Forum: Quilting
December 16th 11, 11:46 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Forum: Quilting
December 16th 11, 11:44 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 8
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HELP Please URGENT but not serious
Sometimes they like a trip in the car. i also threaten to
defenestrate mine when it misbehaves (likewise my laptop). They don't
like to be threatened, either.
I bet the jiggling in the car just...
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Forum: Quilting
November 13th 11, 10:33 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,307
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Forum: Quilting
October 12th 11, 11:09 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,866
Home Again Home Again Jiggety Jig
So glad everything went well, and that you are home, safe.
Excitement over, (DV) and quiet time ahead. I'm sure a little hand-
stitching would be in order, maybe a little quilt as you go. ...
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Forum: Quilting
October 10th 11, 11:27 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,519
I wonder?
I do the double bias binding.
Double because it's easier and gives a firm edge; bias because it
snugs up and seems to keep everything straight and even, and hangs
well.
But on my wholecloth quilts...
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Forum: Quilting
October 8th 11, 03:50 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,167
OT More on the NightMist Saga
So glad things went well.
(raises glass) Here's to a successful and permanent recovery.
Now, do the convalescent thing, like a good girl! lol!
Nel
(Gadget Queen)
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Forum: Quilting
October 7th 11, 11:24 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 5
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PING the gadget queen
Sounds like a winner. Won't know till nearer the time, but I usually
go on the Friday, as it is less crowded.
Have you got my email addy? I was in the ancient forum list, and
haven't changed it. ...
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Forum: Quilting
October 6th 11, 07:00 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 5
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PING the gadget queen
I'm going in November, too. My birthday is around then, so it's my
treat to myself.
NAYY
As for gadgets. Funny, that. I'm seriously in lust with a few at the
moment, but they are all in the...
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Forum: Quilting
October 1st 11, 10:46 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 5
Views: 648
Whew!
Glad all is going to plan. And, better still, that people are
grateful for your hard work.
Keep on keeping on, and I look forward to the photos.
Nel
(gadget Queen)
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Forum: Quilting
October 1st 11, 10:44 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,959
OT The date is set
I had the works (hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy)
well over fifteen years ago, and wished it had been earlier than that
( I was 35-ish). Best thing, ever. 24hrs of discomfort,...
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Forum: Quilting
September 24th 11, 02:49 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,167
OT More on the NightMist Saga
Honestly, I can walk to the bathroom all by myself without anybody
hovering.
If I survive this fussing I can survive anything.
I'm with you there. I hate being mollycoddled. I like a bit...
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Forum: Quilting
September 3rd 11, 09:17 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,023
An unashamed beg
Thanks, everyone.
Warning: Sound of horse being mounted...
Due to a lack of funding, the two (jobshare) Education officers have
not been kept on. This is such a shame, they have done a...
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Forum: Quilting
September 2nd 11, 06:30 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,023
An unashamed beg
The National Quilt Museum in York (close to me) has managed to get
itself to the final of a competition for charity funding from the
Lottery Fund. It is a great place, and I have had reason to be...
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Forum: Quilting
August 30th 11, 09:15 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,846
Steam? Or not?
I'm pottering through my first patchwork for what seems like a
lifetime. I fell in love/lust of a couple of jelly rolls and decided
to go for Eleanor Burns' "Boston Commons". ALL those little...
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Forum: Quilting
August 27th 11, 09:43 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 881
update on friends' son
Poor lamb; I hope his hurt goes away soon.
Prayers for family and all concerned.
Nel
(Gadget Queen)
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Forum: Quilting
August 19th 11, 01:12 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,040
web agenda
On Aug 18, 8:50*pm, AllisonH wrote:
Hi all,
I am trying hard to stay organized and use a calendar program on my
computer at work. * But I would like to find a web-based (non...
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Forum: Quilting
August 19th 11, 01:08 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 1
Views: 755
Edible yo-yo's ?
Last time I did 'yank-it-hard' gathering I used cotton dental floss.
Worked a treat, and being cotton (waxed) should last a fair while.
Nel
(GQ)
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Forum: Quilting
August 18th 11, 12:05 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,566
A binding question
I work with 1/4inch seam and draw a line on the quilt to use as a
guide. Then I whang it in the serger and zip round fast as that. I
like bias binding and mitered corners. I also like to close the...
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Forum: Quilting
August 16th 11, 01:40 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
Views: 811
SOS: Fabric search
Thanks all, I've given up the chase. Even the manufacturers don't
have any. Frog-stitching and a re-think.
Now I remember why I like wholecloth so much.
Nel
(Gadget Queen)
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Forum: Quilting
August 14th 11, 04:16 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 7
Views: 873
prayer request please
Prayers, not only for healing, but strength for the whole family
through all this. What a nightmare; may they find whatever they need.
Nel
(Gadget Queen)
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Forum: Quilting
August 13th 11, 12:35 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
Views: 811
SOS: Fabric search
I need to locate some fabric (that will teach me to read right to the
BOTTOM of instructions!). It's called Morris Seasons, by Fabric
Freedom and looks like this:...
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Forum: Quilting
July 6th 11, 10:37 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,413
OT-but you are such a friendly bunch
Hope that by the time you read this, it is all over and things are
straightening up again.
Remember to take some time out to attend to your own needs; you will
be tired and will need some tlc,...
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Forum: Quilting
July 5th 11, 05:06 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,155
Prewound bobbins
The ones I use are cotton, and good quality, too. I love them.
however, I have never seen ones with magnets in, neither have I been
able to buy them so cheaply. Mine cost 75p each, so that's about...
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Forum: Quilting
July 5th 11, 09:57 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,323
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Forum: Quilting
July 5th 11, 09:53 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,340
UPDATE re OT Gonna be gone for a bit
I'm glad you managed to get there 'in time'; you will have been a
great comfort to your Dad, and who knows what we hear and 'know'
whilst in a coma?
It has been such an ordeal, though. I have a...
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