Thanks Louise in Iowa. I took you advice and used the snowball pattern for my toile quilt top. If your interested in seeing the result, you can go to my webshots.
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COMPLETE TOILE QUILT TOP
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WOW! That turned out really GREAT! And you are fast, too! VBG
Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.
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very nice, Alicia
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That turned out great! Thanks for sharing a picture.
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You got that made so fast! It looks wonderful. Debra in VA See my quilts at
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Very nice. That is such a nice, quick but impressive looking pattern. I love it, and have a top made in it somewhere here...... (For anyone interested, one of the names for the nine-patch and snowball combination is "Cobblestones". )
Pati, > Thanks Louise in Iowa. I took you advice and used the snowball
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Alicia, that turned out just gorgeous! I do love toile, practically in any color, and this simple layout lets the toile be the star of the show. :)
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Great quilt Alicia - I couldn't for the life of me think of what toile was when you first brought this up. I was thinking some filmly type fabric and wondering why anyone would use that stuff in a quilt. Well duh, after seeing your beautiful quilt, it struck me exactly what it was. That is so pretty and I think the pattern was perfect for this fabric.
Sharon (N.B.)
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Sharon, you may have been thinking of voile - it's light and see-through sort of like organdy but not nearly as stiff. You can use it for a special kind of quilting where you lay it over extremely bright colors and embroidery stitch an outline and embellishments. It is called 'shadow appliqué' and probably other names. Polly
"Sharon" I couldn't for the life of me think of what toile was when you first brought this up. I was thinking some filmly type fabric and wondering why anyone would use that stuff in a quilt. Well duh, after seeing your beautiful quilt, it struck me exactly what it was. That is so pretty and I think the pattern was perfect for this fabric.
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oile
That's probably what hit my mind first when I heard the word. I guess being a quilter who just uses 100% cotton fabrics, the word just didn't register correctly. Oh well, onward and upward. It is a beautiful quilt for sure. Having said that, I don't think I've ever seen a quilt where voile was used either - I'd love to see one. Happy New Year.
Sharon (N.B.)