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Old 08-27-2009, 06:01 PM
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Absolutely wonderful quilt! I love it.

I have read that machine quilting book. Is there a lot of hand work to join the sections/seams? That's not my favorite thing to do.
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That is beautiful. Those colors are just great. Wonderful job.
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Old 08-27-2009, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Teacup
Absolutely wonderful quilt! I love it.

I have read that machine quilting book. Is there a lot of hand work to join the sections/seams? That's not my favorite thing to do.
I wind up blind stitching (by hand) along each seam that is joined after quilting. So for a large quilt that I quilt in 3 vertical sections, for instance, that might mean that I blind stitch 2 quilt lengths. It doesn't usually take me very long. It's not my favorite part of quilting, but it's not really obnoxious either. I've found that the easiest way for me to do it is to lay the quilt across the ironing board or cutting board so that the weight of the quilt is supported while I do the hand stitching. Sometimes you might be able to do the seam by machine, but I haven't tried that. It would show on the front of the quilt, but that might not be an issue.

I machine quilt in sections for many of the reasons outlined in the book, but primarily I want the satisfaction of finishing my quilts myself, and there's no way I could do a large quilt on my sewing machine without dividing it up.
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My, that is a beautiful quilt. The lavender/purple is just enough to give it a lavender kind of haze all over. wonderful
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Wow!!!!! That is so beautiful.
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WOW!
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Old 08-28-2009, 02:51 AM
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WOW!! i love purple and your quilt is just stunning
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Old 08-28-2009, 04:29 AM
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That's fabulous!! I love to see the quilts you make!

Re the pattern--it's neat to see how just rotating a few HST can make the difference--like two blocks from one. :D

The piano border is beautiful! I've never done one... once the top is done I want the rest to be simple. :roll:
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ooooooooo pretty
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Simply beautiful
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