Forum: Quilting
December 22nd 11, 07:07 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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21 Quiltmaker Magazine Back Issues Up for Grabs
Oh, my, that is an old post. Not only Mickie but also Willene (aka
Snigdibbly). Snigs passed away five or six years ago.
I used Mickie's "New Millennium" pattern for my Y2K quilt (which was
made...
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Forum: Quilting
November 23rd 11, 01:04 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,559
"traditional" Thanksgiving dinner
Did you all know that GBC was invented by a real person? That is, it
is not a mists-of-tradition recipe.
Her name was Dorcas Reilly and she was a home economist...
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Forum: Quilting
October 20th 11, 12:02 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,219
fabric amounts for quilts
I won't dispute everyone who's made the calculations, BUT: are you
planning to buy ALL new fabric for this quilt?
If you have most of it in your stash already, does it matter if the
top requires 52...
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Forum: Quilting
September 16th 11, 06:00 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,047
Quilting Gallery contest!
http://quiltinggallery.com/2011/09/16/vote-now-nine-patch-quilts/
I entered "Save the Planet" in this week's contest. You can vote for
three -- and I'd appreciate it if one were for...
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Forum: Quilting
September 5th 11, 12:28 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,626
The eyes have it...
BT,DT though my tear was not as severe as yours. Did you get a shiner
(black eye) from the needle w/ the local anaesthetic? And, yes, those
mega-dilation drops are really something. (The pupil gets...
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Forum: Quilting
August 24th 11, 11:57 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,318
Needing some tips about Dear Jane
OMG!!!!
I clicked on the link to "the one that got Trish hooked." The woman
whose DJ that is is Cindy in Racine, WI, which is 10 miles north of
where I live.
At church last Sunday a friend (and...
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Forum: Quilting
August 14th 11, 02:17 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,155
Lovely Eye Candy
Carol, if you're on Facebook you can look up ALA Biblioquilters to see
the two bookshelf quilts that the group made for the ALA scholarship
auction in 2010 and 2011. the 2011 quilt has a Kindle on...
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Forum: Quilting
August 13th 11, 02:48 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,155
Lovely Eye Candy
Photos of a couple of my quilts are in that photostream.
I coordinated the bookshelf quilt that is hanging in the lobby of the
ALA Washington Office. (I didn't make the blocks but I set and...
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Forum: Quilting
July 11th 11, 12:46 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,222
UFOs
I am very uncomfortable with UFOs and I prefer to work on one project
at a time. Multiple projects distract me to the point of paralysis.
My definition of "finished sufficiently to put away" is a...
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Forum: Quilting
June 30th 11, 07:53 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 722
Minot floods
Thanks, Gen --
I forwarded the information to the Heart Strings group (the Yahoo
group for www.heartstringsquiltproject.com). I have a couple of
string quilts ready to send out.
Nann
On Jun 27,...
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Forum: Quilting
June 30th 11, 07:51 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,698
What's your favourite quilting book?
I cannot stop at one!
Techniques
* "Setting Solutions" and "Great Sets" by Sharyn Craig -- both of them
make me want to whip up a bunch of blocks just so I can set them as
cleverly as Sharyn does.
*...
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Forum: Quilting
June 30th 11, 07:39 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 722
Minot floods
Thanks, Gen --
I have forwarded the information to the HeartStrings Quilt Project
(actually to the companion Yahoo Group to www.heartstringsquiltproject.com)..
I have a couple of HS quilts done-done...
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Forum: Quilting
June 24th 11, 11:40 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 1
Views: 590
Please vote for my quilt!
My quilt "Railroad Ties" is an entry in this week's Quilting Gallery
feature. Please take a look and...
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Forum: Quilting
June 23rd 11, 11:49 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 5
Views: 669
Signature square question
I appreciate everyone's suggestions. I ironed freezer paper to muslin
and cut pieces 2.5 x 5. I have about 50 rectangles.
I have packed all my Pigma pens (about 6) plus two fine-line
Sharpies. ...
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Forum: Quilting
June 21st 11, 04:41 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 5
Views: 669
Signature square question
The long-time co-moderator of PubLib, the public library listserv, is
stepping down from that position. I'd like to honor her years of
service by making her a quilt. What I have in mind is a...
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Forum: Quilting
May 28th 11, 03:51 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Unusual quilt fabric!
from Google Alerts:
http://www.sentinelsource.com/entertainment/entertainment_news/artist-uses-jock-straps-for-inspiration/article_a3a1d268-b809-570b-95fe-936b279ff19b.html
"While most would call...
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Forum: Quilting
April 22nd 11, 04:12 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 546
Snapshot Day!
Those of you among my FB Friends have had an opportunity to see these,
but here's the link for everyone else.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=346709&id=29373207348&l=cdbb81ca17
April 13 was...
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Forum: Quilting
March 10th 11, 12:35 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,098
OT another toy list
The article mentions paper towel tubes. TP is now sold w/o tubes --
saves a lot of paper/cardboard. I would think they'd be working on
doing the same for paper towels. The tubes have been gone from...
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Forum: Quilting
February 25th 11, 10:19 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,165
'Objectionable' quilt at Virginia show
Google Alerts picked this up today.
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/sexually-explicit-quilt-on-display#idc-cover
Here is the artist's website. http://kathynida.com/current-shows/
Note that...
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Forum: Quilting
December 10th 10, 03:25 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,524
Fons & Porter DVD scam, sort of
Months ago I got a DVD from Fons and Porter. It has quilt patterns, I
guess (I never watched it). Since then I have gotten several notices
from the F&P people (not Marianne and Liz personally g)...
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Forum: Quilting
November 8th 10, 12:27 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,654
Pine Tree Block Comparison
I think it depends on the look you want to achieve. The left-hand
pictu if all the trees are out of the same fabric and with a sharp
contrast between the trees and the background, the effect will...
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Forum: Quilting
August 11th 10, 01:25 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 888
OT genealogy
Sure! The library.
At ZBPL we have 24/7 access to HeritageQuest and inhouse access to
Ancestry.com. HQ includes all of the census. I've found some
relatives my husband didn't know he had. :)
I...
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Forum: Quilting
June 16th 10, 01:22 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 5
Views: 868
newsgroup
Ginny, the "Our Quilting Bee" site says that their next Swarm (their
annual meetup) will be at VQF!
You could check 'em out. :)
Nann
On Jun 15, 9:49*am, ginny wrote:
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Forum: Quilting
April 21st 10, 12:55 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,500
Leaving June 30-- Not off Topic
Debbi,
I read RCTQ via Google Groups.
Go to Google. From the bar at the upper left corner, choose "more." A
drop-down menu appears and "groups" is at the bottom of it.
Nann
On Apr 20, 12:43*am,...
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Forum: Quilting
March 17th 10, 04:59 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 588
Quilt in your Sleep?
It's comforting to know (35 years later) that I was not the only one
for whom "first draft = final draft" and "I begin at the beginning and
stop at the end." The results were decent grades. (Hmmm,...
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