luvmortherest

beeeeeaaaauuutiful

kluedesigns

wow marine they look great! love the lace table cloth

Brazen

Those are beautiful Marinemom!!!!!! Amazing work. I am secretly envious that your Jane will be all hand-pieced!! hehe But I know I wouldn't have the stamina to complete the project if I tried. :) I really look forward to yours progressing along!

Tiffany

100% cotton thread is the recommended way to go when using 100% cotton fabric. That said, the polyester threads that are made today are not as damaging to cotton fabrics as they used to be, though if you talk to someone working at a thread factory they will tell you not to mix them. Me, I mainly use pure cotton threads when piecing but I tend to mix my threads when quilting. As you'll see by the responses you get, everyone does things differently. If it works for you and last over the long term, then go with it. Just don't use the cheap thread and you should be fine. :wink: Your blocks are gorgeous!! I love how the white just pops right out.


Blue, try an organized scrappy. That's what I'm planning, once my software gets here. (Should be here tomorrow, yay!!!!!) I want my quilt to have the color graduate from one to another, but I'm using the scraps from my scrap pile. (Darn pile is bigger than I am! If I get lost, someone come dig me out.) Once you decide how you want your colors to go, then dig through your scraps and find what matches. Or, if you want to be completely scrappy, put all your scraps in a bag and without peeking, reach in and pick out a scrap for the next block. :thumbup:

Marinemom - those are great blocks! I love that you are hand piecing them and I wish I could do it too, but my hands would simply not hold up. Not to mention the fact that I've already got a quilt or two I need to hand piece, plus applique I'm trying to get done. ...Never enough time and too many projects! :lol:

Butterflyspain

All the blocks are gorgeous and so different, there are going to be some stunning quilts.

BlueChicken

You're hand piecing?!? WOW! They look awesome, well done!

cheriffic

Thanks everyone.
Well I am glad about the thread. It is the good stuff Thimbleberries 100% cotton. So I should be fine. I think I saw it on an antique quilt restore show or something. I am gonna just worry about the finish for now the after I am gone can be my kids prob lol

Marinemom wow very nice blocks and HP'd God luv ya.
Cher

Marinemom2J

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I love my husband to death, but his response of "uh huh" when I proudly showed him my finished blocks was a bit of a let down. :)

BlueChicken

I know that feeling! :-)

I sat hubby down a while ago and told him he needed to listen, that I was embarking on this massive project and he'd better pay attention because I was not going to explain it over and over during the next year or so. Then I outlined Jane and the quilt and told him about the cyber sew. To his credit, he took it all in and now when I hold up a block he'll say "is that for Jane's quilt" and offer the appropriate praise! LOL

kluedesigns

my DH is a DJ expert now. he could give lectures to guilds on the subject at this point.