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    Old 08-09-2011, 06:54 AM
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    HA! Beautiful quilt. My mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother (yes, I'm fortunate to have her been the one to teach me to quilt and I still have the first thimble she gave me when I was 7 years old), when a quilt was finished, they used the expression "it's time to toss the cat". My mother explained that when they used to set up the quilting horses in the kitchen and all the women would come and make a quilt in a day, when they would finish, they would "toss the cat" onto the quilt and let it run around on the quilt so that the static electricity in the cat's fur would pick up all the little bits of thread. I don't know if it worked, but when someone said "it's time to toss the cat", it was a signal that the quilt was finished.
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    Old 08-09-2011, 07:24 AM
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    That is quite a feat - I haven't used my regular machine for quilting for a while - on something that big I would probably be lost - you did a wonderful job and a beautiful quilt for you...Yay..
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    Old 08-09-2011, 07:27 AM
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    Beautiful!
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    Old 08-09-2011, 09:21 AM
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    You made a beautiful quilt. I love the hydrangeas and the colors added to it. Congratulations on finishing a quilt this big.
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    Old 08-09-2011, 04:40 PM
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    Beautiful quilt!
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    Old 08-09-2011, 04:46 PM
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    Hmm, the middle of the top of mine is pieced and tomorrow I will cut out the rest. Soon the top will fit a queen with sides to the floor, so large as a king.
    Hints on how to quilt on the Janome 6600. I do believe in my sweet machine. It is me I am concerned about. Ha! You are a wonderful role model and I just wonder how you got so much under the harp. Did you roll tight, squash it, have a friend pull & tug for you.
    I have a torn pec muscle and 2 tears on the rotator cuff & two jagged bones the tissue catches on. But I want to complete this ASAP for a dear friend. Suggestions???
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    Old 08-09-2011, 09:49 PM
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    Frequent breaks are necessary when FMQ. Also, you have to catch yourself if you are starting to tense up, and relax.
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    Old 08-09-2011, 09:54 PM
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    Wonderful quilt and looks like it has ben claimed!
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    Old 08-09-2011, 09:57 PM
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    Originally Posted by GGinMcKinney
    Hmm, the middle of the top of mine is pieced and tomorrow I will cut out the rest. Soon the top will fit a queen with sides to the floor, so large as a king.
    Hints on how to quilt on the Janome 6600. I do believe in my sweet machine. It is me I am concerned about. Ha! You are a wonderful role model and I just wonder how you got so much under the harp. Did you roll tight, squash it, have a friend pull & tug for you.
    I have a torn pec muscle and 2 tears on the rotator cuff & two jagged bones the tissue catches on. But I want to complete this ASAP for a dear friend. Suggestions???
    I rolled one side and fed it through the throat up to about the middle of the quilt....quilted four squares, then repositioned.. moving toward the outside edges. It really was not as bad as I thought it would be...just alot of pushing, shoving, and repositioning. I usually take quilts this large and rent time on a longarm. Best wishes to you as you quilt yours....mind those injured places so as to not make them worse!
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    Old 08-09-2011, 09:58 PM
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    You are a brave soul! the quilt looks great!
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