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    Old 12-03-2014, 11:28 AM
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    Julie, they are beautiful! Love your yellow fabric.
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    Old 12-03-2014, 11:47 AM
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    Thanks Bennie for posting Bonnie's instructions on pressing the completed blocks. I know lots of folks here and on the FB site were asking about it.

    I cannot suffer unpressed blocks sitting around (don't I wish I was that disciplined about housework!!), so I pressed mine with swirled centers like I did with her Blue Ridge Beauty quilt. If I have to press them again ... so be it. When it comes time to either add more units to the block or prep the sashing ... I'll figure out the pressing of those (and how they match) and make adjustments.
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    I am nearly done with clue 1... should finish today. I have decided to do 3/4 of everything Bonnie did, to get a rectangular (hopefully) quilt. 88" wide is REALLY wide for my purposes, so I'm hoping to make mine a little narrower.

    These are my broken dishes, with the last photo showing the final batch of HSTs and squares to be sewn into broken dishes blocks.
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    Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
    Have you tried it yet? This is exactly what I did and I promise you it's a big waste of time. The stuff the mat is made of is non-absorbant.
    *LOL* We live in the tropics and not much dries out too much here. It's usually the other way around.

    Do you have an olfa mat? Or Fiskers?

    I bought an olfa mat after the Fiskers mat became hard as a rock.

    It turns out the hard as a rock Fiskers mat is perfect to use the pinking blade on.

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    Is there a way to look at the 'live cam' video from Monday night? I was not able to get to see it 'live'.
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    Old 12-03-2014, 02:18 PM
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    Here are my completed broken dishes units. I went super scrappy with all except the constant yellow. I have at least fifteen different fabrics of each of the other colors. Love it so far!

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    Old 12-03-2014, 02:35 PM
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    This is great and what I hope mine looks like. I only have 7-8 of each color though, BUT I'm going to make it smaller.
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    Old 12-03-2014, 02:36 PM
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    Thanks for the compliments on my yellow fabric, it's from Joann! And I thought it was just PERFECT!
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    sewbizgirl, I love your blocks! So much variety, and that shade of aqua seems perfect!
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    Old 12-03-2014, 03:55 PM
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    Originally Posted by SueSew
    Is there a way to look at the 'live cam' video from Monday night? I was not able to get to see it 'live'.
    Sue, they are archived on YouTube (search for Bonnie K Hunter) or you can go to her blog and click the Quilt Cam tab where you'll find a list of all the dates of prior quilt cams at the bottom of that post.
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