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Old 04-14-2016, 08:54 AM
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I made this top 4-5 years ago. I just loved the fabrics, and I did t know quilting well enough to feel comfortable quilting it. The fabrics are an assortment of Asian-style red, black, and cream with a purple batik thrown in for contrast; super easy brick pattern. I am on a push to finish everything in the pile, so it was time for this one. I recently went to a Handiquilter retreat, and one of the instructors said Baptist fans work well with Asian fabrics, so that's what I decided to do. I have a sit down Sweet 16 quilter, and all of the quilting was done with the half-circle ruler set. It was a challenge, amd the stitches are not dreadfully even. Luckily there are no quilt police allowed in my home, and I like the end result! Wool batting for fluff and softness, Superior Masterpiece thread on the top, and a SuperBob pre-wound on the bottom. The quilt is 72 x48, a nice sized lap quilt.For future reference, it is really hard to use the big rulers! The largest as 10" in diameter, and I had the devil of a time (attempting) to hold it securely. Next time my fans will be only 3 or 4 rows instead of 5. I do admit I love the luscious texture the quilting gave this.(Umm. The first picture looks odd in the preview. Hope you can see it ok.)
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Old 04-14-2016, 09:01 AM
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very nice job!!
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Old 04-14-2016, 09:25 AM
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​Lovely quilt and the baptist fans give it great texture!
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This is just red-a-licious! Wonderful quilt.
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Old 04-14-2016, 10:12 AM
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very nice work
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Old 04-14-2016, 11:55 AM
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Congrats on a nicely done finish!
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Old 04-14-2016, 02:19 PM
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The Baptist fan is a great all over pattern to use when machine quilting on a domestic machine. You did a great job!
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Very pretty and I think your fans look just fine.
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Old 04-14-2016, 04:29 PM
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It's beautiful! Your Baptist Fans look great to me. All around great job!
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Terrific job. Pat yourself on the back.
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