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I am late to the party so I have only completed the 8 Small House 1 units so far. I realize this post is too late for everyone...03-24-2021, 11:30 AM
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Most Color My World quilters probably think of you as the trouble shooter for all thing Color My World.
They may not...03-23-2021, 06:47 AM -
I moved the first of the year but I had ordered the fabric kit. Now when I opened it i didnt find any directions or the...03-22-2021, 12:38 PM
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I’m jumping ahead a bit....made brown fusible bias for tree trunks & now experimenting with dif shapes & fabrics...03-21-2021, 05:37 PM
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Thought I’d start a thread where those of us using wool can post on progress when using this alternative medium for this...03-19-2021, 04:31 PM
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Because I am using a dark background I plan to make lighter coloured trees. I know that the 14 yards of bias tape required...03-17-2021, 07:39 PM
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I can't find anything that mentions about what kind/size needle that is recommended if sewing with 60 wt thread on top and...03-14-2021, 08:04 PM
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I am late to the party so I have only completed the 8 Small House 1 units so far. I realize this post is too late for everyone...03-24-2021, 11:30 AM
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Most Color My World quilters probably think of you as the trouble shooter for all thing Color My World.
They may not...03-23-2021, 06:47 AM -
I moved the first of the year but I had ordered the fabric kit. Now when I opened it i didnt find any directions or the...03-22-2021, 12:38 PM
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I’m jumping ahead a bit....made brown fusible bias for tree trunks & now experimenting with dif shapes & fabrics...03-21-2021, 05:37 PM
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Thought I’d start a thread where those of us using wool can post on progress when using this alternative medium for this...03-19-2021, 04:31 PM
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Because I am using a dark background I plan to make lighter coloured trees. I know that the 14 yards of bias tape required...03-17-2021, 07:39 PM
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I can't find anything that mentions about what kind/size needle that is recommended if sewing with 60 wt thread on top and...03-14-2021, 08:04 PM
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I learned to sew from my Mom, didn't really make much until Home Ec in 8th grade. Did more mending than sewing, but at least I knew my way around a machine. Also have done handwork since about age 10 (needlepoint, cross-stitch)
In about 1986 I wandered into a LQS and at some point bought a book and 2 sets of templates (remember those? LOL) rectangles & triangles. BUT... I never did anything w/ them. (read the book, didn't sew...) got married, had babies...life gets in the way...
Then around 2000 I saw a friend's t-shirt quilt, and wanted to try that for my boys, whose closet was running out of space!! Luckily, when I went to the fabric store to buy backing (polar fleece!) the sales girl told me about using interfacing to keep the knit from stretching all over. I designed the layout & figured how to put it together on my own. I
n some order, my memory doesn't work chronologically, I made a blue-jean quilt, found Simply Quilts on HGTV (by accident), made a 9-patch quilt using a simple method taught by Billie Lauder, got hooked, took 2 basic classes at LQS (piecing and machine quilting) and have done everything else on my own. Lots of books.
Funny thing is my favorite toys as a child often involved manipulating geometric shapes... blocks, magnets, etc. and my school doodles probably could all have been quilt designs. Thus, I say I've ALWAYS been a quilter, just didn't make a quilt until recently. :wink:
Florence
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