Forum: Quilting
March 28th 09, 08:18 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 21
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Question for those who don't prewash
Do what you do, only AFTER the quilt is made.
Louise in Iowa wrote:
I'll be making a quilt for my niece and her husband, and it will have a very
dark brown fabric in it. I prewash, and when I...
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Forum: Quilting
March 22nd 09, 06:03 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,560
Finished Farm quilt
That' very pretty. Bright, colorful and very well made. You should be
very pleased.
Heidi wrote:
I haven't been quilting all that long, so haven't finished a lot of
projects, but just...
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Forum: Quilting
March 22nd 09, 12:37 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,313
Now that's PURPLE
I have both and the design of the pfaff foot is much more "rocker" style
and you don't get the bump. It even works well when you have pins
sticking out to the right. There is also one for...
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Forum: Quilting
March 19th 09, 07:09 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,008
New Ohio Star Quilt
I dry my Hobbs wool in the dryer on the medium setting.. Never had a
problem. Quilter's Dream also advertises machine wash & dry for their
wool batting. I first tried out the Hobbs on a table...
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Forum: Quilting
March 19th 09, 01:39 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,313
Now that's PURPLE
Who...? Where...? How...? I want mine to be lime green.
anthony in Clearwater wrote:
That is soooooo cool!
TinaR wrote:
I have been wanting a Featherweight for the longest time, and...
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Forum: Quilting
March 19th 09, 01:30 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,313
Now that's PURPLE
That is soooooo cool!
TinaR wrote:
I have been wanting a Featherweight for the longest time, and when I
started seeing ones painted other colors, I decided that was exactly
what I wanted for...
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Forum: Quilting
March 18th 09, 02:35 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 10
Views: 993
Weird and ugly fabric challenge
I wanna play!
Trixie wrote:
http://www.rossoaps.com/n2quilting/weird/
I especially like the person who says she heard that if a fabric is ugly it
just means you haven't cut it into small...
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Forum: Quilting
March 2nd 09, 12:10 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,226
batting
As I was just about to add, Roberta... Crazy quilts were typically not
filled with batting. They just had a backing added. With the weight of
the velvets and brocades, you won't need batting.
I...
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Forum: Quilting
February 28th 09, 12:02 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 7
Views: 846
New photos of quilts and handmade projects
And Shasha is a doll too!
Jo Gibson wrote:
Hiya folks,
I have finally uploaded some photos of quilts, Marvelous Mark and some
handmade items I gave away at Christmas. The last page of...
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Forum: Quilting
February 26th 09, 07:25 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,065
A Quilt Just for Her
Cool! It's hard to best the classics!
John wrote:
Here is the Quilt that is a companion piece to the one I made just for
me. It is for my Wife to use while watching TV in the chair along side
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Forum: Quilting
February 23rd 09, 09:28 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,441
Free motion quilting questions
Oops. You're so right. Lower feed dogs, optional. Lower presser foot,
must. Sorry for the typo; it was late...
Julia in MN wrote:
I think you mean lowering the feed dogs. If you don't lower...
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Forum: Quilting
February 23rd 09, 04:51 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,441
Free motion quilting questions
Love the positive attitude. Sounds like you're having fun. And that's
what it's all about!
Michelle C wrote:
Just 29 hours and 35 minutes to go! ;-)
Michelle in NV
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Forum: Quilting
February 23rd 09, 04:44 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,441
Free motion quilting questions
You don't need to worry about lowering the presser foot. Ad the worst
thing you can do is cover them. That just puts something else in your
way. Simply lower your stitch length to zero or as low...
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Forum: Quilting
February 23rd 09, 03:02 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 20
Views: 925
New Photos up
You have some gorgeous quilts, Maureen. But, the Almost Amish Sampler
doesn't seem to fit in with the rest. Please pack it carefully and send
it to me as soon as possible. To show you that my...
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Forum: Quilting
February 19th 09, 12:32 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 11
Views: 664
Strawberry, Chocolate and Vanilla - Oh My!
How many blocks? Can they be civil war fabrics?
Dannielle wrote:
And yes, this is on topic! Anyone interested in a neapolitan block
swap? Pink, brown and cream, 6 inch blocks to be posted in...
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Forum: Quilting
February 16th 09, 11:07 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 11
Views: 909
Stitching with Both feet
I do it with my beginners. They think that's the way it must be done
and don't even question it. And 99% of them have it down within three
passes. And many of them come back and thank me for...
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Forum: Quilting
February 16th 09, 10:58 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,146
I made one just for me.
I love Harriet's wool batting too. It's comfy even here in Florida.
John wrote:
After doing quilts for everybody but myself, I thought I would do one
that was just for me for use while sitting...
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Forum: Quilting
February 16th 09, 06:19 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 3
Views: 572
Free traditional patterns from Jinny Beyer
http://www.jinnybeyer.com/block-a-week/live/patterns.cfm?blockid=100
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Regards,
anthony in Clearwater
[To reply privately, pls replace
"live dot com" with "bigfoot dot com."
Yes, the...
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Forum: Quilting
February 16th 09, 06:18 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 750
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Forum: Quilting
February 16th 09, 06:16 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 11
Views: 909
Stitching with Both feet
Polly, I also stress learning to cut with both hands as well. It comes
in handy a lot of times.
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Regards,
anthony in Clearwater
[To reply privately, pls replace
"live dot com" with "bigfoot...
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Forum: Quilting
February 15th 09, 09:38 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 11
Views: 599
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Forum: Quilting
February 15th 09, 05:14 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 9
Views: 550
Quilt Room Pix
I absolutely love the ides of sorting by amount of fabric. Now, why
didn't I think of that???
Congrats. I bet you feel like a weight has been lifted. Now get back
to work! ~:o)
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Forum: Quilting
February 15th 09, 05:09 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
Views: 631
Artful Bras Project - not really OT
Worthy of sharing. Pass it on!
Donna in Idaho wrote:
Maybe this has already been posted to the ng, but these one-of-a-kind bras
for Breast Cancer Awareness are fantastic.
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Forum: Quilting
February 14th 09, 11:54 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 352
Good free find for storage/other uses
probably great for dyeing too.
TinaR wrote:
If you have a Kilwin's Ice Cream near you, they normally give away
their plastic ice cream containers - all washed and pretty. They are
the large...
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Forum: Quilting
February 14th 09, 11:54 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 3
Views: 675
Do you know these blocks?
OK. I'll ask it. Are they an item?
anthony, blushing with shame in Clearwater....
Sandy Ellison wrote:
Howdy!
Traditional blocks w/ traditional names,
nice slide show:
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