CindyT Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I have a customer's sampler quilt that she wants custom quilted (however I see fit). Every pieced/appliqued block is different and every one of those except one has the points chopped off by about half an inch (so sad because everything else is perfect). I'm afraid if I try to quilt it like I normally do (cc's, tt's, SID, fill background to make the colors pop) to emphasize the piecing that it will just emphasize those chopped off points even worse. Am I right in thinking I should just do a repetitive type quilting in every one of those blocks (i.e. a feathered wreath) and leave the custom emphasis to doing something special in the plain setting blocks and borders? I just need some reassurance that I'm on the right track or not. Thanks in advance for your valuable advice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 You're on the right track, but the best service you could do for her is to tell her how to prevent cutting those points off. It's such an easy thing to do and so many people don't know. She will thank you forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 hi cindy, i like the idea of quilting something repetitive in each pieced block. would 'regal' or another qz block look good there...and also in the solid blocks to perhaps give a secondary pattern that would be pleasing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineseams Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Since every point is cut off, maybe you should treat it as if it were intentional instead of a mistake. Especially since the rest of the sewing is very good. Who is to say that perfect points are always required? Just thinkin'...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I wonder if you could use those chopped off points as the base of a curl and make them part of your design? Wish I could draw what I am thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Cindy, You are kidding she chopped them off. Did she use 1/2" seams? Looks like the rest of her piecing is spot on. I've found that sometimes cc's can make it look like the points aren't chopped off, just make them deeper. I also think that a big design motif would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I agree with Bonnie. That was my idea exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Heidi, you can see the back of the quilt a little bit and it looks like 1/4" seams. I never thought of someone purposely blunting the points. Could be I suppose. I like Bekah's idea of making the base of a curl there. I agree that it is odd that one would do perfect piecing everywhere then cut off the points. I have a perplexed look on my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Oh well, maybe the wreath idea is good as to not bring attention to those points, is she up for a panto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I don't think much of anything is going to make these chopped off points better with these high contrast fabrics. Dawn Cavanaugh did an article in Fons and Porter about this issue, and she recommended doing CC's and creating a point where there should have been one, as Heidi suggested. I have had some quilts with this issue, and it worked pretty well. I might then feather the square around the flower print center to help bring the eye toward the center of the block. I don't know how she did this. It does look like her seams are 1/4 inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 What I remember from taking Dawn's class was to go ahead and do the cc's. Instead of stitching to the point, use the midpoint of the flat spot. I've done that on quilts and it looks fine. I think it actually hides the missing points,... to a point. Ha Ha. Good luck Cindy. I'm sure whatever you decide to do will add a lot to this quilt. It's very pretty. I love purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquiltit Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I once saw a star pattern pieced into a top, and the points were intentionally like that. Looks like that may be the case here. Personally I didn't like it. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkinpatchquilter Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Heidi, you can see the back of the quilt a little bit and it looks like 1/4" seams. I never thought of someone purposely blunting the points. Could be I suppose. I like Bekah's idea of making the base of a curl there. I agree that it is odd that one would do perfect piecing everywhere then cut off the points. I have a perplexed look on my face. You know - was this a pattern or something she drew up herself in Electric Quilt or a similar program? Maybe her math was off and she just didn't correct it. Just a thought. It looks from the picture like a lot of the triangles in the quilt are lopped off...I have a feeling those intermittent solid squares were cut the wrong size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Here's a thought for those chopped-off points. Instead of CC's where you hit a mid-point or split the difference--stitch a long loop. The loop will fill the void where the flat spot is and still look pretty. I'll see if I can find a photo of what I mean. OK-here's a Moonglow with a loop instead of true CC's stitched in a long triangle. This is my go-to design for long triangles which sometimes are hard to hit the mark. I hope you can see what I mean about a loop--make it a fat loop to fill the space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage Keepsakes Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Thanks for the photo Linda, that's a great idea for the skinny triangles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 This looks like it was done deliberately because they're chopped off in the same place. I like the idea of a loop or curl there. I'd do whatever is the easiest for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted February 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I just went and measured the finished blocks. They are 11 1/2" with generous 1/4" seams. What I'm thinking is maybe she made 12 1/2" blocks and misread that they should be 12" (meaning "finished" size) and cut them down to 12". Or maybe one of the blocks ended up being smaller and she cut the rest to the same size. Who knows. I just know she's a seasoned quilt maker and I can't see her doing this intentionally. It's still a beautiful quilt top and I'm going to enjoy quilting it! Thanks for all the ideas on how to minimize the chopped points. You all gave me some great ideas to work with. I truly appreciate it. P. S. Kristina, I already used the Regal board on her last quilt and I try to make each quilts quilting different, but Regal crossed my mind initially! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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