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Forum: Main
02-14-2024, 04:20 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,519
Posted By quiltsfor

:) :) :) Nice!

:) :) :) Nice!
Forum: Main
02-12-2024, 05:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,007
Posted By quiltsfor

I like Eleanor Burn's Quilt in a Day Patterns and...

I like Eleanor Burn's Quilt in a Day Patterns and Books. Unfortunately, I don't have the Boston Commons one.
Forum: Main
02-12-2024, 02:06 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,582
Posted By quiltsfor

I like the older style quilt patterns. ...

I like the older style quilt patterns. Traditional quilts, I guess you could say. From the 1800's through the early 1900 through to the 1950's)
Forum: Main
02-12-2024, 01:47 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,519
Posted By quiltsfor

Tried it out this afternoon. It was easy to set...

Tried it out this afternoon. It was easy to set up (putting on the spool holder and thread holder) and screwing it down onto the plate -- small screws, easy to do.

It took me about about 10...
Forum: Main
02-11-2024, 05:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,139
Posted By quiltsfor

When I'm piecing, I went through maybe 3 or more...

When I'm piecing, I went through maybe 3 or more bobbins in half of a day. Quilting, today I went through 4+ of them and only was quilting for less than 2 hours. My bobbins are also full bobbins...
Forum: Main
02-11-2024, 05:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,519
Posted By quiltsfor

It has finally arrived. I will give it a try...

It has finally arrived. I will give it a try tomorrow!
Forum: Main
02-11-2024, 08:33 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,519
Posted By quiltsfor

Smile HimaPro Automatic Bobbin Winder

I finally broke down and purchased a Bobbin Winder. I have experienced in all of my sewing machines that the bobbin winder eventually went. To get them repaired is expensive to say the least.
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Forum: Main
02-03-2024, 04:38 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,455
Posted By quiltsfor

I'm a one project at a time, as well. I usually...

I'm a one project at a time, as well. I usually do each step of the block for each block, so when I'm done with that step, I'm done with it. So by the time I'm done with the last step of making the...
Forum: Main
02-03-2024, 04:21 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,792
Posted By quiltsfor

I never leave any part of my binding 'empty' I...

I never leave any part of my binding 'empty' I match my binding edge up with the back edge of my quilt and sew it down. Then fold it around to the front of the quilt, pulling it snugly around the...
Forum: Main
01-27-2024, 07:01 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,746
Posted By quiltsfor

This is really nice. It will give me something...

This is really nice. It will give me something to work with! thanks!
Forum: Main
01-27-2024, 04:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,746
Posted By quiltsfor

Wow, nice! She must have gotten the pattern from...

Wow, nice! She must have gotten the pattern from a magazine then. The fabric was slightly different. Instead of dots, they were bunches of three tiny white leaves in the red scallops and diamonds....
Forum: Main
01-27-2024, 04:31 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,746
Posted By quiltsfor

She never labeled any of her quilts. She thought...

She never labeled any of her quilts. She thought it was vain to do so. She made so many of them.
Forum: Main
01-26-2024, 06:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,746
Posted By quiltsfor

Has anyone seen this quilt pattern?

After talking to my sister she hunted up this picture for me. This quilt (on a couch as a covering in this picture) was made by my Great-Great-Grandmother. When I was a little girl, from around 6...
Forum: Main
01-26-2024, 11:38 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,933
Posted By quiltsfor

This is one of the reasons I love having a high...

This is one of the reasons I love having a high shank machine. There are so many presser feet that you can find for the high shank machines, that aren't made or sold for the low shank, and/or clip-on...
Forum: Main
01-26-2024, 04:36 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,828
Posted By quiltsfor

I use these too. I've never had a problem with it...

I use these too. I've never had a problem with it washing out. I just use my regular washing machine detergent (Liquid Tide). It has always taken the marks all out of the fabric.
Forum: Main
01-26-2024, 04:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,461
Posted By quiltsfor

I like to buy this for my paper piecing. I get it...

I like to buy this for my paper piecing. I get it U-Haul in a 200 sheet box Acid-free blank newsprint (https://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/Packing-Supplies/Packing-Paper-(10lb-pack)/?id=4817). You...
Forum: Main
01-26-2024, 04:14 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,933
Posted By quiltsfor

I like to use presser feet that match what the...

I like to use presser feet that match what the seam size I want, by using presser feet with a guild or compensating presser feet.

I have been using presser feet with a seam guild on them and have...
Forum: Main
01-21-2024, 04:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,019
Posted By quiltsfor

As for size, for my wall hangings, it depends on...

As for size, for my wall hangings, it depends on the shape. Do I want it narrow and long, or do I want a square.

For the long and narrow my go to is about 20" x 36, or perhaps 24 x 36. If I need...
Forum: Main
01-20-2024, 01:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,019
Posted By quiltsfor

Did the mother ask for the words: WM GRAD WITH...

Did the mother ask for the words:
WM GRAD WITH HONORS 2024 or WEST MONROE HIGH -- GRAD WITH HONORS JUNE 2024

If not, then I'd ask the mother what she thinks her daughter likes in colors, or...
Forum: Main
01-19-2024, 10:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,509
Posted By quiltsfor

I'm a press to the dark side! May the force be...

I'm a press to the dark side! May the force be with me! :cool:
Forum: Main
01-18-2024, 05:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,489
Posted By quiltsfor

I have two steam irons, but I have never used the...

I have two steam irons, but I have never used the steam on them. I prefer to use a bottle of water with a spritz sprayer. The irons I have and really really like are:

My large iron: Rowenta...
Forum: Main
01-18-2024, 05:38 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,217
Posted By quiltsfor

Larger square rulers for squaring off larger...

Larger square rulers for squaring off larger blocks ( from 13" up to 21")
Added a small iron for getting into tight seams
Larger rotary mats for squaring off larger blocks ( 17" and 24")
Forum: Main
01-18-2024, 04:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 937
Posted By quiltsfor

I like Carolyn Forster for her style of QAYG...

I like Carolyn Forster for her style of QAYG without sashing. This is the book I used for reference. You can do it in sections or block by block. Quilt As You Go: A practical guide to 14 inspiring...
Forum: Main
01-17-2024, 04:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 937
Posted By quiltsfor

I only quilt by QAYG since I do my own quilting...

I only quilt by QAYG since I do my own quilting on my DM. I started out doing it with sashing between the blocks and rows to connect the blocks and then moved to doing it by sections. I also do the...
Forum: Main
01-16-2024, 08:07 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,340
Posted By quiltsfor

I think that for the most part older quilt...

I think that for the most part older quilt patterns from the early times, say the beginning of quilting to perhaps the end of the 1950's don't go out of style and are truly quilting classics.

The...
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