"Traditional" Quilts and "Non-Tradtional" Quilters
01-13-2011, 04:24 PM
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I love the colours you are using! It will look fantastic when its done. If you need a little break you should have a tiny one but don't leave it for too long. I normally have a tally and start counting down. When it gets to 10, then 9, 8, 7....it gets more exciting. Hang in there you are almost at your goal!
01-13-2011, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by salmonsweet
Any reason you have to stick with the design? There could always be another brilliant idea just around the corner that uses the blocks you've already made plus some new ones you feel more like making? :) Just a thought, of course it's up to you and what your creative spirit is really trying to say to you!!
Of course sometimes just sticking with the process is the right choice...
Of course sometimes just sticking with the process is the right choice...
i picked the colors (from a specific collection) and that helps.
several of you mentioned taking a break and working on something else.
I'm noticing that running my embroidery machine helps - as long as the embroidery pattern isn't too complicated.
i made these yesterday and made a few more blocks while waiting on the embroidery machine. =)
01-16-2011, 02:11 PM
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Whaaaohoooooo!!
Finally over halfway!!
17 blocks done!!! 13 left!!
Gonna go start the embroidery machine, and sew blocks while it runs!
=) I will post pictures when I get the top put together
Finally over halfway!!
17 blocks done!!! 13 left!!
Gonna go start the embroidery machine, and sew blocks while it runs!
=) I will post pictures when I get the top put together
01-16-2011, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Aunt Retta
Hello dear friend, I made you some quilt blocks a while back and love the one you made for me. (The daisy one)
What you have is very nice. You could trade off with another project, or like someome suggested do something different with some of the blocks. I think if we are not happy with what we are doing, in our sewing or quilting time we need to change something and so we are having more fun!
What you have is very nice. You could trade off with another project, or like someome suggested do something different with some of the blocks. I think if we are not happy with what we are doing, in our sewing or quilting time we need to change something and so we are having more fun!
i'm glad you liked your blocks for the swap -- it was an adventure for me!
=)
01-17-2011, 10:05 AM
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I GOT ALL MY BLOCKS PUT TOGETHER!!!!!
I have 13 of them trimmed and ironed.
I have a picture to post, but I swore to myself that I wOuldnt get on the boards until I finished this top so I could mail it to Charismah tomorrow (only a week late).
I'm on the treadmill at the gym now so I decided to get on the boards on my phone since I can't work on quilty stuff and work out at the same time. :(
I'm one sweaty but happy gal right now.
I have 13 of them trimmed and ironed.
I have a picture to post, but I swore to myself that I wOuldnt get on the boards until I finished this top so I could mail it to Charismah tomorrow (only a week late).
I'm on the treadmill at the gym now so I decided to get on the boards on my phone since I can't work on quilty stuff and work out at the same time. :(
I'm one sweaty but happy gal right now.
01-17-2011, 11:05 AM
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i can really relate!
i (never) make the same quilt twice...to work on the same block...block after block...oh my....last fall i was so proud of myself for sticking with it to make all 22 pineapple blocks i needed for sil's quilt...although i love pineapple quilts and would love to have one...after 22 blocks...it will take a miricle for me to ever make another pineapple block...so tedious!...
but oh so beautiful :|
i (never) make the same quilt twice...to work on the same block...block after block...oh my....last fall i was so proud of myself for sticking with it to make all 22 pineapple blocks i needed for sil's quilt...although i love pineapple quilts and would love to have one...after 22 blocks...it will take a miricle for me to ever make another pineapple block...so tedious!...
but oh so beautiful :|
01-17-2011, 05:38 PM
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IT'S FINISHED!!!!!
(enough to send to charismah anyway!!)
here are some pictures!
(enough to send to charismah anyway!!)
here are some pictures!
in progress
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in progress
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finished top!
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close-up of border
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with the backing fabric
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