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Flimsy On Fence

May 19, 2012 by Michele

 

Quilt flimsy, that is.

Are you familiar with the term “flimsy”? This is another bit of quilt knowledge that I’ve picked up only recently. A flimsy is the as-yet unsandwiched, unquilted, yet completed quilt top. It’s a cool term; I like it. But I’ve come to refer to this stage of quilt-making as the “stained-glass” phase. On a sunny day, I like to run the flimsy outside and let the sun shine through. I always relish seeing my work in this new light. The colours so bright. The seams like leaded framework holding it all together. Though perhaps not worthy of a church window, it still inspires a little bit of awe, don’t you think?

Happy weekend!

♥M

 

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  1. CREATIVE MIND says

    May 19, 2012 at 11:32 am

    Oh dear..its superb!! at first glance, it seems like stained glass design..very smart..Love it..

  2. KJ@letsgoflyakite says

    May 19, 2012 at 11:47 am

    I have never used the word "flimsy" in that way! Lovely quilt top, you have captured the stain glass effect and your piecing is perfect.

  3. nicolette at dutchcomfort says

    May 19, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    It’s looking awesome!

    It’s my favourite part of quilting, the flimsy stage. I love how the fence makes your flimsy look like a spiderweb too!

  4. Fiona says

    May 19, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    I love it… and I love looking at 'flimsies' this way too…
    Hugz

  5. Little Treasures says

    May 19, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    Stained glass is the right term to refer to this beauty!!
    It reminds me of little kites. I think it is gorgeous!!

  6. Michelle L. says

    May 19, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    Way cool word and beautiful pics!!!

  7. Amy Friend says

    May 19, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    I love the stained glass phase as well!

  8. clara says

    May 19, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    Wow-wow-wow! You have finished!!!
    Very good work and you have found the right set to exalt its beauty!
    Now you can relax a little bit, I imagine it was a hard work…
    Happy w-end!

  9. Ludo braille says

    May 19, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Ton travail est vraiment magnifique et les couleurs en transparences sont superbes !!!
    Nadia

  10. Deda says

    May 19, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    Beautiful! I love the way it looks all 'flimsy', can't wait to see it finished.

    Deda

  11. Melissa says

    May 20, 2012 at 2:41 am

    Lovely – but you forgot to mention the awesome chain link shadows!!

  12. Alessandra says

    May 20, 2012 at 4:24 am

    I like your flimsy quilt! It's so bright!!!
    xxx Alessandra

  13. Carin Wijnand says

    May 20, 2012 at 8:00 am

    Flimsy alright 😉 beautiful!

  14. chris says

    May 20, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    Hooray!

  15. Eileen says

    May 20, 2012 at 9:13 pm

    i love the flimsy pictures, too! what a beautiful quilt! thanks for sharing and have a great day

  16. Jill says

    May 20, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    No I've never heard of a flimsy before – but yours looks gorgeous! I'm thinking of starting my first ever quilt this week, so will have to remember to stop at the flimsy stage and shine a light on it!!! 🙂

  17. Melissa Kojima says

    May 20, 2012 at 11:42 pm

    Michelle, I'm an email subscriber so I don't come and comment enough. But I just wanted to say it's very inspiring to see you work and I love seeing your progress on your quilting project. Good luck—not that you'll need it. Heheheee!

  18. felicity says

    May 21, 2012 at 6:01 am

    I've used the term flimsy before and people were all, '???' – I don't know where I picked it up, but I like it too!

  19. Sharon B says

    May 22, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    This is such a wonderful picture!

  20. Sew Create It - Jane says

    May 22, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    I just wanted to pop in and say I tried your pinning trick today and now I want to shout "I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW!" :o) It worked perfectly!!

  21. Maple Ocena says

    June 1, 2012 at 5:27 am

    Stained glass it is. I love how your imagination works in this design. I never thought about the flimsy thing until you said it in your article.

  22. Gwen @ Gwenny Penny says

    June 6, 2012 at 2:35 am

    Wow, Michele! It's simply gorgeous. And I think quite worthy of a church window. Beautiful!

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