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grandmother's flower garden. All those little hexagons....shudder
-- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Is there a quilt you would love to make but it puts your stomach in knots to think about making it? What would this terrifying quilt be and what about it makes you tremble? Mine is the Dahlia. Its the picking of the fabrics that has me worried. In the book I have there are a couple of examples of color ways given. I hate all of them. But they do point out the importance of picking good contrast and coordinating patterns. This would be the best time to use a scanner to take the diagram of the quilt to be able to preview fabrics in it. Its on my to do list, right under long nap. Ok..spill... lets see if there are lots of people intimidated by the same quilts. Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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"Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Well now.. it all depends on how I drafted my pattern then wouldnt it! LOL Diana, who once made one with applique and set in seams...dont ask... Which is one reason why I like to draft my own (piecing) patterns -- I can make them as easy or as hard as I want! -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) longarm machine quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , remove the obvious to reply |
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Well now.. it all depends on how I drafted my pattern then wouldnt it! LOL
Diana, who once made one with applique and set in seams...dont ask... -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Kathy Applebaum" wrote in message ... FWIW, there are almost no set-in seams in a Mariner's Compass. It just looks like there would be. -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) longarm machine quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , remove the obvious to reply "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Is it the curves in the one and the many set in seams in the other? Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "jules" wrote in message ... double wedding ring and mariners compass I think. -- Jules "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Is there a quilt you would love to make but it puts your stomach in knots to think about making it? What would this terrifying quilt be and what about it makes you tremble? Mine is the Dahlia. Its the picking of the fabrics that has me worried. In the book I have there are a couple of examples of color ways given. I hate all of them. But they do point out the importance of picking good contrast and coordinating patterns. This would be the best time to use a scanner to take the diagram of the quilt to be able to preview fabrics in it. Its on my to do list, right under long nap. Ok..spill... lets see if there are lots of people intimidated by the same quilts. Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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I can answer this for everyone on here. The one that scares them is the one
they have to make for me. That's why I don't have many. I'll soon need a housewarming quilt (or two.... or three... or....) -- LN in NH a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts! http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Is there a quilt you would love to make but it puts your stomach in knots to think about making it? What would this terrifying quilt be and what about it makes you tremble? Mine is the Dahlia. Its the picking of the fabrics that has me worried. In the book I have there are a couple of examples of color ways given. I hate all of them. But they do point out the importance of picking good contrast and coordinating patterns. This would be the best time to use a scanner to take the diagram of the quilt to be able to preview fabrics in it. Its on my to do list, right under long nap. Ok..spill... lets see if there are lots of people intimidated by the same quilts. Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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I agree.. up to a point. Last marriage the ex held the purse strings so
tight I couldnt get a pinky in. The price of a quilt top back then (even if it was wally world dollar table stuff) would have held me back, and even as it was it was scrape the fabric up here and there where I could. Making a quilt that failed to the point of not being usable would have been heartbreaking. But, now I am older, wiser, and think its worth the risk of making mistakes. So.. The lesson is, it IS just fabric and if you dont take the chance of failing you will never succeed.. does that sum it up pretty well? Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Jan Dunaway" wrote in message nk.net... uhmm... It's fabric..... it's replaceable..... you don't have much to loose by trying!! :-) Nothing to be afraid of there!! :-)) Excpept those stash raids!!!! Jan |
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You might want to put your head together with Elena. Her round robin center
has the most beautiful Celtic knot design out of hand dyed materials. I was impressed! Maybe she has some practical tips to share about getting the bias to behave...then pass them on? Thats something that interests me too. Celtic designs are so incredible! Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "frood" wrote in message om... I'd probably have to say intricate Celtic knot designs intimidate me. Getting those fiddly bias bits to lay flat *and* go where you want them to go looks very hard to me. However, I think that a border of Celtic interlace, with some stars coming off like flowers on a vine would be really cool on the bed quilt I'm still trying to plan. I wonder what the center will look like? -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Is there a quilt you would love to make but it puts your stomach in knots to think about making it? What would this terrifying quilt be and what about it makes you tremble? Mine is the Dahlia. Its the picking of the fabrics that has me worried. In the book I have there are a couple of examples of color ways given. I hate all of them. But they do point out the importance of picking good contrast and coordinating patterns. This would be the best time to use a scanner to take the diagram of the quilt to be able to preview fabrics in it. Its on my to do list, right under long nap. Ok..spill... lets see if there are lots of people intimidated by the same quilts. Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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Lets hope the baby make a gentle entry into the world.
Will you make a DWR even though it is scary? Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Diana In Dallas" wrote in message ... Mine I think would be the double wedding ring. I am so drawn to that pattern and would love to due one in red & purple our favorite colors. It just looks so intimidating. Diana in Dallas (no grandbaby its due in two days on the 29th.) "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Is there a quilt you would love to make but it puts your stomach in knots to think about making it? What would this terrifying quilt be and what about it makes you tremble? Mine is the Dahlia. Its the picking of the fabrics that has me worried. In the book I have there are a couple of examples of color ways given. I hate all of them. But they do point out the importance of picking good contrast and coordinating patterns. This would be the best time to use a scanner to take the diagram of the quilt to be able to preview fabrics in it. Its on my to do list, right under long nap. Ok..spill... lets see if there are lots of people intimidated by the same quilts. Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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I find hand applique easy. It's machine applique I can do without. Too
aggrivating. -- LN in NH a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts! http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed "Mel Rimmer" wrote in message ... OTOH, appliqué (which many people find intimidating) holds no fear for me. Why is it that people are terrified of appliqué? -- Mel Rimmer |
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I love your attitude....
Its a why not frame of mind instead of an I cant. Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "QuiltR1024" wrote in message ... Hi All, No, none scare me. I just dig in and try everything. Kris ( in northern Virginia) |
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Come up for a visit some weekend and I'll have you hand appliquing with ease
before you leave! -- LN in NH a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts! http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed "AliceW" wrote in message om... I would love to do a Baltimore Album quilt but the thought of all the applique really scares me to death! I've done DWR in a table runner and it wasn't as bad as I thought. I think I need to find a smaller applique project to work on which would either make it or break it for applique for me. Alice in NJ |
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