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10-11-2012, 08:58 AM

#11

Prissnboot

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Originally Posted by Tartan

The first thing I would do it stabilize the sandwich by SITD on all the seams. Once that was done I would use my plastic sheet and dry erase markers to preview quilting designs for inside the sections.
You can make you own preview sheet by buying clear tablecloth plastic, use masking or painter's tape around all for sides and your ready. The tape on the edges is so you don't accidentally run off the edge of the plastic with the dry erase marker onto your quilt.

This is a GREAT IDEA!!!

10-11-2012, 09:11 AM

#12

NanaCsews2

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Originally Posted by katier825

I found this site last week...they have patterns for hunter star that could give you some ideas. I haven't purchased from there (yet).

http://stitchhappy.com/Stitch%20Happ...b0b93219f1105e

Thanks for the link-it will sure come in handy! More extensive designs than what I would have thought of.

10-12-2012, 09:12 AM

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solstice3

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b eautiful. maybe a swirl pattern

10-12-2012, 03:59 PM

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callen

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Originally Posted by solstice3

b eautiful. maybe a swirl pattern

I agree with solstice3. Beautiful quilt even without the quilting.

10-12-2012, 04:03 PM

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icon17

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I have no Idea about the Quiltting ! But can someone tell me What the Plastic colored things are on the safety pins Are?

10-12-2012, 04:27 PM

#16

Sewbeeit2

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Yourncolordsmare wondrful
feathered a Hunter star
last summer. It turned out time consuming ,but great end
product with feathers. Happy quilting.

10-12-2012, 04:32 PM

#17

rushdoggie

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I think loose swirls would complement the fabric...

10-12-2012, 06:01 PM

#18

sewsew busy

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Can't help with quilting, but love the block and the colors.

10-12-2012, 06:22 PM

#19

Ps 150

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Quote:

Originally Posted by icon17

I have no Idea about the Quiltting ! But can someone tell me What the Plastic colored things are on the safety pins Are?

They're safety pin covers. They make it so much easier to pin a quilt (less strain on arthritic hands) and also make it easier to spot as you're quilting, especially with FMQ when you're backing up. Sometimes those silver pins can get lost in the quilting, but with offset colors it's easier to spot.

10-12-2012, 07:55 PM

#20

Jannie

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I am going to keep my eye on this thread. I have just started a Hunter Star quilt for my son and daughter-in-law and have been wondering how I would quilt it. Because it is a king size, I think I want to hand quilt it because it will be to much work getting it thru my sewing machine. I have had a couple of quilts LA and they came back beautiful, for me they were just to heavily quilted and made the quilt weigh too much.