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Fabulous Finishing technique

On Tuesday, my EGA group went on a field trip to a LNS that's about an hour away. My current best friend lives nearby so I visit the shop fequently but I went along for the ride. While browsing the offerings, I came across something that made my heart pound -- it was a real AHHAAH (or however that's spelled) moment.

The chart didn't interest me but the finishing did. Fawn, the shop assistant, very carefully opened the baggie to see if the instructions were included. If they had been, I would've bought it but they weren't so I quickly sketched a picture and carefully copied the web site address.

On the way home, I got a call from Vernie who told me that my crewel tile monks cloth afghan (sp??) was ready for pick up at the fabric shop. It was perfect timing -- I would get the 'quilt' and select coordinating fabric for my soon to be favo(u)rite finishing operation.

Here' a picture of what I'm babbling about:

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may be old news to some of you but I'm tickled pink. The fabric sandwiches are draped on a chair back waiting impatiently to be put together. Pictures will be posted 'soon.'

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anne
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That is really a cute finish. I have a couple of things that are crying out for tuck pillows. I just really need to hit the fabric shop and find the prefect fabric.

C
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Cheryl Isaak

Oh, my, gosh!! That is so cute! I wish there had been directions.

mag

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Mag

Very cute, Anne. Looking forward to seeing your finished one! I like a lot of the Brittercup stuff, and she always has cute finishing ideas. The LNS owner and I are each doing a stocking - her the kitty, me the pup one - so I can then do some nice finishing to display in the shop. At Nashville, Brittercup also introduced some very different kind of abstract florals - they're nice (as you can tell, there are a bunch in the shop).

Ellice

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ellice

It is very cute. I've done a few pillows for the shop - as I've agreed to do some of the finishing for customers, and we needed samples. So, lately I've been doing hanging pillows - some with ribbons, some with loops. But, I have a couple of Little House Needlework pieces that I did for me, that have been waiting - with fabric . I'm going to do a couple as little wall hangings - kind of like a pillow with flanged borders, only with some minimal batting and border quilting. That way they'll hang, but not be as puffy as a pillow. So far, people like them. Though, I will say that it's a bit more work than I thought to be sure the stitched piece is seamed to the finishing with a good, true, even, straight on the grain look, as if framed. Don't know what everyone else does, but I back all of the linen pieces with muslin, or appropriate cloth if there's open work, before continueing with the sewing. Helps to stabilize everything.

Ellice

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ellice

I had to go look - I called them "the drinks flowers".

C
Reply to
Cheryl Isaak

Anne,

The finishing instructions for that flange pillow that you see on the Easter design is included with the ornament that Brittercup did in the

2005 JCS Ornament Issue. Do you have that mag?

Wendy

Reply to
nycchicka

Very cute. The button corners are a nice innovation Dora

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bungadora

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