Hello from Southern Sweden
09-17-2011, 10:34 AM
#41
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Location: A Yorkshire Brit living in Southern Sweden
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Thanks again folks!
Yep - I think I'm a happy soul ...
Just not a very determined and dedicated one so we'll have to see if the 'scrappy' nature of quilting helps me out there!
I have spent the last two evenings in quite a dedicated way however, on the almost but not yet completed knitted cushion cover, and the also uncompleted crochet summer shoulder bag.
By doing this I though I would have earned the right to go into the big fabric store and think quilting whilst hubby shopped for car and heating system repair bits in the same retail park.
Er, no ... the fabric shop closed at 4pm an whole hour to two hours before most of the other outlets.
Somebody somewhere is telling me to finish my other projects first!
I'm going to copy and paste that bit about my plans for my quilt into another thread somewhere so that I can seek advice on specific questions and have all my thoughts and responses from experienced quilters in the same place for reference ...
Hugs to you all, you sound so lovely and friendly!
Helen
Yep - I think I'm a happy soul ...
Just not a very determined and dedicated one so we'll have to see if the 'scrappy' nature of quilting helps me out there!
I have spent the last two evenings in quite a dedicated way however, on the almost but not yet completed knitted cushion cover, and the also uncompleted crochet summer shoulder bag.
By doing this I though I would have earned the right to go into the big fabric store and think quilting whilst hubby shopped for car and heating system repair bits in the same retail park.
Er, no ... the fabric shop closed at 4pm an whole hour to two hours before most of the other outlets.
Somebody somewhere is telling me to finish my other projects first!
I'm going to copy and paste that bit about my plans for my quilt into another thread somewhere so that I can seek advice on specific questions and have all my thoughts and responses from experienced quilters in the same place for reference ...
Hugs to you all, you sound so lovely and friendly!
Helen
09-17-2011, 10:38 AM
#42
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Location: A Yorkshire Brit living in Southern Sweden
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The quilt in your avatar looks like the 'Grandmother's Garden' pattern ... is it English paper pieced patchwork?
If so then I may just need to note your name to pick your brains in the future!
I love the irregular nature of that quilt. Whilst I also appreciate the perfect smooth oblongs of bed quilts I am at the moment leaning towards the 'see how it grows' organic type form - quilting as I go perhaps (haven't quite looked into that yet) and seeing where I want to put each clump of patchwork pieces for visual effect.
Helen
If so then I may just need to note your name to pick your brains in the future!
I love the irregular nature of that quilt. Whilst I also appreciate the perfect smooth oblongs of bed quilts I am at the moment leaning towards the 'see how it grows' organic type form - quilting as I go perhaps (haven't quite looked into that yet) and seeing where I want to put each clump of patchwork pieces for visual effect.
Helen
09-17-2011, 11:55 AM
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Location: Brady TX
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Welcome from W TX! I too am making a GFG (Grandmothers Flower Garden) EPP (English Paper Pieced.) It is only 3 colors now. A neighbor had an estate sale that I just had to go to. Tons of fabric. After I nearly bought all her cotton & had talked about quilting she brought me a box of blocks already cut, blue, red, & tan Sateen Cotton. (All hand cut.) She gave it to me as a gift. I'm using it for my GFG. I think that I want some green to make leaves. I have more tan than red or blue combined. I'm thinking that I want to organize it like a trellis. This will be my long term project.
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