tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post114248319465282309..comments2024-02-29T02:17:09.801-05:00Comments on disdressed: Going out on a limbLiesl Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01077922825872748873noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-1142560196996620412006-03-16T20:49:00.000-05:002006-03-16T20:49:00.000-05:00I love your blog! It was so wonderful to have you...I love your blog! It was so wonderful to have you at Purl Patchwork today... I'm glad you seemed to enjoy it! I can't believe we're finally open - whew!<BR/>Joelle<BR/><BR/>ps. We will be putting our fabrics on our purlsoho.com website, but not immediately. We're hoping to get it going over the summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-1142527454096053162006-03-16T11:44:00.000-05:002006-03-16T11:44:00.000-05:00Those fabrics you posted are so fresh and springy ...Those fabrics you posted are so fresh and springy - I just love them. I never seem to find things like that when I'm shopping around. Everything to me looks too harsh, dated, or just plain stupid.<BR/><BR/>I'm in the process of making my first quilt - baby sized. After machine quilting it I wished that I had tied it (I used random 5" squares), but maybe machine quilting it was a good idea since I plan to get a lot of use out if it?bekihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098266291379326565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-1142518440986999522006-03-16T09:14:00.000-05:002006-03-16T09:14:00.000-05:00Hi Suzie. I was thinking about the tying/stitchin...Hi Suzie. I was thinking about the tying/stitching thing last night when I got into bed. I've never seen a quilt that had both, but it might be really pretty. Perhaps someone with more experience can tell us if it's ever done. <BR/><BR/>Also, I meant to say in my post that I think a lot of the Bonpoint fabrics are Liberty prints, which are all amazingly pretty and the fabric is terrific quality.Liesl Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077922825872748873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-1142508033311842702006-03-16T06:20:00.000-05:002006-03-16T06:20:00.000-05:00I envy your fabric knowledge! I just choose things...I envy your fabric knowledge! I just choose things I like the look of - I don't know an antique white from a yarn dyed stripe. Hopeless! I am your willing student.<BR/><BR/>But I'll share something I learned about tying quilts reading the Modern Quilt Workshop. Now I've always tied my quilts - I like the look but also, to be honest, I don't really know about proper quilting and I'm sure my low rent machine couldn't handle anything complicated even if I could. But the authors make the point that tied quilts are not very durable - the holes around the ties wear and get bigger, leading the batting to beard and holes to form. They give an appropriately heartbreaking story about trying to restore a worn tied quilt from someone's childhood that made me think I might leave tying for strictly decorative endeavors. And since I only really make quilts that I intend to be used I guess that means I tie no more and I need to learn how to machine quilt and fast! <BR/><BR/>But perhaps I could do both? Machine quilt for durability and tie for decoration?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com