My Ode to Little Richard

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11-24-2009, 10:09 AM

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someone also asked -

what kind of batting did you use that shrank so much?

11-24-2009, 10:41 AM

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Great name for your quilt. It makes sense to me. But then maybe my age is showing.

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Whose Little Richard?

Obviously one of our younger quilters. :lol: :lol:

I wish! :oops: I'm sorry, I was joking, I do know who he is! I said something on Patrice's Marakesh espresso thread about Crosby Stills Nash and Young, implying I was too young to know who they were - I'm not and I do! So I was carrying on the theme! :D

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11-24-2009, 10:45 AM

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I remember a lot of those tutti fruitti blocks :D :D :D Looking Good!!! :D :D :D

11-24-2009, 11:46 AM

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Love the quilt and the memories (of the song-I wasn't here to see the blocks)
And I would love to know what batting did that to you!

11-24-2009, 12:46 PM

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Cheeky Monkey

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11-24-2009, 05:34 PM

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if i remember correctly, i used warm & natural batting.

i don't blame the batting for the way it turned out. if i had quilted it properly in the first place, then the difference between what did and didn't shrink would have added just the right amount of wrinklage. i got lazy.

one day the mood will hit me to fix it. for now, i can at least take it out of the UFO column.

or i could just use it the way it is and "get over myself". it isn't like it was ever destined for a museum. :lol: :lol: :lol:

11-24-2009, 05:38 PM

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I think it's beautiful....and it deserves to be loved to bits.

11-24-2009, 07:59 PM

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I'm sorry it puckered on you but it is very pretty!

11-24-2009, 08:29 PM

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That is so pretty. I love the colors. Sorry it puffed up, but I kinda like that effect.

11-29-2009, 07:23 AM

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because it's Tutti Fruitti, Oh Rudy.

this is from our 2007 Blocks of the Month. i'm pleased with each of the blocks ... was more or less content with the top ...

i didn't add nearly enough quilting, though. the batting shrank like crazy. the fabrics didn't shrink at all. sooooooo ... it's a puckered, puffy mess in person. the only way to flatten it the way i like them is to cut it apart, requilt, and then put it back together. not my idea of a good time. :lol:

i guess that makes it a Finished UFO. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think it's great. As as one of my DDs said, "quilts are supposed to be 'bunchy.' " The more you wash it the better it will look. Fold it up and put it somewhere that it will be used a lot. It'll be the favorite.