Finished! It did take me longer than Ricky. I love it.
I cut too many border strips and wish I had that fabric in...
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Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I am pleased with it so far and will have to see how it goes from here myself. I don't have all fabric selected yet so will have to pull from my stash as I go along. This really did take quite a bit of tim, but I am enjoying it.
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Lori, Your color choices are tempting me to join the fray. Not that I would do red white and black but that I am beginning to see the pattern in choices of my own. I want to do so much, like try out the technique from this weeks TQS show. The ideas don't stop multiplying.
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Looking good Lori! It is exciting to see variations in colors.
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I'm with you Lois...the temptation grows !! :mrgreen:
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I'm actually enjoying this, now that I kind of know what I'm doing. The thread cutter in my sewing machine is a big help and I don't use a starty- stoppy, Audio books are a must. I'm almost at the end of A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving which, along with outrageous religious and political commentary about the 60's, has me belly-laughing. I've even just sat & listened when my back needed a break.Originally posted by idahoComment
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I like this. Reviews too! I have got to get set up with audio books.Originally posted by suehenyonComment
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Lori~terrific fabric! Stunning impact!
in 'Yes, I Know the Way to San Jose...', California, USAComment
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Looks great Lori!
Barb
in 'Yes, I Know the Way to San Jose...', California, USAComment
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49 pins in 16 1/2 inches...holy cow! And I thought this month was going to be EASY after the paper piecing was done! :roll: Oh well, keep on truckin'! :lol:
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It IS easy (once you made one)... but it's so long!!!!
Just thinking that next month, we'll be piecing 36 New York Beauty, each with 9 triangles...that adds up to 324 triangles...less than month 2, but it still sounds like another chunk of life paper-piecing!
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Connie did you paper piece this unit or did you striplate it?Originally posted by gynconnie
It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
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I used the freezer paper technique, and enjoyed it, even though it is a bit slow. Pinning the paper pieced strips to the center strips is a whole other animal. One pin on either side of the "hanging" pin, then an extra one to keep the forward-facing seam allowance from flipping back, since it's on the bottom. At least it IS working!Originally posted by Margo
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OMG, I'll take paper-piecing any day over trying to get strip sets to come out right. I thought I had my 1/4" nailed. One thread off. I've been saying a lot of bad words tonight, but finally got the first set to 8 1/2 inches. I'm not even attempting the other one until tomorrow.Originally posted by gynconnie
Connie, I'm looking at your picture thinking I don't care if all the points don't match up perfectly, as long as the outside measurements are correct. We'll see. I take that part on tomorrow, or Saturday.
By the way, that seam destroyer takes chunks out of fabric if we're not careful.
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Susan, I found the strip sets surprisingly difficult to get right as well. I don't think I've ever used one with 16 pieces before...not much margin for error!
Sorry about your seam destroyer mishap...I had the advantage of buying it in person from a great vendor at a quilt event. The live demo really helped to keep me out of trouble!
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