What is your favorite portable project?
#21
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Right now I am hand quilting and hand sewing a grandmother's flower garden which when finished will be finished. The hexagons are done by hand and hand quilted then sewn together by hand. I will post a pic whenever I finish. It may be months from now.
#22
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I've just finished a tabletopper and am almost dreading continuing on to the handquilting ... so would have liked to have had it done, when I was done. Your technique has me intrigued for future GFG projects. Thanks!
#25
OK, AliKat and auntpiggylpn, I am intrigued with the Clover yoyo makers, but what does a person do with a bunch of yoyos? A quilt or coverlet made of them doesn't get backed, right? This probably sounds stupid, but I see myself getting tangled up or toes stuck through the open spaces where they are joined together. Please help, I'm yoyo challenged, lol. :-)
#26
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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I quilt with a group of ladies at our local Senior Center. Since I am one of the youngest members I do a lot of the heavier work. I pieced a top that is half triangles. Since piecing is not my strong suit some of the corners are slightly off. It is obvious since each block is half offwhite and then a darker print on the other half. I made yoyos out of each of the darker fabrics that will be backed with a leaf like piece and sewn at each corner to hide the off sewn corners. I attend a little Bee ever other Wednesday and those yoyos gave me something to do for several sessions as I need at least 36 of them. My usual take along project is a quilted item made from cheaters cloth as my favorite art of the whole process is handquilting. I will try and post a picture of the finished quilt with the yoyo flowers when it is completed.
#27
Later this week, I will begin attending a weekly "sit-n-sew" at a wonderful quilt shop (I will only go once a month as I live 60 miles away). Each person works on whatever they like to bring. I tend to not lug my machine to classes, but just go take notes and enjoy the fellowship of other quilters - then actually sew at home. At first, I was trying to think of a new project to work on, but I'm also considering working on hexies or something similar that is small and easy to carry. What are your favorites? THX!
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#28
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Michigan. . .FINALLY!!!!
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there are some commercial patterns that make animals such as dogs, cats and monkeys too!
#29
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I take anything I'm going to applique Like Dresden for blocks. I'll be flying to Indiana and will probably take something at that time also. I usually take an embroidery hoop to make it easier for appliqueing. Just makes holding it easier and fits in a gallon size Ziploc so security doesn't tear everything apart. Even quilted potholders if you want to finish binding would be good portable projects, table runners, etc.
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