Your Comfort Zone

You are perfectly right, Val! Of course! What is a quilt without its
little bit of whimsy?

--
Carolyn in The Old Pueblo

If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty

If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty

"Val" wrote in message
...
I'm not so sure I could have resisted putting in just one tiny gray mouse
to be found some where in the quilt.....Yer a better woman than I, Miss
Polly!

Val

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
We discussed recently how we liked to stay in our comfort zone. Well.
I've just shoved me out of mine. It was not easy. Didn't ever think it
would be so difficult. Usually, with the crib quilts, too much dazzle is
never enough. If one bright color and print is good, three or five is
better. Not so this time.
The precious Robert Kaufman 'Curious Kitties' called for a setting
completely out of my mindset.
It didn't want anything, any color, any motion to detract from the
kitties. They needed to be what you saw when you looked at the quilt.
The colors I used are a cold blue, a boring beige and a gold that's
pretty close to muddy. The 'fill-in' blocks are quiet 4-patches. No
pinwheels, no pizza checks, no ants crawling or butterflies flittering.
It almost killed me and I walked away to fun stuff like paying bills
pretty often.
But! Ta-Dah! I've done it. Success is very sweet. I want all of
you to jump out of your comfort zone. Growing is painful sometimes but
you can do it. Bungee Jumping may be going too far. How about some FM
feathers or a pineapple? Polly

Leslie, 30 wt is quite a bit heavier (I think ?) than I'm used to. Do you
use a green-band 90 needle with that or what? What do you use in the
bobbin? Polly


"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote Polly, on the variegated threads one
thing to watch for is the color change.
Some change randomly every 2-5 inches- 2 in. green, 5 in. blue, 3 in. red,
4 in. yellow, 5 in. orange, 1 in. purple, etc.---- and others are very
orderly- 5 in. pink, 5 in. red, 5 in. burgundy, then the pink again. I
tend to prefer the more random ones, but the evenly spaced ones are pretty
on repeated quilting designs- you'll find the pink is always in the same
spot on every quilted motif- or not if your quilting isn't very
consistent! They are lovely for stippling and other background quilting
without that situation/problem. I love the Sulky Blendables in 12 or 30
wt. for MQing.


"Polly Esther" wrote Something else I've not tried is variegated thread
for MQ. Wonder which
one is best? There are so many that look good enough to eat but I
imagine some are more easy-going than others. Polly

I tend to use size 12 or 14 embroidery or metallic needles for quilting
everything- I just like them, no other particular reason- unless I'm using
the 12 wt. Sulky cotton thread. Then I use a general sewing use size 18
needle. I use a 40 or 50 wt. cotton in the bobbin most of the time, but I
also have used Bottom Line poly thread for the bobbin and I like that, too.
I can't report on the longevity of using a fine poly with a heavy cotton,
but many of the 'famous' quilters love the Bottom Line threads from what I
have read. I also loosen the top tension a bit since the thread is rather
heavy/thick. Just my thoughts and theories!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
Leslie, 30 wt is quite a bit heavier (I think ?) than I'm used to. Do you
use a green-band 90 needle with that or what? What do you use in the
bobbin? Polly


"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote Polly, on the variegated threads
one thing to watch for is the color change.
Some change randomly every 2-5 inches- 2 in. green, 5 in. blue, 3 in.
red, 4 in. yellow, 5 in. orange, 1 in. purple, etc.---- and others are
very orderly- 5 in. pink, 5 in. red, 5 in. burgundy, then the pink again.
I tend to prefer the more random ones, but the evenly spaced ones are
pretty on repeated quilting designs- you'll find the pink is always in
the same spot on every quilted motif- or not if your quilting isn't very
consistent! They are lovely for stippling and other background quilting
without that situation/problem. I love the Sulky Blendables in 12 or 30
wt. for MQing.


"Polly Esther" wrote Something else I've not tried is variegated
thread for MQ. Wonder which
one is best? There are so many that look good enough to eat but I
imagine some are more easy-going than others. Polly

Thank you, Leslie. We'll want a progress report on the furbabies,
especially Sweet Teddy. Does he look loved yet? Polly


"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wroteI tend to use size 12 or 14
embroidery or metallic needles for quilting
everything- I just like them, no other particular reason- unless I'm using
the 12 wt. Sulky cotton thread. Then I use a general sewing use size 18
needle. I use a 40 or 50 wt. cotton in the bobbin most of the time, but I
also have used Bottom Line poly thread for the bobbin and I like that,
too. I can't report on the longevity of using a fine poly with a heavy
cotton, but many of the 'famous' quilters love the Bottom Line threads
from what I have read. I also loosen the top tension a bit since the
thread is rather heavy/thick. Just my thoughts and theories!

I came across these feathers the other day. Sort of a quick tutorial.
I have been adding brights to my stash. I tend to do muted stuff all
with too little contrast. I am trying to get out of my comfort zone.
I like to add honey bees to quilts whenever I can, just for fun. Don't
have any ants around here except the live ones.
Taria



Polly Esther wrote:
We discussed recently how we liked to stay in our comfort zone. Well. I've
just shoved me out of mine. It was not easy. Didn't ever think it would be
so difficult. Usually, with the crib quilts, too much dazzle is never
enough. If one bright color and print is good, three or five is better.
Not so this time.
The precious Robert Kaufman 'Curious Kitties' called for a setting
completely out of my mindset.
It didn't want anything, any color, any motion to detract from the
kitties. They needed to be what you saw when you looked at the quilt. The
colors I used are a cold blue, a boring beige and a gold that's pretty close
to muddy. The 'fill-in' blocks are quiet 4-patches. No pinwheels, no pizza
checks, no ants crawling or butterflies flittering.
It almost killed me and I walked away to fun stuff like paying bills
pretty often.
But! Ta-Dah! I've done it. Success is very sweet. I want all of you
to jump out of your comfort zone. Growing is painful sometimes but you can
do it. Bungee Jumping may be going too far. How about some FM feathers or
a pineapple? Polly

Sorry, forgot the link:
http://suegarman.blogspot.com/

Taria wrote:

I came across these feathers the other day. Sort of a quick tutorial.
I have been adding brights to my stash. I tend to do muted stuff all
with too little contrast. I am trying to get out of my comfort zone.
I like to add honey bees to quilts whenever I can, just for fun. Don't
have any ants around here except the live ones.
Taria



Polly Esther wrote:

We discussed recently how we liked to stay in our comfort zone.
Well. I've just shoved me out of mine. It was not easy. Didn't ever
think it would be so difficult. Usually, with the crib quilts, too
much dazzle is never enough. If one bright color and print is good,
three or five is better. Not so this time.
The precious Robert Kaufman 'Curious Kitties' called for a setting
completely out of my mindset.
It didn't want anything, any color, any motion to detract from the
kitties. They needed to be what you saw when you looked at the
quilt. The colors I used are a cold blue, a boring beige and a gold
that's pretty close to muddy. The 'fill-in' blocks are quiet
4-patches. No pinwheels, no pizza checks, no ants crawling or
butterflies flittering.
It almost killed me and I walked away to fun stuff like paying
bills pretty often.
But! Ta-Dah! I've done it. Success is very sweet. I want all
of you to jump out of your comfort zone. Growing is painful sometimes
but you can do it. Bungee Jumping may be going too far. How about
some FM feathers or a pineapple? Polly

Hey, wow Taria, thank you. I love her fun and silly feathers. Careful
backtracking on a feather spine is just not going to be important here on a
baby quilt. No baby has ever complained to me about the feather spines.
Anyhow, what she calls fun and silly really tickles me. I'm going to try
that. Polly


"Taria" wrote in message
news:OV6pk.1048$xv.776@trnddc02...
Sorry, forgot the link:
http://suegarman.blogspot.com/

Taria wrote:

I came across these feathers the other day. Sort of a quick tutorial.
I have been adding brights to my stash. I tend to do muted stuff all
with too little contrast. I am trying to get out of my comfort zone.
I like to add honey bees to quilts whenever I can, just for fun. Don't
have any ants around here except the live ones.
Taria



Polly Esther wrote:

We discussed recently how we liked to stay in our comfort zone. Well.
I've just shoved me out of mine. It was not easy. Didn't ever think it
would be so difficult. Usually, with the crib quilts, too much dazzle
is never enough. If one bright color and print is good, three or five
is better. Not so this time.
The precious Robert Kaufman 'Curious Kitties' called for a setting
completely out of my mindset.
It didn't want anything, any color, any motion to detract from the
kitties. They needed to be what you saw when you looked at the quilt.
The colors I used are a cold blue, a boring beige and a gold that's
pretty close to muddy. The 'fill-in' blocks are quiet 4-patches. No
pinwheels, no pizza checks, no ants crawling or butterflies flittering.
It almost killed me and I walked away to fun stuff like paying bills
pretty often.
But! Ta-Dah! I've done it. Success is very sweet. I want all of
you to jump out of your comfort zone. Growing is painful sometimes but
you can do it. Bungee Jumping may be going too far. How about some FM
feathers or a pineapple? Polly

Oh boy! This is not just going to be outside your comfort zone, this is
going to re-write it completely. I would bet 'quite a lot'! that, once
you have used variegated, you will be first in the queue for every new
colour group that is brought out; you will need a new cabinet for
storing them and you will wonder how you ever lived without them.

I love Aurifil, Sulky and King Tut.
..
In message , Polly Esther
writes
Something else I've not tried is variegated thread for MQ. Wonder which one
is best? There are so many that look good enough to eat but I imagine some
are more easy-going than others. Polly

--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

There are some really good ideas in there, Taria. Thanks very much. I
specially like doubling back on the shortest part. This could be a
method for me. We'll see I do have a border to quilt soon which
*could* be a first long feather experiment.
..
In message OV6pk.1048$xv.776@trnddc02, Taria
writes
Sorry, forgot the link:
http://suegarman.blogspot.com/

Taria wrote:

I came across these feathers the other day. Sort of a quick tutorial.
I have been adding brights to my stash. I tend to do muted stuff all
with too little contrast. I am trying to get out of my comfort zone.
I like to add honey bees to quilts whenever I can, just for fun. Don't
have any ants around here except the live ones.
Taria
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

That's a really fun effect - good advertising for a ruler :-)

Hanne in London

Marilyn wrote:
The ruler is call the x-block ruler. You create a 9 patch then put
the ruler on the patch and cut around it. When squares are put
together, it will give you a zig-zap look to your quilt. One of the
ladies in our quilt group brought it up from Maryland as she hadn't
seen it before where we are. Here is a link to a finished quilt:
http://www.mooseheadquilters.com/Hom...Retreat.html#7

There are different size rulers ranging in size from 3.5-7.5"

Marilyn

On Aug 14, 9:55 am, "Polly Esther" wrote:
There's another place I haven't been. Maybe, maybe I can persuade me to
make a tiny doll bed quilt for a Christmas gift. Tell us about the ruler.
What's new and special about it? Polly