Some friends have been asking about the latest project I have started. I found this pattern in Australian Patchwork & Quilting, maybe the edition of October 2001. Then I lost the book.Hunted everywhere, and finally decided I had given it away.One night I wanted a magazine to read, picked this one up, and FOUND the pattern. I am not a fan of orange, so decided to use my favourite colours, greens and purples. You need 9 shades of one colour, 10 shades of the other, from very light to dark. I am up to strip #6.
Finished size is 17.5 inches by 41.5 inches. I want to finish this very soon, so am doing 2 strips a day, but not today, Rest and recuperation are on the menu.
Quotation of the day by Leigh Hunt
“ Colours are the smiles of nature”
Greetings from Jean
15 comments:
Interesting pattern! What is it called?
Hi Janet, it is called a spiral log cabin, I can copy, and email to you, if you would like , it was in a very old magazine.I copied the template onto very thin fusible webbing, they used paper, and you put the fabric on the underside (fusible) and sew on the top on the drawn lines. I hope to get it to the almost finished stage this weekend, so photos then. Greetings from Jean
Very nice design. Love your Colour selection
Cheers
Linda
Nice pattern and I love your colors.
Happy sewing ~ FlowerLady
Looks like fun to me!
Love your batiks! Thank you for taking care of yourself!
That is going to e gorgeous Jean.
Thanks for all your words. I think the original shows the spirals more, but not my fav. colours at all.It was called " Bushfire" and has appliqued geckos and leaves at the sides. But I like it plain. Rain means no outside work, so more strips going on today. Greetings from Jean.
Beautiful work you do!!!Very n ice!!
This is beautiful! I have never seen one like it before. I love the colors you chose, those batiks are gorgeous! That's one thing missing from my stash -- batiks! I may have to get some and give this pattern a try.
Thanks Lindsjo and Kat, I use batiks mostly, a lovely fine weave, and perfect for applique. Kat, I can copy and email the pattern if you would like it, just let me know. Cheers from Jean.
We are obviously kindred spirits. I have many of those fabrics in my collection. (sounds better than stash!)
I look forward to watching the process.
I have found a spelling error, after looking at some photos in " My Pictures" how could "cabin" get spelt as "canin", probably very easily... but if you do not click on the top photo, no-one will know!!! Cheers, Jean.
That's amazing. I can't imagine doing such precise work. I'm quite sure I'd never finish something with so much detail.
Well Gayle I have lots of unfinished things packed away, one day I hope they all get done and displayed!!! Cheers, Jean
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