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08-23-2011, 07:10 PM

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tinliz

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Would a wall-hanging or table runner be less intimidating than a larger quilt? They are a good place to learn layering, quilting, and binding.
BTW your piecing and choice of color is great.

08-23-2011, 07:12 PM

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Friendly Quilter

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Don't give up, you are doing a Great job.

08-23-2011, 09:45 PM

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Jim

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great job...myself I love a challenge...keep going you will be glad you did

08-23-2011, 09:55 PM

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JuneBillie

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Very nice blocks.

08-23-2011, 10:36 PM

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true4uca

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Please continue, they are beautiful & don't rag quilt them or you will lose too much of your pattern.

08-23-2011, 11:14 PM

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Willa

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Great start!

08-24-2011, 01:35 AM

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Jan in VA

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Would it help if you changed your piecing of these blocks a bit?
Hopefully you can see from the lines within this graphic what I mean.

Jan in VA

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08-24-2011, 01:42 AM

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Lorettan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by true4uca

Please continue, they are beautiful & don't rag quilt them or you will lose too much of your pattern.

that's exactly why i was thinging bout putting maybe a 1 inch border around the whole block. this way when i stitch them together with a 1/2 inch seam, it won't take away from the pattern and you will still have about 1/2 showing that won't get ragged. now i guess i would cut the borer fabric 1 1/2 inches? to allow for a finished border with seen allowances