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Block of the Month 2017 / Re: Block of the month - July
« on: July 06, 2017, 19:40:17 PM »
I've got all the fabrics laid out on the living room floor trying to see what looks best.

It looks such a mad mess but I'm going to stick with my plan and have faith in the fruity one in Iminei's shimmer gallery. I still have a strawberry one to come in the post. It's got quite a lot of green in it from the leaves, rather than more red, and I have a bid on a mixed fruit one on Ebay which I think should fit in ok.

Sandra.
xxx

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Block of the Month 2017 / Re: Block of the month - July
« on: July 06, 2017, 13:44:34 PM »
I prefer the look of the top one, but, as wrenkins says, the bottom one will give the shimmer better because the central square's a busier print.

My postie's been this morning with 3 more fabrics for my mad fruit shimmer block. Y'know, the one where I'm absolutely NOT going to buy any fabric for.
I now have banana, raspberries and red apple prints...The banana fabric is gorgeous  <3

Sandra.
xxx

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Block of the Month 2017 / Re: Block of the month - July
« on: July 04, 2017, 12:41:38 PM »
Thank you, Iminei :)

As I mentioned..... ><...I have some more fabrics to come in the post which I'll see how they go with the ones I have. I fancy trying the size of the glorious fruity one in your shimmer gallery....I think there's 13 main fabrics in that one and seeing as I'm over half way there with the 8 I've got....

I'll have to wait and see how they all look and try to imagine them put together properly.

Sandra.
xxx

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Block of the Month 2017 / Re: Block of the month - July
« on: July 04, 2017, 07:50:01 AM »
These are the fabrics I have (for now ;))



In no particular layout.

My daughter says to scrap the top left corner one...redcurrants with flowers scattered on it. It doesn't quite feel the same as the others....or does it matter? It's similar to the blueberries.

Sandra.
xxx

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Block of the Month 2017 / Re: Block of the month - July
« on: July 04, 2017, 07:30:09 AM »
So much for my willpower... :fabric: :fabric:

I have found my fruity print fabrics. I have eight different ones.
I've laid them all out but I'm not convinced they're going to look as good as the fruit image in your shimmer gallery  -<

So then I wondered if I needed to make a larger block to get more of the effect and I did what I knew I shouldn't have done, and browsed fabrics with fruit prints. :S
So....I've found the loveliest banana fabric!...and raspberry. There's also some green or red apples which I quite like too.

Sandra.
xxx

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Block of the Month 2017 / Re: Block of the month - July
« on: July 03, 2017, 20:58:27 PM »

The bigger, the busier, the more shimmer

not that the plainer ones, showing the exquisite piecing are not beautiful either


I need the 'bigger, busier, more shimmer' bit, so I don't show how 'off' my piecing is.  ;)

Sandra.
xxx

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Block of the Month 2017 / Re: Block of the month - July
« on: July 03, 2017, 20:48:03 PM »
The fruity one's lovely. I hadn't found that one when I was looking online....AND...I have some of those fruity fabrics...hmmmm??? I'll have to go back to rummage through my stash. I'll see them in a different way now.

Absolutely love the Kaffe Fassett one shown before the fruit one in your pictures. <3 I've had it popped up on a tab all day for inspiration.

Psst Imi, Lady Sew and Sew has some KF on sale!

ARGH!! Noooo. Syrinx...don't tell me that. I must NOT buy more fabric :fabric:....I must NOT buy more fabric :fabric:...etc

Sandra.
xxx

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Block of the Month 2017 / Re: Block of the month - July
« on: July 03, 2017, 18:03:07 PM »
That was quick Syrinx!

Gorgeous colours...Absolutely lovely. Probably my favourite colour combination.

I'm still no nearer choosing my fabrics to do mine.

Sandra.
xxx

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Block of the Month 2017 / Re: Block of the month - July
« on: July 03, 2017, 09:44:22 AM »
I'm with Wrenkins on this.
Choosing the fabric's soooo difficult. I'm currently sat by a pile of 'possible' fabrics which may be used, although there are three other bags of fabrics for me to go through again later.

I don't think I've been aware of 'Shimmer' quilts before...( they're lovely aren't they?!)... so I've looked online for inspiration. It seems that Kaffe Fassett fabrics work extremely well on this block. As Iminei says, 'Big patterns work well'.
I'm desperately trying to find something from my stash. I must NOT buy more fabric....(Well. Not until the FoQ next month :))

Sandra.
xxx

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I made a quilt for someone's daughter ( on their request) Lap quilt size.  Delivered it and then one week later when next I went round it twas in the dog bed.

Ouch...that seems ungrateful and unkind, especially as it was made at their request.

Generally though, I agree, that once you've given it away, they can do as they please with it.

Hachi...I'd have to patch repair the hexie one. It would repair easily and I'd feel so bad about the damage. It must have taken ages to make.

Sandra.
xxx

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: Official Japanese Sewalong
« on: June 30, 2017, 16:44:08 PM »
Thank you.

Gorgeous Sandra...and glad to see you're not dead!  ;)

Ha, ha....Yes....I remembered which way to wrap it.

Sandra.
xxx

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: Official Japanese Sewalong
« on: June 30, 2017, 13:10:41 PM »
It's not raining today,(yet?), so my daughter's been able to take my pictures in the garden of me wearing the kimono. I'm not too keen on any of the pictures but I think they'll do.

I'll just show you this one as a teaser  :*



Must remember to sort the ones I need to send as my entry.
Great sewalong! It seems to have got a lot of interest and there's been some lovely work done. Can't wait to see all the finished entries.

Sandra.
xxx

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: Official Japanese Sewalong
« on: June 28, 2017, 21:52:50 PM »
Oh, Iminei...how disheartening for you. :(

Agree with Lizzy777's comments....It was coming together beautifully.

Now,(wags finger :))... no more nonsense like.... 'I can't really sew' ....Everyone gets something which just won't go together as we'd hoped. (That's why most of us have UFO's piling up)....And, you were working towards a deadline for the sewalong, which has made you feel more under pressure to get it finished.

Hope you'll feel tempted to join in with another sewalong sometime...

Sandra.
xxx

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: White Sewalong WINNER! Charlotte
« on: June 28, 2017, 21:29:14 PM »
Well done, Charlotte! Such a pretty top. It's lovely.

And well done too, to Susanna.

Sandra.
xxx

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: Official Japanese Sewalong
« on: June 24, 2017, 15:35:44 PM »
It's looking good, Jo. :)

Most people would avoid attempting such a complicated pattern piece.

Sorry, I can't advise on the scuba/interfacing question. I don't do enough dressmaking to be able to help.

Sandra.
xxx

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