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Old 01-26-2016, 03:22 AM
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Ooooooo I think that's going to be a terrific quilt! I enjoy the piecing...but get the jitters when puttng the blocks together. Takes me a good couple of "sits" before I feel comfy in the task.
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Old 01-26-2016, 06:27 AM
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Try to think of the quilt in steps--not as the whole. Maybe just cut strips one day. Next day, just sew four blocks to make a unit. Break it down so you are not overwhelmed. Soon you will be ready to put it all together. Lovely pattern!
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Old 01-26-2016, 06:32 AM
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Oooh, that looks really neat! With the LC blocks being so small, you should see progress really quickly! Don't forget to post a pic when it's done!
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Old 01-26-2016, 06:36 AM
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I always enjoy starting a new quilt. I think that EQ7 helps me especially when I scan the fabric I am using into the program. It is amazing how accurate the quilt looks when it is finished.
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Old 01-26-2016, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by sprice View Post
Try to think of the quilt in steps--not as the whole. Maybe just cut strips one day. Next day, just sew four blocks to make a unit. Break it down so you are not overwhelmed. Soon you will be ready to put it all together. Lovely pattern!
Sprice! This is just the advice I needed. One of those "why didn't I think of that moments". Thank you.
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Old 01-26-2016, 07:29 AM
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This is my problem, too
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That's going to be a really cool quilt. I love to start projects. I have more problems finishing before going to something else.
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Old 01-26-2016, 07:38 AM
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Have you got your fabrics yet? http://www.honeybegood.com/ has just the motifs that you mentioned. Really sweet fabrics, perfect for babies, although, it probably would not work well with the pattern you have planned.

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Old 01-26-2016, 11:20 AM
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I don't have problems starting the quilt project but its when I get to the quilting of it. I'll even have the quilting layout all figured out and I will still procrastinate. Once I get started though I'm good to go. Now I'm on a roll as I've finished quilting 1 over sized lap, 1 over sized full size, 1 oversized queen and now working on a king size quilt all in the past 4 weeks. I only quilt for appr. 3-4 hrs a day. The quilt I'm working now is custom all the way with 288 s.75 x 3.0 triangles surrounding it in 2 thread colors, 2 .75 sashings between the triangles, 1 large border with the individual patterns in mirror image, 4 cornerstones and 64 - 9.0 blocks. Tedious but rewarding as its coming out better than I hoped.

Also working on Bonnie Hunter's mystery..........finally and a BOM at my local fabric store plus getting ready to start one of the projects on my shelf for this year. Once I'm on a roll I'm good but its just getting me to start that's the hard part especially when winter hits. I get the "winter time blues". 2014 I only made 1 quilt the entire year.
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Old 01-26-2016, 01:18 PM
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Ah yes. I have this fear of finishing quilts.

I like the idea of doing it in stages but I would make one block first before spending a day cutting. That one block has frequently taught me a thing or two about how the rest of the project is going to go. The one time I didn't... I have a whole lot of expensive fabric cut up to make bear claw blocks that will never be used. Just didn't think it through and those pieces will never make two bear claw blocks that look the same. C'est le Vi.
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Old 01-26-2016, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by littlebitoheaven View Post
Thank you for your encouraging words. Here is my design.
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Your quilt is going to be wonderful!! I love it.

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