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Thread: Too Excited From Texas

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    Too Excited From Texas

    I am recently retired and am filling my spare time with learning to quilt. I started a quilt 30 years ago and finished it just a year ago. It was not perfect but it was mine and I thought it was great until my mother got a closer look at it. I did the top fine, by hand, but when I put it all together it has many places where it does not lay flat.

    My mom was in the hospital for several weeks this past spring, so I bought fabric and began a new quilt top. It was great. Much easier than the first one that I had made and I did get it together better than the first.

    The third one is about 3/4 finshed and it is coming together nicely. I am definitely learning as I go. My problem is I let patterns intimindate me. If it looks like it has too many pieces I won't even attempt it. I need some not to hard pattern to do that won't scare me. Any suggestions???

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    HI...welcome from N.Oklahoma neighbor!
    For fast easy patterns, check out the McCalls quick & easy magazine or website!
    Yellow brick road, turning twenty, Take 5, warm wishes, and and any of the BQ patterns from Maple island are always GREAT patterns to work with!

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    Welcome Don't let a patten scare you many are just blocks or 1/2 triangls. Buy the book 1,000 great quilt blocks by Maggie McCormic Gordon. I bought it on Alibris.com book 512 page hard cover used(like new) 2.99 plus 3.00 It will show you how simple these blocks are.
    Hope your Mom is better.

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    Welcome from Pennsylvania. There is so much knowledge and experience on this board you will learn all the easy shortcuts in no time.
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    Welcome from Minnesota and happy quilting
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    Hello and welcome from northern California! You will enjoy it here.
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    Welcome from North Carolina. Can't wait to see pictures.

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    Hi from Ohio!
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    Welcome from deep East Texas

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