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02-25-2017, 05:39 PM
#1281
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Wyoming in the summer, Florida in the winter
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Mjp love your lotus block! Congrats muse, aren't those grand babies fun. I have really enjoyed being in Florida this winter to watch our little Myla grow. She delights us everyday. Going to miss this when we go back to Wyoming for the summer. I'm already thinking next October can't come fast enough!
02-25-2017, 05:40 PM
#1282
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: NC
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Originally Posted by mjpEncinitas
Marija and I got together and shared our squares, with another friend sharing her latest quilt. Marija has made some beautiful traditional squares. I wish I had taken a bunch of pictures and posted them.
She is very astute and pointed out to me that I love to make art quilts and many of my squares are little art quilts. I realized then that my goal of learning to become a better than beginner piecer wasn't the right goal. I'm really enjoying doing the raw edge applique and working with the stripes (well this isn't art quilts). I want to thank everyone for being so supportive in my off beat ideas about what a square should look like.
She is very astute and pointed out to me that I love to make art quilts and many of my squares are little art quilts. I realized then that my goal of learning to become a better than beginner piecer wasn't the right goal. I'm really enjoying doing the raw edge applique and working with the stripes (well this isn't art quilts). I want to thank everyone for being so supportive in my off beat ideas about what a square should look like.
You know, I think that's why I love this swap so much. I so enjoy receiving someone else's version of what they see in my fabric. I say just keep up the good work.
02-25-2017, 05:54 PM
#1283
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Mn
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MJP I love appliqué but to me even raw edge appliqué is a pain in the you know what trying to get the machine stitching even. I'm always impressed with someone who can do it. I'm pretty much a traditional piercer and love receiving blocks that are more artsy or where someone has thought out of the box. Hope you enjoy receiving traditional blocks as much as I like receiving artsy blocks
02-25-2017, 06:09 PM
#1285
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Rural Oklahoma
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I'm w/ you Terri, applique is not my forte'. I can't do "raw edge" b/c I don't get along well w/ the iron on stick-um stuff. I made an exception for the Abbey Road, but used paper templates and folded under and machine stitched. The only other exception I make is my EPP it is already turned under and I applique it to solid backgrounds (I'm counting the Dresden plate in w/ that category) Oh I almost forgot I did do the striped hand block but I hand appliqued it. That was another rare exception to get a cool effect.
02-25-2017, 06:11 PM
#1287
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Rural Oklahoma
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Ohhhhh can't wait that looks intriguing! The colors are awesome.
Originally Posted by terriamn
Getting there Kass
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But had had to take a little break to at least set up my new baby
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But had had to take a little break to at least set up my new baby
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02-25-2017, 06:31 PM
#1288
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Mississippi
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Another beautiful applique from mjp!
Our variety is what makes the quilts so awesome. If we all did the same style blocks our quilts would be boring. Be yourself and do what you do! 
Originally Posted by mjpEncinitas
I realized then that my goal of learning to become a better than beginner piecer wasn't the right goal. I'm really enjoying doing the raw edge applique and working with the stripes (well this isn't art quilts). I want to thank everyone for being so supportive in my off beat ideas about what a square should look like.
02-25-2017, 06:41 PM
#1289
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Mississippi
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Mjp, have you ever done the yearly Row by Row quilt? The patterns last year seemed to be mostly raw edge applique. That was how I got my feet wet with applique. I had so much fun doing it, too. This is mine, 2016, theme "Home Sweet Home". Believe it or not, the Graceland row was all pieced! Not one applique in it... That one 'stretched' me, too. Great learning quilt.
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