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11-26-2010, 08:51 AM

#51

sandy12010

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ok here is colors I picked out for the frame for that attic window pattern I have a litter fern green too besides the dark one but need opinion on colors please

under the dark green is a light green

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11-26-2010, 09:03 AM

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AngieS

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I think they would be cute like this:

http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/march2010.htm

Just a thought. :-) Good luck w/them. :-)

11-26-2010, 09:23 AM

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amorerm

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Ditto !! And, if you lose some of the main theme...it looks like it's blocked by the window but you know what's missing".

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Originally Posted by Gerbie

Maybe you could make them into attic window blocks. or frame them like a picture frame, with other blocks in the quilt not framed. This way they would spotlight themselves. Just a thought, perhaps you could possible make them in some sort of round block.

11-26-2010, 11:45 AM

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amma

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Beautiful! I like the frames not all being the same color :D:D:D

11-27-2010, 03:36 PM

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MarySews

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I am not sure if they are all the same, but you might sew two together if some are 'left' and some are 'right'.

11-27-2010, 03:37 PM

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Born2Sew

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Going to be just awesome! By the way, love your African Grey avatar too. Wonderful super smart bird.

11-27-2010, 07:29 PM

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smitty

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sandy12010

ok thank you will try to trim what I can of the white the only thing is they are not all the same size so its going to be tough but I think with all your help I will figure something out...some of the pictures where it is green on the one I got posted some of the others have a blue instead of green
thanks

don't try to trim them all to the same size. trim them to size you like, individually. then do border strips, maybe a couple of turns, like a log-cabin block. use different width strips until you get to a size that you can make them all the same size. then--square up to your chosen size.
Sharyn Craig has great ideas in her books. crazy log-cabin is what some people call this. you can even make the blocks different sizes & arrange them into rows with sashings.

11-27-2010, 07:32 PM

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Cyn

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I would do this too!

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Originally Posted by isnthatodd

You could sew a border on each edge, then cut the block square and call it wonky animals :lol:

11-27-2010, 07:45 PM

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smitty

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sandy12010

ok here is colors I picked out for the frame for that attic window pattern I have a litter fern green too besides the dark one but need opinion on colors please

use some patterns, not all solid colors for the strips. more interest to the quilt. add more colors.

11-27-2010, 07:48 PM

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smitty

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whoever posted the Kaye Woods site---thanks ! the diamond shape templates are just what I have been looking for to do an animal print I have. between Kaye & Eleanor, we could learn just about we need to about quilting. those girls have stood the test of time.
OK---I'm done posting on this one.
Post your pictures of the animals when done, we would all like to see how they turned out. they will be great ! you will end up with more than one quilt.