Tell me about your quilt in your avatar
03-12-2011, 06:22 PM
#141
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Mine is a 60x80 couch quilt that I made for my niece as a wedding gift and I backed it with yellow fleece. She loves the Madri Gras and her wedding colors were purple, green and gold, so that is why I used those colors. I don't know the names of my quilt patterns, I name them after the people that I give them to. I have some fabric left and have been toying with the idea to use it to make a baby quilt for when they decide to start their family. Does that sound crazy?
03-12-2011, 06:37 PM
#142
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Originally Posted by grmamrtha1
Originally Posted by grammy17
Mine was made for my GS's 16th birthday. It is made primarily from men's shirts. I left the manufacturer labels on and many pockets. I told him he could use the pockets for his nighttime snacks. He drags it every where with him. One of the first quilts I ever made. SID and no binding--envelope fashion.
Put the top and bottom right sides together batting on the bottom and sew all the way around. Leave an opening large enough to pull the quilt through. Turn it inside out and hand sew the opening closed. Then I did SID.
Also, do you have relatives in Michigan?
03-12-2011, 06:58 PM
#143
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I think a baby quilt with the leftover fabric would be awesome.
Originally Posted by spartan quilter
Mine is a 60x80 couch quilt that I made for my niece as a wedding gift and I backed it with yellow fleece. She loves the Madri Gras and her wedding colors were purple, green and gold, so that is why I used those colors. I don't know the names of my quilt patterns, I name them after the people that I give them to. I have some fabric left and have been toying with the idea to use it to make a baby quilt for when they decide to start their family. Does that sound crazy?
03-12-2011, 07:37 PM
#144
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The quilt in my avatar is for my first and only granddaughter. The fabric is curtain valances of the set my daughter chose to use for the nursery. I added some other fabric. My daughter doesn't use the quilt. She read something somewhere that a baby could choke or suficate with a blanket. So she doesn't use it. My granddaughter still doesn't sleep with a blanket. So the quilt sits on the back of the rocking chair.
03-13-2011, 05:46 AM
#146
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Originally Posted by whinnytoo
Judy, I love your quilt!! have only seen one other besides mine. I really like the light background
Originally Posted by Jagsd3
My Avatar is called ULS2 and is a pattern by Karen Stone. I fell in love with this pattern when a very good friend of mine had started one in Aqua's and Rust browns. I had never paperpieced before and she insisted I could do it. I went home and showed a picture to my hubby and he loved it too. He said make sure you do yours with blues, the rest is history. Definetly loved paperpiecing and am so hooked.
03-13-2011, 12:11 PM
#147
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Originally Posted by mhansen6
The quilt in my avatar is for my first and only granddaughter. The fabric is curtain valances of the set my daughter chose to use for the nursery. I added some other fabric. My daughter doesn't use the quilt. She read something somewhere that a baby could choke or suficate with a blanket. So she doesn't use it. My granddaughter still doesn't sleep with a blanket. So the quilt sits on the back of the rocking chair.
How did we ever survive our childhoods with all the dangerous things we were exposed to? :roll:
03-13-2011, 01:04 PM
#148
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Where did you get this pattern? I have been searching the net for 2 days and can't find one.
Originally Posted by whinnytoo
Mine is a Karen Stone pattern called ULS 11 and all paper pieced. I love a challenge and this one didnt disappoint!
03-13-2011, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by KwiltyKahy
Where did you get this pattern? I have been searching the net for 2 days and can't find one.
Originally Posted by whinnytoo
Mine is a Karen Stone pattern called ULS 11 and all paper pieced. I love a challenge and this one didnt disappoint!
http://www.embroideryetcetera.com/qu...patterns1.html
03-13-2011, 03:24 PM
#150
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Location: Michigan
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Originally Posted by grammy17
Originally Posted by grmamrtha1
Originally Posted by grammy17
Mine was made for my GS's 16th birthday. It is made primarily from men's shirts. I left the manufacturer labels on and many pockets. I told him he could use the pockets for his nighttime snacks. He drags it every where with him. One of the first quilts I ever made. SID and no binding--envelope fashion.
Put the top and bottom right sides together batting on the bottom and sew all the way around. Leave an opening large enough to pull the quilt through. Turn it inside out and hand sew the opening closed. Then I did SID.
Also, do you have relatives in Michigan?
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