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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
Sounds fab, hope you’ll share pics. Everyone I’ve ever seen from a Scrap bag were Rail Fence!
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
will see you there Denise. Yes, it was done by hand.
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ChrisCross wrote a new post, Scrap Quilting 7 years, 6 months ago
Now maybe you have lots of small scraps but have no idea what to do with them, or maybe you’re new to quilting and you bought scraps. When I first decided I’d like to quilt, I was drawn to Jelly Rolls, it was all…
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
These look interesting!
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ChrisCross wrote a new post, Knitting & Stitching Show, Harrogate 7 years, 6 months ago
Have you ever been to the Knitting and Stitching Show? If not, you’re missing a treat, and if you get the chance give it a try.
The Knitting and Stitching is held every year, and I’ve been going to the Harr…
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Lovely. I think I will go VIP next time as I struggle to find somewhere to relax. and by the end of the day with heavy bags it gets harder. I too loved Jenni Dutton’s work, it was so moving and to think it was done by hand on netting.
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will see you there Denise. Yes, it was done by hand.
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
It’s so easy to forget something. One day I will have a bag that I just grab and go, and always has everything in it.
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ChrisCross wrote a new post, Playing Away? 7 years, 6 months ago
Have you been playing away at that sewing week/sewing retreat/workshop?
What do you need to take?
If you’ve never been to ‘play away’ then hopefully this will help, and even if you have this still might…
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Thank you! I should print this out and put it on my wall. I always forget something when I go to my sewing group. If it is not thread, it is needles, or binding, or templates….
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It’s so easy to forget something. One day I will have a bag that I just grab and go, and always has everything in it.
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
I’m nervous about going too. Not for the same reasons, but still a bit worried. And go from ‘I can’t wait’ to ‘hmmm, not sure’. So I will feel a big sense of achievement once I’m back home again. Look forward to meeting you. x
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
My dream job.
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
Improv blocks sounds interesting. Looking forward to what you share with us.
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ChrisCross wrote a new post, To Wash or Not To Wash…………. 7 years, 6 months ago
…………..that is the question.
So, you’ve got your fabric and you’re ready to make your quilt. Are you in the ‘wash it first’ camp, or the ‘just get on with it’ camp?
I would think of myself as the ‘Just get on wi…
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Thanks Sue for letting me know. I have to say ‘I LOVE THEM’, and I have to ask, did you wash your hands whilst wearing it just to see if it did stay on? Or by accident ?
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Me too! LOL
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
What a great idea. Something for me to think about. thanks Jayne
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
Exactly, it’s the ‘must have/do’ patterns that appear without warning. I used to vow ‘I’ve started, so I’ll finish’ but life’s too short. Some of the above will be finished, and other’s……………who knows. thank you for taking the time to comment. x
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
Thanks Karin for taking the time to leave me a comment.
I do have something which I work on every now and again. It’s some FPP blocks which will one day be a quilt. I now have 70 of those. Hopefully most of the above will be finished. I do have some tops ready for layering and quilting, hope to show them another time. -
ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
I enjoyed reading this, I can imagine the paper everywhere. I would love to know what IKEA sugar paper is? And Ruby’s and Cream sounds interesting!
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ChrisCross wrote a new post, UFO's 8 years ago
Hi there, I want to talk about UFO’S or PHD’S! (UnFinished Object or Project Half Done)
Do you have any?
Do you have many?
Are you a serial starter?
Well I seem to have lots, and I’m going to ‘come out’ to…
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Hmmm,do I PHDs( projects half done)? Oh yes,but about 5 or 6 are actually long term projects that I return to when I have finished other,smaller projects.I get bored by making dozens of the same thing,so having other stuff to go back to suits me fine. I have seen plenty of ‘finish-alongs’ where you pledge to get X finished in the next month.If you do then great,if not then never mind.Whilst I have yet to sign up for one it must concentrate the mind and lots of folk have said they feel just like you do,and which then motivates them to finish more projects.
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Thanks Karin for taking the time to leave me a comment.
I do have something which I work on every now and again. It’s some FPP blocks which will one day be a quilt. I now have 70 of those. Hopefully most of the above will be finished. I do have some tops ready for layering and quilting, hope to show them another time.
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Oh yes, I have ufo’s! I vow not to start anything new until some of them are finished, then I get attracted by some fascinating pattern which I have to try, and I am not a young person, time is not on my side! So I have a list pinned up in my sewing room of what is needed to finish them which I hope will concentrate my efforts. I have three other obstacles to finishing the UFO’S:
a cat who
a family who keep coming up with reasons to provide a quilt or sewing lessons
a garden which needs to be looked afterI am trying to be more disciplined. So why was I attempting to draw out a paper pieced pattern for a sweet pea after tea yesterday!
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Exactly, it’s the ‘must have/do’ patterns that appear without warning. I used to vow ‘I’ve started, so I’ll finish’ but life’s too short. Some of the above will be finished, and other’s……………who knows. thank you for taking the time to comment. x
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I added two new patterns into my plans this week!Thank goodness I can be flexible
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Ive a serious problem with UFO’s, I feel like I’m drowning in them. There are so many lovely projects I want to do & I can’t stop myself from starting my next new project. I need therapy !
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Me too! LOL
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I forget to mention, to encourage me to complete UFO’s I enter our local agricultural show each year which has a handicraft section. I search through my UFO’s which don’t need too much work and enter them, I think the deadline makes me focus.
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Good idea Jayne
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What a great idea. Something for me to think about. thanks Jayne
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 8 years, 1 month ago
Thank you for your reply. Never thought of that.
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ChrisCross posted a new activity comment 8 years, 1 month ago
now that looks good.
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7 years, 6 months ago
But scrap bags just beg you to do something different! I am in the middle of a birch tree quilt made with 3 scrap bags-tiny edges and selvedges cut off jelly rolly and charm packs. Very very cheap but lots of fun.
7 years, 6 months ago
Sounds fab, hope you’ll share pics. Everyone I’ve ever seen from a Scrap bag were Rail Fence!