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Take a break
If you have a few minutes and need a break, do go look over at Marcia's
www.quilterscache.com and check out the pattern Squares within Squares 2. It's a good, good block for beginners, one of those that doesn't require a heap of accuracy and a great base for doing all sorts of interesting things. I just tried it with 9 blocks (a Linus quilt) to see how it went. The block is a keeper. The colors I chose are not. I used a soft yellow print, a bright blue paisley with some purple in it and a medium purple. Somehow, the purple turned all muddy on me. Which certainly proves that testing a block *And* testing the colors is worth the time. I would truly hate to make a queensize muddy quilt. Yuck and phooey. Polly |
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Its that tricky yellow/purple combo that snuck up on you. Better quilters
than you (or I) have been caught unawares by that finicky pairing. Bead makers seem to have the same trouble. So, why do we keep trying? Irises.. crocuses...lilacs with their tiny yellow centers. Its a combination that sings when we get it right. Thanks for the heads up on the blocks. Feliz Navidad to you, DH, Winston, the QIs.. et al Diana -- Weird people need beads, too "Polly Esther" wrote in message .net... If you have a few minutes and need a break, do go look over at Marcia's www.quilterscache.com and check out the pattern Squares within Squares 2. It's a good, good block for beginners, one of those that doesn't require a heap of accuracy and a great base for doing all sorts of interesting things. I just tried it with 9 blocks (a Linus quilt) to see how it went. The block is a keeper. The colors I chose are not. I used a soft yellow print, a bright blue paisley with some purple in it and a medium purple. Somehow, the purple turned all muddy on me. Which certainly proves that testing a block *And* testing the colors is worth the time. I would truly hate to make a queensize muddy quilt. Yuck and phooey. Polly |
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I just had no idea that yellow/purple was tricky, assumed (yes, I know) that
they would certainly be big friends. Next time, I will be smarter. I really will. Off to make the inside mirrors sparkle. My own recipe. It will either work or eat right through. Polly "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Its that tricky yellow/purple combo that snuck up on you. Better quilters than you (or I) have been caught unawares by that finicky pairing. Bead makers seem to have the same trouble. So, why do we keep trying? Irises.. crocuses...lilacs with their tiny yellow centers. Its a combination that sings when we get it right. Thanks for the heads up on the blocks. Feliz Navidad to you, DH, Winston, the QIs.. et al |
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Thanks Polly! What a lovely gift on the day! This would work up really fast.
And you're right about the colors. Roberta in D "Polly Esther" wrote in message .net... If you have a few minutes and need a break, do go look over at Marcia's www.quilterscache.com and check out the pattern Squares within Squares 2. It's a good, good block for beginners, one of those that doesn't require a heap of accuracy and a great base for doing all sorts of interesting things. I just tried it with 9 blocks (a Linus quilt) to see how it went. The block is a keeper. The colors I chose are not. I used a soft yellow print, a bright blue paisley with some purple in it and a medium purple. Somehow, the purple turned all muddy on me. Which certainly proves that testing a block *And* testing the colors is worth the time. I would truly hate to make a queensize muddy quilt. Yuck and phooey. Polly |
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I actually had time to go and look, Polly (DH did the veggies!)
What a great block. I do have one block quilt to make in the next six months, so I am looking at blocks more than usual. Thanks for posting the link. Have a lovely day everyone. .. In article , Polly Esther writes If you have a few minutes and need a break, do go look over at Marcia's www.quilterscache.com and check out the pattern Squares within Squares 2. It's a good, good block for beginners, one of those that doesn't require a heap of accuracy and a great base for doing all sorts of interesting things. I just tried it with 9 blocks (a Linus quilt) to see how it went. The block is a keeper. The colors I chose are not. I used a soft yellow print, a bright blue paisley with some purple in it and a medium purple. Somehow, the purple turned all muddy on me. Which certainly proves that testing a block *And* testing the colors is worth the time. I would truly hate to make a queensize muddy quilt. Yuck and phooey. Polly -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Oh my soul. I do not even want to ponder what we would have if my DH did the
veggies. I do not, no I do not. It would begin with opening some cans and petrifying them in the microwave. After that, it could really go down hill. Polly "Patti" wrote in message ... I actually had time to go and look, Polly (DH did the veggies!) What a great block. I do have one block quilt to make in the next six months, so I am looking at blocks more than usual. Thanks for posting the link. Have a lovely day everyone. . In article , Polly Esther writes If you have a few minutes and need a break, do go look over at Marcia's www.quilterscache.com and check out the pattern Squares within Squares 2. It's a good, good block for beginners, one of those that doesn't require a heap of accuracy and a great base for doing all sorts of interesting things. I just tried it with 9 blocks (a Linus quilt) to see how it went. The block is a keeper. The colors I chose are not. I used a soft yellow print, a bright blue paisley with some purple in it and a medium purple. Somehow, the purple turned all muddy on me. Which certainly proves that testing a block *And* testing the colors is worth the time. I would truly hate to make a queensize muddy quilt. Yuck and phooey. Polly -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Polly Esther wrote:
Oh my soul. I do not even want to ponder what we would have if my DH did the veggies. I do not, no I do not. It would begin with opening some cans and petrifying them in the microwave. After that, it could really go down hill. Polly DH did the whole Christmas dinner last year and it was wonderful. I did it this year and it was nearly as good... -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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"Kate Dicey" wrote DH did the whole Christmas dinner last year and it was wonderful. . . . and Polly, in real awe responds, "Which proves that you are smarter than most of us! Way to go, Kate. Wow." Polly |
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Polly Esther wrote:
"Kate Dicey" wrote DH did the whole Christmas dinner last year and it was wonderful. . . . and Polly, in real awe responds, "Which proves that you are smarter than most of us! Way to go, Kate. Wow." Polly I was the talking cookbook, but he did all the work. I had, after all, come out of hospital on Christmas Eve, after gall bladder extraction on the 23rd! The menu was much the same as this year: smoked salmon, followed by roast venison, roast spuds and steamed carrots and sprouts, and traditional Christmas pud and cream. With something that simple, you just need to be able to set oven temps and tell the time! -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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