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Old 12-05-2009, 10:36 AM
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I have a personal goal to make 12 quilt tops in 2009. I only have a month left and 3 of them are not totally complete. One needs two border sides done, another needs the applique finished and then borders, another has two rounds of borders to do. I have a mental block about doing borders that I find it very difficult to get past!!

I'm going to try my best to get them done before the end of the year. I have lots of things I want to try in 2010 and would like these to be all behind me and get them quilted by an LAQ.
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Old 12-05-2009, 10:39 AM
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WOW!!!! Those are amazing!
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Old 12-05-2009, 10:50 AM
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Pam, those are amazing!!!! Not only have you almost met your goal but you did it with patterns that are not the easiest. I am so impressed and inspired. My goal is to do at least 12 quilts this coming year and I hope mine turn out at least half as good as yours. Kudos! (And how do I get on your Christmas list?)

If you are interested in learning more about borders, I highly recommend Marsha McCloskey's book "Pieced Borders: The Complete Resource" and Sally Collin's book "Borders, Bindings, & Edges." I can't begin to tell you how much those books have changed the way I do my borders. My borders used to be boring and were something I just couldn't seem to wrap my mind around until my friend loaned me those 2 books. I'll post the link to their websites, in case you are interested.
Marsha McCloskey - http://www.marshamccloskey.com/marshasbooks.html
Sally Collins - http://www.sallycollins.org/index.html
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Thanks :D I would be very happy to get over my border phobia!
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Old 12-05-2009, 11:10 AM
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Wow...those are amazing. I have made that same goal for 2010 but my tops will be no where near that intricate. You do wonderful work! You should be proud.
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beautiful!
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Old 12-05-2009, 11:38 AM
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What beautiful quilt tops. I feel the same way about borders, all that math if you want to do something different and stunning! I really struggle with math, it almost kept me out of quilting!
That is great way to get those tops done. I need to set a goal like that too!
Thanks for posting, would love to see them more closely...PLEASE
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Those are all just beautiful, the round blue one is gorgeous.
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Old 12-05-2009, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by alaskasunshine
What beautiful quilt tops. I feel the same way about borders, all that math if you want to do something different and stunning! I really struggle with math, it almost kept me out of quilting!
That is great way to get those tops done. I need to set a goal like that too!
Thanks for posting, would love to see them more closely...PLEASE
I'm with you, not a math whiz! You should see the shocked looks I get when someone uses some fancy math term like hypotenuse and I look confused. :roll:
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BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations!
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