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Question about Stack'n'whack
Hello all,
most of you probably remember the Singing Quilter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzoL7...layer_embedded Now, I've grown really fond of the quilt shown at 3:24 and I wonder what makes the charm of this item. Is it the wonderful contrast between the green and the nice reddish shades of the stars, combined with the right size of the flowers in the stars? Although I like the colour combination, I might chose something else, probably containing blue. Which pattern is used there? Is it just triangles? I bought a book about stack'n'whack ( http://www.amazon.de/Magic-Stack-N-W...0679696&sr=8-1 ) but I'm not sure if it holds the right pattern for this... U. - far from getting round to quilt anything these days but the brain is always busy while the hands work on stupid household chores. |
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On 14 Jul., 23:44, "Ursula Schrader" wrote:
Hello all, most of you probably remember the Singing Quilter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzoL7...layer_embedded Now, I've grown really fond of the quilt shown at 3:24 and I wonder what makes the charm of this item. Is it the wonderful contrast between the green and the nice reddish shades of the stars, combined with the right size of the flowers in the stars? Although I like the colour combination, I might chose something else, probably containing blue. Which pattern is used there? Is it just triangles? I bought a book about stack'n'whack (http://www.amazon.de/Magic-Stack-N-W...-Reynolds/dp/1...) but I'm not sure if it holds the right pattern for this... U. - far from getting round to quilt anything these days but the brain is always busy while the hands work on stupid household chores. Those are triangles, but 90 degree ones, not 60, as often used. The main block is on the front of your book - I'm guessing it would be inside too? The pattern in the video is not exactly the same, as the stacked blocks are more spread out, but the basic block is the same. I found BR's books pretty good for explaining the general idea and then allowing me to work the specifics out for myself - you might have to do that to get the more spread out pattern? Hanne in DK |
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"Hanne" wrote... On 14 Jul., 23:44, "Ursula Schrader" wrote: Hello all, Is it just triangles? I bought a book about stack'n'whack (http://www.amazon.de/Magic-Stack-N-W...-Reynolds/dp/1...) but I'm not sure if it holds the right pattern for this... U. - far from getting round to quilt anything these days but the brain is always busy while the hands work on stupid household chores. Those are triangles, but 90 degree ones, not 60, as often used. The main block is on the front of your book - I'm guessing it would be inside too? The pattern in the video is not exactly the same, as the stacked blocks are more spread out, but the basic block is the same. I found BR's books pretty good for explaining the general idea and then allowing me to work the specifics out for myself - you might have to do that to get the more spread out pattern? Dang, I didn't recognise that! I guess it takes a trained eye to see from a picture like that in the video. I thought it must be those 90 degree triangles but I thought the stacks were somewhat bigger and wondered what the centre was made of. Hmmmpf, it's just bigger triangles. As for working the specifics out for myself - I'll have to wait until I get better before I can tackle that one, so much is clear. ;-) U. |
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On 15 Jul., 07:41, "Ursula Schrader" wrote:
"Hanne" wrote... On 14 Jul., 23:44, "Ursula Schrader" wrote: Hello all, Is it just triangles? I bought a book about stack'n'whack (http://www.amazon.de/Magic-Stack-N-W...-Reynolds/dp/1...) but I'm not sure if it holds the right pattern for this... U. - far from getting round to quilt anything these days but the brain is always busy while the hands work on stupid household chores. Those are triangles, but 90 degree ones, not 60, as often used. The main block is on the front of your book - I'm guessing it would be inside too? The pattern in the video is not exactly the same, as the stacked blocks are more spread out, but the basic block is the same. I found BR's books pretty good for explaining the general idea and then allowing me to work the specifics out for myself - you might have to do that to get the more spread out pattern? Dang, I didn't recognise that! I guess it takes a trained eye to see from a picture like that in the video. I thought it must be those 90 degree triangles but I thought the stacks were somewhat bigger and wondered what the centre was made of. Hmmmpf, it's just bigger triangles. As for working the specifics out for myself - I'll have to wait until I get better before I can tackle that one, so much is clear. ;-) U. :-) But do check the book! The pattern on the front will give you the stacked blocks, it is "only" the spacing between the blocks that is different. Many of the stack'n'whack quilts are done with the main "block" being triangles that don't extend beyond a central area - in this one they do, and so to get a "block" you'd need to combine with the background fabric. Maybe that is what makes it look very dynamic. Hanne in DK |
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"Susan Torrens" wrote... That is the pinwheel pattern, but with a different setting than in the book. It can be set square or on point. The quilt in the video uses a square set, with sashing that matches the background of the blocks. If you haven't made a Stack n Whack project before, I recommend beginning with the 60 degree triangle magic on page 72. It only uses 6 repeats of the fabric, and you can select your background after the blocks are assembled. I have yet to use the background that I thought would look the best! I take a few blocks to the shop and try them on many different colours. I make one of these every once in a while - sometimes I find fabric that just cries to be a Stack n Whack! Well, as for me, I haven't so far come across one. But as soon as I find one, I might buy a couple of - well, not yards, but you know what I mean. ;-) I'll ponder what you said about the background being added later. Thing is, that I don't like the 6 repeat version; the 8 looks so much nicer. U. |
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just an odd thought that probably doesnt work for some reason or other that
eludes me at the moment....with a stack and whack, could the 8x right size square be cut first, then cut those on the diagonal to get get 2 sets of triangles for the 8 point block? hmmm. i wonder if it would be possible to sew the squares together first, then cut them apart. sorry bit early for me here yet so havent actually sloshed it around inside my head enough to decide if that would work but what about the squares cut first, then into diagonals. seems to me squares are easier to cut in the first place from strips of WOF, then cut corner to corner. just my weird brain at work. thought of it just now cuz i like the 4 squares kaleidoscope effect as you get 4 choices of finished block with each set of 4 squares and its just easier to do, well would be for me anyhow. : / if any of that makes sense to anyone....do you think it might work or not? should i go back to bed.... j. "Ursula Schrader" wrote ... "Susan Torrens" wrote... That is the pinwheel pattern, but with a different setting than in the book. It can be set square or on point. The quilt in the video uses a square set, with sashing that matches the background of the blocks. If you haven't made a Stack n Whack project before, I recommend beginning with the 60 degree triangle magic on page 72. It only uses 6 repeats of the fabric, and you can select your background after the blocks are assembled. I have yet to use the background that I thought would look the best! I take a few blocks to the shop and try them on many different colours. I make one of these every once in a while - sometimes I find fabric that just cries to be a Stack n Whack! Well, as for me, I haven't so far come across one. But as soon as I find one, I might buy a couple of - well, not yards, but you know what I mean. ;-) I'll ponder what you said about the background being added later. Thing is, that I don't like the 6 repeat version; the 8 looks so much nicer. U. |
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If you layer 8 repeats and cut 4 squares, then cut the squares on the
diagonal, you have enough for 8 blocks right there. I think that is what you meant, right? I think the standard cutting method is to cut strips, then subcut as needed. The main reason for not doing strips would be to fuzzy cut, if the fabric lends itself to that more than the (nearly) random cuts of using strips. I don't think you can't presew, since the 8 triangles that need to be sewn together are right on top of eachother. With none of the seams lined up (they go together shot seam to long seam for this pattern). Also, if you don't add the background fabric before piecing the block, it becomes a lot more complicated with either inset seams or partial seams. Hanne in DK On 15 Jul., 23:58, "J*" wrote: just an odd thought that probably doesnt work for some reason or other that eludes me at the moment....with a stack and whack, could the 8x right size square be cut first, then cut those on the diagonal to get get 2 sets of triangles for the 8 point block? hmmm. i wonder if it would be possible to sew the squares together first, then cut them apart. sorry bit early for me here yet so havent actually sloshed it around inside my head enough to decide if that would work but what about the squares cut first, then into diagonals. seems to me squares are easier to cut in the first place from strips of WOF, then cut corner to corner. just my weird brain at work. thought of it just now cuz i like the 4 squares kaleidoscope effect as you get 4 choices of finished block with each set of 4 squares and its just easier to do, well would be for me anyhow. : / if any of that makes sense to anyone....do you think it might work or not? should i go back to bed.... j. "Ursula Schrader" *wrote ... "Susan Torrens" wrote... That is the pinwheel pattern, but with a different setting than in the book. *It can be set square or on point. The quilt in the video uses a square set, with sashing that matches the background of the blocks. If you haven't made a Stack n Whack project before, I recommend beginning with the 60 degree triangle magic on page 72. *It only uses 6 repeats of the fabric, and you can select your background after the blocks are assembled. *I have yet to use the background that I thought would look the best! *I take a few blocks to the shop and try them on many different colours. I make one of these every once in a while - sometimes I find fabric that just cries to be a Stack n Whack! Well, as for me, I haven't so far come across one. But as soon as I find one, I might buy a couple of - well, not yards, but you know what I mean. ;-) I'll ponder what you said about the background being added later. Thing is, that I don't like the 6 repeat version; the 8 looks so much nicer. U. |
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you need 8 triangles for each block.
you'd have to cut 8 squares, cut each on the diagonal and you'd have enough triangles for 2 full blocks. tho you could use 4 sqs and alternate the triangles for a different type of block. had not thot of that. j. "Hanne" wrote ... If you layer 8 repeats and cut 4 squares, then cut the squares on the diagonal, you have enough for 8 blocks right there. I think that is what you meant, right? I think the standard cutting method is to cut strips, then subcut as needed. The main reason for not doing strips would be to fuzzy cut, if the fabric lends itself to that more than the (nearly) random cuts of using strips. I don't think you can't presew, since the 8 triangles that need to be sewn together are right on top of eachother. With none of the seams lined up (they go together shot seam to long seam for this pattern). Also, if you don't add the background fabric before piecing the block, it becomes a lot more complicated with either inset seams or partial seams. Hanne in DK "J*" wrote: just an odd thought that probably doesnt work for some reason or other that eludes me at the moment....with a stack and whack, could the 8x right size square be cut first, then cut those on the diagonal to get get 2 sets of triangles for the 8 point block? hmmm. i wonder if it would be possible to sew the squares together first, then cut them apart. sorry bit early for me here yet so havent actually sloshed it around inside my head enough to decide if that would work but what about the squares cut first, then into diagonals. seems to me squares are easier to cut in the first place from strips of WOF, then cut corner to corner. just my weird brain at work. thought of it just now cuz i like the 4 squares kaleidoscope effect as you get 4 choices of finished block with each set of 4 squares and its just easier to do, well would be for me anyhow. : / if any of that makes sense to anyone....do you think it might work or not? should i go back to bed.... j. |
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I meant that you do 8 layers, then cut 4 squares (that is a total of
32 squares, 8 each the same). You don't cut the 8 squares individually. If you were to alternate, that would really be a wildcard wrt the outcome :-) In any case, I think we both have the same image in our heads! Hanne On 16 Jul., 09:03, "J*" wrote: you need 8 triangles for each block. you'd have to cut 8 squares, cut each on the diagonal and *you'd have enough triangles for 2 full blocks. tho you could use 4 sqs and alternate the triangles for a different type of block. had not thot of that. j. "Hanne" * wrote ... If you layer 8 repeats and cut 4 squares, then cut the squares on the diagonal, you have enough for 8 blocks right there. I think that is what you meant, right? I think the standard cutting method is to cut strips, then subcut as needed. The main reason for not doing strips would be to fuzzy cut, if the fabric lends itself to that more than the (nearly) random cuts of using strips. I don't think you can't presew, since the 8 triangles that need to be sewn together are right on top of eachother. With none of the seams lined up (they go together shot seam to long seam for this pattern). Also, if you don't add the background fabric before piecing the block, it becomes a lot more complicated with either inset seams or partial seams. Hanne in DK *"J*" *wrote: just an odd thought that probably doesnt work for some reason or other that eludes me at the moment....with a stack and whack, could the 8x right size square be cut first, then cut those on the diagonal to get get 2 sets of triangles for the 8 point block? hmmm. i wonder if it would be possible to sew the squares together first, then cut them apart. sorry bit early for me here yet so havent actually sloshed it around inside my head enough to decide if that would work but what about the squares cut first, then into diagonals. seems to me squares are easier to cut in the first place from strips of WOF, then cut corner to corner. just my weird brain at work. thought of it just now cuz i like the 4 squares kaleidoscope effect as you get 4 choices of finished block with each set of 4 squares and its just easier to do, well would be for me anyhow. : / if any of that makes sense to anyone....do you think it might work or not? should i go back to bed.... j. |
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