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Post by Melissa on Mar 21, 2016 3:40:19 GMT
Got mine and made two blocks this afternoon. The first one was a little wonky so I made another one!
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Post by motdaugrnds on Mar 21, 2016 18:51:14 GMT
Well, I'm now quite confused!! I received my 12" square, took it to town with me and used it to pick out comparable colors (cotton of course). When I returned home, I placed the fabric I just purchased under real warm water, rinsed it good and placed it in the dryer...pre-washed???
Then I started laying out the pattern I am considering and no matter what I did the figuring kept coming out wrong. Then I noticed the 12" square I had been sent was not a 12" square. It is a 12" x 14" square. Is this what the rest of you received; and if so, why?
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Post by dw on Mar 21, 2016 19:55:35 GMT
42 divided by 3 = 14...I didn't measure mine but I'm guessing this is why.
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Post by motdaugrnds on Mar 21, 2016 21:32:29 GMT
dw I have no idea what you've just said. "42" what? divided by "3" why?
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Post by Homesteader on Mar 21, 2016 23:26:30 GMT
I got mine too, and kiwi...........it's just covered in................. ..........hee hee, gotcha'!!!!!!!!
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Post by wvterri on Mar 21, 2016 23:38:07 GMT
motdaugrnds, it just gives you a couple of extra inches to play with. Tallpines, explained it very well. Seems that it was just simpler to cut the width of fabric into thirds instead of ending up with a 6"x 2 yd strip of leftover fabric. You all are quick, picking out fabric and getting blocks done already! I've got to get my hiney in gear and pick some fabric to go with it...and figure out a block to make.
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Post by wvterri on Mar 21, 2016 23:40:38 GMT
I got mine too, and kiwi...........it's just covered in................. ..........hee hee, gotcha'!!!!!!!! Oh, quit teasing her! It's covered in pumpkins. Or was it cats?
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Post by krisinmi on Mar 21, 2016 23:49:21 GMT
Rainbows. I said it would make us think of warm weather; it's covered in rainbows.
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Post by motdaugrnds on Mar 22, 2016 0:13:58 GMT
Oh That was a very thorough and clear explanation Tallpines. Thank you so much.
Now you all have teased Kiwi enough. Kiwi, hun, it is full of sunflowers...so cheerful looking. HeHeHe
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2016 0:18:18 GMT
I got mine too, and kiwi...........it's just covered in................. Do they still burn witches in Salem? Can I buy you a ticket? ..........hee hee, gotcha'!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2016 0:20:01 GMT
Oh That was a very thorough and clear explanation Tallpines. Thank you so much. Now you all have teased Kiwi enough. Kiwi, hun, it is full of sunflowers...so cheerful looking. HeHeHe
You are a sweetheart!! THANK YOU!!! It's tough being at the bum end of the world - you're always last in line ... except to see the sun!
PS, you'd better be right, motdaugrnds or I swear I'll get ya.
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Post by Billie on Mar 22, 2016 2:13:51 GMT
Sunflowers? I thought they were daisies!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2016 4:15:07 GMT
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Post by pauline on Mar 22, 2016 4:16:08 GMT
darn i wish my piece would get here to play with Kiwi I am stuck waiting like you for it to show up so I can play
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2016 4:18:24 GMT
So shall we plot revenge together pauline?
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Post by Melissa on Mar 22, 2016 15:25:23 GMT
Tallpines, A very good explanation. We have always just asked that the size of the piece of fabric each participant receives is at least a 12 inch square, just so everyone has a little extra to play around with. It can certainly be larger if the person who cuts it chooses to do that.
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Post by motdaugrnds on Mar 22, 2016 15:53:42 GMT
Oh you're just ratbags, the lot of you!!!!! "Ratbags"?? "Ratbags"?? And we have all been trying so hard to help!! ROFL After all, doesn't a great build up bring about an even greater reward?
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Post by mzgarden on Mar 22, 2016 19:02:18 GMT
ok, my turn to ask a beginner question -- remembering I've never quilted or made a quilt square before -- when it measures 12.5 x 12.5 - that's raw edges around the perimeter (no hemming the final edges), right?
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Post by krisinmi on Mar 22, 2016 19:08:19 GMT
ok, my turn to ask a beginner question -- remembering I've never quilted or made a quilt square before -- when it measures 12.5 x 12.5 - that's raw edges around the perimeter (no hemming the final edges), right? Yes; you've got it. 12.5 x 12.5 is raw edges, not hemmed. Those raw edges will be taken up by seams when that block is joined to other blocks.
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Post by mzgarden on Mar 22, 2016 19:08:52 GMT
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Post by jangirl on Mar 23, 2016 12:27:43 GMT
Kris, just letting you know I got my fabric. Took only four days to get to Colorado!
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Post by motdaugrnds on Mar 24, 2016 12:25:55 GMT
ROFL I just placed my finished square in the mail box to be returned. HeHeHe It was just such fun to be creative while sitting down that, once I got started, I couldn't quit. ROFL Now, Kris, feel free to laugh all you want when you get my square as I had to do it by hand and I know there is nothing perfect about it. It was just fun to do! (I did leave extra length on the border I put all around it. Thought that would be ok and sure wouldn't hurt the square. ) I'm curious. Are you going to post pics of what we each did so we can all have great laughs and give praise?
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Post by dw on Mar 24, 2016 12:39:16 GMT
Finished mine a couple days ago but need to wait to get the driveway plowed to mail. I LOVE what I call blizzard sewing...did lots yesterday. I always anticipate no electric so had 2 plans for yesterday...but we had electric and I sewed all day!
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Post by mzgarden on Mar 24, 2016 12:53:39 GMT
DH put mine in the mail yesterday. I think I'm hedging my bets by getting it in early so I have time for a do-over if needed. I think I'm ok, but as a newbie.....
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Post by mollymckee on Mar 24, 2016 15:41:09 GMT
I'm impressed that some of you have already finished your square! I'm still thinking about fabric and what square I'm going to make.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2016 16:34:28 GMT
Checked the mail yesterday. Still waiting. Won't arrive before at least Tuesday now. Big sigh. But I've narrowed down the block pattern I'm doing...
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Post by krisinmi on Mar 24, 2016 16:42:48 GMT
Checked the mail yesterday. Still waiting. Won't arrive before at least Tuesday now. Big sigh. But I've narrowed down the block pattern I'm doing... Oh Bummer! I think I'm as much in suspense of when your fabric will arrive as you are to see it! I was hoping today might be the day. Oh well. Enjoy the holiday; hopefully the extra days mean that it will be there Tuesday and you'll be ready to sew.
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Post by krisinmi on Mar 24, 2016 16:52:58 GMT
motdaugrnds and mzgarden, please stop worrying if your blocks will be 'good enough'. You were brave enough to sign up and give something new a try. That is good enough! I am sure whomever wins this blocks is going to love them all. I can't wait to see them; it is always so interesting to see what different people make with the same fabric. Sometimes I just have to sit and look at a block and figure out how it was made so that in the future I can try that pattern myself. In fact, earlier this week I sewed my block and it was inspired by one that someone else made last year or the year before that I really thought was neat. Pictures will be taken of all the blocks and posted in May, after the winner is drawn and she has received them.
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Post by motdaugrnds on Mar 24, 2016 20:14:57 GMT
I have a question. In that I had so much fun creating with material again, I'm considering doing this for fun during those days I cannot work outdoors. (I like staying busy.) Thus, I've been doing some research into the various tools that would make quilting easier. I know I will need to get mother's old Singer Sewing Machine looked at; however, I'm finding there are other tools that would be neat to have, such as a self-healing cutting board, a rotary cutter and some various sized rulers. If it is ok to ask about those in here, could some of you share your experiences with such tools and maybe make suggestion(s) as to what brand(s) to get?
I already know I want the "thicker" cutting mat, i.e. maybe the Alvin; however, that is as far as my research has carried me todate and, though I know that one is expensive, still we get what we pay for and I wouldn't want to have to buy the same tool twice. (I figure, since I won't be making my own clothes anymore, I would not need any mat larger than 24" x 36"....correct?)
Moderator if this question needs to be asked elsewhere, feel free to move it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2016 21:00:46 GMT
That's great news motdaugrnds - another quilter hooked... In the years that I've been quilting, I've found the following the most useful: 8" square ruler - this is my most-used size. 12.5 x 12.5" square ruler - I'm a pretty accurate cutter so I don't often need to trim a 12.5" block, but when I do, this is what I use. 6.5" x 24" ruler - this is my second most-used size. 6 x 12" ruler - mainly use this for cutting log cabin strips. My main cutting mat is 18 x 24" but if I could afford it, I'd buy one twice as large - all the better to trim up the sides of a finished quilt, without having to shift it up the mat all the time. I also have a 8" rotating cutting mat and am going to buy a 14" rotating one with a store voucher I won recently. These are particularly useful for trimming blocks/shapes without the need to move everything to cut from another angle (i.e. everything stays in place). Self-healing mats don't last forever, but don't forget you can use the backs as well - double the use. I prefer not to use the measurements on them for cutting - I find the Perspex rulers and rotary cutters more accurate. Other "can't do withouts" for me are a quarter inch foot for my machines (preferably with a vertical side edge) - this makes it easy keeping a straight quarter inch edge; frixion pens in several colours - these make it easy to mark fabric for cutting or partial seams, but ironing over the pen marks make them disappear; a walking foot for straight-line machine quilting - if your machine doesn't already have this facility as standard. Vliesofix is great for applique, so I usually have a lot of that on hand. Rotary cutters? Mine are Olfa brand but there are lots out there - personal preference, really. I have a heap of other rulers and templates, but the above are what I use all the time. You can get buy with very little, really. Except you need LOTS of fabric! Ideally more than you'll ever use in a lifetime...
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