Topic: So do you Sew ~~3~~

[Penny]

Awsomwe quilt Rita....you've really taken off doing these huh!!'

Great job!

[Tonya]

That is an awesome job, Rita!! You really are whipping those out FAST!! Wanna do mine for me??

[MassMama]

here is the grid I use to make my quilts anyone can print and help if ya wanna 

[landofoz]

When I was in statistics class, my teacher showed me this website.  You can customize your graph paper to whatever size you want.  For instance, the stuff you buy has 1/4 inch squares, well, here you can just tell it to make them 2 inches square or whatever size suits you best.  You can make the lines thicker by changing the line weight and near the bottom you can even change the color of the lines.  You do need Adobe, for it though. 

Free Customized Graph Paper

And, Rita, your quilt is absolutely lovely!

[Tina]

I played with your graph, Rita.

10 10 10 10 10 argh! A picture really should count!

[christy]

nice heart tina, i played too heres a few i did, clickables

[christy]

n a few more,  or 3 more, ill play again later lol

[MassMama]

  Christy .. you have a lot of great ideas.. I really like the spinning one

Tina I like the heart one too. Its better than the one I did  I like the different color blocks inside too

Thanks Sarah I will go check it out right now .. 

[MassMama]

  found the mat I needed for 50% off at joanns today  I am jeeped up about that!!
Now to start chopping up some more pants 

[christy]

rita you shouls save our pics for futchure projects   i have a folder full of block pics n applique pics,  n ideas

  woohoo on the mat! n 50% off! 

[MassMama]

I did I saved them all to my computer    Thanks again for all the help!!  I am trying to copy some pics to applique on some quilts .. my scanner is acting a goof right now 

[Tina]

Christy, You are so good at the computer art. I really like your work.

[MassMama]

She really is good at it.. You should start selling your quilt ideas Christy! 

[christy]

  thanks cant take full creit though, theres lost of free block patterns, i just take ideas off em,
like this is a traditional butterfly block pattern, youll see it on most free block pattern sites


i took that idea n started playin with it n came up with this for somthing diffrent


i do have a few originals of full size quilt patterns i did on my own,  savin up scraps for a scrapy crazy senery quilt ive been workin on, n the fam tree one i did, still wanna do that, n savin for it, lol lots on my to do list   

[MassMama]

wow I like both.. these are not just blocks though Christy
  uhh ohhh I think I need more pants dark and light ones.

[christy]

 finaly!     got the last block done!!!    now to decide on the border, n sew the blocks together,  thinking of puttin a small strip of the light green then a wider strip of black n  wider light green on the outterside of the black


then again the more i look at this pic the more i like the black against the blocks, maybe i wont put a strip og grren between em,   
  i figure it out wile im sewin the blocks together

[Tina]

Wow Christy. That is awfully pretty just the way it is.

[MassMama]

Great Job Christy!! looks wonderful! ! I prefer black myself but the black block with the green tone that is in the blocks would look beautiful too! 

[Tonya]

That looks great just like it is, but I think a wide black strip and then a narrow strip of green would look good! Way to go Christy!!

[christy]

        thanks, its gonna go pretty fast now,  got 2 stipes sewed together, after i do the three ill sew all tree stips together n do the border, n that wont take long cause i wont have ta matck the blocks up    n im gonna do the black on blocks with a green outter strip  ya know rita me n hubs were talkin bout puttin the darker green thats in the blocks in the border,  talkin bout appliquein it in, like a vine leaf pattern, look.   think i have enough scraps left to do it,

  thank you so much for this fabric wrennie!!!!! love how they look together 

[Wrennie]

You're welcome again! They do look relly good together, and I love the pattern you did them in. I like the applique'd leaf in the black idea.

[Penny]

Christy....thats beautiful....you've done a great job, i agree with everyone, the colors are gorgeous!!!

[Triss]

Christy, you did a wonderful job on that quilt... it is so pretty!

[christy]

  thanks got the top row, middle row,n bottom row sewd together n all three pined together, ill sew that tomarrow,  took a brak n played with ritsa blocks again,     its gettin addictive  the hose block ive seen before  n the castles i made up myself 

then i played with this one with the though of applique or stitchin in it if ya rita  ever feel like doin that for somthin diffrent.  thought a light meterial would go easy over the denim, or stitchin, n you could do bout anythin, like add trees, flowers. moon. stars, sun,

[MassMama]

  OK christy your getting a bit over my head
I am just learning how to applique .  the thought of someone seeing the stitches is frightening though.. Love the castle  I could see using dockers (dress pants) or something for those.. colored pants are hard to come by though  must be everyones favorite ...
OK I am starting a new thread .. But not before I save all these