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04-04-2011, 06:05 AM

#71

KimS

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It's so pretty!! I love the colors you chose. :-)

Thanks. I see you are a new user. Welcome to the board.

Thank you for the welcome. I'm learning so much here and have met a lot of friendly people. Think I'll hang around for awhile. :wink:

04-04-2011, 06:12 AM

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tweezy50

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I use light heat and bond and it seems to me to be softer and more plyable. Love your quilt it is beautful.

She is right. There are two types of heat and bond. Heavy duty and light. Using the heaavy can cause your needle to gum up. But they say you don't need to sew around it. I don't know about that part as I have never tried to sew more than a few inches around. the lighter is alot softer and has always worked well for me. Oh, and that quilt IS beautiful, just in case no one has said that! lol

04-04-2011, 06:13 AM

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mhansen6

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That is spectacular. Your fan fabric looks like antique hankies. I just love it.

04-04-2011, 06:18 AM

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nannya54

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Lovely!

04-04-2011, 06:26 AM

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GailG

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Originally Posted by KimS

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Originally Posted by #1piecemaker

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Originally Posted by KimS

It's so pretty!! I love the colors you chose. :-)

Thanks. I see you are a new user. Welcome to the board.

Thank you for the welcome. I'm learning so much here and have met a lot of friendly people. Think I'll hang around for awhile. :wink:

Welcome, KimS. Yes, you will learn a lot and make awesome friends. And of course you're going to see some great eye candy along the way -- BUT , beware, this place is addicting (in a good way!). Welcome to the family.

04-04-2011, 06:48 AM

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sewphie

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your quilt is beautiful

04-04-2011, 06:52 AM

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KimS

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Originally Posted by mhansen6

That is spectacular. Your fan fabric looks like antique hankies. I just love it.

That's it! I was trying to think of what the material looked like. Antique hankies!

04-04-2011, 06:59 AM

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jillaine

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Leesa,

What fabric did you use for the S&W/fans?

-- Jillaine

04-04-2011, 07:09 AM

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Great-great granny

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I have been working on this one for quite a while. Many of you have already seen the WIP. But, wanted to show the finished product anyway. I had a problem with this one because I used some heat bonding stuff to appliques my fans onto the blocks. It made them so stiff and hard I could barely get a needle in them for hand quilting. So, I just quilted around the fans and then tacked them with embrodiery thread through the center. It made them look kinda like the little tassles that used to hold the old fans together. I don't know if you can see them in these photos or not. See what you think.

BEAUTIFUL QUILT - your work is really lovely. :lol: