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Posted by Debra on September 30, 2006, 11:48 am
wrote:
>Wow! What a reply!
>Cheryl you're great!
>I would not be trying to use these colours together (thought my DH would
>be glad if I would >g<); but I just had to applaud your answer.
>
>We're all going to be waiting for something marvellous to come out of
>these suggestions, Debra!
Well, quite a few were a bit over my abilities yet, but I did get a
really good cat quilt idea. Of course it will have to wait until I
get done with at least two other quilts first, my RCTQ applique BOM
and DH's space theme quilt. I wish I wasn't working full time right
now. I could get more sewing done if I were home more, but I'll just
have to settle for a little time here and there.
Debra in VA
See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere
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Posted by Cats on October 1, 2006, 2:00 am
You might like to look at some of Laurel Burch's designs
too.
http://laurelburch.com/
--
Cheryl & the Cats
o o o o o o
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: On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 08:59:30 +0100, Patti
: wrote:
:
: >Wow! What a reply!
: >Cheryl you're great!
: >I would not be trying to use these colours together
(thought my DH would
: >be glad if I would >g<); but I just had to applaud your
answer.
: >
: >We're all going to be waiting for something marvellous to
come out of
: >these suggestions, Debra!
:
: Well, quite a few were a bit over my abilities yet, but I
did get a
: really good cat quilt idea. Of course it will have to
wait until I
: get done with at least two other quilts first, my RCTQ
applique BOM
: and DH's space theme quilt. I wish I wasn't working full
time right
: now. I could get more sewing done if I were home more,
but I'll just
: have to settle for a little time here and there.
: Debra in VA
: See my quilts at
: http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere
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Posted by Jessamy on September 29, 2006, 2:00 pm
ah.. yes.. well..
you see...
it just wants to be sent to me ;-)
--
Jessamy - if it's orange it *perfect* ;-)
In The Netherlands
Take out: _i love the colour_ to reply.
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Glad you found a use for that orange. Speaking of orange, I normally
don't care much for the color, but I found myself drawn to a
particular swirly orange print. I bought a little thinking I might
need it for applique someday, maybe for tulips. However it kept
calling to me every time I went into the store. Finally I stopped
resisting and bought what was left of the bolt, 4 yards. I don't know
what I'm going to do with such a large amount of this print, but it
makes me smile every time I look at it. Maybe I'll make really big
applique tulips.
Debra in VA
See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere
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Posted by Cats on September 28, 2006, 8:41 pm
Other uses for Yucky fabrics -
a lot of the yucks will also overdye to make some
interesting fabrics. I often have a pile of yuck standing
by to go in the left-over dyes. The darker the fabric, the
darker the overdye. Worst case scenario - you finish up
with a heap of really dark fabrics that can be crazy pieced
for backgrounds or backings, or appliqued over in bright
colours. If they're dark enough, use them as the "black" in
some of the new iron on stained glass designs.
if you mix all your left over dyes together you usually end
up with a murky sort of mud colour. But this can be great
for creating shades of taupe to use in one of those gorgeous
monochromatic quilts. By overdyine fabrics the one lot of
"murky mud leftovers" can create a lot of different shades
and tones.
if the design lines on them are suitable, put them on the
back and quilt from the back, using the print design to
provide the quilt lines. Big bold 70s florals are great for
this. You finish up with a big floral quilting pattern on
the front and - NO MARKING! It's not an applique use, but
it is a use.
in desperation - use as layers in chenille or as "batting"
in tile blocks
I don't think I ever met a (cotton) fabric that was so yucky
that it couldn't be used for something!
--
Cheryl & the Cats
o o o o o o
( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < )
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http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau
: I'm borrowing Pat's Focus on Design idea for a series of
applique
: oriented discussions. I don't know how many I might come
up with but
: here is the first one.
:
: Ugly fabrics are often perfect for applique. The very
reason they
: won't look good in a pieced block, as sashing strips, or
as border
: fabric makes them good for applique uses.
:
: Muddy brown colored fabrics can be used as walkways, tree
branches,
: fall leaves, acorns, animal bodies, freshly plowed fields,
buildings,
: furniture, and insects. Ugly blue prints can be lakes,
creeks, stormy
: skies. Ugly greens can be fields, tree covered mountains,
frog ponds,
: leaves and stems, lizards, frogs, turtles, and bugs.
:
: Prints that are too big for other quilting uses can be
used for
: applique too. That print of large pumpkins can be cut to
make
: pumpkins for applique onto a fall or Halloween wall
hanging or
: calendar quilt block. Oversized flowers can be used the
same way.
:
: But every now and then there is a print that just stumps
you. I've
: inherited just such an ugly print, and ugly as it is I
couldn't bring
: myself to toss it out. I think I know how to use it now.
It's from
: the 1970s; medium blue background with large ugly green,
red, and gold
: flowers with navy colored stems. There are also large
squares with a
: navy hexagonal pattern inside them. I think this fabric
was supposed
: to look somewhat Asian, but it falls short by a long shot.
I've found
: the flowers don't lend themselves to applique use at all.
I was
: thinking that I could use some of the hexagonal patterned
parts for a
: block that features a honey bee. Oddly enough when I cut
off a small
: part of the honeycomb the thought of shoe treads and the
tops of flip
: flops came to my mind. So now this fabric that has
stumped me for
: years has presented me with more than one possible use.
:
: Has anyone else had a fabric stump you, only to realize
part of it is
: perfect for a particular applique?
: Debra in VA
: See my quilts at
: http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere
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Posted by Donna973 on September 28, 2006, 10:55 pm
This is so funny....I was going to suggest the very same thing! I've
overdyed several largish floral prints that I would never have used
otherwise. I'm never sure what I'm going to end up with, but generally I've
been happy with the results. It's always fun to see what happens!
--
Donna
http://community.webshots.com/user/donna9736
> Other uses for Yucky fabrics -
>
> a lot of the yucks will also overdye to make some
> interesting fabrics. I often have a pile of yuck standing
> by to go in the left-over dyes. The darker the fabric, the
> darker the overdye. Worst case scenario - you finish up
> with a heap of really dark fabrics that can be crazy pieced
> for backgrounds or backings, or appliqued over in bright
> colours. If they're dark enough, use them as the "black" in
> some of the new iron on stained glass designs.
>
> if you mix all your left over dyes together you usually end
> up with a murky sort of mud colour. But this can be great
> for creating shades of taupe to use in one of those gorgeous
> monochromatic quilts. By overdyine fabrics the one lot of
> "murky mud leftovers" can create a lot of different shades
> and tones.
>
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