In an effort to broaden my horizons (not really, I'll explain below), I took a quilting class today! It was nice, the student-teacher ratio was quite good (3:1), and I have a finished pillow after a 2.5 hour class. Not too shabby. As an added bonus, I actually really like my finished product:
The class was called crazy quilts, and when I first saw what the crazy quilts were, I wasn't convinced. The idea is to have all of these crazy corners and not be all straight and symmetrical. Normally, I like my patterns to be more normal, but in this case, I really like the finished product.
I'm giving this pillow to the MIL for a Christmas present. But the reason I took the class was for another Christmas present. I'm thinking of making a duvet cover for my brother for Christmas. I'm beginning to wonder if I'm hoping to do a bit much, what with all of the knitting projects. But I could make crazy quilt squares like this pretty quickly and make them into a nice duvet cover, right?
Are you planning to have quilted layers? As in sewing in the ditch with batting in between? If not, and you're just connecting the squares with the rough side hidden on the inside, then yes, I think you could do that quickly. :) The slow part tends to be when you're having to be more exact in between the seams.
I've only been to the Bernina club there. I haven't taken any of the classes. Sounds like it was good, though.
-Jeff
Posted by: Jeff Kellem at November 18, 2004 1:02 AMOooh, cool! And xmas-y. I really like the idea of crazy quilts, but I'm a fan of asymmetry. The fabrics you used look pretty cool.
Posted by: c at November 18, 2004 9:39 AMYour pillow turned out great! I just started quilting (if you can really call it that!) a few months ago and I'm really enjoying it. Not a lot of time for new projects, but it's gotten me sewing again, which is a great thing. Have fun!!
Posted by: sequinK at November 18, 2004 3:13 PMCongratulations! Your pillow is great. You've picked another great craft.
Posted by: lynette at November 18, 2004 6:29 PM