bobbi Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Whew! I finally finished piecing the 7 sisters for my cousin... it's a commission quilt for her mother who happens to be the oldest of - you got it - 7 SISTERS! I had made the stars a bit smaller than the pattern, hence the wide borders and the white surrounding the stars. It's 83" x 90 - I think! The only thing I see that may be a problem is the outside border where it's pieced with a diagonal seam. Not to worry, it will quilt out... I pretty much know what I want to do, but thought you girls might have some ideas! I want to make it easy and stunning at the same time... It has to be done this week. I will mark it this afternoon! Let me know if you have any thoughts! I'm open! OOPS! too big, try this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 The piecing for a 7 sisters is rather daunting... the seams were each about 1 1/2" long, and you put the needle down at the 1/4" seam mark and sewed between those two allowances. After the blocks are pieced, it still takes 15-20 minutes to press each block since you have to "spin" each intersection to make sure it's flat.... Then since I didn't follow the pattern precisely, (silly me) I had to figure out the size of the triangles that fit at the bottom and top of the hexagon center. OH, and I also had to re figure the equal-lateral (sic?) triangles that separate the star blocks. Whew is right! Glad it's done! Now the fun begins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Bobbi, what a beautiful job you did piecing. Your are one of the masters at figuring it how to quilt. I know what ever you do it will awesome~~~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Beautiful, Bobbi. That would surely be another UFO if I was trying to figure it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Bobbi it is beautiful! I know you will make it beautiful. The only thing I could think to do is mabye somehow put in 7 feathered hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb2bie Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Be sure to post pictures of the quilting!!!! It looks like a great place to showcase fantastic patterns!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Beautiful - so looking forward to the finished product!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Beautiful! I too can't wait to see how you quilt it which will be the icing on the cake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Bobbi, I quilted one in APril that was all hand pieced, border included. Lay wonderfully flat. From my notes I SID aroudn the outside cream areas, did cc's in the inner cream diamonds. I left the stars unquilted. In the outer border I Freehand quilted Progressive feathers, I also did Piano keys in the very outer border. Now to see if I can find a close up pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Beautiful! :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 You must be a really great piecer to have those stars all lie so flat, Bobbi! Wonderful quilt gift! All I can suggest on the quilting, would be to use up some of that white space by creating a medallion that surrounds and highlights the seven star groupings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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