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    Old 02-05-2017, 06:20 AM
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    I've just finished putting a broken dishes together. 884 little blocks. I think I was marginally insane when I thought of making this, but I'm really glad I did. I'm loving the effect. I'm thinking I might put a navy blue border around all of it.

    Now my question is...how would you quilt this? The pattern is kind of busy, so I don't want to make it so it hurts your brain to look at it.

    Whaddya think?

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    Old 02-05-2017, 06:33 AM
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    Lovely! And thanks for sharing it. About 40 years ago, I saved the pattern and started it, in addition to working and raising children. Needless to say, I didn't get far! When we moved 4 years ago, I found it again. Now I'm wondering if I still have it?
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    Old 02-05-2017, 06:40 AM
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    Wow, what a great quilt...no ideas of how to quilt.
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    Old 02-05-2017, 07:39 AM
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    Great top! Amy over at freemotionquiltingadventures.blogspot.com/ is starting on quilting her triangle quilt and it may give you some ideas.
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    Old 02-05-2017, 08:08 AM
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    My goodness you have a lot of patience! Your quilt is gorgeous. If it were mine I'd probably do some kind of swirly all over design.
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    Old 02-05-2017, 10:21 AM
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    Fabulous!! Love all those little triangles.
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    Old 02-05-2017, 05:29 PM
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    Oh how I admire your patience! It will be a GREAT QUILT!
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    Old 02-05-2017, 06:08 PM
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    Terrific top! I'd quilt it with a curvy, swirly all over type of design~
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    Old 02-05-2017, 06:28 PM
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    i love broken dishes and yours is fine.
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    Old 02-05-2017, 06:44 PM
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    I would either so an all-over that did not distract from the piecing and secondary design of the color placement--or if you wanted to emphasize the flowing nature of the color placement you could have waves of feathering flowing along the color lines.
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