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10-08-2010, 04:04 AM
#51
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Originally Posted by dojo36
thank yall very much for all the compliments. i had no idea the tablecloth would be so well liked. it's very easy to make. out of scraps and/or fat quarters. i'll attach a close up pic of one square. first of all, you cut about 200 or so 3-1/2" squares, sew 25 of them together for the center of each block. then cut two 12" squares, cut them on the diagonal and sew to each side of the squares, trim off what hangs over, then you can embroidery something on them or not - put them together with sashing and as you can see, i made the outer border out of the left over squares. if anybody wants to make one and doesn't have an embroidery machine, send your squares to me and i'll do the embroidery for you - no charge.
donna
donna
Blessings,
MaryAnna
PS I also love your saying...'Love people and use things....'
10-08-2010, 04:24 AM
#52
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Odessa, Texas
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yes maryanna those are sayings. thank you for the compliments but i'm not talented, i just have a talented embroidery machine and yes they are machine embroidered. about the only thing i do by hand is EAT.
donna
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