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by pennifold 11 Jan 2023 ( edited Jan 20'23 21:52 )
+30

When I got home from our Hot Air Balloon ride I decided to put the black sashing on my Nativity scene. I now need some fabric for backing!!! Love Chris

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Comments (16)
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by MuseandSew 11 Jan 2023
+9
Beautiful!
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by pennifold 12 Jan 2023
Thanks so much and if I haven't welcomed you to Cute, welcome, love Chris, Newcastle, Australia.
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by mariagiannina 11 Jan 2023
+9
Looking good!
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by pennifold 12 Jan 2023
Thanks Mary, I'll wait till I get back home to go to Spotlight to find some backing fabric. Love Chris
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by asterixsew 11 Jan 2023
+8
and another... looking good. Chris there must be quite a few hours of sewing time in this super piece of work
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by pennifold 12 Jan 2023
Hi Caroline, yes, there's quite a few hours in the stitching of these squares. Not to mention some unpicking, a few choice words and a couple of broken needles!!!! Love Chris
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by sebsews 11 Jan 2023
+8
Beautiful. Will you quilt it?
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by pennifold 12 Jan 2023
Hi Suzanna, no, as the whole of the square is completely covered in stitches. Love Chris
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by 02kar 11 Jan 2023
+7
Beautiful! This will be stunning when finished and hung in your church.
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by pennifold 12 Jan 2023
Hi Karen, thanks I hope it will complement the area where I made a long banner years ago in the children's section at the rear of the church. Love Chris
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by sewpam 11 Jan 2023
+7
This is very Beautiful!! It will a very generous donation.
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by pennifold 12 Jan 2023
Thanks so much Pam, I hope they like it. Love Chris
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by stork 11 Jan 2023
+7
Chris, This is such a wonderful set of designs! I really love how they turned out for you. Lots of thread and hours. Great work! Tonya
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by pennifold 12 Jan 2023
Thanks Tonya, yes, there are a lot of threads in this one. I'm pleased with most of them. There were a couple where the stitches were wonky and I think it was due to a top thread not being tight enough with the tension. I managed to fix it in the last two squares!!!!! Love Chris
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by crafter2243 11 Jan 2023
+6
Love the final result. I am sure you will find the perfect material for the backing.
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by pennifold 12 Jan 2023
Hi Angie, I'm hoping to find a nice black self embossed print of some kind. I'll have a look at Spotlight next week. Love Chris
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by robertahilde 12 Jan 2023
+5
Great work Chris, I like everything about it! Surely will be appreciated and treasured by the the Congregation. Hugs Roberta
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by pennifold 12 Jan 2023
Hi Roberta, thanks for commenting. I hope it will be appreciated by my fellow parishioners. Love Chris
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by worthy 13 Jan 2023
+5
One (or at least me) doesn't realize how the black border makes the blocks pop out. Absolutely love your color choices and the results. Thank you for sharing your progress. Your church will love it.
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by pennifold 17 Jan 2023
Thanks so much for your comment. I love the black border too. Love Chris
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by basketkase 14 Jan 2023
+3
Wowzer......beautiful job, Chris!
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by pennifold 17 Jan 2023
Thanks Vicki, I finished it now, but I want to put a insert on the back to put a dowel inside it. Love Chris
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by sonjapotgieter 16 Jan 2023
+4
Excellant Job done well!!!Stunning love it!!!
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by pennifold 17 Jan 2023
Thanks so much Sonja, love Chris
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by dragonflyer 19 Jan 2023
+3
Wow, Chris, your stained glass blocks are gorgeous! This is the first time I have been able to see photos on posts since October and these were well worth the wait!
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by pennifold 19 Jan 2023
Hi Kim. Thanks so much for your kind comments. It’s turned out really well, but in hindsight I wished I’d used black background fabric to stitch the designs onto, as in some places I can see white underneath. It still looks good though!! Love Chris
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by peafarm 20 Jan 2023
+3
Oh my! This is so beautiful. I'm so happy that work must have been going on behind the scenes for us to finally see photo's up close. I think you chose well. You may have seen black where you are seeing white. Black just sets off the stain glass effect as well as some other colors. Love it.
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by cfidl 20 Jan 2023
+2
Excellent work. This is beautiful!
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by test 20 Jan 2023
+1
Chris, you energize:)