Two quilts pieced this week! 1 by me, 1 by DH!!!!!

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01-23-2011, 01:18 AM

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CoventryUK

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What a productive 'team'!!!!! Both quilts are beautiful!!!!

01-23-2011, 03:41 AM

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cheryl rearick

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great job you two they are beautiful:

01-23-2011, 03:43 AM

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barnbum

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Oh what lucky lucky nieces!!! Beautiful work! What a team you and your hubby make!

01-23-2011, 06:45 AM

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Both are great, they remind me of a stained glass window filled with so many beautiful colors.

01-23-2011, 08:52 AM

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katcox

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Boo Hoo, I want to be a great niece too.

01-23-2011, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by cathyvv

Great job - both of you!

Am trying to get my DH interested, but he thinks it is 'womens work'. I told him it's not much different from wood working, You have to design, measure cut, sew vs nail or glue, etc.

Haven't convinced him yet.

That is interesting - my Husband is a woodworker by trade and his precision with tools was one of the reasons he felt confident to give quilting a go.

We often joke about what you can do with fabric versus what you can do with wood (can't stretch a piece of wood to fit if you cut it a 16th short!!!)

R

01-23-2011, 09:03 AM

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Beautiful, both of them.

01-23-2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Momsmurf

I also love you beautiful charm quilt. What size are the squares? (I quilt to Celtic music frequently!)

The squares are all 2 1/2 inch - I used loads and loads of scraps up on this!

Just started cutting squares out of anything big enough in my scrap bags!!

01-23-2011, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ellie377073

How nice to have a husband who shares your passion for quilting. Do you both use the same sewing machine or do you a "his" and "hers" sewing machines? Just wondered how that worked.

I have a Bernina 180, a 630 and an old 807. I also have a Singer Feather weight,and a cheap machine from a supermarket. PLUS a selection of old singers including a treadle!

BUT - he took some of my machines over to England for servicing last year and bought himself a very old Bernina 807 the mechanic had got in as a part exchange. I had seen it when I was there and I knew it was IMMACULATE - so now he has his OWN machine and its fab!!!