Fall colors block swap/Quilted Rooster Yahoo group *full*

[Acre of Blessings]

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[Acre of Blessings]

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[Zookeeper9000]

Well ladies I went to Joann's today and spent the best $15 I have spent in a long time. I got a omi grid ruler that was 12 1/2 inches square. Came home squared up all kinds of blocks (just love how fast and easy it went).


Sooooooooooo my fall blocks are done and I hope to get to the PO tomorrow to mail them off.

Now I just need to get those eyes and legs on those BYCvillie chickens. If I don't get that done soon I am going to send the buggers with out them LOL.

My machine is being a pain and the repair guy is not opening up shop and who knows when he will. Man I hate shops that don't keep the hours they have posted on the door, or at least leave a note saying when your regular hours will start again.

Good news is my sister and I are going to go to 3 quilt stores on Friday. My son has to go out of town for his ankle and so that means we can spend time at 2 shops we have never been at and one shop that I always leave broke at LOL. I have to stash lunch money or he will starve before we get home. I figure $4 for toco bell LOL just kidding.

 

[Scrambled Egg]

Duh!!! I just fully read your post and know whcih one you mean, I thinkiit's the one I have too, I love the dresden one also for the circles.

Love that chicken Stacey!!

 

[NanaKat]

I have one of those too and it is great. I love the diagonal line on mine.
Having the black grid on one side for light fabrics and the yellow grid on the reverse for dark fabrics sure helps also.

I have found that purchasing the large triangle, the 3 inch wide ruler, the 6 inch ruler, and the 6 inch square have improved my accuracy rate significantly!!!

I have the 3 foot cutting matt on my table and the 12 x 18 matt on my sewing machine.

 

[Scrambled Egg]

I think I might have to end up with a rotary cutter and mat and be very careful using it..I could cut those dresden circle pieces in a flash with that instead of hours!! Yep, going on my list of sewing must haves!!

 

[Chicken Woman]

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You save alot of time and using the rotary cutter is much more precise. Once us us just one you will never be able to go back !!!!!!!!!

Kinda like the difference between the new machine you just got and the old one you were using !

Acre tells me the same about paper piecing so I will try that tomorrow on my new block for you for the June swap !!!!!!

 

[horsejody]

I love my rotary cutter. I hate paper piecing. It's almost like a phobia. I tried it. It came out nice. I hated it. I won't even look at PP patterns. I hate sewing in zippers too (another phobia). I don't know why. Like I said, it's like a wierd phobia.

 

[Acre of Blessings]

I guess I have that phobia in reverse because now I don't like templates.

 

[horsejody]

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Haha!! Templates!! I don't need no stinkin' templates!! I usually strip piece or freehand. I only used templates once, and that was for a fan quilt.