Beginner quilter's update

> I finished my first quilt! =A0It's a little 26" by 26" project. =A0I don'=

> a camera, but you can see it on the cover of this book, at the bottom rig=

> the black-and-red one:
> http://www.amazon.com/Making-Welsh-Quilts-Tradition-Inspired/dp/07153...
> orhttp://tiny.cc/OTmE1
> It came out well, and I'm proud of it. =A0The Welsh historically sewed bu=

> edges instead of binding them. =A0That was tricky, but I imagine binding =

> even trickier. =A0I hand-quilted some simple lines and circles in the mid=

> I machine-quilted the long, straight lines in the ditch and four, double
> figure-eights in the outer borders.
> The only thing I regret about this project is using a yellow pencil on th=

> gray area to mark a circle around the center square. =A0I had tried the y=

> pencil on other fabrics and it came out fine, but I didn't try it on this
> fabric, and the yellow seems to be there to stay. =A0The yellow is very f=

> and nobody can see it but me, but still . . . . I have tried a soft
> toothbrush and mild dish detergent on it without any success, based on
> research (which also revealed that a lot of yellow pencils have nearly
> indelible sulfur in them). =A0I'm accepting suggestions. =A0Lesson learne=

> all marking tools on a scrap of every fabric I use before I use them to m=

> quilting designs.
> I also forgot to wash my fabric before starting to cut, but the piece cam=

> through a cold-water hand-wash just fine.
> Incidentally, I really love this book and am going to start on another
> project from it (the "Pembrokeshire") ASAP. =A0This red-and-black piece I=

> finished is perfect as an antimacassar over a black chair-back in my livi=

> room (I'm cross-stitching a red-and-black, Southwestern design for a pill=

> to set on the chair, under the quilt.) =A0The Pembrokeshire will be perfe=

> a wall hanging in my bedroom.
> I still have the fully-pieced, queen-size taffeta quilt top waiting until
> I'm confident enough to quilt it. =A0I'm also cutting a queen-size
> linen-and-cotton project, and I think I'll finish the latter first, to
> practice before I resume work on the taffeta. =A0(I'm moving slowly on my
> quilting and quickly on my cross-stitch at the moment.)
> ep

>wrote:
>> I finished my first quilt!  It's a little 26" by 26" project.  I don't have
>> a camera, but you can see it on the cover of this book, at the bottom right,
>> the black-and-red one:
>> http://www.amazon.com/Making-Welsh-Quilts-Tradition-Inspired/dp/07153...
>> orhttp://tiny.cc/OTmE1
>> It came out well, and I'm proud of it.  The Welsh historically sewed butted
>> edges instead of binding them.  That was tricky, but I imagine binding is
>> even trickier.  I hand-quilted some simple lines and circles in the middle.
>> I machine-quilted the long, straight lines in the ditch and four, double
>> figure-eights in the outer borders.
>> The only thing I regret about this project is using a yellow pencil on the
>> gray area to mark a circle around the center square.  I had tried the yellow
>> pencil on other fabrics and it came out fine, but I didn't try it on this
>> fabric, and the yellow seems to be there to stay.  The yellow is very faint
>> and nobody can see it but me, but still . . . . I have tried a soft
>> toothbrush and mild dish detergent on it without any success, based on
>> research (which also revealed that a lot of yellow pencils have nearly
>> indelible sulfur in them).  I'm accepting suggestions.  Lesson learned:  try
>> all marking tools on a scrap of every fabric I use before I use them to mark
>> quilting designs.
>> I also forgot to wash my fabric before starting to cut, but the piece came
>> through a cold-water hand-wash just fine.
>> Incidentally, I really love this book and am going to start on another
>> project from it (the "Pembrokeshire") ASAP.  This red-and-black piece I just
>> finished is perfect as an antimacassar over a black chair-back in my living
>> room (I'm cross-stitching a red-and-black, Southwestern design for a pillow
>> to set on the chair, under the quilt.)  The Pembrokeshire will be perfect as
>> a wall hanging in my bedroom.
>> I still have the fully-pieced, queen-size taffeta quilt top waiting until
>> I'm confident enough to quilt it.  I'm also cutting a queen-size
>> linen-and-cotton project, and I think I'll finish the latter first, to
>> practice before I resume work on the taffeta.  (I'm moving slowly on my
>> quilting and quickly on my cross-stitch at the moment.)
>> ep
>Good for you! The quilt you finished is a great pattern and I bet you
>are so proud of it. Doesn't it give you such satisfaction to FINISH
>one? Well done! As for the yellow pencil mark, I'm sure the long
>time quilters here will be able to help you. I've been using a blue
>marking pen and had one quilt where it just wouldn't wash out with
>cold water. I ended up using a Tide To Go pen on it and that did the
>trick. I'll be as interested as you to see what to use for yellow.
>Congratulations on your first quilt. Donna

>I finished my first quilt! It's a little 26" by 26" project. I don't have
>a camera, but you can see it on the cover of this book, at the bottom right,
>the black-and-red one:
>http://www.amazon.com/Making-Welsh-Quilts-Tradition-Inspired/dp/0715329960/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254011056&sr=8-1#reader
>or http://tiny.cc/OTmE1
>It came out well, and I'm proud of it. The Welsh historically sewed butted
>edges instead of binding them. That was tricky, but I imagine binding is
>even trickier. I hand-quilted some simple lines and circles in the middle.
>I machine-quilted the long, straight lines in the ditch and four, double
>figure-eights in the outer borders.
>The only thing I regret about this project is using a yellow pencil on the
>gray area to mark a circle around the center square. I had tried the yellow
>pencil on other fabrics and it came out fine, but I didn't try it on this
>fabric, and the yellow seems to be there to stay. The yellow is very faint
>and nobody can see it but me, but still . . . . I have tried a soft
>toothbrush and mild dish detergent on it without any success, based on
>research (which also revealed that a lot of yellow pencils have nearly
>indelible sulfur in them). I'm accepting suggestions. Lesson learned: try
>all marking tools on a scrap of every fabric I use before I use them to mark
>quilting designs.
>I also forgot to wash my fabric before starting to cut, but the piece came
>through a cold-water hand-wash just fine.
>Incidentally, I really love this book and am going to start on another
>project from it (the "Pembrokeshire") ASAP. This red-and-black piece I just
>finished is perfect as an antimacassar over a black chair-back in my living
>room (I'm cross-stitching a red-and-black, Southwestern design for a pillow
>to set on the chair, under the quilt.) The Pembrokeshire will be perfect as
>a wall hanging in my bedroom.
>I still have the fully-pieced, queen-size taffeta quilt top waiting until
>I'm confident enough to quilt it. I'm also cutting a queen-size
>linen-and-cotton project, and I think I'll finish the latter first, to
>practice before I resume work on the taffeta. (I'm moving slowly on my
>quilting and quickly on my cross-stitch at the moment.)
>ep

>I finished my first quilt! It's a little 26" by 26" project. I don't have
>a camera, but you can see it on the cover of this book, at the bottom
>right, the black-and-red one:
>

> or http://tiny.cc/OTmE1
> It came out well, and I'm proud of it. The Welsh historically sewed
> butted edges instead of binding them. That was tricky, but I imagine
> binding is even trickier. I hand-quilted some simple lines and circles in
> the middle. I machine-quilted the long, straight lines in the ditch and
> four, double figure-eights in the outer borders.
> The only thing I regret about this project is using a yellow pencil on the
> gray area to mark a circle around the center square. I had tried the
> yellow pencil on other fabrics and it came out fine, but I didn't try it
> on this fabric, and the yellow seems to be there to stay. The yellow is
> very faint and nobody can see it but me, but still . . . . I have tried a
> soft toothbrush and mild dish detergent on it without any success, based
> on research (which also revealed that a lot of yellow pencils have nearly
> indelible sulfur in them). I'm accepting suggestions. Lesson learned:
> try all marking tools on a scrap of every fabric I use before I use them
> to mark quilting designs.
> I also forgot to wash my fabric before starting to cut, but the piece came
> through a cold-water hand-wash just fine.
> Incidentally, I really love this book and am going to start on another
> project from it (the "Pembrokeshire") ASAP. This red-and-black piece I
> just finished is perfect as an antimacassar over a black chair-back in my
> living room (I'm cross-stitching a red-and-black, Southwestern design for
> a pillow to set on the chair, under the quilt.) The Pembrokeshire will be
> perfect as a wall hanging in my bedroom.
> I still have the fully-pieced, queen-size taffeta quilt top waiting until
> I'm confident enough to quilt it. I'm also cutting a queen-size
> linen-and-cotton project, and I think I'll finish the latter first, to
> practice before I resume work on the taffeta. (I'm moving slowly on my
> quilting and quickly on my cross-stitch at the moment.)
> ep
>