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Congratulations for FMQing an entire quilt.  How did you find the manoeuvring bit?  Your grandson is going to love his quilt especially being made from his dad's jeans with a secret pocket to boot.

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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Re: Ticker tape quilt?
« on: October 14, 2017, 18:13:46 PM »
I had to look it up Snowgoose, I'd never heard of one but it looks like another thing for the list of things to try.

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That's looking good.  What a great way to use up lots of different fabrics.
I like the roll up sheet and put it in the drawer idea.

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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hello - another newbie
« on: October 13, 2017, 16:55:21 PM »
Hi and welcome Tricia.  I presume your lovely avatar picture is one of your photos.  One of my favourite plants as it manages to survive in my garden where so many others fail.

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Hmm, I would avoid Shiply.  Anyone can register there as a driver and then bid for loads.  My DH drives a lorry and has used Shiply in the past to find return loads.  But when he wanted a tractor picked up from Devon and put the job on there the driver who bid for the job kidnapped the tractor and demanded additional money before he would reveal where it was. We did get the tractor after some considerable hassle and when he went to the place where it was the farmer there said that it had been offered to him to buy by the person who was supposed to be delivering it to us.
There was no point in going back to Shipley because the driver was no longer registered with them anyway.
Better to stick to the nationwide courier services than risk some fly by night lunatic with your goods.

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Iminei, why Elvis?  Was it just random or is there a back story?

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I can see them now.  Impressive for a first attempt, well done, there's no stopping you now.

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No pics here either

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In the wardrobe / Re: McCalls 7243 View D
« on: October 11, 2017, 11:46:36 AM »
I recall asking somewhere on here about hems on Jersey and how to stop them curling up.  I was advised to use a strip of fusible knit interfacing in the hem.  That might work well for a dress as it would give a little bit more weight to the hem.

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Hi, I'm new... / Re: New Member
« on: October 11, 2017, 08:51:09 AM »
Welcome back to the fold.  Have a browse and get over to the dark side.  There's lots going on there.

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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Re: Just playing about
« on: October 11, 2017, 07:28:07 AM »
It doesn't have to stay as a circle - you could put a square frame found it and reverse applique it into the hole.  I hope that makes sense, it's still early.

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Ok boys, I need some thoughts here.

I have joined my mystery quilt blocks.  It's grown on me as I've gone along.  The 2 light coloured fabrics grated to start and I did consider changing them but that's not in the spirit of the mystery quilt is it.  There's nothing wrong with them (the colours were matched with the selvedge dots of the strawberry fabric) it's just that they don't do what they are supposed to in the design but when you're up close that doesn't really matter.

Border:  The only fabric with any significant amount leftover is the strawberry and I can get hold of some more of the green fabric (it's Makower Vintage Journal, still available in some places).  The remainder of the fabrics came from a shop that only stayed open for about 3 months.  I think a wide strawberry border could end up a bit eye squiff inducing so my current thought is (bottom picture) to get some more of the green and do a 1 1/2" strawberry border with a small green flange (I like flanges) and also use the green to bind.  I thought that introducing a bit more of the green might make it seem a bit less 'accidental' in the body of the quilt.

Any views on that plan?

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It appears to be made from different sized blocks.  I think I would do it visually i.e. draw it up on squared paper then work out the size of the individual bits.  I might err on the side of caution with the half square triangle ones and make them a bit bigger and trim them to size.

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In the wardrobe / Re: McCalls 7243 View D
« on: October 09, 2017, 10:52:02 AM »
This is the pattern

It's not one I've made but I presume pieces 8 & 9 are to do with the cross over collar.  I can see that it could be a bit tricky.  Your fabric sounds lovely.

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A Good Yarn / Re: I've been reading the posts here........
« on: October 08, 2017, 19:49:36 PM »
I understand that if you crochet with ease and want to knit you should find it easier to do continental style knitting because you hold the yarn in the left hand and hook it through the stitches - like crochet but without the hook at the end of the needle.

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