool style bed...not exactly the right era, but it will still look beautiful on it.)Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894247974983793889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post-31156565972804320432011-09-29T17:04:15.547-04:002011-09-29T17:04:15.547-04:00Oh, heavens - if you can do all that lovely sewing...Oh, heavens - if you can do all that lovely sewing for clothing, you can certainly do quilting! How exciting for you!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503930255842185609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post-66259691711794688452011-09-29T11:43:43.222-04:002011-09-29T11:43:43.222-04:00Lucky, happy Jenni, this is a treasure to pass dow...Lucky, happy Jenni, this is a treasure to pass down for the years.<br /><br />You bet I will hold you accountable :}<br /><br />Very best,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088551086336264968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post-67188826643602251522011-09-29T10:30:22.804-04:002011-09-29T10:30:22.804-04:00It is beautiful, and looks identical in pattern an...It is beautiful, and looks identical in pattern and practically identical in colour to the original. :)Issyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278824338996926960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post-3566500231199614382011-09-29T09:33:52.375-04:002011-09-29T09:33:52.375-04:00What a beautiful quilt!
The pattern is so pretty...What a beautiful quilt! <br /><br />The pattern is so pretty. I also love the color choices and the arrangement of the diamonds. Wonderful!<br /><br />Do you plan to do this all by hand? How are you planning to quilt it? I can't wait to see it finished in all it's glory! WIll it be come a bedcovering or a wall hanging? It is too pretty to not be displayed, someway, somehow!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713535191616985475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post-66020008212874336972011-09-29T08:12:07.374-04:002011-09-29T08:12:07.374-04:00ooh, how lovely. I like how the plain white break...ooh, how lovely. I like how the plain white breaks up the diamonds.<br />I like doing quilts...they just take me aaagggess as I do it 90% by hand. Half the fun is 'clashing' the materials. I've done really basic one with squares and a hexagonal one (grannys garden?) Problem is by the time I finished the quilt..I'd redecorated and it didn't match. My aim next time is to make it even more jumble colourwise so it will match any decor changes.M'ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02697943030492173302noreply@blogger.com