Betty, I'd have to have ya right by my side on Deal or No Deal! Wouldn't that be a hoot! To win enough, so we could all go on a quilting cruise together! Dream on OKNANA! It's nice to dream! AW! How neat that would be for real.

Oknana, hey, I'm there. That Howey is so cute--ball head and all!

Betty

And he's Canadian, to boot!! He's so funny!

Gerda
Love isn't what you say, it's what you do.

Okay, it's been awhile so how about a book review!
ISBN 0-87596-708-6 Published in 1996 by Rodale Press is Easy Machine Quilting... 12 Step-by-step lessons from the Pros, plus a dozen projects to machine quilt! Jane Townswick is the Editor and some of the Pros that have lessons are: Caryl Bryer Fallert, Sue Nickel's, Caroline Reardon, Debra Wagner!

I began a quilt top for a grandson several years ago! I had the top almost done when he came to make sure it was a full size quilt. Well, because of a boo-boo on my part it did not measure to 48 x 64 inches as it was supposed to and it would not have been that big! I stopped! Well, I'm now going to finish the thing! Here is a photo of the main part of the top! It's called Illusion #13.... now don't laugh but here it is.

Oh by the way, there are some great lessons in this book and patterns also!

Betty

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very nice, betty! but i got to admit - that would've made me cross-eyed!!

Ohhhhhhh I do like that.... my daughter would love it

Jacqui

Betty if you need somewhere for it to go
I don't care if it is not 48x64. I would love to do a quilt like that. I have a book here called Optical Illusions by Karen Combs which has a picture of a quilt in it that reminds me of yours.

Midge

Betty, that's a super quilt for a guy (or girl ) - just love it!

Mary

Betty that is a fabulous quilt!!! WTG!!! Girl!!!

I'm reading a book by Harriet Hargrave titled "Heirloom Machine Quilting". It is a must have for anyone that wants to be able to machine quilt their own projects. She even makes quilting a huge quilt look relatively easy with her techniques and her spot on instructions. While I do feel it is a bit biased against long-arm quilters I can overlook that attitude for the instruction on quilting with my regular sewing machine.

This book is the 4th Edition published by Amy Marson. ISBN # 1-57120-236-6 (hardcover)

Connie

Thanks all of you! It really isn't hard to do this quilt! It is actually strip pieced, cut apart several different times. You begin with 2 35" squares of a paper template. You fold each paper in half; then cut from bottom corner to center point on each side. Then cut in center piece in half when the side are cut off! See photo! Then you will have 8 paper patterns which will be marked every 3 inches with sewing lines! Well you get the idea! When you have all your graded colors together; trim and put the sqaure back together! You'll have two...then just cut each square in 3" strips and inter-change color schemes so that the points are poiting to the middle! Clear as mud huh? lol

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