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    Old 09-07-2014, 03:54 PM
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    Just thought I would let you guys know I do quilt besides collecting and reworking old sewing machines. This is a pattern from a civil war cot quilt that the mothers and wives made for their husbands to take to the war. I just made it smaller for my little niece. Really just utility quilts made out of what ever scraps they had on hand. In the south the ladies could not get fabric for clothes much less quilt fabric[ATTACH=CONFIG]490712[/ATTACH] for the men going to war. Pieced on a singer 66(1913) and quilted on a Davis Vf
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    Old 09-07-2014, 04:16 PM
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    Nice work Glenn! I'll probably never attempt a true scrappy quilt. I don't have the eye for color that it takes to pull it off and envy those who do.
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    Old 09-07-2014, 04:43 PM
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    Rodney a little trick I use is to put all the cut scraps in a bag, shake them up, then reach in and grab one. What ever color comes out is used. No quilt police here. They always come out nice and I don't have to fret on color arrangments.
    Thank you Rodney.
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    Old 09-07-2014, 05:10 PM
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    Nice quilt Glenn, I like it. Small quilts or table runners are my favorites to make because it's almost instant gratification. I do scrappy the same way, pick pieces from a bag. I'm quilting a large lap quilt right now with the pink Selectomatic that I did in 30s repros with a flannel back. One more border to quilt then I can bind it. I have to wash it before I can photograph it because I caught one of the cats sleeping on it.

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    Old 09-07-2014, 05:30 PM
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    Don't give it to her before I get to see it, Glenn!
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    Old 09-07-2014, 05:39 PM
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    Originally Posted by Cari-in-Oly
    Nice quilt Glenn, I like it. Small quilts or table runners are my favorites to make because it's almost instant gratification. I do scrappy the same way, pick pieces from a bag. I'm quilting a large lap quilt right now with the pink Selectomatic that I did in 30s repros with a flannel back. One more border to quilt then I can bind it. I have to wash it before I can photograph it because I caught one of the cats sleeping on it.

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    That is funny you mention the cat sleeping on the quilt. We have a little chuddle and she think all quilts belong to her and she has to make sure they feel just right before we give them away as gifts. So we always wash to.
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    Old 09-07-2014, 08:35 PM
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    Cats are always quilt inspectors and they take their job seriously.

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    Old 09-08-2014, 02:50 PM
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    Nice quilt Glenn I am not much on scrappy quilts but yours looks very nice. I like the way you reach in a bag I have never thought of that.
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    Old 09-08-2014, 03:40 PM
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    Thank you Trish and guys. I had fun with this one. I like the grab bag technique. I am not much on scrappy quilts either but when I do make them I always use the grab bag thing. I don't have to think about color placement and at my age less thinking is sometimes a good thing.
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    Old 09-08-2014, 06:44 PM
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    glenn that's a whole lot better than I can do. I do the same thing as far as the grab bag, well not true, I dump the bag on the floor , then grab out of the pile.
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