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Old 07-10-2010, 08:01 PM
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I like it.
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Love this quilt, back is perfect accent for the bright front colors.
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:45 PM
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Looks good to me.
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Old 07-11-2010, 01:11 AM
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Like your layout. My string quilt is in mid completion. Need to get back to it
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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.
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I love the colours. What a great way to learn techniques and produce such a beautiful piece of art.
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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!

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Old 07-11-2010, 01:53 PM
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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
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Beautiful quilt and love the colours, it has real ZING!!!
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Originally Posted by swimer girl

That is really neat ...I've beem saving strings...is there a patttern for it...thanks,,,SG
I followed instructions from http://www.maryquilts.com/strings/string-diamonds/
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