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This is a game we can play just for fun. Each letter of the alphabet prompts a quilting reference. Ok, let's keep this ball rolling. I'm going to start with A and my word is:
Applique.
Who's going next? The next letter is B. Go girls!!
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Love this game! Hi to everyone that has joined in so far. What's next for I?????
It's a tricky one!!
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"J" is for Jelly Rolls!
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K
Knee Deep in UnFinished Projects
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Clever Bakas12, Iron..... what would we do without it?
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L is for the Labor of Love that goes into making a quilt.
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Material (what my grandmother and g-grandmother call fabric!)
BTW, I love GrannyH's "K"!
Aren't we all?
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Needles, very good Bakas12, you've been reading my articles!! O. Uh OH, O. What can you do for O?
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P pressing , pressing pressing those joins
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P is for procrastination - which fabric, wadding, binding will I choose?
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Q is for "Quiet, I am dreaming about my next quilt."
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Q is for quilt (what else?)
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R is for Rotary Cutter ~ what did we use before them?
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Quiet - love it supergran. We all need quiet from time to time. My problem is I'm always designing new quilts in my head.
So, S is next. S........hmmmm
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S is for Scraps, wonderful, wonderful SCRAPS!!!
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T - Time
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Variegated thread, very good Brendy, I love variegated thread, it makes your embroidery really pop. So W is next, who's up for W?
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W is for "where did I go wrong", "when am I going to finish this quilt", "why don't I have more time", "what will I do here", and so on!
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X is a tough one!
(e)Xact measuring & cutting
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"Y" is for Yeah, all my points match up!
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Z is for Zig-Zag stitch which I have never used in a quilt, but maybe someone has. Are they used in Crazy Quilts?
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And because I don't think we can cover the subject in just one go-round I'm start a second round:
A is for Amish Quilts
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Yay!! I was hoping we would go around again... B is for Bellonline Quilting Website (of course!), and B is for BEGINNING. Beginning to quilt, beginning to cut, beginning to create.
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C is for color
You just have to go buy some more fabric to get the right shade
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D is for Dutchman's Puzzle Block
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F is for Friendship Star Block
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OK, Pooky, I'm stuck. (BTW wecolme to Bellaonline Quilting!). What is Grain?
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I'm thinking she meant both Crosswise and Lengthwise and not oats, wheat or barley. My attempt at a funny!! H is for Handwork which is my least favorite part of any project. But also for Walter Hunt and Elias Howe who (separately) developed the first few sewing machines here in the US. I will forever be grateful for their inventions. I hate handwork. Happy Quilting, GrannyH
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Oh I ment grain in the fabic.......you know which way the grain is going..I hope thats ok...
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[quote=GrannyH]I'm thinking she meant both Crosswise and Lengthwise and not oats, wheat or barley. :D My attempt at a funny!!
[b]H [/b]is for Handwork which is my least favorite part of any project.
But also for Walter [b]Hunt[/b] and Elias [b]Howe[/b] who (separately) developed the first few sewing machines here in the US. I will forever be grateful for their inventions. I hate handwork. :crazy:
Happy Quilting, GrannyH
Yes you are right GrannyH sorry for the confusion.
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[quote=pooky][quote=GrannyH]I'm thinking she meant both Crosswise and Lengthwise and not oats, wheat or barley. :D My attempt at a funny!!
[b]H [/b]is for Handwork which is my least favorite part of any project.
But also for Walter [b]Hunt[/b] and Elias [b]Howe[/b] who (separately) developed the first few sewing machines here in the US. I will forever be grateful for their inventions. I hate handwork. :crazy:
Happy Quilting, GrannyH
Yes you are right GrannyH sorry for the confusion.
lol.. [/quote] [/quote]
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J is for Jennifer Chiaverinni who writes the most wonderful quilt novels.
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Hey Toni, I've never read a jennifer Chiaverinni novel. I know they're incredibly popular. Are they good? I am a non-fiction reader most of the time. I honestly don't like soppy fiction. Should I have a go a reading one? Which one would be a good one to start with?
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K is for Knots -
Try not to make any in the wrong places. They're really difficult to quilt through.
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L is for Loose threads! I recently judged a quilt show and I were amazed how many quilters left their loose threads, just sitting on the quilt. Loose threads - my husband usually leaves the house each morning with at least 5 loose threads on his pants!! Loose threads are one of the hazards of quilting.LOL
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N for Nearly finiished and whats Next to start
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Judie, the best Jennifer Chiaverini book to start with is The Quilter's Apprentice. It gives you the background for the rest of the series. It probably is best to read them in order, but certainly not necessary. There, of course, are things happening to the characters in each book that form a basis for the next book. I think there are 12 or 13 books, + some quilt books. Some are sappy, some are quite historic. You'll fall in love with the characters. Happy reading.
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Firstly, Gammy, you got my giggle button going - N - nearly finished, N - what's Next, and I can add one more - Nothing done!!
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PS Thanks Toni for the heads up on the Chiaverini books, I'll hold one at the library today.
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Ok, it's Q, and I'm in a cheeky mood..... Q is for Quarters. Lots and Lots of (fat) Quarters. And no, dear husbands and partners, this is not referring to certain sections of quilters bodies (although I do have some bits that would qualify for the role). I love fat quarters, they're easy to fold, easy on the eye and easy to procure! Q is for Quarters!!!
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R is for Rotary Cutter Blades ... I had to get some today cause isn't fabric a beast to cut with a dull blade.
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Sampler quilt the one most of us start with and one I still love
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Spot on Bakas, how many of us started with a sampler AND haven't finished it? I've notice though that sampler quilts are coming back, with a more modern version. I love the concept of the sampler, and the beginner quilter sampling a lot of the different genres of quilting. It can be a great learning curve.
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T is for template. I'm happy we don't use them very often; I love my rotary cutter.
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U is for UFO unfinished objects. Those quilts we seem to start but never seem to finish.
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V Very very slow finishing this off lets get done and be ready for Judie's next delight
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Oh Bakas, you read my mind!! and gave me a giggle. OK, W. W is for Width of Fabric. This term is not often used, but needs to be used in instructions, to describe that we cut from selvedge to selvedge whilst using the rotary cutter.
X is next!!
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X is for the X Quartet patch which is also called the Flying X patch. It looks like it could find itself into one of my sampler quilts, but not until I finish what I've started. Don't want anymore of those UFOs, do I? And we only have 2 left. Y anyone??
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Y is for yardage
I would like to finish this game off or else it becomes another UFO
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Z IS FOR ZIP, FINIS, THE END, ALL DONE. We've had lots of fun with this but now, I'm going to have another game to play, this one might test your brains.
Keep watching this space
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Thank you Judie all sewn up at last
That was fun
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