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Post by sandrainsydney on Nov 17, 2010 11:19:25 GMT
only problem with denuded chenille dressing gown was lack of warmth! It was one unwanted clothing item that did not end up in the charity shop.
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Post by ragdall on Nov 18, 2010 6:30:14 GMT
Mary, Laura's quilt is gorgeous! Such a lot of work with all those tiny squares. You're amazing!
The pillow looks perfect for a young man. It looks as if you did well figuring out the "crazy" design of many materials.
The raggedy edge throw you made for your son is intriguing. Does the ragged edge have a purpose other than being decorative?
Thanks, rags
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Post by maryinkentucky on Nov 21, 2010 18:12:38 GMT
More quilts!
My son's friend is having twins (and I know a thing or two about that), so I made two quickie, panel quilts...one for a boy, one for a girl.
To answer your questions above, the orange quilt with all the squares was really quite easy. Jennie and Sorcha know about strip quilting. As Eleanor Burns (quilt teacher) says, "I'm still stripping after all these years."
The ragged edge has no purpse other than being very fast and easy.
Here's the front of the blue baby quilt.
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Post by maryinkentucky on Nov 21, 2010 18:13:09 GMT
Here's the back.
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Post by maryinkentucky on Nov 21, 2010 18:13:47 GMT
Here's the front of the lavender quilt.
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Post by maryinkentucky on Nov 21, 2010 18:14:20 GMT
And here's the back.
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Post by sandrainsydney on Nov 22, 2010 22:29:09 GMT
very pretty
one of our craft group is is the mother of a daughter & twins (daughter & son).
Her twin daughter followed her mother by having a daughter then twins (also daughter & son)
So gran was busy looking after 20 month old granddaughter (Grandparent's play group is very big here), finding baby stuff like prams & such, including a double toy pram so older sister could have her own twins, & making stuff for the coming babies.
She & another members of the group made 2 exquisite teddy quilts for the new babies - unfortunately I don't have pics. The quilts were accompanied by a note saying return to grandmother for washing!
sandra
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Post by ragdall on Nov 26, 2010 13:25:38 GMT
Mary, The panel quilts are certain to be well loved. The prints that you used look like such fun.
rags
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Post by maryinkentucky on Nov 29, 2010 22:37:33 GMT
I gave Laura her orange quilt Sunday. (I'm the one on the left , then Laura, then Laura's mom.
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Post by sandrainsydney on Nov 30, 2010 0:58:39 GMT
congratulations to maker & proud owner!
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Post by maryinkentucky on Jan 8, 2011 1:04:20 GMT
I've been so busy trying to get quilting done while the weather is bad that the calluses on the fingers of my left hand are so thick I don't have any feeling in them! Did you ever have a day when everything went wrong? Well, I had a surprising end to my bad day. I finished the quilting on Nancy's green quilt and got ready for the binding. I don't enjoy bindings, but I know they are a sign the quilt is almost finished. I thought I had more of the same material that is in the border, but when I searched my stash, it wasn't there. A quick trip to Louisville (while it was snowing) had to be done today. The first quilt shop (where I bought the material several years ago) only had two fat quarters and I needed three. The second quilt shop across town had the exact material on bolt, so I bought enough for the binding. I love that shop! After I put the binding on Nancy's quilt, I'll finish piecing Katie's and start quilting Beth's. Another observation - I saw a baby quilt on sale on the 'net for $100! It was identical to the lavender teddy bear quilt I made for my son's friend. It was advertised as "machine pieced" even though it was a prequilted panel. I have heard of similar misrepresentations on Ebay.
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Post by sandrainsydney on Jan 8, 2011 9:36:24 GMT
my doll collecting friend report the same - both on-line & at doll shows gullible (& sneaky) folks mis-represent what they have.The gullible won't believe their beautiful porcelain doll was made in Taiwan in the 1980's & not France in the 1880s!
buyer beware.
I eagerly await photos of the latest quilts.
congratulations on all your hard work & I hope your fingers recovers soon.
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Post by jennieg on Jan 9, 2011 3:42:52 GMT
Hope the fingers recover soon, Mary!
You know don't you, Murphy's Law being what it is, you will find that binding fabric somewhere really safe........
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Post by maryinkentucky on Jan 14, 2011 21:08:46 GMT
I finished the green Irish Chain quilt (Nancy's quilt). It's quite stunning if I do say so myself. The crosshatching and celtic knots in the hand quilting made for some very dense quilting. I'll get a final picture when the weather warms up and I can take it outside. All the corners in the binding were perfect because I took my sewing machine to quilt club and took my time mitering them. When I got ready to resume the piecing for Katie's quilt (no picture yet) I couldn't find the directions! In December I cleaned my sewing room in preparation for Christmas - you know, gift wrapping, childproofing, etc. - and put the directions somewhere "safe." Well, after cleaning two rooms thoroughly, I found them in the last place I looked. I also found the material I knew I had for binding the green quilt, but it wasn't nearly enough, so I'm glad I went ahead and purchased more. I'll start hand quilting Beth's quilt, but since it's King-sized, I'm procrastinating a bit.
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Post by maryinkentucky on Jan 14, 2011 22:26:34 GMT
Mack is helping me quilt.
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