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Posted by Polly Esther on August 27, 2008, 8:36 am
Congratulations, Steve. Celebrating with you. I loved your Shakespeare
quilt too.
Let's talk sometime about 'issues and knots' on the back. Do we need
to teach you how to bring the beginning bobbin thread up to the top and bury
it later? Polly
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> Well done Steven. It's a beautiful quilt. I'm glad it got recognition.
> Great tally so far! It's not 'bragging', it's 'passing on news of a
> fellow quilter's success' - and that's always OK!
> (If I can't improve my backs soon, I'm going to have to start examining
> show rules very carefully about the number of layers, and start putting on
> a second backing when I can >gg<)
> .
>>Hi all
>>Deb, the teacher that I made the quilt about Shakespeare and flowers for
>>her
>>retirement, needed some more of the notes sewed on the back so we met up
>>to
>>take care of that. So, I asked her if I could enter it in the State Fair
>>this year. She called me at school during lunch today, after all, she is
>>retired now, and she and Terry went to the fair yesterday and saw that I
>>got
>>a Third Place ribbon. I'm very happy with that. I felt that the front
>>was
>>just fine but I'll be the first to admit there were a few issues on the
>>back
>>with my machine quilting because of all the knots from all the stops and
>>starts on certain sections. It will be interesting to see the judges
>>comments when I can pick it up next Tuesday. Bert and I are going to the
>>fair after school tomorrow so I will be sure to take some pictures and
>>also
>>get the web page posted again.
>>So, I am seven for seven in ribbons for entries over the years. I can't
>>complain about that. Just had to brag a bit. More when I have pictures
>>and
>>stuff.
>>Steven
>>Alaska
> --
> Best Regards
> pat on the hill
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Posted by Taria on August 27, 2008, 10:35 am
I'm not surprised your work is worthy of ribbons Steve.
Stops and starts in MQ'ing are my downfall.
Congratulations. Looking forward to the photos.
Taria
steve wrote:
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> Hi all
>
> Deb, the teacher that I made the quilt about Shakespeare and flowers for her
> retirement, needed some more of the notes sewed on the back so we met up to
> take care of that. So, I asked her if I could enter it in the State Fair
> this year. She called me at school during lunch today, after all, she is
> retired now, and she and Terry went to the fair yesterday and saw that I got
> a Third Place ribbon. I'm very happy with that. I felt that the front was
> just fine but I'll be the first to admit there were a few issues on the back
> with my machine quilting because of all the knots from all the stops and
> starts on certain sections. It will be interesting to see the judges
> comments when I can pick it up next Tuesday. Bert and I are going to the
> fair after school tomorrow so I will be sure to take some pictures and also
> get the web page posted again.
>
> So, I am seven for seven in ribbons for entries over the years. I can't
> complain about that. Just had to brag a bit. More when I have pictures and
> stuff.
>
> Steven
> Alaska
>
>
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Posted by Sandy on August 27, 2008, 11:40 am
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> Hi all
>
> Deb, the teacher that I made the quilt about Shakespeare and flowers for her
> retirement, needed some more of the notes sewed on the back so we met up to
> take care of that. So, I asked her if I could enter it in the State Fair
> this year. She called me at school during lunch today, after all, she is
> retired now, and she and Terry went to the fair yesterday and saw that I got
> a Third Place ribbon. I'm very happy with that. I felt that the front was
> just fine but I'll be the first to admit there were a few issues on the back
> with my machine quilting because of all the knots from all the stops and
> starts on certain sections. It will be interesting to see the judges
> comments when I can pick it up next Tuesday. Bert and I are going to the
> fair after school tomorrow so I will be sure to take some pictures and also
> get the web page posted again.
>
> So, I am seven for seven in ribbons for entries over the years. I can't
> complain about that. Just had to brag a bit. More when I have pictures and
> stuff.
>
> Steven
> Alaska
Congratulations, Steven! :D That's wonderful!
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net
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Posted by Roberta on August 27, 2008, 12:28 pm
Congratulations! I really liked that quilt.
Roberta in D
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>Hi all
>Deb, the teacher that I made the quilt about Shakespeare and flowers for her
>retirement, needed some more of the notes sewed on the back so we met up to
>take care of that. So, I asked her if I could enter it in the State Fair
>this year. She called me at school during lunch today, after all, she is
>retired now, and she and Terry went to the fair yesterday and saw that I got
>a Third Place ribbon. I'm very happy with that. I felt that the front was
>just fine but I'll be the first to admit there were a few issues on the back
>with my machine quilting because of all the knots from all the stops and
>starts on certain sections. It will be interesting to see the judges
>comments when I can pick it up next Tuesday. Bert and I are going to the
>fair after school tomorrow so I will be sure to take some pictures and also
>get the web page posted again.
>So, I am seven for seven in ribbons for entries over the years. I can't
>complain about that. Just had to brag a bit. More when I have pictures and
>stuff.
>Steven
>Alaska
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Posted by Gen on August 27, 2008, 3:04 pm
Congratulations.
Gen
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> Hi all
> Deb, the teacher that I made the quilt about Shakespeare and flowers for
> her
> retirement, needed some more of the notes sewed on the back so we met up
> to
> take care of that. So, I asked her if I could enter it in the State Fair
> this year. She called me at school during lunch today, after all, she is
> retired now, and she and Terry went to the fair yesterday and saw that I
> got
> a Third Place ribbon. I'm very happy with that. I felt that the front
> was
> just fine but I'll be the first to admit there were a few issues on the
> back
> with my machine quilting because of all the knots from all the stops and
> starts on certain sections. It will be interesting to see the judges
> comments when I can pick it up next Tuesday. Bert and I are going to the
> fair after school tomorrow so I will be sure to take some pictures and
> also
> get the web page posted again.
> So, I am seven for seven in ribbons for entries over the years. I can't
> complain about that. Just had to brag a bit. More when I have pictures
> and
> stuff.
> Steven
> Alaska
>
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> Great tally so far! It's not 'bragging', it's 'passing on news of a
> fellow quilter's success' - and that's always OK!
> (If I can't improve my backs soon, I'm going to have to start examining
> show rules very carefully about the number of layers, and start putting on
> a second backing when I can >gg<)
> .
>>Hi all
>>Deb, the teacher that I made the quilt about Shakespeare and flowers for
>>her
>>retirement, needed some more of the notes sewed on the back so we met up
>>to
>>take care of that. So, I asked her if I could enter it in the State Fair
>>this year. She called me at school during lunch today, after all, she is
>>retired now, and she and Terry went to the fair yesterday and saw that I
>>got
>>a Third Place ribbon. I'm very happy with that. I felt that the front
>>was
>>just fine but I'll be the first to admit there were a few issues on the
>>back
>>with my machine quilting because of all the knots from all the stops and
>>starts on certain sections. It will be interesting to see the judges
>>comments when I can pick it up next Tuesday. Bert and I are going to the
>>fair after school tomorrow so I will be sure to take some pictures and
>>also
>>get the web page posted again.
>>So, I am seven for seven in ribbons for entries over the years. I can't
>>complain about that. Just had to brag a bit. More when I have pictures
>>and
>>stuff.
>>Steven
>>Alaska
> --
> Best Regards
> pat on the hill