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Posted by TerriLee in WA on March 16, 2009, 1:57 am
So, I've been busily doing something new and fun today. I've always
wanted to merge machine embroidered blocks into a quilt. So today I
made a practice one. It's 36x36, will make a fine baby quilt for one
of "Polly's babies", and I got to have fun and learn some things too.
Number one thing I learned was don't cut the blocks you intend to
embroider to the exact size before embroidering, as the stitching
shrinks them somewhat. Therefore, my corners don't line up perfectly.
But, after all, it's just practice. You can see a pic on the last
page of my quilting album.
I've also updated the photos in my quilting and family albums, and
added an album for DH's awesome quilting (since Michelle and Mary let
the cat out of the bag) . Monday thru Fri, I have to go to my day job,
so not much sewing gets done during the week. Kinda like not much
*but* sewing gets done on weekends! LOL
Hugz to all,
TerriLee in WA (state)
http://community.webshots.com/user/tlbishop
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Posted by Louise in Iowa on March 16, 2009, 7:08 am
TerriLee,
Nice job on the baby quilt. It was a great idea to use it for one of
"Polly's babies."
DH has quite a talent! Mine's a terrific support person, but I don't think
I'll ever get him to sit down at a sewing machine.
--
Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsi dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
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> So, I've been busily doing something new and fun today. I've always
> wanted to merge machine embroidered blocks into a quilt. So today I
> made a practice one. It's 36x36, will make a fine baby quilt for one
> of "Polly's babies", and I got to have fun and learn some things too.
> Number one thing I learned was don't cut the blocks you intend to
> embroider to the exact size before embroidering, as the stitching
> shrinks them somewhat. Therefore, my corners don't line up perfectly.
> But, after all, it's just practice. You can see a pic on the last
> page of my quilting album.
> I've also updated the photos in my quilting and family albums, and
> added an album for DH's awesome quilting (since Michelle and Mary let
> the cat out of the bag) . Monday thru Fri, I have to go to my day job,
> so not much sewing gets done during the week. Kinda like not much
> *but* sewing gets done on weekends! LOL
> Hugz to all,
> TerriLee in WA (state)
> http://community.webshots.com/user/tlbishop
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Posted by Polly Esther on March 16, 2009, 9:35 am
Ahhhhhhhh. What a pretty, girly quilt, TerriLee. Can't you just imagine
some precious little one focusing new eyes on that sweet embroidery? You
certainly have the embroidery machine mastered. Did it take long for you to
learn all the do's and don'ts? Polly O'Esther
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"Louise in Iowa" <wrote> TerriLee,
> Nice job on the baby quilt. It was a great idea to use it for one of
> "Polly's babies."
> DH has quite a talent! Mine's a terrific support person, but I don't think
> I'll ever get him to sit down at a sewing machine.
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> "TerriLee in WA" <wrote>> So, I've been busily doing something new and fun
> today. I've always
>> wanted to merge machine embroidered blocks into a quilt. So today I
>> made a practice one. It's 36x36, will make a fine baby quilt for one
>> of "Polly's babies", and I got to have fun and learn some things too.
>> Number one thing I learned was don't cut the blocks you intend to
>> embroider to the exact size before embroidering, as the stitching
>> shrinks them somewhat. Therefore, my corners don't line up perfectly.
>> But, after all, it's just practice. You can see a pic on the last
>> page of my quilting album.
>> I've also updated the photos in my quilting and family albums, and
>> added an album for DH's awesome quilting (since Michelle and Mary let
>> the cat out of the bag) . Monday thru Fri, I have to go to my day job,
>> so not much sewing gets done during the week. Kinda like not much
>> *but* sewing gets done on weekends! LOL
>> Hugz to all,
>> TerriLee in WA (state)
>> http://community.webshots.com/user/tlbishop
>
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Posted by TerriLee in WA on March 16, 2009, 11:05 am
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> Ahhhhhhhh. =A0What a pretty, girly quilt, TerriLee. =A0Can't you just ima=
gine
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> some precious little one focusing new eyes on that sweet embroidery? =A0Y=
ou
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> certainly have the embroidery machine mastered. =A0Did it take long for y=
ou to
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> learn all the do's and don'ts? =A0Polly O'Esther
> "Louise in Iowa" <wrote> TerriLee,
> > Nice job on the baby quilt. It was a great idea to use it for one of
> > "Polly's babies."
> > DH has quite a talent! Mine's a terrific support person, but I don't th=
ink
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> > I'll ever get him to sit down at a sewing machine.
> > "TerriLee in WA" <wrote>> So, I've been busily doing something new and =
fun
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> > today. I've always
> >> wanted to merge machine embroidered blocks into a quilt. So today I
> >> made a practice one. It's 36x36, will make a fine baby quilt for one
> >> of "Polly's babies", and I got to have fun and learn some things too.
> >> Number one thing I learned was don't cut the blocks you intend to
> >> embroider to the exact size before embroidering, as the stitching
> >> shrinks them somewhat. Therefore, my corners don't line up perfectly.
> >> But, after all, it's just practice. =A0You can see a pic on the last
> >> page of my quilting album.
> >> I've also updated the photos in my quilting and family albums, and
> >> added an album for DH's awesome quilting (since Michelle and Mary let
> >> the cat out of the bag) . Monday thru Fri, I have to go to my day job,
> >> so not much sewing gets done during the week. Kinda like not much
> >> *but* sewing gets done on weekends! LOL
> >> Hugz to all,
> >> TerriLee in WA (state)
> >>http://community.webshots.com/user/tlbishop- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
I've actually had the embroidery machine for a few years. It doesn't
get a lot of use, but it's fun to do something special with it now and
again. Mastered? Nope, not hardly, but I can do basic things with it.
I'm gonna try monogramming towels one of these days. The instructions
say to put Solvy stabilizer (it washes away) on *top*. Supposedly, it
will keep the embroidery from catching in the loops of the terry.
We'll see.
TerriLee in WA (state)
http://community.webshots.com/user/tlbishop
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Posted by KJ on March 16, 2009, 10:43 am
My DH spent several hours helping me with "Quiltus Gigantus" this weekend.
He worked really hard! He arranged blocks and brought them to me at the
sewing machine and pressed seams. He even suggested that I serge the edges
when we finished so the seams didn't come undone as it was handled. I did
that while he went to to pick up dinner....yea! We got the whole top done!
I would have needed most of this week to get it done since my stamina isn't
quite up to snuff. This is a patchwork of strange, donated fabrics that
will be used in an art installation by DS for his MFA project. The top is
18 feet by 24 feet. Now I have to piece a back. I have several long
lengths of fabric that was donated so I will have to figure out the easiest
way to do that.
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Kathyl (KJ)
remove "nospam" before mchsi
http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz
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> TerriLee,
> Nice job on the baby quilt. It was a great idea to use it for one of
> "Polly's babies."
> DH has quite a talent! Mine's a terrific support person, but I don't think
> I'll ever get him to sit down at a sewing machine.
> --
> Louise in Iowa
> nieland1390@mchsi dot com
> http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
>> So, I've been busily doing something new and fun today. I've always
>> wanted to merge machine embroidered blocks into a quilt. So today I
>> made a practice one. It's 36x36, will make a fine baby quilt for one
>> of "Polly's babies", and I got to have fun and learn some things too.
>> Number one thing I learned was don't cut the blocks you intend to
>> embroider to the exact size before embroidering, as the stitching
>> shrinks them somewhat. Therefore, my corners don't line up perfectly.
>> But, after all, it's just practice. You can see a pic on the last
>> page of my quilting album.
>> I've also updated the photos in my quilting and family albums, and
>> added an album for DH's awesome quilting (since Michelle and Mary let
>> the cat out of the bag) . Monday thru Fri, I have to go to my day job,
>> so not much sewing gets done during the week. Kinda like not much
>> *but* sewing gets done on weekends! LOL
>> Hugz to all,
>> TerriLee in WA (state)
>> http://community.webshots.com/user/tlbishop
>
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> wanted to merge machine embroidered blocks into a quilt. So today I
> made a practice one. It's 36x36, will make a fine baby quilt for one
> of "Polly's babies", and I got to have fun and learn some things too.
> Number one thing I learned was don't cut the blocks you intend to
> embroider to the exact size before embroidering, as the stitching
> shrinks them somewhat. Therefore, my corners don't line up perfectly.
> But, after all, it's just practice. You can see a pic on the last
> page of my quilting album.
> I've also updated the photos in my quilting and family albums, and
> added an album for DH's awesome quilting (since Michelle and Mary let
> the cat out of the bag) . Monday thru Fri, I have to go to my day job,
> so not much sewing gets done during the week. Kinda like not much
> *but* sewing gets done on weekends! LOL
> Hugz to all,
> TerriLee in WA (state)
> http://community.webshots.com/user/tlbishop