String Quilt from my 85-year old Mom

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04-15-2011, 01:50 PM

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MamaBear61

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Well done.

04-15-2011, 05:46 PM

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emerald46

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Great looking quilt and wonderful story!

04-15-2011, 06:15 PM

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Midwestmary

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Looks wonderful and what a treasure to hand down to the next generation!

04-16-2011, 06:00 AM

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joym

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love string quilts...am in the process of making one...i like ur setting...may have to copy it!!

04-16-2011, 06:26 AM

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doll-lady

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neat, the way you did it.

04-16-2011, 06:50 AM

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Toto's Mom

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Originally Posted by LouBert

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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.

Outdated phone book pages work, too, and it is a good way to utilize free paper. And by the time they are ripped off the quilt backs, they can be used one more time as packing material.
Love the way this quilt is put together!

04-16-2011, 06:57 AM

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asmmauer

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Very lovely quilt, with lots of love in each block. I am so glad your mom is still so active it will keep her young

04-16-2011, 10:04 AM

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Brought tears to my eyes... what a treasure! Beautiful job by both your mom and you!!!

04-16-2011, 11:42 AM

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gramquilter2

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An awesome project to have worked on with your mom.

04-16-2011, 12:17 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by babasil

OK Im pretty new to quilting. ( have completed 2 and have 2 in the works) Why do you use paper??????????????

It stabilizes the pieces, especially if you are using really small or skinny ones, as you sew. You take off the paper once you have the quilt (or blocks, depends on preference) together. I pieced 45 degree diamond blocks on paper once and it made it all go together much more smoothly....