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Hey all,
I'm new to the newsgroup and thought I'ld say "Hi!". I learned to quilt from my Mom, who IMO makes the most beautiful quilts, but I may be biased. :-) I do have a question though, years ago I cut out pieces for a quilt using a 'baby block' design/pattern. Anyways, Mom said the best way to put it together was piecing by hand. (That's probably why I haven't finished it.) Can someone please reassure me there's a way to do this by machine?? Please.....it would be so much fun to prove Mom wrong. hahaha :-) Deb in AR |
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Welcome!
You are gonna get *lots* of differing opinions on this.... some say if you hand piece you should hand quilt, some say machine all the way, I like to machine piece, hand applique and hand quilt --usually... although i have been known to mix and match throughout the quilt. I sometimes let the difficulty of the pattern tell me what to do too.... Y seams often get hand done, cause that's easier for me, sometimes machine strip piecing is easiest. I think it depends a lot on time constraints, comfort zones, whether you want this to be an heirloom or a well used-often washed quilt, but the most important thing is that you enjoy it. Ragmop will tell you Finished Is GOOD! Best of luck! And show us when you're done? someone else will tell you where to post pics if you don't have a website..... Kellie "Blaster Master" wrote in message . com... Hey all, I'm new to the newsgroup and thought I'ld say "Hi!". I learned to quilt from my Mom, who IMO makes the most beautiful quilts, but I may be biased. :-) I do have a question though, years ago I cut out pieces for a quilt using a 'baby block' design/pattern. Anyways, Mom said the best way to put it together was piecing by hand. (That's probably why I haven't finished it.) Can someone please reassure me there's a way to do this by machine?? Please.....it would be so much fun to prove Mom wrong. hahaha :-) Deb in AR |
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I prefer NOT to sew anything by hand--therefore I machine piece and machine
quilt. If machine sewing will get the quilt done--DO IT -- Kathy in CA Quilting Stuff: http://community.webshots.com/user/kathys1068 "Blaster Master" wrote in message . com... Hey all, I'm new to the newsgroup and thought I'ld say "Hi!". I learned to quilt from my Mom, who IMO makes the most beautiful quilts, but I may be biased. :-) I do have a question though, years ago I cut out pieces for a quilt using a 'baby block' design/pattern. Anyways, Mom said the best way to put it together was piecing by hand. (That's probably why I haven't finished it.) Can someone please reassure me there's a way to do this by machine?? Please.....it would be so much fun to prove Mom wrong. hahaha :-) Deb in AR |
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Hullo Deb and welcome
If you want to machine piece the baby block pattern (I assume this is the one also called Tumbling Blocks?), you might find it a wee bit awkward. It isn't so much difficult as tricky, because of 'Y' (or inset) seams. If you mark the corner points of the diamonds, and sew between those marks, you will find it works out very well. By 'corner points' I mean the points where the seam lines intersect. You might like to do a practice couple of blocks before launching out into the quilt itself. Set your blocks out so that you can see where you are going with the design. Just pick up one piece from the layout as you come to sew it. You can machine quilt the piece whether you hand or machine piece it. .. In article , Blaster Master writes Hey all, I'm new to the newsgroup and thought I'ld say "Hi!". I learned to quilt from my Mom, who IMO makes the most beautiful quilts, but I may be biased. :-) I do have a question though, years ago I cut out pieces for a quilt using a 'baby block' design/pattern. Anyways, Mom said the best way to put it together was piecing by hand. (That's probably why I haven't finished it.) Can someone please reassure me there's a way to do this by machine?? Please.....it would be so much fun to prove Mom wrong. hahaha :-) Deb in AR -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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IMHO, anything that can be hand sewn can be machine sewn
-- Rita http://www.ritasquilts.com Blaster Master wrote: Hey all, I'm new to the newsgroup and thought I'ld say "Hi!". I learned to quilt from my Mom, who IMO makes the most beautiful quilts, but I may be biased. :-) I do have a question though, years ago I cut out pieces for a quilt using a 'baby block' design/pattern. Anyways, Mom said the best way to put it together was piecing by hand. (That's probably why I haven't finished it.) Can someone please reassure me there's a way to do this by machine?? Please.....it would be so much fun to prove Mom wrong. hahaha :-) Deb in AR -- Rita http://www.ritasquilts.com |
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Deb-
Are you any where near the Missouri border? And WELCOME to r.c.t.q.!!! Leslie in waaaayyy south central MO |
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Leslie
Closer than we were in Little Rock. :-) We're in Jonesboro. -- Deb in AR A desert-rat at heart! "Leslie in Missouri" wrote in message ... Deb- Are you any where near the Missouri border? And WELCOME to r.c.t.q.!!! Leslie in waaaayyy south central MO |
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COOL! So as soon as I can find time to get to my machine I'll try to
machine piece. Call it brainwashing, but Mom taught me to hand-quilt, which for me is relaxing. But hand-sewing is a different story! I'm just wierd that way I guess...haha -- Deb in AR A desert-rat at heart! "Blaster Master" wrote in message . com... Hey all, I'm new to the newsgroup and thought I'ld say "Hi!". I learned to quilt from my Mom, who IMO makes the most beautiful quilts, but I may be biased. :-) I do have a question though, years ago I cut out pieces for a quilt using a 'baby block' design/pattern. Anyways, Mom said the best way to put it together was piecing by hand. (That's probably why I haven't finished it.) Can someone please reassure me there's a way to do this by machine?? Please.....it would be so much fun to prove Mom wrong. hahaha :-) Deb in AR |
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Hey Leslie, How is Simon working out? Any takers on the house yet?
Springtime should be a good time for house hunters. Taria Leslie in Missouri wrote: Deb- Are you any where near the Missouri border? And WELCOME to r.c.t.q.!!! Leslie in waaaayyy south central MO |
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Hey Leslie, How is Simon working out? Any takers on the house yet?
Springtime should be a good time for house hunters. Taria Taria- Nuttin' on the house sale. I'm getting ready for Paducah next month! I'd just as soon it did not sell in March.... so it prolly will! Simon! What a character! He was kept in a small wooden fenced-in area---- completely sensory deprived, under-fed and with virtually no human contact. He has fallen ferociously in love with me. He sleeps cuddled tight up against me for most of the night. He wakes me every morning by flopping on top of me and rolling- all 90 lbs. of him! Our dog trainer says he's so infatuated with me that he wants my scent all over him! (Susan, our dog trainer, refers to his silly ways as "getting SIMONized"! LOL) We (dogs and I) heard some noises outside my bedroom window late one night- Simon hopped on the bed, laid across my legs, bared his teeth and growled low and mean deep in his throat. He was ready to protect me with his life! He never finishes his food completely- he "shares" the last bit with Barney and Missy- grateful for them, too. To maintain my place as pack leader, I make him "sit" or "down" before I love on him. So, now he'll rush into the room, drop into a "down" and then bounce up and attack me with kisses. He's bright and easy to train and silly as they come. He loves to be hugged- many dogs don't like to be held down like that. I am continuously amazed that he can have so much love and trust in humans after the way he was treated "before". Thanks for the opportunity to brag on my boy! I continue to hope your Daisy will come around and be as wonderful as my latest HairyFacedOne.... Leslie & The FOUR Furbabies |
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