Saturday, April 1, 2017

Island Batik Mini Madness - Part 2

I had such fun making my first Island Batik Mini Madness quilt I took the same block and made a second one with a different layout.  
This time I used the same 80 weight poly thread and a 1/4 inch seam allowance instead of a 1/8 seam allowance.  It worked much better, but it was really bulky.  A reader suggested I wet the seams to pull off the paper.  This is something I definitely will have to try sometime.


Here are a few closeups.  We'll talk more about the quilting later.  



Here are the two quilts made with the same block.  Isn't it amazing how different they turned out?






I hope you get to quilt today!
Suzy

3 comments:

  1. Wow! Amazing difference. I can picture it done in Civil War or pastel fabrics, too, for a totally different finish!!!!

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  2. My friend is a whiz at getting the papers out, she runs the tip of her seam ripper along the seam line and it helps rip the paper off. I love how the same block gives such a different look!

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  3. My friend is a whiz at getting the papers out, she runs the tip of her seam ripper along the seam line and it helps rip the paper off. I love how the same block gives such a different look!

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