Wednesday, July 4, 2012

An oldie

I have several projects that are in little plastic bins and they have been there for a number of years. I won't tell you how many since I don't know myself. I suppose you can guess by looking at the fabrics but then again, if I have worked on it through the years, there would be a whole lot of different fabrics. Anyway, this is just one that I thought I could pull out and work on to get it out of the way. Some of the pieces had been cut so it was just a matter of sewing them up.

 It's a 3D bow tie quilt. I started with about 22 blocks and sewed a couple more yesterday. I had to remember how it was put together. They are all floral fabrics. I thought it would be nice to make them out of girly fabrics since it was such a masculine block. I don't know yet if it will become a twin size quilt. I think that was in my mind when I first started making these. 
If someone wants, I could post a tutorial on how one goes about making a 3D bow tie block.

I am linking up with the Needle and Thread Network and also with Esther's blog.

11 comments:

  1. I made my Dad a 3D bowtie wallhanging for his 80th. He wore bow ties sometimes and I used his old ties. They are a cute block!

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  2. I'm interested in a tutorial!! I have a whole bunch of 4" squares cut specifically for a quilt like this but have lost the instructions to make 3D bow ties. Thanks for wanting to do this!!

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  3. It should be a lovely quilt when it's finished.

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  4. Great quilt top, fun fabrics and will be lovely finished and yes a tutorial would be lovely.

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  5. I have made a 3D bowtie quilt and I enjoyed it so much. I love that you chose the florals.

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  6. Bow tie is an old traditional quilt...looks wonderful

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  7. Very pretty! I have only made one 3D bow tie block, just to learn how to make it.

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  8. That is going to be very nice when it is finished. I just love bow tie blocks.

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  9. After churn dash and plain nine patch the 3d bow tie is one of my "go to" blocks when I just want to sew mindlessly. There is always someone willing to take one of these quilts off my hands when they are done! I don't think I have see a 3d bow tie tutorial on line so if you do one, I will give it a mention on my blog for those who want to learn it!

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  10. Lovely fabrics and they look so fresh on the white background. They Will make a fab quilt. Cheers Glenda

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