tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post5598661450753676500..comments2024-02-29T02:23:48.908-05:00Comments on Molly Flanders: {Clam}Shell Game....Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09101540158088271850noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-46363109850791429842015-01-28T15:05:32.044-05:002015-01-28T15:05:32.044-05:00This was so helpful! I have one question though, ...This was so helpful! I have one question though, if you say you wouldn't leave the foundation on the top if you made a quilt, what would you do?Mama Sparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124372688717255658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-41955089657718196532014-07-13T12:44:06.252-04:002014-07-13T12:44:06.252-04:00Thank you for a Wonderful tutorial for Clamshells,...Thank you for a Wonderful tutorial for Clamshells,you clamshells are beautiful! I just started and I have been using your steps to learn the steps,Using the paper seems to be my favorite,I guess until I am reading for the Machine.Clam shell are so pretty they are one of my favorites!SonjaLoydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889395379660988255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-91770650493117583942012-09-09T07:13:04.072-04:002012-09-09T07:13:04.072-04:00I have just done a blog post about english paper p...I have just done a blog post about english paper piecing and curves/clams. I linked this in for further detailed ideas of different clam techniques, I hope this is ok x Kerryverykerryberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485169920671733941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-28069446040853329422012-09-09T07:13:02.381-04:002012-09-09T07:13:02.381-04:00I have just done a blog post about english paper p...I have just done a blog post about english paper piecing and curves/clams. I linked this in for further detailed ideas of different clam techniques, I hope this is ok x Kerryverykerryberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485169920671733941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-50700884385352778332012-09-09T07:13:01.902-04:002012-09-09T07:13:01.902-04:00I have just done a blog post about english paper p...I have just done a blog post about english paper piecing and curves/clams. I linked this in for further detailed ideas of different clam techniques, I hope this is ok x Kerryverykerryberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485169920671733941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-89500301717808766772012-07-02T05:55:24.066-04:002012-07-02T05:55:24.066-04:00Genius!! Thank you Mary for taking us through the...Genius!! Thank you Mary for taking us through the different steps and methods. I like your applique method best and would love to try it. Can you tell me where you found the clamshell template? What a great scrap user. :0)trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816590289832687210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-77709083644042951312012-06-06T18:07:46.489-04:002012-06-06T18:07:46.489-04:00what lovely quilts! It's been years since I&#...what lovely quilts! It's been years since I've made a quilt. I used to like to make the 9 patch quilts.<br /><br />I finally finished knitting my skirt and now just have to do the minor touch ups and add the embellishments.https://jenniferjofaypaperdolls/blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688804724606888311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-20514825346231756242012-06-04T18:27:36.780-04:002012-06-04T18:27:36.780-04:00Hi Mary...just catching up with you and your lovel...Hi Mary...just catching up with you and your lovely clams! They look great...love the "road test" of methods too! Glad you had fun...the cushion is fabulous!Cardygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026568765719333041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-37883322175909170102012-06-04T04:04:24.665-04:002012-06-04T04:04:24.665-04:00Your clamshells are so full of the colour - lovely...Your clamshells are so full of the colour - lovely! I must put hexagons and thumbling blocks back and try.<br />Greetings from rainy Gdańsk :)maroccanminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031453801437704095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-76347197211638456232012-06-02T20:36:13.512-04:002012-06-02T20:36:13.512-04:00I've followed your blog for a while now, becau...I've followed your blog for a while now, because I love how ambitious your projects always are!<br /><br />I haven't finished a clamshell quilt, yet, but I have started a quilt using the shapes. I do all my piecing by hand, but even I find the EPP method to be a bit fussy. Instead, I just use a running stitch! I trace the clamshells onto the wrong side of the fabric, marking the midpoint at the top and bottom (I used a permanent marker to mark those points on an acrylic template, so it makes it fast and easy to find mark the midpoints while I trace the shapes). I cut around the shapes, leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Then I just pin the shells together at the sides and the two midpoints (depending on where I am in the row) and just do a simple running stitch. Curved seams are actually ridiculously easy to do by hand without needing to use EPP or applique. Sure it takes a wee bit more time than machine piecing, but it's quality time spent with beautiful fabrics, right? :D <br /><br />I found that they pressed really smoothly and evenly, by the way. I didn't have to do any clipping for the curves.<br /><br />Here's a picture of the clamshells I've pieced so far:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/interchangeableparts/5603726214/" rel="nofollow">Libery Clamshell Quilt</a><br /><br />It's inspired by a photo of a quilt in one of Kaffe Fassett's books, of a clamshell in the V&A. It seemed only appropriate to use the Liberty V&A line to stitch it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-33253511381383885742012-06-02T14:13:14.371-04:002012-06-02T14:13:14.371-04:00What a cute pillow you ended up with! Thanks for s...What a cute pillow you ended up with! Thanks for sharing all your techniques. Curved piecing can be very difficult (especially for me) and even though I took a class a few years ago machine piecing the clam shells, I don't remember exactly how we did it. I like the applique method myself. Always enjoying your great posts!judith lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00617076992866160667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-7107635844565164922012-06-02T10:52:18.659-04:002012-06-02T10:52:18.659-04:00I've been following your progress on this and ...I've been following your progress on this and I'm so glad you did a technique post since I've wanted to tackle a clamshell quilt for ages. I'll definitely be doing your appliqué method and think I might try it with gridded fusible as the base so that I font veer off true part way. <br /><br />And if money weren't an issue is make it all out of liberty!Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909312890664785719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-63321681534065107692012-06-02T09:24:45.154-04:002012-06-02T09:24:45.154-04:00Found you from Jeni at In Color Order. Your clam s...Found you from Jeni at In Color Order. Your clam shell pillow is out of this world beautiful. Where can I get the "shape" pattern? Not sure what to call it ... A template maybe?<br /><br />I love it ....thanks for sharing!<br /><br />DebbieDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342815071770567482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-40072955500042626652012-06-02T08:29:38.634-04:002012-06-02T08:29:38.634-04:00Emily has a clever tutorial here:
http://crazyold...Emily has a clever tutorial here: <br />http://crazyoldladiesquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/clambake-tutorial.html?m=1<br />Her technique seems similar to yours, but the pieces are larger and she is top stitching them together after pressing the seam allowance on the top curve over a card template (clever!). I have considered doing a 'cheats' clamshell by staggering half-snowball blocks as I'm not sure I'm up to curved piecing. The appliqué/top stitching route is very appealing, though! Thanks for sharing xNicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500241720007729980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-67321922811696063192012-06-02T03:34:49.459-04:002012-06-02T03:34:49.459-04:00I have always love to see your work on flickr, Mar...I have always love to see your work on flickr, Mary. As for Clamshell, I'd recommend inklingo as well. Look at this lady who blogs here <br /> <b> http://quiltobsession.wordpress.com/tag/clamshell-quilts/ </b> I don't think I will tackle this kind of patchwork with other method. <br /><br />Here is a video on clamshell with inklingo :<br /> <b>http://youtu.be/Znq2v5oR04A </b><br /><br />The rest of videos by Linda Franz<br /><b>http://www.youtube.com/user/LindaFranz?feature=watch</b>JariJarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305537616336322882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-50918978567858006392012-06-02T03:21:04.215-04:002012-06-02T03:21:04.215-04:00I'm so glad you're doing this first to wor...I'm so glad you're doing this first to work out the kinks for me ;) I'm hoping to do it as a quilt as you go method. I just need to think it through a bit more and do a test. Love that pick stitching!Hitch and Threadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621667613702567031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-67785585836817618862012-06-01T19:56:35.474-04:002012-06-01T19:56:35.474-04:00Wow, I love it! :) I have the papers for the piec...Wow, I love it! :) I have the papers for the piecing, but I haven't gotten around to using them yet. I wondered how difficult it would be to get the fabric around to that point..Hi! My name is erica. Would you be my friend?https://www.blogger.com/profile/11144627404972546305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-72160721694202116722012-06-01T14:03:31.096-04:002012-06-01T14:03:31.096-04:00Mary, I made a raw edge clam shell mini quilt.
I ...Mary, I made a raw edge clam shell mini quilt.<br />I went the raw edge appliqué route : )<br /><br />http://piecefullife-elizabeth.blogspot.com/2012/02/little-quilt-mondayclamshell-mini-quilt.htmlelizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550184064026362510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-16924505993693357782012-06-01T13:02:57.686-04:002012-06-01T13:02:57.686-04:00Thanks for sharing your exploration of techniques ...Thanks for sharing your exploration of techniques - and for inviting comments that result in more ideas. Blogs really are a great way to share.Sarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362505926010138195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-91897081510977115232012-06-01T12:48:18.703-04:002012-06-01T12:48:18.703-04:00I'm SQUEALING! I LOVE your clam shells! I ha...I'm SQUEALING! I LOVE your clam shells! I have admired antique clam shells in this pattern, but never stopped to think about the construction until I found this post. Yikes! Knowing they are so challenging just makes them more enticing. Thanks for posting your methods, as well as your lovely finished project!Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-6942752562245397542012-06-01T12:45:15.949-04:002012-06-01T12:45:15.949-04:00I found you through Jeni @ In Color Order, and am ...I found you through Jeni @ In Color Order, and am so glad I did! Adding you to my Google Reader right now. The black stitching on these clamshells is killing me, it's so cute and vintage-y. I really want to take on a clamshell project but hadn't got my head around it. I pieced 500+ axeheads two years ago, and figured I'd just hand-piece them like the axeheads (pin-pin-pin-snip-snip) but maybe your applique way is better...Laura C @ littleandlotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133246614230906389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-88147676107106733662012-06-01T00:01:45.794-04:002012-06-01T00:01:45.794-04:00Thanks for all the inside "how-to" stuff...Thanks for all the inside "how-to" stuff. Your pillow is lovely! I saw a cute clam shell quilt at Market last week. I think I have a picture ...I'll send it to you.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368655338665362173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-78306674198345071182012-05-31T20:11:10.930-04:002012-05-31T20:11:10.930-04:00What a fabulous way to do clam shells! I might ju...What a fabulous way to do clam shells! I might just have to put this on my to do list now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-22705213285864159282012-05-31T19:56:14.542-04:002012-05-31T19:56:14.542-04:00I love how you figured different methods out and t...I love how you figured different methods out and then shared them with us. The clamshells are faubulous and I love the look the black pick stitch gives. I think the applique method is the one that seems the winner.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045225648259636672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111782212707964150.post-50203597895432321302012-05-31T19:38:11.864-04:002012-05-31T19:38:11.864-04:00Great post Mary! I have always loved clamshell qui...Great post Mary! I have always loved clamshell quilts but have been scared off by the techniques involved. Thank you for de-mystifying them. Jean over at Linen & Raspberry blog is making a very beautiful one, having attended a class with Brigitte Giblin (Aussie quilting legend). I think her technique involved applique onto a foundation which had been marked with a grid. Brigitte has a PDF pattern with her techniques detailed here:<br />http://www.brigittegiblin.com.au/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=24&category_id=6&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=63<br />Cardygirl may well have learned her technique from Brigitte too. Sounds like you've conquered it though. Your cushion is fantastic! Best wishes, Ros.Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835660007249216576noreply@blogger.com