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From: Patty22
Date: 07-02-2006, 01:15 PM (1 of 20)
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This past week I was going through some of my fabric when I came across a box of HRT's that a friend had cut and given to me. Along with it were strips of fabric and four blocks that were assembled into extremely unusual designs. Being compulsive, I dropped everything else I was working on; the fabrics I felt were a bit putrid and not what I would normally pick (I have my own putrid sensibility as my daughter would say, "What? Brown again Mom?") My challenge to myself was to somehow use these triangles into a quilt. I've attached the URL for the picture of the HRT's and if you advance to the next picture you will see the quilt top that I came up with. http://pelkovitch.photosite.com/Album2/box_of_hrts.html What I learned: Any ugly fabric cut into small enough pieces isn't so putrid anymore - only color (and who doesn't love all the colors in the box of crayons?) I still have 100's.....ssssss of these *&^&*(() and I promised my husband I would make him another Halloween quilt (he bought the fabric himself at Hancocks...... and I couldn't resist how cute he was about it.) So once again these suckers will be put away for another rainy day. Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: AdvaP
Date: 07-02-2006, 02:18 PM (2 of 20)
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wow good job. i would have probably thrown the fabrics away... i looked at your other album. you're very talented 
Adva Price
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User: AdvaP
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From: Magot
Date: 07-02-2006, 02:51 PM (3 of 20)
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Well now, that was inventive - bravo!
love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
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From: Patty22
Date: 07-02-2006, 05:30 PM (4 of 20)
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Adva and Jan.... Do you want me to send you a package of triangle to make your own silk purse? Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: esrun3
Date: 07-04-2006, 12:27 AM (5 of 20)
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Great job! I would never have guess teh beautiful came out of the "putrid"!
Lyn
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User: esrun3
Member since: 12-02-2004 Total posts: 2345 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 07-04-2006, 12:08 PM (6 of 20)
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Wow Patty, that is amazing, you have quite an eye for putting fabrics together. I think I would have probably ended up tossing them too. You done good!
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: Bama
Date: 07-05-2006, 09:13 AM (7 of 20)
Great job !!!!  Is some of that fabric from old feed sacks? No way would I have tossed that. No matter how ugly the print was. 
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User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116 
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From: Patty22
Date: 07-05-2006, 04:28 PM (8 of 20)
Okay Bama.......pm me your address and I will send you some of those feed sack HRT's 
Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: gholloway
Date: 07-05-2006, 04:47 PM (9 of 20)
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I would love to have some of the triangles. I have just started quiliting and love it. I didn't know if you were getting rid of them that way or not. You are very creative. Thanks Gayla |
User: gholloway
Member since: 06-07-2006 Total posts: 58 
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From: Patty22
Date: 07-05-2006, 05:45 PM (10 of 20)
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Gayla...pm me your snail mail address...I'll send you triangles. Please when you piece them....you are going to have to square them off because these were hand cut and are not all exactly straight. If Bama doesn't want the feedsack ones, I'll send those too.... Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: Patty22
Date: 07-07-2006, 03:56 PM (11 of 20)
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Gail and Lori.......... packages went out this afternoon parcel post. Gail, you go the mother load of cut HRT's and fabric strips. Lori, added some more 40's& 50's pieces to spice it up a bit
Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: Bama
Date: 07-07-2006, 11:07 PM (12 of 20)
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Thanks a bunch. I'll let you know as soon as it gets here.
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User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116
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From: MariLynntex
Date: 07-08-2006, 05:18 PM (13 of 20)
| If there are any of those triangles left, I would love to have some...I hate being scrapless! MariLynntex |
User: MariLynntex
Member since: 01-05-2006 Total posts: 107 |
From: Patty22
Date: 07-09-2006, 07:20 AM (14 of 20)
I split all the sow's ear triangles between Gail and Lori, so my apologies for any of you out there who felt the urge to take on some of my sewing room mess 
Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: Patty22
Date: 07-09-2006, 07:22 AM (15 of 20)
I'm sorry Gayla, I keep writing Gail 
Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: Bama
Date: 07-13-2006, 04:47 PM (16 of 20)
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Patty, I just got my package. It was so sweet of you to send it to me. I was pleasantly surprised with the dresden plate pieces you included and thrilled with the larger cuts too. I LOVE the red fruit print. Thank you so much!! I'm looking forward to making my own "silk purse".
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User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116
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From: Patty22
Date: 07-13-2006, 06:16 PM (17 of 20)
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Glad your parcel post finally made it. Don't be shocked when you open up a larger piece and suddenly see a hole in the middle......that was one of my kids (okay, won't give a blanket blame - it was my daughter Katy) experimenting with sewing ......kind of like when they take your good scissors to cut wire.
Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: Patty22
Date: 07-21-2006, 03:09 PM (18 of 20)
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Lori....my mail today had a surprise in it. How sweet and thoughtful of you. You really didn't need to do anything, but the colors are so pretty in the bundle you sent, that I can't wait to put it in my next project. Again, thanks 
Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: gholloway
Date: 07-21-2006, 03:26 PM (19 of 20)
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I got my package this week and am going to start on them this weekend. Thank you so much. Gayla |
User: gholloway
Member since: 06-07-2006 Total posts: 58
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From: Patty22
Date: 07-21-2006, 04:16 PM (20 of 20)
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Gayla....you're a very brave woman! Glad they arrived.
Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
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