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Posted on May 23, 2012 at 9:29am 1 Comment 0 Favorites
When I can't actively make quilts...I plan them...guess I'll have to pull a Methuselah to get them all done!
Tree hugger save the everything reduce that carbon foot print quilt…whew what a LONG name!
Center block is completed and is about 14 inches…
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‘Our House’ block # 2
…turquoise with bugs house and a lime Minky door… …used a wee piece of fruity ladies on the beach so someone would be peeking out of the window… any who this block is 8.5X8.5 inches square…paper pieced by hand… House paper piece pattern located at: …
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I figure If I purchase the border fabrics I'll HAVE to make the quilt! See there is a method to my obvious quilty madness!…

Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:43am 13 Comments 0 Favorites
Paper pieced dancing frogs in a round about quilt contemplation:
Paper piece frog pattern available at:…
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Well CRAP....That's what I get for trying to plan ahead, instead of doing one complete frog block first. I decided I would make four frog blocks before I finished one. For me, I do much better with the paper piecing part, if I do all the identical pieces at one time & then move on to the next section. I am now working on the center (body) section & that is when I realized, once the two pieces that form the left section are sewn back together with a 1/4" seam they would no longer fit with the center section! I'm gonna say it again...well crap! I guess I need to get in the sewing room & see if I can salvage any of it. I doubt I can since I trimmed everything flush to the edges of the paper. Thanks for responding so quickly & the explanation! Georgia
Your posts have inspired me to do some paper piecing which I love but haven't done in quite some time. I was intrigued by your comment about paper piecing by hand. I like that idea particularly as a take along project that I could do outside this summer. I have only paper pieced by machine using news print or freezer paper as the foundation so I have a few questions. What kind of paper do you use? Is it difficult to stitch through by hand? What kind of needle would you recommend? Is it difficult to remove the paper afterwards? Any tips would be greatly appreciated and I look forward to seeing some of your completed projects.
well no grass grows under your feet,,,Hey!!
I clicked on your website and found that you make baby quilts for the people in West Virginia. We should be going there the last week of the month, how sweet is that...? I am making quilts for babies in Canada...how sweet is that...?
Do you (make) design your own patterns too? O My goodness..
I like your picture so much better...!!!
Nor can I - not sure you will want to,,,but I have fear of that too,,but I will be strong, something I don't know how to,,I get afraid,,,but when I buy the socks I will try to make them,,,but I admire yours so much. you are so talented,,,!!! I read your introduction on you,,and wow you have gone thru so much in your life. but you seem to have gotten a hold of something that makes the rest of us,,seem like amatures. I will keep going and learning,,here we go again.!!!
thanks a bunch,,,yes a friend of mine gave me a book and it is quite interesting. the book is " how to make sock toys". is what I have. by PACK-O-FUN publication.
they call them the "Nelson Red Heel Socks." My dad usto wear socks like that when he was going to the barn for his duties. they are very thick..
well I will go to Target and see what I can find,,off to make something for my DGD!
thank you very much. ~ Joanna
I'll let you know how I do.
Hello Elaine,,I am intrigued by your sock Monkeys, I do think it is you that makes them,,where do you get the sicks from,,? not sure if we have the socks over here,,, I have a book but would love to get started. HELP!!!
~ Joanna
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