tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post3687057670836884376..comments2024-03-11T06:44:18.577-07:00Comments on Wonkyworld: They're here!Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-64021204712312132822012-06-11T13:44:11.467-07:002012-06-11T13:44:11.467-07:00wonderful quilts. are they all displayed together ...wonderful quilts. are they all displayed together in your house. Love this discussion in the comments too. I have a lot of big black floral fabric on my early quilts. and one has a Batman fabric and another pigs' behinds.Tonya Ricuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778059489713831067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-90009712807836590652012-06-11T07:36:18.795-07:002012-06-11T07:36:18.795-07:00Here I am, chiming in ... Yup, "it" just...Here I am, chiming in ... Yup, "it" just happened. <br /><br />No, I donʻt pick the cotton balls off the bush, just the tea leaves!<br /> <br />Re the thinner batting. The source is still the same: lumpy wads of near-raw cotton balls. From previous batches of AAQI quilts, I decided that the quilts would be visually smoother, the stitches more even if the batting is thinner. A matter of proportion: heck, these quilts are small! Hence, I comb the wads until the layer is a mere whisper of cotton. Who says you canʻt teach an old dog new tricks.<br /><br />Glad you like the quilts. They are a joy to make — for me, for AAQI.<br /><br />p.s. Ask Bonnie Hull to describe the back of "Dahlia Rag".Nyimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407823965011972523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-76416960447327936382012-06-10T13:42:14.685-07:002012-06-10T13:42:14.685-07:00The backs are definitely part of the whole experie...The backs are definitely part of the whole experience for me. I love that they're numbered, and all the other inscriptions. Such wonderful surprises! Some day I'll do something more with the pictures of the backs of the Small Wonders quilts. I can see the Pine Needlers all looking at the backs, in stitches! I mean, glow-in-the-dark bananas! Who does that?!? :)Bill Volckeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-38206721904087293802012-06-10T13:35:32.818-07:002012-06-10T13:35:32.818-07:00I've since learned that Nyima didn't do th...I've since learned that Nyima didn't do the picking, but the cotton was harvested locally. She probably got wads of raw cotton and pulled it out to make a thin batting. I know she reads the blog, so maybe she'll chime in.Bill Volckeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-20770148460017927242012-06-10T13:34:19.595-07:002012-06-10T13:34:19.595-07:00They are absolutely beautiful! And I love being ab...They are absolutely beautiful! And I love being able to see the backs! Gorgeous and so much fun! Oh, I love them! You are a dear and lucky man!Michele Bilyeuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979296861999606692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-69629142776148162072012-06-10T11:43:39.704-07:002012-06-10T11:43:39.704-07:00They are wonderful! I got mine the other day and ...They are wonderful! I got mine the other day and will post about it as well. It has that same polka dot fabric and I love the little notes! <br /><br />I was wondering, I have two from Andrea now. I seem to recall seeing something on the earlier one that she had used cotton picked right from the bush for the batting, but this newest one almost seems to have no batting at all. As I've learned a lot of new techniques from Jude Hill (who never uses batting), I've come to prefer no batting or only a thin layer of cloth as the middle part. What do you think Andrea has done in these new pieces? I may send her a note about it, but haven't done so yet. <br /><br />As I get older my hands are less able to take the force needed to get a needle through batting, and I've tried all sorts of types. I've been working with silk batting lately and even that is hurting my hands and arms. I use batting for my machine quilted pieces, but need to find a solution for hand quilting.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623379507755101505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-81721658516152045622012-06-10T08:25:44.040-07:002012-06-10T08:25:44.040-07:00Fantastic quilts!! Wonderful you get to add them t...Fantastic quilts!! Wonderful you get to add them to your collection.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-6435399582413883312012-06-10T07:32:48.299-07:002012-06-10T07:32:48.299-07:00Those would certainly brighten one's day!Those would certainly brighten one's day!Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com