New York Beauty Challenge
12-19-2009, 12:46 PM
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It is partly paper pieced. The first block is about 9 1/2 inches, border 2 and 3 are 2 inch and the outside border 4 1/2". These are all unfinished dimensions, so I think that is 23 inches. It is a published pattern. Fiesta by Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith. It is sold in quilt shops or online. www.possibilitiesquilt.com
The main pattern is 46X64. I think I will try that next.
The main pattern is 46X64. I think I will try that next.
12-19-2009, 04:20 PM
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nita, I have a book with paper pieced NYB in it if you would like me to snail mail a copy to you I could do so. I think I could email too but by the time i got all that figured out the snail would have made it to you house and back to mine I am afraid. Anyway pm me your address if you are interested.
12-19-2009, 09:34 PM
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It really is beautiful. My very first and most favorite quilt is New York Beauty by Karen Stone. I love the sparkle you added with the lame. What is that like to work with? Thanks for sharing this beautiful quilt!
12-20-2009, 01:52 PM
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I didn't have any trouble with either the silks or lame, I used a little lower heat setting of course. I found that by using a very lightweight fusible web on the back they do not stretch or fray. I would recommend it. I'm not making something that is going to be thrown in the washing machine, and I don't know if it would work for that type of quilt.
12-20-2009, 04:14 PM
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I recently had the same problem trying to mark a dark maroon batiq border. I found a marking pen that worked great for me. Chalk was no good, as I hand quilt, and the chalk just doesn't stay with all that bouncing. The pen I bought is a white marker, very fine point, and is removed by ironing, although the quilting stitches covered up that line, so I did not bother ironing it. It is made by Clover, but I see no name on the package except "white marking pen-fine" I think I bought it on connecting threads web site, although I did see one in Joann's the other day. I was really pleased that I could mark the border all in one shot on a flat surface, instead of trying to mark every three inches or so as I went along. I don't know if this will help you finish your beautiful ny beauty, since the fabric you used is satin and maybe cannot be ironed. I think the price was around 6 dollars.
12-21-2009, 08:56 AM
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There is something different from the pattern. I sewed all the patches in the same direction, I think I should have reversed some of them. Or I should have sewn all of them before attaching the first row which is wrong. It was the only way I could make the color right. It's not that important for how I'm using this to worry about. But next time I'll try to make it work as intended.
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