tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post2236374598349365866..comments2024-03-28T06:20:47.805-07:00Comments on Quilty Folk: Note to Self: It's Easier to Pin Quilts When the Children Aren't Homeaudreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102559813211702736noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-61100495639183341352014-05-16T07:31:46.049-07:002014-05-16T07:31:46.049-07:00Hi Audrey! I love your broken dishes quilt, I am s...Hi Audrey! I love your broken dishes quilt, I am so over modern stuff right now, so this quilt is a tonic xx ps loving quilts on the diagonal right now xxSelfsewnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05023009578324548173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-68318946904772888022014-05-15T23:24:26.805-07:002014-05-15T23:24:26.805-07:00Yep, the more pins the better, in my opinion. But...Yep, the more pins the better, in my opinion. But I don't close my pins (it's too hard to get them out when I need to) so lots fall out as I go. Lazy? Maybe! <br /><br />Oh yeah, the teenagers! They can be so distracting! It is much easier to baste (or just about anything) when the kids are NOT there!<br /><br />You know, looking at Spring Forward, I wonder if a turquoise (like your letters and geese) would make a good binding? That could be fun. Or, you could ignore me and do what you like! *grin* Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498453213057487052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-68608424385299035562014-05-15T06:37:19.609-07:002014-05-15T06:37:19.609-07:00I also have to make myself keep pinning even when ...I also have to make myself keep pinning even when I want to be done and get on with it. Hard lesson to learn. Beautiful quilt.Juliann in WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895551530087690102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-85387332736475796102014-05-15T04:44:34.758-07:002014-05-15T04:44:34.758-07:00Broken dishes is just wonderful!! I hear you on t...Broken dishes is just wonderful!! I hear you on the quilting!!! Ah the things we do for ourselves!!<br /><br />BlessingsDonienehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756224977419687996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-85241332807032749252014-05-15T03:47:29.012-07:002014-05-15T03:47:29.012-07:00I as well hand bast my quilts the classical way. W...I as well hand bast my quilts the classical way. What a beautiful quilt, congratulations!Quilting Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452509937736643935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-25762925980786102892014-05-14T15:46:02.368-07:002014-05-14T15:46:02.368-07:00Your quilt is beautiful. I know this is an old-f...Your quilt is beautiful. I know this is an old-fashioned technique but I still hand baste my quilts vs. pinning them. I do the basting with a bright colored thread and about 3-3.5" apart. It takes less time than inserting and closing all those pins and I don't have to stop to remove pins while machine quilting. The only thing that causes me to stop is when the basting thread gets caught on the darning foot and I have to stop and cut the thread. When the quilt is totally quilted, it's very easy to just quickly pull out the basting thread.Phyllis in Minnesotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322966097298166981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-55529606143471835092014-05-14T15:24:02.901-07:002014-05-14T15:24:02.901-07:00Madre mía!!!!! preciso tus platos rotos
y la raque...Madre mía!!!!! preciso tus platos rotos<br />y la raqueta.... un detalle tierno me gusta<br />saludos<br />belarminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999617223755367241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-66185974414985619742014-05-14T14:25:04.264-07:002014-05-14T14:25:04.264-07:00Im an over pinner – I have serious trust issues th...Im an over pinner – I have serious trust issues that I have ever put enough pins in a quilt when basting ...its not unusual for me to put 300 into a 60 x 60 quilt (which subsequently leaves very little room to manoeuvre a quilt through the machine without hitting a ton of them ) <br />Sometimes I even spray baste as well...<br /><br />Good Luck with the machine quilting ..Im sure it’ll all be A OK. <br />Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032969125788408807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-25820885020040832702014-05-14T13:59:06.892-07:002014-05-14T13:59:06.892-07:00OOhh I love this quilt!! My motto is You can never...OOhh I love this quilt!! My motto is You can never have too many pins! I pin for a while then go off and do other things then come back and pin some more. And I agree that it's easier when the house is quieter. I think it's great you have a high turnover in your quilting hoop, it's the way to get them finished. Rachaeldaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437603769773251690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-69426854108022002462014-05-14T13:57:34.792-07:002014-05-14T13:57:34.792-07:00Another beauty...I do like the dark sashing!Another beauty...I do like the dark sashing!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826354433338717185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-7020655018083301312014-05-14T13:46:04.195-07:002014-05-14T13:46:04.195-07:00I always find I put too many pins in a quilt for b...I always find I put too many pins in a quilt for basting - I try not to but it seems there are too many anyhow. With the batting I use it seems to just plain stick to the fabric especially if I pin the backing to the carpet to stretch it out -- but then I know neither one of us has a ton of experience in the machine quilting world so maybe more pins is better? Beautiful quiltKaren - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-39494610826729922802014-05-14T13:38:28.212-07:002014-05-14T13:38:28.212-07:00Love the Broken Dishes quilt! That dark sashing is...Love the Broken Dishes quilt! That dark sashing is just right. And Spring Forward almost a finish!! Yea!! I know when my kids were teenagers I wished they were toddlers again. There is nothing in the world like teenagers!Rebecca in AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150717319142161546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-63352431457482739152014-05-14T13:24:15.299-07:002014-05-14T13:24:15.299-07:00Wonderful quilts! Love all the hand quilting!Wonderful quilts! Love all the hand quilting!Carla A Few Of My Favorite Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782840958923418159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-63183870369712179072014-05-14T12:16:40.847-07:002014-05-14T12:16:40.847-07:00What a great quilt! How do you find the time to wo...What a great quilt! How do you find the time to work on so many projects?Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401819213843246248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-9361080569323652532014-05-14T11:16:03.832-07:002014-05-14T11:16:03.832-07:00Wow can I ever relate to this! My kids know prett...Wow can I ever relate to this! My kids know pretty well not to step on, move, spill on, or eat anywhere remotely near a quilt I am basting but they are pretty good at distracting me! And, yeah I thought my days were busy with toddlers and babies but teens and preteens' schedules can really cut into my stitching time. They don't sleep enough... My handquilting hoop is a sanity saver for sure!! Good luck with the machine quilting - it's a gorgeous looking top and I look forward to seeing how you quilt it.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413787362860014295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-43519409703108549112014-05-14T11:13:34.359-07:002014-05-14T11:13:34.359-07:00I absolutely love the way you explain things...so ...I absolutely love the way you explain things...so true and so real! I do agree with this being a crazy busy time of year, so much end of the school year stuff going on! I too have a house full of crazy teens and though they can be frustrating, they are entertaining aren't they? :)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802717167713661424noreply@blogger.com