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I have a friend who loaned me a pattern for a New York Beauty because she was having trouble getting it to all fit together. I tried to do it and I think most of it worked. I must have made a mistake on one or two of the squares cut into diamonds on the border, because the points are wrong on a couple of them, but mostly I was satisfied. I used silks and lame fabric for a sparkle. I don't know how to quilt the border. What would you use for marking quilting lines on this, I think chalk will brush right off. I need to really be able to see it!
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I use chalk and hair spray to set it, check it on a piece of extra fabric to make sure it doesn't harm the fabric, there are pens that you can buy also, that disappear after a while, just don't get tooo ahead of the game with those... ask me how I know... good luck and can't wait to see some pictures
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Great job! Its reallu pretty. I love yor color choices.
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This is beautiful!! Great work.
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Beautiful!!! :D
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:shock: oh is that pretty, love your color choice!
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the quilt is beautiful.
i would play off the art deco design of NYC - google empire state building and the chrysler building amd look at the images to get inspired. once you know what you'd like to do you could trace the design onto golden threads paper and pin that to the top and quilt thru it. the paper rips away with great ease. |
pretty I also love the colors!!
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It tis lovely!
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Oooooo Stunning!!!! :D:D:D
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Chalk and hairspray...????
Can someone explain? K |
I recently had the same problem trying to mark a dark maroon batiq border. I found a marking pen that worked great for me. Chalk was no good, as I hand quilt, and the chalk just doesn't stay with all that bouncing. The pen I bought is a white marker, very fine point, and is removed by ironing, although the quilting stitches covered up that line, so I did not bother ironing it. It is made by Clover, but I see no name on the package except "white marking pen-fine" I think I bought it on connecting threads web site, although I did see one in Joann's the other day. I was really pleased that I could mark the border all in one shot on a flat surface, instead of trying to mark every three inches or so as I went along. I don't know if this will help you finish your beautiful ny beauty, since the fabric you used is satin and maybe cannot be ironed. I think the price was around 6 dollars.
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Wow! That is beautiful! I live in the state of New York and would love to make that as a wall hanging. Any chance that the pattern was paper pieced? That's about the only way that I could manage it. Also, how large is the finished piece? Again, that is truly magnificent.
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Beautiful! That is one of my favorite patterns.
I made a table topper for our daughter when I just started back in quilting. I could, or course, see lots of things that needed touching up, but she loves it, so that is what counts. I am glad to know about hair spray on chalk to get it to last for a marking tool. Great, and thanks for sharing! Marta [email protected] |
Originally Posted by Nita
Wow! That is beautiful! I live in the state of New York and would love to make that as a wall hanging. Any chance that the pattern was paper pieced? That's about the only way that I could manage it. Also, how large is the finished piece? Again, that is truly magnificent.
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Originally Posted by Nita
Wow! That is beautiful! I live in the state of New York and would love to make that as a wall hanging. Any chance that the pattern was paper pieced? That's about the only way that I could manage it. Also, how large is the finished piece? Again, that is truly magnificent.
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Originally Posted by Sparky
I have a friend who loaned me a pattern for a New York Beauty because she was having trouble getting it to all fit together. I tried to do it and I think most of it worked. I must have made a mistake on one or two of the squares cut into diamonds on the border, because the points are wrong on a couple of them, but mostly I was satisfied. I used silks and lame fabric for a sparkle. I don't know how to quilt the border. What would you use for marking quilting lines on this, I think chalk will brush right off. I need to really be able to see it!
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You did a great job! I love the sparkle and pop of the fabrics. Yummy!
I agree with Klue about the quilting design for the border. And the gold paper is wonderful stuff!!! I would suggest marking the borders with the white Sewline chalk pencil. They are amazing and so easy to use!! It looks like a mechanical pencil. My girlfriend has the white one and has let me try it and I have a yellow one. I haven't tried the red or blue chalk pencils but the white and yellow are so amazing it makes me want to get the other colors and never use anything else again! The lines stay but you can easily wash or erase them out. I have brushed them out but I tend to mark a bit hard when marking my lines and it's easier to simply wash them out when I wash the quilt after it's finished and I'm ready to block it. http://www.sewline-product.com/ |
This is beautiful! where can I find the pattern?
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It is partly paper pieced. The first block is about 9 1/2 inches, border 2 and 3 are 2 inch and the outside border 4 1/2". These are all unfinished dimensions, so I think that is 23 inches. It is a published pattern. Fiesta by Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith. It is sold in quilt shops or online. www.possibilitiesquilt.com
The main pattern is 46X64. I think I will try that next. |
Thanks for the info. will try to work on this after the holidays.
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nita, I have a book with paper pieced NYB in it if you would like me to snail mail a copy to you I could do so. I think I could email too but by the time i got all that figured out the snail would have made it to you house and back to mine I am afraid. Anyway pm me your address if you are interested.
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This came out great.
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It really is beautiful. My very first and most favorite quilt is New York Beauty by Karen Stone. I love the sparkle you added with the lame. What is that like to work with? Thanks for sharing this beautiful quilt!
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I didn't have any trouble with either the silks or lame, I used a little lower heat setting of course. I found that by using a very lightweight fusible web on the back they do not stretch or fray. I would recommend it. I'm not making something that is going to be thrown in the washing machine, and I don't know if it would work for that type of quilt.
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Thank you for all of the tips for working with these fabrics :D:D:D
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I recently had the same problem trying to mark a dark maroon batiq border. I found a marking pen that worked great for me. Chalk was no good, as I hand quilt, and the chalk just doesn't stay with all that bouncing. The pen I bought is a white marker, very fine point, and is removed by ironing, although the quilting stitches covered up that line, so I did not bother ironing it. It is made by Clover, but I see no name on the package except "white marking pen-fine" I think I bought it on connecting threads web site, although I did see one in Joann's the other day. I was really pleased that I could mark the border all in one shot on a flat surface, instead of trying to mark every three inches or so as I went along. I don't know if this will help you finish your beautiful ny beauty, since the fabric you used is satin and maybe cannot be ironed. I think the price was around 6 dollars. |
ITS BEAUTIFUL!
is the one border strip on backwards??? |
There is something different from the pattern. I sewed all the patches in the same direction, I think I should have reversed some of them. Or I should have sewn all of them before attaching the first row which is wrong. It was the only way I could make the color right. It's not that important for how I'm using this to worry about. But next time I'll try to make it work as intended.
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Oh that's really pretty. Chalk doesn't come off as easily as you'd think, I always have to rub it off.
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Originally Posted by Iluv2quilt
Oh that's really pretty. Chalk doesn't come off as easily as you'd think, I always have to rub it off.
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Originally Posted by Sparky
There is something different from the pattern. I sewed all the patches in the same direction, I think I should have reversed some of them. Or I should have sewn all of them before attaching the first row which is wrong. It was the only way I could make the color right. It's not that important for how I'm using this to worry about. But next time I'll try to make it work as intended.
I used to put a messed up square into every quilt on purpose! just to prove to myself that it didnt HAVE to be perfect :) and have gone back to my old pefectionist self again :roll: "messing up is part of quilting, RIGHT" I repeat to myself..... |
Call it creativity and you will feel better about yourself.
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Originally Posted by deranged_damsel
thats great! I have a really hard time looking at my work... it can ALWAYS look better! I need to learn a bit of your point of view :)
I used to put a messed up square into every quilt on purpose! just to prove to myself that it didnt HAVE to be perfect :) and have gone back to my old pefectionist self again :roll: "messing up is part of quilting, RIGHT" I repeat to myself..... |
Love your sparkly piece! I am in awe of finished tops!
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There's going to be a free class this month at the Quilted Hill in Yamhill on finishing borders and bindings, you might get help there. (I think a class is coming up on NY Beauties, too)
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JustMe - do you wash out the chalk and hairspray when done, or does it cover up? can't quite get the concept in my head, but it sounds like a great idea.
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Those are some SHARp points. Excellent job!
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Originally Posted by Iluv2quilt
Oh that's really pretty. Chalk doesn't come off as easily as you'd think, I always have to rub it off.
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