tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post7427083749560351048..comments2024-03-29T08:09:16.551-04:00Comments on Rebecca Grace Quilting: Sparkle, Sparkle Sparkle! Of Asscher Cut Diamonds and Pineapple Log CabinsRebecca Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-14511920472350034802015-08-29T15:23:46.634-04:002015-08-29T15:23:46.634-04:00Beautiful work! Glad to see this coming along. I d...Beautiful work! Glad to see this coming along. I do like the idea of adding flashes in the side strips. <br /><br />Regarding school. at an early age it was impressed on her that everyone has a job to do, her dad, me and her. Her job was to be prepared for school. This some how stuck even to today. She did get to school late a couple of times and had to serve detention. Since we couldn't hear her alarm clock she knew she had to get herself up. We wouldn't go into her room to wake her or encourage her to get moving. We did make morning noises in the kitchen and through conversation. It wasn't easy to ignore the fact she wasn't stirring on those occasional days she didn't rise on time. Only once or twice did we go in and that was when it was too late for her to be on time. I do think it motivated her to get ready even if she skated on the edges of time. The only thing I would do was make sure her book bag was by the door ready to go the evening before. The rule was the homework etc had to be packed and supplies and calendar checked before she went to bed. She also had to know what she was wearing the next day and have it prepped so she could slip into the clothes and not have any decisions to make in the morning. That included socks, shoes and underclothes. <br /><br />This may not work with your children and I know you didn't ask for advice, however you never know if something might strike a cord as being the key and help make a problem more manageable.<br /><br />Good luck on the kiddos and happy sewing!<br /><br />SJSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370080233134944653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-73168810883235304992015-08-29T13:38:19.041-04:002015-08-29T13:38:19.041-04:00Once Son the Elder can drive this will no longer b...Once Son the Elder can drive this will no longer be a problem! Oh I remember those years and they are very, very busy, full, exhausting, rewarding, discouraging, encouraging. Your blocks are beautiful. Not a fan of paper piecing and I thought it made it fool-proof-I guess not. I do like the zingers in the antique quilt-that could add even more interest to your fabulous color plan.<br /><br />PS-The Captcha is very difficult-have flunked 4 times so far-tiny photos that are very blurry-not a complaint, just information for you.Jenny K. Lyonhttp://quiltskipper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-44770706335541074382015-08-29T11:39:38.040-04:002015-08-29T11:39:38.040-04:00I love these pineapple blocks. Your finished quilt...I love these pineapple blocks. Your finished quilt is going to be gorgeous!<br /><br />I see that you mentioned using a fabric glue stick. I was going to suggest that. I use one with paper piecing and it works great. I use it instead of any pins. In fact in any piecing if I want to make sure my seam stays right where I want it to, I'll dab a bit of glue stick there and then stitch.<br /><br />Happy Quilting!Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597317301063602394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-25196620652793772102015-08-29T00:14:37.012-04:002015-08-29T00:14:37.012-04:00I visited the antique quilts at the Smithsonian, a...I visited the antique quilts at the Smithsonian, and have seen antique quilts at the Textile Museum and they are not "perfect" and are beautiful and worth so much. These days of judging have made us too perfection driven and it takes some of the humanity out of the quilt. In my humble opinion. Perfection is overrated. LeeAnna at not afraid of colorLA Paylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06553491768819243802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-40040425552466168742015-08-28T13:07:37.477-04:002015-08-28T13:07:37.477-04:00Your blocks look beautiful. Tempted to try this p...Your blocks look beautiful. Tempted to try this pattern myself, but worried about not being able to motivate myself to finish it! You have done great. I remember high school early mornings. It is really odd that primary school starts at 9:15 and those younger kids don't have to shower, put on makeup etc so they could just jump out of bed and head to school for much earlier in the morning. It is high school kids that should start later in the morning as they need the extra sleep and extra time in the morning. I am not a morning person, so 5 am is really early! Good luck, and hopefully your son will get into the trend soon.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084200067489040041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-72704762856042929502015-08-28T11:15:02.887-04:002015-08-28T11:15:02.887-04:00Your blocks look great! Happy school-day sewing! M...Your blocks look great! Happy school-day sewing! My 10th and 8th grader went back to school last Wednesday. I look forward to reading about how to solve the wiggle in your piecing. Colleenhttp://fancyfootfarm.com/wpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-9306965382373499752015-08-28T11:14:37.897-04:002015-08-28T11:14:37.897-04:00Just wow! That is going to be one amazing quilt. ...Just wow! That is going to be one amazing quilt. When I've had those types of issues with paper piecing, I add a bit of fabric glue to the difficult strips and it tends to help. I can't wait to see this one finished. Just gorgeous!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416966548835044422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-74865693859101544772015-08-28T11:08:05.485-04:002015-08-28T11:08:05.485-04:00love those large pineapple blocks - each time I se...love those large pineapple blocks - each time I see them I am tempted to start one of my own. I feel for you and those teenage years. When I visited my daughter for 2 weeks in March I was woken almost daily by two alarm clocks going off one after another in my grandson's room in the attempt to wake him up - I think almost every day he would sleep through them and I would hear either my daughter or granddaughter run into his room to shut off the clocks and remind him that he was probably waking up grandma :) he was lucky if it was his mother doing this because when it was his little sister (2 years younger but same size) I could hear him being pulled out of bed and falling to the floor! She didn't appreciate the noise and neither did I!!Karen - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-86478085286519504112015-08-28T10:52:35.989-04:002015-08-28T10:52:35.989-04:00Thanks, Mary. I am using fabric glue stick to sec...Thanks, Mary. I am using fabric glue stick to secure the center square of each block before it’s sewn down with the adjacent strips, and I thought about trying it to keep my longer side strips in place. The only worry I have is what if I have trouble removing the glued on paper at the end of all of this? I suppose I should be able to just moisten the fabric a little if it’s stuck, but it still makes me nervous to be gluing my quilt block to the paper foundation. I might just try it anyway. You know, desperate times...<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br />Rebecca<br />Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-73976073034532021862015-08-28T10:46:31.291-04:002015-08-28T10:46:31.291-04:00I love the blue and green color combo you are usin...I love the blue and green color combo you are using. Have you tried a dab of washout glue stick to hold the pieces in place? Not a paper piecer so don't know if that would work.Mary Hueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930632913728046516noreply@blogger.com