My first quilt!
04-15-2018, 06:12 AM
#41
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Boothbay Maine
Posts: 9,518
Congratulations on your first quilt but even more so...your determination and commitment to improve your health. I hope to see more of your finished projects and wish you healthier and happier days ahead.
04-15-2018, 07:02 AM
#44
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Western Washington
Posts: 950
Very impressed that you sewed this by hand, out of denim. Congratulations on your lifestyle change, keep up the good work. I like to do hand sewing with needle turn applique and am currently working on a Hawaiian Wall hanging, its nice to be able to have something sitting next to my chair that I can grab to work on besides a potato chip. If you are interested check out www.pacificrimquilt.com., it's much easier than it looks. Your frogs brought a smile on a rainy dismal day in the Puget Sound.
04-15-2018, 10:36 AM
#46
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Belen, NM
Posts: 1,353
Your quilt is totally delightful. Your story is even better. What you may find out is that quilting is an addiction of its own and a lovely one at that. Doing a denim quilt by hand is not a small task. My hat is off to you for the quilting and personal challenges that you have overcome!
04-15-2018, 10:41 AM
#47
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: home again, after 27 yrs!
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well you did it. to me that is. i had two pairs of jeans in a bag for charity but decided to cut the legs off and keep them for a quilt. black and brown jeans which i never ever have. my sister sent some old clothes to me. now i will give jean shorts to charity!!
04-15-2018, 12:19 PM
#49
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Upstate NY, north of Syracuse Area
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I agree! And once you find out how much fun piecing by machine is, you will love it. You can always continue to hand quilt also! Love your story and your quilt, and congrats to you and your wife on making such great choices.
04-15-2018, 12:28 PM
#50
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Posts: 7,695
That, is a fabulous quilt, love your frogs! That had to be a labor of love, hand quilting it so nice and even is an even bigger accomplishment. Nicely done. All a sewing machine would add to you work is the ability to make quilts a bit more rapidly. With your skill, you could do as I did for the first twenty years. My DD (dear daughter) bought me an inexpensive machine from Walmart, and I did all of my quilting work by buying two feet that did not come with the machine (walking foot, and 1/4” seam guide foot). Just keep your machine lint cleaned out, don’t sew over pins, hand advance through thick seems, and have fun! Welcome to this board from Oregon!
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