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    Old 07-30-2012, 05:54 PM
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    Originally Posted by Helen S
    Love it; The colors are great for a man's quilt!

    Are you using a wall to sandwich the quilt layers?
    Aye, that's my "basting" wall too - it's pretty much the only hard & flat space of any size in the house unless I want to move furniture and battle hairy animals!! I've tried using the bed but had bad results. The wall isn't perfect either, I tend to get puckers when I'm doing the quilting, which is frustrating, but so far that's my best solution. It works, sort of, "for now"...I'm still doing a lot of learning & experimenting so "sort of works for now" is kind of the theme from start to finish on most of my quilts, LOL!
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    Old 07-30-2012, 06:06 PM
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    Very nice--great colors!!
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    Old 07-30-2012, 06:22 PM
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    lovely quilt. love the color contrast.
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    Old 07-30-2012, 06:33 PM
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    Very nice quilt, love the colors.
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    Old 07-30-2012, 06:38 PM
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    Your FIL is going to LOVE it -- that's a very dramatic, 'manly' quilt - love the balance of colors and the deep golds you put in the border really brings out the other colors. Great job!!
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    Old 07-30-2012, 06:43 PM
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    That's gorgeous, love the colours. Thank you for sharing.
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    Old 07-30-2012, 06:49 PM
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    Very nice... you three borders reallly set every off and set off the center... great job

    Judy in Phx, AZ
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    Old 07-30-2012, 06:58 PM
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    Lovely quilt. I think you did a great job chopping it up and turning it into something different.

    I've never tried basting on the wall. . . maybe I'll give it a shot. We live in a small condo and the carpet is really frustrating to baste on. I need to find a better option and spray basting is out due to family members with asthma. I'd probably get more quilts done if basting wasn't so annoying. I have three tops waiting for completion now.
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    Old 07-30-2012, 07:16 PM
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    Really love that.
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    Old 07-30-2012, 07:18 PM
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    Good job!! He's gonna love it!!!
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