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Stitching & Crafting Room:  2016 Temperature Quilt  |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 09:21:06 AM
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NOTE: Measurements of cut squares have been corrected. If you find any more errors, please let me know.
I am starting a thread that is the quilter's version of the knitted/crocheted Temperature Blanket thread that Ruthie posted. This is NOT a swap - you will be making this quilt for yourself, since the temperatures in your area would be different from other farmgirls.
You keep track of the temperatures for each day of 2016. There will be 366 days, and there are several ways you can make this quilt.
Each temperature range has a color (according to the charts on weather maps):
0 and below -pink
0-10-light purple
11-20-dark purple
21-30-dark blue
31-40-light blue
41-50-dark green
51-60-light green
61-70- bright yellow
71-80-orange
81-90-light red
90-100-dark red
over 100- burgundy
Or you can make up your own color chart.
Your quilt can just be squares of fabric that are predominantly one of the chart colors for that day. Or it could be made up of quilt blocks using different patterns. Each color could be a variety of scrappy fabrics, not only one fabric. Here are my quick brainstorm ideas (only suggestions), and I am considering to do one of these ideas:
Square a day
For one square a day that would be 366 blocks. A quilt with blocks cut 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" square would yield a quilt 31x12 blocks which would make a wall-hanging of 62" x 24", which is quite a bit wider than long, but with 4-6" borders, this makes a great bed runner quilt. But if you use rectangles cut 2-1/2" x 5-1/2" (finished to 2"x5"), and place them with the 2-1/2" across the width, your quilt would be 62" x 60" before borders, a nice size for a bed quilt. You can cut your squares ahead of time from your stash and sort them in baggies according to the list of colors. Add a nice border and you have a wall-hanging or full- to queen-size quilt. This is probably the easiest.
Block-a-Week
Another idea for the quilt could be a block a week, which would be 52 blocks. Each block could be a combination of the temperature colors for the 7 days in that week. Some weeks might have mainly one color, other weeks up to 7. (LOL! Wouldn't that be a week!) It would be a scrappy quilt that could be 8 blocks x 7 blocks (with 4 neutral setting blocks in the corners) with each block being a different quilt pattern. If you want a wall-hanging you would make the blocks 4-1/2" unfinished, so they finish at 4" square. For a bed-size quilt, I'd probably make these blocks to finish at 10" square (10-1/2" unfinished), which would make the quilt 70" x 80" before adding a border. This would be easiest to use simple block patterns, but could be as complicated as you like. What a great sampler quilt.
Remember - you are on your own for this, but I'd love to see several farmgirls join in. We can post our monthly finished strips/squares/blocks and see what others are doing.
A great site to go to for block patterns is www.quilterscache.com.
Sooooooo - Who is with me on this?
Signups: NOTE: When you sign up you are in no way obligated to complete this. LOL! This is just a fun project.
Linda (quiltee)
Sara (Yellow Rose)
RuthieAnn (ruthie218)
Shannon (hudsoninaf)
Mel (Kirksmom71)
Judith (forgetmenot)
Tamara (GrammyTammy)
RoDonna (kymomma4)
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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Edited by - quiltee on Jan 07 2016 9:05:54 PM |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7115 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7115 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 09:29:54 AM
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Linda, I'm in. Can't wait to get started on my crazy temperature quilt/wall hanging. All dark greens for the coming week except for one light green.
Hint: Get weekly temperatures off computer and list the colors. I'm using Month pages in MaryJane's planner.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 09:33:26 AM
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I'm thinking this is a great idea for kids to do - I want my grandkids to do this. It is a weather project to keep track of the temperatures and I have loads of scraps they can sort through to pick out the colors.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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ruthie218
True Blue Farmgirl
1425 Posts
Ruthie Ann
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 09:41:53 AM
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I am too going to make a quilt blanket as well as my crocheted blanket. I am going to do mine as a hand quilted english paper piecing/hexagon quilt. I am so excited to be able to use up alot of my scraps. Now to figure out what size to make the hexagons ,what I can make depends on that size of hexagons so many things to think about. Well better get started.
http://simpleindianagirl.blogspot.com/
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 10:03:01 AM
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Thanks for joining, Ruthie!
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 10:21:50 AM
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oops - Thanks for joining, Shannon. The site for great blocks is www.quilterscache.com.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 10:23:50 AM
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I'm hoping this doesn't end up a UFO. LOL!
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7115 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7115 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 10:44:26 AM
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Hush your mouth, Linda.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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ruthie218
True Blue Farmgirl
1425 Posts
Ruthie Ann
Indiana
USA
1425 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 10:49:50 AM
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I am going to try to keep up but if I can't I will plan to finish my on Saturday of that week. But I think if I set aside a hour a day I will be able to get done just not sure what I can make with 366 hexagons plus a few extra for snow days. So hoping my mine won't be a UFO!!!
http://simpleindianagirl.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl sister#4072 |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 10:55:45 AM
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Sounds like a WONderful project, Ruthie. I can't wait to see it.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 10:56:59 AM
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LOL! I know you will keep me in line, Sara. I'm going to do the squares, so now all I need to do is CUT them all. LOL! I even thought about doing a scrappy 4-1/2" squares one, too, but if I get my grandsons to do this, that most likely won't happen.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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Edited by - quiltee on Dec 31 2015 10:58:09 AM |
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3957 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3957 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 11:32:16 AM
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I would love to do the crochet or quilt temperature blanket and I have to be realistic about it. So not this year. I like the idea of the hexagons. Perhaps on the snowy and, perhaps, rainy days, one can embroider stars inside the blocks or maybe outline them with some lace. I will be checking in with to see the creativity.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
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Kirksmom71
True Blue Farmgirl
873 Posts
Mel
Dallas
Texas
USA
873 Posts |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 4:34:54 PM
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LOL! Just join us in the padded room.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 4:35:54 PM
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Mel -
I see you are in Dallas? I moved to east Texas from Richardson. LOL! Nice to meet other Texas farmgirls.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7115 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7115 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 4:48:56 PM
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I was born in Dallas and moved to Sherman area in 1975 and to Paris in 2011. Maybe all Texas roads do run through Dallas after all. lol
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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Kirksmom71
True Blue Farmgirl
873 Posts
Mel
Dallas
Texas
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 4:59:04 PM
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Linda.....I live off Spring Valley just east of I-75 and Richardson. Smaaaaaaaaalllll world! I think you may be right, Sara! :)
When my Granddaughter, Sarah, visited from New York last year, I took her to see the Eiffel Tower replica so she could tell her friends she went to Paris on vacation!
My best to all,
Mel
https://www.etsy.com/shop/KirksmomsKottage
http://www.pinterest.com/kirksmom71/
Sassy City Girl with Farmgirl Fantasies! |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 5:12:32 PM
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WOW! Me, too! I lived caddy-corner from the Kroger at Centennial and Grove. My long-arm quilter lives somewhere near you I think. Really small world.
That is a neat Eiffel Tower. Don't know why it is in Richardson and not in Paris, TX.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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Kirksmom71
True Blue Farmgirl
873 Posts
Mel
Dallas
Texas
USA
873 Posts |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 5:30:11 PM
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WOW! Maybe at some point we were at Kroger at the same time. LOL!
Oh, OK! I haven't seen that one,and I've been in Paris, TX, twice so far. There is another tower that looks like a very small Eiffel off Renner Road (I think) in Richardson.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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Kirksmom71
True Blue Farmgirl
873 Posts
Mel
Dallas
Texas
USA
873 Posts |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 5:55:32 PM
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Omgosh, Ruthie! You got me at hexies! Please, sign me up, Linda! It will either be a very productive year or two more UFO's. I still would like to do the weaving. (probably end up a rug!)
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7115 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7115 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 6:16:51 PM
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Linda & Mel I never lived in Richardson but in the 60s & 70z I did work at TI for 3 years and Collins Radio for 12.
1 for the money - 2 for the show - 3 to get ready - and 4 to go - 1st block starts tomorrow!
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7115 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7115 Posts |
Posted - Jan 01 2016 : 08:40:53 AM
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I took a break from cooking to work on this week's block. It's done. One 4 1/2" square of dark green overall pattern with a 1 3/4" circle of solid light green in right bottom corner. Attached the circle with dark green embroidery thread using a running stitch. A multi-green square button in center of circle. I like the idea of a crazy quilt pattern. Wonder what I will come up with for next week's block. Until spring I know it will be a lot of green.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13666 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Stitching & Crafting Room: 2016 Temperature Quilt |
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2016 Temperature Quilt
