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String Quilt from my 85-year old Mom

Old 04-15-2011, 10:06 AM
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Beautiful quilt and what a treasure. It will become an heirloom to pass down to your children.
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Old 04-15-2011, 10:30 AM
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OK Im pretty new to quilting. ( have completed 2 and have 2 in the works) Why do you use paper??????????????
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Old 04-15-2011, 10:36 AM
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Well done and such a lucky thing to have from your mom!! 8-)
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Old 04-15-2011, 10:43 AM
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Nice way to use scraps. The quilt looks really nice!
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Old 04-15-2011, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by babasil
OK Im pretty new to quilting. ( have completed 2 and have 2 in the works) Why do you use paper??????????????
LOL, way back before you were born, they used newspaper print! It's just the medium my Mom choose.
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Old 04-15-2011, 11:08 AM
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Very pretty!
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Old 04-15-2011, 11:11 AM
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Nice! Will you be posting a pic of your sister's so we can see what she did or is she also on "the board"?
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Old 04-15-2011, 11:48 AM
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Looks like a true labor of love!!
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Old 04-15-2011, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by LoriEl
Nice! Will you be posting a pic of your sister's so we can see what she did or is she also on "the board"?
She has not had time to finish hers yet.
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Old 04-15-2011, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CoventryUK
Wow! How special is that!!! I am sewing yards of scraps to 3" till rolls which will EVENTUALLY become a quilt!! Love what you did with yours!!
I have no idea what a till roll is ! please enlighten me
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