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Thank-you Barbara! If I could, I would post that little forehead slap emoji! Duh! I feel so silly!
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The longest brown sashing strip is 44.5” so that tells you the size through Month 7.
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Hi Barbara! What should the dimensions be at the end of month 7 with the brown sashing included? I can't seem to find...
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If you study the photo from the kit, two of them are repeated. Choose any fabrics you like to get 12 different tiny triangles,...
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there are only 10 fabrics listed for #3 when I need 12. Print kit your list.
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If you have the PRINT Kit, you should have enough by using different fabrics in the center medallion. The SOLID Kit probably...
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Hello, I have a weird situation, without going into detail, some bleach splatter onto a corner of my medallion. Not a lot,...
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They will be available from Accuquilt. They should be available later this year, closer to the time the Kits are shippe...
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Hello to you all! These questions concerns the ACCUQUILT 2 DIES that are being designed for use on the 2027 BOM. Is there...
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A few years later, I finally finished my “My Flower Garden”. I spent the last 6 months hand quilting it.
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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'm finishing up a quilt - fairly large - that will be hung on a wall. It needs a hanging sleeve but I don't remember - and can't find - the dimensions or width (depth?) it should be. I will be sewing it into the quilt while attaching the binding, and remember to give it a little "ease" when hand-sewing the bottom down. But just how large of an opening is needed? Sorry if that's not really clear... :wink: ...but maybe some quilter will know what I mean.
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Hi--check out this web link for directions:
http://quilting.about.com/od/decorat...ilt_sleeve.htm
When you hand stitch the edge, leave 1/4" ease so that there will be a bit of pooch to the sleeve. This pooch helps the quilt hang straighter. Best wishes on finishing your project soon. Terry in Oregon
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WOW! That link gives GREAT directions and that's how I do mine when I attach the whole thing by hand.
When I make a permanent sleeve, I just skip the seam part, and put both raw edges at the top before I add the binding. (That is described in page two of Terry's link.)
In order to get the extra fullness (and some quilt shows now require this!) so that the hanging pole or system does not distort the front of the quilt, I just make a pleat at the top large enough that the sleeve doesn't show from the front, then stitch the bottom in place.
If it's for a show, be sure to read the entry requirements to see how wide they want the sleeve to be. Most require a 4" sleeve, so I usually cut my fabric 9", just to be sure!
It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
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Thank you so much! That 9-inch measurement is exactly the information I needed. Great site... it's now been bookmarked.
Now it's up to the sewing room to get this baby DONE!!Comment
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Margo's suggestion about consulting each contest's rules for sleeves is a good one. For submissions to Paducah (and maybe other AQS shows) the rules are very specific, as they have acquired a new hanging system. The website for the contest has a downloadable set of instructions that are very clear with good illustrations.Comment
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If it is a very large quilt, I will split the sleeve in the middle so I can give the quilt some extra support in the center.Comment
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