Tuesday, June 12, 2012

A slight change

Last year, I made a Potato Chip quilt. Kay Koeper Sorensen at Quilts Plus Color had a tutorial for her version that she named Sunrise-Sunset. So, I set about to make my version from her tutorial.

I was always bothered about the lack of yellow in the middle and I didn't like the two long strips  (actually there are 3) of green strips with only a bit of yellow on either end. So, I took out the stitching from the middle and flipped one half of the quilt.

This is the result. Not much of a difference but at least there is some yellow in the middle now. I could probably do more to change it up but I won't. This is all I wanted to do. It's a big lap size quilt and will be going on the frame next. The backing is sewn but first I have to...

staple some fabric onto these boards. I took the fabric off to wash it. One is done but there is an issue with the staples. They won't lie flat so I need to get the hammer out  to smash them flat. I also have to find some fabric for the two boards that are missing them. I have to go through the stash to find something that is a bit heavier or at least has a tighter weave. There is no need to mark the quilt since I will just be stitching in the ditch along either all the strips or every other row. I will see how it goes once it's on the frame. The quilt measures 57" by 64" and will just be bound once it's finished. There will be no border at all.

Go take a look at Kay's version and if you want even more inspiration, go to her list on the right side of her blog where you will find "Labels" and click on Potato Chip Quilt. At the moment there are 21 posts with a lot of different variations.

I’m linking up to Works In Progress Wednesday at The Needle and Thread Network. Go have a look at what other Canadians are up to this week.

15 comments:

  1. Der quillt sieht toll aus.
    Liebe Grüße Grit

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  2. Good job Dolores - it does look more balanced now. Is that a rug on your floor underneath the frame parts? It's AWESOME!

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  3. I love how making a simple change can make a lot of difference in composition. Very nice.

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  4. I think your change up worked out very well:)

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  5. Love your potato chip quilt. I've never heard of this, so of course I will have to investigate. I am curious about the wood and the stapling etc. Is this how you quilt? Would you be kind enough to show me what you are doing? How you are setting it up? No hoop? I'm a newbie handquilter so any help would be appreciated! I learn so much from going around the network.

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  6. great looking quilt; I have to check that out! I do like the changes you made.

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  7. Good for you, to have changed the quilt. That must feel so much better!

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  8. I tried one of those and wasn't really pleased with it, I think my colours were wrong and I did not have those little spacers -- perhaps I will give it a try once more. I really like your yellow bits in there...

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  9. Yes, please share about the frame. How is it supported?

    The flimsy looks lovely. I like how the yellow bits tie it all together, give it a focus.

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  10. Here's my email Delores: mindji@yahoo.com....thanks so much for sharing! ;)

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  11. Looked good to me both before and after yellow spacing. But I know if I had been working on it I would probably "fussed" too about something, the plague of having an artistic eye.

    Kind of laughing about stuff going missing and scrambling and hammering...and..and...and...the behind the scene details that make crafting crazy making too.

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  12. Sssssssp! Dolores! Check on the FRIDAY post (which usually go up around midnight Toronto time.)

    http://kitlangfiberart.blogspot.ca/2012/06/bees-do-it.html

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  13. I had never heard of this quilt design before but I do like it and I think your little change made a difference .Have fun quilting

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  14. Good for you that you changed what bothered you (I think it is fine both ways) before finishing it and then wishing you had made these changes. Not that I ever had that problem.....

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