tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post3800680410330430738..comments2024-03-12T07:49:39.252-07:00Comments on Jaybird Quilts: wip wednesday... my oldest quilt still in progressJulie @ Jaybird Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862285003347896342noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-86148269136479774302010-04-10T12:01:57.091-07:002010-04-10T12:01:57.091-07:00Hi Julie... this wip looks like such a special one...Hi Julie... this wip looks like such a special one for you with so many memories. You got me thinking and I have posted about my oldest wip on my blog. It dates back a little while!! Thanks for the inspiration and memories!!Raewynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123089629481933099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-16204160528743368022010-03-18T19:27:15.802-07:002010-03-18T19:27:15.802-07:00That quilt looks really special. I'm sure tha...That quilt looks really special. I'm sure that when the time is right and you finish it up, it will be fantastic. <br /><br />My oldest quilt WIP is going on 10 years old...the first quilt I tried to make right before my daughter was born. I collected a bunch of vintage chenille bedspreads and tried to make a crib quilt out of them. The patchwork was adorable. The quilting... a disaster! My daughter turns 10 next month and it's still in a box!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623163005593009850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-73215647252330761702010-03-18T13:48:12.450-07:002010-03-18T13:48:12.450-07:00I am absolutely no help with your quilt.
But I s...I am absolutely no help with your quilt. <br /><br />But I saw ModaLissa's last post about the article in Quilter's Home...<br /><br />congrats!!!<br /><br />(If you're looking at me like I'm nuts... http://modalissa.blogspot.com/2010/03/quilters-home-april-may-2010-has.html )lthecraftyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107031915035708696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-33477667485108922962010-03-18T12:00:32.518-07:002010-03-18T12:00:32.518-07:00Wow! I can't believe how many materials are in...Wow! I can't believe how many materials are in one quilt. You will figure out how to finish it.savvy stitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09570404646801037051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-34373527032447999422010-03-18T11:25:48.525-07:002010-03-18T11:25:48.525-07:00My oldest wip is 7 years in the waiting. It is re...My oldest wip is 7 years in the waiting. It is really going to be a beautiful Card Trick whenever I get back around to it! Soft blues and greens on white. <br /><br />Why isn't it done? I work full time, I am way too distracted by the latest fabrics and patterns, so year after year it sits. <br /><br />I have pulled it out a few times and stitched a few more blocks, but monotony gets the better of me.<br /><br />Good luck with tying that quilt. I agree with the others here. Its your best/easiest solution.Wendy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17640109945361138055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-32762516105774503532010-03-18T06:44:09.406-07:002010-03-18T06:44:09.406-07:00I think it needs to be hand tied.... That is how ...I think it needs to be hand tied.... That is how I did all of my 1st quilts plus I think it would look better done that way.<br /><br />I must confess I have a spreadsheet as well with all of my project dates - its the accountant in me - what can I say? I finished my oldest wip a few weeks ago at camp it was a mystery block queen size quilt that just needed the binding put on it.Renegade Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424098195914473142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-70569251818268255912010-03-18T05:47:34.326-07:002010-03-18T05:47:34.326-07:00Good luck! I wish I had advice I could give you. I...Good luck! I wish I had advice I could give you. I know my Halloween swap quilt has lots of different things in it, which is why I am getting it quilted by someone.Dresden Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271910749619198419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-68725712910364473012010-03-18T02:14:47.158-07:002010-03-18T02:14:47.158-07:00You do absoutely amazing work....You do absoutely amazing work....Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622919657309096651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-14439903594678878502010-03-17T19:20:28.205-07:002010-03-17T19:20:28.205-07:00Tie it...or wait a few more months because I am tr...Tie it...or wait a few more months because I am trying an awesome tee shirt quilter in April and I'll let you know how that goes. She quilts each block individually so all the problems aren't problems anymore! Its my granddaughter high school graduation quilt. And that hole...why applique right over it!mascanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08265744683449278774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-54965774900909403592010-03-17T19:02:34.074-07:002010-03-17T19:02:34.074-07:00Just slap some applique over that hole and call it...Just slap some applique over that hole and call it good. I'd hand quilt/stab stitch it, maybe using the big stitch with floss. It would go fast. I've been finishing up so many UFOs lately. Let's see. My oldest might be a double wedding ring that I will probably never finish. Oops, never say never!Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230311970559999653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-55786791394565231882010-03-17T17:22:29.129-07:002010-03-17T17:22:29.129-07:00Oh that's a tough one. Tying could be an opti...Oh that's a tough one. Tying could be an option, but its isn't as stable. Maybe taking to the machine quilter? I'm sure you'll figure out a great solution. Hmmm...my oldest WIP. My hand quilting quilt in the fall colors. Started that last fall. :) ChristineChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264242290048909020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-56897929089534607212010-03-17T14:02:59.004-07:002010-03-17T14:02:59.004-07:00I agree, tie it. I love it and you did an awesome...I agree, tie it. I love it and you did an awesome job. I can't wait to see it finished someday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580743027184050061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-70052402229172660522010-03-17T12:47:40.893-07:002010-03-17T12:47:40.893-07:00Sweet & Simple.. You're just awesome:)
Lov...Sweet & Simple.. You're just awesome:)<br />Love<br />MOJSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178911731183169275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-63876680685142149312010-03-17T12:42:16.715-07:002010-03-17T12:42:16.715-07:00love it!
This totally reminds me of my oldest WIP...love it!<br /><br />This totally reminds me of my oldest WIP which is a t-shirt quilt with all of my college t-shirts. I started after I graduated in 2002 and the t-shirt material got the best of me and I accidentally cut a hole in the edge with my (at the time) unruly rotary cutter.<br /><br />It's in my basement right now. Someday I will cut it apart, apply interfacing to the t-shirts and remake the whole thing...someday!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899925801318375926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-35738076679695227162010-03-17T10:55:56.480-07:002010-03-17T10:55:56.480-07:00either a big meander or tying it. you have to fini...either a big meander or tying it. you have to finish it!<br /><br />my oldest WIP, a 65inch square Christmas watercolor wreath that i started fall of 1998.QuiltNut Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110209087478973404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-23616286358815107182010-03-17T10:29:54.925-07:002010-03-17T10:29:54.925-07:00I say baste it HEAVILY and go for it Julie -- you ...I say baste it HEAVILY and go for it Julie -- you can do it! Come to think of it -- don't you have a long arm??? That should be no problem at all, No??? Please don't make me figure out my oldes WIP -- I'm thinking at least 20 years -- and why? 'cause more exciting things pop up EVERY day LOL!!!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-8146059681308430412010-03-17T08:53:46.700-07:002010-03-17T08:53:46.700-07:00I don't have any old WIPs cos I tend to finish...I don't have any old WIPs cos I tend to finish quilts as I go. That block with the interfacing and a million seams is making me scared hahaAudriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473540058216740945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-52408718114654349402010-03-17T08:20:14.391-07:002010-03-17T08:20:14.391-07:00I hope you like my noveluvacomment. :)I hope you like my noveluvacomment. :)Tracey Jacobsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496520043332895745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-79423930918063801122010-03-17T08:19:48.739-07:002010-03-17T08:19:48.739-07:00Such a great quilt Julie. :) There weren't an...Such a great quilt Julie. :) There weren't any real sororities at my school, but had I made something like that from my college girls/dorm life, I would be terrified to mess it up too!<br /><br />Way cute. <br /><br />I like the hand-quilting idea. <br /><br />My oldest WIP is from when I first started quilting. It is 1/2 finished... flannel and chenille squares and my first real quilt. I started it when I thought the little boy in my picture was a little girl, and before I had discovered moda, etc. When the belly got big, and the sewing machine became uncomfortable, and we found out *she* was a he, I lost motivation (and energy after teaching all day while pregnant). :)Tracey Jacobsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496520043332895745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-18268329742695507672010-03-17T08:08:59.134-07:002010-03-17T08:08:59.134-07:00Oh, you so have to finish it...how about big-stitc...Oh, you so have to finish it...how about big-stitch hand quilting with a perle cotton...Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947050490192912888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-32173593647673015052010-03-17T08:01:23.419-07:002010-03-17T08:01:23.419-07:00I vote for hand quilting - or tying if you have a ...I vote for hand quilting - or tying if you have a batting that can handle some potentially unusual spacing.<br /><br />That's a great idea though, to track the quilts in a spreadsheet (and completely agrees with my geeky CPA self). At what point do you consider a quilt as started? When you start cutting fabric? When you start sewing? I'm anal enough that I would probably track both dates, hehe. :)~Michelle~https://www.blogger.com/profile/04891637374696344976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-12651759588775294492010-03-17T07:22:55.929-07:002010-03-17T07:22:55.929-07:00I think Rachel had the right idea. Tying the quil...I think Rachel had the right idea. Tying the quilt may be your best option. And because it has so many blends of fabrics and markers, it would be a quilt that would be displayed but not used, as it seems to me it would require dry cleaning instead of washing. Hope you get it put together. It will be a great memory quilt.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-79676951524023083132010-03-17T07:22:18.719-07:002010-03-17T07:22:18.719-07:00Wow, that is neat! I am with you though, what to d...Wow, that is neat! I am with you though, what to do with a quilt like that..... It's truly a treasure though. I'll have to dig though my stash to see what my oldest is! :)Natalia from Piece N Quilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375123642509915010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-3658541016325413972010-03-17T07:16:42.246-07:002010-03-17T07:16:42.246-07:00All its idiosyncrasies notwithstanding, it's a...All its idiosyncrasies notwithstanding, it's a lovely quilt! Perhaps you just save it as is and pull it out on days like day and allow nostalgia to have its moment!<br /><br />My oldest WIP is from 2007; the second quilt I ever started. It was a quilt-as-you-go BOM. I've finished everything *but* sashing the huge center block and adjusting it to fit into the rows. Because I don't know how. So it continues to just sit. Until someday. Or forever.<br /><br />:)Denise :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07306906507013593208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274017083888923216.post-19070845110054850112010-03-17T07:14:17.611-07:002010-03-17T07:14:17.611-07:00Maybe you could tie it instead of quilting.
My old...Maybe you could tie it instead of quilting.<br />My oldest WIP is from last year - not to be snarky or anything :) I started quilting a long time ago and would only do one project, start to finish, at a time. Now I have about 5 projects going at once ! :)teaginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263583556978072325noreply@blogger.com