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    Search: Posts Made By: annrook
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    Forum: Main
    01-06-2014, 10:40 PM
    Replies: 33
    Views: 14,325
    Posted By annrook

    Look into Red Snappers. They have a tutorial...

    Look into Red Snappers. They have a tutorial that explains it all. Probably best to enter red snappers for quilts rather than just red snapper on your search engine. Red Snapper is also a kind of...
    Forum: Main
    11-04-2013, 10:42 PM
    Replies: 106
    Views: 20,178
    Posted By annrook

    I am currently hand piecing my 8th bed sized GFG...

    I am currently hand piecing my 8th bed sized GFG quilt. They are all hand quilted. I am getting a little tired of all of those hexies but do intend on finishing number 8. I cut my own papers from...
    Forum: Main
    10-24-2013, 07:45 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 2,552
    Posted By annrook

    nautical paper pieced block patterns

    Two of my quilt guild friends and I are each going to make a Storm At Sea quilt using blues with white backgrounds. We are searching for 3 inch paper piecing patterns with a nautical theme. These...
    Forum: Main
    10-03-2013, 09:55 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 1,421
    Posted By annrook

    I have a Janome Memory Craft 6600. I bought it...

    I have a Janome Memory Craft 6600. I bought it in 2006 and it still going strong. I have pieced many quilt tops-probably 100 or more. I like the fancy stitches as well as the alphabets. My...
    Forum: Main
    10-02-2013, 09:31 PM
    Replies: 102
    Views: 13,413
    Posted By annrook

    I do long arm quilting with pantographs and...

    I do long arm quilting with pantographs and generally charge 1.25 per square inch. Assuming your queen sized quilt was 84 x 92 inches I would have charged $96.60 plus $2.00 for thread.
    Forum: Main
    08-16-2013, 08:30 PM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 2,419
    Posted By annrook

    Starburst Quilt Pattern

    I am looking for a Starburst Quilt pattern similar to the ones I have seen made by the ladies of the 20's and the 30's. I have Lone Star pattern but the diamonds form a star with the corners left...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    08-03-2013, 08:52 PM
    Replies: 28
    Views: 2,294
    Posted By annrook

    I live in Crescent City. What road is that by...

    I live in Crescent City. What road is that by the elk? Is it Endert's Beach Road? There's a big herd of elk in that area.
    Forum: Main
    10-06-2012, 09:54 PM
    Replies: 107
    Views: 10,814
    Posted By annrook

    My quilt guild makes twin sized quilts for...

    My quilt guild makes twin sized quilts for wounded troops in an American military hospital in Germany. The 9 patch blocks are designed by the public at community events then we quilters assemble,...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    03-25-2012, 09:20 PM
    Replies: 73
    Views: 11,698
    Posted By annrook

    I still have my 1958 Singer 401A. My Mom and Dad...

    I still have my 1958 Singer 401A. My Mom and Dad gave it to me for high school graduation of that year.. It is a work horse and has the nicest stitch of all. I wouldn't give it up for the world. ...
    Forum: Main
    03-05-2012, 10:24 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 2,667
    Posted By annrook

    I have had and used a HQ 16 for over 7 years. It...

    I have had and used a HQ 16 for over 7 years. It is a workhorse! It requires a little lint removal and a little oil in the bobbin case area and away it goes and goes and goes. I have quilted over...
    Forum: Pictures
    11-12-2011, 09:46 PM
    Replies: 127
    Views: 8,446
    Posted By annrook

    Love the block pattern. Prints from the 30's are...

    Love the block pattern. Prints from the 30's are my favorite. Is there a name for the block? Or a pattern? Setting your blocks on point really does "the trick". And your hand quilting is...
    Forum: Main
    11-11-2011, 09:29 PM
    Replies: 101
    Views: 12,113
    Posted By annrook

    I have a Janome 6600, also. For a scant 1/4 inch...

    I have a Janome 6600, also. For a scant 1/4 inch seam I use the regular metal foot "A", adjust the needle position to 5.5 and line the edge of the fabrics up with the right side of the foot. Works...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    11-07-2011, 09:42 PM
    Replies: 95
    Views: 13,830
    Posted By annrook

    By the time I graduated from high school, I was a...

    By the time I graduated from high school, I was a fairly good seamstress. My parents bought a 401A Singer for me as a graduation gift. It was in a fire once and got so hot the case melted and it...
    Forum: Main
    10-24-2011, 08:31 PM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 3,767
    Posted By annrook

    Does anyone know where I can find Mario Brothers...

    Does anyone know where I can find Mario Brothers fabric? Two little great grandsons would like Mario quilts for Christmas..
    Forum: Main
    10-16-2011, 08:17 PM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 5,811
    Posted By annrook

    http://www.patternman.com/shop/

    http://www.patternman.com/shop/
    Forum: Main
    10-02-2011, 08:23 PM
    Replies: 3
    Views: 998
    Posted By annrook

    I would really like to make the Cathedral Window ...

    I would really like to make the Cathedral Window as Eddie presented instructions for on Feb 1, 2010. The title of his tut is "Machine Stitched Cathedral Window Tutorial" and his is done in batiks....
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-19-2011, 08:19 PM
    Replies: 1,159
    Views: 228,493
    Posted By annrook

    I just obtained my third FW Saturday. I traded a...

    I just obtained my third FW Saturday. I traded a handquilted Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt for her. She's very clean and sews like a dream. She has attachments, an original manual and a new case....
    Forum: Main
    09-03-2011, 08:16 PM
    Replies: 9
    Views: 977
    Posted By annrook

    I made a bunch of cute pocket tissue holders for...

    I made a bunch of cute pocket tissue holders for our bazaar. They sold like hotcakes for $1 each. Go to search, type in "Super super easy tissue holders" and you will get pix by pix instructions.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-25-2011, 08:02 PM
    Replies: 36
    Views: 18,823
    Posted By annrook

    Also, check feed dogs for accumulation of lint....

    Also, check feed dogs for accumulation of lint. My FW was sewing funny with skipped stitches and varying stitch length. Repairman found bent needle, lint in feed dogs and bobbin in backwards. All...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-25-2011, 07:58 PM
    Replies: 36
    Views: 18,823
    Posted By annrook

    Is the bobbin in the bobbin case backwards? My...

    Is the bobbin in the bobbin case backwards? My FW likes the thread coming off the bobbin to be going against itself to the first notch.
    Forum: Main
    08-19-2011, 07:49 PM
    Replies: 69
    Views: 13,071
    Posted By annrook

    I used 2 layers of an old mattress pad, folded...

    I used 2 layers of an old mattress pad, folded the edges to the back of the plywood big board my husband cut for me then stapled the edges in place with a staple gun. The pad has been then there for...
    Forum: Main
    07-04-2011, 07:58 PM
    Replies: 48
    Views: 6,960
    Posted By annrook

    I bought some Friskar brand blades for my Olfa 60...

    I bought some Friskar brand blades for my Olfa 60 mm rotary cutter and they cut just fine. Seems to me they were 1/3 the price of the Olfa brand blades at Joanne's. Just for the heck of it, I marked...
    Forum: Main
    06-04-2011, 07:42 PM
    Replies: 87
    Views: 9,980
    Posted By annrook

    The potato bags I have made measure about 12...

    The potato bags I have made measure about 12 inches by 22 inches. They have a 2 inch flap at the top rather like an envelope. I use scrap fabrics-usually 2 different coordinating fabrics and scrap...
    Forum: Main
    06-02-2011, 08:41 PM
    Replies: 84
    Views: 9,088
    Posted By annrook

    I have had a Singer serger for about 20 years. I...

    I have had a Singer serger for about 20 years. I have used it a lot. I especially like it to serge the edges of quilts after they are quilted. I use a four thread overlock stitch. By doing so,...
    Forum: Main
    05-05-2011, 07:10 PM
    Replies: 28
    Views: 2,846
    Posted By annrook

    Rushin' Tailor's Quilt Alaska in Skagway. ...

    Rushin' Tailor's Quilt Alaska in Skagway. Address is 370 Third Ave. It's easily accessible from the cruise ship port. The fourth port is Prince Rupert, B.C. on the way back to Seattle. I assume you...
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