Carole, Your kona solids will make a beautiful quilt. Not sure if I am going to join in on this project
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Gayle, Love your bird version of the magic garden. Your stitching looks great. the beads on the edge
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I finished my magic garden. This was not my usual colour palette and I am not fond of gnomes so I took creative license...
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Just lovely! I like your flowers too. They fill up the background nicely.
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Beatuiful choices of colors. Fun and whimsical. Nicely done!
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Really fun embroidery choices. It looks great!
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I LOVE the black additions to your piecing. They really attract attention and look great.
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I still have many fans to finish as I’m hand piecing the outside curve. My preference is appliqué and embroidery. For...
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Helen, Thank you so much for your ideas! You have great EQ8 skills! I have 2 Becky Goldsmith books that I have been using...
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Nice work ! Can I ask, did you use stem stitch on the bluebells ? Or have you whip stitched over a back stitch?
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Not a question, but wanted to share the Kona solids I picked out today for the summer version. Excited to start work on...
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I did not use a stabilizer, nor a hoop. Just be cognizant of the tension of your stitches.
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Hello Barbara, I haven't heard nor noticed a stabilizer mentioned in the instructions. I have done wool embroidery but...
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The other day I got an email from a newbie with some really basic questions - like "when piecing -how do you line up odd shapes?" And that s when I realized we needed a newbie section to embrace the next generation of quilters.....and in answer to her question, I will more than likely do a video answering this question - because it is EXCELLENT.Tags: None
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Karen Combs had a great way to line up diamonds. She puts a piece of quarter inch tape on the bed of her machine. The bottom diamond has the tip at the top of the tape. You then line up the other diamond with the bottom of the tape. Voila! the pieces line up perfectly when you press it open.
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Frances, I can read your explanation, but it doesn't make sense to me. It's not you, it's me. My brain learns and understands best when I can observe somebody else doing something (and even better, if I can then do it myself at the same time). So, please Alex, the more little videos the better, however basic the question. I must have read more than a dozen explanations about how to do mitred corners when putting a binding on a quilt, some of them with lots of still pictures. It wasn't good enough for me. But the moment I had the chance to watch somebody do it (nice and slowly), my brain went 'click' and I now don't understand why I didn't get it sooner. :roll:
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Yay, a newbie section! I'm very much a newbie, although I've read a number of quilting books and magazines over the last 12 years or so.
Finally started to be serious about learning to sew last January. I agree with Lorchen and Jill, watching someone else works better for me than trying to read and comprehend right off the bat. Or maybe I should say "right off the batting"?
Donna
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yah.....i can't wait for the newbie videos.
Can you create some green :mrgreen: videos for people like me who have never sewn but wants to make a quilt? LOL.
Charmane (new to quilting and sewing) :mrgreen:
Taree NSW - Australia
My motto in life: live by the three GGG’s - be Grateful, be Gracious, be Gorgeous to yourself
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The "New Forum" is Wonderful! The idea of a "Beginner's Corner" is also Great. I have referred several new quilting friends to The Quilt Show... and many of them have asked about a 'beginner quilter' area? This is great! It has now come to them and all of us who also have questions along the wayI am sure many new quilters would also like to see some beginning quilter video's as well... exp) sewing on a border, binding, ironing etc... I myself, had to recently get online to get a 'refresher' on mitered corners. I was trying to miter a floral patterned border, and wanted it to miter perfectly. Of course I checked "The Quilt Show" first, but couldn't find a video. I am very much a visual learner. All the classrooms I have watched here are exceptional! I have learned so much from this site! Thank you, for all you offer and keep coming up with! The is my favorite quilting site! Julie in AZ
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Well, I finally decided to ask my question in this Newbie post, because I cannot see the topic elsewhere. Plus, I am a newbie. I have entered a few quilts into my local guild's quilt show. This is my first year as a member and my first entry. There is one quilt I did about two years ago, that has never been seen publically, but I think it is my best yet. A tradition Dresden Plate set on point. My question: It does not look dirty. However, just because it has been around for two years and has been used everyday, I know it probably can look a bit brighter. Should I wash it? If so, do I just hang it on the line to dry, or use the dryer---- and most importantly - do I iron it? It wash machine pieced, hand appliqued and machine quilted by a professional quilter. This material was all pre-washed before I made the quilt.
Also, I know this is another question, but I noticed a tiny tiny spot where the seam should be fixed. What's the best way to do that?
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If the seam has just come unsewn use a simple ladder stitch to repair it before you wash it. A gentle washing would probably not hurt it. I always throw mine in the dryer but you could lay it flat on the floor somewhere that does not get traffic to dry--that will let you block it too.
from the beautiful Hudson Valley of NY
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I also use the dryer after washing gently. Because it tends to ball up I check the dryer every 10 minutes or so and fluff it by hand before it goes for the next tumble. I certainly would wash the quilt before showing. Also, I learned not to press the finished quilt because that flattens out the dimension created by the quilting.
from the beautiful Hudson Valley of NY
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Carole, Your kona solids will make a beautiful quilt. Not sure if I am going to join in on this project
or not. If... -
Gayle, Love your bird version of the magic garden. Your stitching looks great. the beads on the edge
with the blanket... -
I'm not sure if I will add anymore embroidery....
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I finished my magic garden. This was not my usual colour palette and I am not fond of gnomes so I took creative license...
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Just lovely! I like your flowers too. They fill up the background nicely.
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Beatuiful choices of colors. Fun and whimsical. Nicely done!
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Really fun embroidery choices. It looks great!
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I LOVE the black additions to your piecing. They really attract attention and look great.
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I still have many fans to finish as I’m hand piecing the outside curve. My preference is appliqué and embroidery. For...
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Helen, Thank you so much for your ideas! You have great EQ8 skills! I have 2 Becky Goldsmith books that I have been using...
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Nice work ! Can I ask, did you use stem stitch on the bluebells ? Or have you whip stitched over a back stitch?
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Not a question, but wanted to share the Kona solids I picked out today for the summer version. Excited to start work on...
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