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Project Discussions:  What we are working on~ 2019  |
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
6080 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
6080 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 09 2019 : 2:53:46 PM
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| I love all of them especially the grey one! Nice work Linda! |
Farmgirl # 4943
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for what he has done.
Philippians 4:6
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4742 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4742 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2019 : 7:29:36 PM
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| Yes, Marilyn. I love Miss Moo! She is as close to center stage as I could get her. LOL! |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2019 : 8:16:49 PM
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| I finished the tee shirt quilt. It is in a box, because she was coming to visit! Maybe I can remember to photograph it tomorrow. |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3522 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3522 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2019 : 11:12:03 AM
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| Linda, your quilts are very nice and colorful!! They would brighten any room. |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9533 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9533 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2019 : 12:29:37 PM
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Linda your quilts are beautiful!
I'm sure the boys will love those.
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Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2019 : 5:19:38 PM
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Linda love those quilts! I see those little boy feet poking out! LOL! How exciting to be in Germany for Christmas! Some of the most beautiful Christmas ornaments in the world were made in Germany!
Sara, your Apple and Pumpkin matts sounds so pretty!! I know they are amazing!!
Debbie, I love the view from your office!!
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2706 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2706 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2019 : 5:34:10 PM
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Linda, the quilts turned out great!
Marilyn, yes, we have a set of 3 forks on the front of a tractor and also a backhoe. They both have a backboard of sorts so that up to 3 bales and can lifted, moved and/or stacked at once. |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9533 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9533 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2019 : 12:54:33 PM
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Sara,
I bet your mats are going to be beautiful! Love apples and pumpkins and everything fall. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4742 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4742 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2019 : 7:13:57 PM
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I love hearing about everyone's projects.
Thank you for the comments on my quilts. I sent 2 more to the longarm quilter on Thursday. I'm trying to finish up some of the UFO projects on my long long list. LOL! |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 03:02:09 AM
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These are some photos of the tee shirt quilt! I love that fleece I found at walmart. It was fluffy, the perfect color and easy to work with. I just hope she likes it!
I used two yards of a feathers print on a blue background to sash the "quilt", because the HS team was called the Indians.Besides she and her sister have always been interested in Indians.
Her shirts include high school cheer, her friends volleyball team from a neighboring school, youth at church and her shirts from Beauty school. |
Texasgran |
Edited by - TexasGran on Aug 12 2019 03:11:04 AM |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9533 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9533 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 04:24:16 AM
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Those look great Marilyn.
I am going to start working on my Apple items to prepare for the Apple theme on the main forum. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 05:14:07 AM
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| Marilyn, you did good. She'll love snugging with all her memories. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 06:18:00 AM
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| Thanks Denise and Sara. I discovered that my arthritic fingers have more trouble tying the embroidery thread now than they did five years ago. |
Texasgran |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4742 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4742 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 07:19:42 AM
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She will love that, Marilyn. Very nice and comfy looking.
I have some of Ed's t-shirts and mine from an organization I was a member of, and want to do t-shirt quilts, but a little leery of starting one. Did you stabilize the t-shirts on a thin iron-on interfacing? Did you use any batting or just the fleece on the back?
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Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 09:15:21 AM
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Love that t shirt quilt! My hubby has tons and we have ones from concerts 30 years ago!
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 12:14:22 PM
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Connie, about 15 years ago I got a phone call from some woman in Fort Worth who needed some tee shirt quilts made. She had seen the one I made for our former city manager. ( I taught with and commuted with his wife). They hung his as a curtain over the patio doors in their den.
But when I met the woman to get the tee shirts...I was shocked! She had tubs full. Notice I said tub with an s! They had two of every rock and country concert they had ever been to. Then they had his memories from HS and college, then they had their vacation shirts, then they had his marathon shirts. I was working long long daycare days, and it took me a while. Finally I called her and she came to get them. She was happy about her memory quilts but not too happy about the price. They are a lot of work, which people don't understand! |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 12:43:29 PM
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Linda, yes I ironed pellon fusible featherweight (#911FF) on the back side of each shirt design, after turning each shirt wrong side out. Then they cooled, I went to bed. The next day, I began to do the cutting.
First you need to lay your shirts on the bed to see how large the designs are. Don't cut! Just look. Then measure to see how big your blocks will be.
This is my opinion: it is better to waste a bit of pellon than have a big stretchy mess.
Turn all of the shirts wrong side out. Check to see if some may have a design on both front and back. Then iron the pellon on.
Let it cool. Then I use my scissors to cut around the pellon ...later, after I have chopped them out. ..I rotary cut so my blocks are nice and straight. Remember to leave room for seams, so you don't lose part of your design.
If there is a small design on one side, prepare it...you may need it or I have made pillows from a set of small designs.
Every one I have made, I used sashing strips. Many people just sew the blocks together.
I have always used batting and backing, until this one. I knew that my Hadlee loves fleece and this fleece will remind her of her North Face jackets. I think it was just less than $6 per yard. I used two yards.
Hey that was cheaper than buying batting and fabric to back it. It was also easier.
I hope you will try to make yours. They are not that hard after you do the prep work.
And yes you must use your math skills!
I use six strand embroidery thread to tie mine. |
Texasgran |
Edited by - TexasGran on Aug 12 2019 12:50:47 PM |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 12:47:47 PM
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| On yes you will get lots of rags. I even cut some into 1" strips and rolled them into balls to make a small rug this winter. I also took a tall coffee can full to the tacroom at the barn. Wade often has need for a rag. |
Texasgran |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4742 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4742 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 1:12:44 PM
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I have some of the lightweight Pellon - just need to get busy and iron the shirts and the pellon on them. A lot of Ed's are from his volunteering at the medical center in Honduras, and are all the same fronts. The back is the sponsors names. I won't use ALL the backs, because they are all the same, but will use duplicates on the fronts.
Yes, they are a lot of work. There is one place though, https://www.projectrepat.com/ , that does t-shirt quilts very reasonably, and I'm told they are very well done. I've thought about sending them there, but will make at least one. LOL! |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
6080 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
6080 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 1:32:25 PM
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Lot of work but nice!
Hugs
Darlene |
Farmgirl # 4943
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for what he has done.
Philippians 4:6
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 6:55:12 PM
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Marilyn, they are a lot of work!! I got tired just reading some of the blogs about how to do them!! So beautiful when they are done!!
Connie |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2019 : 9:09:08 PM
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| Like I said the hard part is prepping the shirts. Stitching it together is the fun part. |
Texasgran |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9533 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9533 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2019 : 3:46:41 PM
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Marilyn,
I'm sure your gift and stitches of love are going to be much appreciated.
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Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2019 : 7:51:49 PM
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| Thanks, Denise. |
Texasgran |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2019 : 06:08:55 AM
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Taking a break from working on wool applique projects. I want to make fabric pumpkins in different fabrics and sizes. Been saving pumpkin, gourd, and bell pepper stems to put on the pumpkins. Bell pepper stems are perfect for mini-pumpkins.
I moved a wrought iron planter with 3 baskets from the sideyard to the frontporch this morning. I didn't get around to planting anything in the baskets this year so they are ready for the fabric pumpkins. May buy some Indian corn to go with the fabric pumpkins - then I may not - depends on how the pumpkins look by their selves. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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What we are working on~ 2019
