tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post5577142688510664164..comments2023-10-19T23:05:14.750+11:00Comments on Chasing Cottons: Sand Castle Pattern and FFA2 Fabric Giveaway!!Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301130242919169814noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-32347043926474881692010-08-30T13:14:09.795+10:002010-08-30T13:14:09.795+10:00What a beautiful quilt! This makes me want to lear...What a beautiful quilt! This makes me want to learn how to quilt. I absolutely love it.Saschahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764868375350676901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-60565216881665588032010-07-31T03:59:53.925+10:002010-07-31T03:59:53.925+10:00I'm now a follower! Thanks for the giveaway!I'm now a follower! Thanks for the giveaway!Lauren Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340772121665377703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-69316989699329107762010-07-31T03:59:25.986+10:002010-07-31T03:59:25.986+10:00On the 1st quilt I made I had some experienced hel...On the 1st quilt I made I had some experienced help so I didn't make any disastrous mistakes; however, on the 2nd quilt which I did not make from a pattern, I failed to buy enough of the black fabric (design change midway through the quilt). It wasn't a disaster . . . I just had 3 difference black fabrics in my quilt!Lauren Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340772121665377703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-29759787215519653022010-07-30T22:49:40.004+10:002010-07-30T22:49:40.004+10:00Thanks for a great giveaway! My biggest quilting ...Thanks for a great giveaway! My biggest quilting faux pas was not really knowing how to match up seams properly....once I got some tips I now can say I'm much happier with the results of my piecing!!Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938812326522487140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-29865472768917557302010-07-30T18:21:56.497+10:002010-07-30T18:21:56.497+10:00That is a fantastic pattern! Love it!
My first qui...That is a fantastic pattern! Love it!<br />My first quilt was made for my niece, out of flannel. It was a ragged edge quilt and I didn't realise while I was snipping the fabric (to make the ragged edges) that I was snipping through my thread. I stuck it in the wash and the whole thing fell apart. Not to mention the loose thread that were everywhere! It was such a mess!! Everyone in the house was sneezing for weeks because of all the loose fibres! Disaster!ginnyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/49182185@N02/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-26940041038183045342010-07-30T16:05:28.126+10:002010-07-30T16:05:28.126+10:00bec did you ever think you would have been blessed...bec did you ever think you would have been blessed with such a talent as quilting? well you have and you are so imaginative and creative!...me...not so much, although i have never tried quilting as it is all looks a bit daunting....so if i win ;) would you make it for me? xxxAlisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-22460376111912832032010-07-30T10:10:31.425+10:002010-07-30T10:10:31.425+10:00I am now a follower of your blog. I LOVE your san...I am now a follower of your blog. I LOVE your sandcastle pattern! It is fabulous!!!KD-Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14310941944396992114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-48783451665213799982010-07-30T08:49:48.011+10:002010-07-30T08:49:48.011+10:00I'm now a follower too!
I found your blog thr...I'm now a follower too!<br /><br />I found your blog through Kate Conklin's blog - it's lovely to see a brand new blog and wow, what a fab giveaway. I love your Sand Castle pattern and I can't tell you how much I adore Heather Ross fabrics - all of them!WandaFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531765366878200240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-67918661990717999792010-07-30T08:43:42.847+10:002010-07-30T08:43:42.847+10:00I'm still too nervous to start on my first pro...I'm still too nervous to start on my first proper quilt incase I mess it up - it's the gorgeous Kate Conklin Dandelion Windows with Saffron Craig's amazing fabrics.<br />I'm trying to finish a playmat - it has little motifs with train lines running over the fabric. I thought it would be simple to use the same fabric back and front, use a nice thick batting to be comfy for baby, and then machine quilt alongside the train lines. Yeh! After 57,000 or so attempts at quilting I've realised the lines won't match back and front so I've made do with a little diamond shape in the middle of the mat which isn't too far off. I'm trying to attach some cotton webbing binding to try and disguise the crooked seams. It's a bit of a mess but I don't suppose the baby will complain too much and I'm hoping to finish before he starts walking ;)WandaFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531765366878200240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-58701607065636885432010-07-30T07:41:49.896+10:002010-07-30T07:41:49.896+10:00The very first quilt I made didn't technically...The very first quilt I made didn't technically have any huge mistakes, but now that I look back on it I pretty much can't stand any of the fabrics I used (it was a scrapy quilt). So now it hides in the closet to ashamed to show it's face. Thanks for the lovely giveaway and fun pattern.<br />spackattak7 at hotmail dot comNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546836612184965900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-50414473096005250992010-07-30T02:24:32.911+10:002010-07-30T02:24:32.911+10:00I am a follower!I am a follower!bestjlbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484557057210947586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-42442332653980231852010-07-30T02:24:18.998+10:002010-07-30T02:24:18.998+10:00The first, biggest quilting mistake I can remember...The first, biggest quilting mistake I can remember was when I was hand-quilting on a top my mom had started working on. It was priceless to us because someone in her family--her mom, grandmother and/or great aunt--had pieced it by hand, and it was beautiful. I had never handquilted and had no instruction on how to do it. So I was just sewing like you normally do--up and down stitching rather than handquilting stitches. Later on I presented my work proudly to my mom who noticed my willy nilly top stitches and questioned my method. When we turned the quilt over, you can imagine my shock at how bad it looked! So, my poor mom thought I had ruined the top, but I pulled out all of my stitches and started over--correctly! The part I didn't mention was that I did part of this "quilting" in front of my future MIL who is an expert quilter. She never said a word about my error. Kindness or meanness? I'll never know!bestjlbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484557057210947586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-26004802685779013072010-07-30T01:48:06.400+10:002010-07-30T01:48:06.400+10:00I am a follower.I am a follower.Doinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621270783110392741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-64781488934190142702010-07-30T01:47:50.573+10:002010-07-30T01:47:50.573+10:00I keep my first quilt. Not quite a disaster but I ...I keep my first quilt. Not quite a disaster but I can not show it to someone.Doinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621270783110392741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-80559186648002275612010-07-29T10:39:50.739+10:002010-07-29T10:39:50.739+10:00Biggest mistake. Probably my first attempt at kni...Biggest mistake. Probably my first attempt at knitting a sweater. I was ambitious and tried to do a lace cardigan. Well I messed up on the decreases on one side and it looked kind of wonky so I had to rip it out. So far no quilting woes because I just started my first one and it is GFG with 1in hexies.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688704702468354253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-87443627245653470222010-07-29T06:20:53.782+10:002010-07-29T06:20:53.782+10:00My first disaster was not knowing to measure my bo...My first disaster was not knowing to measure my border strips before sewing them on. I ended up with a wavey mess.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-38339541376755681352010-07-29T04:11:54.031+10:002010-07-29T04:11:54.031+10:00My biggest quilt disaster was not making my blocks...My biggest quilt disaster was not making my blocks squared and evened up to the same size! It made it really hard to finish! I learned!<br />Tracy Dawson<br />dawson.tracy35@yahoo.comdawson.tracy35https://www.blogger.com/profile/01139705569192050383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-48487923683967678562010-07-29T04:10:51.164+10:002010-07-29T04:10:51.164+10:00I am now a follower. Great inspiration here! Love ...I am now a follower. Great inspiration here! Love your blog!!<br /><br />Tracy Dawson<br />dawson.tracy35@yahoo.comdawson.tracy35https://www.blogger.com/profile/01139705569192050383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-61050650575065706482010-07-28T22:28:18.508+10:002010-07-28T22:28:18.508+10:00Awesome giveaway! I was taught to quilt by hand, w...Awesome giveaway! I was taught to quilt by hand, which was great for half of my first quilt, then I go the idea to use my machine and wa-la! ruined! My stinky little machine ate the fabric, shredding it in most places, and I just kept going, not matching any seams. it's still downstairs along with the batting that has cotton seeds in it...<br />Ugh.<br />♥Duff♥Duffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636156245924832329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-22143623020716219502010-07-28T18:16:28.517+10:002010-07-28T18:16:28.517+10:00I follow your blog! :)I follow your blog! :)Mermaidlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001774039705432408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-79632903637333564072010-07-28T18:16:01.336+10:002010-07-28T18:16:01.336+10:00LOVE this giveaway!! I just started quilting last ...LOVE this giveaway!! I just started quilting last year so I make all kinds of mistakes. My biggest one was probably when I sewed a huge portion of my quilt upside down. When I say that I mean the pattern on the fabric was upside down. I had to redo the whole thing. Disaster!Mermaidlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001774039705432408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-50498480404336627432010-07-28T16:00:46.147+10:002010-07-28T16:00:46.147+10:00I am a follower! Nice blog and thanks for the give...I am a follower! Nice blog and thanks for the giveaway! Awesome.Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413405175992111027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-30797023427568768802010-07-28T16:00:15.441+10:002010-07-28T16:00:15.441+10:00My biggest mistake so far was not using a small en...My biggest mistake so far was not using a small enough stitch when I made a flannel quilt and after a few washings it started coming apart at the seams. What a deal to try to mend it and keep up with the 'holes' Sure learned my lesson on that one!!Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413405175992111027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-5180368600200339062010-07-28T14:24:20.041+10:002010-07-28T14:24:20.041+10:00And I'm a new follower (after being sent over ...And I'm a new follower (after being sent over here from Kate's blog)!Ange Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06570883812741766857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706014191709190790.post-33708118415162745602010-07-28T14:23:48.776+10:002010-07-28T14:23:48.776+10:00I'm still pretty new to quilting having only e...I'm still pretty new to quilting having only ever finished one quilt and I have three finished quilt tops in my sewing room. But the finished quilt was a coin quilt and I couldn't get the 5 coin stacks to match up when i was doing the sashing so I just chopped off the ones that were too long! It was for a new born baby - she'll never know!Ange Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06570883812741766857noreply@blogger.com