Forum: Quilting
April 23rd 15, 04:05 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,707
Quick and Easy?
On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 21:53:03 +0100, pat on the green wrote:
This is the first 'thread' I have started since the changeover.
I am envisaging a scenario (the exact circumstances don't matter...
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Forum: Quilting
April 14th 15, 09:31 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,417
Need a free newsgroup reader
On Thu, 09 Apr 2015 19:18:41 -0700, Dreamweaver wrote:
I hate Google and want to come back. Can anyone suggest a ng reader
that's free and easier to read than Google?
I use Pan, which is...
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Forum: Quilting
March 7th 15, 05:27 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,855
OT Very nice Metalicca cover
On Sat, 07 Mar 2015 07:24:32 -0800, gingerwcgc wrote:
On Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 5:43:39 PM UTC-8, NightMist wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c7bISLhVl8
These guys are really...
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Forum: Quilting
March 6th 15, 01:42 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,855
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Forum: Quilting
February 22nd 15, 07:07 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,187
OT A bit chilly...
The night after I originally posted, the temperature without windchill
got down to -25F.
Thankfully it has not gotten that cold again!
We have had sub-zero double digits, but only low double...
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Forum: Quilting
February 15th 15, 03:38 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,187
OT A bit chilly...
Well we have broken out the quilts, afghans, sweaters and anything else
that might keep us warm!
At 10:20 of a Sunday morning it is -9 degrees F, with a -21 F windchill.
That is approximately -23 C...
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Forum: Quilting
February 8th 15, 06:10 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,385
Anyone here still?
On Sat, 07 Feb 2015 15:30:15 +0100, Janner wrote:
Just asking, to see if anyone is here still? That hasn't come over to
the dark side ;) yet ...
Over there they are currently collecting up...
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Forum: Quilting
January 25th 15, 07:25 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,452
It's been a long time...
On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 13:02:22 -0500, Lizzy Taylor wrote:
On 21/01/2015 08:22, Janner wrote:
Hi Amy,
It is quiet here, I think a lot have trouble accessing. I try and check
in from time...
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Forum: Quilting
December 1st 14, 02:22 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,791
Happy Turkey Day!
They make sleeves for crochet hooks to make them easier to hold.
Such things do not work so well for knitting needles as you have to hold
the work on the needles.
However you can get either in wood,...
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Forum: Quilting
November 20th 14, 08:06 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Views: 1,328
OT A little Lake Effect Snow
We didn't get as slammed as they did further north. We've gotten two or
three feet, seriously, there is about 3 feet in our yard, but the house
down on the corner only got two.
Our lad has had...
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Forum: Quilting
November 16th 14, 12:40 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,705
Pattern isnspiration
After spending an evening explaining the difference between cashmere and
mohair, and how much less expensive it is to buy a fleece than it is to
buy an equivalent weight of wool yarn (wool prices...
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Forum: Quilting
November 12th 14, 10:24 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,494
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Forum: Quilting
September 23rd 14, 08:02 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,183
OT Apples, Spike, and a raccoon
Well I thought about breaking into "Rocky Raccoon", but that didn't seem
as though it would be particularly helpful.
There wasn't much to do.
It's not as if we could set a dog onto the 'coon, and...
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Forum: Quilting
September 22nd 14, 06:37 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,183
OT Apples, Spike, and a raccoon
So we processed a half bushel of apples the other day and as a space
saving measure set a crock pot cooking apple butter on a counter upstairs.
You see my kitchen is an add on to the house, and...
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Forum: Quilting
August 27th 14, 09:47 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 5
Views: 817
Rich vs. poor
You need to look up Sumptuary laws.
While these were primarily found in Europe, the US was certainly not
immune. During colonial times wearing certain laces, jewelry, and
fabrics, were illegal...
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Forum: Quilting
June 17th 14, 12:34 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 866
OT Not quite jam
I made a baker's dozen pints of strawberry jam over the weekend. Then I
promptly started on another dozen. Strawberries do not sit out
gracefully, and 12 pounds or so take up an awful lot of...
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Forum: Quilting
June 2nd 14, 04:52 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 54
Views: 148,416
Shirley in the U.K. is anyone left here?
On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 19:54:32 +0100, Lizzy Taylor wrote:
On 31/05/2014 23:18, Shirley wrote:
Will not be here much longer my ISP is dropping USENET in August.
So I shall be missing a...
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Forum: Quilting
May 8th 14, 05:11 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 54
Views: 148,416
is anyone left here?
On Thu, 08 May 2014 07:51:48 -0700, Taria wrote:
Just wondering. Give a check in if you are still here. Maybe if others
realize folks still check here they might post? Taria
I'm...
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Forum: Quilting
April 28th 14, 05:52 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 3
Views: 623
Mourning Quilts
On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:21:51 -0700, dldennis5 wrote:
I know Ive hit this subject a little late, but I am making a
death/mourning quilt. I have several ideas of my own, but would like to
look...
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Forum: Quilting
March 30th 14, 04:41 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 1
Views: 715
OT - account hacked - Miriam Gaar
On Sun, 30 Mar 2014 10:36:41 +0100, Jo Gibson wrote:
I received a spam email from Miriam Gaar and I saw a lot of other
RCTQers on the "recipients" list. I think your account has been hacked
...
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Forum: Quilting
March 10th 14, 04:25 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,076
Double Irish Chain Calculations
On Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:45:14 +0000, Emma Jane wrote:
How would you go about planning a double Irish chain quilt around 12"
quilt blocks? I am kind of working backwards here. I purchased these
...
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Forum: Quilting
February 25th 14, 04:18 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,005
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Forum: Quilting
February 24th 14, 05:27 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,951
Wool and allergies
On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:55:03 +0000, Jack Campin wrote:
Wool has gotten a reputation, mostly because of cheap wool. Cheaper
wools are usually the coarser wools. Coarse wools can feel prickly...
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Forum: Quilting
February 24th 14, 05:14 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,951
Wool and allergies
On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 00:32:22 -0600, Polly Esther wrote:
Now that we are a bit smarter (?), even the event 'allergic' gives us
pause for thought or backing off and reconsidering. My sister is /...
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Forum: Quilting
February 23rd 14, 05:45 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,951
Wool and allergies
Just reread this and saw I made a slight boo boo.
I don't know what I was thinking when I typed the number of microns, but
it should be 30 to 35, not 25 to 30. pretty much any wool that averages...
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