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Old 09-18-2011, 12:50 PM
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I like the choosing the pattern, fabric, cutting, and most especially putting the blocks together. I love the challenge of getting all the points, centers, squares, etc all come together like I envisioined in my mind how it should look.

My least favorite is the quilting part of it....mainly because I don't have the space to quilt. I do quilt as you go..so do get the quilting part done.

I think what I like most of the whole process is getting everything to come together like it should. When it all comes together...it just makes me feel great... :)
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Old 09-18-2011, 01:02 PM
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The part I like the least about quilting is sandwiching the quilt with the batting and backing, probably because of space constraints, plus I could never pin it on the floor, would need the tow truck to help me up, then I get a backache from leaning over the table to pin baste it for machine quilting. It's all part of the process though, you have to do one to get the other.
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Old 09-18-2011, 01:03 PM
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I like it all most of the time.
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Old 09-18-2011, 01:18 PM
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My most favorite part is making/piecing a top, then I want to start another without sandwiching and quilting what I just made, except for gifts. And even then I tend to run late cuz I procrastinate on finishing.
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Old 09-18-2011, 02:02 PM
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I am with Seahourseanna. I absolutely detest cutting. I cut out a quilt and was really enjoying sewing it until I discovered when putting together the squares, that somehow along the way I had cut a little crooked. Now it looks like hell. I tried sewing on little extra pices of fabric to make it work (luckily with the fabric I used it's not really noticeable) but boy, that's a lot of work with ripping seams and resewing. I still haven't finished that thing! Every once in a while I drag it out and try to work on it, get frustrated and put it away again. Ugggh! The sad part is I cut out two quilts that day and still don't know if I have the same problem with the second quilt,(different pattern) because I just can't deal with finding out I messed that one up as well! Since that experience, I have a "fear" of cutting wrong and wasting expensive fabric.

On the good side, I have a friend that has offered to cut for me, but isn't this a fear I have to conquer? I can't depend on other people to cut my patterns forever! I've got to learn to do it right myself.
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Old 09-18-2011, 02:05 PM
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I LOVE cutting with the rotary cutter. It is very relaxing to me.
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Old 09-18-2011, 02:25 PM
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I don't too much care for the cutting part. I think mainly because my cutting table which is a card table is a bit too low, and it really makes my back hurt after awhile. But I absolutely detest basting a quilt.
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Old 09-18-2011, 02:32 PM
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Cutting is so difficult for me. Arthritis in my hands. I think maybe a Go cutter might be the answer, but so much to store and buy...and even then, maybe not the sizes you need.
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Old 09-18-2011, 02:43 PM
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OK Seahorseanna - I'm from Michigan and could help you out. Although I'm in SE Michigan!

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I wish I could hire someone to cut everything out because I am always crooked and then do my binding too! :)
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I enjoy cutting and piecing the fabric
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