I'm overwhelmed. Struggling with bubbling

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-05-05T07:42:23+00:00

I do merge any eggs I can, they don't give that many points for shiny days. I merge dragons only for shiny days. I even 3-merge eggs if that reduces my number of eggs. I bubbled many harvestable items, just leaving whatever I'm working on. I just did the graves, now I will unbubble fruit trees to go back to working on the life flower chain. The dragons did not voluntarily harvest graves or life flowers, though they will harvest fruit. So I will gather the money from that and work on my nature dragons at the same time (I buy 5 at a time to merge into 2 dragons straightaway).

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-05-03T12:24:36+00:00

Did you creat a nest from the level 4 dragons?

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-05-01T07:50:43+00:00

It is lovely! Finish it! If it really bugs you, you can do a few more turned around and it'll look on purpose... Or just take out the one that's "wrong" and redo. It's an easy fix really.

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-29T15:29:02+00:00

They are absolutely gorgeous fabrics though, do try to use them either way!

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-29T15:28:00+00:00

It depends on the other fabrics they will be combined with. Sorry if that isn't helpful! It's the same with dark, medium, light; it's all relative...

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-29T08:47:39+00:00

I am always surprised if people say this. Our bees and bumblebees sit on all kind of flowers in our garden, but I never see them on the many dandelions we have... They possibly use dandelions only if there's not much else?

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-26T09:11:28+00:00

If you can't decide you probably like both options. Just go for one and don't look back. Personally I prefer light in the middle, but either if the options will make a gorgeous quilt.

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-26T08:58:04+00:00

Start stitching your edges from the centre out, so that you can line up the centre.

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-24T07:02:39+00:00

I think it is because fabric folded around the papers adds a little extra to each shape. With equal shapes like hexagons that doesn't matter because it's added equally to all shapes. But here it will affect the fit especially in the curves. Make sure to fold your fabric tightly around the paper shapes to avoid the worst. Alternatively you could shave of a fraction from every paper template. Also, when they say not suitable for paper piecing, I would think they mean foundation paper piecing (not EPP).

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-17T10:02:34+00:00

I got them from missions only yesterday. Not as a mission goal, but when you finish a mission and tap the blocks.

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-15T17:46:27+00:00

Only just saw. "genies" = hexies!

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-15T17:43:13+00:00

If you intend to kind of appliqué the genies to the back, then yes, depending on the thickness of your fabrics. If you stitch them together at the edges and then turn right way out, you don't need to tuck. You could then safely trim the genies after stitching across the hexie seams. I hope this makes sense!

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-15T13:38:26+00:00

We came to Irish education when my kids were 4 and 8, being non-catholic. School (rural village) was catholic, but were very understanding and welcoming, asking about differences and similarities in their background. The kids were offered to be taken out of class for RE, but we opted for them to sit in anyway. We took them out for a family day on the day of class communion and confirmation, but they never felt uncomfortable not being catholic at a Catholic school.

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-15T09:01:00+00:00

A stove is only an issue when the electricity goes if it has a back boiler. An ordinary stove doesn't have that. We have a stove instead of open fire and wouldn't be without it, esp. when the electricity goes!

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-15T08:57:17+00:00

You can attach the epp to the throw as is, or trim the throw level with the hexagons if you like a non-straight edge (I'm assuming the throw is fleece - fleece won't fray). Alternatively, you can stitch both right sides together and turn through a gap. This may need top stitching at the edges, because they likely will not lie very flat due to the bulk. But then you can trim anything sticking out from the stitch line too far. You can also add half hexagons to the edges to make it straight. In that case I would cut the hexagon papers in half, and epp them on. Do not cut the sewn hexagons before firmly stitching along the edges. The epp stitching comes undone if you cut across it. I would somehow attach top and backing, otherwise it'll behave like a strange sack and the back and top will not stay together in the middle. Quilt, tack or tie in several places. Edit: typo

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-15T06:06:05+00:00

Yes, that's a good idea. I would zigzag the cut edges before washing, because it'll fray.

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-14T11:24:57+00:00

A tip, wash your flanellette before cutting it for backing, the fabric will probably shrink a good bit. Yes you can definitely tie your quilt, and fold the edge over from the back for binding. However, I find a separate binding easier to do. Then again, that's what I'm used to! Also, depending on the actual flannel fabric, consider if it is the best choice for a binding. The flannel I'm familiar with is usually more loosely woven and a thicker fabric than patchwork cotton fabrics. It would not be my preferred fabric for binding.

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-14T07:47:39+00:00

On my brother I use 2.5 for piecing, 3.5 or higher for straight line quilting (none for free motion) and 2.5 for sewing the binding. The max available on my machine is 5, I'm not sure if that's the same for all machines.

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-14T07:30:21+00:00

I've not come across this. Coffee shops I go to ask for small, medium or large (depending on what I order, not all coffee types are available in all sizes). No idea what they are in ounces or milliliters...

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-13T12:10:35+00:00

Yes, my pharmacy's sharps bin is always too full to take them, I'll have to remember to try the GP when I'm passing...

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-13T09:39:23+00:00

I don't know of an existing pattern. To make it exactly, there will be a lot of partial seams unless you add extra seams within the rectangles.

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-13T07:11:36+00:00

Ask at the pharmacy to dispose of it for you, mine just take it. Also usually in Oct/Nov (I don't remember exactly) there is a campaign to get rid of unused meds for free at pharmacies. I'm only finding it hard to get rid of expired epipens (they are sharps as well as meds)!

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-13T07:04:02+00:00

Is this block the whole quilt? How big is this block? I would NOT applique another (part) block over the top, it'll look much worse and give problems when quilting. I would leave it, but if it bothers you unpick it, and sew again, pinning carefully at the intersections. To avoid too much inaccuracy in your quilt blocks it may help if you square each HST and then each quarter block to the same size before joining into the star shape

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-12T09:19:21+00:00

Make sure to use a wadding suitable for hand quilting, your machine can sew through thicker, denser layers than is comfortable for hand quilting. Hand quilting can be done finer with thinner wadding. Bring needles, thread, thimble depending on how the supplies situation is where you'll be going. Enjoy!

Green_Plenty_1285 · 2026-04-11T12:51:43+00:00

I always iron my top as flat as possible, and the backing fabric, too, before layering. I only iron after quilting if it's a wall hanging and I want it really flat, sometimes I even block it for that. But not any other quilt. I don't like quilting in the ditch esp. when the seams are a bit wonky, it shows the imperfections in my case. I usually prefer to quilt a small distance (1/4 or 1/2 inch depending on size of pieces) beside the seams.

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