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    Old 05-03-2013, 08:07 AM
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    Sue, I love them all together! I will keep scrolling until I find the finished quilt!
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    Old 05-03-2013, 08:12 AM
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    Anael, I got the right size by sewing right on the outside of the line when joining the sections of each star. When you sew on the center of the line you lose a little bit with each seam.
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    Old 05-03-2013, 08:21 AM
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    Here are a few photos of my finished quilt after I added the border to make it larger, as well as the pillow shams.
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    Old 05-03-2013, 08:23 AM
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    Thank you Nicky. Yours turned out beautiful too. Glad to see people are still working on them.
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    Old 05-03-2013, 08:33 AM
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    Nicky, your quilt is gorgeous as well as the quilting!
    Thanks for the advice on sewing on the outside of the line. It's been a while since I worked on the Star blocks. Have to finish some projects first before I get back to this one!
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    Old 05-03-2013, 09:28 AM
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    Originally Posted by dabbler312
    I have a quick question for you quilters that like paper piecing - I too like to paper piece if I don't have a lot of seams coming together in the center of a block - I usually end up with a bulky center - any advice on how to correct that?
    Thank you for your help.
    Carol Doak teaches us to trim the seam allowance to a point when you have a lot of star points coming together. You would be surprised how much this helps. And yes keep,paper on until quilt is all together. I use her paper it just can't be beat and it's not that expensive. She now has both sizes of paper.

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    Old 05-04-2013, 02:32 AM
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    Originally Posted by nickylsf
    Here are a few photos of my finished quilt after I added the border to make it larger, as well as the pillow shams.
    Wow!!! The quilt looks amazing!!!! You did a wonderful job on it. Love the two pillow shams too.
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    Old 05-04-2013, 05:54 AM
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    Love the quilts. I finally finished mine yesterday. I was determined to not let it become a UFO. I have way too many of those. I love how mine came out. All it needs is a quick toss in the washing machine and to put it on my bed. I had my longarmer put all of the state names randomly in my sashings. I will try to post my pictures later or tomorrow.
    Where is the Carol Doak BOM?
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    Old 05-04-2013, 06:15 AM
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    Meanmom, the Carol Doak BOM is in her Yahoo Group.
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    Old 05-04-2013, 07:05 AM
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    Hi Nicky, That turned out great, and the shams really bring it all together. Excellent! I love your bedroom too.
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