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    Forum: Pictures
    07-12-2019, 06:24 AM
    Replies: 61
    Views: 6,923
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    Quadruple Irish Chain

    My friend (for 70 years) asked me to make her a quilt. We collaborated on colors and fabric via email and I was wanting to do an Irish Chain, so with four colors and a background of beige I came up...
    Forum: Pictures
    05-18-2019, 04:26 PM
    Replies: 41
    Views: 9,133
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    They are 16 inch blocks, finished, so the quilt...

    They are 16 inch blocks, finished, so the quilt is 64 x 80 inches
    Forum: Pictures
    05-08-2019, 10:35 PM
    Replies: 41
    Views: 9,133
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    BQ I think it means big quilt, meaning large...

    BQ I think it means big quilt, meaning large squares of single fabric.
    Forum: Pictures
    05-05-2019, 08:29 PM
    Replies: 41
    Views: 9,133
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    BQ2 quilt

    I saw a BQ2 photo on this forum and kept the picture, hoping to someday make one. I had this lovely poppy fabric and pulled from my stash the coordinating colors. Just needed a black to finish off. I...
    Forum: Main
    11-27-2018, 11:45 PM
    Replies: 26
    Views: 4,222
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    I tried a quadruple Irish chain, and I loved it....

    I tried a quadruple Irish chain, and I loved it. I made one for my friend also. I wouldn't mind doing a quintuple one, such a possibility of various colors and textures. Here's my first try. I just...
    Forum: Pictures
    10-07-2018, 03:48 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 8,304
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    These quilts are impossible! Can't believe my...

    These quilts are impossible! Can't believe my eyes. Thank you for posting.
    Forum: Main
    09-30-2018, 01:39 PM
    Replies: 66
    Views: 12,185
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    This is a valuable topic. We all need to stop and...

    This is a valuable topic. We all need to stop and take a look at why we enjoy or dislike doing the things we do. I have enjoyed everyone's comments. I quilt to satisfy the creative urge in my life. I...
    Forum: Main
    11-03-2017, 01:02 PM
    Replies: 45
    Views: 8,478
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    shelf liner is the way to go

    I keep a whole roll near by as I am always losing the square, or cutting it in half. I also give them away to my quilting friends.
    Forum: Main
    11-03-2017, 12:18 PM
    Replies: 23
    Views: 2,667
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    Here's my music quilt..

    I have been collecting music fabric for years, and wanted to also do a red/white/black quilt. The pattern was the theme quilt in our guild, so I killed three birds with one stone.
    Forum: Main
    09-27-2017, 06:41 AM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 3,495
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    Thanks for telling how to block a quilt. I have...

    Thanks for telling how to block a quilt. I have seen directions in quilting magazines that say block your quilt, but assume you know what they're talking about.
    Forum: Main
    09-17-2017, 07:05 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 1,684
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    I was always buying one yard of sale fabric. Once...

    I was always buying one yard of sale fabric. Once I used one yard and ended up with only 1/2 inch of fabric. That is tooooo close. I had spent hours online and visiting LQS for a matching fabric in...
    Forum: Main
    09-17-2017, 06:53 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 3,278
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    Have you ever done strip poker? We had lots of...

    Have you ever done strip poker? We had lots of fun with that. everyone brings 25 wof strips of fabric. 5 are turned in to a major pot for a door prize, the other 20 you use to play. You put a strip...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-16-2017, 05:48 AM
    Replies: 42
    Views: 4,164
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    Isn't it interesting how your basic block (looks...

    Isn't it interesting how your basic block (looks like 9 smaller blocks put together) makes so interesting a design when put together with many. I first saw it as flower blocks mixed with X blocks,...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-15-2017, 09:56 AM
    Replies: 59
    Views: 5,375
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    Arkansas Crossroads quilt finished

    580602I finished this top, but didn't like the way it looked. I saw a similar quilt with added border called Seminole border (by Eleanor Burns) and it just seemed to finish the quilt. I named it...
    Forum: Main
    09-14-2017, 11:45 PM
    Replies: 57
    Views: 4,186
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    This is my choice also. It's amazing how just...

    This is my choice also. It's amazing how just that little blue 1 inch stopper brings out the blue bits in the fabric.
    Forum: Main
    09-07-2017, 11:03 AM
    Replies: 38
    Views: 3,447
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    I put my small sharp scissors on a lanyard and...

    I put my small sharp scissors on a lanyard and wear it about my neck. I also have scissors on my ironing board, cutting table, but they are always in the wrong place when I need them. I need to get...
    Forum: Main
    09-07-2017, 10:58 AM
    Replies: 50
    Views: 7,193
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    It seems every quilt I make gets harder, as I get...

    It seems every quilt I make gets harder, as I get pickier and pickier about matching seams, cutting fabric, marking everything, pinning too much. I love the good ol' days when I just sewed things...
    Forum: Main
    05-17-2017, 11:45 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 4,007
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    It looks like a disappearing block of some kind,...

    It looks like a disappearing block of some kind, but what?
    Forum: Pictures
    05-11-2017, 02:25 PM
    Replies: 52
    Views: 5,561
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    I have this quilt on my "to do" list.

    I have this quilt on my "to do" list.
    Forum: Pictures
    05-11-2017, 02:12 PM
    Replies: 32
    Views: 4,273
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    Storm at sea wall hanging

    I started this in a class, and just finished it. I wish I had used purples with more and larger designs. I was surprised there was so little contrast between the purples. But it was fun to do. I call...
    Forum: Pictures
    04-04-2017, 02:34 PM
    Replies: 30
    Views: 5,248
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    I have some of this fabric. I just love it.

    I have some of this fabric. I just love it.
    Forum: Pictures
    03-28-2017, 09:55 PM
    Replies: 78
    Views: 39,199
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    where did you get the panel?

    where did you get the panel?
    Forum: Pictures
    11-07-2016, 08:32 AM
    Replies: 54
    Views: 17,478
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    I finally found the stiffener that I liked. The...

    I finally found the stiffener that I liked. The first one I made was too thin, the one suggested on one of the tutorials or in the for sale pattern in my LQS I felt was too stiff. I used a medium...
    Forum: Pictures
    11-07-2016, 08:29 AM
    Replies: 54
    Views: 17,478
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    I had hoped 3 fat quarters, but those are wrong...

    I had hoped 3 fat quarters, but those are wrong shaped to do it. 1/4 yard of fabric for each color should do it. I always have at least a full yard of any fabric I buy.
    Forum: Pictures
    11-07-2016, 08:25 AM
    Replies: 54
    Views: 17,478
    Posted By pmcfarlin

    They put the music one on a silent auction and it...

    They put the music one on a silent auction and it sold, the Christmas one sold first, the orange next. The fall wreath didn't sell. I only put $25 price on them. I have one music one ordered as a...
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