Forum: Quilting
September 27th 09, 04:00 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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update...at last!
It's been a weird year [I'm sure that RCMP officer in Saskatchewan is STILL
talking about the two stressed women with three screaming toddlers driving
to Montreal from Vancouver!] When we got home,...
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Forum: Quilting
November 3rd 08, 11:51 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Quilt suggestions to honor my son ??
hmmm...if you're looking for a block with "climbing" as part of the idea,
then Jacob's Ladder probably isn't the best choice: Jacob doesn't climb the
ladder [despite the Sunday School song]; the...
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Forum: Quilting
November 3rd 08, 09:53 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Forum: Quilting
October 31st 08, 11:18 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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OT sort of Machines
aka the "Touch and Swear"
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Kim Graham
http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
THE WORD IN PATCHWORK
"KJ" wrote in message...
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Forum: Quilting
October 26th 08, 01:58 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Quilting
October 23rd 08, 09:48 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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What would you do?
I have in the back of my head a wonderful low-contrast all
beiges/taupes/creams New York Beauty with TONS of fancy feathered quilting
Second to that is a super duper...
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Forum: Quilting
October 17th 08, 09:59 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 3
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Back with a new block
Where you from Lenore? I do road trips grin!
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Kim Graham
http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
THE WORD IN PATCHWORK
"Lenore L" wrote in message...
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Forum: Quilting
October 17th 08, 09:13 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Back with a new block
I'm unpacked, laundry's done and I've had time to think about Patchwork and
Song [part one!] It was a great trip: we met lots of wonderful people and
had a lot of laughs [plus a few tears] along...
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Forum: Quilting
September 22nd 08, 07:24 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,457
The end of the story [was Advice needed]
Here's the finished quilt....it percolated for a while, but I finally
decided that anything larger detracted from the centre. So, the final
decision was 1/2" folded red border, white binding. You...
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Forum: Quilting
August 27th 08, 12:11 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,457
Advice needed
yup..that's exactly the effect I was hoping for: I wanted each of the blocks
to stand apart from the others...."like items pinned on a bulletin board" is
a good description. I do plan to quilt...
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Forum: Quilting
August 26th 08, 05:11 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,457
Advice needed
Thanks Polly! I almost made it into a "triptych" with the centre tree panel
hanging separately flanked by two panels of blocks. The only thing that
stopped me was the realization that I'd have to...
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Forum: Quilting
August 26th 08, 04:38 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,457
Advice needed
I've dug through my UFO pile and tackled the Sampler of Psalms quilt I
started a number of years ago. But, now I'm stymied again: to border or not
to border or how many to border...you get the...
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Forum: Quilting
August 26th 08, 04:31 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 27
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What do you think of Babylock?
Both my machines are Babylock: the quilter's choice professional is great
for quilting and basic piecing: fast, good stitch quality. I also have a
decorator's choice which has been great too: it...
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Forum: Quilting
April 3rd 08, 11:31 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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six-pointed star
8-pointed.
There's instructions for a Lemoyne star he
http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham/basic.html
The six-pointed star is the one in Seven sisters and other blocks of that
ilk.
Here's a...
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Forum: Quilting
March 28th 08, 08:30 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 9
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"Garden Walk" Block History? Help!
Studylight.org has on-line searchable Bibles: I use the site all the time
when I'm preparing the Bible Block messages for Quilters' Neighbourhood.
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They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in...
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Forum: Quilting
March 17th 08, 04:14 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Tigger Dance!
oops...let's try again: http://wordinpatchwork.wordpress.com
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Kim Graham
http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
THE WORD IN PATCHWORK
"KI Graham" wrote in message...
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Forum: Quilting
March 17th 08, 03:22 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Tigger Dance!
I almost forgot....I finished the Winnie-the-Pooh quilt! yippee....I didn't
like the theme fabric for this one, but I'm very happy with the finished
quilt: repurposed triangles from another project...
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Forum: Quilting
March 17th 08, 02:49 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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March Block
This month's block is an original adaptation of a traditional block we're
calling "Brother's Keeper." Scroll down for the link at
http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham
This one is a bit unusual: it was...
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Forum: Quilting
March 13th 08, 01:57 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,361
whose quilt is this?
It's already on my website: not sure why we'd need to post it again on
yours, and yes, it is under my copyright [not the technique, but the
diagrams and the wording...and please, let's not get...
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Forum: Quilting
March 12th 08, 04:15 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,361
whose quilt is this?
Check out the PDF..I posted the link earlier. It will give you the
formula...although I see that I made the same error when I originally wrote
the instructions [what was I thinking] and called it a...
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Forum: Quilting
March 12th 08, 12:44 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,361
whose quilt is this?
http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham. Click on "basic blocks library" in the
neighbourhood sketch at the top of the page, then select "Triangle gems" in
the left-hand column.
Note that the A patch in...
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Forum: Quilting
March 10th 08, 10:16 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,004
Charity quilt question?
Deadline has come and gone [here it's February 29th...I just issued all the
receipts for our church!]. I was very careful to word the donation in such a
way that it was clear a receipt was...
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Forum: Quilting
March 10th 08, 08:58 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,004
Charity quilt question?
Here's the quilt:
http://members.shaw.ca/whiskerwerx/gallery/quilts/kims/pages/Lightsof_jpg.htm
It was donated to a Child Development Agency for them to auction. At my
husband's request, we put a...
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Forum: Quilting
March 8th 08, 12:30 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 12
Views: 898
Temple court Help!
Spent the better part of yesterday trying to do a variation on this
traditional block...now I find out the technique is 'four patch posy" for
that stack-and-whack type of centre. That was the easy...
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Forum: Quilting
March 5th 08, 06:12 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 16
Views: 933
Tips for a "Hug" Quilt of sorts.
Did you catch the post about the Hug quilt we made? It's here at:
http://members.shaw.ca/quiltneighbour/Hugs/
there's a link under the photo links to "what we did" for my suggestions.
This project...
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