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08-23-2019, 03:02 PM

#1071

PamelaOry

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Join Date: Apr 2018

Location: Philomath, Oregon

Posts: 2,076

Wow! Candies and cards have already started arriving....

8/23
cheesehead
hav4boys
JENNR8R
MizMelly

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08-23-2019, 03:48 PM

#1072

trish b

Senior Member

Join Date: Jun 2010

Location: Dundee OR

Posts: 797

Wow! You ladies are fast I have 5 today. I am opening them as received, they are more fun for me this way. I claim the right as this is 3/4 centuary plus 1. Thanks to each of you.

Aug23
hav4Boys
Cheesehead
MizMelly
JENNR8R
Gaijin

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08-23-2019, 04:48 PM

#1073

jaba

Super Member

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Wyoming in the summer, Florida in the winter

Posts: 7,583

Trish b, you are so funny! It's your month, open them as you please. You'll probably have presents most of the days. Enjoy lady!!

08-23-2019, 06:05 PM

#1074

WMUTeach

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Portage, Michigan

Posts: 7,606

I was thinking of opening as they arrived too. Just trying to mix up my fun! Haven't made it final yet but..... tomorrow, I'll decide tomorrow.

08-23-2019, 09:30 PM

#1075

Queenbarbiej

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Join Date: Jun 2015

Location: NEBRASKA

Posts: 1,082

The 5 birthday cards are in the mail.

08-24-2019, 09:33 AM

#1076

Cheesehead

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Join Date: Apr 2011

Location: Wisconsin-Alabama Gulf Coast Snow Bird

Posts: 2,149

Received a card today from Kele, thank you!

July 25th -

Barbarakibler23
MizMelly
JENNR8R
Cuppy

July 26th

Lum
Jane Quilter
Gaijin

July 27th - August 2

Patrick's Mom
Pamela Ory
Lottie P
TravelingGramma
Jaba
Aborning
GramE
MacyBaby
LStew2212
IrishMom
RedStillettos
Brenda R
Connie K

August 3rd

Hav4Boys
Oldcatlady
Pink Flowers

August 6th

WMUTeach

August 7th

QueenBarbieJ

August 9th

Armylady2012
Happylab

August 10th

JaniceMc

August 12th

PattyJo

August 19th

Crispy Frog

August 20th

Rosemary Attaway

August 24th

Kele

08-24-2019, 09:47 AM

#1077

Macybaby

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Join Date: Jul 2013

Location: South Dakota

Posts: 8,147

Here is a start on my candy quilt.

This will use 1600 candies - here they are sorted out by color/shade

I did the layout and printed it out and then marked colors - I don't have a color printer at home.

Started laying them out on the design wall. I have to pin, and this is as much as I can do with the pins I have.

Started sewing them and decided that using the "grid" method would work great to keep the candies in the correct order.

Then you fold the rows and sew the long seams.

And the first section done. There will be 12 sections - 3 each quarter.

I've got the second section done too - I think the sewing goes faster than the layout.

08-24-2019, 10:18 AM

#1078

WMUTeach

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Portage, Michigan

Posts: 7,606

It is tomorrow and I am up to my neck learning new quilting skills, I will wait on opening my envelopes until "my" day arrives. I am busy leaning to do hand patching and then hand quilting for a February wedding quilt. I am sure it will take me that long to finish it.

August 23 arrivals
Cheesehead
Miz Melly
JENNR8R

August 24 Treats
Gaijin
Cuppy
Patrick's Mom
PamelaOry
Jaba

Thank you, all!

Last edited by WMUTeach; 08-24-2019 at 10:29 AM.

08-24-2019, 10:27 AM

#1079

WMUTeach

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Portage, Michigan

Posts: 7,606

Macybaby, your technique is called webbing and it works so when when you want to keep lots of little pieces in order. I learned it at one of my quilt guild meetings a while back and then saw another gal using it on a Bonnie Hunter quilt with all of those little bitty pieces.

I often use it when chain piecing lots of pieces that are duplicates of each other. A good time saver. Looking forward to the progress you make on your candy quilt.