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Maybe she is just trying to catch up to us...time for us to hone our skills
g Butterfly "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news:R9xHd.18218$Tf5.1103@lakeread03... No kidding Ms. B! I think I created a Monster! ;P PAT in VA/USA Butterfly wrote: NICE sidelined beg here ; ) Ragmop..we have another contender trying to gain on Pat and I--- Butterfly (and you thought I was still abed did you) "Sandy Foster" wrote in message ... The quilt sounds really lovely, Pat. As for those triangles, if you can find a variegated thread with most of the same (or similar, or blending) colors in it, I'd go for that! Of course, I love variegated threads, but I think it would solve the problem of the white being too glaring or the dark being too dreary. Why don't you send it to me so I can see it, since your camera is broken? Of course, I'd prefer to see it after it's finished.... Still, in keeping with the title you bestowed upon me, I feel it's my duty to inspect this piece and give you the best opinion I can. g AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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Howdy!
Yes. Ragmop/Sandy--just watched Peter Sellers as Chance in "Being There" VBG "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news:uEsHd.15931$Tf5.15465@lakeread03... some time ago someone here asked about using more than one color quilting thread on a quilt. I said that while I had never done it, I thought it would work okay. HA! I inadvertently lied. Since then I noticed that my little Down Under Santa WH has at least 4 colors of thread. Yesterday I was sorting UFOs and found more evidence of my duplicity. Now I want some advice on what color to quilt a portion of a UFO. It is a Sampler of many different 12" blocks made from HST. Each block has the same group of HST. There are two dark colors and two light colors of triangles, each paired with white. Quilt backing is Dark Blue print. So far, I have SITD the sashing in Dark Blue; all White HST have stipple in White thread. In both cases I used same color thread in top and bobbin. Back looks real interesting with white stippling. Now I wonder what to use on the color triangles. Those a Dark Blue, Maroon, Light Blue, Pink. Since all the colors are in each block I am stumped. Would White be too glaring against the dark tones? Would Dark be too dreary on the light tones? Maybe I should hunt for an appropriate multicolor thread? Our camera is broken, so I hope this description works. Thanks bunches for you advice! PAT in ccccold VA/USA |
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"Butterfly" wrote: NICE sidelined beg here ; ) Ragmop..we have another contender trying to gain on Pat and I--- Butterfly (and you thought I was still abed did you) No, no, no! That wasn't a beg; it was an official request as part of my duties! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! VBG -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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In article R9xHd.18218$Tf5.1103@lakeread03,
Pat in Virginia wrote: No kidding Ms. B! I think I created a Monster! ;P PAT in VA/USA That's right -- it's all *your* fault! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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I have to vote against the variegated thread. If you get one that goes
from pink to maroon to dark blue to light blue and back to pink, like someone else said will not show the areas where the match is too good, and if you are not going to use those colours, why go with a variegated at all? I would try different solids, e.g., red, or grey, something that will go well with all those, will look neat in the back with the dark blue and white, or else go with the invisble (but I hate that if the tension is not exactly right you get those little knobs - never tried using in both top and bobbin but wasn't someone talking about that recently?) -- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out before replying) |
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Marissa: I was wondering about those issues too. Good
reason to make a 'small sandwich' to try different thread. I might as well make it pot holder size and get some benefit of it. The sashing fabric is a pretty blue floral, with touches of medium pink and green. Sashing corners are green. I am now thinking of trying a medium green thread for the quilting. It might add some pizzazz from a quilt that need it! Thanks to you and all who offered ideas. PAT DrQuilter wrote: I have to vote against the variegated thread. If you get one that goes from pink to maroon to dark blue to light blue and back to pink, like someone else said will not show the areas where the match is too good, and if you are not going to use those colours, why go with a variegated at all? I would try different solids, e.g., red, or grey, something that will go well with all those, will look neat in the back with the dark blue and white, or else go with the invisble (but I hate that if the tension is not exactly right you get those little knobs - never tried using in both top and bobbin but wasn't someone talking about that recently?) |
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I'd lay samples of thread in each of the colors of the HST's across the
block and see which you like best. Maureen Pat in Virginia wrote: some time ago someone here asked about using more than one color quilting thread on a quilt. I said that while I had never done it, I thought it would work okay. HA! I inadvertently lied. Since then I noticed that my little Down Under Santa WH has at least 4 colors of thread. Yesterday I was sorting UFOs and found more evidence of my duplicity. Now I want some advice on what color to quilt a portion of a UFO. It is a Sampler of many different 12" blocks made from HST. Each block has the same group of HST. There are two dark colors and two light colors of triangles, each paired with white. Quilt backing is Dark Blue print. So far, I have SITD the sashing in Dark Blue; all White HST have stipple in White thread. In both cases I used same color thread in top and bobbin. Back looks real interesting with white stippling. Now I wonder what to use on the color triangles. Those a Dark Blue, Maroon, Light Blue, Pink. Since all the colors are in each block I am stumped. Would White be too glaring against the dark tones? Would Dark be too dreary on the light tones? Maybe I should hunt for an appropriate multicolor thread? Our camera is broken, so I hope this description works. Thanks bunches for you advice! PAT in ccccold VA/USA |
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