¨Luv ¨Thank you so much.
Patti ,I know this is such a huge thread now i am not surprised I wouldn´t either. I was hoping someone had a magic wand and ´Luv¨did.

Elle

Well I looked on page 134 and found that it wasn´t for the download of the Schedule.

I went hunting and found it on page 180. My search was notin vane because I found a great tip how the heck I missed it I don´t know but it would have saved me tearing my hair out taking all those paper backings off.

TIP:

Iron Fabric sheets on to freezer paper, put it through your printer and print it out that way. no need to take the fabric sheets off either they can stay and they don´t add bulk.

Now just to clarify, in America you call Fabric sheets the kind we put in the dryer to make the clothes soft and give them a nice smell right???

Elle

Oh, I'm sooo glad ya'll found the schedule..I need to write down the page #.

I had forgotten about that tidbit Elle....I have bags full of those dryer sheets here (I had lots of people saving them for me to use for making applique)...I sure hate it when I have to stop sewing and go do laundry just because I need some dryer sheets... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Okay, I get it, we got those here. You pop them in your dryer to make things soft and nice. Wooo I sound like an advert for the darn things

Elle, I think you would find that Nappy Liners would be finer - at least they are here. AND they are cheap too!

I wonder what that is in Spanish LOL will have to go get the dictionary.

Okay I am off to get some "Gasas" Thats a new word for me. that means Nappy Liner, while a Nappy is " Pañal".

I am enjoying the mental imagery, Elle!

Oh dear me....I'm not sure if I want to go there or not :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

OK..I'll be brave..what are nappy liners?

sorry when i took a break i wrote down the page # that i needed to start on again and didn't check the correct one to tell you :oops: glad you found it :-D

sorry when i took a break i wrote down the page # that i needed to start on again and didn't check the correct one to tell you :oops: glad you found it :-D[/quote]

No problem, I found a tip which should be useful in the process

:-D

They are strong, very fine, papery looking sheets that go inside a terry nappy (diaper). You know, the old fashioned kind.

You are going to be making so many of these blocks that the color "scheme" will change, adapt, dublicate as you continue making these wonderful old designs. Also, solicit pieces of fabric from friends to add more texture and variety of tones, tints and, also consider making each block twice--once in this color scheme and one in entirely different colors. You'd be surprised how many other smaller projects can and will emerge.

Thanks Doris...there are a few brave ones who are making 2 at the same time. I just can't do it and keep up. I keep picking up FQ's everywhere to add to mine since the blocks are all different. :D

It sounds like you've made this quilt...have you?

LOL, one's enough for me. Here are a few progress pictures.

WOW its beautiful. You have made anoutstanding job of this quilt, take a bow Miss Lesley.
Elle

Thank you kindly. I'll get off here now, and get back to the sewing. I made the label yesterday, and it says that I finished tomorrow, so I better get on with it.

Words fail me. Jo

It gives me goosebumps to see you are so close to the finish Lace! You are totally amazing!!

:shock: :shock: :shock: Oh my goodness Lesley...that kite with the finished binding looks soooo great! You are almost there girl....I bet you are already done by now, so take a bow my friend! You did a wonderful job and I'm so happy and proud for you...awwww...finished...feels great doesn't it??!!! It is a real beauty :D

Lesley, absolutely stunning...I wonder how many hand stitches in the quilting :?: :shock:

I think she should go count, don't you?

:lol:

I think that she is so determined to finish as per her label that she is beavering away, sore fingers or not.

Go Lesley Go

Elle

It's done. I actually finished stitching the binding on a couple of hours ago, and I have spent the remaining time getting rid of all the microstitch tacks. They are quick to go in, but take a bit longer to get them out, even with the little gadget.

I'm sorry, but I couldn't take a very good pic at the moment, because if I put it on my bed, I can't get back far enough to take a decent pic. I don't have a quilt stand here, and no spare bodies to hold it up for me. I will take it to my quilt meeting tomorrow and get them to hold it up for me. In the end, I draped it over the sofa so you could see it.

As for counting the stitches, I will count mine, if you count yours! (and you go first!) And yes, my left hand is a tad sore. I think the right hand has become used to the work, but my left hand has rebelled the last couple of days - it will recover, it was holding the binding and tucks between each scallop that did it.

And Patti, yes, it's a simply great feeling - come on everyone, I can highly recommend it, so I would love to see all your quilts coming along. I have no idea what I am going to do every evening now LOL. Well, I do really, I need to get Elle's IRR Border started, and I have a half knitted jumper I abandoned in February so I could motor on with Jane.

Takes my breath away, its huge as well as beautiful.

No wonder you didn´t have space for it to be hung up.

A big well done Lesley

Elle

WOW!! Congratulations, Lesley!!! Your quilt is gorgeous. I've not been checking in the board as I've been very busy with my DJ blocks and the blog---something has to give, you know. Since it can't be my family responsibilities LOL...it's been my time with board members.
Wishing you all the very best,
Heather
http://www.retrofabulous-retro.blogspot.com/

Lesley it is gorgeous as usual. Your work is outstanding.BTW I found my BAby Jane that was put in my store room when I came to Oklahoma...All hand pieced and I called her Singing the Blues Jane,as I made her with multi blues ,from pale to Dark.set together with a fine muslin. I have Rows A thru H done on her so if I have extra time on my hands I can finish her too. lol

Wow Jolo, fancy having a three quarters made Jane kicking around and not telling us about it! We need photos.

Yes Jolo, fancy keeping that a secret. C´mon we want pics please.

please, please please Elle

Oh good gosh....!!!! Another Jane in the works that you didn't admit to jolo??? :shock: We just MUST see Singing the Blues Jane!!! (Don't ya'll love how she throws in- I'll just finish her up too in my spare time!!!) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Lesley...I know your sore hands will recover well before the "I'm finished" smile clears off your face. :D I don't believe I will be counting my stitches either...maybe I'll just take a wild guess.... :lol: I mean, who would ever doubt whatever you told them??? :wink: :lol: :lol:

Jolo, "Singing the Blues Jane" all hand pieced, rows A-H just laying around...all I can say is OMG, lets see it, it sounds really pretty, blue is my favorite color!!! :lol:

Ok Lesley, Batchelor Buttons (B-1) is the O-N-L-Y block I have hand stitched...four buttons in the middle 136 stitches. ((what!)) :shock: I couldn't believe there are that many, they are tiny, but not so pretty and even like yours! I am happy with my perfect machine stitches on all my other blocks! We all have different talents and hand stitching was never mine!

Your turn :lol: :lol: :lol: but if you estimated one of your square blocks and one of your tris, we could do the math, honest for an estimate. Do you suppose you have over a 100,000 hand stitiches????

You know I think your quilt is beyond words...beautiful!!!!!

Wow, I am amazed at you actually counting one. Picking an average block would be the awkward part, because some are much simpler than others. Of course, I machine pieced, but I hand appliqued, and then there is all the quilting. Somehow, I think that 100,000 might not be enough.

I know the Amish quilters charge by the yard of thread they use to quilt. I have virtually emptied two reels, each with 1000 metres on them, just doing the quilting. I know there would have been quite a bit of wastage, because I hate sewing with just three or four inches in my needle, so a lot would have gone in the bin (trash) but even so, it's still a lot of yardage.

Oh gosh...I think that no matter how you look at it...its ALOTTA stitches!! I can't believe you counted Wil... :lol: :lol: I do wonder..but I'm not at all sure 100,000 would cover it. :shock:

Yes, I counted one circle, then multiplied by four! There is no way Lesley could count that many stitches, but I would bet she sews very evenly about the same number of stitches per inch! I just guessed at 100,000 but who knows???

Can't wait to see more pictures of Lesley's masterpiece! :)

I've got some in my camera, I'll get them in the puter in the morning, it's nearly 1 am here, so I am off to bed . Night night all.

Congrats Lace! Great job!! Hope mine looks as good when I get there.

It's just after 5am and I can't sleep, so I thought I would count the stitches in one scallop (as I am sitting here under it!) I did 152 quilting stitches in one scallop, and 62 stitches to hold the binding down on the same scallop, including those on one little fold holding the crease in place where the two scallops meet. So that is a total of 214? for one scallop. There are 52 scallops
Is that 11128? I haven't got a calculator handy. And that doesn't include the corners.

Just goes to show what daft things we will do when we can't sleep, LOL. I suppose it makes a change from counting sheep!

I've posted a pic or two of my quilt in the Pictures thread, as requested:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-55808-1.htm#1341293

No from what I have seen here on the board of Lesleys work, 100K is not even close to the total . Jo