I had a question asked yesterday whether I am piecing the new arcs in or appliqueing them so here is the process. Here is a block with an arc just laid over the top of it.
I removed the arc and chose the 2 acrylic Strips 'n Curves templates that are needed to cut the section out of the block.
I have cut along the edges of the 2 templates and removed the piece that is not needed.
One side of the arc is sewn to the block.
The other side of the arc is sewn in place.
The finished block, right side up, with the arc sewn in.
Here is a shot of the section where the arcs are all sewn into the blocks. If you compare it with yesterday's picture, you will see the arcs are skinnier now. Oops! Now that I look at it closer the purple arc in the lower right corner isn't sewn in yet so you can compare them right here.
One person commented that I must have one amazing stash to chose from. Well, yes I do. This purple print that I used is at least 12 years old, maybe a couple years older than that. I learned that not the same shade of purple (or yellow, etc.) was available every year so that if you wanted a full range of any color you had to start collecting and collect over quite a few years. I don't have very big pieces of any of them, usually 1/2 to 1 yard. Once in awhile I would hit a good sale and buy more, or find an unusual one that I knew I would need more of and buy 2-3 yards. I probably have 80 or more different pieces of purple, but small yardage of most.
Would anybody out there want to know why I thought this quilt was dull in the first place? Just another of my theories from 51 years of quilt making.
I removed the arc and chose the 2 acrylic Strips 'n Curves templates that are needed to cut the section out of the block.I have cut along the edges of the 2 templates and removed the piece that is not needed.One side of the arc is sewn to the block.The other side of the arc is sewn in place.The finished block, right side up, with the arc sewn in.Here is a shot of the section where the arcs are all sewn into the blocks. If you compare it with yesterday's picture, you will see the arcs are skinnier now. Oops! Now that I look at it closer the purple arc in the lower right corner isn't sewn in yet so you can compare them right here.One person commented that I must have one amazing stash to chose from. Well, yes I do. This purple print that I used is at least 12 years old, maybe a couple years older than that. I learned that not the same shade of purple (or yellow, etc.) was available every year so that if you wanted a full range of any color you had to start collecting and collect over quite a few years. I don't have very big pieces of any of them, usually 1/2 to 1 yard. Once in awhile I would hit a good sale and buy more, or find an unusual one that I knew I would need more of and buy 2-3 yards. I probably have 80 or more different pieces of purple, but small yardage of most. Would anybody out there want to know why I thought this quilt was dull in the first place? Just another of my theories from 51 years of quilt making.