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Finished September BOMs!!
I'm on a roll. Tonight I finished the three blocks for September. The
applique is NOT getting any easier for me. I modified one of the three choices given! http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451jLGqxe Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle |
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Finished September BOMs!!
wow, great job, Carole.
you just get better and better. keep'em come'n. cheers, jeanne "Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote... I'm on a roll. Tonight I finished the three blocks for September. The applique is NOT getting any easier for me. I modified one of the three choices given! http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451jLGqxe Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle |
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Finished September BOMs!!
Carole, I'm wondering - I studied your appliqués and they look great. I
suppose you're meaning they're no pleasure. Could it be that the fabrics you're using are contrary? Try something a little more easy-going, a heart pretty well has both the challenges of inside and outside points but I don't mean shape. You might enjoy a fabric that is finely woven but soft. Some fabrics are going to have pokeys come Hell or high water and some are just too stiff to curve gracefully. It may not be your skill that's troubling you, it just may be the fabric. I attempted some garland borders that fought with me every stitch of the way. It is now located in the Swamp landfill. Polly "Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in message ... I'm on a roll. Tonight I finished the three blocks for September. The applique is NOT getting any easier for me. I modified one of the three choices given! http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451jLGqxe Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle |
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Finished September BOMs!!
applique edges are sometimes on the straight of grain and
sometimes on the bias. one edge following the last, easy, hard, easy, hard, and keeps testing ones patience. that is why i use interfacing method as often as possible even when i have to adapt the pattern somehow. close is close enough in my mind. as long as you like the final result thats really all that matters. cheers, jeanne "Polly Esther" wrote... Carole, I'm wondering - I studied your appliqués and they look great. I suppose you're meaning they're no pleasure. Could it be that the fabrics you're using are contrary? Try something a little more easy-going, a heart pretty well has both the challenges of inside and outside points but I don't mean shape. You might enjoy a fabric that is finely woven but soft. Some fabrics are going to have pokeys come Hell or high water and some are just too stiff to curve gracefully. It may not be your skill that's troubling you, it just may be the fabric. I attempted some garland borders that fought with me every stitch of the way. It is now located in the Swamp landfill. Polly "Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in message ... I'm on a roll. Tonight I finished the three blocks for September. The applique is NOT getting any easier for me. I modified one of the three choices given! http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451jLGqxe Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle |
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Finished September BOMs!!
LOL You have a wonderful way with words Polly
Elly "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... It is now located in the Swamp landfill. Polly |
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Finished September BOMs!!
Hi to everyone doing this BOM thingy. (And anyone just lurking)
Carole is doing a great job with her blocks I've enjoyed seeing them coming along and can't wait to see the final quilt. Just wondering where everyone else's is/are? Just curious that's all... no nudging honest. Elly "Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in message ... I'm on a roll. Tonight I finished the three blocks for September. The applique is NOT getting any easier for me. I modified one of the three choices given! http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451jLGqxe Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle |
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Finished September BOMs!!
Thank you kindly, Elly. I was hoping to remind Carole that appliqué can be
a real joy but some fabrics take all the fun out of it. Polly "Elly D" wrote in message ... LOL You have a wonderful way with words Polly Elly "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... It is now located in the Swamp landfill. Polly |
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Finished September BOMs!!
You're right, Miz Polly. They're NO pleasure. They look reasonably
okay when they're finished, if you don't look too closely. I don't like doing the tiny stitching, and I worry GREATLY that those inner angles are going to fray the first time the quilt gets washed. I'd feel better if these were for a wall hanging but this is a bed quilt that will be used. I'm stuck with the fabrics for this quilt, since they're chosen and bought and are what this quilt is going to made of. This time I tried starting with Ami Simms' method of invisible applique. I've been trying different things to see what works best for me. I love this method for straight and gently curved edges and even points, but the inner angles and curves are still a challenge. So far I've had the best luck just putting two fabrics right side together, machine sewing around the design, clipping, slitting the backing, and turning the whole thing inside out. Then that gets stitched into place. After doing three oak leaves and the acorn Ami's way, I did the other three this way. This is less nervewracking but leaves a little more bulk, even though I cut most of the backing away. I don't like the "basting and/or ironing to freezer paper" way, or the "glue stick" way. I've had good success with fusibles and machine satin stitching, but that wasn't the look I wanted for this quilt. So, I'll keep at it and maybe it will get easier! Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle |
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Finished September BOMs!!
Thanks! The BOMs are a learning challenge, because I end up doing
blocks I probably would never choose for myself because I'd feel they were too hard or would take too long. This stretches me! It also helps to have a goal. I want this to be a finished Christmas present by December 2008! On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:07:44 +1300, "nzlstar*" wrote: wow, great job, Carole. you just get better and better. keep'em come'n. cheers, jeanne Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle |
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Finished September BOMs!!
You're good! I've done the pieced block, halfway through the PP.
Roberta in D "Carole-Retired and Loving It" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I'm on a roll. Tonight I finished the three blocks for September. The applique is NOT getting any easier for me. I modified one of the three choices given! http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451jLGqxe Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle |
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