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Forum: Quilting September 14th 15, 08:11 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 8
Views: 1,906
Posted By Pat on the Green
OT Not Quite According to Plan

What a lovely story, NM. Good for you for having faith in him.
Have lots of years of fun now. Has he got his voice yet? g Even if
he is only half Siamese, I bet he can talk!

Pat on the...
Forum: Quilting August 12th 15, 11:00 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 6
Views: 2,446
Posted By Pat on the Green
Repairing a quilt

Well, Brian, I don't think I quite go along with your philosophy (or
only in part). However, you will only be satisfied with the result if
you do what you really want to do.

I have a couple of...
Forum: Quilting August 11th 15, 04:05 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 4
Views: 1,336
Posted By Pat on the Green
Those Flying Geese

Ah yes! Well done for testing.
One thing you can do, which was mentioned in someone's earlier reply,
(but fine details weren't given, as far as I remember?) is this:

Use what you cut off, by...
Forum: Quilting August 7th 15, 10:02 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 4
Views: 1,537
Posted By Pat on the Green
Hot Pads and more

I know a lot of people swear by the practice of putting larger 'corners'
on patterns like flying geese.
Do a test piece, using the exact method and the trimming method and see
which works best for...
Forum: Quilting August 4th 15, 08:12 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 3
Views: 1,170
Posted By Pat on the Green
Anniversary

Goodness Nann! Your record-keeping is amazing.
I 'joined' in the mid-nineties, but I don't know when - nor have I any
records to look up g.
It was an enormously important part of my life, too. I...
Forum: Quilting July 19th 15, 04:45 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 2
Views: 1,675
Posted By Pat on the Green
Bear Mountain Quilt

Bad luck Sandy. No, you are certainly not the only person who gets
things wrong - infuriating as it is.
One tip which might help in the future, if you're doing appliqué onto a
finished block. ...
Forum: Quilting June 14th 15, 05:30 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 2
Views: 1,185
Posted By Pat on the Green
Ohio Star and Snails Trail Done

Sounds like it's been a good finishing month for you!

Pat on the green
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On 14/06/2015 16:16, wrote:
The Ohio Star quilt turned out really good and fast since it...
Forum: Quilting June 12th 15, 08:15 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 2
Views: 1,189
Posted By Pat on the Green
Finished quick and easy!

I'm very pleased to be able to tell you that all three quilts have been
finished: two were given to the little girls last Sunday; the baby boy's
is being given to his Daddy today or Sunday.
I am...
Forum: Quilting May 7th 15, 08:12 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

Thanks very much Allison. As I have just a short time, I had to decide
a bit quickly. I actually did the cutting just yesterday! I am doing a
Warm Wishes, Trip around the world (straight, not on...
Forum: Quilting May 7th 15, 08:08 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 16
Views: 2,283
Posted By Pat on the Green
Why are my replies not going to the NG?

I'll go along with that! but, in my case, it's Always hard to be patient g

Pat on the green
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On 07/05/2015 03:23, AllisonH wrote:
Good!! It's working....just have to wait a minute!
...
Forum: Quilting May 7th 15, 08:07 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 16
Views: 2,283
Posted By Pat on the Green
Why are my replies not going to the NG?

Yes, Allison. I see you here across the pond!

Pat on the green
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On 07/05/2015 03:19, AllisonH wrote:
Testing....does this go to the newsgroup??

Allison
Forum: Quilting April 30th 15, 06:13 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

Wow! I just looked up Carpenter's Star. It will be perfect. I had
decided to do the baby's quilt with half-square triangles, and I had a
sheet of ways to put them together: I was going to choose...
Forum: Quilting April 29th 15, 08:14 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

On 28/04/2015 23:17, wrote:


I know I am a bit late but I like Chinese Coins. I can be a good way to use left over strips in you have some in the right colours.

Dee in...
Forum: Quilting April 26th 15, 05:51 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

On 26/04/2015 16:52, wrote:
What about just doing squares or rectangles/squares together which would be a no brainer and quick to do. You could graph out a simple...
Forum: Quilting April 24th 15, 06:32 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

Thanks Denise - it is good of you to make a suggestion. I really don't
want to buy any more fabric (you know the high prices we have to pay
over here!) and must use the plains and tone on tones...
Forum: Quilting April 24th 15, 08:28 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

Thanks very much for this, Julia. I enjoyed myself browsing your
website for a little while!
Problem, for Warm Wishes, is that I have so few patterned fabrics any
more. Yes, I could buy some with...
Forum: Quilting April 23rd 15, 02:45 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

OK. I have looked up the 5-minute pattern online, and the various
combinations that can be made with the same block. This will now be in
my top 3 g.
Thanks very much everyone.

Pat on the...
Forum: Quilting April 23rd 15, 11:54 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

On 23/04/2015 00:28, Bobbie Sews More wrote:


I believe that first I would think that if they are in the same room I
would make something similar, but in a different main color. Maybe the
...
Forum: Quilting April 23rd 15, 11:51 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

On 23/04/2015 00:44, Debbi in SO CA wrote:


5 minute block quilts by Suzanne McNeill. They go together VERY quickly and depending on how you lay them out everyone looks very different so the...
Forum: Quilting April 23rd 15, 11:49 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

On 23/04/2015 04:05, NightMist wrote:


I generally fall back onto central star patterns for fast and easy.
There is a great deal of versatility in those.
You can run the gamut from making...
Forum: Quilting April 23rd 15, 11:45 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

On 23/04/2015 07:07, Brian wrote:


I don't have any specific suggestions, but once I made a baby quilt that
was a fence rail quilt, but I "specialized" it by making the blocks have
stripes...
Forum: Quilting April 22nd 15, 09:53 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 28
Views: 3,633
Posted By Pat on the Green
Quick and Easy?

This is the first 'thread' I have started since the changeover.

I am envisaging a scenario (the exact circumstances don't matter at
all), when I would dearly love to make small bed quilts for two...
Forum: Quilting April 22nd 15, 09:48 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 9
Views: 1,320
Posted By Pat on the Green
I just posted this to Facebook

Yes! This was nice. Nine messages waiting when I checked. Must be the
most we 'here' have had in a day for ages.

Pat on the green
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On 22/04/2015 16:48, Janner wrote:


Well, some of us are...
Forum: Quilting April 15th 15, 09:26 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 13
Views: 3,345
Posted By Pat on the Green
Need a free newsgroup reader

Thanks very much indeed for this, Lizzy.
I did have a quick look to see the first steps, but I honestly haven't
had time to do the whole operation. Your steps are written so clearly,
that I am...
Forum: Quilting April 13th 15, 10:44 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Replies: 13
Views: 3,345
Posted By Pat on the Green
Need a free newsgroup reader

I, too, couldn't see what to do - only had one quick try as I was pushed
for time... I do use Thunderbird, so I will be most grateful too.

Pat on the green
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On 13/04/2015 21:09, Lizzy Taylor...
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