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01-13-2013, 05:57 PM

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Material Witness

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Great pattern - it disguised those ugly fabrics and make the quilt look actually pretty. Good use of synergy.

01-13-2013, 05:59 PM

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Diane007

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looking very good
nice

01-13-2013, 06:00 PM

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BCM's Mom

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Beautiful work! Great pattern and choice of colors. One would be proud to receive such a gift. Thanks for sharing.

01-13-2013, 06:26 PM

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CarolynMT

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Originally Posted by feline fanatic

Good job! I did that too with my first quilt on the LA. I used a top I didn't care if I ruined it. But I didn't try a panto until about my 4th quilt.

My teacher wanted me to work on pantos before I start free motion.....I am a full throttle type quilter, so perhaps she felt it would be better to slow me down some first. She said that pantos are actually easier than FMQ.

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Originally Posted by quilttiger

Great job! What kind of batting did you use?

The rental shop had some cotton/poly blend stuff they accidentally ordered instead of cotton, so I used that. for me cheapest was good enough, tis the technique I was looking to work on, so it didnt matter the details.

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Originally Posted by Material Witness

Great pattern - it disguised those ugly fabrics and make the quilt look actually pretty. Good use of synergy.

Actually, my teacher told me to pick pantos that had alot of "points" and not too many long spots. She said learning to start and stop on a point is where I need practice. Again, I think she was slowing me down and making me think. I found I still had trouble NOT rounding my points by not pausing like I should, or straightening curves out between points. So I guess she had the right idea on what was best for me in learning

01-13-2013, 07:03 PM

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Chasing Hawk

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That is a really wonderful quilt. I love the colors and pattern.

You did a fabulous job on the LA.

01-13-2013, 07:16 PM

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red-warrior

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You are a fast learner!!!

01-13-2013, 07:52 PM

#17

love to sew

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oh wow, doesn't look like a newbee quilter to me. Nice job!

01-13-2013, 08:22 PM

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fleurdelisquilts.com

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Hey, great job! You should have seen my first LA quilt.....bad was the nice word! Your leaves are even and it doesn't look like you were shaky at all. You're a natural. And don't worry about 80's fabric.....the person who gets it will be warm--that's all that matters.