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    Forum: Pictures
    05-02-2013, 02:40 AM
    Replies: 40
    Views: 7,370
    Posted By stephanie

    Thank you for your idea - maybe I will make one...

    Thank you for your idea - maybe I will make one as a gift for my son and his American wife. She is from Missouri, so a Missouri Star would be appropriate.
    Forum: Pictures
    03-01-2013, 07:31 AM
    Replies: 39
    Views: 5,877
    Posted By stephanie

    Why not try a kaleidoscope design instead of OBW....

    Why not try a kaleidoscope design instead of OBW. Look at Linda Rotz Miller's webpage for lots of ideas. She is so inventive!
    Forum: Pictures
    11-21-2012, 05:20 AM
    Replies: 63
    Views: 7,793
    Posted By stephanie

    What fun, and what a clever idea. I will have to...

    What fun, and what a clever idea. I will have to try to find time to make some for Christmas.
    Forum: Pictures
    01-29-2012, 03:30 AM
    Replies: 40
    Views: 3,413
    Posted By stephanie

    It's so easily done. I'm a mathematician, and I...

    It's so easily done. I'm a mathematician, and I STILL manage to make mistakes measuring and cutting. It is so easy to lose concentration. I try to work things out beforehand, write down everything I...
    Forum: Pictures
    01-23-2012, 07:47 AM
    Replies: 36
    Views: 9,936
    Posted By stephanie

    It's very similar to a pattern I saw on...

    It's very similar to a pattern I saw on allpeoplequilt. It's a free download. http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/techniques/piecing/nine-patch-quilt-patterns_ss5.html
    Forum: Pictures
    12-19-2011, 07:40 AM
    Forum: Pictures
    10-26-2011, 08:34 AM
    Replies: 157
    Views: 11,198
    Posted By stephanie

    Starflower quilt is 71" x 81"[/quote] Thanks...

    Starflower quilt is 71" x 81"[/quote]

    Thanks Peggy. That would look beautiful on my bed!! The colours remind me of a tin full of pretty, wrapped sweets.
    Forum: Pictures
    10-26-2011, 04:02 AM
    Replies: 157
    Views: 11,198
    Posted By stephanie

    That is so pretty. What size is it?

    That is so pretty. What size is it?
    Forum: Pictures
    10-25-2011, 09:16 AM
    Replies: 120
    Views: 12,826
    Posted By stephanie

    Hope to visit next week. Thank you for the taster...

    Hope to visit next week. Thank you for the taster photos!
    Forum: Pictures
    10-18-2011, 08:31 AM
    Replies: 46
    Views: 7,588
    Posted By stephanie

    You've probably got the message by now! If your...

    You've probably got the message by now! If your blocks should be 8" square when they are all joined together, before joining they will be 8.5" square. Hence your strips need to measure 2.5"x8.5". The...
    Forum: Pictures
    10-01-2011, 10:32 AM
    Replies: 75
    Views: 7,617
    Posted By stephanie

    Flowers are Love-lies-bleeding, or Amaranthus...

    Flowers are Love-lies-bleeding, or Amaranthus caudatus. Put that into Google and you'll find out all about them.
    Forum: Pictures
    09-23-2011, 03:20 AM
    Replies: 521
    Views: 39,503
    Posted By stephanie

    I have learned from experience, and now only make...

    I have learned from experience, and now only make gifts for people I know will appreciate them. Anyone else receives carefully chosen presents not made by me (I leave that phrase "carefully chosen"...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-21-2011, 03:50 AM
    Replies: 143
    Views: 11,618
    Posted By stephanie

    What stunning photos. That must have been an...

    What stunning photos. That must have been an amazing experience. I'm really envious!
    Forum: Pictures
    07-21-2011, 03:15 AM
    Replies: 22
    Views: 1,886
    Posted By stephanie

    Try a very narrow strip of red before the black....

    Try a very narrow strip of red before the black. I used this idea with my 4PP (the blue sashing is much darker than picture shows).

    blue 4 patch
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    Forum: Main
    07-10-2011, 02:42 AM
    Replies: 153
    Views: 16,910
    Posted By stephanie

    I'm just another of the terrible mothers! My...

    I'm just another of the terrible mothers! My first son was born in mid-winter, so I made a feather/down mini duvet for him when he was first born, then he slept under a polyester duvet from about 3...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-30-2011, 09:30 AM
    Replies: 42
    Views: 7,991
    Posted By stephanie

    Have you tried stretching the fabric in a small...

    Have you tried stretching the fabric in a small embroidery hoop, if the attachment will fit into it.
    Forum: Pictures
    06-29-2011, 04:33 AM
    Replies: 153
    Views: 15,180
    Posted By stephanie

    This was made from samples of furnishing fabric....

    This was made from samples of furnishing fabric. 7 inch blocks, and I managed to get four out of each piece. The samples cost me 10 pence each, the binding was also from the same bargain box, and the...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-23-2011, 05:25 AM
    Replies: 102
    Views: 28,901
    Posted By stephanie

    That's great. Many years ago I made applique...

    That's great. Many years ago I made applique pillowcases of many of the engines and other pictures for my son and his friends for their birthdays. (He is now 30!) Sadly I only have the two in my...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-19-2011, 03:59 AM
    Replies: 152
    Views: 11,196
    Posted By stephanie

    I'm all for recycling fabric. here are 2 tops I...

    I'm all for recycling fabric. here are 2 tops I have made using old fabric - yet to be quilted. The lemon and lime was a shirt bought from a charity shop, the blue an old and much loved skirt I had...
    Forum: Main
    06-14-2011, 04:14 AM
    Replies: 4
    Views: 764
    Posted By stephanie

    Some years ago at the Olympia Quilt Exhibition in...

    Some years ago at the Olympia Quilt Exhibition in London I saw a stunning quilt which I didn't photograph at the time, but now wish I had. The main design was 2 op-art patterned guitar shapes on a...
    Forum: Main
    06-14-2011, 01:54 AM
    Replies: 49
    Views: 7,666
    Posted By stephanie

    Karen Nye, the designer, has some more lovely...

    Karen Nye, the designer, has some more lovely patterns on her website http://www.cntpattern.com/Patterns.html
    Forum: Main
    06-04-2011, 02:50 AM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 1,692
    Posted By stephanie

    Have a look at...

    Have a look at http://www.needlepointers.com/displaypage.aspx?ArticleID=38962&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.averyspecialcollection.com%2ffreepatterns%2flighthouse.pdf . I know it's a very long link but it's...
    Forum: Tutorials
    06-04-2011, 02:46 AM
    Replies: 154
    Views: 35,513
    Posted By stephanie

    Thank you for an excellent tutorial. Looking...

    Thank you for an excellent tutorial. Looking forward to the paper pieced version.
    Forum: Main
    06-04-2011, 02:25 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 756
    Posted By stephanie

    Thanks for the link. There is just so much to...

    Thanks for the link. There is just so much to find on the net I could spend all day looking at it, with no time left for quilting!
    Forum: Pictures
    05-22-2011, 05:19 AM
    Replies: 121
    Views: 15,410
    Posted By stephanie

    Thank you for the compliment about my...

    Thank you for the compliment about my photography, but it's all down to my new camera - just point and shoot! (and crop the pictures on the computer later)
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