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    Old 08-12-2012, 09:40 AM
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    Gorgeous! That is a family heirloom, for sure!
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    Old 08-12-2012, 04:57 PM
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    Yep, QB is a great place for ideas.
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    Old 08-12-2012, 06:31 PM
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    Here's an idea from another board member that I've bookmarked: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...ilt-t4302.html
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    Old 08-12-2012, 08:01 PM
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    Two weeks ago I finished a baby quilt from a panel that was meant to be a fabric book...Pokey Little Puppy. I made a Warm Wishes quilt out of it, alternating 13 "pages/cover" from the book with the Warm Wishes block. Turned out cute, 25 blocks altogether.

    With lots of pages from an alphabet block, simple sashing might be good.

    One thing I've found with panels is they are often not square and if you prewash that can make it worse. I always prewash, but for the Pokey Puppy quilt I did not. I carefully squared up each page into a block. I washed the finished quilt with a color catcher in case there was any bleeding from the fabric.
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    Old 08-13-2012, 04:08 AM
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    Hi and welcome to the board. Good Luck with your project, sounds like you've got a lot of suggestions here!
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    Old 08-13-2012, 04:24 AM
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    Originally Posted by Tippysmom
    Wow, what great ideas, everybody! I've never been on an online board that was so receptive and welcome to our board.....helpful! I definitely like it here, plus everyone's experience is a huge plus.

    You all are awesome!
    Welcome to our board! This is one thing I have subscribed to that I open and read every day. So many others I delete before I even open them. Enjoy!
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    Old 08-13-2012, 07:49 AM
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    I have cut a panel for a fabric book and made it into a wall hanging quilt as well - did it for Halloweeen for the DGC. I then glued on Halloween trinkets to embelish it, turned out cute.
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    Old 08-13-2012, 08:11 AM
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    Here's another on the forum here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t197496.html
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    Old 08-13-2012, 09:33 AM
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    I'm thinking with 26 blocks, depending on how big the individual blocks are, that is going to be one BIG quilt top. Unless, you do a blocks on the front and the back of the quilt. How big are the blocks/pages??
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    Old 08-13-2012, 10:04 AM
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    Here's one my sis-in-law and I did last summer using Paddington bear.

    http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...m-t145338.html
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