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Old 11-21-2010, 06:20 PM
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Wow! Wonderful quilting! Gorgeous quilt! :D
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Old 11-21-2010, 06:23 PM
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I've been saving & adding to my collection - not quite enough for the quilt I want to make but someday...

Beautiful quilting job by the way!
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Old 11-21-2010, 06:31 PM
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Could you please tell us how the hankies are fastened to the quilt blocks? Are they sewn down with a fancy stitch or a zig zag stitch, etc?
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Old 11-21-2010, 06:32 PM
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omg....that is just beautiful. I'll be on a search for hankies now.
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Old 11-21-2010, 06:34 PM
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I have the Handi Quilter Fusion longarm. Totally free motion quilting.
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Old 11-21-2010, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by NikkiLu
Could you please tell us how the hankies are fastened to the quilt blocks? Are they sewn down with a fancy stitch or a zig zag stitch, etc?
She used an almost satin stitch. Not quite as tight as usual.
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Old 11-21-2010, 06:44 PM
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wow... beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. On every level. Thanks for sharing this. Inspiring.
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Old 11-21-2010, 06:45 PM
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Thank you!!! I was just given several of my grandmother's hankies and had no idea what to do with them!
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Old 11-21-2010, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by hcarpanini
They make wonderful keepsake quilts. This is one of my customers quilts.
Wonderful !!! I copied and emailed the pix to a friend who has lots of her relatives hankies. Great idea -- thanks for sharing

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That's lovely...makes me want to go out and buy some hankies :)
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