2013 Bonnie Hunter Mystery Celtic Solstice
01-06-2014, 06:21 PM
#541
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Rochester, Minnesota
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A Good Start
I've been plugging away, with my late start it hasn't been easy, but this is what I have so far, It's been fun watching everything come together up to this point, now I need to set a goal of how many blocks to complete each day to keep me moving!
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01-06-2014, 07:20 PM
#542
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Location: New York
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Pjnesler your blocks are beautiful!!
01-07-2014, 05:39 AM
#543
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Roseburg, OR
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PJ: Love your quilt. I am going to stick with this, I am a little less than half done piecing the center but I love it. The only thing I would like to know is why I keep putting the last row of the star on upside down.
01-07-2014, 03:56 PM
#545
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Utah
Posts: 188
Okay, I really need help. This is so humbling. I have to admit, I thought I was a pretty good quilter. My points usually match up pretty well, but these chevron blocks have me pulling my hair out. The tops that have been posted so far look really good, so it's not a universal problem, just a "me" problem. So I need one of two things from my lovely quilting friends if you would be so kind.
1) If you finished your top and your chevron pieces don't match up (where the orange piece of the HST touches the green chevron), please show some closeups of that spot along with the overall top so I'll be able to see that indeed, not having perfect points won't matter once it's finished.
Or 2) tell me how on earth you pin to make those spots match up. Maybe I'm overlooking something obvious and when I understand from someone else how it's done, I'll get it.
I'll be crossing my fingers that someone can help me, otherwise I might just put this darn thing away and never finish it! Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.
1) If you finished your top and your chevron pieces don't match up (where the orange piece of the HST touches the green chevron), please show some closeups of that spot along with the overall top so I'll be able to see that indeed, not having perfect points won't matter once it's finished.
Or 2) tell me how on earth you pin to make those spots match up. Maybe I'm overlooking something obvious and when I understand from someone else how it's done, I'll get it.
I'll be crossing my fingers that someone can help me, otherwise I might just put this darn thing away and never finish it! Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.
My blocks aren't perfect but I have found a way to get those points at least as close as possible
this might help
The Birds in the Air block and the Chevron blocks are the two being joined, right?
So I will match all the corners as best as I can then put a pin
01-07-2014, 04:04 PM
#547
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Utah
Posts: 188
Peaceandjoy- thanks so much for your comment...I too get all worried sometimes that mine aren't good enough but because I am not the perfectionist type I have tried not to sweat those things and accept that I make wonderful quilts and each one gives me something new to learn and I always (OK, mostly always) do it better the next time!
01-07-2014, 05:05 PM
#550
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Maryland
Posts: 539
Cathie, Thank you for the pictures. That's pretty much what I ended up doing after trying a few different approaches. I'm not sure why my first few were so far off (they were really bad), but I'm working on finishing up the squares this evening and although not perfect, they are perfectly acceptable which is what I usually strive for anyway.
I'm so impressed by everyone's color combinations. It's such fun seeing the pictures!
I'm so impressed by everyone's color combinations. It's such fun seeing the pictures!
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