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    Old 09-25-2011, 02:58 PM
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    Did you try "Grandmothers Secret Spot Remover"? You can get it at Hobby Lobby and I've seen it listed at "Quilt in a Day" That might take the stain out
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    Old 09-28-2011, 11:46 AM
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    You might try www.PaperPieces.com
    They have all kinds of info about Enlish Paper Piecing. They don't have the punches but they do have didn't sizes you can print out on paper. The Creative Memories punch I have has 2 different sizes of hexagons. 3/4" & 1" (that measurement is just one of the 6 sides) I love your flowers. Great find!

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    I am in process of doing GFG. I purchased a hexagon paper punch on ebay (Creative Memories punch). My hexagons are 1". I use old manilla file folders for the hexagons & cut a 2" square of fabric for the 1" hexagons. I have over 60 flowers done now. It is my take along project for appts. or wherever I might be waiting for something. I love doing it.
    What a cool idea! I didn't know you could even buy these. I bought some antique GFG units on ebay and found they are really stitched poorly. I'm taking them apart and doing them by paper piecing (orginals were just hand sewn not very well). I now need to find 5/8" papers..... Maybe I can see about a punch!
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    Old 09-28-2011, 11:48 AM
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    How are you quilting it? I will be facing that hopefully soon.
    Originally Posted by SunlitenSmiles
    on my GFG each "flower" is scraps from a project so it is sort of a memory quilt.....in process of hand quilting now but it has been all over the country and Canada also. will show finished quilt photo in 3 or 4 years, God willing.
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    Old 10-20-2012, 07:09 AM
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    Fabulous. I made one last year using the Gradma's Flower Garden and YoYos. They were minis. I sewed the Flowers to 3/ 1/2" strips wide by WOF at appox 2 3/4". I filled in around the Flowers with 2-3 mini YoYo. Only issue with the minis is they take a long time and can be tough on the hands when hand sewing.


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