UFO Challenge of the Month 2011
01-22-2011, 06:43 PM
#291
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Originally Posted by QM
That's a great scrappy quilt. I have not see spinning stars used that way before. I think I'll try it, with an ecen scrappier background.
01-22-2011, 08:41 PM
#294
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I finshed my only two actual ufo's today!!
now, don't get me wrong, I have 70+ "planned projects" but I only had these two cut and/or started.
I will try to finish one "planned project" a month for the rest of the year (more if they are some of the little ones!)
Here's Pics:
now, don't get me wrong, I have 70+ "planned projects" but I only had these two cut and/or started.
I will try to finish one "planned project" a month for the rest of the year (more if they are some of the little ones!)
Here's Pics:
Turtle Quilt (Mine & My Nephew's Turtle Stuff) -- Quilted by Charismah
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Close Up
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With the backing
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Silkies for the baby nephew
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01-22-2011, 09:36 PM
#297
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I spent today working on adding borders.. have the first two on, and then spent hourssssssss... sewing strips to make the scrappy border. I'm thinking there is a better way to do this. LOL... I can't imagine how long piano keys must take if scrappy is taking me this long.
You need a lot of keys, strips, rectangles or squares to make a border long enough for a quilt that's full size or a little bigger.
You need a lot of keys, strips, rectangles or squares to make a border long enough for a quilt that's full size or a little bigger.
01-22-2011, 11:59 PM
#298
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You are certainly right there. I found it easier with a foundation. I have used both a slice of freezer paper and a strip of old sheet at various times. Regardless, it is much more time consuming to 'create' a fabric strip than merely to cut one.
01-23-2011, 07:46 AM
#299
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Originally Posted by wildyard
I spent today working on adding borders.. have the first two on, and then spent hourssssssss... sewing strips to make the scrappy border. I'm thinking there is a better way to do this. LOL... I can't imagine how long piano keys must take if scrappy is taking me this long.
You need a lot of keys, strips, rectangles or squares to make a border long enough for a quilt that's full size or a little bigger.
You need a lot of keys, strips, rectangles or squares to make a border long enough for a quilt that's full size or a little bigger.
If you know you are going to be using scraps for piano key borders, somewhere down the road, then make a special container for the pieces that you cut from other quilts as you go - - these pieces would become the leaders and enders between blocks on other projects ...
I may be telling you something you have already considered, but if you need more information about these ideas, just ask away ....
most of my ideas come from:
http://www.quiltville.com
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