This is a lovely magazine, at the checkout at my LQS, that I just grabbed - they were on sale, although I didn't bother to look at the price. I DID notice my bill was a little higher than expected.
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My word - look closely -- $12.99!!!
That will teach me to NOT be so impulsive!!! I bought it for $6.50, half price.
I'm still working on and off with this String Quilt. Here is what it looked like before I removed the paper. BTW, phone book paper is THE best foundation for this type of project. Much of it falls off by itself, it's free, it's entertaining reading the names I recognize, the straight lines of type are handy for keeping blocks straight, you don't have to measure when using strings on a given size of foundation. I use close/small (1.5 on my machine) stitches and a size 12 needle or 14 if you have an old one. The small stitches is the key. Yes, it took me about 4 hours to remove the paper, and makes a mess.
Between working on a secret Guild Raffle Quilt and this project, THIS project is taking me longer to finish than I prefer.
I agree that phone books are great for paper piecing. I asked my sister in Denver to save some for me because the phone book in my area is pretty tiny in comparison. ;oD
ReplyDeleteLooking good, Elaine - on my list to do one day!
ReplyDeleteHugs - Lurline♥
Your paper piecing has a great look to it with that thin black star, good job!
ReplyDeleteI impulsively purchased a quilt mag at the grocery store for the same price (only 10% off), and promptly got back in line and returned the thing. Twelve bucks is too steep for my wallet ~
:-}pokey
So - you don't have any problem with the ink on the pages ironing into the fabric? I love the quilting you're doing on it!
ReplyDeleteI use phone book pages for strip piecing also. I usually take the paper off before I put the blocks together, though. I love the look of your "secret" project. It doesn't seem like a secret now! The magazines are quite expensive. I have stopped getting very many because I have so many patterns & books now that I really don't need new ideas, although I do love looking at them.
ReplyDeleteHaven't bought any new magazines for a while so will have to look before I purchase. The quilt will get done little by little if you keep plugging away.
ReplyDeleteI haven't done strings yet--been daunted by the amount of "after" work that follows the stitching! But the final effect is grand :)
ReplyDeleteI had exactly the same experience with the same magazine!
ReplyDeleteI was trying to figure out why the bill was so high, when I finally saw the price.
Nice magazine, though.
This is one project I keep telling myself I need to do with all the scraps I've accumulated. Your magazine looks interesting. I'll have to look for it the next time I'm out.
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