Virtual Quilting Weekend--Jan 17-20, 2020
01-18-2020, 10:43 AM
#52
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Originally Posted by Railroadersbrat
Well, after a long sleep, a fresh pot of coffee, a John Wayne movie (The Cowboys) and getting a small load of laundry started, I'm in my quilting room waiting for my irons to heat up (I use a full size and a mini-iron).
I am really hoping I can resolve the issues I've got going, I absolutely love the hexagon quilts and I'm able to get the hexies into the flowers without so much as a glitch, but attaching the flowers to the black path, for whatever reason, is proving difficult. I'm changing up my way of putting them on, I'm doing the outer ring of color on the path first, then attaching the smaller flower from there, I'm hoping if I downscale a little, I can get the control I need.
Anybody has any ideas? I'm completely open to suggestions, lol.
I am really hoping I can resolve the issues I've got going, I absolutely love the hexagon quilts and I'm able to get the hexies into the flowers without so much as a glitch, but attaching the flowers to the black path, for whatever reason, is proving difficult. I'm changing up my way of putting them on, I'm doing the outer ring of color on the path first, then attaching the smaller flower from there, I'm hoping if I downscale a little, I can get the control I need.
Anybody has any ideas? I'm completely open to suggestions, lol.
01-18-2020, 10:52 AM
#53
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Cleared the drives again this morning, not bad think we only ended up with about 6+ but the wind is wicked out there. Working on the church quilts today getting the binding done on the ones that were tied on Thursday. Then will start the free-motion, the sun is trying to peek so it nice sitting in front of the windows sewing. Thanks for hosting Raggiemom
01-18-2020, 12:26 PM
#55
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Originally Posted by Dedemac
Are you hand stitching or machine stitching the hexagons? I hand stitched mine and just added them as a out side border then joined them to the quilt with the diamonds so they had a wide path.
I do like the idea of using diamonds for the border, been trying to figure out how to finish the top, I just might do that.
Thank you so much!
01-18-2020, 01:17 PM
#56
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That's very pretty Thimblebug!
I took a break after lunch to walk Bubba, then decided it would be a good idea to take a bit of a rest. Then made some sugar cookies from a mix that DH brought home before Christmas mistakenly thinking it would save me time to use that in my cookie press rather than making the traditional spritz cookies. However, I saved more time by not making any this year LOLOL! Anyway, I had two bags of generic sugar cookie mix and generic snickerdoodle mix in the pantry and given it's a cold rainy/snowy day I decided to make one of them. Even though I doctored them up some, they still are rather dull tasting--I think maybe I should turn them into sandwich cookies by putting raspberry jam or homemade marmalade in between....
Back to quilting and tidying up my scrap bucket.
Rob
I took a break after lunch to walk Bubba, then decided it would be a good idea to take a bit of a rest. Then made some sugar cookies from a mix that DH brought home before Christmas mistakenly thinking it would save me time to use that in my cookie press rather than making the traditional spritz cookies. However, I saved more time by not making any this year LOLOL! Anyway, I had two bags of generic sugar cookie mix and generic snickerdoodle mix in the pantry and given it's a cold rainy/snowy day I decided to make one of them. Even though I doctored them up some, they still are rather dull tasting--I think maybe I should turn them into sandwich cookies by putting raspberry jam or homemade marmalade in between....
Back to quilting and tidying up my scrap bucket.
Rob
01-18-2020, 01:28 PM
#57
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Originally Posted by Irishrose2
If you want another border, I'd add it before the piano keys so they are the last border. How large will it be with the piano keys? Is that enough?
01-18-2020, 02:41 PM
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Instead of sewing today, I went out for a ride on my Harley. The front came through , blew away the rain, fog & gray skies. I've been stressed due to selling my house, trying to buy another, & esp by the packing. So, with temps in the mid 60's & a sunny sky, I rode to help relieve my stress. It has helped. I may continue quilting on my red & pink quilt tonight.
01-18-2020, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Railroadersbrat
Oh my goodness, yours is so pretty!! I'm machine stitching mine and think I found the problem last night, this is my first time working with batiks and I'm not used to the different densities. After I starched the black hexies, things have smoothed out.
I do like the idea of using diamonds for the border, been trying to figure out how to finish the top, I just might do that.
Thank you so much!
I do like the idea of using diamonds for the border, been trying to figure out how to finish the top, I just might do that.
Thank you so much!
Originally Posted by Cheshirepat
Hmm, it will be about 60x60" with the piano keys. I'm not making it for any particular purpose, so that could do it. Last night I had to cut more strips, and this morning got to finally sew!
(We have Emojis Back!!!) I have a lot of them in my stash!