frufru Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 Ok, so we are going with 61/2 inch squares which can be embroidered or just plain material with an appropriate message/sentiment.Can we pin the contact details of where they need to be sent etc??? Just a 6 and a half inch square of anything you want it to be - but remember she will look at this for the rest of her life and remember how we felt about her ordeal so consider the impact carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainy Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Hay guys how are you all going? im looking forward to seeing the squares as they start arriving Can we pin the contact details of where they need to be sent etc??? Just to remined everyone when you have finnished your squares PM me for my address, i have 2 kids and cannot post their address on a public forum thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajtek Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 ....and a reminder to myself that the DDay is 7/7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainy Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Ok hear is a really bad graphic of the plan for jeds quilt, the colour of the sashing (blue parts) has not been decided but this is just to give you an idea, the white squares will be the square you are sending in there will be alot more of them in the actuall quilt we are hoping to make it at least queen size, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rules Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 This is the sort of thing I had in mind when we were putting together the quilting stuff for the craft exhibition. - look at this community quilt - My colleague was heading off to Spotlight today at lunchtime so I explained to her I needed some fat squares - and why - and she came back with 4 beautiful purple tone fat squares. They are so pretty. I hope Jed likes a bit of colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 sent mine off with the post today, my friend appliqued some Westies and Scotties onto some of the plain material I bought (from the Church Ladies for $2), she is sooooo good at doing stuff like that. (I did the cutting out ) I hope it gets to SBT303's place on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowysal Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Since we have a whole nother MONTH..both Dust Angel and I are pumped to do a square each from Bythorn park and our menagerie...I think this is a wonderful idea - very inspired and I would like to say THANKYOU to those of you who are organising and making up this quilt - I look forward to the photos of the finished product.I take my hat off to your generosity (specialy if I was wearing one lol)and spirit, I could not do it myself due to time constraints and talent deficiencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Woops! how dumb am I!!!!! .....one of the fat quarters I ordered on-line came yesterday and I thought it would get to SBT303 late so I sent it express post. I must keep telling myself that the 7 in... 7/7/10 means July, not June. Thanks Snowysal for your polite way of telling me (quote Since we have a whole nother MONTH) O well, I can now do some more with applique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigirl Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Please excuse my ignorance but is a 'fat quarter' a measurement of some kind?? I am thinking the old lady in the one shop that sells fabric here is going to look at me and say 'you want a fat what?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTD Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 indigirl . If you go into the shop most have fat squares already cut . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigirl Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Oh cool the real challenge will be cutting the fabric in a straight line, thats def not my strong point lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigirl Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Wouldnt it make sense to find out what jed's fav colours are and then stick to those colour of colours that blend with them? What if we all get purple coloured stuff and she hates purple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Please excuse my ignorance but is a 'fat quarter' a measurement of some kind?? I am thinking the old lady in the one shop that sells fabric here is going to look at me and say 'you want a fat what?' Hi Indigirl, I didn't know either so had a look on-line and found the answer here---->http://quilting.about.com/od/stepbystepquilting/ss/fat_quarters.htm Now I am an authority on fat quarters (it sounds like an area in France...sort-of a place for fat artists to hang out in ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytmate Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Please excuse my ignorance but is a 'fat quarter' a measurement of some kind?? I am thinking the old lady in the one shop that sells fabric here is going to look at me and say 'you want a fat what?' Go to Spotlight like I did, and you don't even need to talk to anyone. In the quilting section are "fat quarters" sitting there ready to take to the checkout. There is also the iron-on bonding paper that you buy by the 10cm length, and needles and pins there in that section. From the embroidery aisle there are hoops and threads and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigirl Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Please excuse my ignorance but is a 'fat quarter' a measurement of some kind?? I am thinking the old lady in the one shop that sells fabric here is going to look at me and say 'you want a fat what?' Go to Spotlight like I did, and you don't even need to talk to anyone. In the quilting section are "fat quarters" sitting there ready to take to the checkout. There is also the iron-on bonding paper that you buy by the 10cm length, and needles and pins there in that section. From the embroidery aisle there are hoops and threads and stuff. Nearest Spotlight is over 300klm away We have one local little shop that sells fabric, will try there. I live in Broken Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytmate Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 I am not very good at doing cats, dogs or horses, so I made a square with a crab. I will give it a wash and iron before I send it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigirl Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 I am not very good at doing cats, dogs or horses, so I made a square with a crab. I will give it a wash and iron before I send it in. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytmate Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Thanks Indigirl, I hope it fits in well with the rest of the quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Noice, Greytmate I will be PM'ing you frantically for help when I start mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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