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I’m confident I can sew the top. And it will mostly square. I’m thinking about using fused batting? Yay or nay. Afterward just quilting the blocks? I already know that the hour glass pattern takes a lot of time.
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I've used fusible batting and it worked well. Just be sure to follow the directions.
I really hope you don't think we're discouraging you, Doug. We just want you to have a good experience. Keep us posted!
I really hope you don't think we're discouraging you, Doug. We just want you to have a good experience. Keep us posted!
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I didn’t actually order the material from MQC. I thought when I ordered a pattern it would have listed a material list but I was wrong. Im capable of the mathematics to calculate that on my own. We have a new hobby lobby in town. Their fabric is already cheaper than Walmart and with that 40% off online coupon. Well I’m always trying to save a dollar.
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I calculate with Jenny’s quilt being 86”x 86” that’s about 6.25 square yards. Since the material is 45” wide if I buy 3 yards of each color I should have more than enough produce the smaller quilt I have in mind.
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Fleece is soft and wonderfully warm on a cold day or night. But, as a knit, the sewing skills to use it as a backing are somewhat different. So, if you do decide to use fleece, practice on a sample quilt to figure out how to do it.
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as this crazy project has already grown in complexity from just sewing some squares...
I think I have decided to do a fleece backing. I’m probably going to go to town tomorrow and visit Hobby lobby. A two layer quilt with fleece is super comfortable to use. By this weekend I should have some 10 inch blocks sewn. Then I will decide how complex I wanna be.
Keep in mind im only planning to quilt the blocks. And border strait quilting lines.
I over think every thing I ever do. I think about every possible mistake I can make and how I wil recover.
I plan for perfection and I’m resolved to accept mediocrity.
An old man who lived next door to me when I was 24 Years old told me...
to an untrained eye mediocrity looks like perfection
to the trained eye. They will not point out your imperfections.
I think I have decided to do a fleece backing. I’m probably going to go to town tomorrow and visit Hobby lobby. A two layer quilt with fleece is super comfortable to use. By this weekend I should have some 10 inch blocks sewn. Then I will decide how complex I wanna be.
Keep in mind im only planning to quilt the blocks. And border strait quilting lines.
I over think every thing I ever do. I think about every possible mistake I can make and how I wil recover.
I plan for perfection and I’m resolved to accept mediocrity.
An old man who lived next door to me when I was 24 Years old told me...
to an untrained eye mediocrity looks like perfection
to the trained eye. They will not point out your imperfections.
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