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    Old 10-11-2007, 04:06 PM
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    Sew, I finally managed an eight-point star. Though far from perfect I think it encouraged me enough to keep trying. I don’t know what possessed me to make the star black and the background yellow rather than reversed, but I like it. My machine still has a hard time going through so much fabric all at once and I’m eyeing a used Pfaff for just that reason. The little Janome is great but that much fabric is just too much for the little thing to handle I fear.
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    Old 10-11-2007, 04:14 PM
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    Nice one Steve :thumbup: That's as good as I ever get them :D I find an older machine goes thru many layers better than the computerised ones, the computerised ones can get a bit tetchy about that :lol: . Have got a 30 year old Bernina that'll chug thru anything.
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    Old 10-11-2007, 04:46 PM
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    steve, i love the color choice. you did good.
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    Old 10-11-2007, 04:49 PM
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    You did a great great job!!! If you outquilt the rest of us in less than a year....... :shock: :shock: ......well, well, well, I just don't know what we'll do, wiggle the star at you or something!! :mrgreen:

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    Old 10-11-2007, 04:56 PM
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    looking good!
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    Old 10-11-2007, 05:06 PM
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    Why not black as the star, not the background? It looks good! The only way I was ever to get the points to match was to hand sew it!
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    Old 10-11-2007, 06:32 PM
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    Steve,

    It looks great, and very close to perfect. And don't worry about upsetting God. His perfection is on such a higher level, we'll never get close in this life. But as a Creator, He loves our creativity. So, go for it! :D
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    Old 10-11-2007, 06:57 PM
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    After I took the picture I ended up cutting down the seams where they intersect and look wonky and they actually shored up a bit better. I'll do another in more apparant colors next time so you can actually see the work.

    I wonder what quilting through the diamonds would look like?


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    Old 10-11-2007, 07:32 PM
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    Wow, that's really good Steve!! Took me forever to get intersections that good. I like the black on a light background. Nothing wrong with that.
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    Old 10-11-2007, 09:08 PM
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    That looks great Steve!! Are you using it in a quilt that you're working on?
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