This is how I spent my snow day; how did you spend yours?
01-10-2011, 05:46 PM
#41
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan
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Wow we have a lot of snow forecasted for tomorrow, perhaps I could get something done. Actually I am making quilted Christmas balls for next year and I must say they are addictive. My grandaughter came home after school and watched me for about 15 minutes, asked if she could try one and she had one half done before dinner. We have such fun crafting..
01-10-2011, 05:51 PM
#42
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SE Georgia
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I live 75 miles west of Savannah. Still lots of ice on the trees. No melting yet.........low temps forecast for tonight..... Will probably still be icy trees and roads tomorrow.
Used my Lil Twister rulers for the first time today........Maybe another ice and snow day tomorrow and I will finish my quilt top.
Used my Lil Twister rulers for the first time today........Maybe another ice and snow day tomorrow and I will finish my quilt top.
01-11-2011, 05:43 AM
#50
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Beautiful quilts! What is the name of the pattern you used on the Missionary quilt? It rocks, but I'm not familiar with the pattern.
Today, I decided it was time to deal with the laundry, so I folded and put all the clean clothes away that accumulated last week while I was working on my postage stamp quilt.
And yes, I spent a couple of hours cutting 1.75" strips to cut them across 35 at a time. I got two groups of 35 different strips cut crosswise 1.75" 22x35x2= 1,520 squares.
It's a lot of work, but it also means that when I collect enough different squares, I can make a rather large charm postage stamp quilt, and if all the squares are cut, I can make 22 charm-type couch potato covers without cutting another square! That's the good days if you're addicted to postage stamp quilts...
Keep up the good work. Your plush quilts are real cuties.[/quote]
The pattern used was a free one from Maywood Studio done by Jackie Robinson called Swirling Lulu. The pattern size is 58" x 71.5". You could add more blocks or more borders. This pattern was meant to highlight a new fabric line, but you could use anything as I did.
Today, I decided it was time to deal with the laundry, so I folded and put all the clean clothes away that accumulated last week while I was working on my postage stamp quilt.
And yes, I spent a couple of hours cutting 1.75" strips to cut them across 35 at a time. I got two groups of 35 different strips cut crosswise 1.75" 22x35x2= 1,520 squares.
It's a lot of work, but it also means that when I collect enough different squares, I can make a rather large charm postage stamp quilt, and if all the squares are cut, I can make 22 charm-type couch potato covers without cutting another square! That's the good days if you're addicted to postage stamp quilts...
Keep up the good work. Your plush quilts are real cuties.[/quote]
The pattern used was a free one from Maywood Studio done by Jackie Robinson called Swirling Lulu. The pattern size is 58" x 71.5". You could add more blocks or more borders. This pattern was meant to highlight a new fabric line, but you could use anything as I did.
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