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From: Patty22
Date: 06-11-2006, 10:31 AM (1 of 15)
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http://pelkovitch.photosite.com/Album1/Tasha_s_quilt.html http://pelkovitch.photosite.com/Album1/Tasha_s_quilt.html Thirteen years ago I belonged to an online quilting group called GEnie....GE was the service provider ...it was one of the first internet quilting groups. Besides swaps one member took us through a mystery quilt. The crazy part of the project was that I allowed three of my kids to pick out fabric and then they would have their own quilt (my oldest was getting a t-shirt quilt from the races he ran in so he wasn't part of this madness). The t-shirt quilt got finished years ago, but the mystery quilts remained as tops for thirteen years. The fabrics they picked out ( they were 6, 12 and 14 years old at the time) really represented their personalities, even today. I never felt bad about not finishing up these quilts because all my children had all received quilts along the way. But now, I'm on a mission where I don't want to buy any more fabric until I've finished what I started. I've finished 13 quilts so far this year, although five were baby quilts, but 8 were unfishied projects. I'm sure my daughter will get a good chuckle out of this when she gets it in the mail....I only wish that it was me getting to hug her instead of the quilt. Patty
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User: Patty22
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From: Magot
Date: 06-11-2006, 01:53 PM (2 of 15)
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You have some fantastic work there Patty - well done. I love your birds in the air quilt - you seem to me to have mastered the art of getting all those little triangles to behave themselves and line up nicely.
love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626 
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From: Patty22
Date: 06-11-2006, 04:13 PM (3 of 15)
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Thank you Jan. The Birds in the Air quilt was a block exchange from the same Genie group that ran the mystery quilt series. I believe I have around six different signature block quilts from that group and in particular a lovely blue/white lady of the lake quilt with indigo fabrics/japanese/liberty of london. So, thank you for the compliment, but it deserves to go to the wonderful women who participated in the friendship block exchange (the Basket quilt was another from that exchange group).
Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: Dede
Date: 06-11-2006, 10:59 PM (4 of 15)
| Nice, very nice. I tried to pick a favorite but can't quite make up my mind. |
User: Dede
Member since: 03-23-2001 Total posts: 469 |
From: MaryW
Date: 06-12-2006, 09:06 AM (5 of 15)
Awesome work! 
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: Bama
Date: 06-12-2006, 12:23 PM (6 of 15)
Wow! Beautiful work. 
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User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116 
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From: NDNQuilter
Date: 06-22-2006, 07:03 PM (7 of 15)
| Beautiful work. I love the Princess Feather quilt. Thanks for sharing. Gena |
User: NDNQuilter
Member since: 10-04-2002 Total posts: 90 |
From: Patty22
Date: 06-22-2006, 07:23 PM (8 of 15)
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thanks Gena... The Princess Feather quilt was originally suppose to be a four block quilt. The Princess Feather was suppose to be repeated into four blocks and I started this in 1993. The problem was I went started Baltimore Album blocks and got bored with this and put it away. This past March I decided to just use the one block that I had finished as a Medallion style quilt and added the half-square triangles. There was a really nice icky green vine print (an old Jinny Beyer fabric - but an oxymoron ---icky yet nice?) that looks wonderful with it on the border. I have three tops waiting to get quilted so I will be adding more quilts soon. Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: Butterflyrf71
Date: 06-23-2006, 07:22 PM (9 of 15)
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I can only hope to be that successful with my quilts . . . . absolutely beautiful.
You Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm, and place their trust in you. Isaiah 26:3, AV
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User: Butterflyrf71
Member since: 05-02-2006 Total posts: 257 
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From: NDNQuilter
Date: 06-24-2006, 08:57 AM (10 of 15)
| I did finish up 2 quilts I started in the early 90's this week. It feels good to get them out of the way. I have 4 tops to get quilted now and then I get to start a new quilt project. I made a promise to my self not to start a new quilt project until I am caught up on my ufo's. I'm working hard so I can start a new project! Have a great day. Gena |
User: NDNQuilter
Member since: 10-04-2002 Total posts: 90 |
From: Butterflyrf71
Date: 06-24-2006, 09:20 AM (11 of 15)
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I've got to retire, or I'll never be able to get my first one done! You ladies are amazing!
You Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm, and place their trust in you. Isaiah 26:3, AV
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User: Butterflyrf71
Member since: 05-02-2006 Total posts: 257
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From: NDNQuilter
Date: 06-24-2006, 06:10 PM (12 of 15)
| Retire?! That always makes me laugh. My mom once told me not to wait until I retired to do my sewing.....................I wouldn't be able to see to thread the needle. She's so right. I still have a few years to go before I "retire" but I can't hit the needle eye now. She's my best buddy. I call her several times a day. She lives about 7 hours from me. My daughter lives about 100 miles from me and one of my ufo's will go to her and one to her son. Happy sewing. Gena |
User: NDNQuilter
Member since: 10-04-2002 Total posts: 90 |
From: Laurie H
Date: 06-25-2006, 08:00 AM (13 of 15)
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Really cool quilts you have there. Just love your color combinations. I'm always facinated when I see what others have done and I wonder why I never thought of using the same ones. Have no idea when I'll retire either, but if I waited until then to do my quilting, I'd never have enough time do make all I want. Even making as many as I can now I still know I'll never live long enough to use all the patterns and fabrics out there I keep seeing. |
User: Laurie H
Member since: 05-07-2006 Total posts: 40 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 06-25-2006, 05:55 PM (14 of 15)
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Patsy, your quilts are beautiful. I still haven't done a quilt, but want to do one for our bedroom., someday Thanks for sharing!
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: Sancin
Date: 06-25-2006, 07:08 PM (15 of 15)
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Retired? Don't count on having any more time when you retire, ladies! I have come to the conclusion that time is made and doesn't occur. Perhaps it is only a state of mine - tho the body does come into it. Patsy, I too like your quilts very much. I also like the way you have presented them. Congratulations. I can only imagine the feeling of completion you must have. *~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
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