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This nautically-themed wall quilt makes a beautiful gift for a
boy.
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| The finished size of this wall quilt is about 46" x 46". The
quilt consists of nine 12" x 12" blocks and three borders - two that are
1" wide and one that is 3" wide. |
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| The two star blocks are paper-pieced. These are the designs of Pepper
Cory, a nationally known quilting teacher and author. We had the opportunity
to attend her class at the Chenango Piecemakers Quilt Guild in September
2006. You can buy these designs from her ( www.peppercory.com) or make
your favorite star blocks. |
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| The central block of the wall quilts features a map of a treasure island.
We recommend to embroider it with 30-weight embroidery rayon threads. If
you do not have 30-weight threads, you can use 40-weight, but embroider
the design twice - one directly over the other - to get a more vivid embroidery.
We also used white craft felt instead of stabilizer. When the embroidery
was finished we cut away the excess felt close to the embroidery. |
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| You can download the map here. |
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For 5" x 7" hoop:
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ART
DST
HUS
JEF
PES
VIP
XXX
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For 6" x 10" hoop:
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DST
HUS JEF+
PES
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| The other 6 blocks are embroidered with Sailing
Ships from our Nautical
section. Here are close-ups of some of them. |
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| This is a stitch-out of the Schooner. |
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| This is the Caravel. |
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| This is the Frigate. |
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| This is the Galleon.
We embroidered all ships with crafter's felt for stabilizer. We cut away
the excess felt after the embroidery was finished. |
| After we embroidered each block, we assembled them in a top, attached
borders and made a sandwich out of the backing, batting and top. First
we quilted the ships' outlines with monofilament (invisible) thread and
the embroidery got a sculptured, trapunto, look. Then we quilted the sandwich
with designs from the Pirates
Redwork Set. |
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| And finally, we quilted waves across the entire quilt. |
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After quilting, we finished the raw edges with binding and decorated
the quilt with the FSL
Skull and Crossbones design and a trim imitating ropes.
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We hope that you liked our idea and will come up with many of your
own.
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