Rosa's World

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Flange - Not Just For Plumbers!!

Hi There!

Well, today I had to call up my quilting mentor -
my friend "Jo".

I KNOW I can ask her the silliest quilting or
non-quilting questions
and she won't laugh -
least not in my face, anyhow....

LOL

Picked up the phone and tried to explain
to Jo what I wanted on my quilt,
but I didn't know the name of it
and therefore, couldn't "Google" it, right?



After a few questions, Jo knew IMMEDIATELY
what I was talking about
and while she was on the phone,
I Googled "Flange Quilting"
and found a neat
You Tube video that explained it!

How cool was that, eh?!??!



Sooooooo, here's the lap quilt,
with the strips sewn together and
it's red flange surrounding it.
(NOTE: if you click on it, you can see it bigger)

Tomorrow evening, I will try
and add a 4 inch(?) border
around that...

And, on top of the BLACK border,
I'll be adding a green (sparkly) vine,
along with some Christmassy appliqués.

Still have NO IDEA what kind
of appliqués I'll be doing,
but I'll certainly keep you all posted.

*grin*

Oh yah -
One last thing, for the evening.....

I know that I mentioned this, at the beginning of my
"Sparkling Jane" Journey, but not all of these blocks
are done by me.

A few of them were received in a
Dear Jane Christmas block swap.

PLUS, I've added a few "Midget Blocks"....
just because I could and I, therefore
gave myself the permission to go astray....

*VBG*

Hope you all have a nice evening!


Rosa

7 comments:

Miriam said...

Wow!!! It looks magnificent already, Rosa!!! I can't wait to see that quilt finished.

Anonymous said...

WOW! Your "Sparkly Jane" looks wonderful...great job Rosa!

Can't wait to see the border work added!

How do you get so much done?? When I get home from work the only energy I have left is to turn the computer on...and then just sit there and read! Pretty pathetic!

HUGS,

elaine

Elly D said...

WOW!! Your Sparkly Jane is looking great!! Fabulous!! Wonderful!! Gorgeous!!

Thanks for the YouTube link

hugs Elly

Corser :- The name of a car... misspelt Or COR! SEE 'R over there with that fantastic quilt :)) OKay it's time for my bed :))

Brigitte said...

hi Rosa,
you did a fantastic job!!!! can't wait to see the applique. New fabrics are in the air ....
Hugs Brigitte

Sigrun said...

I just love sampler quilts. It's a great way to try different blocks. I'm glad I found your blog when I was checking Lorraine's responses out. You're bookmarked!

Sigrun said...

I just had another thought: you're a quilter who's accumulating knitting. I'm a long-time knitter who has been collecting quilt fabrics and books. Is it Karma?

Ruth said...

Hi Rosa,

I love your Sparkling Jane, the fabrics are beautiful. You do great work. Keep it up.

I enjoy visiting your blog. Thanks for sharing all your work.

Happy Qulting
Ruth
http://beickertryahoocom.blogspot.com I made a blog not much on there just learning will add more things soon I hope