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Thursday, March 12, 2015

A big Effort!

Almost everyone whom I know at Pancho Villa State Park is a Quilter!
AND  they know a lot more about quilting than I do!
They decided that we needed to take over a crafting room in the Visitor center and spread out my quilt to remedy so problems!
In the above photo they (Patti and Karen are shown) also decided that all the bating and quilting stitches that I had placed had to be removed!


 We taped the backing fabric to the tabletops so that it would not slide out of position!  Note that Karen offered to and did get onto the floor to do the taping!




The quilt was then placed very carefully onto the backing fabric and the safety pins added to connect the layers together.  Then the basting began all over again!  The basting threads were lined up about every four inches and in all directions!

These are some of the hands basting the layers together.


The basting is not finished, but it is begun, and hopefully in a way that will keep the layer from bunching up and ruining the quilt!

18 comments:

  1. Glad you've got some good experienced help there!

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  2. WOW! what a beautiful quilt. Must be so much better to do it with friends.

    Hope you have a fab Friday. Sue, Polly & Honey

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  3. Wow! That looks like a lot of fun, and a lot of work! I'll bet your quilt turns out beautifully, though!

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    1. It is beautiful, isn't it. My grandmother had a real eye for beauty!

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  4. That is a beautiful quilt and great that you have so many skilled folks to help out

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    1. My skill level is not even in the same ballpark as these friends!

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  5. Have been following your progress for awhile now! Awesome job you are doing and what a wonderful heirloom you will have when done. Quilting and crafting friends are the best!

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    1. Thanks Cindy! I love family and history, and like working with my hands, so it all works together to make me enjoy this restoration!
      Thanks for reading my blog...tell me about yourself, will you?

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    2. Hubby and I just retired in Sept 2014 and hit the road....we are learning, learning and learning and loving this life! We love animals, hiking and just plain relaxing :))...I am an avid crafter, cook, and love to read. Hiking, sunsets, sunrises are some of our other favorites! Hopefully we will get to meet some of the wonderful bloggers we have been following that are teaching us so much about this life!

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    3. Thanks Cindy...I will try to keep up with you on your blog!

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  6. I love how everyone is helping out. It must be very handy to have a big table like that to spread the quilt out on. Looking beautiful!
    Lynne x

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    1. It's a big help and a big blessing to have this help and this knowledge of quilting be assisting me in this "externally" long project!

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  7. Howdy Hazel. Wowza the quilt looks beautiful. Mum's sewing skills are on a par with her cooking skills and mum can burn boiling water, bwahahahaha. Have a wonderful weekend. No worries, and love, Stella and Rory

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    1. Stella and Rory, You can tell your mom that I never quilted before either and am learning as I go!

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  8. It was a joy to meet you and your babies! I found it an honor to see your quilt and help baste it. It is beautiful and I love the way you cherish it. Hugs, Paula

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    1. Thank you Paula...I've loved meeting you also!

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