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Old 01-31-2015, 08:19 PM
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Need to start again. I made 14 blocks last year then got too busy. Glad this thread started anew as i love seeing everyone 's work.
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Old 02-01-2015, 04:13 AM
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Morning everyone, hope you all experiencing the cold are keeping warm, not too bad here in the UK.
Here is my Wisconsin star - I liked this one !
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Old 02-01-2015, 06:06 AM
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So glad y'all are doing this again! I started in the 2013 group, tried again in 2014 and I hope to get it done this year. I made it to Hawaii last time :-)
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Old 02-01-2015, 06:18 AM
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Ok I am very interested in this. LOVE paper piecing! I went to look for the book on Ebay - lots available. Question is - are the patterns in the book as well as on the CD? I only have an iPad and cannot download them to print from a CD. Thanks!




I can't really help with the book/CD question but if you go to https://www.quiltpro.com/productPage/Found_Fac_50_Fab you can do a direct download. I am also not sure if that will work from Ipad but you could email them and ask. Happy stitching :-)
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Old 02-01-2015, 07:28 AM
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The patterns are all in the book. The cd is just teaching how to paper piece the way the author (Carol Doaks) does.
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Old 02-01-2015, 07:43 AM
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I found the all time best paper to use for foundations piecing. It is called "Simple Foundations Translucent Vellum". It goes through my laser printer with no problems as well as my Ink Jet Printer. I brought if from WalMart Online for Round $7.00 for 30 sheets. It is translucent so you can see through it and it tears off soooooo easy. Not all of those little scraps everywhere. Amazon has it too. To me it is worth the price.
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Old 02-01-2015, 08:29 AM
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Greenbranch, I have some vellum used for architectural tracings. But it is very heavy stock. Is yours very light, more like the old-fashioned stationery or airmails papers? $7 for 30 sheets sounds expensive but I can't remember what I paid for the Carol Doak arithmetic paper...it is a little easier to see through than copy paper but not by much.

Macybaby thanks for the explanation on the fussy-cut. I love what you did to Arkansas. I wasn't too thrilled with some of her color combinations, so I have been experimenting with that, but you are leading the way here by changing up the colors to create a really cool pattern.

Dotty more great colors.

My biggest problem right now is lining up the A and B and assembling the star. Having no luck with her method of basting - every pin is an invitation to skew the two pieces -so trying end-arounds to improve the final product. Love to hear suggestions!
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Old 02-01-2015, 11:03 AM
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Battlestar Galactica anyone? Star Wars? Treks? I finally flipped the pieces front side up, butting, and scotch taped them in the right spot! Of course, then had to pick it all out...
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Here is the front, an I am glad to be leaving Arkansas! Warp TEN!

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SueSew - that is much prettier than the one in the book!

Here is my California

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Beautiful! I have been following thread for a long time, each time I think they cant get any prettier, but then you all surprise me again.
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