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07-24-2012, 09:55 AM

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Greenheron

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I love, love black in a quilt. This one sings. I believe that lovely thing could use some 'bling'; charms, buttons, tied with bows, tufted with little tassels or pom-pons. It's gorgeous, oh, maybe beads. Tied or tufted with beads on the front and the ties on the back.

07-24-2012, 10:11 AM

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jme

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I have a queen size quilt my Granny made me. I have had it for 20yrs and it has been well used and washed many many times. Last year it finally started showing SOME wear in a few places, I have patched it and continue to use it. Right now it's on my bed and spends a lot of time there in the winter as well. Poly blends hold up well just don't iron them on a cotton setting LOL they melt.

07-25-2012, 05:03 PM

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Quilter 65

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Pretty, pretty quilt.

07-26-2012, 06:20 AM

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Lee in Richmond

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Quote:

Originally Posted by burchquilts

This is beautiful! I think if it were me, I'd look for some buttons that went with the fabric (love that fabric) & tie each block in the middle with them. Just a thought...

Several people suggested that. It would require 10 buttons on each side, which in finding the perfect ones might cost as much as the fabric... I will revisit the quilt and see about a circle, or off-kilter lines, or whatever occurs to me.

07-26-2012, 06:22 AM

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Lee in Richmond

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Originally Posted by Greenheron

Now that hadn't occurred to me. I do have about 6 million beads of various kinds...

10-16-2012, 02:55 PM

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Jammin' Jane

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Beautiful quilt! Nice job!

10-16-2012, 03:25 PM

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playswithcolor

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I would just tack it with black in the black areas sort of Jane Sasseman style.

10-17-2012, 06:29 AM

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Lee in Richmond

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Quote:

Originally Posted by playswithcolor

I would just tack it with black in the black areas sort of Jane Sasseman style.

I ended up tacking it in the center of each square with black embroidery thread. A sister-in-law visited while I was working on this and loved it so much it went home with her. Thanks for your inputs.