TILDA THREAD

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[color=darkred]Well, I was able to get some organizing done in the sewing room, and work on the orca quilt. Thanks to dcrine's idea of the laser level, I was able to put a straight border on and square it up. Yesterday I got all the orca's sewn down and now I need to get some fabric for white and another black border. This has been a kind of wing it project. The goal is to fit a twin bed and as it is right now, it just covers the mattress. So it is off to the fabric store. darn. :wink: Cheryl/color]

Cheryl does that really work, new tool for me for xmas debbie

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Put the borders on the bargello quilt and the top is done. Photo is posted on my blog. Now, I'm thinking of how to piece the back and choosing a fabric for the binding. It feel good to be this close to the quilting stage! Terry

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I've been between projects since I finished DH's Christmas quilt. Gettin' a little antsy! So last night I designed an applique block to play with during the holidays. Got the idea from a design book from Search Press. Lots of good stuff in there.

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Debi,
Yes it really does work. You could also use a straigt edge level, but they tend to be heavy and you would probably lose your grip and get aggrivated. Before I found my laser level, I tried to measure down from my design wall and both ends, stick a pin in, and then run a thread across, but it would move. Maybe with a heavier tread, it would work You could get a right angle if you can get it to work. I'd have to play with it a little more. Cheryl

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I haven't been on this thread for a while. I've just committed to make my granddaughter a quilt for her wedding...sometime late summer...date not yet set. I decided on a pineapple quilt, paper pieced, in Alex Anderson's paper piece book. She has a queen size bed and so I will need to make 64 8" pineapple blocks. I'll use blues, greens and turquoises with off whites. It will be scrappy and I'll use my stash and new fat quarters. I'm looking forward to starting it; I've always wanted to make a pineapple quilt. I will print out directions for the 2009 BOM and put it on hold until DGD's is done. We do keep busy don't we???? :roll:

Nancy in NC

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Pieced the back for the bargello and cut the binding for it this morning. Maybe tomorrow I will get it sewn together and pressed in half! Terry

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After five days of a flu bug (I am allergic to eggs and cannot take the flu shot so deal with this at least once a year) I have gotten a snow man vest project together and ready to do the last top stitching (will post it somewhere when done) also have two snow man wall hangings ready to bind. Hope to do that this week. OK can you see a theme here, I collect snowpeople and love them all. Just don't want to live with them any more.

Ann

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Today I made progress on a couple of Christmas gifts. I made 2 flannel pillowcases using the "magic" meathod. Boy did they turn out nice! I even did a French seam on the long edge so there are no raw edges showing. I've finished one pair of matching PJ pants and will work on the other tomorrow.

I finished my last BOM block. I feel kind of sad! What a nice journey it's been all year. I'm still debating whether to make a large center block of my daughter's artwork. It would need to be quite large so that the other 12 blocks fit around.

I'm thinking about taking a break from sewing and quilting and use up some yarn that was given to me and crochet an afgan to donate to Project Linus. I'm kind of between quilt projects anyway!

Nancy in surprisingly warm western ny

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Nancy, I love making pillowcases. What is this magic method that you mentioned?
Marsha in the lower Hudson Valley of New York (and it was warm today!)

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Maybe LadyRags can remember where she posted the directions; I read them here some time ago. You take 3/4 yard print fabric, and 1/4 solid. I used flannel. The large portion of the pillowcase is rolled up and the solid band fabric is folded in half. The rolled fabric is placed inside the folded band and the 3 raw edges are stitched. You then pull the rolled part out, which flips the solid right side out and voila! No visible raw edges. I don't think I've explained it very well, but like I said, Lady Rags posted very good instructions somewhere. For me, it was easiest since my band fabric was a solid and it didn't matter which side ended up as the right side. I wasn't sure if I'd end up with right sides out, otherwise!

Enjoy! Nancy in NY

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Here is the link to Ladyrags instructions. THis time I'll print it out so I don't forget how to do it. Cheryl

http://www.angelfire.com/art3/elaine...illowcase.html

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Here is the link to Ladyrags instructions. THis time I'll print it out so I don't forget how to do it. Cheryl

http://www.angelfire.com/art3/elaine...illowcase.html

[kfstitcher]

I got these same directions somewhere else and used them when we had a little population explosion earlier this year. Three great nephews were born in one month so I made them for all the older siblings and took them with the new babies' gifts. They were quite a hit. It is an amazing surprise to me each time I turn one right side out. I don't know how someone figured this out but it is really cool!

Karen

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Thank you for the replies! Guess what I'll be doing in the next few days?

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Been working on my little applique project. I'm adding beads-a first for me!