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Forum: Pictures
11-12-2021, 10:00 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,100
Posted By dilyn

Ride 'm Cowboy!

I was so eager to finish this quilt that I was applying the binding at 5:30 this morning instead of working out! The main fabric is a vintagy cowboy fabric that just screamed OBW to me when I saw it...
Forum: Pictures
07-04-2021, 02:51 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 9,029
Posted By dilyn

I did not use a pattern. Got a couple of paper...

I did not use a pattern. Got a couple of paper piecing blocks from Quilter's Cache and changed them to suit myself and the last border is my design.
Forum: Pictures
07-02-2021, 01:44 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 9,029
Posted By dilyn

There was no specific pattern. I got the basic...

There was no specific pattern. I got the basic blocks from Quilter's Cache site but I changed them around a bit to suit myself
Forum: Pictures
07-02-2021, 08:26 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 9,029
Posted By dilyn

I made a keeper!

This quilt took me 6 months to complete. There are 53 pieces in each block and I could only do one or two blocks a day. It is paper piecing for all but the final border. I won't be selling or giving...
Forum: Pictures
07-02-2021, 04:19 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,015
Posted By dilyn

didn't realize the 'upload' button was there...

didn't realize the 'upload' button was there until I widened the window! Thanks again!
Forum: Pictures
07-02-2021, 04:17 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,015
Posted By dilyn

Thank you Toogie, for the info! worked great!

Thank you Toogie, for the info! worked great!
Forum: Pictures
07-01-2021, 12:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,015
Posted By dilyn

I don't seem to be able to have my photos...

I don't seem to be able to have my photos upload....that's the reason I have not been on this forum for a long time. anyone have any instruction on how to upload pictures?
Forum: Pictures
07-01-2021, 11:59 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,015
Posted By dilyn

Family Album

Finished Gnome Quilt number 2 yesterday. Once again, Ted did an outstanding job on the embroideries! and I had fun just doing any quilting design that occurred to me. Other than the sashing, I used...
Forum: Pictures
07-16-2020, 03:33 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,500
Posted By dilyn

You could do a simple stipple to make the...

You could do a simple stipple to make the background lie a little flatter than the monogram and the monogram will pop up just a tad.
Forum: Pictures
02-27-2020, 06:21 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,993
Posted By dilyn

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

I pieced this quilt at the last quilt retreat that I was on. I had seen a photo of a similar one and was struck by it’s simplicity and striking colors surrounded by neutrals. I decided to make this...
Forum: Pictures
02-11-2020, 06:34 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,160
Posted By dilyn

Cut strips of whatever colors you want and strips...

Cut strips of whatever colors you want and strips of background whatever width you like. Sew them together alternating color/white then press seams and cut strips from this as wide as your original...
Forum: Pictures
02-11-2020, 06:30 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,160
Posted By dilyn

Cut strips of whatever colors you want and strips...

Cut strips of whatever colors you want and strips of background whatever width you like. Sew them together alternating color/white then press seams and cut strips from this as wide as your original...
Forum: Pictures
02-11-2020, 06:18 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,160
Posted By dilyn

I really wish I had gone for a wider than normal...

I really wish I had gone for a wider than normal binding as I could have folded it over to the front a little further and not have had to deal with quite so many layers.
Forum: Pictures
02-10-2020, 06:54 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,160
Posted By dilyn

Chasing Rainbows

The wind would not cooperate with my photo session so I brought it inside and put it on a bed. I made this quilt top 2 years ago. It started out to be a pineapple block quilt, but when the blocks...
Forum: Pictures
09-06-2019, 12:58 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,498
Posted By dilyn

Your quilt is Amazing! Love everything about it!...

Your quilt is Amazing! Love everything about it! I'm really wanting to try this pattern!
Forum: Pictures
09-04-2019, 11:42 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,741
Posted By dilyn

I've never tried to upload a photo in a reply,...

I've never tried to upload a photo in a reply, but here goes! This photo is what I used as my pattern for the cross...
Forum: Pictures
09-04-2019, 08:13 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,741
Posted By dilyn

The border around the lone star is left over...

The border around the lone star is left over fabric from the star fabrics. The pattern I used was a free one... just google 'jellied lone star pattern' and it was fairly easy but took some...
Forum: Pictures
09-04-2019, 06:47 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,741
Posted By dilyn

Out of my comfort zone

These 2 quilts are a little out of my comfort zone…meaning I had to follow a pattern. I have a rather short attention span and I get bored with patterns so I tend to stick with art quilts that I can...
Forum: Pictures
06-30-2019, 08:30 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,781
Posted By dilyn

I saw a clip art photo of dancers on Google...

I saw a clip art photo of dancers on Google images once and it got me imagining a quilt. Drew the dancer, then enlarged it on a 'make you own poster' sight and went on from there.
Forum: Pictures
06-29-2019, 12:23 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,781
Posted By dilyn

Spanish Dancer

I started this little (33 x 35) quilt at a church quilt retreat a couple of weeks ago. I didn't want to take one of the big quilts I've been working on so I started the Spanish Dancer that I had...
Forum: Pictures
04-05-2019, 01:28 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,283
Posted By dilyn

I did not have a pattern. I've done several 'One...

I did not have a pattern. I've done several 'One Block Wonder' Quilts and this is just another version of that.
Forum: Pictures
04-04-2019, 03:23 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,283
Posted By dilyn

mean ol' quilt!

I've been working on this for a long time. I started thinking of it as a Mean Ol' Quilt. Way too many things went wrong and it got to the point that I didn't want to work on it but I persevered and...
Forum: Pictures
12-17-2018, 09:49 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,430
Posted By dilyn

i think your quilting looks lovely! and the quilt...

i think your quilting looks lovely! and the quilt is beautiful!
Forum: Pictures
07-28-2018, 11:27 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,559
Posted By dilyn

I didn't use a purchased pattern but made up a...

I didn't use a purchased pattern but made up a pattern of my own on freezer paper. this photo is was taken by a friend while I was working on it at a quilt retreat last month.
Forum: Pictures
07-19-2018, 11:43 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,559
Posted By dilyn

There is lots of info and inspiration on a...

There is lots of info and inspiration on a facebook page for collage quilters. There are some instructional videos and many, many posts of beautiful collage quilts.
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