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    Old 03-12-2016, 06:37 AM
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    One I did
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    Old 03-12-2016, 09:33 AM
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    Awesome quilt nabobw! Even if the photos were plain sections of fabric it would look great.
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    Old 03-12-2016, 11:30 AM
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    Hello again. I forgot to ask if you quilted right through the photos? Or did you only quilt around them? Thanks
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    Old 03-12-2016, 01:56 PM
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    Nabobw, amazing quilt!!!
    I made several a few years back. I had a book I'd bought years ago that described the process, but I ended up "winging it" and making them after I drew out what I wanted. I gave the book away, or I'd happily send it to you.
    I seem to be better at following my "own crazy". Lol
    I managed to get a pic of a corner of one of the quilts I made. I machine pieced it, but I hand quilted it. I'm a mostly self taught quilter, and this was among my 1st quilts...so go easy on me.
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    Old 03-12-2016, 02:08 PM
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    We did not quilt through the photos. I did not do the transfers to fabric so I didn't know if it would cause the pictures to peel off the fabric.
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    Old 03-12-2016, 02:23 PM
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    I didn't and still wouldn't quilt through the photos. I had my photos professionally transferred to my fabric. I tried it at home, back in the late 1990's it did not work. The book I had did not quilt through the photos either. I think the holes left by the needle and the quilting threads would distort the pics. But I've not seen a quilt with quilting through the pics. It'd be interesting to see how it looks. It may be just fine.
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    Old 03-12-2016, 02:42 PM
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    If you find you must quilt through the photos as in doing an edge to edge quilting design. Use a fine quilting thread like Superior's So Fine 50 weight in a color that will not detract too much from the pictures. Also the quilting design shows less if it does not stitch back over itself as it stitches out.
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    Old 03-12-2016, 02:51 PM
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    This is a quilt I made for my BFF's 70th birthday. We met when we were 13. I used photos I had from over the years plus ones I received from her daughter. Using Picasa, I made collages into themes. I printed each collage onto 8.5 X 11 Printed Treasures fabric sheets. to California. I loved making it for her; it brought back many wonderful memories. I quilted around each picture in the collages.
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    Old 03-12-2016, 02:54 PM
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    It looks like there are some in here.
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    Old 03-13-2016, 01:12 PM
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    I made this one for my boss when he retired
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