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Old May 25th 04, 09:13 PM
~KK~ in B.C.
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Default ...mutter mutter...Help?

ok I want to know right now! I want to read it in the rules! I want to see
it right before my very eyeballs RIGHT NOW!!!......... ok so it's NOT here
so I AM right after all!!! *mutter mutter -explicit verbs intermixed- mutter
mutter*

I have come to the conclusion.... I HATE TRIANGLES!!! AND EVEN HATE THEM
STINKING POINTS EVEN MORE!!!! *yes I am throwing my best imitation of one of
my DD temper tantrums here*

I decided that it was time for me to attack a different shape from a
rectangle or a square so logically I chose a triangle! Now I dont know who
planted that seed but it wasnt anything but a damn weed!! lol

Just had to vent here, frustrations of trying to make points has almost
driven me around the bend....

besides, how is it going to be an original and ~KK~ true quilt if it looks
perfect with points like every other HST top out there huh? yeah.... that's
it..... original! me! mine! no two alike! Yup that is my theory alright! The
rest of you can conform to those perfect point people and just blend in, not
me, no way, I gotta be me!!! *and I am too disgusted to go back and try it
again for the umteenth time!* lol

In other words, what is the trick?????? I pinned, I held it, I smooshed and
straightened and eased and creased and..... well you name it I could have
tried it but still no nice points... well that's a lie, I have a few nice
points they just dont like each other enough to meet.

~KK~ about to toss this sucker into the trash....
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'The road to success is not
a path you find, but a trail
you blaze.' -- Robert Brault



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Old May 25th 04, 09:30 PM
Sharon Harper
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The secret? Chocolate! Makes me feel better anyway. Wait til you get done
with triangles and head for curves - now that's something to swear about!
{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}

--
Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html

"~KK~ in B.C." wrote in message
news:FNNsc.8603$J02.4515@edtnps84...
ok I want to know right now! I want to read it in the rules! I want to see
it right before my very eyeballs RIGHT NOW!!!......... ok so it's NOT here
so I AM right after all!!! *mutter mutter -explicit verbs intermixed-

mutter
mutter*

I have come to the conclusion.... I HATE TRIANGLES!!! AND EVEN HATE THEM
STINKING POINTS EVEN MORE!!!! *yes I am throwing my best imitation of one

of
my DD temper tantrums here*

I decided that it was time for me to attack a different shape from a
rectangle or a square so logically I chose a triangle! Now I dont know who
planted that seed but it wasnt anything but a damn weed!! lol

Just had to vent here, frustrations of trying to make points has almost
driven me around the bend....

besides, how is it going to be an original and ~KK~ true quilt if it looks
perfect with points like every other HST top out there huh? yeah....

that's
it..... original! me! mine! no two alike! Yup that is my theory alright!

The
rest of you can conform to those perfect point people and just blend in,

not
me, no way, I gotta be me!!! *and I am too disgusted to go back and try it
again for the umteenth time!* lol

In other words, what is the trick?????? I pinned, I held it, I smooshed

and
straightened and eased and creased and..... well you name it I could have
tried it but still no nice points... well that's a lie, I have a few nice
points they just dont like each other enough to meet.

~KK~ about to toss this sucker into the trash....
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'The road to success is not
a path you find, but a trail
you blaze.' -- Robert Brault





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Old May 25th 04, 09:42 PM
Kathy
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In other words, what is the trick?????? I pinned, I held it, I smooshed and
straightened and eased and creased and..... well you name it I could have
tried it but still no nice points...


I'm going to risk having a pin cushion thrown at me (LOL) by suggesting that
you try pressing your seams open....all of them...and then try stitching your
points.

Please try a sample and let me know how you do.

Kathy......ducking and running for cover...


http://community.webshots.com/user/katquilts53

Repeat after me......."Spray Starch is my Friend!"
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Old May 25th 04, 09:49 PM
Kathy Applebaum
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"~KK~ in B.C." wrote in message
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besides, how is it going to be an original and ~KK~ true quilt if it looks
perfect with points like every other HST top out there huh? yeah....

that's
it..... original! me! mine! no two alike! Yup that is my theory alright!

The
rest of you can conform to those perfect point people and just blend in,

not
me, no way, I gotta be me!!!


Sounds like you need the book "That Dorky Homemade Look". I read it on a
plane recently, and it was sure hard not to laugh outloud.

One of her principles is that she has no respect for anyone who can only
make triangles that have three sides. Another is that if you don't cut off
at least half your triangle points, you're just showing off.

I loved the part where she was told to sort her fabric by "mood", so she got
out every piece of her stash, talked to it to find out what mood it was in,
and discovered that most of her fabric was just plain cranky.

Seems to me if you can truly embrace the philosophy of being original by
eschewing perfect points, you're all set to become an art quilter. Welcome!
(bwa ha ha ha ha!!!!!)

--
Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
longarm machine quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps
http://www.kayneyquilting.com ,
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Old May 25th 04, 10:07 PM
Shona in NZ
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Snicker

Sorry I can't be of any help because my points don't match either :-) Some
are so far off you would think they are repelled.

Now as for triangles, I avoid them like the plague and sew squares on the
diagonal - both sides of the cutting line whether I need the extra hst or
not; those spare hst must be good for something sometime, right?

Shona with a hefty collection of orphan hst in NZ

"~KK~ in B.C." wrote in message
news:FNNsc.8603$J02.4515@edtnps84...
ok I want to know right now! I want to read it in the rules! I want to see
it right before my very eyeballs RIGHT NOW!!!......... ok so it's NOT here
so I AM right after all!!! *mutter mutter -explicit verbs intermixed-

mutter
mutter*

I have come to the conclusion.... I HATE TRIANGLES!!! AND EVEN HATE THEM
STINKING POINTS EVEN MORE!!!! *yes I am throwing my best imitation of one

of
my DD temper tantrums here*

I decided that it was time for me to attack a different shape from a
rectangle or a square so logically I chose a triangle! Now I dont know who
planted that seed but it wasnt anything but a damn weed!! lol

Just had to vent here, frustrations of trying to make points has almost
driven me around the bend....

besides, how is it going to be an original and ~KK~ true quilt if it looks
perfect with points like every other HST top out there huh? yeah....

that's
it..... original! me! mine! no two alike! Yup that is my theory alright!

The
rest of you can conform to those perfect point people and just blend in,

not
me, no way, I gotta be me!!! *and I am too disgusted to go back and try it
again for the umteenth time!* lol

In other words, what is the trick?????? I pinned, I held it, I smooshed

and
straightened and eased and creased and..... well you name it I could have
tried it but still no nice points... well that's a lie, I have a few nice
points they just dont like each other enough to meet.

~KK~ about to toss this sucker into the trash....
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'The road to success is not
a path you find, but a trail
you blaze.' -- Robert Brault





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Old May 25th 04, 10:08 PM
Sandy Foster
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In article FNNsc.8603$J02.4515@edtnps84,
"~KK~ in B.C." wrote:

ok I want to know right now! I want to read it in the rules! I want to see
it right before my very eyeballs RIGHT NOW!!!......... ok so it's NOT here
so I AM right after all!!! *mutter mutter -explicit verbs intermixed- mutter
mutter*

I have come to the conclusion.... I HATE TRIANGLES!!! AND EVEN HATE THEM
STINKING POINTS EVEN MORE!!!! *yes I am throwing my best imitation of one of
my DD temper tantrums here*

I decided that it was time for me to attack a different shape from a
rectangle or a square so logically I chose a triangle! Now I dont know who
planted that seed but it wasnt anything but a damn weed!! lol

Just had to vent here, frustrations of trying to make points has almost
driven me around the bend....

besides, how is it going to be an original and ~KK~ true quilt if it looks
perfect with points like every other HST top out there huh? yeah.... that's
it..... original! me! mine! no two alike! Yup that is my theory alright! The
rest of you can conform to those perfect point people and just blend in, not
me, no way, I gotta be me!!! *and I am too disgusted to go back and try it
again for the umteenth time!* lol

In other words, what is the trick?????? I pinned, I held it, I smooshed and
straightened and eased and creased and..... well you name it I could have
tried it but still no nice points... well that's a lie, I have a few nice
points they just dont like each other enough to meet.

~KK~ about to toss this sucker into the trash....
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'The road to success is not
a path you find, but a trail
you blaze.' -- Robert Brault



Awww...you poor thing! Maybe you need to get a book by that quilter who
makes everything wonky on purpose -- no points, nothing matching -- and
it all turns out looking great. What's her name? I can't remember, but I
think she sticks a Z at the end of almost every word....
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1
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Old May 25th 04, 10:17 PM
georg
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~KK~ in B.C. wrote:
In other words, what is the trick?????? I pinned, I held it, I smooshed and
straightened and eased and creased and..... well you name it I could have
tried it but still no nice points... well that's a lie, I have a few nice
points they just dont like each other enough to meet.


Repeat after me. "It's just a design element."

=)

For serious help, I suggest resorting to pins. Hold a pin and connect
the dots. Then use other pins to hold the seam in place.

My mother started quilting just before the rotary blade became
available. She still draws *all* of her seam lines. It really does help
with matching points for the triangles and diamonds.

Then practice, practice, practice.

-georg

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Old May 25th 04, 10:25 PM
granny
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I was told by an elderly quilter than I, when I told her my points weren't
always matching too well, she quickly retorted, "They aren't supposed
to." So after that I declared myself a great quilter. g

Marlys in Indiana

"~KK~ in B.C." wrote in message
news:FNNsc.8603$J02.4515@edtnps84...
ok I want to know right now! I want to read it in the rules! I want to see
it right before my very eyeballs RIGHT NOW!!!......... ok so it's NOT here
so I AM right after all!!! *mutter mutter -explicit verbs intermixed-

mutter
mutter*

I have come to the conclusion.... I HATE TRIANGLES!!! AND EVEN HATE THEM
STINKING POINTS EVEN MORE!!!! *yes I am throwing my best imitation of one

of
my DD temper tantrums here*

I decided that it was time for me to attack a different shape from a
rectangle or a square so logically I chose a triangle! Now I dont know who
planted that seed but it wasnt anything but a damn weed!! lol

Just had to vent here, frustrations of trying to make points has almost
driven me around the bend....

besides, how is it going to be an original and ~KK~ true quilt if it looks
perfect with points like every other HST top out there huh? yeah....

that's
it..... original! me! mine! no two alike! Yup that is my theory alright!

The
rest of you can conform to those perfect point people and just blend in,

not
me, no way, I gotta be me!!! *and I am too disgusted to go back and try it
again for the umteenth time!* lol

In other words, what is the trick?????? I pinned, I held it, I smooshed

and
straightened and eased and creased and..... well you name it I could have
tried it but still no nice points... well that's a lie, I have a few nice
points they just dont like each other enough to meet.

~KK~ about to toss this sucker into the trash....
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'The road to success is not
a path you find, but a trail
you blaze.' -- Robert Brault





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Old May 25th 04, 10:35 PM
~KK~ in B.C.
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wait till I am done with these suckers?? I AM DONE lol I mean really, how
much frustration can one woman take in one day! (besides the DH and DD and
DS1 and DS2 and the miserable QI who wants to eat the 'tiel today for some
reason)

and curves? I think I will just let that one slide by totally unnoticed
here. I will just swear at my own curves I carry around with me instead of
filling my trash bin with curvey bits to add to the triangle bits *EG*

~KK~ who has a whole new love of squares and rectangles!!!!!

--
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'The road to success
is not a path you find,
but a trail you blaze.'
-- Robert Brault

"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
...
The secret? Chocolate! Makes me feel better anyway. Wait til you get

done
with triangles and head for curves - now that's something to swear about!
{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}

--
Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html

"~KK~ in B.C." wrote in message
news:FNNsc.8603$J02.4515@edtnps84...
ok I want to know right now! I want to read it in the rules! I want to

see
it right before my very eyeballs RIGHT NOW!!!......... ok so it's NOT

here
so I AM right after all!!! *mutter mutter -explicit verbs intermixed-

mutter
mutter*

I have come to the conclusion.... I HATE TRIANGLES!!! AND EVEN HATE THEM
STINKING POINTS EVEN MORE!!!! *yes I am throwing my best imitation of

one
of
my DD temper tantrums here*

I decided that it was time for me to attack a different shape from a
rectangle or a square so logically I chose a triangle! Now I dont know

who
planted that seed but it wasnt anything but a damn weed!! lol

Just had to vent here, frustrations of trying to make points has almost
driven me around the bend....

besides, how is it going to be an original and ~KK~ true quilt if it

looks
perfect with points like every other HST top out there huh? yeah....

that's
it..... original! me! mine! no two alike! Yup that is my theory alright!

The
rest of you can conform to those perfect point people and just blend in,

not
me, no way, I gotta be me!!! *and I am too disgusted to go back and try

it
again for the umteenth time!* lol

In other words, what is the trick?????? I pinned, I held it, I smooshed

and
straightened and eased and creased and..... well you name it I could

have
tried it but still no nice points... well that's a lie, I have a few

nice
points they just dont like each other enough to meet.

~KK~ about to toss this sucker into the trash....
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'The road to success is not
a path you find, but a trail
you blaze.' -- Robert Brault







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Old May 25th 04, 10:35 PM
~KK~ in B.C.
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Open??? OPEN?? gee I never thought about that and I did try and and it did
work!! How kewl is that!

~KK~ who of course didnt read this post until she had done every one of her
blocks but one...... live and learn! *sigh*

--
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'The road to success
is not a path you find,
but a trail you blaze.'
-- Robert Brault

"Kathy " wrote in message
...
In other words, what is the trick?????? I pinned, I held it, I smooshed

and
straightened and eased and creased and..... well you name it I could have
tried it but still no nice points...


I'm going to risk having a pin cushion thrown at me (LOL) by suggesting

that
you try pressing your seams open....all of them...and then try stitching

your
points.

Please try a sample and let me know how you do.

Kathy......ducking and running for cover...


http://community.webshots.com/user/katquilts53

Repeat after me......."Spray Starch is my Friend!"



 




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