tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post7623111810081712262..comments2024-03-13T10:53:22.806-05:00Comments on Simply Pieced: X-Plus Quilt TopJanet @ Simply Piecedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07932316774768732089noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-74859321030587873132017-05-12T07:54:58.170-05:002017-05-12T07:54:58.170-05:00I love the use of color in this quilt. Would you m...I love the use of color in this quilt. Would you mind if I used your photo? I'm doing a post on x and + quilts. I will link back to you.<br />Thanksem's scrapbaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02111534162397777000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-43990999151270927292016-02-17T22:27:41.267-06:002016-02-17T22:27:41.267-06:00I am interested in the dimensions, also. I have s...I am interested in the dimensions, also. I have started and stopped several X+Plus blocks and have become frustrated with the scale of my blocks. I would love to know the dimensions of the pieces. Your quilt is lovely. Warm pluses and Cool Xs = brilliant.Kareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064785750925559451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-82782396683074017422015-02-04T17:20:16.552-06:002015-02-04T17:20:16.552-06:00Oh I love this piece! It's fabulous. Really ...Oh I love this piece! It's fabulous. Really cool effect.the zen quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109269989556411207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-7445635782866189812014-10-10T10:28:55.981-05:002014-10-10T10:28:55.981-05:00Did you use the Bad Skirt X-plus directions? I...Did you use the Bad Skirt X-plus directions? I'm hoping to start this quilt pattern soon and am looking for directions for a block that is slightly bigger than Bad Skirt. Would love to hear the dimensions of your piecing if it is different. Thanks.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050564163847562219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-37275087451164328132014-08-05T11:51:30.011-05:002014-08-05T11:51:30.011-05:00Hi there, congratulations on an excellent quilt. I...Hi there, congratulations on an excellent quilt. I love the use of different shades of grey fabrics for backgrounds. I prefer to press seams flat rather than open, primarily because the batting may "beard" (migrate) through the seam allowance with pressing open. Just my experience. Thanks for the inspirations, as a quilt judge, this is one I would want to take home! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253295468651049908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-85452835640786543052014-05-19T21:52:06.923-05:002014-05-19T21:52:06.923-05:00I love love love this quilt! I am usually not a f...I love love love this quilt! I am usually not a fan of scrappy, but your quilt looks amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-66613963960211266252014-05-18T17:18:08.125-05:002014-05-18T17:18:08.125-05:00Beautiful quilt top, love the fabrics! I tend to p...Beautiful quilt top, love the fabrics! I tend to press open as I find the seams lie flatter then and are easier for me to quilt, but to be honest I don't really know what's best!!Cloud CouCouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372101573339710280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-15992738301280640162014-05-17T08:34:49.658-05:002014-05-17T08:34:49.658-05:00You can count me in as a fellow DS lover. You can count me in as a fellow DS lover. suemachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274108215277727979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-18399479630279851552014-05-16T11:17:45.658-05:002014-05-16T11:17:45.658-05:00poor personal projects put off for those pesky due...poor personal projects put off for those pesky due dates! i hear ya on that one. =) and too bad for you because this is a lovely quilt! i'm sure you will love snuggling under it and examining all those great DS fabrics when you finally get to finish it.hydeeannsewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-12655726849789879252014-05-16T07:40:45.631-05:002014-05-16T07:40:45.631-05:00it's beautiful! i love the fabrics you used.it's beautiful! i love the fabrics you used.knottygnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645875149236777360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-35932281521724232512014-05-15T22:00:06.803-05:002014-05-15T22:00:06.803-05:00Your quilt top is stunning! I prefer to press open...Your quilt top is stunning! I prefer to press open for the flat look and I think pressing to the side can be confusing on some quilts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033167746639476250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-45640307427316962612014-05-15T21:36:59.491-05:002014-05-15T21:36:59.491-05:00I have always admired the x and + pattern... And y...I have always admired the x and + pattern... And your beautiful top is no exception! Those fabrics shine in this design. I prefer to press seams open and find these much easier to match. I rarely press seams to the side. I love how flat the quilt top lays. Not good if you stitch in the ditch. But great for any other quilting design you choose!Lorna McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911462547010295684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-85661709926548588632014-05-15T19:59:01.304-05:002014-05-15T19:59:01.304-05:00Love the color/fabrics of your X plus quilt.Love the color/fabrics of your X plus quilt.Anne / Springleaf Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114887911414187175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-60059067796565466692014-05-15T18:52:10.837-05:002014-05-15T18:52:10.837-05:00love, love, love this. Its scrappy wonderful. Wh...love, love, love this. Its scrappy wonderful. When seams are pressed open the blocks sure do lay nice and flat, however I'm a longarm quilter and when seams are pressed open it makes it hard to sew in the ditch as there really isn't a ditch to stitch. Not always a concern but something to think about. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Caffeinated Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11229742637357159168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-54037187797867197302014-05-15T12:40:31.448-05:002014-05-15T12:40:31.448-05:00This is so beautiful! Where did you get the patter...This is so beautiful! Where did you get the pattern?<br /><br />As for ironing, I really hate ironing seams open. And I have a REAL hard time matching up seams when seams are open. It's so much easier for me to nest the seams. I try to plan out my seams so that I can spiral them so they lay flat. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458341169251653916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-72386551214460611242014-05-15T12:33:20.227-05:002014-05-15T12:33:20.227-05:00Very nice. I like how you used the warm and cool ...Very nice. I like how you used the warm and cool color scheme. I press to the side, and try to nest if I can. For some reason it just seems stronger that way to me and I never know how I'm going to do my quilting so I like to keep my options open.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275798275018244333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-37758010104306511252014-05-15T12:03:40.740-05:002014-05-15T12:03:40.740-05:00Gorgeous quilt! I've changed my pressing a lot...Gorgeous quilt! I've changed my pressing a lot since I started - I didn't know about pressing seams open until a couple of years ago. I tend to look at the block and who it's going next too and just listen - usually the block tells me! Glinda ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/12388816201340955676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-38901706214187814462014-05-15T11:12:50.085-05:002014-05-15T11:12:50.085-05:00This is gorgeous!! I do both, depending on the pa...This is gorgeous!! I do both, depending on the pattern/block....but mostly I prefer to the side. :)RobotMomSewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341144943680200566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-30150039645370208942014-05-14T20:46:56.126-05:002014-05-14T20:46:56.126-05:00Way Cool! Saw you on Bee Social. I am #60. 15septe...Way Cool! Saw you on Bee Social. I am #60. 15septemberarts.blogspot.com<br />come visit. will follow you on bloglovin. Great workellen stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15716452966265944906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-17099913738249029872014-05-14T20:18:36.210-05:002014-05-14T20:18:36.210-05:00We both have a quilt to show using DS fabrics! :)...We both have a quilt to show using DS fabrics! :) Love yours!<br />I press both ways...depending on which gives me a flatter seam. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874545963822374027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-34362318579513695632014-05-14T19:11:27.375-05:002014-05-14T19:11:27.375-05:00I always press to the side, but I don't really...I always press to the side, but I don't really know why. Habit, maybe? I sometimes find a seam flips the wrong way as I'm sewing. Do you find that happens with seams that are pressed open? Your quilt top looks great. I'm sure you'll be anxious to get back to it.Leanne Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944797294783593234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-74715345025249639732014-05-14T16:30:18.539-05:002014-05-14T16:30:18.539-05:00I was taught to nest seams and press to the side b...I was taught to nest seams and press to the side but all these years later I much prefer pressing open. Someone else mentioned that they press open UNLESS they 'stitch in the ditch'<br /><br />Amazing fabric; love the way you've put it together.Susan Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168366070880035843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-58260978206965305592014-05-14T14:31:41.053-05:002014-05-14T14:31:41.053-05:00<3 <3 <3 You're really making me wan... <3 <3 <3 You're really making me want to finally try this pattern. Love that the center crosses have a common color. It looks amazing!Julie Hirt - 627handworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688890898575858993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-81179736623533957252014-05-14T12:04:02.410-05:002014-05-14T12:04:02.410-05:00Very nice play of colors in the quilt top! I most...Very nice play of colors in the quilt top! I mostly press to the side because it is easier. I keep working out systems to get the directions right for nesting--and I do find matching easier when I nest. Only when I have a need to do I press open--like when I make blocks with no set plan where they will end up, or lots of bulk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584545750846901013.post-33773966858246977462014-05-14T01:13:37.819-05:002014-05-14T01:13:37.819-05:00like you i have fallen in love with this quilt, so...like you i have fallen in love with this quilt, so colourful, I tend to press my seams to one side as I find them easier to match than when open, they seem to snuggle together , not that I do not have to unpick sometimes.margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225676137708827434noreply@blogger.com