Orangeflower has given me the exact amount of push I needed to make my 'almost Amish quilt' this year. It was in the back of my head and now all that's missing: great solids. lately I have been sort of underwhelmed by printed fabric. There is nothing out there that I just must have on the spot... I wonder if that means I am depressed. What else not wanting any fabric could signify...
Oh well, I could do with solids, lots of them so that's good.
The quilt I chose is pictured bellow, it a representation of Roman Stripes.
I found it in The World of Amish Quilts by Rachel and Kenneth Pellman. ISBN 0-934672-22-9. It doesn't come with a pattern unfortunately so I will have to use my brain a little, darn!
If any of you has any experience buying Amish Solids online I would really appreciate your input in the comment section.
I also want to mention that I changed almost all my links to celebrate the new year by actually doing some web maintenance on this old web page. It needs a new banner still, but that is for another day.
That is a seriously amazing quilt - sorry, have no idea about where to find the solids.
Posted by: Ingrid | January 13, 2010 at 04:19 AM
That is beautiful! The minute I saw this I thought it would look great in Kaffe Shot Cottons. I absolutely love almost Amish Quilts. Do you have EQ? You could probably make up a pattern with very little thinking in EQ. If you don't have the program I do and would be happy to bring over my laptop.
Posted by: Lisa | January 13, 2010 at 07:35 AM
I am also making an Amish quilt this year! I bought the Kona solids roll-ups in several different colorways. I think the darks, brights, and classic ones will be beautiful for an Amish quilt. Plus it's such an economical way to get a variety of solids.
Posted by: Sophiaaster | January 14, 2010 at 06:47 AM
I made a quilt like this last year, but not in a zigzag pattern. I used Kona cotton solids. I stitched the strips diagonally onto 11-inch square foundation paper with the center strip being wider. Trimmed it to 10.5 inches square, then matched it right sides together with a solid of the same size, drew a diagonal line down the center and stitched 1/4 inch on either side of it. Then I cut it in between the two lines of stitching and opened them up, thus making two complete blocks. You'll want to remove the foundation paper before sewing all the blocks together.
Posted by: P. | January 23, 2010 at 01:22 PM
That sounds very ingenious! Thanks you for contributing.
Juju
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Posted by: Juliette Lanvers | January 23, 2010 at 04:09 PM
They sounds great... thank you for posting...
Posted by: Business Process Improvement,Brisbane | January 27, 2010 at 02:31 AM
I would consider using Moda Bella solids. They are available in a wonderful range of colors and the hand of the fabric is lovely. They are available at the fat Quarter Shop online.
Posted by: Jan | January 27, 2010 at 05:22 AM