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10-30-2013, 09:05 AM

#31

oldtnquiltinglady

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Wonderful work. I too have found scrap quilt pictures here on the board and have taken the idea out of my sewing room and so far have made two beautiful quilts. If I ever stop piecing long enough, I am going to learn to post pictures so everyone can see that I am really serious about my quilting......

Yours is the third one that I will be making soon. I forgot the other two that I got ideas from, but to all of you, thanks a million.

10-30-2013, 11:36 AM

#32

Auntie Em

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It is always so much fun to build quilts!!! Great job!!!

10-30-2013, 11:53 AM

#33

Debbie B

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I love scrap quilts & yours are going to be pretty. I've never heard of using the phone book for paper piecing. How do you like it? And it doesn't leave ink?

10-30-2013, 01:32 PM

#34

MargeD

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It's always nice to try something new and scrap quilts often take us out of our comfort zone.

10-30-2013, 01:53 PM

#35

Wildernessties

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Location: South Central Pennsylvania

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Love your choices and I LOVE scrappy quilts! In fact, I just started some string blobks and may place them just the same way as you did. Nice work.

10-30-2013, 06:15 PM

#36

SewCraftyGirl

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Debbie B

I love scrap quilts & yours are going to be pretty. I've never heard of using the phone book for paper piecing. How do you like it? And it doesn't leave ink?

It's my first time using the phone book pages and it's working great! I made my stitches smaller than usual, and it perforated the paper so that it can be removed easily! The paper is thin, so it tears very easily. I know some people leave the paper in the quilt and let it dissolve in the wash when done. But, I decided to remove it before quilting due to the concern you expressed about the black ink and light colored fabrics. There is no ink on the quilt using this method. I learned about the phone book pages from the Quilting Board too. A wealth of knowledge!

10-30-2013, 06:16 PM

#37

chezstitches

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nothing better than scrap quilts! Keep going!!

10-30-2013, 06:24 PM

#38

zozee

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Yay for scrappies! I wasn't a fan, either, before coming here. It's fun to play with scraps and enjoy purposefully using those fun bits and pieces.

10-31-2013, 04:30 AM

#39

Quilter Day-by-Day

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Scrappy is my favorite. Looking good.

10-31-2013, 01:14 PM

#40

purplefiend

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Location: Round Rock,Texas

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I love making scrap quilts, currently working on a String Star quilt.

Here's a short video of me sewing some of the blocks. I'm using a 1914 Singer 115 treadle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aWI4...ature=youtu.be

Sharon W.