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06-23-2019, 03:21 PM
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Location: Nor Cal
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Thank you all for the welcome!
I will attemp to post a picture to show you my plan.
I agree about gray and white not playing nice together. Also attempting my first appliqué of the State of Texas on a 9 patch. Only on 1 of the blocks. Yep, it's for a Texas baby!
I will attemp to post a picture to show you my plan.
I agree about gray and white not playing nice together. Also attempting my first appliqué of the State of Texas on a 9 patch. Only on 1 of the blocks. Yep, it's for a Texas baby!
06-24-2019, 05:06 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Waterford Michigan
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Welcome aboard! When I think back to my earliest quilting days I was on fire! I would cut up any fabric I could find and used old magazines to cut on because I didn't have a cutting mat. I would have never let my good scissors cut on paper and I was letting my first rotary cutter cut against paper because I could not afford a cutting mat. I found out quickly having proper tools cutting mat, rotary cutter and good acrylic rulers and a decent (can be very cheap) iron. After that the joy became greater. I then learned to use 100% cotton fabrics because they wear differently than blends. Then I fell in love with patchwork. That is the short history of some of the most valuable early quiltable information I can give you. Have lots of fun. Dream about quilting and wake up have a cup of joe and share here before starting your quilty day. Of course if you have other pressing things like making a living then you can let the sewing go for a bit. Just remember housework doesn't count as a necessity.
06-24-2019, 07:08 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
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Welcome to the forum and grats on the upcoming new family member. I'm expecting my first (and probably only) grandchild in September, but I do a lot of crib sized donation projects.
I recently did a project that used a bag of scrap fabrics, including some of the "new" greys. I thought they were fun to work with and more soothing than black and white. With the fabrics I had, which sound sort of like what you have, I think any geometric design would be my first choice. I can imagine a grey and white log cabin that would come out lovely -- of course there is always that big step between what I think something would look like and how it actually looks!
Polka dots are very versatile, and while I would first go geometric design, lots of things you can do with a grey and white polka dot, like an appliqued Elephant or Teddy Bear or other pictorial block.
I recently did a project that used a bag of scrap fabrics, including some of the "new" greys. I thought they were fun to work with and more soothing than black and white. With the fabrics I had, which sound sort of like what you have, I think any geometric design would be my first choice. I can imagine a grey and white log cabin that would come out lovely -- of course there is always that big step between what I think something would look like and how it actually looks!
Polka dots are very versatile, and while I would first go geometric design, lots of things you can do with a grey and white polka dot, like an appliqued Elephant or Teddy Bear or other pictorial block.
06-24-2019, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: New York City UWS
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Originally Posted by Paulak53
Hello from California, I'm so glad I found the Quilting Board. I began making quilts 6 years ago, right after having a triple bypass, and I wanted to do something for the special people in my life. First, my grand children, nieces and nephews.
haven't done to bad for a beginner. I'm currently in the process of making a baby quilt for my niece. She has made a request for a grey and white quilt. Harder than I thought. I have. Grey plaid, grey and white stripes, white and a dark grey with white polka dots.
any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
thank you
haven't done to bad for a beginner. I'm currently in the process of making a baby quilt for my niece. She has made a request for a grey and white quilt. Harder than I thought. I have. Grey plaid, grey and white stripes, white and a dark grey with white polka dots.
any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
thank you
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