I set off the smoke alarm on this project

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09-08-2008, 12:13 PM

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beachlady

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Judy nice Judy, but all your work is! Glad the couple like it.

09-08-2008, 12:44 PM

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patricej

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it would have taken me that long just to baste it.

you GO, girl!!!! (as in ... go make one for me. :lol: :lol: )

09-08-2008, 12:56 PM

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Roben

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Just beautiful, Judy! I'm in awe, I could never get one done that fast!!!!!

09-08-2008, 01:32 PM

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jstitch

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Thank you all for your compliments.

But, you see that there are

all straight lines, piecing and quilting
no triangles....
strip piecing, goes fast..
cross hatching = fewer stops and starts...

I am not usually a machine piecer, but there is a time and place for everything, right...

No more quilting snobs at my house..lol

09-08-2008, 01:35 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jstitch

This is a wedding quilt I made for my Future DILs brother who was married last Saturday.

The pink fabric was used in the wedding.

I started on Monday and finished yesterday. Didnt sew on Wed..

5 days from start to finish... Whew,,, wiping the sweat from my brow...

Holy Smokes!! (no pun intended tee hee) You GO girl!! Nice quilt!

Susan

09-08-2008, 05:15 PM

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Elizabeth A.

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Wow, what a job! I just love that label, beautiful work and fast too. Let me guess you didn't have much warning?

It's funny in a way I keep telling my sister. "two weeks is plenty of time to do a baby quilt" but over and over she doesn't believe me, so I end up doing it in an evening to have it done (and perhaps to prove a point). :D

As for the camo, perhaps that's a baby blanket in a year or twelve. :D

09-08-2008, 05:20 PM

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jbsstrawberry

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Absolutely gorgeous!!! Perfect colors and the labels just ROCK!! What a special gift, even if it isn't camo LOL You did an awesome and REALLY FAST job!!!

09-08-2008, 05:25 PM

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jacquemoe

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So I take it that you only slept on Wednesday? Wow! That was some project and it turned out absolutely lovely. They will love it too.

09-10-2008, 05:13 PM

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GailG

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Amazing !!! Did you do the cross-hatch machine quilting on a regular sewing machine? I try, but I really need a lot more practice. How do you get it so well balanced. I'm not really sure how to do the math for spacing, etc.

09-10-2008, 05:39 PM

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jstitch

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Yes, I did the quilting on my regular sewing machine.

I just sewed diagonally across the squares...no need to measure for spacing, you just aim for the corner of each square.