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Gorgeous quilt :D:D:D
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Originally Posted by jlong
I love it. It's the first Stack and Whack that has inspired me to try it. Beautiful :D
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Originally Posted by Tinabodina
My mom is 85, and I have been trying for 10 years to get her interested in quilting, or helping me. No luck, and now I have given up. You are so fortunate to have an 82 year old with the same interest. It is beautiful.
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Stunning !
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What a beautiful quilt. I'm like everyone else you are so lucky to have someone to teach and help out. I would love to sit and cut threads if I had someone like that to enjoy quilting with. Savor every minute with your aunt.
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That is a beautiful quilt and your Aunt Betty did a great job! I can see why she loves it so much! It is totally beautiful:)
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What a beautiful quilt! You and your aunt have done a fantastic job! It is extremely beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
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Betcha your Aunt Betty loves you back! What a tremendous gift of time & patience - working with elderly isn't always easy. Her quilt is gorgeous & a true reflection of your inner beauty.
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Absolutely gorgeous. You and your aunt are lucky to have each other.
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Originally Posted by DeeBooper
I taught my aunt (82 years young) to make a StacknWhack quilt. I promised her I would quilt it on my shortarm before I had to take it down to make way for my longarm. Well, she finally got it to the point where I could do that. I told her right from the very beginning (and at least a hundred times during the making)to cut her threads as she goes along. Guess what? Not one thread was cut!!!!! I spent 4-5 hours cleaning it first.Oh, well, I finally got it on the frame and it is really beautiful. I will post a picture but it is without the binding on it. I showed her how to make scallops and she is doing the binding now. When she saw the quilt all quilted, her smile was worth it all!!! Love my Aunt Betty.
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Well that's just gorgeous.
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Beautiful and yu bothe did a great job.
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Beautiful quilt, God Bless You and your aunt.
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It is very pretty. That was very nice of you.
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What a beauty!!!!!!! How nice to share this experience with your Auntie!! :)
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Very pretty. You are a good niece to clip those threads for your dear Auntie. I love stack 'n whacks and this reminds me that I have some fabrics waiting to be made into a s & w! I better get busy.
I love the scalloped border on this one, too. Looks lke you did a nice job quilting!! |
You tell your aunt that we are all so inspired! It is beautiful!
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That is beautiful.
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Great quilt!! I love the border!
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Beautiful quilt. :thumbup:
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Very nice.... true blue..
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What a beauty this is!!! :thumbup: I love it and the white just makes it zing! Beautful.
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What a great collaboration....I would love to have a quilting partner of senior years (bit cheeky, but it would make me feel young!). It's a beautiful quilt and you did a wonderful job with the trimming and quilting....can't wait to see your next one!
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It's Beautiful.
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Love the colors. The quilt is great.
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Anyone who is 82 and can follow and remember instructions on how to make her first stack and whack has got to be forgiven for forgetting to cut threads as she went along! Bravo to both of you!!
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Originally Posted by cjomomma
I can say this is one of the first stack & wacks that I can truly say is absolutely georgious. I love the rich blue color and the sashing around each block gives it a uniformed look. I can only hope and wish that when I'm 82 I can do wonderful work like your aunt has done. Kuddos to you for showing her how to make this quilt. Thank you for sharing!!
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I also sew with my mom of 80 years.....I taught her as well. We have so much fun!
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I hope if I make it to 82 that I am half the stitcher your Aunt is. She did a beautiful job. I hate clipping threads too, but try to do that after each sewing session.
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Thank you all for the wonderful comments on Aunt Betty's quilt. I will pass them on to her so I can see more smiles. She has some beginning alzheimers( I believe) so she goes through periods of depression. She made a beautiful woven table runner a couple years ago that I guided her on. (took a year to make but she finished it). I made her put it in our quilt show and she won first place!!!! Now that was a big smile!!! BY the way....the sashing on her quilt is not white,it is a very light blue. She has a way of picking out absolutely gorgeous colors. I am learning from her how to pick good colors. I wonder what she wants to make next? My mom is 80 and we all sew together.
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Beautiful!!
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I think @ 82, she was just focusing on completion of the top for you- I agree that your time spent clipping those $#%^ threads was bonding time. It is beautiful- what an event to be so proud of
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Your aunt is a quick study! Very well done :)
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Bravo Aunt Betty
Clipping the thread for an82 year old is a small price |
It was worth all the time and effort! Very pretty :thumbup:
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Beautiful - congratulations to your Aunt Betty
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Absolutely beautiful!!!!!
I am so new to this that I've never even heard of a "Stackn Wackin" Is there a site I could go to and find the particulars on it? I truly love it. |
Very nice. I love the scallops. You do beautiful work together.
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Beautiful quilt, and you should be so happy that you were able to teach your aunt something new, a lasting memory that you will one day be thankful that you have.
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As far as the snipping of threads goes, if her hands are anything like mine, and I am not even 82, it is a very difficult job for me. I try to trim as I go so I don't have the big job in the end; but am not always successful at that endeavor. That is why I chose machines that built-in needle threaders, and built-in thread cutters.
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