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Jeanie I searched all over for fabric with tiny apples! both of your blocks are great. Those horse shoes are too cute!!
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janRN, I would've never put that green with the blue, but it is so striking and spiced up with the white. Your clear colors in both blocks are great.
JeanieG, where do you find all these horsey fabrics? Cute little apples in these trees too. |
While on vacation last year I checked out fabric stores for horse fabric after reading Laurie's information on the fabric she used. We were up in Whidbey Island, WA visiting friends, and there was a fabric shop in Anacortes that had a lot of animal fabric. I wish I had bought more of it - I don't have a lot! Then when we went to Phoenix later in the year, I picked up some more at fabric shops there. I got several different fabrics, but I did not buy large enough pieces. Usually got just 1/8 or 1/4 yds. These blocks take a lot more fabric because of their size. I just got the Hancock's of Paducah catalog in the mail, and they have some great horse, barbed wire, western type fabric in it. You might check out the website. It is expensive - $9.99 a yard.
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JanRN ... Great job there! Your crisp white really makes those blocks zing and pop. Now you'll have us all out looking for ♥-apples! in the stores! What variety?? :)
JeanieG ... As mentioned already, you really have found some great fabrics. I looked for apples, and found a similar one, with apples cut open. NOt sure whether it will get used with this tree? or not. Like Jan's they really have pop and zip with that white background. (Though I think the apple tree is a very light cream/beige?) As for $9.99 being expensive ... I'm envious and would be jumping for joy! :) For the most part our LQS fabrics begin at $15! |
Howdy Ladies! Even though I'm not joining in the PC, I am watching all of your wonderful progress. This week's blocks are a-m-a-z-i-n-g! There's not a stinker among them!!!! I've got to admit though, I'm happy not to be joining in...I miss you all and well, I started a "standard" "traditional" quilt. Uses two blocks: Economy and Snowball. I'm enjoying the release of pressure. I just pushed myself horribly on the FWS and it didn't make me too happy. Relaxing my horrid perfectionism is good for me.
Also wanted to say that I found really neat retro cowboy fabrics on Ebay. They were inexpensive too! I had started collecting fabrics for PC before I decided not to join the possee ! |
QNonnie ... It's so good to have you as one of our Resident Quilt Whisperer's! You get the best of both worlds ... none of the work to do, able to "virtually" quilt along with us, and being able to contribute with oohs and aahs ... and the all important coach's comments!! Stick with us, and be part of the whole experience!! :)
And don't forget to strut your stuff, and show us that Economical Snowball! ... not much snow here but it's ccccccccccold at -11°C, feeling like -18°C!! brrrrrrrrrr!! And now my Dear Cowgirls ... I'm back to FWS for a few more hours, then a good night's sleep by the campfire and then will be a-PC-quilting tomorrow! :) |
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Here is my Christmas Tree. OPSS it should be an Apple Tree...
I love this block, but I am not happy with mine. Maybe I'll try again and get a better result...let's see. Anyway it's done! [ATTACH=CONFIG]303476[/ATTACH] |
Originally Posted by JeanieG
(Post 4874150)
While on vacation last year I checked out fabric stores for horse fabric after reading Laurie's information on the fabric she used. We were up in Whidbey Island, WA visiting friends, and there was a fabric shop in Anacortes that had a lot of animal fabric. I wish I had bought more of it - I don't have a lot! Then when we went to Phoenix later in the year, I picked up some more at fabric shops there. I got several different fabrics, but I did not buy large enough pieces. Usually got just 1/8 or 1/4 yds. These blocks take a lot more fabric because of their size. I just got the Hancock's of Paducah catalog in the mail, and they have some great horse, barbed wire, western type fabric in it. You might check out the website. It is expensive - $9.99 a yard.
Love your blocks. you did a great job on them. |
Originally Posted by janRN
(Post 4870788)
I'm getting caught up-here are my Alabama & Apple tree blocks:
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ArteEmCasa, thank you for the kind words. But look--we used the same green fabric in our trees. Isn't that amazing--I'm in Pennsylvania and you're in Brazil and we used the same fabric. Quilting builds very long bridges!!!
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