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    06-23-2013, 09:11 AM
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    Posted By mim

    yes, back in Maine for the summer. Cutting...

    yes, back in Maine for the summer. Cutting brush, mowind lawns/back fields and for the first time, playing bridge once a week.

    In addition, I am doing an hour or 2 every evening hand quilting on...
    06-23-2013, 07:33 AM
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    Oh my -- I do have to get back to working on my...

    Oh my -- I do have to get back to working on my DJ -- I haven't done a thing on it for months -- and this is the first time I have read the board either. Time has a way of slipping by and I have...
    11-30-2012, 09:34 AM
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    Posted By mim

    gorgeous blocks !! Dottie. I must get back to...

    gorgeous blocks !! Dottie. I must get back to making more. Mim
    09-20-2012, 01:15 PM
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    Posted By mim

    . I love the idea of putting the blocks on a...

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    I love the idea of putting the blocks on a sheet -- when I get back to Olympia I will hang up a flannel sheet and pin blocks to it so I can see what they really look like. I'm ashamed that I...
    09-02-2012, 08:13 AM
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    Posted By mim

    Hi -- I'm still in Maine at the cottage. I...

    Hi -- I'm still in Maine at the cottage. I haven't done any blocks since I got here. I'm glad I made so many ahead. Now I'm only a week behind schedule. I've been working outside cutting trees...
    06-21-2012, 03:19 PM
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    Posted By mim

    DottyD -- I love your blocks -- the workmanship...

    DottyD -- I love your blocks -- the workmanship is so perfect

    Mim
    06-21-2012, 09:44 AM
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    Posted By mim

    I'm trying to catch up on my reading -- my...

    I'm trying to catch up on my reading -- my laptop got a new very nasty virus that wasn't protected by my security programs so I have been going thru withdrawal for a week. Now I'm catching up -- ...
    06-08-2012, 03:16 PM
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    Posted By mim

    Spartan -- by glitzy, do you mean fabrics with...

    Spartan -- by glitzy, do you mean fabrics with silver or gold?? I may just have some here in Maine -- I'll check

    Mim
    05-20-2012, 02:32 PM
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    Posted By mim

    I am making acarpenters wheel quilt with 3"...

    I am making acarpenters wheel quilt with 3" square size. I am doing it with Y seams becaause I think it looks better.
    This is a wall hanging I copied from the board.
    I'll be interested to see a...
    05-17-2012, 01:45 PM
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    Posted By mim

    I'm glad that I did blocks ahead because I...

    I'm glad that I did blocks ahead because I haven't done any since mid April and I haven't done any tris yet. Maybe I will start doing sashing so I can figure the dimensions for the tri base.

    I've...
    05-16-2012, 05:48 AM
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    Posted By mim

    I'm glad to see you back, brookemarie. I think...

    I'm glad to see you back, brookemarie. I think we are on a lot of different pages. But it is all fun

    Mim
    05-09-2012, 09:58 AM
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    Posted By mim

    I am making 5 1/2 inch blocks -- the software...

    I am making 5 1/2 inch blocks -- the software re-sizes them for you to whatever finished size you want and keeeps the 1/4" seam allowance.

    I've been thinking of making some favorite blocks bigger...
    05-07-2012, 02:33 PM
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    Posted By mim

    I'm finally getting on thee board -- my emails...

    I'm finally getting on thee board -- my emails show an error -- so I've gotten on thru Google
    I've missed you all
    Mim
    05-03-2012, 04:27 PM
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    Posted By mim

    Dotty -- what wonderful applique !!!! Mim

    Dotty -- what wonderful applique !!!!
    Mim
    05-01-2012, 02:44 PM
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    Posted By mim

    I haven't done any sewing for 3 weeks -- I hope...

    I haven't done any sewing for 3 weeks -- I hope to do a little tomorrow when it is raining. The yard work and gardens take priority this time of year. I did work ahead because I knew this would...
    04-27-2012, 10:48 AM
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    Posted By mim

    hex nut -- I love your blocks -- so creative...

    hex nut -- I love your blocks -- so creative use of fabrics

    Mim
    04-23-2012, 02:00 PM
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    Posted By mim

    spartan quilter I really like the buttonhole...

    spartan quilter I really like the buttonhole stitch you use for applique -- so creative !!!! I haven't been following everyone's individual blocks so I don't know what you do with the pieced...
    04-22-2012, 08:44 AM
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    Posted By mim

    I love your blocks!!!! The middle one is so...

    I love your blocks!!!! The middle one is so perfect, Tyme

    Mim
    04-17-2012, 12:58 PM
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    Posted By mim

    why is it that I can put an intricate square...

    why is it that I can put an intricate square together and match all the points, etc only to discover that a middle section is turned wrong when I finally trim it to size. You would think that the...
    04-15-2012, 11:30 AM
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    Posted By mim

    Here are my next 12 blocks -- I wont be working...

    Here are my next 12 blocks -- I wont be working on any quilting for several weeks so I am ahead of the schedule. I counted all the blocks this morning and I have 70 done !!!! No triangles though...
    04-04-2012, 08:54 AM
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    Posted By mim

    I printed out and have cut the fabric pieces for...

    I printed out and have cut the fabric pieces for 6 or 8 PP blocks and set them aside on my table. I pin the fabrics and paper for each section si I won't mix things up. I have now put all the blues...
    04-01-2012, 04:15 PM
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    Posted By mim

    Hi Cindy -- I use a lot of pins -- matching the...

    Hi Cindy -- I use a lot of pins -- matching the first and last corners (marking pins) and wherever there are seams that come together. I push the pins straight thru and fasten the 2 sides together...
    03-31-2012, 09:24 AM
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    Posted By mim

    Here is my next bunch of 12. I am working ahead...

    Here is my next bunch of 12. I am working ahead because I won't be doing anything on DJ in April. I'm not keeping to the schedule because I want to make sure that the shades of blue are well mixed....
    03-21-2012, 02:29 PM
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    Posted By mim

    Good thinking Gus and Spartan quilter -- It is...

    Good thinking Gus and Spartan quilter -- It is really a way to learn to do new things and improve -- Good thing the blocks are so small -- we can do small stuff. Wouldn't it be just awful if an...
    03-17-2012, 01:23 PM
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    Posted By mim

    My big problems right now are A10 and B9. My...

    My big problems right now are A10 and B9. My workmanship isn't good and they don't lie flat. I'll go back to them later
    Third row down second block in is my A11. I changed the white squares to an...
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