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Posted By heather_campbell

I just want to say thanks to everyone. I know...

I just want to say thanks to everyone. I know this style of piecing isn't for everyone, esthetically, but I am really having fun with it. I finished off another one today and my 5 year old daughter...

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07-23-2010, 02:26 PM

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Posted By heather_campbell

Hi Candace. I'm such a newbie that I don't even...

Hi Candace.
I'm such a newbie that I don't even know what that is!

Basically I start with a square, trim off a side or two to give it some "wonk" and then attach a strip to the top and bottom,...

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07-23-2010, 01:50 PM

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Posted By heather_campbell

I totally don't have any fancy stitches on my...

I totally don't have any fancy stitches on my machine, it's a 30 year old pfaff!

But thanks for the link, I'm going to read up on it for sure.

I was also thinking about making this a project...

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07-23-2010, 01:35 PM

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Great Grand Daughter's Quilt

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Posted By heather_campbell

That's super adorable! My 5 year old daughter is...

That's super adorable! My 5 year old daughter is named Riley too. I've been worried that she will hate her name when she's older because it's a "boy's" name, but I've been meeting more and more girl...

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07-23-2010, 01:31 PM

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Posted By heather_campbell

First off, thanks so much to everyone yesterday...

First off, thanks so much to everyone yesterday for their comments and encouragement about my first wonky block.

I sat down to do another one last night and ended up with four 12.5" blocks from my...

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07-22-2010, 08:25 AM

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"I Have a Dream" Quilt top done......

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Posted By heather_campbell

Wow, fantastic. Stars scare me but you obviously...

Wow, fantastic. Stars scare me but you obviously know what you're doing. This looks great!

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07-21-2010, 07:06 PM

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Posted By heather_campbell

I actually used FQs and cut my 10" squares...

I actually used FQs and cut my 10" squares myself.

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07-21-2010, 05:07 PM

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Wonky Blocks

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Posted By heather_campbell

Thanks for all the compliments, folks. I...

Thanks for all the compliments, folks.

I really encourage people to go to the Quilt Dad link I posted on the previous page and check out his work. It's amazing and wonky but fabulous.

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07-21-2010, 04:43 PM

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Posted By heather_campbell

Hi there, Here is a link to the pattern: ...

Hi there,
Here is a link to the pattern:
http://www.maryscottagequilts.com/Index%20Files/Spice%20Cake%20Quilt%20info.html

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07-21-2010, 02:51 PM

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DD making her 2nd quilt....

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Posted By heather_campbell

Cool, that's awesome. My mom just found a nice...

Cool, that's awesome.
My mom just found a nice old singer 3/4 size machine for my daughter to learn on. She is only 5 but really wants to start!
Your daughter is doing a great job.

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07-21-2010, 02:48 PM

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1974 Quilt

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Posted By heather_campbell

Fantastic, this is great. I love the blues. And...

Fantastic, this is great. I love the blues. And the Paisleys!

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07-21-2010, 02:46 PM

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Wonky Blocks

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Posted By heather_campbell

I can't wait to see your whole wonky quilt! I bet...

I can't wait to see your whole wonky quilt! I bet it is awesome.

I know what you mean about "out of character". I'm an instruction follower and a precise sewer. I've been sewing for almost 30...

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07-21-2010, 02:31 PM

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Wonky Blocks

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Posted By heather_campbell

tee hee! You're right about the monkey, I hadn't...

tee hee! You're right about the monkey, I hadn't noticed that!

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07-21-2010, 02:08 PM

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Posted By heather_campbell

Thank you! My favourite part (aside from how fast...

Thank you! My favourite part (aside from how fast it was to make) is the little confetti-ish tiny squares between the snowballs.

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07-21-2010, 01:22 PM

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Wonky Blocks

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Posted By heather_campbell

check out this awesome tutorial by Quilt Dad ...

check out this awesome tutorial by Quilt Dad

http://www.quiltdad.com/2009/09/quilt-along-5-wonky-squares-in-squares.html

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07-21-2010, 01:20 PM

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Posted By heather_campbell

I finished up sewing the top of this quilt, which...

I finished up sewing the top of this quilt, which is destined for my Niece for her Christmas present this year (she will be nearly 2 years old by then). The pattern is just darling, it's called...

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07-21-2010, 01:16 PM

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Wonky Blocks

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Posted By heather_campbell

So, I joined the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild,...

So, I joined the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild, and one of the members proposed a challenge block - that was "freeform". He gave us a small square of fabric with a sock monkey on it for a focus block,...

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06-12-2010, 07:34 PM

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Posted By heather_campbell

Hi Linda, You can find the pattern in the book...

Hi Linda,
You can find the pattern in the book "The Modern Quilt Workshop" by Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle. Here's a link to the book on Amazon.
...

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06-12-2010, 01:02 PM

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Posted By heather_campbell

Sue, that's great they had the book at the...

Sue, that's great they had the book at the library. You might want to hang on to it for a while once you do get it!

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06-10-2010, 05:09 PM

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Posted By heather_campbell

Bernie, you will not regret buying the book. It...

Bernie, you will not regret buying the book. It is FULL of really cool quilts. Thanks for the compliment on my quilt. I was worried my colours were too wide a range of value for this quilt (in the...

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06-10-2010, 02:58 PM

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Posted By heather_campbell

virtualbernie, you can find the pattern in the...

virtualbernie, you can find the pattern in the book "The Modern Quilt Workshop" by Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle. Here's a link to the book on Amazon.
...

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06-10-2010, 09:57 AM

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Posted By heather_campbell

quiltinggirl - I agree, the quilting makes it...

quiltinggirl - I agree, the quilting makes it fabulous. There is no way i could have quilted it this nicely on my own. She keeps telling me I should show it at a quilt show, but I think it's as much...

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06-10-2010, 09:54 AM

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Posted By heather_campbell

Marjpf, the wall behind the bed is actually wall...

Marjpf, the wall behind the bed is actually wall stickers from IKEA. They were cheap and come with a bunch of different branches and birds. You can put them up in any pattern. I just happened to...

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06-10-2010, 09:18 AM

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