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03-20-2024, 11:14 AM
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Posted By Grammahunt

This company has different color pens for...

This company has different color pens for different purposes. I use the purple ones--which are the ones designed for disappearing and fabric use. They work great! My pens actually sat ZZADGCR...
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09-26-2022, 09:07 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,486
Posted By Grammahunt

You all make me feel so normal.

You all make me feel so normal.
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04-17-2022, 08:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,112
Posted By Grammahunt

Air erasable markers

Nancy Zieman products sold an air erasable pen that worked great. It was pink and had a large nub on one end and a fine nub on the other end. I loved those pens but cannot find a like product. I...
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03-21-2022, 12:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,972
Posted By Grammahunt

Yes! You paid for both sides, why not use both...

Yes! You paid for both sides, why not use both sides? This is a great technique for shading fabrics.
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03-06-2022, 08:58 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,513
Posted By Grammahunt

The smaller the needle and thread, the smaller...

The smaller the needle and thread, the smaller the stitches will be. This in a matching thread makes them almost invisible.
I use The Bottom Line thread by Libby Lehman and an applique needle. ...
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12-06-2021, 02:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,283
Posted By Grammahunt

It is important to remember the smaller the...

It is important to remember the smaller the needle the smaller the stitch. When doing EPP I find the smaller, finer stitches lay better. This may or may not be the problem, but it is worth looking...
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09-29-2021, 07:02 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,288
Posted By Grammahunt

My sewing room is in the basement. Every spring...

My sewing room is in the basement. Every spring through fall I hang a product called DampRid in my sewing room and throughout this level in our home. DampRid comes in several different forms. It...
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09-10-2021, 02:41 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,308
Posted By Grammahunt

Sounds like a wonderful trip! I am so happy for...

Sounds like a wonderful trip! I am so happy for you.

Quiltwoman44 doesn't mention who she says took over whom, nor what location/business has no humans. Needs clarification.
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08-18-2021, 03:13 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,689
Posted By Grammahunt

That is gorgeous!!

That is gorgeous!!
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07-20-2021, 09:07 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,001
Posted By Grammahunt

I had a neighbor one time whose mother told her...

I had a neighbor one time whose mother told her there was no scrap too small to keep. I was new to quilting, so I started keeping everything. Eventually I ended up with three very large tubs of...
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07-13-2021, 07:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,062
Posted By Grammahunt

Thank you everyone. Perfect. Grammahunt

Thank you everyone. Perfect.

Grammahunt
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06-27-2021, 09:23 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,062
Posted By Grammahunt

Sweet 16 Stitch Regulator Table

Hello again!
Does anyone here use the new HandiQuilter Sweet 16 table with the built in stitch regulator? How does it work compared to the Tru Stitch??

I am using a HQ Sweet 16 with the Tru...
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05-31-2021, 06:32 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 481
Posted By Grammahunt

Singer 5050 C

My granddaughter has inherited a Singer 5050 C from her other grandmother. She has asked me to teach her how to use it (other grandmother passed away).

Does anyone own this machine or have advice...
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05-07-2021, 08:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 537
Posted By Grammahunt

Looking for a source for the pink air erasable markers

I really loved those pink air erasable markers. They were thick on one end and fine on the other. The marks were gone quickly and never returned. I cannot find them anywhere. Are they a thing of...
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02-12-2021, 08:37 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,191
Posted By Grammahunt

Yes. It is my math and my typing errors! This...

Yes. It is my math and my typing errors! This is why I needed help.
The formula is to double the first and subtract 1/2 inch.
It works and I'm almost ready to put together a king size charity...
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02-12-2021, 08:35 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,728
Posted By Grammahunt

Just binding gets my vote. Nice job as it does...

Just binding gets my vote. Nice job as it does look good both ways.
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02-10-2021, 10:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,191
Posted By Grammahunt

Thank you, I got my response. My husband the...

Thank you, I got my response. My husband the math wizard (I'm the speller, he is the mathematician) came along at just the right time and helped me figure out a chart I could use. I hope this helps...
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02-10-2021, 08:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,191
Posted By Grammahunt

Looking for a Scrap squares chart

I've cut some donated scraps into squares. Now I have a whole lot of fabric squares and I want to simply sew them together to make charity quilts.
Somewhere I have seen a chart that tells me what...
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01-03-2021, 12:47 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,791
Posted By Grammahunt

I sew on a HQ Sweet 16 sit down. To my left is a...

I sew on a HQ Sweet 16 sit down. To my left is a Horn Quilter's dream sewing table in which I usually keep the sewing machine part down. It comes with a cover to make a flat table when not using a...
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01-03-2021, 12:39 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,487
Posted By Grammahunt

I painted all my walls the whitest white I could...

I painted all my walls the whitest white I could find. My thinking was that color on the walls might reflect on fabric and change the way I perceived the color. Also that there would be plenty of...
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01-03-2021, 12:32 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 970
Posted By Grammahunt

Thank you Joe'sMom for asking the question and...

Thank you Joe'sMom for asking the question and Julienm1 for the links. I've always had a problem with qst dimensions.

My friend and I made a raffle quilt for our local Commission on Aging that...
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01-03-2021, 12:17 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,255
Posted By Grammahunt

I do this when I am making hst. Other than hst...

I do this when I am making hst. Other than hst it would put the ratio of the pieces out of whack. Although you would still end up with the correct size block none of your pattern's seems would line...
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11-30-2020, 08:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,872
Posted By Grammahunt

Carol Doak also has free block online. Try...

Carol Doak also has free block online. Try before you buy. I'm sure you will like it. Drafting your own paper piecing patterns is fun and easy also.

https://www.caroldoak.com/free-quilt-patterns
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11-13-2020, 10:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 791
Posted By Grammahunt

The sit down quilt machines are the same long arm...

The sit down quilt machines are the same long arm machine heads and do not have feed-dogs. Without feed dogs they could not do a zig zag stitch. Sorry, I think you are out of luck.

Conversely,...
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11-11-2020, 10:06 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,108
Posted By Grammahunt

Machines have personalities all their own,. I...

Machines have personalities all their own,. I have a machine (HV Designer SE) that does not like Coats and Clarks, yet my other HV (Diamond) sews it with ease. My HandiQuilter 710 is picky about...
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