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traildancer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Loyce
Glide
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USA
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 Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 12:57:40 PM
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You may remember that I asked for advice about what to do for my 50th birthday. One of my choices was to make a quilt. Well, my mother offered to buy the fabric for the pattern of my choice and then she will quilt it for me with her longarm! How cool is that?!
So I picked out a pattern with all Alaskan scenes. Each block is a double block with a quilt block on the upper block and an applique on the bottom overlapping the upper block. I'm making a twin size using all batiks.
I've never done a real quilt, just the horse wallhangings, so I'm a little intimidated.
I'll try to post pictures but don't hold your breath.
The trail is the thing.... Louis L'Amour |
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Bayou Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jennifer
Star City
Arkansas
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 2:27:25 PM
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Wow. I would love to learn quilting. It will probably one of those things I teach myself. It's on my to do list, anyway. I would love to see pictures of yours. I think making a quilt for your birthday is a fantastic thing to do, too.
Last year, for my birthday, I bought myself a Large Black piglet. Lol.
~Jennifer~
Farmgirl #3803
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 3:47:38 PM
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Loyce, I want to see that quilt when you finish. That sounds beautiful. Will you be helping your mom? I would love to be able to participate with someone quilting, just to learn the basics, like sewing straight. I'll be waiting to see the picture later.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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traildancer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Loyce
Glide
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USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 7:00:09 PM
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I will be cutting out and piecing the quilt top. Then I'll send it up to AK and my mom will quilt it. Of course, she suggested that I come up there with the quilt!
The trail is the thing.... Louis L'Amour |
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craftystranger
True Blue Farmgirl
525 Posts
Barbara
Franklin
NC
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2012 : 2:45:50 PM
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Oh just take one step at a time I know that you can make your quilt! Remember you are just sewing straight lines. Good luck!!
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