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05-24-2014, 03:20 AM
#11
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 401
I feel your pain. I fell in love with a plaid flannel by Moda a few years ago. Bought 3 yds. each in two colors. I tried to use it in a quilt I was working on at the time, but it was printed so crookedly that it's still sitting in my stash. The only way to use it would be in fussy cut smaller pieces, which wasn't my intention when I bought it. :-/
05-25-2014, 04:09 AM
#12
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 4,116
WHY do I ever assume that I can just sit down & "whip up" a project? I finally (won't tell how long it took me 
) cut out a 2 1/2 strip with a row of little dogs marching down the center. Many, many other (fabric) dogs were harmed while cutting that strip! Just couldn't get a whole row of dogs in the center.
) cut out a 2 1/2 strip with a row of little dogs marching down the center. Many, many other (fabric) dogs were harmed while cutting that strip! Just couldn't get a whole row of dogs in the center.
05-25-2014, 03:25 PM
#15
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Round Rock,Texas
Posts: 6,135
I once cut up 6 yards of fabric to get 40 bass clarinets. All of the fabrics in the quilt were music related as was the pantograph it was quilted with.
I put one clarinet in the center of an 8" sawtooth star block. I made the quilt for my DD's high school graduation present. She was in band all 4 years in high school, she played bass clarinet,b flat and contra bass clarinet.
Sharon
I put one clarinet in the center of an 8" sawtooth star block. I made the quilt for my DD's high school graduation present. She was in band all 4 years in high school, she played bass clarinet,b flat and contra bass clarinet.
Sharon
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05-25-2014, 04:07 PM
#16
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 619
I was planning on making a quick mug rug for my mom and decided to use a paper piecing pattern. The pattern is only half put together and now I have plans to turn it into a duffel bag. This was supposed to be a mother's day present. It isn't even half done yet. Don't worry, I've learned to relax and not to stress about deadlines. They ruin the creative process for me.
05-25-2014, 04:17 PM
#17
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
Possibly the result of the fast-paced, instant gratification society in which we all live.
Thankfully, quilting is one of those pursuits that forces thought, deliberation, concentration, patience, precision and care--qualities that seemed to have gone missing from our busy, over-scheduled lives. Fortunately, quilters understand and appreciate the balance this hobby provides in contrast to that.
Thankfully, quilting is one of those pursuits that forces thought, deliberation, concentration, patience, precision and care--qualities that seemed to have gone missing from our busy, over-scheduled lives. Fortunately, quilters understand and appreciate the balance this hobby provides in contrast to that.
Food for thought!!!
06-01-2014, 05:08 AM
#18
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Central Alabama
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Possibly the result of the fast-paced, instant gratification society in which we all live.
Thankfully, quilting is one of those pursuits that forces thought, deliberation, concentration, patience, precision and care--qualities that seemed to have gone missing from our busy, over-scheduled lives. Fortunately, quilters understand and appreciate the balance this hobby provides in contrast to that.
Thankfully, quilting is one of those pursuits that forces thought, deliberation, concentration, patience, precision and care--qualities that seemed to have gone missing from our busy, over-scheduled lives. Fortunately, quilters understand and appreciate the balance this hobby provides in contrast to that.
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