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Posted by Polly Esther on August 5, 2008, 3:25 pm
You need ribbon - green velvet, cranberry silk, blue satin. Gold and silver
thread for some snazzy stitching. Gold and silver threads are right
contrary but they will work okay if you're just doing a few inches. Maybe
just a few tiny pearls. Rosettes. Do you know how to gather one edge of
ribbon until it forms a flowery-looking circle. We can do 'oomph'. Polly
> More lace? Just thought of another method for joining blocks:
> Cut 1" strips, doesn't much matter what color, because they will be
> hidden under the backing. Attach them just like a sashing, except to
> the wrong sides of the crazy blocks. It will look like you did a
> sashing on the reverse side. The edges of the blocks are now butted
> together and securely connected. Find some lace wide enough to cover
> the join and stitch down both sides. Would also work with fancy
> braids, extra-wide rickrack, ribbon...
> Roberta in D
>
> wrote:
>
>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/?saved=1 Here are photos of
>>the crazy quilt blocks I'm making. They'll be joined into a throw
>>sized quilt for my mom, who is the original pink and lace gal.
>>I still have several to make. And now that I see them on the screen, I
>>think they all need more "oomph" or something. More lace. More
>>stitches in gaudy colors. LOL.
>>
>>Let me know what you think.
>>
>>Sunny
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