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08-12-2011, 04:57 PM

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shirleyd

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Originally Posted by desertrose

Shirley, I know exactly how you felt trying to FMQ the center. I tried to quilt a , one size fits all quilted snuggie, in my Brother XR7700 Brother with a 5" throat space. I believe I may have invented ,some new words in the process, of quilting it. I can say your flower medallions look marvenous compared to mine and I wouldn't be ashamed to show your queen quilt at all. I love the colors and I agree with your DH. Enjoy it for years to come. :-D :-D :-D

That's sooo funny! I had to laugh. :lol: 5" throat is worse than mine at 6". It sounds like you got it done. Congrats. To go a step further, today I was visiting a friend who has hand quilted for years, beautiful work, and she has me convinced to try hand quilting again (I did once and I did not enjoy it!! Many needle pricks and sore fingers). She showed me the proper way and made it look so easy. Right! So I may practice it on scraps. I guess, never say never. :roll: Maybe on smaller pieces but don't think I have the patience for a large quilt (hand quilting). Thanks for your comments.

08-13-2011, 08:29 AM

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sewmorethings

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Very Pretty, i can't see anything in the center. Great job :thumbup: :thumbup:

08-16-2011, 05:36 PM

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Beautiful job!

08-17-2011, 05:34 PM

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Winkee

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It seems to me that you did quite a nice job.

08-17-2011, 05:41 PM

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rushdoggie

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I think the quilt looks great...we get hung up on following the lines and being perfect but sometimes things look great even when they aren't.

08-17-2011, 06:50 PM

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shirleyd

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Thanks so much for all your kind comments. Now that it's finished and on the bed, I find I do like it and I'm not looking at it so critically. And when I show it off to people, I try to avoid pointing out my mistakes to them! :)

08-17-2011, 07:14 PM

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Oh you did a WONDERFUL job! I'm hoping to get SOME sort of a quilting machine when I get my taxes back (yes, I'm thinking that far ahead!), and I hope I do even a fraction as good as you did. That's AWESOME! :c)

Donna

08-17-2011, 07:15 PM

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08-17-2011, 07:17 PM

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4EVERquilt

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Great job and beautiful work.

08-17-2011, 07:18 PM

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I think you did great - it is very difficult to maintain control with a sewing machine and a giant quilt - I get lost sometimes and have to pull the whole thing out and restart.