Forum: Quilting
March 13th 09, 07:00 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Swap Hybrid Idea
We have bitter cold months here in California. At least, we think it's
bitterly cold when the high is only 50...
Duckin' and runnin'!!!
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric...
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Forum: Quilting
March 11th 09, 04:42 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,621
Quilting designs 101, part deux
Part deux of the quilting designs series is "How do you get to Carnegie
Hall?"
You all know the answer to that one: practice, practice, practice. Except
I'll modify this a bit, to "practice,...
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Forum: Quilting
March 10th 09, 02:54 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,621
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Forum: Quilting
March 9th 09, 06:34 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,621
Selecting a Quilting Design
I'll second the "Quilting Makes the Quilt" recommendation. It won't tell you
what to do on YOUR quilt, but it will show a number of identical quilts with
very different quilting styles.
Leslie,...
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Forum: Quilting
March 9th 09, 02:49 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 412
OT - Not quilt related
No good idea on how to mend the dress, but I'm wondering how you have an 18
yo DD when I know you're only 29?!???
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric...
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Forum: Quilting
March 7th 09, 05:06 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 595
flexible machine light....
We always called them "gooseneck lights" when I was a kid.
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps
remove the obvious to...
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Forum: Quilting
March 6th 09, 07:16 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 751
Baseball Swap
Fabric can be any good quality quilting cotton (our rule of thumb is "send
what you'd like to receive"), but no flannels. No special theme.
We swap 6.5" squares. If you back the Cubs, and they lose...
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Forum: Quilting
March 6th 09, 04:10 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 751
Baseball Swap
"Sandy Ellison" wrote in message
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Howdy!
Sign-ups are going on right now for the Baseball Swap.
"The usenet group...
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Forum: Quilting
March 4th 09, 03:55 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 52
Views: 2,580
give the mouse a cookie?
The Yorkie was just telling the mouse that was HIS cabinet. :-)
Clear shellac will seal in that odor.
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric...
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Forum: Quilting
March 3rd 09, 09:12 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,019
Happy Birthday Ragmop!
Our Ragmop would just call them up and invite them. No need to have the
smoke detectors going off. ;-P
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric...
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Forum: Quilting
March 2nd 09, 09:57 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 10
Views: 964
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Forum: Quilting
March 2nd 09, 06:38 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 9
Views: 948
Singing Seuss OT ping Kathy A
No sound card on the work computer. I'm safe from the ear worm. Ha ha ha ha
ha!!!!!
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps
remove the obvious to...
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Forum: Quilting
March 2nd 09, 06:37 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 10
Views: 964
Garage as Quilters Paradise
That's why there was a dumpster rental on the list... ;-)
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps
remove the obvious to...
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Forum: Quilting
March 2nd 09, 04:38 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 9
Views: 948
OT ping Kathy Applebaum
"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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And others. Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday. Be sure to read Green Eggs
and Ham. And the...
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Forum: Quilting
March 2nd 09, 02:53 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 10
Views: 964
Garage as Quilters Paradise
From the lifehacker blog: "Before and After: Garage as Quilters Paradise"
http://lifehacker.com/5162044/before-and-after-garage-as-quilters-paradise
Enjoy!
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of...
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Forum: Quilting
March 2nd 09, 12:18 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 11
Views: 973
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Forum: Quilting
February 28th 09, 06:38 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 11
Views: 973
OT mulch warning animals
Last time I looked at cocoa mulch here, it was about $12 for 2 cubic feet.
Redwood bark is less than a quarter of that. Of course, I don't tend to
mulch much. Bare ground is nature's way of telling...
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Forum: Quilting
February 28th 09, 04:33 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 11
Views: 973
OT mulch warning animals
I think the bigger danger from cocoa mulch was the heart attack I almost had
when I saw the price at the garden shop. ;-)
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric...
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Forum: Quilting
February 27th 09, 04:53 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 7
Views: 647
Civil War Era Quilts.
Barbara Brackman has done some great work on this, and her books are at
http://www.barbarabrackman.com/gallery.aspx
NAYY, but I did attend a retreat with her, and she's forgotten more about
fabric...
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Forum: Quilting
February 24th 09, 09:30 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,226
Design walls (was Bulletin)
Polly, I really can't keep you from wandering off all wonky. ;-P
I haven't found a need to put a grid on my design wall, but I did put a grid
on my ironing board. Very high tech method -- I took my...
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Forum: Quilting
February 24th 09, 04:07 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,226
Design walls (was Bulletin)
And to make it quilt related, I used three 1" thick 4'x8' pieces of the foam
insulation board covered with batting for my design walls. Spray glued the
batting on -- whole project took about 10...
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Forum: Quilting
February 22nd 09, 09:59 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,400
Biddies (was Piping hot)
"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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Keep in mind that I'm a very old biddy
Being a natural smart aleck, my first thought was "is there...
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Forum: Quilting
February 21st 09, 04:28 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,780
Finished a small quilt
Great quilting! Too bad the dragon doesn't have a pair of glasses on --
maybe he had LASIK? ;-P
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps
remove the...
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Forum: Quilting
February 20th 09, 08:00 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,380
New pics up!
Wow, you can afford *canned* worms? I'm envious! ;-P
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps
remove the obvious to...
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Forum: Quilting
February 18th 09, 05:30 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
Views: 521
fabric question
Because the fabric starts as white and gets printed on one side. If the
pigment soaks through, you seen the design on the back side. The less it
soaks through, the less you see. If it doesn't soak...
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