two identical twin quilts
06-05-2010, 07:11 PM
#21
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Originally Posted by mamaw
I recently made twin quilts for my 2 great nieces born May 2. I was really excited to do both of them.
06-05-2010, 07:18 PM
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I love to make machine appliqued kids quilts. I am on my fourth one now since September and I should have finished it months ago. I am burned out on it and hate the sight of it now. It really is cute, no pattern just random animals on a blue background and the backing will be blue flannelette. I have 4 or 5 full size quilts ( UFO's ) that I am dying to get working on and this is probably what has me distracted. Of course if I spent less time on the Board I might get more done. Yeah right. LOL
06-05-2010, 08:09 PM
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I have made two of the same quilt several times. I find that if I do a different project in between then it isn't as bad as making them back-to-back. Sometimes it takes two or three projects in between. The longer I wait, the more the second quilt feels "new" again.
06-05-2010, 08:49 PM
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Back in the days when I made dolls (& occasionally still do, depending on mood and special request), I always made however many dolls or pairs of dolls at the same time. For example, the Raggedies pair in my avatar + two more pair, one for each of my daughters were made simultaneously, but each with different clothing fabrics ... first bodies, then hair, then clothes. Ditto the Humpty Dumpty dolls. I used to make dolls for co-workers occasionally, but always "needed" a matching one for myself. I would complete step 1 for all the dolls before moving on to step 2. It's less boring that way for me. I think I would do the same if I were making more than 1 identical quilt.
06-06-2010, 07:13 AM
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If I know ahead of time that I am making two of the same, I make all the blocks at the same time, then assemble the quilts. If I didn't know at the beginning, then I put some different projects between making the first and second one.
06-06-2010, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Kathy N
When I do two alike I cut and sew at the same time.
That way they get done at the same time. Others it definitely would end up as a UFO.
That way they get done at the same time. Others it definitely would end up as a UFO.
Originally Posted by dkabasketlady
I've only repeated the same pattern on a quilt twice & swore I'd never make another one with that pattern again. Well guess what? My best friend wanted me to make a quilt for her & guess which pattern she picked? I've got it pieced, sandwiched & have started the hand quilting, but just can't seem to finish it!!! It didn't take me very long to put it together, but it may end up being a seven year project before I get the quilting done.
06-06-2010, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiffany
I rarely ever make the same pattern twice, and likely just for that reason. I just did a couple of baby quilts for my cousin who had twins and the second one took me forever! Once I've done a pattern, I'm ready to move on to another one. There are simply too many amazing patterns out there for me to want to concentrate on just a handful. That said, I have done the log cabin and bargello quilts more than once.
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