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Old 11-06-2009, 02:11 PM
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http://www.thequiltshow.com/blog_vid...rsofCairo.html

i don't know where this actually goes. i'm going to cross-post with chit-chat
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Old 11-06-2009, 02:35 PM
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WOW, that applique was great, and the needle that man was using looked like a nail, it was huge.
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Old 11-06-2009, 03:19 PM
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Incredible! And even more so when you realize that if he's making tents, that he is working with heavy canvas, not nice, thin, pliable cotton! He must have hands of steel!
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Old 11-06-2009, 06:07 PM
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Neat video. I think his big thumb was a great tool in folding and holding the fabric as he sewed. That's my theory and I'm stickin' to it.

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Wow, that is amazing!
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Old 11-11-2009, 05:07 AM
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Wow! And he just hacked a piece of with scissors and straight away went needle turning! No template, no freezer paper! I wish I could do that - I'd have made a hundred Baltimores by now! :shock: :D
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WOW!
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and no thimble. ouch!
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Holy smokes!!! What an artist!!! Amazing :D :D :D
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