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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Any Quilters out there?  |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 26 2010 : 07:45:48 AM
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This is one I just finished last night I am giving it to a neighbor as a house warming gift.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
697 Posts
Emily
Chambersburg
PA
USA
697 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2010 : 11:36:43 AM
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grama that is amazing... you have a very lucky neighbor
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antoinette
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Toni
East Freedom
PA
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2010 : 1:47:09 PM
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| Diane what a beautiful quilt, I hope your neighbor enjoys it. Toni |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2010 : 1:50:18 PM
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That is a beautiful quilt Diane!!
Hugs,
Channah
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
2701 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2010 : 2:18:44 PM
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Diana,
That is a beautiful quilt, I'm sure your neightbor is going to love it. I love to quilt. I've done a few on the machine, but I prefer to do the whole thing by hand if I can. I just finished hand piecing a lap sized postage stamp quilt and I am now hand quilting it. I would so love to get better at the hand quilting. I find I am always ripping it out and starting over. I'm also working on a tumbling blocks and an around the world using mixed drunkards paths blocks. I would love to hear what everyone else is working on.
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt
http://marcysworldofcreativity.blogspot.com/
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quiltingfarmergirl
True Blue Farmgirl
180 Posts
Barbara
Cato
NY
USA
180 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2010 : 6:08:26 PM
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Diana,
That is a beautiful quilt that you made. Is it mostly applique? How is the sky and background done? I would love to make one like that. Did you follow a pattern or is it your own design?
Barb |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2010 : 7:58:25 PM
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It is from a book and it is all pieced You do it in 8 seperate sections and then sew the blocks together. you might have 30 pieces that are in a section. No applique at all.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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Christy925
True Blue Farmgirl
476 Posts
Christy
Midland
Michigan
USA
476 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2010 : 4:54:57 PM
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| I do make quilts. I love it! My great great aunt showed how when I was a young girl. Have made baby quilts and wedding quilts for just about everyone in my family. Also have made a few memory quilts (with photos printed on fabric) for a few friends and family. Nothing better than a homemade quilt. |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2010 : 9:42:49 PM
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That is so cool Christy!!
Hugs,
Channah
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
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janiee
True Blue Farmgirl
820 Posts
Janie
Shawnee
Oklahoma
USA
820 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 1:55:03 PM
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I am currently working on a sister's choice scrap quilt using directions i found online at quiltville.com. I have always wanted to be more organized with my fabrics and other supplies and while surfing the web I found this website. It is so cool and very easy to follow ...i started quilting in 1980 because the apartment my dh and i lived in was sooooo cold! Made a good bunch of quilts, only have 2 of the first ones i made still. the very first one was a red and green log cabin quilt that still hangs in my workroom, the other one was a blue and white storm at sea pattern for my dh and it hangs in the bedroom. I went away from quilting for awhile but I am back and loving every minute that I can spend in my room with my fabrics...even my dh is helping out by ironing my fabric for me before I cut and sew it.
janiee
farmgirl #390 |
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mrsamy
True Blue Farmgirl
167 Posts
Amy
Milwaukee
WI
USA
167 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 03:33:14 AM
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Love to quilt (actually I love to piece and tye, not really quilt too much). My first was a queen size double irish chain. LOVE it. Done lots of little things like lap quilts and baby quilts, but very simple patterns. Paper piecing is awesome, but I'm the queen of UFO's. The last things I've done were Lasagna Quilts...so quick and easy using scraps. Take those larger scraps and cut them to the same width (I chose 4") and just keep sewing strips together end to end until it is the as long as you want your quilt to be wide. Then just keep randomly sewing strips on, trimming them at the end until you have a quilt top. It looks a lot like taking all your legos and stacking them one on top of the other to make a big wall.
Prayer costs nothing, but is worth the most. |
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dawnm
True Blue Farmgirl
92 Posts
Dawn
Blueridge Mts
Va
USA
92 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 8:55:35 PM
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Hi Amy, I wish we lived closer together and I would clean your house for tieing one of my quilts. (:
Dawn
Small farm farmers rock! |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
1812 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 9:28:15 PM
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Melody, Could a beginner join the Quilt Chicks Henhouse? I sure would like to give this a try!
Blessings, Brenda
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony" Mahatma Gandhi |
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Bugabee
Farmgirl in Training
33 Posts
Kristie
Lugoff
South Carolina
USA
33 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 05:45:58 AM
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I have done a few story quilts. I really enjoy the story quilts because you search for fabrics and scraps you can use to start a story. I found the cutest gingerbread fabric and I used it for a story about gingerbread people. When I gave it to my friends daughter I had the privlage of telling her her first story on the quilt. We had so much fun. We didn't stop until two hours later. We ended up one exhausted story teller and one very satisfied sleep girl.
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and it annoys the pig!
Old Folk Saying. |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 07:54:36 AM
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I've seen pictres of story quilts and would love to do one!! They are really beautiful!! Kristie, is it hard to make one?
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
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Ann Bernadette
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
Ann
Hiawattha
KS
USA
51 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 10:45:30 AM
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| Quilting has become a passion for me. I have many hobbies, but quilting is the staple of them all. Reading comes in at a close 2nd, however my favorite reading subject is about guess what? . . . Quilts! i.e., Elm Creek Series and "The Persian Pickle Club". My Grandmother handpieced and hand quilted all of her quilt and that is an art I aim to keep, however have to admit I love to sew on my machine too. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 5:00:19 PM
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Hi Channah and quilters:
I am a want-to-be quilter. I try, and try, and try. Everyone says, "It's so easy". Not to me. I have ten thumbs. But, I love, love, love quilts. Asiyahk, that sure is a beautiful quilt.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Bag Lady Diva
True Blue Farmgirl
130 Posts
Viola
Spearfish
South Dakota
USA
130 Posts |
Posted - Mar 09 2010 : 08:59:16 AM
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If you were to ask my hubby "Does your wife quilt" he would answer "I s Mt Rushmore a National Monument?" Yes, and Yes I am a quilter. I started quilting in 1992 when I attended by first Quilt Retreat. I was hooked after that. I belong to the Thimble berries Club thur the local quilt shop. As to how many quilts I have made, well lets say I have made a bunch of them. I give them to charity, friends, family members ect. My grandaughter said the magic words last week. She said "Grandma I want to make a quilt" I will have to wait a few years, she is only 2 1/2 yrs old. I love traditional patterns. I quilt my own quilts. Love this hobby. I am glad that I am retired, so that I have more time to quilt.
Quilting in the Black Hills |
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Ann Bernadette
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
Ann
Hiawattha
KS
USA
51 Posts |
Posted - Mar 09 2010 : 6:21:06 PM
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| Ok, I wanna know about the Quilt Retreat, or at least A Quilt Retreat to go to. And talk about being hooked? I dream about quilting. I also love traditional patterns. I would so enjoy being a part of a quilting circle or club but cannot seem to get any takers. If there is a Quilt Retreat up in the Black Hills, please tell me about it! Wouldn't it be great if some of us could meet up at a reteat? And I was hoping to find some friends on here w/ the same passion for quilting as I have. Maybe we could do a Round Robin or something like that or Cross Country Quilters. What do ya think? |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Mar 09 2010 : 9:55:47 PM
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I love your idea Ann! I wish we could all meet up too! Just think of all the fun we would have!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
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craftystranger
True Blue Farmgirl
525 Posts
Barbara
Franklin
NC
USA
525 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2010 : 12:29:18 PM
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Is anyone else interested in a Round Robin? I know that Ann Bernadette said that she was interested. Would love some feed back. We could exchange a certain size block with two colors? Black and white or yellow and blue or red and green? What do you think? Barbara
Don't forget to laugh! |
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dawnm
True Blue Farmgirl
92 Posts
Dawn
Blueridge Mts
Va
USA
92 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2010 : 8:21:18 PM
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Hi,
I would be up for a Round Robin. Not sure what it is, but I will be happy to join. I have made a lap quilt recently. It is made using a pattern called a split nine patch. I used 3 1/2" blocks for the nine patch. I had some fabrics I bought to make a color blended quilt and never made it. I had around 8-10 different fabrics in soft colors. A variety of large and small prints, checks, tone on tone.
I think it would be great for a beginner and make a very interesting quilt. A split nine patch is made by making a nine patch and then cutting it down the middle of the center blocks. Then you arrange them as you wish.
I would be glad to send out instructions if this sounds like one that might be enjoyed by all.
Dawn
"though an old man, but, yet, I am a young gardener." Thomas Jefferson |
Edited by - dawnm on Mar 11 2010 8:22:21 PM |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
1812 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2010 : 8:43:43 PM
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Dawn I'm a beginner and this sounds like something good to start with. I'll email you my address if you wouldn't mind sending instructions to me. Do you hand stitch or machine stitch?
Blessings, Brenda
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony" Mahatma Gandhi |
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Ann Bernadette
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
Ann
Hiawattha
KS
USA
51 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 03:46:34 AM
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Wow, this is going to be fun! That sounds like a great pattern for the lap quilt. I've recently made 2 lap quilts for the hospital I work in ~ for patients to use while riding in the wheelchair traveling thru the halls for tests etc. I provides a bit of comfort and privacy for them, plus a little color and love. A special prayer for the sick is on the label instead of my name. I printed it on transfer fabric thru my printer and simply appliqued it onto the backing. Im not so sure that the print will stand up to the frequent washing and detergent of hospital standards, however I feel as though the prayers were sewn into the quilt and will always remain for whomever uses it. This idea popped into my head a few Sundays ago at church. So, I decided for this to be my project for Lent.
I used a simple 4 patch (6 inch) on the first, and 6 inch rag quilt on the second.
Im up for a Round Robin as well. I am enjoying this so much!
Thanks you girls
Ann Bernadette |
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craftystranger
True Blue Farmgirl
525 Posts
Barbara
Franklin
NC
USA
525 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 04:23:31 AM
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The idea of a prayer for the label is a great touch. I may have to use it for some of my projects, if you don't mind. I think that the easiest way to have a swap would be to pick two or three colors for the quilt. Each quilter would make a block for each person. This way we could include everyone regardless of experience. If we have alot of people interested we would need to perhaps make sub groups 12 in each? Then we could swap the groups. The size of the block 9 or 12? With a signature? Just throwing ideas out there. I would be glad to organize this but love input. Happy sewing, Barbara
Don't forget to laugh! |
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