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    Old 08-03-2009, 05:41 PM
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    Hello, and welcome from Missouri! Congratulations on forging ahead and sewing by hand. Lots of applique is done by hand!
    Fussy cutting is when you center a particular motif in the middle of your block and fussy cut around that design. Lots of early Kaleidoscope blocks were done that way. It is still done for keeping a special motif in the center of a block to make it really special! :lol:
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    Old 08-04-2009, 03:23 AM
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    Thanks for defining that for me. I'm not doing anything like that this first time. I'm just cutting 6" blocks from 3 different fabrics and piecing them together. One of the fabrics will also be the quilt backing. I just picked up Quilting for Dummies from the library last night and am going to read into it a little before I start cutting on the fabric.
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    Old 08-04-2009, 04:22 AM
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    Welcome from WA
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    Old 08-04-2009, 06:47 AM
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    Tell us about the puppy in your avatar. Cute. :lol:
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    Old 08-04-2009, 09:52 AM
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    Well that's Gracie...she's my baby...she's just over a year old and weighs about 18 lbs. I think she's a wire haired dachshund/jack russell mix. She's my big girl.

    I have a Japanese Chin named Griffin who weighs 7 lbs and is 2 yrs old. I have a 12 lb corgi/chihuahua mix named Merlin who is almost 5. I also have 2 cats. No real kids, just fur babies!

    They're all rescues...I do a lot of volunteer and foster work with animals. One of my biggest concerns about learning to quilt is them getting into all the stuff! I have a tiny house and will have to put stuff up every time I drag it out. Gracie is still in her chewing stage and recently chewed into a brand new (mass produced) quilt I bought from QVC :( Maybe now I can learn how to fix it! :wink:
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    Old 08-04-2009, 09:59 AM
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    Gracie is adorable. I have only fur babies as well, and they do get into things! :? But I love 'em anyway! :lol:

    Share pictues of your other babies. :lol:
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    Old 08-04-2009, 10:58 AM
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    You know I have tons of pics :) How about you, tell me about your furkids.

    Boogie (my girl kitty)
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    Merlin
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    Griffin
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    Old 08-04-2009, 12:45 PM
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    WELCOME from El Cajon, Ca. :lol:
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    Hello and welcome from Canada! :)
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    Old 08-04-2009, 03:34 PM
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    Welcome from Tucson, Arizona. Hope you enjoy your project and if you have any questions...just ask.
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