Originally Posted by sandpat
Oh gosh thank you ladies....I originally planned to quilt the little blocks in the manner of how Lesley did it...QAYG..but by machine. I recently changed my plans, but may be able to change them back...we'll see how it goes. But yes, Kathy...I didn't know how to do lots of the things required for some of the blocks in this quilt, like "y" seams, set in seams, curves, sharp pointy melons by applique...so I'm still not perfect at those things, but at least I CAN do them!
I say congrats on doing the whole thing by hand. I just can't imagine doing that! If I couldn't have PP'd a lot of the blocks, I'm not sure where I would be right now...
Lesley, every time I think...I'll just set it aside until I get some other stuff done....I think about you and your beautifully finished quilt and I jump right back in! :lol:
Patti, your work is wonderful!!! I still haven't done that many Y seams, & I really don't like them! PPing a 64-point Mariner's Compass is much easier!!!
I need to do something with lots of them for practice. Sylvia's Bridal Sampler has quite a few blocks that require them.
Like I said earlier, you do great work. I figured that you were a very experienced quilter. I think you should be really proud of your accomplishments. I love it when I'm working with a not-so-experienced quilter and she plunges ahead and challenges herself to grow in her skills. So many quilters keep holding themselves back because it looks hard or they are afraid they will mess up. So what. If you make a mistake, either live with it or try to fix it. The world isn't going to end.
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Way to go girl!