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    Old 03-26-2011, 05:54 PM
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    Originally Posted by juliea9967
    I started quilting at the same age you did. I am now 67. I have made a quilt for each one of my children (5), each of my grandkids (10), my great grandson, both of my sisters, my wonderful husband, and lots of baby quilts for anybody that I hear is having a baby.
    You've got plenty of time. Don't sweat it though or it makes it not fun.
    Wow! That is alot of quilts. Thanks juliea! You have inspired me. I know I can do this!
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    Old 03-26-2011, 05:54 PM
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    In my book, you're just a baby! You've got lots of time. There are some speedy techniques you can learn to speed things along. Just wait 'til you're my age! Had busy, busy career, while, all the time, collecting fabrics....Just have fun!
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    Old 03-26-2011, 06:24 PM
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    When I get my squares made how do I put them together without butting them up each other. I want too use red beween the blocks. Thanks for any help
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    Old 03-30-2011, 05:08 PM
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    I sure am glad I'm not the only one who feels like I can't get enough time. I'm 64 soon to be 65 and life just seems to be slipping away. I used to do so much and just can't seem to keep up now. So your not alone join the wonderful senior quilter's good theirs more than one person.
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    Old 03-31-2011, 05:09 PM
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    I use strips between, called sashing, between the blocks. I use about 2 1/2 strips or 3 wide.
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    Old 04-02-2011, 06:52 AM
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    Do you cut each strip the length of each of your squares and when you do that just sew all the squares together? Thanks for your help!!!
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    Old 04-02-2011, 06:59 AM
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    Take it one quilt at a time and one day you will look up and everyone in your family will have one and you will find you have time to spare to make more. God Bless.
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    Old 04-02-2011, 08:49 AM
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    You add the sashing between the squares the lengh of the sqaures one way,( use the across sqaayares ibe way) after you press the squares, measure and make one long sashing to connect the other direction. It helps to measure three times and get the average so they are sqaured up. Hope that helps
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    Old 04-02-2011, 08:51 AM
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    If you can understand the directions you are doing great because my typing stinks. LOL
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    Old 04-02-2011, 08:59 AM
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    Just take one day one quilt at a time. The one I made my second daughter when she was about 12, (now 26)was very well loved and washed. She gave it back to me a couple months ago and asked that I patch a few places before it wears out completly. Sorry to say, my first daughter's quilt has never been finished. She outgrew the color scheme. I think I will finish it and she can just live with a pink and black rose quilt. The trouble with making baby quilts is everyone in the family expects one. So make your own grandkids one first. Tell others that they will have to wait. People don't relize how much time quilting takes and think you can just whip one up anytime. I am 56 and hopefully will live to be 100 as long as I can keep quilting. Work gets in the way!
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