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islandwiz1 01-16-2012 04:19 PM

Candi, Yours looks great. I haven't been able to work on mine at all. I have to finish my Autumn Boom 6 first also my doll quilt for this month. Besides working on my quilt for quilters due in July. I do still have it on my display wall and it really keeps me going to get to it again. If you look close at my points some are off but I still love it.

Carolyn

Rhonda Lee 01-17-2012 08:31 AM

Beautiful work. Very nicely done.

Did you do 1/4 seams or scant? I can relate to those fairly easy. Bonnie talks about adjusting seams which is somewhat confusing for me. I have a long long way to go on mine. The first step is done. The string blocks are also done and I have all of the cutting completed. Now its the assembly. That's the reason for my questions on the seams.

Sadiemae 01-17-2012 08:41 AM


Originally Posted by Rhonda Lee (Post 4883664)
Beautiful work. Very nicely done.

Did you do 1/4 seams or scant? I can relate to those fairly easy. Bonnie talks about adjusting seams which is somewhat confusing for me. I have a long long way to go on mine. The first step is done. The string blocks are also done and I have all of the cutting completed. Now its the assembly. That's the reason for my questions on the seams.

So far I have used all 1/4" seam, but I think the adjusting of seams may be when the blocks are assembled. There are so many seams that it would be easy to get them off just a tiny bit and this could require the adjusting of seams.:o

lakekids 01-19-2012 08:35 AM


Originally Posted by candi (Post 4872157)
Speaking of frustration, lol, I worked on making some Ohio Stars and flying geese units today. The sizes are coming out OK, but please tell me that it is OK if not every single point matches, lol. Because some of mine aren't matching, although what I have laid out looks pretty good from a distance,lol. Will work on it some more tomorrow, and maybe I'll have something to show.


I would use the rule of the galloping horse. Rule says:

Hang up your quilt. Ride by 6 feet away on a galloping horse. If you can't see the problem, then it doesn't need to be fixed.

lakekids 01-19-2012 08:38 AM

I finally finished all my large string blocks and now I am working on part 7 - adding to the large string blocks. I am about half way finished with this.

Foxflower 01-19-2012 09:12 AM


Originally Posted by lakekids (Post 4889935)
I would use the rule of the galloping horse. Rule says:

Hang up your quilt. Ride by 6 feet away on a galloping horse. If you can't see the problem, then it doesn't need to be fixed.

I love that quote. How hilarious!

JeanieG 01-19-2012 10:53 AM

Well, I have the quilt all sewn together except for the borders. Working on the pieced border and trying to decide if I want to put a blue or white inner border on the quilt. I think a blue would bring out the blue string blocks. There is a photo of a quilt with a blue border on Yahoo Quiltville Chat site that really struck my fancy! Decisions, decisions!!!

Sadiemae 01-19-2012 11:46 AM


Originally Posted by JeanieG (Post 4890324)
Well, I have the quilt all sewn together except for the borders. Working on the pieced border and trying to decide if I want to put a blue or white inner border on the quilt. I think a blue would bring out the blue string blocks. There is a photo of a quilt with a blue border on Yahoo Quiltville Chat site that really struck my fancy! Decisions, decisions!!!

Congratulations!!!

candi 01-19-2012 12:21 PM

Jeanie, we want to see please:) Congrats!

Lakekids, I love your rule. Just got back from the barn myself, maybe next week I'll take what I have done, hang it up, get on Flash and see how it looks :D:D:D


islandwiz1 01-19-2012 01:14 PM

Lakekids, Your rule is the best quilting rule I've ever heard!


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