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07-21-2009, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by CRH
Block Butler update:
The "new' block butler ( 6ft x 6 ft) came in the mail yesterday. DH helped me put it up on my sewing room wall. I fearfully peeked in this morning -- it is still on the wall and the blocks are sticking to it. I must have gotten a faulty one (I'm thinking maybe one that had been in the store for a long time) the first time.
THis one works great so far, and if it continues, I will love it!! :) :) :) :)
The "new' block butler ( 6ft x 6 ft) came in the mail yesterday. DH helped me put it up on my sewing room wall. I fearfully peeked in this morning -- it is still on the wall and the blocks are sticking to it. I must have gotten a faulty one (I'm thinking maybe one that had been in the store for a long time) the first time.
THis one works great so far, and if it continues, I will love it!! :) :) :) :)
07-21-2009, 08:53 AM
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unappealing as this sounds - how about a light/medium gray or greyish tan or tan?
I went to the Quilt Museum in Paducah and, if I remember correctly, the walls were sort of one of those colors. Definitely not white.
I also read in one of the quilt books - sorry, don't remember which one- to use a tan or gray - that way the contrast is less intense and it's easier to focus on what you have put on it. I'm thinking it was a Kaffe Facett (I know that is spelled wrong) or a Jinny Beyer book.
I went to the Quilt Museum in Paducah and, if I remember correctly, the walls were sort of one of those colors. Definitely not white.
I also read in one of the quilt books - sorry, don't remember which one- to use a tan or gray - that way the contrast is less intense and it's easier to focus on what you have put on it. I'm thinking it was a Kaffe Facett (I know that is spelled wrong) or a Jinny Beyer book.
07-22-2009, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Lacelady
Originally Posted by CRH
Block Butler update:
The "new' block butler ( 6ft x 6 ft) came in the mail yesterday. DH helped me put it up on my sewing room wall. I fearfully peeked in this morning -- it is still on the wall and the blocks are sticking to it. I must have gotten a faulty one (I'm thinking maybe one that had been in the store for a long time) the first time.
THis one works great so far, and if it continues, I will love it!! :) :) :) :)
The "new' block butler ( 6ft x 6 ft) came in the mail yesterday. DH helped me put it up on my sewing room wall. I fearfully peeked in this morning -- it is still on the wall and the blocks are sticking to it. I must have gotten a faulty one (I'm thinking maybe one that had been in the store for a long time) the first time.
THis one works great so far, and if it continues, I will love it!! :) :) :) :)
07-23-2009, 08:15 AM
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I really looked at that and seriously considered doing mine with that, Rose Marie - but the headliner fabric really shot the cost up and my Heirloom batting had worked very well for a long time - so that's what I went with. I'm still lovin' it, too :wink:
07-26-2009, 04:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ddrobins1956
I bought a 110 in wide piece of Warm and Natural quilt bat. I attached it to my wall using a long curtain rod, it hangs from ceiling to floor and really works great. The pieces cling right to the bat and rarely fall off unless there is a strong breeze coming thru the window.
This is a relatively inexpensive, well-working solution. And if space is really tight, you can just use the "design wall" for the batting, then purchase more for the next quilt. :lol:
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