Our 7th Mystery Quilt Train Ride -- Whoo Hoo
11-16-2014, 04:26 PM
#2191
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tlambing, your #6 mystery turned out beautifully. I love the border and may try that next time I make this quilt (I've only made two). Also, I love your avatar. Is there a story there? Is it a pattern by any chance?
11-17-2014, 06:20 AM
#2194
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11-17-2014, 10:05 AM
#2197
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Thanks Whitepine
Funny story about that quilt...I joined the mystery and loved the scrappy look, wanted to make it bigger, so I remembered this really awful class I had taken at a LQS which was also a scrappy, I had some of the blocks made from that class, and a Ton of scraps. (I tried to block out the bad experience and waste of $) So, I incorporated the 2 together and then had enough scraps left for the paper pieced border I was very happy with the finished product and LOVEd getting to use up all of my scraps!
As far as my avatar, I had taken a quilting class trying to get us to think outside the box and see quilt patterns in everyday things. We were to bring in a few pics of what inspired us. I LOVE stained glass and took in a couple of those pics. This one (my avatar) is now on my bucket list. Maybe as soon as I get my UFOs done HAHA. No, it's not a pattern. I'm going to freehand it!
Funny story about that quilt...I joined the mystery and loved the scrappy look, wanted to make it bigger, so I remembered this really awful class I had taken at a LQS which was also a scrappy, I had some of the blocks made from that class, and a Ton of scraps. (I tried to block out the bad experience and waste of $) So, I incorporated the 2 together and then had enough scraps left for the paper pieced border I was very happy with the finished product and LOVEd getting to use up all of my scraps!As far as my avatar, I had taken a quilting class trying to get us to think outside the box and see quilt patterns in everyday things. We were to bring in a few pics of what inspired us. I LOVE stained glass and took in a couple of those pics. This one (my avatar) is now on my bucket list. Maybe as soon as I get my UFOs done HAHA. No, it's not a pattern. I'm going to freehand it!
11-17-2014, 12:29 PM
#2198
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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Finished mine; ready for a snuggle buddy
I was able to find a Kona cotton solid that matched well enough so I put on a wider border. I used super soft Killington flannel for the back (flannel is my favorite backing for snuggle quilts). I used a very simple, but pretty, Spiral Circle panto for the quilting. I don't use much Kona cotton and found that stuff ravels like crazy. I also learned that I will never use a method for HST that has a bias edge again. I had a Wonder-cut ruler that I had never used and I tried it. Although this method makes a lot of HST fast I do not like to work with bias edges even when starched and I am a very seasoned seamstress/quilter.... meaning old. The sagging with these bias edges causes extra fullness when quilting. (Sorry for the poor picture quality.)
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