Today's quilts include all the quilts I saw in the RMQM exhibit made from patterns by Willyne Hammerstein. Probably the most "famous" pattern of hers is La Passacaglia, which include all the quilts shown here except the second one. A couple of these ladies said this was their first attempt at English Paper Piecing. I'm not sure they could've picked a more difficult pattern! I have this book and the "papers" and have yet to start it. Some of the pieces are very tiny! I love all of these quilts - I think they're just amazing. And the three made from the same pattern are all very unique!
Everything you need to get started with the La Passacaglia Quilt can be found here!
Today's quilts include all the quilts I saw in the RMQM exhibit made from patterns by Willyne Hammerstein. Probably the most "famous" pattern of hers is La Passacaglia, which include all the quilts shown here except the second one. A couple of these ladies said this was their first attempt at English Paper Piecing. I'm not sure they could've picked a more difficult pattern! I have this book and the "papers" and have yet to start it. Some of the pieces are very tiny! I love all of these quilts - I think they're just amazing. And the three made from the same pattern are all very unique!
This page is all about my la passacaglia quilt. Some very kind bloggers helped me out when I was considering making this quilt, so I'm putting some details here in case other people are interested in how I made my quilt. my finished quilt - 68" x 77" (173 cm x 196 cm) Jan 2016 before hand quilting I started my la passacaglia on 1 January 2015, with these fabrics. I wanted my quilt to look like the piece of Kaffe Fassett's Millefiori fabric in the photo below (top right). I think it's important to have an overall look in mind before you start. Otherwise you could just end up with a big mish mash. That's fine if you want that, but many people don't. Like many other people, I used the English Paper Piecing (EPP) method. I know Willyne hand stitched the original quilt when she designed the pattern, but I had no experience with hand stitching, so opted for EPP. I also think in my case the EPP would provide a stronger seam. I'd hate to do all that work and then have it fall apart! I chose acrylic templates with 1/4" seam allowance, and they are fine for me. I strongly recommend acrylic templates for this quilt. They are especially useful if you intend to do fussy cutting. I use glue basting, and Invisafil thread by WonderFil, in two shades of grey. Invisifil thread was recommended to me, and it has been great. It is very fine at 100wt, but also extremely strong. It never breaks! I could have pieced my whole quilt with one reel of this thread. There is so much on each reel. October 2015: half of my la passacaglia quilt - Oct 2015 Here are links to my earlier posts on my la passacaglia quilt: January 2015 April 2015 May 2015 July 2015 - includes my mum's la passacaglia too August 2015 August 2015 - presentation to Capital Quilters October 2015 - half way there November 2015 December 2015 - what to do with the edges? January 2016 - the top is finished January 2016 - how I attached the borders January 2016 - the completed borders May 2016 - Hand quilting my la passacaglia quilt September 2016 - it's finished! June 2017 - I'm a winner at QuiltNSW Sydney Quilt Show before quilting mitered corners I finished hand piecing the top on 14 January 2016, one year and two weeks after starting. I then added borders, and hand quilted it with Aurifil 28wt, in a range of colours. I matched the thread to the fabrics as much as possible because I didn't want to add even more busyness to the quilt. I intend to hang it on the wall once it is finished. basted, but not quilted yet. And below is my mum's la passacaglia quilt. She also used English Paper Piecing and hand quilted her quilt. Mum started her quilt after she saw what I was doing - she caught the bug too. What was going to be a pillow, turned into a whole quilt. In 2016 QuiltMania magazine chose mum's quilt to hang in their exhibition of 20 la passacaglia quilts at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. Now they've also chosen it to hang in Pour l'amour du Fil in Nantes, France in April 2017. Well done mum - Joy Hill. I'm so proud of her. by Joy Hill - my mum
Kamie Murdock is making a very happy version of the quilt A new EPP phenomenon is happening, and it's interesting to catch it at the beginning, wondering if it will spread or just die. It makes me think of the Dear Jane adventure, as it's like the Way to Compostelle, one step at a time. I'm talking about the phenomenal success of the book Millefiori Quilts by Willyne Hammerstein, available at Quiltmania. The book has French and English instructions inside. There's one quilt in the book, that's particularly popular, it's the Passacaglia Quilt. Its success has especially increased since quilters have started to use very modern fabrics to make it. I'm thinking about Kamie Murdock or Tula Pink, for example. Since it need thousands of pieces and takes forever to make, they are taking the time to extensively blog about it, or post on Instagram, and it's just fascinating!! You can even buy paper pieces, ready to be use, as well as plexy templates to cut the fabric here! Un nouveau phénomène EPP (méthode anglaise) est en train de prendre forme et c'est intéressant de l'observer à ses débuts, en se demandant si cela va se propager ou s'il va disparaître. Cela me fait penser à l'aventure Dear Jane, puisque, comme le Chemin de Compostelle, c'est un pas après l'autre, pour rejoindre un but difficile à atteindre. Je parle du succès phénoménal du livre Millefiori Quilts, de Willyne Hammerstein, disponible chez Quiltmania. Le livre a des instructions en français et ne anglais. Il y a un quilt dans le livre, qui est particulièrement populaire, c'est le quilt La Passacaglia. Son succès a particuliprement augmenté quand des quilters ont commencé à le réaliser avec des tissus modernes. Je pense à Kamie, Murdock, ou Tula Pink, par exemple. Comme cela nécessite des milliers de pièces et que ça prend une éternité à réaliser, elles ont le temps d'écrire le processus en détail sur leur blog ou sur Instagram, et c'est tout simplement fascinant! Tulla Pink with her La Passacaglia project in the background as seen on Elisabeth Maxson's site Sharon Burgess is almost there! If you feel like starting one, just read that, and make sure you understand how much energy you'll need to invest! Si vous vous sentez attiré par ce projet, ne manquez pas de lire cet article, afin de bien saisir la quantité d'énergie qu'il faudra investir! Cathy from Eagles Wings, Canada writes a report every week Izy Denham's quilt I think one of the reasons of the success of that quilt is that it uses mostly pentagons, giving the allover design a more spiky, lively look, than if it was made of mostly hexagons. You can even buy paper pieces, ready to be use, as well as plexy templates to cut the fabric here! Je pense qu'une des raisons du succès de ce quilt vient du fait qu'il utilise en majorité des pentagones, donnant au dessin général un air plus pointu, plus vivant que si il était réalisé avec une majorité d'hexagones Vous pouvez également acheter des papiers prêts à l'emploi, ainsi que des gabarits en plexiglas ici! More on the Passacaglia: http://www.lovepatchworkandquilting.com/downloads/la-passacaglia-quilt http://mackandmabel.blogspot.ch/2015/05/la-passacaglia-my-process.html http://www.mommybydaycrafterbynight.com/2014/11/la-passacaglia-quilt-pattern.html
I’ve been in touch with numerous English Paper Piecers working on the La Passacaglia Quilt, and they have all said that getting started was the hardest part. In this post Ill provide a step by step…
An easy way to square up the edges of your quilt, before adding binding.
I mentioned in my QuiltCon blog post that I intend to begin a La Passacaglia quilt. Naturally, I’ve begun with more research than can help me actually do the work and make the quilt. I thought I’d …
Playing Again I have been taking over the Dinning Table again for another fussy cutting session. and have completed a filler block for the side and another Rosette. This time I have taken some photos of the fabric I have cut from as I get asked for this quite often. The downside of this project. What goes in, must come out. Especially when you start to run out of papers. Hugs Sharon You can also follow Lilabelle Lane Creations here
I’ve been in touch with numerous English Paper Piecers working on the La Passacaglia Quilt, and they have all said that getting started was the hardest part. In this post Ill provide a step by step…
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блог Решетниковой Юлии La Passacaglia
This page is all about my la passacaglia quilt. Some very kind bloggers helped me out when I was considering making this quilt, so I'm putt...
I mentioned in my QuiltCon blog post that I intend to begin a La Passacaglia quilt. Naturally, I’ve begun with more research than can help me actually do the work and make the quilt. I thought I’d …
I have been making some great progress on my La Passacaglia project, especially helped by a Sit and Sew day in Adelaide last week where I was able to pick some fabulous fabric combinations. I am no…
Kamie Murdock is making a very happy version of the quilt A new EPP phenomenon is happening, and it's interesting to catch it at the beginning, wondering if it will spread or just die. It makes me think of the Dear Jane adventure, as it's like the Way to Compostelle, one step at a time. I'm talking about the phenomenal success of the book Millefiori Quilts by Willyne Hammerstein, available at Quiltmania. The book has French and English instructions inside. There's one quilt in the book, that's particularly popular, it's the Passacaglia Quilt. Its success has especially increased since quilters have started to use very modern fabrics to make it. I'm thinking about Kamie Murdock or Tula Pink, for example. Since it need thousands of pieces and takes forever to make, they are taking the time to extensively blog about it, or post on Instagram, and it's just fascinating!! You can even buy paper pieces, ready to be use, as well as plexy templates to cut the fabric here! Un nouveau phénomène EPP (méthode anglaise) est en train de prendre forme et c'est intéressant de l'observer à ses débuts, en se demandant si cela va se propager ou s'il va disparaître. Cela me fait penser à l'aventure Dear Jane, puisque, comme le Chemin de Compostelle, c'est un pas après l'autre, pour rejoindre un but difficile à atteindre. Je parle du succès phénoménal du livre Millefiori Quilts, de Willyne Hammerstein, disponible chez Quiltmania. Le livre a des instructions en français et ne anglais. Il y a un quilt dans le livre, qui est particulièrement populaire, c'est le quilt La Passacaglia. Son succès a particuliprement augmenté quand des quilters ont commencé à le réaliser avec des tissus modernes. Je pense à Kamie, Murdock, ou Tula Pink, par exemple. Comme cela nécessite des milliers de pièces et que ça prend une éternité à réaliser, elles ont le temps d'écrire le processus en détail sur leur blog ou sur Instagram, et c'est tout simplement fascinant! Tulla Pink with her La Passacaglia project in the background as seen on Elisabeth Maxson's site Sharon Burgess is almost there! If you feel like starting one, just read that, and make sure you understand how much energy you'll need to invest! Si vous vous sentez attiré par ce projet, ne manquez pas de lire cet article, afin de bien saisir la quantité d'énergie qu'il faudra investir! Cathy from Eagles Wings, Canada writes a report every week Izy Denham's quilt I think one of the reasons of the success of that quilt is that it uses mostly pentagons, giving the allover design a more spiky, lively look, than if it was made of mostly hexagons. You can even buy paper pieces, ready to be use, as well as plexy templates to cut the fabric here! Je pense qu'une des raisons du succès de ce quilt vient du fait qu'il utilise en majorité des pentagones, donnant au dessin général un air plus pointu, plus vivant que si il était réalisé avec une majorité d'hexagones Vous pouvez également acheter des papiers prêts à l'emploi, ainsi que des gabarits en plexiglas ici! More on the Passacaglia: http://www.lovepatchworkandquilting.com/downloads/la-passacaglia-quilt http://mackandmabel.blogspot.ch/2015/05/la-passacaglia-my-process.html http://www.mommybydaycrafterbynight.com/2014/11/la-passacaglia-quilt-pattern.html
"La Passacaglia" The journey continues with three more Rosettes. A closer look at the fussy cutting, which I am finding highly addictive and personally I am loving the results. And in the grand scheme of things this is where I am at. I have not touched another project since starting this project. Guess that can only confirm that the addiction that is "The La Passacaglia" continues. Thanks for popping by. hugs Sharon You can also follow Lilabelle Lane Creations here
блог Решетниковой Юлии La Passacaglia
I’ve been in touch with numerous English Paper Piecers working on the La Passacaglia Quilt, and they have all said that getting started was the hardest part. In this post Ill provide a step by step…
I went to bed very happy last night because I've completed the bottom half of my la passacaglia. Yes, I'm 50% done!!!! For my newer followers, I started this quilt at Christmas time. I made about 20 rosettes between January and July, but I only started to join them up in August. Some of my early rosettes - they're not all in the quilt yet All the decisions required about pattern and colour mean that joining the rosettes has been a slow process. Hand sewing all those stars on takes forever too. Two of the potential rosettes in this photo didn't make it into the quilt afterall I am extending the pattern slightly beyond the edges shown in the book, but I do currently intend to mark a straight edge and attach a fairly plain border (or maybe two - a skinny one and then a wider one). Some people in the facebook group are appliqueing their edges to a border so they don't lose any star points, but I think it would be too hard to fold the points down. Others are hand piecing a plain row of pentagons around the edge and then attaching a border or binding. Forward planning on my kitchen floor The bottom section measures 37" x 55". I have lots of rosettes made for the top half. I just need to decide on the placement, make the stars, and join them up. I'm not sure if I'll manage all that before Christmas or not. If you're thinking about making this quilt then I really would recommend allowing about one year.
Everything you need to know to get started with the La Passacaglia Quilt~!
Welcome to my dedicated page for my "La Passacaglia" English Paper Pieced Quilt. It will finish at 144 x 176cm I will put links here for the progress posts on my Blog for this project. Here is where I am up to at the moment. My starting Post can be found HERE. Part Two - First Big Rosette can be found HERE. "The Tula Pink La Passacaglia" - Third post HERE. "Still Holding my Attention" - Update HERE "La Passacaglia" - Week 5 Update HERE 3rd of the 4 Big Rosettes - Update HERE Growing some more - Update HERE Playing again - Update HERE Progressing on Passacaglia - Update HERE You can also follow Lilabelle Lane Creations here
This week I started hand quilting my la passacaglia quilt. Of course there are many different methods to hand quilt, but this is what I've decided to do. Some people have machine quilted their la pa
Kamie Murdock is making a very happy version of the quilt A new EPP phenomenon is happening, and it's interesting to catch it at the beginning, wondering if it will spread or just die. It makes me think of the Dear Jane adventure, as it's like the Way to Compostelle, one step at a time. I'm talking about the phenomenal success of the book Millefiori Quilts by Willyne Hammerstein, available at Quiltmania. The book has French and English instructions inside. There's one quilt in the book, that's particularly popular, it's the Passacaglia Quilt. Its success has especially increased since quilters have started to use very modern fabrics to make it. I'm thinking about Kamie Murdock or Tula Pink, for example. Since it need thousands of pieces and takes forever to make, they are taking the time to extensively blog about it, or post on Instagram, and it's just fascinating!! You can even buy paper pieces, ready to be use, as well as plexy templates to cut the fabric here! Un nouveau phénomène EPP (méthode anglaise) est en train de prendre forme et c'est intéressant de l'observer à ses débuts, en se demandant si cela va se propager ou s'il va disparaître. Cela me fait penser à l'aventure Dear Jane, puisque, comme le Chemin de Compostelle, c'est un pas après l'autre, pour rejoindre un but difficile à atteindre. Je parle du succès phénoménal du livre Millefiori Quilts, de Willyne Hammerstein, disponible chez Quiltmania. Le livre a des instructions en français et ne anglais. Il y a un quilt dans le livre, qui est particulièrement populaire, c'est le quilt La Passacaglia. Son succès a particuliprement augmenté quand des quilters ont commencé à le réaliser avec des tissus modernes. Je pense à Kamie, Murdock, ou Tula Pink, par exemple. Comme cela nécessite des milliers de pièces et que ça prend une éternité à réaliser, elles ont le temps d'écrire le processus en détail sur leur blog ou sur Instagram, et c'est tout simplement fascinant! Tulla Pink with her La Passacaglia project in the background as seen on Elisabeth Maxson's site Sharon Burgess is almost there! If you feel like starting one, just read that, and make sure you understand how much energy you'll need to invest! Si vous vous sentez attiré par ce projet, ne manquez pas de lire cet article, afin de bien saisir la quantité d'énergie qu'il faudra investir! Cathy from Eagles Wings, Canada writes a report every week Izy Denham's quilt I think one of the reasons of the success of that quilt is that it uses mostly pentagons, giving the allover design a more spiky, lively look, than if it was made of mostly hexagons. You can even buy paper pieces, ready to be use, as well as plexy templates to cut the fabric here! Je pense qu'une des raisons du succès de ce quilt vient du fait qu'il utilise en majorité des pentagones, donnant au dessin général un air plus pointu, plus vivant que si il était réalisé avec une majorité d'hexagones Vous pouvez également acheter des papiers prêts à l'emploi, ainsi que des gabarits en plexiglas ici! More on the Passacaglia: http://www.lovepatchworkandquilting.com/downloads/la-passacaglia-quilt http://mackandmabel.blogspot.ch/2015/05/la-passacaglia-my-process.html http://www.mommybydaycrafterbynight.com/2014/11/la-passacaglia-quilt-pattern.html
Today was a very special day. I finished the hand piecing on my la passacaglia quilt. I'm so pleased with how it's turned out. I can honestly say that I wouldn't change anything about it. I love t
Wat is het toch leuk te zien wat een nieuwe kijk op een quiltpatroon doet! Het boek 'Millefiori Quilts' van Willyne Hammerstein is al een ...
I've just realised that it's about 20 weeks since I started my la passacaglia, and I've made 20 centres. I think that's quite good going. Here's how it's looking now: The photo below gives and idea of how one corner of the quilt will look once I add the stars and join the pieces - a big centre surrounded by 10 smaller rosettes - not necessarily these rosettes. Here's is a close up of my other large rosette with a bit of forward planning. I've still got two more large rosettes to make, and I've just decided that it will be the two rosettes below that I enlarge to become focal points. I love all the pattern going on in these rosettes. I haven't done a huge amount of fussy cutting, but rather I'm working on making the colours give the desired effects. The pattern for la passacaglia is in this Millefiori Quilts, published by QuiltMania, but also available through Paper Pieces in USA. The first book has become so popular that Willyne Hammerstein has written a second book with even more beautiful patterns. I'd really like to make the quilt on the cover - Ballet Avec Kaffe Fasset, one day. You can have a sneaky look inside the book here. My own personal copy arrived at the weekend. Sometimes it's interesting to look back to the start of a project. These were my original fabrics that I set aside for this quilt. I've used most of the blues and the pinky reds, but I haven't really used the dusky pinks. I think I'll leave them out now because the quilt has enough colour without them. I'll use them in another project - maybe Smitten, another paper piecing pattern I just bought recently. I don't like all my quilts to be in the same colour ranges, so I might just save them for that. It's easy to lose momentum on a big project like this, but my friends in the Millefiori/ la passacaglia English Paper Piecing facebook group are keeping me motivated. They're a great group and welcome anyone with an interest in quilting and paper piecing.
