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Well, I have not worked on my sister's surprise...
Well, I have not worked on my sister's surprise in a couple of days, but it is better than half done and I have 3 months until Christmas so there is no problem. I have actually been making Christmas...
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Everose, that is terrific! The rich blue really...
Everose, that is terrific! The rich blue really sets it off. You did a wonderful job.
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Well, I have six of the blocks put together. ...
Well, I have six of the blocks put together. They look okay from a distance, but when you get a bit closer, you can see that they could have lined up a bit better. I hope my sister will not be too...
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Boston - Wow your stitches are lovely. If yaou...
Boston - Wow your stitches are lovely. If yaou want ta see how the wool quilts ya could buy a small piece & try a few stitches.
Sorry Dublb, I cannot work with wool as I am allergic. That's okay...
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JeanieG - Like you, I am hoping fervently that my...
JeanieG - Like you, I am hoping fervently that my rows line up with each other. I believe I am going to check them closely before I start pinning. If they are off a bit, I might slice off a smidgen.
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Gee, that's odd. I hand quilt a lot, and have...
Gee, that's odd. I hand quilt a lot, and have never had a problem with Warm and Natural. Don't know if I am just lucky or what, but here are some of my stitches. They fairly good to me.
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Sorry, but I have never tried wool batting. I...
Sorry, but I have never tried wool batting. I cannot touch it. Allergic. I was also allergic to chocolate when I was a kid. Thank goodness I outgrew that!!! :-)
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--Boston how are you filling in the extra 1/2...
--Boston how are you filling in the extra 1/2 inch of sashing?--
Actually they are pretty close. The back sashing is pulling them together. The front sashing is bowing out slightly, but not...
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Well, I just discovered that I made a mistake. I...
Well, I just discovered that I made a mistake. I cut the front sashing at 1 1/2 inches. I have already put two rows together and am not emotionally prepared to take that all apart, so......I will...
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A few days ago my sister gave me some blocks she...
A few days ago my sister gave me some blocks she said that she lost interest in, would probably not finish. She thought I might make more Christmas bags with them. When I got home, I counted them. ...
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I got to work on my maple leaves a bit today. I...
I got to work on my maple leaves a bit today. I now have 5 blocks quilted and the edge stitching in, plus I have squared them up. Only 7 to go and I can start the joining sashing step. The...
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Jenniky, thank you so much for the instructions....
Jenniky, thank you so much for the instructions. You are so clear in your descriptions and with the pictures added in, I feel that I can do this. Right now, I am at the quilting the blocks...
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Vicki, I have thought about varigated thread many...
Vicki, I have thought about varigated thread many times while working on quilts. I will give it a try someday. On this on, I have started with a light cream color. Had two done before I got your...
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I think the ladies and the stars might go...
I think the ladies and the stars might go together. If they are different sizes you could add-on a bit to any smaller ones. The back of the one I am working on will be a fall print for the blocks...
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Yes, I will be stitching directly through the...
Yes, I will be stitching directly through the paper and taking it off after. I have re-thought the idea of a different color of thread for each one. That would be a lot of re-threading the machine....
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I have only tried free motion once, and it would...
I have only tried free motion once, and it would take a load of practice to get it to look good, so what I plan to do it just use the regular foot and slowly turn the block as I sew. I have done...
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Well, I have my blocks prepared. I considered...
Well, I have my blocks prepared. I considered what kind of quilting I want to do while I was cutting batting and backing pieces on Monday. Our little group meets on Tuesdays at the church and I got...
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Thanks so much. There are a lot of people...
Thanks so much. There are a lot of people interested in this particular subject. And isn't it wonderful that we live in an age where we can actually show each other what we are working on?
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I just happened upon this thread today. It is...
I just happened upon this thread today. It is very well written and the pictures are helpful for me, as I am very visual. I have a UFO of 12 maple leaf blocks that I would love to get finished. I...
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