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I'm so excited to almost be finished with my first quilt. :-) it's been a long learning experience. But I love it and it's worth it.
The only thing i need now is a border. I have lots of extra jean fabric and a bit of extra of the flower printed ones. I was thinking about putting the four different patterns on the corners and then jean on the sides and tops. Make sense? Oppinions or ideas are welcome :)
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Good for you...how exciting! what an accomplishment! I think your idea for the borders sounds good...have a great day..Carol
Awwwww....you look so happy and well you should!!! That's awesome!
Yay! First quilt!! It looks GREAT too! I like your border idea too!
That looks like a great quilt! Is it a rag quilt? If so, please, for the sake of your hands, buy some rag quilt snips. I clip my rag quilts while I am watching tv and it helps the time go by faster. Oh, and don't try to clip it all at one time-I tend to get impatient and clip it all at once. By the time its done, my hands hurt and I am grumpy! LOL
Yep it's a rag quilt and I am very happy. :-) I've never heard of rag quilt snips but I sure will look into them. :-)
very nice first quilt. And yes, please do yourself a favor and get the rag snips. Joanne's sells them and you can find them anywhere online. I tried to do a rag quilt them and almost created a new language all on my own during the process. Ratsafatsa
You can get the rag snips at Joanns and use a coupon on them! I have seen them with all the other scissors and cutters and also in the Fons and Porter section.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrs.bryan2012
You should be very proud of yourself. You did a very good job. The smile on your face, says it all. :) Now just sit down with a good movie and snip away. As young as you are, using scissors shouldn't be to hard on you. I have always done mine that way. (and I am old and arthritic + have fibromyalgia and lupus) Keep telling my self I need to get a pair of spring loaded snips, but just don't think about until the next time I do a rag quilt. Quilt away hun, your adventure has just begun.
Blondie...that language sounds famaliar.....have you been hiding in my sewing room?
Looks great and I like your border idea.
Great quilt and great ideas for the borders.
Hugs and blessing
Jan G.
P.S. Blondie you have been hanging out in my sewing room tooo!!! "Ah Horse Feathers" or "My Stars and Garters!!!!" and always there is "sneissitjdks" as I walk way from my room!!! Sorry no real translation for that one, but it isn't needed!!! :)
Looks Great!
These are the rag snips I use: http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-2-Inch...8355385&sr=8-1
I now live in Quebec, so no JoAnns for me anymore. I bought mine off ebay but the half price coupon at JoAnns is probably the best price. If they start to squeek or not work well, just put a little dab of WD40 on a cotton tip and put the oil on the nut that holds the scissors together.
Post a picture when you finish. And welcome to the world of rag quilts. :)
Your quilt is fantastic, I need to put one of those on my to do list. The quilting looks great.
Well, you really do learn something new every day!! I had never heard of rag quilt snips so I clicked on that link that RiverMomm posted and by gosh and by golly gee whiz!!!! will ya look at that......
Thinking maybe I should throw together a few of these also, just for the snuggle factor.
Nice quilt - you should be proud of yourself
Leonie