Bovey Belle
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Quilts on the go at the mo?Anyone working on a quilt at present? I did my square for the INEBG quilt, and am trying to finish off the hexagon quilt I began last year. Not that stops me picking up the quilting mags in the Newsagents and thinking, Oh, I'd love to make that, and isn't THAT fantastic and . . .
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Leonie2
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I know what you mean about " quilt dreaming" BB, there are about 5 different quilts I could be working on if I had my way  The the one I'm concentrating on first is the garden/cat quilt, I posted a photo of what it should look like in an earlier thread. I haven't got to sewing stage yet, still collecting scraps of fabric for it. J has outgrown some of her summer dresses so I'm holding onto them to use in the quilt. I don't expect I'll get much sewing done until the end of the year now that the gardening season is getting into swing.
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Kathy
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Another of my "to do" things but I won't get started till later on in the year, once we've moved and settled in. I've got plenty of cloth, it's a bit like my wool stash, keeps growing and I'm not keeping up. 
Have you got photos of your "in progress" one BB?
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Bovey Belle
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I'll look one out in the morning Kathy. Very colourful I think you could call it.
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Cabbagepatch
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Quilting is on my things to try list, although I feel quite daunted by it, looks very complicated 
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Leonie2
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It's not that complicated Cabbage, choose an easy project and give it a bash. Honestly, if I can do it anyone can, I'm a person who finds sewing in a straight line a challenge! 
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Cabbagepatch
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Oh alright then, I shall look through some craft books.
See, now look what you've made me say 
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Kathy
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I've made a few bags using patchwork quilt CP, straight lines as Leonie says so maybe that's something to try to start off with. I just made a rectangle and a long piece for the strap.
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Cabbagepatch
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Still haven't found the missing bits for the sewing machine. Perhaps this will give me the kick up the whatsit to find them. Or maybe look online.
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Bovey Belle
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Start small CP - as Kathy said, it doesn't take much to make a bag or a cushion, and you can start off with simple squares and progress from there. The quilt I'm doing at present is hand-sewn hexagons, but I enjoy applique with embellishments most I think.
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Cabbagepatch
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Is there a list of basics I need to start? I have plenty of fabric stashed away but not sure about the different waddings etc.
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