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New quilts and the calm before the storm
I finished three quilts at the end of the year after being a slacker
for awhile. The red, white, and black one went to my son and the leaping lambs one went to my daughter. You can't see it from the photo, but I wrote Leaping Lambs in freehand script all around the edge of that one. The star scrappy one I just finished last week. All were firsts for me: first time using quarter triangles, first time for applique by machine, first time making stars. Oh, and not so great free hand quilting but the kids didn't care. I'm keeping the star one to prove I actually had the patience to put it together! That one is quilting using a diagonal cross hatch. We are between snow storms. The prelude last night was 9" of new snow with up to 20" more coming in later this afternoon. My husband and I just got in from snowblowing and shoveling plus using a roof rake to take off snow on our porches and flat roofs. My arms feel like jello at the moment and I'm getting too old for this. My newest projects are the first three on my webshots page. Donna http://community.webshots.com/user/dealer83 |
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New quilts and the calm before the storm
Fantastic work! The stars quilt is just beautiful - well, they all are,
but I reallllly like that one. The lambs are just adorable - and I think the quilting made them come to life. You can almost see them leaping around from block to block. And the red, white, and black? That's one of my favorite color combinations (in fact, I'm quilting one right now), so I automatically fell in love with it. We, too, are waiting for the snow storm to come in. We didn't get much yesterday, but it's now starting to come down and the wind is blowing, so I'm sure we'll have some drifts in the morning. Everybody take cover! Louise in Iowa http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa nieland1390 at mchsi dot com On 2/1/2011 11:38 AM, dealer83 wrote: I finished three quilts at the end of the year after being a slacker for awhile. The red, white, and black one went to my son and the leaping lambs one went to my daughter. You can't see it from the photo, but I wrote Leaping Lambs in freehand script all around the edge of that one. The star scrappy one I just finished last week. All were firsts for me: first time using quarter triangles, first time for applique by machine, first time making stars. Oh, and not so great free hand quilting but the kids didn't care. I'm keeping the star one to prove I actually had the patience to put it together! That one is quilting using a diagonal cross hatch. We are between snow storms. The prelude last night was 9" of new snow with up to 20" more coming in later this afternoon. My husband and I just got in from snowblowing and shoveling plus using a roof rake to take off snow on our porches and flat roofs. My arms feel like jello at the moment and I'm getting too old for this. My newest projects are the first three on my webshots page. Donna http://community.webshots.com/user/dealer83 |
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New quilts and the calm before the storm
That's a lot of beautiful work you've finished! You must be very proud :-)
ep "dealer83" wrote in message ... I finished three quilts at the end of the year after being a slacker for awhile. The red, white, and black one went to my son and the leaping lambs one went to my daughter. You can't see it from the photo, but I wrote Leaping Lambs in freehand script all around the edge of that one. The star scrappy one I just finished last week. All were firsts for me: first time using quarter triangles, first time for applique by machine, first time making stars. Oh, and not so great free hand quilting but the kids didn't care. I'm keeping the star one to prove I actually had the patience to put it together! That one is quilting using a diagonal cross hatch. We are between snow storms. The prelude last night was 9" of new snow with up to 20" more coming in later this afternoon. My husband and I just got in from snowblowing and shoveling plus using a roof rake to take off snow on our porches and flat roofs. My arms feel like jello at the moment and I'm getting too old for this. My newest projects are the first three on my webshots page. Donna http://community.webshots.com/user/dealer83 |
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I love them all, but the stars quilt is my faaavorite. I especially like
the way you did the borders. We're looking for freezing rain.....already had a little this morning, just enough to make all the sidewalks very dangerous. Schools are closed. Those poor kids will be going to school until July to make up for all the "snow" days! Alice in PA "dealer83" wrote in message ... I finished three quilts at the end of the year after being a slacker for awhile. The red, white, and black one went to my son and the leaping lambs one went to my daughter. You can't see it from the photo, but I wrote Leaping Lambs in freehand script all around the edge of that one. The star scrappy one I just finished last week. All were firsts for me: first time using quarter triangles, first time for applique by machine, first time making stars. Oh, and not so great free hand quilting but the kids didn't care. I'm keeping the star one to prove I actually had the patience to put it together! That one is quilting using a diagonal cross hatch. We are between snow storms. The prelude last night was 9" of new snow with up to 20" more coming in later this afternoon. My husband and I just got in from snowblowing and shoveling plus using a roof rake to take off snow on our porches and flat roofs. My arms feel like jello at the moment and I'm getting too old for this. My newest projects are the first three on my webshots page. Donna http://community.webshots.com/user/dealer83 |
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Wow Donna...they are all beautiful. I'm really loving that star quilt.
-Irene On Tue, 1 Feb 2011 09:38:48 -0800 (PST), dealer83 wrote: I finished three quilts at the end of the year after being a slacker for awhile. The red, white, and black one went to my son and the leaping lambs one went to my daughter. You can't see it from the photo, but I wrote Leaping Lambs in freehand script all around the edge of that one. The star scrappy one I just finished last week. All were firsts for me: first time using quarter triangles, first time for applique by machine, first time making stars. Oh, and not so great free hand quilting but the kids didn't care. I'm keeping the star one to prove I actually had the patience to put it together! That one is quilting using a diagonal cross hatch. We are between snow storms. The prelude last night was 9" of new snow with up to 20" more coming in later this afternoon. My husband and I just got in from snowblowing and shoveling plus using a roof rake to take off snow on our porches and flat roofs. My arms feel like jello at the moment and I'm getting too old for this. My newest projects are the first three on my webshots page. Donna http://community.webshots.com/user/dealer83 |
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New quilts and the calm before the storm
I'm with Irene...Love the star quilt!
Great colors. I love the borders too. |
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New quilts and the calm before the storm
Thanks everyone, your comments mean alot to me. My free hand quilting
has been a frustration to me but, I'm determined to get decent at it sooner or later. It doesn't help that my good machine, a Janome 6600P is having upper tension problems all of a sudden. I had to get out my old machine to finish things up. The closest repair place is an hour away and with the weather we are having, it's not happening any time soon. The only good thing about being snowed in is having more time to sew. Donna |
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New quilts and the calm before the storm
Donna, your quilts are great. I like the stars a lot.
Lambs are pretty cute. If you sign up for the Janome6500 yahoo group you might be able to find some answers or get some advice. (the group covers 6500 and 6600) You might not need a repair just work things different. Thanks for sharing! Taria "dealer83" wrote in message ... Thanks everyone, your comments mean alot to me. My free hand quilting has been a frustration to me but, I'm determined to get decent at it sooner or later. It doesn't help that my good machine, a Janome 6600P is having upper tension problems all of a sudden. I had to get out my old machine to finish things up. The closest repair place is an hour away and with the weather we are having, it's not happening any time soon. The only good thing about being snowed in is having more time to sew. Donna |
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New quilts and the calm before the storm
They are all great, but of course I love the scrappy stars the most!
Roberta in D On Tue, 1 Feb 2011 09:38:48 -0800 (PST), dealer83 wrote: I finished three quilts at the end of the year after being a slacker for awhile. The red, white, and black one went to my son and the leaping lambs one went to my daughter. You can't see it from the photo, but I wrote Leaping Lambs in freehand script all around the edge of that one. The star scrappy one I just finished last week. All were firsts for me: first time using quarter triangles, first time for applique by machine, first time making stars. Oh, and not so great free hand quilting but the kids didn't care. I'm keeping the star one to prove I actually had the patience to put it together! That one is quilting using a diagonal cross hatch. We are between snow storms. The prelude last night was 9" of new snow with up to 20" more coming in later this afternoon. My husband and I just got in from snowblowing and shoveling plus using a roof rake to take off snow on our porches and flat roofs. My arms feel like jello at the moment and I'm getting too old for this. My newest projects are the first three on my webshots page. Donna http://community.webshots.com/user/dealer83 |
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