Two Hearts in Love (finished my second quilt)
07-28-2012, 06:26 PM
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Thank you! Yes, I did make up the pattern. I have Adobe Illustrator on my computer, and I used it to draw out the quilt ahead of time and figure out sizes, etc. It's pretty awesome now to look back at that drawing, because the finished product looks just like the sketch. (Except I did a much wider border than I thought I would because I wanted it to be 60x70 inches, a nice lap size for my tall husband.)
07-28-2012, 06:28 PM
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I know what you mean!!! I don't want to send mine out to be quilted, so with my limited time, it took 4 months or so to make this quilt, start to finish. I have WAY more ideas than just 2-3 per year!
07-29-2012, 03:48 AM
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Jenel that is awesome!!! Way to go!!!
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I finished my second quilt tonight!!! Yay!!! I created this pattern myself, using entirely 2" squares (and half-square triangles that combine to make 2" squares), so that was a fun, new experience. I'm calling it "Two Hearts in Love." I made it for my husband, and I plan to write up the pattern to give away on the Fool's Gold website of romance author Susan Mallery, whom I work for. And I machine quilted for the first time, so that was another fun learning experience. I did hearts and swirls around the entire border, which I learned at the free motion quilting project website because someone on here posted the link. (I love the Quilting Board!) So to pass on the link... http://www.freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/
Tomorrow, I'll start cutting fabric for the next one... yup, I'm hooked!
Tomorrow, I'll start cutting fabric for the next one... yup, I'm hooked!
07-29-2012, 04:12 AM
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Thank you so much! Last night, I started cutting for my next quilt. I actually have another that's ready for quilting, but I decided I want to make my stepson a quilt for Christmas, so I have to start (and finish) that one before I go back and quilt the one with the finished top.
07-29-2012, 10:28 AM
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Thank you so much! It was an experience, learning to machine quilt. I had lots of tension issues and would end up with birds nests on the back of the quilt. Pulled them out, started over... pulled them out, started over... It's just so strange that the tension would be completely fine, then when I came back the next day, it would be off. No changed settings. I think it might've had to do with the bobbin running low.
07-29-2012, 11:22 AM
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