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Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!

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rubywishes

Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« on: June 27, 2021, 09:03:10 AM »
This quilt has been in the making for over 12 months but is finally almost finished. I miscalculated my fabric and am going to have to snuffle about in my stash for something suitable for binding: I am determined to use up stash and not buy anything. I quilted this in a 1" diagonal crosshatch and was delighted to find that on finishing the quilting I was only about 1/2" out of square! :thumbsup:
The pattern is called "Triangle Jitters" by Suziquilts.
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....and the dusting and vacuming can wait!

Flobear

Re: Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2021, 09:08:21 AM »
Looking really good @rubywishes . I am impressed by the evenness of the quilting!
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b15erk

Re: Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2021, 09:52:17 AM »
@rubywishes , absolutely love this!  So light and bright.

Gorgeous!

Jessie
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BrendaP

Re: Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2021, 09:57:22 AM »
@rubywishes that looks good.

If you are short of fabric for binding remember that binding can be pieced - just press the seam allowances apart so as to even out the thickness over the joins.
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Diane

Re: Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2021, 09:57:51 AM »
I'm loving those colours @rubywishes, i'd like to echo what flobear says and how even your quilting is, looks super
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Ellabella

Re: Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2021, 09:59:45 AM »
Shows we all should try to move out of our comfort zones occasionally, looks lovely and fresh.
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Acorn

Re: Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2021, 10:14:32 AM »
Lovely - and fantastic quilting!   :thumbsup:
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rubywishes

Re: Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2021, 10:58:14 AM »
Thankyou everyone for the nice comments.
LOL, the quilting looks great in a photo, but you should see it "in real life"! My ability to muck up a 1" measurement even with the use of a quilting guide, adhesive tape and a marking pen is extraordinary! I'm special like that ! LOL  :laughing:

I was hoping to do a very nice flange binding with the flora fabric and a dark green fabric but bugger, I fell short by 20" on one and about 60" on the other. I'll just keep rummaging but may end up just using the leftovers from the backing fabric....a burnt yellow.
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....and the dusting and vacuming can wait!

realale

Re: Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2021, 13:51:23 PM »
That looks a light and bright quilt - very fresh. Well done.
As a 'near enough is good enough' person those quilting lines look mighty fine to me  :thumbsup:
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Kenora

Re: Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2021, 17:46:13 PM »
Stunning @rubywishes  :loveit:
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Iminei

Re: Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2021, 17:56:18 PM »
I fell short by 20" on one and about 60" on the other. I'll just keep rummaging but may end up just using the leftovers from the backing fabric....a burnt yellow.

Its a pity youre not in the UK @rubywishes you'd be overwhelmed with donations!

Its a lovely quilt and the quilting is divine ... myself, I havent the patience for matchstick (men and matchstick cats and dogs) quilting ...

Bravo to you xxx
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BriarRose

Re: Not my usual colours....what was I thinking!
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2021, 22:29:37 PM »
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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