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11-15-2012, 09:11 PM
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]376814[/ATTACH]This is my top before sending it of to LA. Hope to get it back by Monday or Tuesday to bind, label, wash and mail. There is a bottom border, but this is the only pic I took before I took it to the shop to be quilted. I hope he likes it! So happy I got to do this!!
11-15-2012, 09:14 PM
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My DIL has received the first two quilts mailed, from Paulswalia and from Kauailover. She says they are amazing!
Wow.. thank you so much! There is no way we could have gotten this done with out you. She has made it very clear to her husband that we MUST have pictures of the quilts and the soldiers!
A HUGE thank you again from her and from me!
Wow.. thank you so much! There is no way we could have gotten this done with out you. She has made it very clear to her husband that we MUST have pictures of the quilts and the soldiers!
A HUGE thank you again from her and from me!
11-15-2012, 11:59 PM
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I considered taking a pic with my quilt and sending it along with the quilt. I can't wait to get it done and in the mail. Thanks for getting the address to me so I can mail it straight there. Should be in the mail to him by midweek!
11-16-2012, 12:33 AM
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We plan to mail the rest of the group out to the boys by mid/late next week also. It looks like my DIL will have received all of them by then! *crossing fingers*!!
And I think sending a picture of you with the quilt is a fun idea!
And I think sending a picture of you with the quilt is a fun idea!
11-16-2012, 07:47 AM
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Ok...now for some quilt trials and tribulations.... and a little giggle...
1 - my tilted star quilt was supposed to be 5 x 6 blocks - of course then with the half blocks all around to complete the "star" which would then have meant just one small border = done. But one of my cats had another idea - and while i was out of the room, apparently knocked one the the 5 block strips behind my sewing table. Sewing fast of course - so i'm seeing all the strips gone/done - must be done with center blocks, right? Put on the top and bottom half blocks strips - went to put on the side strips - and they were 1 row too long. ??? Found the missing strip - then had to chose, rip out 2 rows or just keep going and add more borders....it got the extra borders !!
2. The wolf quilt --- i sewed one entire lengthwise row together right side to wrong side .... had to rip out and resew - then did the same dang thing with one of the lengthwise borders !!! had to rip it out and do again. Seriously...i don't think i will EVER sew anything together without checking twice that the fabric is right side to right side.
3. The star quilt .... i bought a spool of "Signature" variagated blue thread at JoAnns last weekend cuz i had my coupon and nothing really that was non-sale item that i needed - and thought it would work for the blue quilt. I have not bought this brand before - so maybe i messed up and it's for some special machine or something....but half way throught the quilting, the thread literally started dropping off the spool - i don't know how do discribe it well - but it was like an entired layer of the thread would just fall off the spool. It was crazy - i had to sew really slowly - and about every 2 minutes, stop and hand rewind the thread back on the spool.
And finally - i never could have imagined how hard it is to sew black quilting on black fabric !!!! These old eyes were crossing, i can tell you !!
I've said it privately - but i want to THANK YOU -- Bluelady for bringing this together - and to all of the wonderful folks who participated with your work - and everyone who added their blessings. Having the opportunity to be part of this is something i won't ever forget - ""the kindness and generousity of "strangers" " - it's amazing.
1 - my tilted star quilt was supposed to be 5 x 6 blocks - of course then with the half blocks all around to complete the "star" which would then have meant just one small border = done. But one of my cats had another idea - and while i was out of the room, apparently knocked one the the 5 block strips behind my sewing table. Sewing fast of course - so i'm seeing all the strips gone/done - must be done with center blocks, right? Put on the top and bottom half blocks strips - went to put on the side strips - and they were 1 row too long. ??? Found the missing strip - then had to chose, rip out 2 rows or just keep going and add more borders....it got the extra borders !!
2. The wolf quilt --- i sewed one entire lengthwise row together right side to wrong side .... had to rip out and resew - then did the same dang thing with one of the lengthwise borders !!! had to rip it out and do again. Seriously...i don't think i will EVER sew anything together without checking twice that the fabric is right side to right side.
3. The star quilt .... i bought a spool of "Signature" variagated blue thread at JoAnns last weekend cuz i had my coupon and nothing really that was non-sale item that i needed - and thought it would work for the blue quilt. I have not bought this brand before - so maybe i messed up and it's for some special machine or something....but half way throught the quilting, the thread literally started dropping off the spool - i don't know how do discribe it well - but it was like an entired layer of the thread would just fall off the spool. It was crazy - i had to sew really slowly - and about every 2 minutes, stop and hand rewind the thread back on the spool.
And finally - i never could have imagined how hard it is to sew black quilting on black fabric !!!! These old eyes were crossing, i can tell you !!
I've said it privately - but i want to THANK YOU -- Bluelady for bringing this together - and to all of the wonderful folks who participated with your work - and everyone who added their blessings. Having the opportunity to be part of this is something i won't ever forget - ""the kindness and generousity of "strangers" " - it's amazing.
11-16-2012, 07:50 AM
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Mine is already in the mail. I wrote in a PM that this is the first time I've used the Warm Wishes pattern (I love it!) so I didn't know the red would show up so much - I wish I had put the navy blue in the center of the bars to make it more predominant. Oh, well - live and learn. The backing is blue. He can put the backing rightside up if he likes that better!
11-16-2012, 11:02 AM
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My DIL has received the first two quilts mailed, from Paulswalia and from Kauailover. She says they are amazing!
Wow.. thank you so much! There is no way we could have gotten this done with out you. She has made it very clear to her husband that we MUST have pictures of the quilts and the soldiers!
A HUGE thank you again from her and from me!
Wow.. thank you so much! There is no way we could have gotten this done with out you. She has made it very clear to her husband that we MUST have pictures of the quilts and the soldiers!
A HUGE thank you again from her and from me!
11-16-2012, 11:06 PM
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Mine is already in the mail. I wrote in a PM that this is the first time I've used the Warm Wishes pattern (I love it!) so I didn't know the red would show up so much - I wish I had put the navy blue in the center of the bars to make it more predominant. Oh, well - live and learn. The backing is blue. He can put the backing rightside up if he likes that better!
11-17-2012, 12:12 AM
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Thanks everyone, for posting the pictures of the quilts you send. If you do this again (with a little more time to spare, I'd love to help out, esp. if I could mail the quilt to Germany and have it sent from there.)
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