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12-08-2018, 07:12 AM
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Vintage/Historic Quilt Top - Now What?
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Vintage/Historic Quilt Top - Now What?
Writing this has been really hard.
A very, very close friend passed away several years ago, leaving me the entire contents of her sewing room to distribute according to her verbal instructions. ...
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11-29-2018, 07:18 AM
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masking tape helps you cut and sew faster and straighter
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Painters tape helps too.
Painters tape helps too.
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11-29-2018, 07:12 AM
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Talk about painful!
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Congratulations for having a new, improved sewing...
Congratulations for having a new, improved sewing space AND are working on more of sewing's joys - seeing what you've really got in your sewing space. AND can find it.
After the huge live oak...
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11-23-2018, 05:36 AM
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Share your best organizing tip!
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The Tree Did Not Win
Morning. Now that Thanksgiving 2018 is leftovers in the refridge, breathing space for Christmas 2018 exists. As I put away dishes and admired the leftovers in the refridge, it came to my attention...
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11-10-2018, 07:56 AM
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Machine question...
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Mary, thanks for explaining so clearly my...
Mary, thanks for explaining so clearly my attitude about the 'next new machine' purchase.
Only other thing I wish for is a really useful manual that is written to be used and has an index that is...
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11-10-2018, 06:23 AM
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Elna sewing machine
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Meyert, I am not exactly sure why your niece...
Meyert, I am not exactly sure why your niece wants to avoid using the foot pedal but I am poking in anyway. Please forgive me if I intrude.
I have a suggestion. It will take fiddling and...
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11-10-2018, 05:52 AM
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Organizing
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My confession: if it can be hung close to my...
My confession: if it can be hung close to my hands on a wall or a similar area, it is; if it needs to be close to my hand but in a container, I find a container that can be attached to a...
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11-05-2018, 05:27 AM
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Just curious-anyone else do this?
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This is such a difficult concept for me that I am...
This is such a difficult concept for me that I am even having trouble writing this. When I begin a purge, the next thing that happens to me is a project pops up requiring what I'm trying to purge. ...
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10-18-2018, 05:16 AM
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Share your best organizing tip!
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I have multiple machines and seem to create bits...
I have multiple machines and seem to create bits and bits of thread, fabric, and other all over the place. My trick is to carefully wash the next used plastic container with plastic top (like for...
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10-18-2018, 04:29 AM
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What do you think is the best brand of sewing machine?
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My opinion is that the best machine is the one...
My opinion is that the best machine is the one that does the job its user wants done and has the best, clearest maker manual use and care information as well as ongoing maker support. AND LASTLY BUT...
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04-01-2015, 06:49 AM
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countertops; granite, quartz, etc.??????
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Hard rock maple. Mine have lived with us for...
Hard rock maple. Mine have lived with us for just over 30 years. They are forgiving, beautiful, and indestructable. They get better with age. The care is simple. I use warm water and DAWN...
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04-01-2015, 06:20 AM
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So many technical problems on the Board lately
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Hooray!!! Pat
Hooray!!!
Pat
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04-01-2015, 06:19 AM
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So many technical problems on the Board lately
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Thanks for the responses, ladies. Now that we...
Thanks for the responses, ladies. Now that we are a little farther along, a little more clarification, please, if you would be so kind. Let's start with the invalid threads. Why does the Digest...
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03-31-2015, 06:56 AM
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So many technical problems on the Board lately
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So many technical problems on the Board lately
I have been seeing so many technical computer system problems on QB recently. Some of them have happened to me; I've asked for help in the appropriate way. No response. So many invalid threads...
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03-28-2015, 04:23 AM
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Clip It Up - Swinging Wall Arm
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Now the big question at my house: How much total...
Now the big question at my house: How much total weight will the arm hold? I don't need it to the half ounce, but a ball park idea would be comforting.
This kind of idea is marvelous in my...
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03-26-2015, 06:15 AM
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Latest scrappy quilt
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Query: what quilt as you go method did you use? ...
Query: what quilt as you go method did you use? I am working on my first D9P for a king sized bed and would like to quilt it on one of my domestic machines. The QAYG method quilts and instructions...
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03-25-2015, 06:17 AM
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Did I pay too much?
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But another fascet of anyone's business is repeat...
But another fascet of anyone's business is repeat business and recomendations from established customers. Small business cannot afford to have one time only customers. Even if they are the only...
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03-25-2015, 06:05 AM
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Lesson Learned - Fabric is like wool!
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Huh? Where? Do I need to make an appointment...
Huh? Where? Do I need to make an appointment with the eye doctor?
Seriously, a really nifty quilt. The next comment is dereguerre for young adults down here: "No worries."
Applause from Pat
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03-25-2015, 05:45 AM
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If you could.....?
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If you could ....
DH is going to begin overseeing me reading QB. First the request was s hooks. Now you all have started me thinking about "updates" to my sewing center and, ultimately, to my sewing room. Good show...
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03-19-2015, 06:31 AM
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A Snowball Variation.
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Oh, I like it a lot. A great lot. What a joyful...
Oh, I like it a lot. A great lot. What a joyful quilt!
Thought. I am a texture and depth freak. Poofiness. How about emphasizing the "beads" by not quilting them unless absolutely necessary...
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03-19-2015, 06:18 AM
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why I try for precision and accuracy with my piefing projects
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When I just want to sew I get out my "odd bits"...
When I just want to sew I get out my "odd bits" box and create manufactured fabric which segues into the manufactured fabric box. When I want to gift something or enter it somewhere, I get out the...
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03-18-2015, 06:28 AM
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Have you found your "perfect" machine?
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My beloved Elna Super 62c died a few years ago...
My beloved Elna Super 62c died a few years ago after 30+ years of constantly sewing everything I sewed and that was a great deal in every category you can think of including the top to my husband's...
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03-17-2015, 06:27 AM
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Carpet or hard surface?
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One vote for hard surface! I have one and have...
One vote for hard surface! I have one and have lived with it since 1975. No pins in bare feet (Florida). No threads, bits, etc. in cats' innards, no lost buttons, snaps, screws and etc., easy to...
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03-17-2015, 05:56 AM
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Trouble with matching seams when pressed open.
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I have been using DogHouseMom's suggestion for...
I have been using DogHouseMom's suggestion for more years than I'd like to confess. I started before I even thought about making quilts. I was solely a garment sewer but one who wasn't going to put...
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03-15-2015, 07:54 AM
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Cast Iron
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w1613s
I have a combination of Griswold, Lodge, and what...
I have a combination of Griswold, Lodge, and what is very elderly, not enameled, Le Creueset. They are adored and much used. I am always looking for pieces I do not have. AND I do have an unnamed...
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