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Forum: Pictures
04-03-2012, 09:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,269
Posted By Fixedgearhead

In view of the, what to me, was unwarranted...

In view of the, what to me, was unwarranted editing of the full text that was associated with the above posting, I feel it is time that I move on from this forum. To everybody who I have enjoyed...
Forum: Pictures
04-03-2012, 04:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,269
Posted By Fixedgearhead

second try for pictures of new purse

Ok all you Super Market style mavens and Farmers Market fashionista's, here is just the ticket to earn yourselves some extra style points while shopping for Arugula and Artisan Bread. What we have...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
04-02-2012, 06:55 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,875
Posted By Fixedgearhead

Bathroom Cabinet Finished and in Place

Here is the small cabinet for my bathroom varnished and in place. Complete with Vanilla Scanted Candle, my favorite, for those long soaking baths and aroma therapy.
Life is good.

John
Thankfully...
Forum: Pictures
04-01-2012, 05:09 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,847
Posted By Fixedgearhead

A cashier at Trader Joe's who was checking us out...

A cashier at Trader Joe's who was checking us out one time showed me how to fill any bag without struggling. If you roll down the top of the bag on the outside like a pair of socks it stiffens the...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
03-31-2012, 06:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,229
Posted By Fixedgearhead

Your wish is my Command! ...

Your wish is my Command!

http://www.quiltingboard.com/pictures-f5/new-pattern-shopping-bags-t184603.html

John
Forum: Pictures
03-31-2012, 06:13 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,847
Posted By Fixedgearhead

I do give them as gifts. I gave 7 of the print...

I do give them as gifts. I gave 7 of the print version of these bags to the ladies at our local library, as a thank you for all the wonderful work they do, for the patrons. Then there are all the...
Forum: Pictures
03-31-2012, 04:59 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,847
Posted By Fixedgearhead

A new pattern for shopping bags

I have made a lot of shopping bags in recent times. and I have always used the same batch of print strips with some black accents for handles and borders and bottoms and insides. I decided to try...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
03-30-2012, 11:01 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 611
Posted By Fixedgearhead

That is one of our must do's next year. We had...

That is one of our must do's next year. We had tentatively planned it for this year but something came up. You are right, that unless you live close enough, you have to have a wider window of...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
03-30-2012, 09:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 611
Posted By Fixedgearhead

Spring color is here

I just snapped this picture of the flowering crabapple trees in our front yard. They have about one more day till they reach full bloom but there is a storm coming in later today and that will...
Forum: QB Help Center
03-29-2012, 03:52 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 523
Posted By Fixedgearhead

It is saved in the portrait format. I took the...

It is saved in the portrait format. I took the picture on my iPhone and sent it as an attachment to myself, which showed as portrait format, to my own email address. From there I saved it onto my...
Forum: QB Help Center
03-28-2012, 02:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 523
Posted By Fixedgearhead

Question about Picture format

I recently posted a picture in portrait format. When it was shown in the post, it was turned on it's side, and shown in landscape. What Gives? Is there a way to make it accept the format I want, and...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
03-28-2012, 02:53 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,229
Posted By Fixedgearhead

I have a question. How did a picture that was...

I have a question. How did a picture that was taken in portrait come to be posted as landscape? Is that a feature of the new format here? Would it have been posted in landscape if taken in landscape,...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
03-28-2012, 01:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,229
Posted By Fixedgearhead

A small cabinet for me.

I know I posted a picture of a small cabinet that I made for my wife's bathroom, for storage of girly stuff next to the pedestal sink. I had need of a similar type of cabinet, for my bathroom, but...
Forum: Main
03-15-2012, 08:20 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,599
Posted By Fixedgearhead

One of the things about commercial machines, is...

One of the things about commercial machines, is that they do one or two things very well and very fast. They often use purpose designed feet to help in the production speed and efficiency. The good...
Forum: Main
03-15-2012, 07:00 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,599
Posted By Fixedgearhead

I have had some experience with commercial...

I have had some experience with commercial machines and one of the vendors I liked dealing with are these people.
http://www.sewinggold.com/Index.html. They have a good selection and their prices...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
03-15-2012, 06:40 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,577
Posted By Fixedgearhead

I have a I-phone4s and while I don't use all of...

I have a I-phone4s and while I don't use all of the features, I like it a lot. I am a member of the Apple Corps in that I have an Ipad2, a Macbook Air laptop, an older e-mac laptop and an iPod...
Forum: Main
02-10-2012, 01:23 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,202
Posted By Fixedgearhead

I did sew on it a bit, and it seems very tight...

I did sew on it a bit, and it seems very tight and not sloppy at all. As I said, I do trust the dealer. He has been quite good to me over the years and has never tried to put one over on me. We are...
Forum: Main
02-10-2012, 12:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,202
Posted By Fixedgearhead

A bernina 930, an old one.

I was up at my local bernina dealer today and was shown a bernina 930 record that was being sold on consignment for about $375 -$475. It is showing a bit of wear on the paint on the free arm at the...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
02-03-2012, 05:27 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,223
Posted By Fixedgearhead

Even though there are a lot of dovetails showing...

Even though there are a lot of dovetails showing on this particular piece, They were done that way because my wife loves to see lots of dovetails on anything I do. That said. If I were to do it the...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
02-01-2012, 05:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,223
Posted By Fixedgearhead

SWMBO Results.

My wife asks me recently if there was any way I could devise a cabinet that could be used in conjunction with the pedestal sink in her bathroom. So I took my trusty tape rule upstairs to the...
Forum: Main
02-01-2012, 04:42 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 10,969
Posted By Fixedgearhead

Yes she rides, also. For a couple of years we had...

Yes she rides, also. For a couple of years we had an old Peugeot tandem. One day I decided to convert it to fixed. Now there was a truly brutal bicycle. We rode it occasionally for about a year and...
Forum: Main
02-01-2012, 01:05 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 10,969
Posted By Fixedgearhead

Yes. I do ride fixed gear bikes. I have ridden...

Yes. I do ride fixed gear bikes. I have ridden bikes all my life but they usually were road bikes and race bikes. About 4 years ago I tried out a fixed gear bike and became hooked. Now I have a...
Forum: Main
01-31-2012, 04:58 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 10,969
Posted By Fixedgearhead

I think that would be a great idea. Another one...

I think that would be a great idea. Another one that you might propose is Needlepoint. That is something that I became obsessed with a number of years ago, and filled the house with lots of nice...
Forum: Main
01-29-2012, 11:50 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 13,007
Posted By Fixedgearhead

I have posted my preferences before. Not Rowenta,...

I have posted my preferences before. Not Rowenta, for all the usual reasons about their new Irons quality. I have gone over to a Gravity Feed Iron by "Naomoto" Model Number HYS-58. It has a water...
Forum: Main
01-29-2012, 11:39 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,175
Posted By Fixedgearhead

Babylock makes a Sashiko only dedicated machine...

Babylock makes a Sashiko only dedicated machine but it is kind of pricey for a single purpose machine unless you have a large machine budget. They are also hard to find at most shops that stock and...
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