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Forum: Main
01-24-2013, 01:05 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,996
Posted By AllTheLovely

If you'll clean bathrooms, you're in! I can make...

If you'll clean bathrooms, you're in! I can make room!

But seriously, how far north are you? I think many of us who've checked out this thread have found we had more options than we'd...
Forum: Main
01-24-2013, 11:41 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,996
Posted By AllTheLovely

Sounds like a plan, QuiltE! Just wanted to...

Sounds like a plan, QuiltE!

Just wanted to let everyone know that 'U-Quilt-It' in Smithville (Niagara region, just south of Grimsby) is having a sale until Jan 31. All batiks and flannels (she...
Forum: Main
01-22-2013, 09:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,046
Posted By AllTheLovely

My advice if you do use a sheet as a backing -...

My advice if you do use a sheet as a backing - this is from personal experience - buy a sheet that is much bigger than your quilt top! The first quilt I ever made was for a friend's daughter. It...
Forum: Main
01-22-2013, 08:27 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,063
Posted By AllTheLovely

I see you live in Canada? Etsy is great... lots...

I see you live in Canada? Etsy is great... lots of shops to do price comparison... I like to save my best options as favourites and then go back and compare the shipping rates.

In Canada, look...
Forum: Main
01-21-2013, 11:15 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,311
Posted By AllTheLovely

I still can't get a picture to post here. I hit...

I still can't get a picture to post here. I hit upload, but nothing happens. To see pictures of the rag quilt I began this thread about, please go to:

www.facebook.com/ShuggleBunnyDesigns...
Forum: Main
01-17-2013, 12:53 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,311
Posted By AllTheLovely

So, just an update... amid lots of family stuff...

So, just an update... amid lots of family stuff and other projects, I've begun the snipping! I did trim some areas (always flannel) that seemed to be a bit too far off the mark, before sewing my...
Forum: Main
01-17-2013, 12:47 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,996
Posted By AllTheLovely

Thank you, QuiltE! I'm hardly ever out that way....

Thank you, QuiltE! I'm hardly ever out that way. They fully deserve all the kudos!
Forum: Main
01-09-2013, 04:54 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,996
Posted By AllTheLovely

I agree, QuiltE - Triangle Sewing in Guelph is...

I agree, QuiltE - Triangle Sewing in Guelph is wonderful. When I was trying to find a sewing machine, not knowing much about what was best or what I would need for my purposes (Sharon Okimi at...
Forum: Main
01-08-2013, 05:00 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,996
Posted By AllTheLovely

Oh, and U-Quit-It carries Stonehenge, for anyone...

Oh, and U-Quit-It carries Stonehenge, for anyone interested!
Forum: Main
01-08-2013, 04:49 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,996
Posted By AllTheLovely

A few more to add to your lists: U-Quilt-It,...

A few more to add to your lists:

U-Quilt-It, on the edge of Smithville (where I live) in West Lincoln Township of Niagara. Run by Sharon Okimi. Sharon is amazingly helpful and friendly. She...
Forum: Main
01-07-2013, 03:49 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,996
Posted By AllTheLovely

QuiltE, I completely agree. We just don't have...

QuiltE, I completely agree. We just don't have the population volume of the States. I do feel sorry for the LQS. Every time I order off the 'net and think I could've supported local instead. It...
Forum: Main
01-07-2013, 02:09 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,996
Posted By AllTheLovely

Hi QuiltE, I know designer isn't everything......

Hi QuiltE,
I know designer isn't everything... I buy my clothes from Superstore and Giant Tiger. It just seemed like when I first got the bug for this, everything I loved just happened to be...
Forum: Main
01-07-2013, 01:24 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,311
Posted By AllTheLovely

Ahhhh... free motion. My nemesis. For now! :)

Ahhhh... free motion. My nemesis. For now! :)
Forum: Main
01-07-2013, 01:21 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,996
Posted By AllTheLovely

'Conservative'... I like that term. Not that...

'Conservative'... I like that term. Not that there is anything wrong with kittens and flowers, etc. I just wanted to make things that were different. I'm a stay-at-home Mom, and I like to make...
Forum: Main
01-07-2013, 12:16 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,311
Posted By AllTheLovely

Sue1765 - Your quilt is gorgeous! Love the hot...

Sue1765 - Your quilt is gorgeous! Love the hot air balloons and boy theme (I have 2 little boys)! Question for you - what is osnaburg?
I know I don't need the 'x' if all of my pieces are the same...
Forum: Main
01-07-2013, 05:18 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,996
Posted By AllTheLovely

Niagara region quilters out there?

Hello,
I live in the Niagara region of Ontario. I'm wondering, for anyone else who lives in this area or surrounding areas, where do you go to buy your fabric? I know about FabricLand, Lens Mill,...
Forum: Main
01-07-2013, 04:53 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,311
Posted By AllTheLovely

Thanks everyone for your replies and ideas. I...

Thanks everyone for your replies and ideas. I guess I deserve a collective eye roll. No - I did't baste/pin my layers. Every tutorial I watched on the 'net showed the quilter zipping thru those...
Forum: Main
01-06-2013, 04:16 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,311
Posted By AllTheLovely

Great idea, suern3... have to try that tomorrow...

Great idea, suern3... have to try that tomorrow as I finish the sandwiches!
Forum: Main
01-06-2013, 04:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,311
Posted By AllTheLovely

Hi dunster, I have one living family member who...

Hi dunster,
I have one living family member who still quilts (she lives on the other side of Canada) and one person I know who is just an acquaintance I could ask questions, but no one I could just...
Forum: Main
01-06-2013, 03:50 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,311
Posted By AllTheLovely

Good ideas, everyone... thanks again so much! ...

Good ideas, everyone... thanks again so much!

How do I loosen pressure on the walking foot? I've been having trouble beginning my 'x' lines - the foot doesn't want to walk with so little...
Forum: Main
01-06-2013, 03:15 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,311
Posted By AllTheLovely

Thank you! Feeling better, but if I could figure...

Thank you! Feeling better, but if I could figure out how to post pics, you'd see that some of the worst edge/corners have almost a half centimetre of exposed flannel sticking out... I hope these...
Forum: Main
01-06-2013, 02:33 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,311
Posted By AllTheLovely

Newbie with Rag Quilting Worries

Hello Everyone! Thank goodness for boards like this... not too many people out there quilt anymore and I have questions.

I'm making a rag quilt as a gift for my sister. Cotton top, flannel...
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