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Its true aye 'you can never have too much fabric'

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Yay . . . sorry, got nothing better to do LOL

yduj - 2010-01-31 13:05:00
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Haha thanks yduj stay and talk if you want :)
Do you do any crafts ?

Tis very windy here Twilight but no rain, its just drying the ground out :(

Edited by coalrange1 at 1:23 pm, Sun 31 Jan

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 13:20:00
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hmmmm now i know why i have read about taping quilt backing to floor to pin together lol
ok undoing and starting over .......... duh me learn the hard way, i wont forget that again tho haha LOL

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 14:16:00
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that was some bored random lol
cant you just lay it on the table then pin it, iv never taped my backing to the floor.....mmmmmmm... thats probally why some are crooked lol hehe
the rain is bucketing down here
ok i have square eyes now, but will keep going, just about finish sewing the 4 squares together

Edited by twilight23 at 2:26 pm, Sun 31 Jan

twilight23 - 2010-01-31 14:26:00
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table not big enough Twilight, has to be floor haha great exercise ;)
awww keep going square eyes your nearly there, you will be pleased when its done - keep telling yourself that ;)

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 14:40:00
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I do coalrange - I've been on here about a week or two ago. I'm making quilts out of canteen bandannas for charity (Relay for Lifer) and need to fundraise

yduj - 2010-01-31 14:54:00
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oh yes i think i read about the canteen quilts, wasnt that ages ago tho ? or perhaps that was another one. After i read about those quilts i looked at the bandanas in new world and realised they would make amazing quilts but have to use up the fabric i have.
All the best with them are you auctioning them on here or raffles or what ?

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 15:07:00
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yay all pinned again, looks so much better than it did before.
hows your squares Twilight ?

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 16:14:00
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duh coalrange if you stopped asking Twilight questions she would get alot more done haha lol

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 16:29:00
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Because I'm happy to blow my own trumpet - and you ladies will appreciate what I've done here are two of the ones I've completed for Relay for Life fundraising. I have since done a Pink/Black/White one and am sewing a Red/White/Blue one. They are easy to do, I sit at my coffee table and cut one whole top out in an evening and then sew each night. I love that part and love the results. . . . . then I tend to procrastinate when it comes to completing them but this time I have a deadline and am working towards that.

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/65/117064265_full.jp
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http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/7/117064207_full.jpg

yduj - 2010-01-31 17:25:00
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oh just realised your trader name is Judy backwards - thats clever :)
Your quilts are gorgeous, how many bandannas does one quilt take ?
thanks for showing us, you should be very proud of yourself :)

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 17:53:00
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Oh :( just saw on the news Parachute is flooded eeek, on facebook some are saying everything they have there is soaking wet. Just waiting for text to see what 'S' says........hope her phone is dry !

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 18:20:00
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I think about 10 - 12. I just keep cutting til I got enough. Each square is made up of a 4½" square, a 2½" x 4½" strip and a 2½" x 6½" strip. Sew the smaller strip to the square, then the longer strip to the rectangle you have just created. Then there are four of those to make a 12" block and I've made the quilts 4 x 5 blocks, so there's 80 of each of those three pieces to cut out. Once I've sewn enough I just lay them out on the floor and play around with the colours for a bit before joining them all. I've taken the easy way out and just stitched in the ditch to quilt the lot together. The first one has proper wadding in it but all the rest are having old blankets as the centre layer.

By the way - I credit a trader on here called Izzysgran for the inspiration. I saw this listing and she told me what to do in the Q&A - check it out 253989430.

Actually I just checked the old listing and the photo no longer shows.

Edited by yduj at 7:10 pm, Sun 31 Jan

yduj - 2010-01-31 18:56:00
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thanks yduj , photos only last a couple of months but that was interesting thanks. Its really nice that people are happy to help when you ask :)

just heard from 'S' shes wet but ok :) tent not flooded phew.

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 19:45:00
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I'm from Hamilton and although it's been raining all day the temperature is mild so as long as they can keep dryish I'm sure they'll be OK. My daughter went a few years ago and they had rain but had such a good time.

yduj - 2010-01-31 20:09:00
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They do just love it there, this is the 4th time 'S' has been, she will get home very late monday night and 3.00 am wednesday morning her and the friends she has gone with are off to Australia for 2 weeks for her 1st overseas trip. She comes home so exhausted it usually takes her a few days to get over, but with all their work commitments was the only time to go. What fun lives the teens of today have :)

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 20:23:00
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hi yduj those quilts are awesome, good luck with your fun raising

coalie thats good that your daughter is alright,is she flying out off wellington,

twilight23 - 2010-01-31 21:50:00
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twilight23 wrote:

coalie thats good that your daughter is alright,is she flying out off wellington,

yes Twilight, hope its not fogged in. she is soooo excited :)

did you get all your squares sewn into 4's ?

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 21:59:00
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iv finished most of them
its raining very heavy still
well im off to bed
nite all

twilight23 - 2010-01-31 22:27:00
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sweetdreamz all :)

Twilight tomorrow i want to know how many squares are finished ok, hmmmmmmmmm race you to a finished quilt aye :) i have to quilt all mine yet and do binding ...........

coalrange1 - 2010-01-31 22:29:00
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*Goodmorning*
hope everyone is ok :)
im practising the free motion quilting before i start on quilt :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 08:17:00
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morning everyone :)
well its very muggy here the rain has finaly stop this morning,
happy sewing day

twilight23 - 2010-02-01 10:10:00
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Morning all. Lovely quilts yduj. Are you a newbie to the column or have we just not met before. You are very brave Coalie, I have had several attempts at free motion quilting but it just turns into a mess and I throw it in the corner. Thankfully I haven't actually practised on a real quilt, just bits sandwiched together. I still have a couple of tops to quilt but need to take them to group where I can put two tressle tables together to oin each one. My old knees won't let me do it on the floor plus the dog would try and help so not worth the bother. How is your fairy quilt going Twi, look forward to seeing it finished. Is wet here today and very, very humid. Half an hour after I got out of the shower I felt like I needed another one. Am sorting through my stash for my next machine project.
Hope you all have a good day.

franny8 - 2010-02-01 11:38:00
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Hello Twi, know you will be well on the way with your quilt but was looking for a pattern for my stash and found this page. Thought you might be interested there are quite a lot of fairy quilts if you scroll down.
http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/MMF/DownLoad.cfm?Gid=116
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franny8 - 2010-02-01 11:44:00
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Hi Franny - me brave haha lol maybe just a bit silly hehe but can only try aye ;)
Our gusty gail force winds have settled down alot, no rain tho had 1 little shower late yesterday. Temp 22 but not cooking hot thankgoodness. hmmm hot weather is yuk.
Twilight has been finishing her squares so she will appreciate the pattern.
have a lovely day Franny, hope the weather soon cools for you.

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 11:58:00
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hi fran thanks for the link have put on my favorites.
my son changed over the computer to windows 7 and i lost all my favorites boo hoo, there are some nice ones in there i havent started the fairies one yet

having a break for lunch
the it will be sewing time

twilight23 - 2010-02-01 12:33:00
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well iv put quilt on bed mmmm but i wont it biger, so am going to do another 16 squares,
im going to sew like mad with my holden motorized sewin machine on turbo lol hehe want to finish it today......

twilight23 - 2010-02-01 14:39:00
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twilight23 wrote:

well iv put quilt on bed mmmm but i wont it biger, so am going to do another 16 squares,
im going to sew like mad with my holden motorized sewin machine on turbo lol hehe want to finish it today......

oh my gosh Twilight whoohoo thats serious talk haha LOL my gosh hope no one gets in your way haha

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 14:43:00
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cindydog - 2010-02-01 14:48:00
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hi there stranger, welcome back, sorry to hear about wat has happened, you poor thing, you take care ok, do you need stan for a while???? aaww thats so cute your grandie making you a cake

twilight23 - 2010-02-01 14:56:00
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coalrange1 wrote:

oh my gosh Twilight whoohoo thats serious talk haha LOL my gosh hope no one gets in your way haha

yep watchout anyone that getts in my way, they will be run over lol hehe

Edited by twilight23 at 2:59 pm, Mon 1 Feb

twilight23 - 2010-02-01 14:58:00
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cindydog - 2010-02-01 15:01:00
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ok hes on his way now ok

twilight23 - 2010-02-01 15:05:00
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Hi Cindydog, hope your soon feeling better and hope the cake is the best ever :)
Thats good that *Stan* is coming to help you :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 15:11:00
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Twilight how many squares left to go ?

i havent done any quilting yet, way too hot here now :(

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 17:16:00
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iv done 7 but i did have son and grandies here for a hour, not much aye
are you sitting under your trees sipping iced tea or something, lol hehe

twilight23 - 2010-02-01 17:36:00
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twilight23 wrote:

iv done 7 but i did have son and grandies here for a hour, not much aye
are you sitting under your trees sipping iced tea or something, lol hehe

wow 7 thats good going, i havent done any quilting yet hehe hmmmm bit scary i think maybe i will start tomorrow, dont want to reverse stitch tonight haha lol

nope not sitting under trees, tis a mess out there after all the wind, branches and leaves everywhere......nothing serious tho.

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 18:11:00
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Hi Cindydog, yep Twi has sent Stan, looked over the fence and big garage door open and Midnight express is gone so Stan must be on the way. Its a bu**er being diabetic, I am too, so have to be careful of the eyes and feet, I have probs with both as well and sore fingers from all the pricks for the bloods, still I always say aren't we lucky we live today. When Twi sends all those yummy goodies, I just dream of eating them, sometimes wonder if it would be OK to just give myself an extra shot of insulin but I never do, not worth the risk.
Husband watching Band of Brothers so I have retreated to my den, much nicer here than watching war stuff.

franny8 - 2010-02-01 20:49:00
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And by the way Twi, it is always good to keep in practice with the reverse stitching 'cause you never know when you will need it.

franny8 - 2010-02-01 20:51:00
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hi fran,you could always lick the screen when we post all those yummy pics then you know your not missing out lol
were coming up to our 5000 post so watch this space ok

twilight23 - 2010-02-01 21:32:00
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Yep, just posting another one to get us nearer the 5000.

franny8 - 2010-02-01 21:43:00
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"S" home safe and sound, most of the clothes just couldnt be wetter hehe lol shes so full of funny stories :)

ohhh nearly 5000 :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 21:52:00
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#93 hehe

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 21:52:00
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and #94

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 21:53:00
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& # 96

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 21:54:00
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no this ones #96 hehe lol

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 21:54:00
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97

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 21:55:00
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98

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 21:55:00
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yay #99 *YAY*

coalrange1 - 2010-02-01 21:55:00
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ok everyone has been invited for dinner at my place.
just bring your favorite dinner dish and desert

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/IMG_0730.JPG

Edited by twilight23 at 10:03 pm, Mon 1 Feb

twilight23 - 2010-02-01 22:02:00
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