Anyone else do a crazy thing like this???
06-28-2010, 02:51 PM
#31
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i was cutting fabric for 3 quilts all at the same time... the pear tree quilt (greens & golds) my friend anne's wallhanging, (greens, golds, reds, purples,) and some flying geese in all the above and whatever else struck my fancy out of the scrap buckets....
i cut for a couple evenings after work and had all 3 cut out....it was so easy to get them all cut at the same time. i just had to make sure each one went into the proper bucket..
i cut for a couple evenings after work and had all 3 cut out....it was so easy to get them all cut at the same time. i just had to make sure each one went into the proper bucket..
06-28-2010, 03:17 PM
#32
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Location: Oregon
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Ditto! I made Eleanor Burns Quilt In A Day log cabin blocks as curtains for my DH's office windows. I had made so much blocks that I ended up with four extra quilts (twin, twin extra long, double, and a double long). Math is not my strong suit. When I diverge from the pattern something like this usually happens.
curtain 2 in the office
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curtain one in the office
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06-28-2010, 03:43 PM
#34
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I was making a Bowtie 9 Patch Square in a Square with no pattern...ended up with enough Bowtie 9 Patches to make 2 queen size quilts! First one is done done, second one is waiting on borders! I'm so glad someone else does this too. I guess if I stuck to patterns I would not have so many left over blocks, but that's no fun <grin>
Susan in WA
Innova 18"
Proud mom of daughters in the USAF and Army
Susan in WA
Innova 18"
Proud mom of daughters in the USAF and Army
06-28-2010, 06:36 PM
#38
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Cutting creates a misery for me as well. I have a darling friend who bought me a pair of scissors that you squeeze together instead of pull the blades apart. I love it. She said she got them at JoAnn's. I don't mind cutting small stuff, but I hate strips. Always need strips and hate to cut them. I have such a small area inwhich to work that I'm crowded for laying things out on a large table. But, I'm trying.
Blessings,
Ruth
Blessings,
Ruth
06-28-2010, 06:46 PM
#39
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Location: Duluth/ Superior, WI
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I misread a pattern one time and cut full width strips. The pattern was cutting only half strips from fat quarters so when I started sewing it took forever. I had all of the strips sew together before realizing what I had done.Had enough to make a queen and 2 twins.
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