[DEAR] JANE STICKLE CYBER BLOCK PARTY - Jan 2010 thru May/Jun 2011
#5631
Thankyou SewNso! Yes, I started hand quilting it after I finished making all the blocks, tris and kites. Yes, I'm QAYG the way Lacelady did. She figured it all out and you can find her work all through this thread. She's brilliant!
#5634
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Jan, it looks fabulous! Isn't it fun to lay the whole thing out at this point? Yes, there are lots of "fiddly" things to do, but completing each little one gets you closer to the end.
Girls...if you start quilting NOW as you finish each block..when you finish sewing the blocks, you will be done! I started hand quilting my pile somewhere about mid-way. It only took a few more weeks after I finished sewing the blocks to be done quilting. Wished I had started doing it that way earlier..If you go to page 214 on this thread...you will see how to do it.
Girls...if you start quilting NOW as you finish each block..when you finish sewing the blocks, you will be done! I started hand quilting my pile somewhere about mid-way. It only took a few more weeks after I finished sewing the blocks to be done quilting. Wished I had started doing it that way earlier..If you go to page 214 on this thread...you will see how to do it.
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For this quilt, it works great because the blocks are small enough that you don't need to worry about the distance between the SITD quilting on the back of the quilt when you get done. Thats all that shows on the back fabric. But it works!
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sandpat. thx for the page number. i had read about it earlier. and intended to look it up when i got done. don't know if i can put those addictive little blocks down to hand quilt. summer brings all kinds of new chores to do around the homestead. and of course there is the garden. i was just feeling guilty last nite, up late, and realizing all the other things calling.
#5639
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Sew....thats why you can get so many done in the summer..the hand quilting part I mean. You can take it with you and its so easy to do it for just a few minutes at a time. You'll be amazed at how quickly you can quilt a little 4 1/2 " block! It a great break from all the other Summer chores.
#5640
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and after seeing your quilt, i decided to add a couple little tiny triangles i hadn't appliqued. cut them out, put the freezer paper on, then waiting for a 'to go' project. are those 4.5 inch blocks? TGFDJ. i think we all need a jane stickle in our life. you know, she prob made her money doing piece work. that's prob how the quilt made it to st. louis. she sold it.
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