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    Forum: Pictures
    09-03-2013, 09:19 PM
    Replies: 83
    Views: 12,869
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    All set for the San Diego Quilt show Sep 5-7....

    All set for the San Diego Quilt show Sep 5-7. Hope to see you there if you are in So Cal.

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    Forum: Pictures
    07-16-2013, 07:28 PM
    Replies: 83
    Views: 12,869
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    I completed sewing on the labels today, so minus...

    I completed sewing on the labels today, so minus a few patches in route via the USPS, my 8 year project is complete!

    My quilts will have their first public showing at the San Diego Quilt Show...
    Forum: Pictures
    07-10-2013, 07:26 PM
    Replies: 83
    Views: 12,869
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    Sharon, the quilts will be in the special exhibit...

    Sharon, the quilts will be in the special exhibit at the San Diego Quilt Show at the convention center from 5-7 September. Their first showing! I am super excited.

    I am finishing the sleeves...
    Forum: Main
    07-07-2013, 05:54 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 1,500
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    Thanks for all your input! I will make a new...

    Thanks for all your input! I will make a new sleeve with 9" and give it a good 1/2" seam.
    Forum: Main
    07-06-2013, 07:54 PM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 1,500
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    Sorry, the flat portion is what is attached to...

    Sorry, the flat portion is what is attached to the quilt. I ironed it so that I would have a super straight line when I sewed it. The "curved" portion is the part that is away from the quilt.
    Forum: Main
    07-06-2013, 06:56 PM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 1,500
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    I need sleeve help ASAP! =)

    Greetings,

    I am working on my first sleeve today. I just finished a 111" long sleeve that I started with 8.5" of fabric. I was told that I need to have a 4" sleeve. However, when I completed it...
    Forum: Pictures
    07-04-2013, 12:19 PM
    Replies: 83
    Views: 12,869
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    http://ww2patchquilt.com/ For some better...

    http://ww2patchquilt.com/

    For some better photos!
    Forum: Pictures
    07-04-2013, 11:40 AM
    Replies: 83
    Views: 12,869
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    Happy July 4th! After wasting a few weeks...

    Happy July 4th!

    After wasting a few weeks of thinking about doing the reverse binding by machine or by hand, I just decided to jump in and do it back hand. About 7 stitches per inch. Two days...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-10-2013, 04:01 PM
    Replies: 83
    Views: 12,869
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    They have gotten to be "very expensive" =) ...

    They have gotten to be "very expensive" =)

    QUESTION: I want to get these quilts done ASAP as I will be starting grad school in 80 days. Is it WRONG to stitch in the ditch for the backside...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-06-2013, 04:19 PM
    Replies: 83
    Views: 12,869
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    I am 98% done with the quilting. One of my...

    I am 98% done with the quilting. One of my mother's friends let me use her long arm. It was my goal to do everything, all 100% by myself, for these quilts. They are far from perfect, but they...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-05-2013, 05:59 AM
    Replies: 83
    Views: 12,869
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    Ways to display

    SandraD,

    Many of the wives sewed all of the patches onto those green wool blankets the GI's were issued. This is not one of them, but a photo of one quilt I saw online. 99% of the quilts like this...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-04-2013, 09:46 PM
    Replies: 83
    Views: 12,869
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    It was my pleasure Ruth. I did my 3 years as an...

    It was my pleasure Ruth. I did my 3 years as an intelligence officer and will start graduate school at the University of San Diego this September. The quilts will be making a showing around the city...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-04-2013, 09:11 PM
    Replies: 83
    Views: 12,869
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    My favorite are the home front patches. I just...

    My favorite are the home front patches. I just picked up a Women's Ambulance Defense Corps patch this past week. There were patches for children for when they collected scrap metal.
    Forum: Pictures
    06-04-2013, 08:35 PM
    Replies: 83
    Views: 12,869
    Posted By ocsfollowme

    2x Original WW2 patch quilts almost complete after 8 years in the making

    Greetings,

    I am getting excited as I am about to start the binding and sleeves on both of these king size quilts this weekend. This has been an 8 year process due to the expense of acquiring the...
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