Thanks for Quilting Advice

Thank you all my friends from the Carol Doak Yahoo site for the great quilting advice! I will be posting a picture of the finished Kaleidoscope quilt for approval in a few days.

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laura west kong said…
Hi Lisa,
I have some ideas (for quilting miniature tops) that I'll get listed out this month. It's so not the same as quilting full-size. I'll let you know when I've posted them.
^_^ laura
September 17, 2008 at 5:21 PM
laura west kong said…
Hi again!

Here's the link for Tips for Quilting Miniature Quilts

Hope you enjoy it ^_^
September 18, 2008 at 5:22 PM
laura west kong said…
Hi Lisa,
Miniature or large-sized quilts, I only block them when absolutely necessary. If the quilt is the right size and shape to begin with, all you could really do by wetting and blocking is distort it.

Wow! that Kaleidoscope quilt is really great!
September 28, 2008 at 3:49 PM
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