IRR 2....Group 2 Pictures......The Stitching Sisters
04-15-2010, 07:57 AM
#402
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Originally Posted by mamabird3
OK, after many layout changes here is your "finished" border. Unfortunately it is not squared so I have to fix that. But I am happy with the way it turned out and I hope you are too!
I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner - don't know why, but I keep losing this thread - if I don't remember to check it, I don't see it. Thank you Sandpat for sending me a message!
Peace and Joy,
Robin
04-15-2010, 12:49 PM
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Whew.. glad you liked it! In one of the threads there is a link you can click on and it will take all the IRR groups and give them their own forum..That way it is easy to keep track. I will look for it and let you know.
04-15-2010, 03:00 PM
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OK, there is a section called Virtual Sections, how you get there I have no clue. Not sure if you have to be invited or not. Once you go in there you can join the IRR group and all 10 groups are listed!! That way you never miss a post. Here is a link, not sure if it will work.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual_section_list.jsp
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual_section_list.jsp
04-15-2010, 04:24 PM
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I keep going back to look at this, it is so amazing. I think you came up with the perfect border. I've actually sent a link to two quilting friends so they can see it.
The school I work at is once again in the news in a bad way. Last spring, we had a suicide at school. This is just as awful, as tragic in a different way. It's just starting to leak into the news and I am hopeful that with spring break next week, some of the "buzz" will settle down. Some of us who have known for a few days were talking earlier and agree that next year when spring comes, we are going to be waiting for a shoe to fall. What terrible thing will come, what will the news trucks be trying to catch an interview for?
Anyhow, with all of this going on, I've totally lost track of time and didn't get Kendra's package in the mail to her. Good thing the taxes were done and sent, or I'd probably have forgotten about them, too. Mamabird's center hasn't been forgotten, but it isn't quite ready to go, either. I saw a picture of an antique quilt and wanted to reproduce one of the borders on it, but using piecing instead of the applique that the original had. I'm trying to remember how long the packages to Canada have been taking; I know it's longer than the usual two days that they take here, but not too much? So you should still get this late next week, I hope.
The school I work at is once again in the news in a bad way. Last spring, we had a suicide at school. This is just as awful, as tragic in a different way. It's just starting to leak into the news and I am hopeful that with spring break next week, some of the "buzz" will settle down. Some of us who have known for a few days were talking earlier and agree that next year when spring comes, we are going to be waiting for a shoe to fall. What terrible thing will come, what will the news trucks be trying to catch an interview for?
Anyhow, with all of this going on, I've totally lost track of time and didn't get Kendra's package in the mail to her. Good thing the taxes were done and sent, or I'd probably have forgotten about them, too. Mamabird's center hasn't been forgotten, but it isn't quite ready to go, either. I saw a picture of an antique quilt and wanted to reproduce one of the borders on it, but using piecing instead of the applique that the original had. I'm trying to remember how long the packages to Canada have been taking; I know it's longer than the usual two days that they take here, but not too much? So you should still get this late next week, I hope.
04-15-2010, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by peaceandjoy
I keep going back to look at this, it is so amazing. I think you came up with the perfect border. I've actually sent a link to two quilting friends so they can see it.
The school I work at is once again in the news in a bad way. Last spring, we had a suicide at school. This is just as awful, as tragic in a different way. It's just starting to leak into the news and I am hopeful that with spring break next week, some of the "buzz" will settle down. Some of us who have known for a few days were talking earlier and agree that next year when spring comes, we are going to be waiting for a shoe to fall. What terrible thing will come, what will the news trucks be trying to catch an interview for?
Anyhow, with all of this going on, I've totally lost track of time and didn't get Kendra's package in the mail to her. Good thing the taxes were done and sent, or I'd probably have forgotten about them, too. Mamabird's center hasn't been forgotten, but it isn't quite ready to go, either. I saw a picture of an antique quilt and wanted to reproduce one of the borders on it, but using piecing instead of the applique that the original had. I'm trying to remember how long the packages to Canada have been taking; I know it's longer than the usual two days that they take here, but not too much? So you should still get this late next week, I hope.
The school I work at is once again in the news in a bad way. Last spring, we had a suicide at school. This is just as awful, as tragic in a different way. It's just starting to leak into the news and I am hopeful that with spring break next week, some of the "buzz" will settle down. Some of us who have known for a few days were talking earlier and agree that next year when spring comes, we are going to be waiting for a shoe to fall. What terrible thing will come, what will the news trucks be trying to catch an interview for?
Anyhow, with all of this going on, I've totally lost track of time and didn't get Kendra's package in the mail to her. Good thing the taxes were done and sent, or I'd probably have forgotten about them, too. Mamabird's center hasn't been forgotten, but it isn't quite ready to go, either. I saw a picture of an antique quilt and wanted to reproduce one of the borders on it, but using piecing instead of the applique that the original had. I'm trying to remember how long the packages to Canada have been taking; I know it's longer than the usual two days that they take here, but not too much? So you should still get this late next week, I hope.
Usually the mail from the states to Canada has been taking about 10-12 days. Why I don't know but that is the wayis goes!
04-15-2010, 10:12 PM
#407
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Sorry to hear the news .. what a sad thing to happen.
I am sooo pleased you like the border. It was a challenge to come up with the perfect one. I really liked the idea of repeating stars. I was going to do a duplicate of your pattern but... working with those little 1.5" blocks was challenging enough without throwing a harder star in there. I did choose to use two different reds for the stars since both your star and the other border had dark and light reds. If you didn't notice, the black has gold snowflakes on it too.. I just loved that fabric. Still working on squaring it up and hope to have it out of here next week.
I am sooo pleased you like the border. It was a challenge to come up with the perfect one. I really liked the idea of repeating stars. I was going to do a duplicate of your pattern but... working with those little 1.5" blocks was challenging enough without throwing a harder star in there. I did choose to use two different reds for the stars since both your star and the other border had dark and light reds. If you didn't notice, the black has gold snowflakes on it too.. I just loved that fabric. Still working on squaring it up and hope to have it out of here next week.
04-16-2010, 05:37 AM
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So glad you found it P & J....the Virtual Section is a great place to look. Checking there will also make sure you see any "new" threads that are started for the IRR. If you click on "Quilting Forum" at the top of any thread, it will take you to your own main page. If you scroll to the bottom you will see any Virtual Sections listed that you have "joined" You can easily see if there are any unread posts. Its a great feature!
04-20-2010, 03:20 AM
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So what do you get when you put a 1" border on a 39" block?
You do NOT get a 40" block!! :oops: :shock:
Yeah, that next 5" border didn't fit so well. I knew immediatly why and couldn't believe I'd done that... Thought about cutting the 1" border to 1/2" but decided against it. I'm reworking the corners and this should go out in the mail tomorrow. I haven't used so much graph paper since I was in high school a few decades ago, lol.
That's what I get for procrastinating. Grrr.
You do NOT get a 40" block!! :oops: :shock:
Yeah, that next 5" border didn't fit so well. I knew immediatly why and couldn't believe I'd done that... Thought about cutting the 1" border to 1/2" but decided against it. I'm reworking the corners and this should go out in the mail tomorrow. I haven't used so much graph paper since I was in high school a few decades ago, lol.
That's what I get for procrastinating. Grrr.
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