Neon Surprise
06-24-2007, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by joy
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I don't have a very large stash as I have only been doing this for a short time but it is getting bigger .......
Could you please tell us the size of your biggest block.... did you cut out some that size and then cut some down smaller?
You have every reason to be proud.....
I have just put two borders on a quilt and have a third one waiting... unfortunately, I have stretched them when I ironed them... not when I sewed them as I was very careful about that..... do you have any ideas as to what I can do and would it be making the situation worse if I put a third border on? If anyone knows it would be you.....
I don't have a very large stash as I have only been doing this for a short time but it is getting bigger .......
Could you please tell us the size of your biggest block.... did you cut out some that size and then cut some down smaller?
You have every reason to be proud.....
I have just put two borders on a quilt and have a third one waiting... unfortunately, I have stretched them when I ironed them... not when I sewed them as I was very careful about that..... do you have any ideas as to what I can do and would it be making the situation worse if I put a third border on? If anyone knows it would be you.....
if i had made 12" blocks i would have needed only one of each to make a nice lap size. mine has 30 blocks, so i used a few more than once.
back to the border thing ... if the borders were the right size to start, and you did stretch them while ironing, they might shrink back to size with application of water and pressing or the dryer. if that doesn't work, then the others are absolutely right. remove and re-engineer them.
the stretching thing is why the experts always stress "press" don't "iron". it may be the ONLY thing the Quilt Police are good for. LOL
don't feel bad. we've all done it. i've done it more than once. i'll probably forget and do it again. life goes on. ;-)
and ... Norah ... i am at least blonde for real. as to the rest ... i also prefer my imagination to my reality. LOL
06-25-2007, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruth Camp
I just love the colors, Its a geat pattern .submit to a magazine really good
with 20 blocks, this one is probably too much for a magazine. but i've got some more designs in the works, too. i'm kinda hoping to roll out a selection of patterns to sell online within the next year. the Neon Surprise will be one of them. if they don't sell, i'll still have my regular job to fall back on. with so many people already selling patterns, i'm not counting on anything. not even kathy's chickens. :lol:
would you recommend a specific magazine in particular? i don't buy or subscribe to any so wouldn't know where to begin.
06-25-2007, 07:16 PM
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WoooHoooo!!!!!!!!! Nice job Patrice! And besides everything else, look at those great square binding corners...I am so jealous! :wink:
Don't be scared to post your pics....we love to see them all. :D
Looking forward to seeing more of your patterns too! :thumbup:
sue
Don't be scared to post your pics....we love to see them all. :D
Looking forward to seeing more of your patterns too! :thumbup:
sue
06-27-2007, 04:05 AM
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well I'm quite ashamed of myself, for some reason I thought this thread was a single block she showed us a while back so I just looked today. It's one of those easy and quick and surprises you how good it looks. Now I've got to put the chicken quilt in the coop for a while so I can
get busy on my B&W "Road to Freedom" also a Patrice design.
kathy
get busy on my B&W "Road to Freedom" also a Patrice design.
kathy
06-27-2007, 04:29 AM
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all of them except along the seams that connect the Quilted As You Go blocks to each other. i guess i should have, just to be consistent, but didn't want to mess with the extra bulk at those seams. you can't tell the difference.
06-27-2007, 04:38 AM
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I'd say pick out 2 to 4 of the blocks & make another with just those blocks, then submit it to Quick Quilts. This version could be submitted to any of the others such as Fons & Porter, McCall's Quilting, and American Patchwork & Quilting.
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