Forum: Quilting
September 14th 15, 08:11 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 8
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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...
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Forum: Quilting
August 12th 15, 11:00 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,565
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...
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Forum: Quilting
August 11th 15, 04:05 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
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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...
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Forum: Quilting
August 7th 15, 10:02 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,611
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...
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Forum: Quilting
August 4th 15, 08:12 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,231
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...
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Forum: Quilting
July 19th 15, 04:45 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,745
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. ...
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Forum: Quilting
June 14th 15, 05:30 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,244
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...
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Forum: Quilting
June 12th 15, 08:15 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,235
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...
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Forum: Quilting
May 7th 15, 08:12 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,717
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...
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Forum: Quilting
May 7th 15, 08:08 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,357
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!
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Forum: Quilting
May 7th 15, 08:07 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Forum: Quilting
April 30th 15, 06:13 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,717
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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 29th 15, 08:14 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,717
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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 26th 15, 05:51 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,717
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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 24th 15, 06:32 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,717
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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 24th 15, 08:28 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,717
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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 23rd 15, 02:45 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,717
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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 23rd 15, 11:54 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,717
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
...
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Forum: Quilting
April 23rd 15, 11:51 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,717
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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 23rd 15, 11:49 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
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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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 23rd 15, 11:45 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,717
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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 22nd 15, 09:53 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,717
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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 22nd 15, 09:48 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,361
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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 15th 15, 09:26 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,420
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...
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Forum: Quilting
April 13th 15, 10:44 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,420
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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