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07-10-2010, 08:01 PM

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auntiehenno

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I like it.

07-10-2010, 08:04 PM

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annieshane

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Love this quilt, back is perfect accent for the bright front colors.

07-10-2010, 09:45 PM

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Annz

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Looks good to me.

07-11-2010, 01:11 AM

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Patched

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Like your layout. My string quilt is in mid completion. Need to get back to it

07-11-2010, 09:57 AM

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littlehud

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That turned out wonderful. I do love that border fabric and the scrappy design is perfect for it. Great job and congrats on getting into FMQ. It can be so much fun.

07-11-2010, 12:20 PM

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Miss Purple Shoes

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I love the colours. What a great way to learn techniques and produce such a beautiful piece of art.

07-11-2010, 01:11 PM

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cat-on-a-mac

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Originally Posted by StitchinJoy

It's terrific looking. I love the colors! Could you post a closeup of the front after quilting? I'd love to see how it is quilted-- what pattern and thread color.

OK, here's a closeup of the quilting. Like I said, it's not as smooth as it could be .... but I tried!

close up to show quilting

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07-11-2010, 01:53 PM

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swimer girl

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[quote=cat-on-a-mac]I did my first foundation-pieced quilt using a diamond pattern. Actually, I found the fabric for the border (a Laurel Burch design) and had to come up with a quilt to match! After I finished piecing the top, I took a free-motion quilting class, so I took the plunge and did a swirly pattern for the quilting with variegated thread. Some of swirls aren't very "smooth", but overall it came out OK. Instructor recommended choosing busy pattern for backing, so that your quilting mistakes aren't as obvious ... so I did![/quote

That is really neat ...I've beem saving strings...is there a patttern for it...thanks,,,SG