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More wonder clips and more random stuff by
Brian Christiansen
I ordered the wonder clips, and Amazon's estimate is that it will arrive
between the 19th and the 29th, but other orders from Amazon have gotten
to me faster than their estimate.
I think my first project when I get them will be to finish the pants I
talked about. The inseams are made with...
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Wonder Clips and other random stuff by
Brian Christiansen
Sometime in the past, I suppose, I started making a pair of gi pants for
a martial arts class I was in at the time, which I did not finish (the
pants, not the martial arts class).
A few days ago, I found the pieces of it, 2 legs that had the inseam
sewn on each leg, but the legs had not yet...
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Rocky Mountain Puzzle Quilt by
[email protected]
This block is interesting because it blends well with American Indian Design. I enlarged the block to make a 12 inch block. I brought enough material from Holly Lobby for the centers(5 inch sq.) of Indian bowls material, the rest of bowl material will be the outer border/binding. Am using...
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Hi from Magic Mike!!! by
[email protected]
Hi All, Just checking in to see if any of the friends or recipients of Magic Mike's Scraps to Wraps Project are still around on this group. I don't get to check in often but I do often think about all the great people who were on this group.
I am still alive and kicking since my brain and back...
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New cartoon by
Brian Christiansen
I have put up a new entry in my comic strip, this time however, it is
not about quilting, it is an adapted version of another joke out of
"Life in These United States" from "Reader's Digest."
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brian0908/albums/72157680223526176
As I noted in my description of the...
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Baseball Swaps by
Butterfly
DD here for the Butterfly. Where is the Baseball Quilt Swap Group? Computer swap meant we lost the link. Apologies to all for DM neglecting her lurker duties.
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4 rules of quilting by
Brian Christiansen
I added the 4 rules of quilting. For these I changed my 4-panel format
to a 1-panel format. My strip is he
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brian0908/albums/72157680223526176.
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Brian Christiansen
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Squash Blossom Quilt by
[email protected]
This is my next quilt block called Squash Blossom and is 18 inches square. I am doing mine in Native American colors of turquoise, native print that has several colors for the center. This quilt will also have sashing. The quilt can be made as large and wide as you want by just increasing the...
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4-panel manga by
Brian Christiansen
I attempting a 4-panel manga, which can be found he
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brian0908/albums/72157680223526176 (I hope
the second one is not too racy).
Well, anyway, for my next installment, I was thinking of adapting one or
more of the following jokes:...
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Jump Ring Quilt by
[email protected]
If you go to Missouri Star Quilt Company and then scroll down to You Tube, then ask to see Jump Ring Quilt it will take you to the tutorial. Just follow the directions and watch Jenny.
Question for Brian not quilt related. How hard is it to set up your Kindle to read books as I am thinking of...
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BarryTrickett by
[email protected]
Does Barry trickett still travel about selling Liberty fabric? He used to come to Cornwall but have been unable to find anything recent about him. Can anyone help please? Deedee
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Sailboat Quilt and More by
[email protected]
Where has everyone gone as my Christmas greeting was the last post??
Just finished a sailboat quilt for a boys bed. Think the pattern came from McCall's quilting. It had 4-half squares for the sails. A rectangle with another 2 half squares on each end for the boat. Found some material that...
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Wonder Clips vs. portfolio clips by
Brian Christiansen
I am considering getting either Wonder Clips or Porfolio clips to use
instead of pins, at least in some applications.
I first looked into ordering them online from Joanns or Office Depot
respectively, then actually picking them instore (I can do that for both
so I did not factor shipping...
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Print your own graph paper by
Kathy Applebaum
From time to time people ask for sites to print their own graph paper. I
just got a link to a site with lots of neat printable papers, including
graph paper:
http://www.printablepaper.net/category/graph
NAYY, but I'll be bookmarking it.
--
Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps
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Merry, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year by
[email protected]
Right now I am taking a couple of months off on quilt making. This will keep me from having a burnt out. Both of my sewing machines are in the shop for repair and cleaning. I feel like My right arm is missing and yesterday I took most of my quilt scraps left over from other quilts and either cut...
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Hoping to find lost applique quilt pattern by
[email protected]
On Saturday, September 14, 1996 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, Clyde Ward wrote:
Years ago I ordered a set of patterns for an appliqued Friendship Quilt
from the magazine "American Home Crafts" Summer 1978 issue. It is a child
size quilt with a dozen children of various nationalities detailed in
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Pictures of quilt I am repairing by
Brian Christiansen
At my flickr account, https://www.flickr.com/photos/brian0908/albums, I
just posted some pictures of the quilt I am repairing, in the first
album, called quilt progress. I also put a comment under each one that
describes what the picture is of. I thought I might have to delete some
pictures,...
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weight of new home 445 by
Brian Christiansen
I have a New Home 445, and I was wondering how much it weighs. It is
from the early 60's I think. I have been unable to find its weight
online.
Based on how much it costs to ship one via UPS standard ground, 33.75
(based on the shipping costs an for one on ebay), it appears to be
between 30...
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Rhoda E. Wicker's passing by
Elizabeth Bennefeld
I am Rhoda E. Wicker's daughter. I am writing back to follow up on previous, recent messages concerning her health.
My mother passed away quietly, in her sleep, about two months from her admission under Hospice to a care facility a fifteen-minute drive from our home.. She died this past Tuesday,...
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From Sea to Shinning Sea by
[email protected]
This is my newest quilt and there were a lot of squares and rectangles to cut out. I used 5 different blues; light, medium and dark and 5 different beige,cream and very light tans. When sewn together it makes a rectangular block. I did not use fat quarters but brought 3/4 yds. to 1 yards pieces of...
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