Newbie looking for suggestions on first machine quilt
01-02-2010, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Sharon - NC
Wow, thank you for all of the suggestions. I have looked up the patterns, and I really liked the rail fence and thought that looked doable, then I saw pics of the warm wishes and I think that's the winner! I really like the combination of the plain squares with the rail fence. I am going to give it a try. I'll post pictures as I get going.
I'm going to go look through my fabrics now. When my mom down-sized her house and moved she was going to get rid of 35 years worth of fabrics from sewing she'd done ... and I couldn't stand the thought of her getting rid of them so I took them all, even though at the time I'd never quilted or sewn. Now I have three boxes of fabrics to go through to get some fabrics for this project. I think a lot of it is going to be polyester from the 70s, but I'm pretty sure there's probably some cotton in there, too.
Thanks again! 8-)
I'm going to go look through my fabrics now. When my mom down-sized her house and moved she was going to get rid of 35 years worth of fabrics from sewing she'd done ... and I couldn't stand the thought of her getting rid of them so I took them all, even though at the time I'd never quilted or sewn. Now I have three boxes of fabrics to go through to get some fabrics for this project. I think a lot of it is going to be polyester from the 70s, but I'm pretty sure there's probably some cotton in there, too.
Thanks again! 8-)
01-05-2010, 11:24 AM
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Hi .. thanks. I'm planning on making roughly 52 x 52 - something small enough to carry to chemo with them, but big enough to wrap up in the lab, where it's always cold. Even in June and July when I was having chemo there, I asked for the "blankets" the hospital had - but they weren't much more than thick sheets. I haven't finished planning my first quilt yet because I'm not sure what I'm doing, but that's the plan. Thanks for asking 8-)
01-05-2010, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by sharon b
Hi and Welcome from Northern Indiana ! You will love machine piecing and quilting :wink:
What about a warm wishes ? Or for a twist a disappearing 9 patch ?
What about a warm wishes ? Or for a twist a disappearing 9 patch ?
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