Shoo
Fly Star: 2004 (Started: 1997)
We made a Shoo Fly Star pattern in a workshop with Joy Dixon (Feb & Mar 97) arranged by the RLI girls. This one was to be my second pink & grey – perhaps I had so many left-overs from the previous quilt I needed to do something with them. I only made a sample or two of the blocks (it was a new method for sewing flying geese) as I couldn’t make all the lessons. Eventually in 1998 I resorted to a pattern in Nancy Martin’s Book “Rotary Roundup” p97 to get on with constructing the top. That book was a real help too as I’ve always found the Hopkins & Martin books very accurate when it comes to instructions eg. rotary cutting measurements.
This one is made up from two blocks, a shoo fly star and a sawtooth or evening star. Ready for basting in late 2001. Eventually, I gave it to mum for her spare bed although I’m not sure of the year. No details confirmed until I next visit…….
Just for the Record:
Quilt Finished Size: 168x 208cm
Block Size: 8”
Cut in: 1997
Pieced & Basted: Machine 2001
Quilted: Machine 2004
Quilt Type: Workshop
Quilt Finished: 2004
Exhibited: No
Collection: Private
Pattern Name: Shoo Fly Star
Pattern Source: Joy Dixon
Fabrics Purchased: Colour Collection
Fabric Design: Prints & Plains
Fabric Style: Cotton
Materials Type: Cotton
Wadding Type: Cotton Batt
Backing: Cotton
Lessons Learned:
I was finally beginning to relax a little with the machine quilting technique and although still doing straight lines realised that was ok as long as the design was used effectively, improving on the look of the quilt. (This was before the rage for large quilting machines and at a time when I’d just purchased my new Bernina in 2003 – but more on that later!)
An Aside: I'd quite forgotten that I machine quilted this in Delhi and bought the stripe fabric for the bindings from a tailor's shop in Khan Market. The funny thing was that they did not believe that I had actually sewn the quilt myself... They must not have met too many (fastidious) quilters!
We made a Shoo Fly Star pattern in a workshop with Joy Dixon (Feb & Mar 97) arranged by the RLI girls. This one was to be my second pink & grey – perhaps I had so many left-overs from the previous quilt I needed to do something with them. I only made a sample or two of the blocks (it was a new method for sewing flying geese) as I couldn’t make all the lessons. Eventually in 1998 I resorted to a pattern in Nancy Martin’s Book “Rotary Roundup” p97 to get on with constructing the top. That book was a real help too as I’ve always found the Hopkins & Martin books very accurate when it comes to instructions eg. rotary cutting measurements.
This one is made up from two blocks, a shoo fly star and a sawtooth or evening star. Ready for basting in late 2001. Eventually, I gave it to mum for her spare bed although I’m not sure of the year. No details confirmed until I next visit…….
Quilt Finished Size: 168x 208cm
Block Size: 8”
Cut in: 1997
Pieced & Basted: Machine 2001
Quilted: Machine 2004
Quilt Type: Workshop
Quilt Finished: 2004
Exhibited: No
Collection: Private
Pattern Name: Shoo Fly Star
Pattern Source: Joy Dixon
Fabrics Purchased: Colour Collection
Fabric Design: Prints & Plains
Fabric Style: Cotton
Materials Type: Cotton
Wadding Type: Cotton Batt
Backing: Cotton
Lessons Learned:
I was finally beginning to relax a little with the machine quilting technique and although still doing straight lines realised that was ok as long as the design was used effectively, improving on the look of the quilt. (This was before the rage for large quilting machines and at a time when I’d just purchased my new Bernina in 2003 – but more on that later!)
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| A few notes embroidered on the back to help me remember? |
