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    Old 07-18-2011, 12:57 PM
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    Originally Posted by shawnan
    I have been doing a Hobo Quilt. I've been using fabric from old shirts I get at the dollar-a-bag day at the local Mission store. I think they give the quilt some authenticity, as well as making it economical. I've also purchased the embroidery package that does some blocks, so when I get all done it will be a combination of everything.

    I live in a town that has about 100 trains a day go through. I also worked for many years at the police department and we had "train bums" come to the police department on a regular basis both for good and bad reasons. I wish I had known about these signs at the time so I could have asked them.

    I figure it will take me a while to finish as I only work on it occasionally.

    Good luck to everyone.

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    What type of Hobo quilt are you doing? Mine don't have any embroidery. I have got 3 more blocks completed?

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    Old 07-18-2011, 02:37 PM
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    The embroidery is a companion package to the book. It has some of the same blocks that are pieced in the book, but they are "applique in the hoop" with the embroidery package.

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    Originally Posted by shawnan
    The embroidery is a companion package to the book. It has some of the same blocks that are pieced in the book, but they are "applique in the hoop" with the embroidery package.

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    WOW, they sound great, I am appliquing some of the blocks and doing a blanket stitch around them.
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    Old 07-18-2011, 04:17 PM
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    Here are four more I got completed today. funny two are backwards, I even reversed them, maybe I'll just leave them this way. This makes 24 completed blocks almost 1/2 done.
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    Old 07-19-2011, 09:47 AM
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    Originally Posted by shawnan
    I have been doing a Hobo Quilt. I've been using fabric from old shirts I get at the dollar-a-bag day at the local Mission store. I think they give the quilt some authenticity, as well as making it economical. I've also purchased the embroidery package that does some blocks, so when I get all done it will be a combination of everything.

    This is really a great ideal, may have to use it??

    I live in a town that has about 100 trains a day go through. I also worked for many years at the police department and we had "train bums" come to the police department on a regular basis both for good and bad reasons. I wish I had known about these signs at the time so I could have asked them.

    I figure it will take me a while to finish as I only work on it occasionally.

    Good luck to everyone.

    Nancy

    I would love to see some of your finnished blocks.
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    Old 07-21-2011, 02:58 PM
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    Well I have got 8 more blocks completed, been so hot here, don't want to do anything, hit about 100 today. This brings my total to 34 blocks.

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    Old 07-21-2011, 03:03 PM
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    The Author of the bokk has 3 LQS in area. I have been to the shop but have not seen fabric line for HBO adversited. Tinker
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    Old 07-21-2011, 03:06 PM
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    Originally Posted by tinker
    The Author of the bokk has 3 LQS in area. I have been to the shop but have not seen fabric line for HBO adversited. Tinker
    Oh, would I love to see them. The quilt shop I purchased these from owns the Windham line of fabric's and this is where I got mine from. I may make another.
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    Oh cute!!! What a fun idea and I had never heard of it.
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    Old 07-21-2011, 03:30 PM
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    I'm only working on mine every once in a while, so it might be a while before I have any pictures. I'd work on it more, but I'm like a busy airport and seem to have several projects stacked up in front of the hobo quilt.

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