Affairs of the Heart Cyber-Sew 2011
04-22-2011, 11:36 AM
#1781
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Torrox, Andalucia, Southern Spain
Posts: 9,525
Thanks Linda, thought it was time for a change the other was around 3 yrs old. My one and only quilt for me that I have finished that is. My Dear Jane is for me only not yet finished.
04-22-2011, 12:36 PM
#1782
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Ireland
Posts: 12,281
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Guess what I got to do this morning :roll: :roll: :roll:
My sweet, sweet DH brought lilacs in last night from our enormous bushes on the side of our home. He put them in a vase and set them on my side sewing table in the living room. Wonderful sweet smells filled the air all evening.
HOWEVER, this morning we woke up to find the vase had tipped over and it appeared that the water had all disappeared! NOT! The table is one of those that dips in the center, concave sorta. Under a few stacked bins hold sewing notions was my AOTH book.
Yup, laying in a pool of water. All 70+ pages. Yikes. Well, I had not had a chance yet to take it Kinko's to have one of those spines put on so you can lay the book flat. I could not believe how much water each page could hold and not disintegrate.
Instead, I took the pages apart, very carefully, one by one and they are laying out all over my living room, drying. I have to turn them over often, so they won't stick to the leather furniture. They are drying quite nicely. Next, I will put them in plastic sleeves and set them all in a binder.
Next time we will put a few rocks in the bottom of the vase. Oh, the aroma of those lilacs is so intoxicating. I love them dearly. And my sweet DH also! :-D
My sweet, sweet DH brought lilacs in last night from our enormous bushes on the side of our home. He put them in a vase and set them on my side sewing table in the living room. Wonderful sweet smells filled the air all evening.
HOWEVER, this morning we woke up to find the vase had tipped over and it appeared that the water had all disappeared! NOT! The table is one of those that dips in the center, concave sorta. Under a few stacked bins hold sewing notions was my AOTH book.
Yup, laying in a pool of water. All 70+ pages. Yikes. Well, I had not had a chance yet to take it Kinko's to have one of those spines put on so you can lay the book flat. I could not believe how much water each page could hold and not disintegrate.
Instead, I took the pages apart, very carefully, one by one and they are laying out all over my living room, drying. I have to turn them over often, so they won't stick to the leather furniture. They are drying quite nicely. Next, I will put them in plastic sleeves and set them all in a binder.
Next time we will put a few rocks in the bottom of the vase. Oh, the aroma of those lilacs is so intoxicating. I love them dearly. And my sweet DH also! :-D
04-22-2011, 07:14 PM
#1784
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Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 7,741
OK, all of the pages dried nicely. I happen to think of them in time to turn them over. Some of them stuck a tiny bit to the furniture but there wasn't any damage to the colors on the pages. I could not believe how much water each page held. Tomorrow I will put two pages in a page saver for my 3 ring binder. Then, I thought I would put them in the order we will be making them and get the first ten block pages enlarged to the 10" size. Haven't picked out my fabric yet. I still have some time though!
04-22-2011, 08:50 PM
#1785
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Virginia
Posts: 942
Linda, So glad you were able to salvage your book! I think I would have freaked out if something got spilled on mine. I am 80% done with my second block and plan to do some batik shopping next week. I need some pinks/lavenders/pale blues to add to my stash to get the look I want for my AOTH.
04-23-2011, 06:10 AM
#1787
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Wilmington Delaware
Posts: 24
I will be joining in on this project. I just LOVE needle turn applique so that is how i will do mine. I also think i will join the clan with black background and batiks. I am an avid batik collector so i will be able to use my stash. I just have to get the book. I probably will also enlarge mine to make 10 inch blocks.
This will be my first sew along with you all, so i am very excited!!!
maureen
This will be my first sew along with you all, so i am very excited!!!
maureen
04-23-2011, 06:16 AM
#1788
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: NE The Sunshine State
Posts: 3,910
Originally Posted by fantomdiva
I will be joining in on this project. I just LOVE needle turn applique so that is how i will do mine. I also think i will join the clan with black background and batiks. I am an avid batik collector so i will be able to use my stash. I just have to get the book. I probably will also enlarge mine to make 10 inch blocks.
This will be my first sew along with you all, so i am very excited!!!
maureen
This will be my first sew along with you all, so i am very excited!!!
maureen
04-23-2011, 06:18 AM
#1789
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Wickenburg AZ
Posts: 2,891
Welcome, Maureen. You will love this group and making these blocks. I was going to just do one before the start date and got addicted. I think I have about 15 finished now. This is a great group of people working on this quilt. Everyone is sooooo helpful and have great ideas.
04-23-2011, 06:35 AM
#1790
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Torrox, Andalucia, Southern Spain
Posts: 9,525
Welcome from Spain and we are so glad you decided to join us all. Look forward to seeing your blocks when once you get the books. I think you are number 63 but I could be wrong.
Well I just had to lay my blocks out. I have decided to an on point. They are not all embroidered yet so forgive me for that.
I am also liking it with the white between. What do you all think. Could do some nice quilting in the white blocks. OR do I stick to blackand have black blocks with quilting and put a lovely pink batik as sashing around each block. All suggestions welcome
Well I just had to lay my blocks out. I have decided to an on point. They are not all embroidered yet so forgive me for that.
I am also liking it with the white between. What do you all think. Could do some nice quilting in the white blocks. OR do I stick to blackand have black blocks with quilting and put a lovely pink batik as sashing around each block. All suggestions welcome
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