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Update on HUG Quilt for Wanda (Genie) Brown (part OT)



 
 
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Old February 26th 04, 03:09 AM
Beverly K. Pope
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I think that I've received all of the blocks for Genie's quilt. I want to
thank all of you who sent one -- it still amazes me how generous so many of
you are! I will make sure and pass along any little notes to her when I
give her the quilt.

Now I have a question; was the fabric prewashed? I forgot to ask about that
earlier. I always prewash mine, but I know that many do not do that. I
would certainly not want to combine prewashed fabric with that which was
washed :-).

Some of you suggested that I also make a quilt of for her, and I took up the
challange. I have the top pieced but I have not quilted it yet. I never
quilted anything bigger than a hotpot holder before so I've been practicing
on a couple small pieces, each about 1-yd square. I'm doing it by machine
as I can't do it by hand due to a carpal tunnel injury. I am just doing
stitch-in-the-ditch and some cross hatching. I used some extra loft
polyester batting that I had on hand for the first one and I pinned it; it
turned out terrible (a doggie blanket). Last week I purchased some Warm &
White needled cotton batting and used K2000 spray to baste the quilt. That
turned out much better, so I that's what I am going to use on both quilts.
I'm quilting mine this week-end and will then start putting the RCTQ HUG
together.

Again, many thanks to all of you!

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Genie is still undergoing chemotherapy and is now on some medication that
has some rather terrible side effects (blisters everywhere, etc). Needless
to say, she is feeling rather low. So even though these are normally kept
secret until delivered, I told my brother that if he felt she really need
some encouragement, to let her know about the HUG. He did and she is
absolutely delighted with the thought of getting one, even though it will
take me a little while to complete it. I think it was a much needed ray of
sunshine at a very low point in her life. I cannot express how much I
appreciate this help for a loved one in time of need!
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Old February 26th 04, 02:00 PM
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I'm glad you had that inner nudge to tell her. Sounds like it really helped
her. And keep up the good work on those quilts! You're doing great there!
Oh - my fabric was pre-washed. I think most Hug blocks are. If you have
any that look and feel unwashed, you might be able to email the person and
check.

Karen, Queen of Squishies
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Old March 2nd 04, 11:17 AM
Beverly K. Pope
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Another update ...
I completed the quilting on my quilt for Wanda. It actually turned out
better than I thought it would (though there are a lot of little mistakes
here and there). It actually looks quite decent from afar (my DH was
actually surprised it looked so good :-)). I also got the binding on, so
now I just have to add a label.

"Beverly K. Pope" wrote in message
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....
Some of you suggested that I also make a quilt of for her, and I took up

the
challange. ...
Last week I purchased some Warm &
White needled cotton batting and used K2000 spray to baste the quilt.

That
turned out much better, so I that's what I am going to use on both quilts.
I'm quilting mine this week-end and will then start putting the RCTQ HUG
together.

Again, many thanks to all of you!

OT ---


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