I enjoyed Jess' Lantern-A-Long - very different, very quick, and very fun. It was, also, the first time I worked with a fabric line by Parson Grey. Although I found the Jelly Roll to be pinked too deep and strips closer to 2" instead of 2'5", I worked around those problem. But as quilters, we do come across that pattern or fabric that makes us become 'creative'.
I had to do a little 'seam' adjusting and had to go with a square quilt rather than a rectangle, because I didn't have the Kona Sand amount I needed for that. Just a 4" x 5.5" Kona was left. I have enough Jelly Roll strips left to use for the binding. Finished size is 62.5" square.
Once I have found the right backing, I will be quilting this on my home machine.
Thank you Jess for a lovely quilt along.
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
Your lanterns look terrific. I won't get mine done in time for the link party but hopefully next week. It was a fun design to work on. Joanne
ReplyDeleteI like the way you arranged your lanterns, something I had to work on for a while. I also like the muted tones. I'm hoping to get mine done by Thursday, if not earlier. I agree that it was fun to make. I'll have to go modern more often.
ReplyDeleteLove the lanterns. How maybe QALs are you doing now?
ReplyDeleteI like the pattern, it's another of those "can't miss" patterns. I considered doing the lantern-along but I have way too much on my plate right now.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the pinked edges on some of the jelly rolls - it probably prevents fraying but I'm never sure I'm getting a true measurement.
Wow, those are really different, I love the colors you picked. Sorry to hear you ran into more bad precuts, I hate to think what that would do to a beginner quilter.
ReplyDeleteVery nice lantern quilt and always good to hear about a product. I will certainly check the width on any Parson Grey precuts I purchase. In fact that is a good idea for any precut.
ReplyDeleteLove your lantern quilt, it looks great.
ReplyDeleteSharon, it's absolutely stunning! They all fit together so well and I love seeing another "floating" version! Well done! :) Thanks for LALing!
ReplyDeleteLooks like your adjustments worked well! Nice quilt.
ReplyDeleteThat really looks pretty and I am so glad you were able to work out the adjustments.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! And good to know the shortage on those strips. Too bad some manufacturers don't sell accurate precuts.
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