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I noticed today there is only one post. So here is my work. Fun little blocks.
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Please inform if there are any instructions for the outer border . It uses the template B from the Centre block, but what...
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Your color choices are great, and your quilting is beautifully done.
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Beautiful work Helen!
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This is absolutely beautiful! Congrats on a wonderful job!
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Finished quilting yesterday! This was my first time to use spray baste. I sprayed each layer outside and then assembled...
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So Sorry! I accidentally deleted my last post trying to edit and re-add a smaller photo so it would show up, which also...
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Hi Barbara, I’m just wondering if the running stitch around the appliqué flowers stitched prior to quilting or is it...
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I think because 80% of the pattern was revealed in the first 4 months these last months feel like they are very slow. Agreed...
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I tried to attach a picture under show your progress and it showed that I attached it but didn’t show up in my post only...
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I finished my top by looking at the photo of the quilt and since there are no quilt police it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t...
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Your project turned out great. I have the pattern but never got around to doing it. I do love, love
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Barbara C. You can also find them quickly by google search The Quilt Show You Tube. Click on it and then you
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Angela, You can find them here under learn, Pick a Petal, but I find them by doing a Google Search The Quilt Show You...
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I finished this month's applique and now I'm waiting for next month's instructions....
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Home from the Maine Quilts show where my Color my World quilt, rename ‘Home,’ received 3 ribbons. I’m overwhelmed...
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Well, here it is, the end of 2022, and I finally have finished my 2021 BOM quilt! I apologize that the photo is not centered....
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I'm quite behind on my BOM, but now have all the tall buildings of the outer ring done. I would like to add some house...
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Hi all.. I am behind in my Color My World and just starting the skyscrapers... Does anyone have the finished size (with...
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For anyone paper piecing, is your quarter inch a tiny bit larger? When I’m trimming up the finished building, I line...
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I decided early to do paper piecing instead of the wax…I’m more comfortable . However, I have a few questions…anyone...
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Will we have access to the Color My World videos after December 31st? I can't seem to find info on this.
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I am BRAND NEW to the Quilt Show and fell in love with this pattern. I downloaded all of the instructions. My concern is......
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I'm a new-ish star member and would like to download the "Color My World" pattern...but I can't find where to...
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Please use this topic to share your FINISHED top or quilt here. This will make it easy to see all the great quilts everyone...
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Sunday Sew and Sews met today. Pam R. came up with a brilliant way to make One World—she used striped fabric!...
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Welcome to quilting, it is fun. If you have a local quilt shop (lqs) check with them about beginner classes, most shops offer them. Also, when you start and have questions, you can always post them here on the forum, quilters are very generous with their knowledge and skills. have fun! Pat
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Also, check out Missouri Star quilting videos, there are a ton of them, they are also free, and a lot of them are made with strips.
You should also join your local guild, we love helping newbys!! But truly, the most important thing, don't feel intimidated, we all started as beginners, we all learned to do what worked best for us, and so will you. Through the years, my 'quilting sisters' have been there for me, because our common thread is our love of sewing, friendship and making beauty, and of course the occasional glass of wine!
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Welcome, Kath! Yes, I agree, if you can.......join a quilt guild. We had a gal join ours a couple of months ago because she wanted to learn how to quilt. Sometimes there is someone in the guild who will take you under her wing. Also, we have a free sew day every month, and this new gal came and got wonderful sewing tips from a number of us. Plus, some of our enthusiasm rubbed off on her! Just take it slow and easy and don't get discouraged when seams and points are off. We've all been there, and our seam rippers are our best friend. If you cannot handle the regular seam ripper, there is a wonderful tool that looks like a mini electric shaver. It buzzes right through seams, with hardly any effort. (My new best friend!)
Dawn
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Hi I cut some diamonds and I sewed them all to make a star but it went bulky in the middle and would not lie flat . I can sew but I'm never done quilting and I have just bought a go baby to cut the shapes out . My friends thinks I'm mad trying something new at my age I'm 69 but I like sewing and making things but I do get mad if I can't get it right is there anyone that can show me how it's done , once I've been shown I will be able to follow it thanks Kath
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You did what I did: one of the hardest blocks first!
There are lots of ways to reduce that center bulk; ironing the seams open (or at least the last one) works for me. And if the points don'[t match perfectly, embellish it with a button! And the Y-seams will get better with practice. I stop sewing 1 stitch before the quarter inch mark.
Don't let that deter you from quilting. It is time to do something easy now! Then find what you really like and perfect those skills.
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Kath....They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here is one way some quilters do their stars.
All seams are pressed the same way, either to the right or to the left. Sew one half together (probably 4 pieces) and then sew the other half. Then match the two sides up and sew. Pick about three stitches out of the center seam, so that you can press the right side of the seam you just sewed one way (down) and the left side of the seam the opposite (up). The twirl in the center eliminates a lot of bulk.
I have also found it worth my while to only sew a few stitchs right at the center, before sewing the whole seam. If I see that it is "off", I only have a few stitches to unsew.
And, just for the record, most of us have had a center on a star mound up once or twice!
Dawn
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I noticed today there is only one post. So here is my work. Fun little blocks.
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Please inform if there are any instructions for the outer border . It uses the template B from the Centre block, but what...
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Your color choices are great, and your quilting is beautifully done.
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Beautiful work Helen!
-
This is absolutely beautiful! Congrats on a wonderful job!
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Finished quilting yesterday! This was my first time to use spray baste. I sprayed each layer outside and then assembled...
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So Sorry! I accidentally deleted my last post trying to edit and re-add a smaller photo so it would show up, which also...
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Hi Barbara, I’m just wondering if the running stitch around the appliqué flowers stitched prior to quilting or is it...
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I think because 80% of the pattern was revealed in the first 4 months these last months feel like they are very slow. Agreed...
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Done for now
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Photo is too big. There is a post at the top of the 2024 BOM forum with help for posting photos
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I tried to attach a picture under show your progress and it showed that I attached it but didn’t show up in my post only...
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I finished my top by looking at the photo of the quilt and since there are no quilt police it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t...
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