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Thank you, Debby. I'm half done with the body of the quilt, then the border motif, then I'll have to make binding for it. But, it's moving along.

I'm going with the light gray. I did a small test piece on some scrap fabric and the thread seems good and strong. Ready to go tomorrow when I'm fresh. It's sandwiched. And I'm doing an all-over dewdrop pattern sort of like this test swatch.

Me, too, but my hands have a hard time dealing with tiny pieces. I used to like making what they call big block quilts, no little pieces, lots of progress FAST. I have rubbermaid tubs of scraps of useable sizes. I throw away those that I'm sure I won't ever use. Maybe I ought to send them to you!

Thank you, Kathryn! I really wanted you to pop in here. I sort of had that feeling, that the pink would be fighting too much to be the star. With so much going on in this quilt, the fabrics in addition to the barn raising arrangement, the thread really ought to just be a wallflower. On a side...

Your spelling issue sounds like my "sew the fabric to the wrong side" issue. I did it twice on the same piece yesterday. What a chore to "un-sew" it all. I agree that when you have a visually busy quilt, the quilting itself needs to be secondary, not the star of the piece. Good point. I have...

Hey! Thanks for checking this section. I was feeling lonely in here for a bit, LOL. They say batiks won't set dye with salt. I actually did try vinegar and salt and no dice. I just keep soaking it in hot water over and over and over......and over and over again. Finally, it came through the wash...

I have a different question-the batik one apparently stumped folks and I got it squared away. This quilt is being assembled. The back is a light rose colored print, but the front is in roses, fuchsias and teal/turquoise. What color thread would YOU use the quilt this? At first, I thought maybe...

I've rarely used batiks due to their cost, but I was searching for a rose color, super hard to find right now. I see reds, I see pinks of all shades, I see burgundy, I see barn red, but hardly any I'd call rose. Anyway, the closet that Hobby Lobby had was a batik, so I got 1/4 yard to use in the...