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Forum: Pictures
05-29-2013, 01:44 PM
Replies: 4,051
Views: 2,479,023
Posted By GayleM

P.S. - those were my first ever hourglass blocks...

P.S. - those were my first ever hourglass blocks (as if you couldn't tell!).
Forum: Pictures
05-29-2013, 01:43 PM
Replies: 4,051
Views: 2,479,023
Posted By GayleM

Ok - couldn't get the other photo to upload. ...

Ok - couldn't get the other photo to upload. Sorry! I have two more scrappy quilts on my design board - happily coexisting in all their wild splendidness. Will post when done - it'll be awhile.
Forum: Pictures
05-29-2013, 01:40 PM
Replies: 4,051
Views: 2,479,023
Posted By GayleM

Love Scraps

Ok - I'll have to add mine! Have LOTS of scraps and have been making baby windmills. One is for m=new grandson expected on July 4th, the other is an oversized lap quilt I named "Chocolate Cherry...
Forum: Main
03-21-2013, 05:41 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 7,594
Posted By GayleM

I am right there with you!! I sew the binding on...

I am right there with you!! I sew the binding on the front by machine, on the back by hand, sitting on the sofa with my feet up and cuddled by the quilt. Ahhhhhhhhhh. Just a little bit of heaven!
Forum: Pictures
03-15-2013, 01:04 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 6,625
Posted By GayleM

Thank you all for taking the time to look. I...

Thank you all for taking the time to look. I didn't think I'd ever get all the pieces cut for this lap quilt! DH does indeed have a good eye for color which allows me to tease him for being all...
Forum: Pictures
03-15-2013, 12:49 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,245
Posted By GayleM

Thank you all for looking. Your comments are...

Thank you all for looking. Your comments are much appreciated. Suggestions are always welcome too as I need to keep learning.
Forum: Pictures
03-15-2013, 12:48 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,245
Posted By GayleM

Just checked out your photobucket album. WOW! ...

Just checked out your photobucket album. WOW! The redbuds are blooming and the wisteria is starting to pop. Spring has definitely sprung.
Forum: Pictures
03-15-2013, 12:41 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,282
Posted By GayleM

I gave him the quilt already and I'm not sure he...

I gave him the quilt already and I'm not sure he or my BF will part with it! I'll just tell them that's what gives the quilt it's "personality" . . . . . but not until they spot the omission! Hee...
Forum: Pictures
03-15-2013, 12:38 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,282
Posted By GayleM

Thank you all for your generous comments. ...

Thank you all for your generous comments. Frankly, when I look at the photos others post on this site, I feel very humbled!
Forum: Main
03-15-2013, 12:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,040
Posted By GayleM

I haven't posted any photos of the queen size...

I haven't posted any photos of the queen size quilt. I wanted feathers, designed and stitched my own on it but after the quilt was washed, you can't even tell they're feathers! Seems I never...
Forum: Pictures
03-15-2013, 12:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,368
Posted By GayleM

Thanks everyone for looking. You have been very...

Thanks everyone for looking. You have been very encouraging!
Forum: Pictures
03-15-2013, 12:25 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,368
Posted By GayleM

I will look over the weekend. I'm sure I still...

I will look over the weekend. I'm sure I still have it. Will PM.
Forum: Main
03-15-2013, 12:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,264
Posted By GayleM

Smile Good suggestions! I normally wash my cottons but...

Good suggestions! I normally wash my cottons but I'm not sure about the flannel as I "inherited" it from a woman who purchased it to make pj's for her grandsons - but they grew faster than she sewed...
Forum: Main
03-14-2013, 12:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 984
Posted By GayleM

I agree with ArtsyOne. Invisible thread is the...

I agree with ArtsyOne. Invisible thread is the way to go. Find some in the smokey gray color and it will disappear. Use regular thread in the bobbin for the back however. Learned that the hard...
Forum: Pictures
03-14-2013, 12:00 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,368
Posted By GayleM

Max's Owl Quilt

I saw a photo of this quilt and searched all over to find the pattern. Made it for my daughter's new baby boy since it had the color's she'd chosen for his nursery. It is a kit which was out of...
Forum: Main
03-14-2013, 11:47 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,264
Posted By GayleM

Question Question - would you combine flannel and cotton in a quilt top?

I am in the process of chosing fabrics for a grandson's quilt. I have some flannel with one of his favorite animated characters on it and would like to use it in the quilt top - but all the rest of...
Forum: Pictures
03-14-2013, 08:55 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,414
Posted By GayleM

The Missouri Star Quilt instructions call for a...

The Missouri Star Quilt instructions call for a 30" sq. and a 40" sq. piece of flannel. You sew right-sides tog., matching raw edges in a 1/4" seam, from the center of each side (@ 15" for the 30"...
Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
03-14-2013, 07:41 AM
Replies: 1,078
Views: 104,089
Posted By GayleM

My stash does not compare to most of these but I...

My stash does not compare to most of these but I am taking up the challenge! Pulled out some "Cars" fabrics with dominant red and black colors from my stash and worked on designing a simple block to...
Forum: Main
03-14-2013, 07:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,040
Posted By GayleM

THANK YOU from a "Lurker"

I have been lurking on this site for over a year and have posted a few quilting questions as a beginner. Everyone has been so wonderful sharing their knowledge and I am quilte impressed with the...
Forum: Pictures
03-14-2013, 06:55 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,282
Posted By GayleM

Oh dear - I hope the quilt police aren't here! ...

Oh dear - I hope the quilt police aren't here! Just saw I missed sewing a piano key to the right of the label. Oh well, TOO LATE NOW!
Forum: Pictures
03-14-2013, 06:53 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,282
Posted By GayleM

2nd Lap Quilt for BF's DH's Birthday

Of course, his birthday came and went before I got it done! I think I should've made the blocks a little smaller as it worked up into a LARGE lap quilt. I told them it was made for cuddling! The...
Forum: Pictures
03-14-2013, 06:31 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,245
Posted By GayleM

Quilts for Little Max

My daughter and I worked on custom crib bedding for her second child, Max. She picked the gray, citron and white fabrics from the Michael Miller line. We did crib sheets, a crib skirt and a couple...
Forum: Pictures
03-14-2013, 06:13 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 6,625
Posted By GayleM

1st Lap Quilt for DH

My DH and I attended the 2011 Houston Intn'l Quilt Festival. When we sit on our sofa, he freezes and I run hot. After viewing the quilt gallery, I turned him loose on the vendors to see if he could...
Forum: Main
06-14-2012, 10:29 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,377
Posted By GayleM

I am a hand quilter and used two thimbles until I...

I am a hand quilter and used two thimbles until I read on the Jinny Beyer webpage that she tried using a spoon underneath and really liked it. I tried it too and now my fingers are MUCH happier but...
Forum: Main
06-14-2012, 10:10 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,568
Posted By GayleM

I used the pounce ultimate to mark my queen sized...

I used the pounce ultimate to mark my queen sized quilt, which I am hand quilting on a Grace frame. It only comes in white. As I worked, I found that even with ultimate, I needed to remark as the...
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