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16 Jul 2008 16:14 #22209

MargaritaW OFFLINE Posts: 705 Thank you received: 42	Barbara, love your blocks. Welcome to the BOM. Margarita in Auburn, CA
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16 Jul 2008 16:04 #22208

Margo OFFLINE Posts: 6522 Thank you received: 129	So glad to have you join us, Barbara! Your blocks are beautiful!!!
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16 Jul 2008 15:35 #22207

ritzy OFFLINE Posts: 2963 Thank you received: 82	Barbara, your blocks are beautiful. What a GOOD idea--Wool dots!
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16 Jul 2008 15:26 #22206

linmcquilter OFFLINE Posts: 228	Welcome, Barbara! You are a beautiful applique-er - what great blocks! I love the soft colors. It's going to be a wonderful quilt. Thanks for sharing with us.
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BOMs Finally Posted 16 Jul 2008 14:52 #22205

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Hi everyone. I've been lurking since January and enjoying this forum completely. Although I was able to keep up with the monthly blocks, I was technically challenged trying to upload the pics of the blocks. So finally after several days, I've done it!! I've been doing hand applique using the starch method which I learned from Pearl Periera (P3 Designs). The background is a polka-dot and the other fabrics are mostly 1800 reproductions - a lot of Jo Morton fabrics. I'm still working on the July block - what a challenge those tiny pieces are. I finally gave up on the tiny circles and used a paper hole puncher to punch out some wool which I will fasten to the quilt with a french knot. Thanks again everyone, especially Margo for all the support, education, and entertainment you've been providing these past six months.
Barbara

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16 Jul 2008 09:31 #22196

dogquilter OFFLINE Posts: 535	Lynda and Dot, Love your blocks, welcome to the forum.
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Re: responses 16 Jul 2008 08:41 #22186

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traveltheworld wrote:

Thank you all for your encouragement. I didn't know there were so many ways to applique and have used this project as an opportunity to experiment. So far, I am liking needle turned using freezer paper/starch to prepare little pieces and also raw edge machine stitching after cutting out with steam a seam 2 on circles. Combining all these techniques may not produce the prettiest project but it is certainly a learning tool DF

Welcome Dot! Your blocks are great. Look good from here!

I was fairly new to applique and decided this was my quilt to learn MACHINE applique (turned edge not raw edge) so I've given myself lots of room to improve and learn. I'm actually getting better and faster, have learned the stitches I like the best, as well as the thread I like, the machine settings, the foundation paper, all of it! Plus a little lesson here and there on color!

Lynn, Houston

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responses 16 Jul 2008 08:07 #22179

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Thank you all for your encouragement. I didn't know there were so many ways to applique and have used this project as an opportunity to experiment. So far, I am liking needle turned using freezer paper/starch to prepare little pieces and also raw edge machine stitching after cutting out with steam a seam 2 on circles. Combining all these techniques may not produce the prettiest project but it is certainly a learning tool DF

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! 16 Jul 2008 05:48 #22169

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Dot, welcome to the BOM squad! I started the year not an applique fan, buy I am a convert now! Your blocks looks great! And they (those ubiquitous people, just like the quilt police!) say, if you can't see a mistake from a galloping horse, then no problem!

Maggie in E. Central Illinois, Another gorgeous day that could be spent in my quilting room, but NO, my husband wants to travel almost 200 miles (one way) to buy a different car. Thankfully, I have a binding to sew down.

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15 Jul 2008 23:52 #22160

Judymc OFFLINE Posts: 785 Thank you received: 1	Dot, your blocks are beautiful--glad you're becoming addicted to applique!
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15 Jul 2008 22:35 #22154

Stinki OFFLINE Posts: 234 Thank you received: 3	I agree Dot that part of the journey is the adventure in gaining new skills. But, if it drives ya nuts to look at it, it's ur quilt and u can redo it if ya wanna! Carla
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15 Jul 2008 20:37 #22147

kfstitcher OFFLINE Posts: 1463 Thank you received: 78	Your blocks are wonderful Dot. I agree that there is no reason for a redo. It shows how you got better as you went and they look super anyway. Karen
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15 Jul 2008 20:15 #22146

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traveltheworld wrote:

I just posted BOM Jan-June. I have been working on them, reading your comments,tips,and encouragement so I just had to join in. I am a newbie at applique although I can begin to see some improvement now and wonder if I should begin again or just enjoy the journey with all the mistakes etc. I am becoming addicted to applique!

Dot

Glad you have you join the fun, Dot! And I make a motion that you keep working on this project as it is. You will always look back on it as the beginning of your love of applique, and will be able to see how quickly you got better! GOOD JOB!

It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived !

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Re: posted BOM Jan-June 15 Jul 2008 18:44 #22138

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traveltheworld wrote:

I just posted BOM Jan-June. I have been working on them, reading your comments,tips,and encouragement so I just had to join in. I am a newbie at applique although I can begin to see some improvement now and wonder if I should begin again or just enjoy the journey with all the mistakes etc. I am becoming addicted to applique!

Dot

I was new to applique too! You are doing a great job! Glad you decided to join us!

Blessing from Northwest Indiana, USA

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