My Wife Is “Cutting Up” Again....
06-28-2014, 12:53 PM
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Do you realize that when you use a ONE INCH SQUARE, you actually lose 3/4ths of your fabric of that one inch square into the seam allowance?!!
That's a huge waste in my (not so humble
) opinion!
Think of it, you pay -- say -- $10 per yard for fabric, then you lose $7.50 of fabric just into the seam allowances. OMG!
THAT, my friend, is one good reason I (personally) don't use these mini (one might even say 'macro' sized) squares.
That and the fact that, like others, I can't well manipulate stuff that tiny any more.
You're welcome.
Jan in VA
That's a huge waste in my (not so humble
) opinion! Think of it, you pay -- say -- $10 per yard for fabric, then you lose $7.50 of fabric just into the seam allowances. OMG!
THAT, my friend, is one good reason I (personally) don't use these mini (one might even say 'macro' sized) squares.
That and the fact that, like others, I can't well manipulate stuff that tiny any more.
You're welcome.
Jan in VA
06-28-2014, 03:01 PM
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Jan,
If you owned and operated the best little fabric shop in Southwestern Oklahoma, bar none, would that change your mind?
You're also welcome.
CD in Oklahoma
If you owned and operated the best little fabric shop in Southwestern Oklahoma, bar none, would that change your mind?
You're also welcome.
CD in Oklahoma
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06-28-2014, 03:08 PM
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For those of you that think only of dollars, try to think of the accomplishment of putting so many tiny pieces together to make a big thing that is useful. Yes, it’s a lot of work, but worth it.
That’s what gals used to do back in the day......haven’t you heard?
CD in Oklahoma
That’s what gals used to do back in the day......haven’t you heard?
CD in Oklahoma
06-28-2014, 03:48 PM
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Do you realize that when you use a ONE INCH SQUARE, you actually lose 3/4ths of your fabric of that one inch square into the seam allowance?!!
That's a huge waste in my (not so humble) opinion!
Think of it, you pay -- say -- $10 per yard for fabric, then you lose $7.50 of fabric just into the seam allowances. OMG!
THAT, my friend, is one good reason I (personally) don't use these mini (one might even say 'macro' sized) squares.
That and the fact that, like others, I can't well manipulate stuff that tiny any more.
You're welcome.
Jan in VA
That's a huge waste in my (not so humble
) opinion! Think of it, you pay -- say -- $10 per yard for fabric, then you lose $7.50 of fabric just into the seam allowances. OMG!
THAT, my friend, is one good reason I (personally) don't use these mini (one might even say 'macro' sized) squares.
That and the fact that, like others, I can't well manipulate stuff that tiny any more.
You're welcome.
Jan in VA
peace
06-28-2014, 03:50 PM
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I've been to a couple of Joan's workshops and trunk shows (she lives not far from here)and can assure you that this quilt is both worth it and beautiful. Here's a link to some pics from Joan's blog showing a 99 Bottles class, as well as a picture of her finished quilt. http://scrap-therapy-quilts.blogspot...9-bottles.html
I do hope to see some pictures along the way, as well as the completed quilt. Kind of has to be finished, now that you've outed her, lol.
I do hope to see some pictures along the way, as well as the completed quilt. Kind of has to be finished, now that you've outed her, lol.
06-28-2014, 04:07 PM
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For those of you that think only of dollars, try to think of the accomplishment of putting so many tiny pieces together to make a big thing that is useful. Yes, it’s a lot of work, but worth it.
That’s what gals used to do back in the day......haven’t you heard?
CD in Oklahoma
That’s what gals used to do back in the day......haven’t you heard?
CD in Oklahoma
06-28-2014, 06:49 PM
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(And thank you for playing along rather than taking offense...of which NONE was intended!!)Jan in VA
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