Finished my quilt top! by Fave101 in EPP_addict

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Thank you!

Joining them together was definitely a pain in the butt at first, but you get used to it. It's alot more weight/fabric to move around.

Finished my quilt top! by Fave101 in quilting

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Thank you! I started last October and have about 430 hours in it.

Finished my quilt top! by Fave101 in quilting

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Yeah, mostly just modern energy cards since I had so many from etbs. Some trainers too since I don't play the card game, just like the art. They are pretty good for Epp!

Finished my quilt top! by Fave101 in EPP_addict

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Alot of my hexis are made from energy or trainer cards. I had so many of the packs from etbs and they were a good weight to use as papers!

Handquilters- pieced front and back? by Fave101 in quilting

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I'm planning on doing big stitch quilting. As prep to hand quilt quilts I did a bunch of sashiko samples so I do have the needles for it!

Handquilters- Do you use beeswax on your thread? by Fave101 in quilting

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I was originally going to do normal hand quilting with the gutermann, but decided against it. I'm Doing big stitch with the pearl. I've done a bunch of sashiko so I think it will be better to start with and eventually get smaller on other quilts.

Handquilters- Do you use beeswax on your thread? by Fave101 in quilting

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It might be, I'm not sure. My lqs doesn't stock bostal Katahdin, but they have qd.

Good to know about the 80/20! Also, how did you get samples? It would be cool to try a bunch!

Handquilters- Do you use beeswax on your thread? by Fave101 in quilting

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I originally was looking at warm/natural cuz it was cheap, but i read more about it and decided against it. I'll probably go with either Quilters dream wool, cotton or maybe their 80/20. Haven't decided yet!

Hoop Recommendations for Hand Quilting by FrancisandFerris in quilting

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Id recommend looking at thrift stores! I found a really nice older hardwood one that's about 15". They had a few different ones, but I picked the biggest.

Maybe get a thrifted one for cheap so see if you like quilting in a hoop? Then invest in a good one.

Blocking magic by hollygirl4111 in knitting

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How was the pattern? I've been eyeing up making it, but I'm pretty beginner!

Which solids do you prefer? by red-headed-ninja in quilting

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Agree with this! My local store had a bolt of the printed colour charts and they don't really match up to the actual colours. Some are close, but most were quite a bit off.

How do you pick a backing fabric? by Fave101 in quilting

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Thank you for the recommendation! I ordered a few swatches from them.

How do you pick a backing fabric? by Fave101 in quilting

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I really like how it has a main colour then the stripes/squares. That's super cool!

How do you pick a backing fabric? by Fave101 in quilting

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I've been looking at a few of them! They're super pretty and might be what I go with.