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Month 7 finished! Unintended 'design choice' on bottom border - should have read instructions twice then sewn once!...
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Here’s my progress so far. I am not 100% pleased with my log cabins, but I don’t think I’ll change them. The fabrics...
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Great job on your appliqué.
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Beautiful !!!
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This looks great! I love what you did with the green fabric. The middle is very colorful and I love the design !
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Wow, this looks amazing!
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Lovely! And what a terrific back, truly a two-sided quilt.
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Couple of years late, but enjoying this one so far!
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I got my quilt back from the quilter’s today. I like doing double sided quilts, so it took a while to complete this....
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Thank you Barbara, I'll look for that tape.
Last year I moved my quilting set up from a finished attic to a... -
I use a Black+ Decker hardware tape measure. Fold the strip in half, measure half the length needed, don’t forget the...
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Accurately cutting the brown border.
I measured the top and it seems correct, but my first two borders are... -
There is one corner that I do not liking the color and will trade out bottom left for a square in a square log cabin half...
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Im having fun!
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Woo hoo! The updated file worked. As an FYI - I use EDGE as my browser, and I always download first then call up the download...
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Ready for next month!
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Hi - just looking for some input from others who have quilted with linen. I've done one twin size whole-cloth quilt using a medium weight Italian linen - and it turned out really nice. I did find it difficult to work with because it is heavier than cotton fabric, moves around a bit more, and requires a ton of starch if you wash it first.
However, I am giving it a go again on two (oh yes - I am a glutton for punishment) king size whole-cloth linen quilts. This time I think I WON'T wash it first so that it isn't so "shifty"...I will still starch it to death. I know that linen shrinks a lot if washed in hot water, but I plan to wash in cool water after quilting. I will also use a lighter-weight batting. And the backing for both quilts will be cotton...the first time I used cotton velveteen for the backing which really added to the weight.
I would like to free-motion quilt these two quilts. The first time I mostly just did straight lines, with one large curve thrown in for interest (quilted horizontally inside the curve and vertically outside it. REally looked nice - kind of art deco).
Anyone else using linen in their quilt tops and do you have any advice?
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You used cotton velveteen for the backing - wow! working with a pile fabric = superwoman.... photos, we definitely need photos!
Cindy Needham is noted for using old linens for quilts, she was a guest on either the first or second series, and has her own website where you could probably find additional advice. -
Thanks, Rosemary - don't know about Superwoman, but I learned a lot from that. lol. I think I should clarify what I am talking about...I'm using the mid-to heavy weight linen made from flax. I have Cindy Needham's book, but she uses vintage table cloth, bed linens, etc. I do appreciate your comment, though - pictures, hmmm....not sure I took any, but will look. I've discovered that cotton velveteen as the backing for baby quilts or any quilt is just so scrumptious...worth the effort usually.Comment
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