Quiltingboard Forums

Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums >
  • Search Forums
    • Reload this Page >

  • Search Results

    • Register
    FAQ
    Calendar
    Today's Posts
    Search
    Vendor Directory
     
    Page 1 of 8
    1
    2
    3
    Last »
    Search: Posts Made By: Basketman
    Showing results 1 to 25 of 188
    Search took 0.06 seconds.
    Forum: Main
    03-06-2016, 09:46 AM
    Replies: 40
    Views: 6,575
    Posted By Basketman

    simply adding PVC extensions onto the legs of the...

    simply adding PVC extensions onto the legs of the table can raise it up, bracing might be needed but more PVC and you are home free. Take the savings and use elsewhere?
    Forum: Main
    03-06-2016, 08:07 AM
    Replies: 32
    Views: 6,008
    Posted By Basketman

    I guess I am too new at and uniformed about...

    I guess I am too new at and uniformed about quilting to know what I am really doing? I am bowled over that you think a museum might even be interested! Perhaps I need to rethink this sale a bit…not...
    Forum: Main
    03-05-2016, 07:35 AM
    Replies: 32
    Views: 6,008
    Posted By Basketman

    Thanks for the compliments! This quilt was a...

    Thanks for the compliments!

    This quilt was a personal test of my resolve to create something colorful, super complex and challenging to my relatively inexperinced quilting knowledge. I used over...
    Forum: Main
    03-04-2016, 10:39 AM
    Replies: 32
    Views: 6,008
    Posted By Basketman

    More than a bit concerned

    After some serious thought, I decided to sell my first king sized paper pieced quilt ( my avatar) to a person in New Zealand. However, I have read that insuring things usually is a waste because they...
    Forum: Main
    10-05-2015, 01:54 PM
    Replies: 26
    Views: 6,040
    Posted By Basketman

    I am a quilter (3 years experience) with one...

    I am a quilter (3 years experience) with one paper piecing class as an aid, plus a guy and you know how good we are at following directions and I made my JDJ avatar & picked my own colors! I could...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-16-2015, 12:36 PM
    Replies: 44
    Views: 5,275
    Posted By Basketman

    Gadzooks... where did the summer go and fall...

    Gadzooks... where did the summer go and fall things already? However, when you make runners like this, with such skill and great colors and post them for everyone to see...it is less a seasonal loss...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-16-2015, 12:21 PM
    Replies: 53
    Views: 6,834
    Posted By Basketman

    This latest reply of yours is exactly what I...

    This latest reply of yours is exactly what I sought...especially when it is fresh off the press while you are making this great quilt and reflecting on the process. I can see with each star the...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-16-2015, 11:08 AM
    Replies: 52
    Views: 6,215
    Posted By Basketman

    The change in the corners look amazing! I...

    The change in the corners look amazing!

    I think adding another border of flowers would detract from the quilt and, if this were mine, I would add another checkered border ...darker than the ...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-16-2015, 09:26 AM
    Replies: 53
    Views: 6,834
    Posted By Basketman

    I can add to chorus of admiration for a great...

    I can add to chorus of admiration for a great job, awesome selection of colors and a quilt destined to be totally amazing when finished! If I recall correctly(?) I think I remember this project being...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-14-2015, 07:38 PM
    Replies: 52
    Views: 6,215
    Posted By Basketman

    If this were mine...I think I would remove...

    If this were mine...I think I would remove connecting leaves at the corners
    Forum: Main
    09-12-2015, 03:34 PM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 7,013
    Posted By Basketman

    What a great solution to what I thought might be...

    What a great solution to what I thought might be a very difficult project. Thanks!
    Forum: Main
    09-12-2015, 03:20 PM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 7,013
    Posted By Basketman

    I did make my avatar and I might say I nearly...

    I did make my avatar and I might say I nearly pulled every hair out of my head doing it! It is a Jacqueline De Jonge design that I made with my own choice of batiks and started out as a 60" square. I...
    Forum: Main
    09-12-2015, 07:13 AM
    Replies: 55
    Views: 5,992
    Posted By Basketman

    After reading all the various replies here, I...

    After reading all the various replies here, I decided to test out my sense of honesty with another posting. I basically gave my opinion as to layout (which was the focus of the posting ) but went one...
    Forum: Main
    09-12-2015, 06:44 AM
    Replies: 53
    Views: 4,769
    Posted By Basketman

    I find the second approach more appealing and...

    I find the second approach more appealing and less matched, but that is less of a concern because I feel whatever way you decide to construct this quilt it will come out great...except for one...
    Forum: Main
    09-11-2015, 06:58 AM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 7,013
    Posted By Basketman

    Sometimes the most obvious solutions escape...

    Sometimes the most obvious solutions escape me...and you are right, the best approach is often the direct approach.

    My problem is my wanting to wrap my head about a concept as much as it is...
    Forum: Main
    09-10-2015, 02:59 PM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 7,013
    Posted By Basketman

    Stunning bargello...Dina

    Stunning bargello...Dina
    Forum: Main
    09-10-2015, 01:31 PM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 7,013
    Posted By Basketman

    You picked the right designer and you are correct...

    You picked the right designer and you are correct about this likely a one time deal. However, the one design I like (Mirage) is only 45X45 and never having made a bargello before I am not sure...
    Forum: Main
    09-10-2015, 10:46 AM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 7,013
    Posted By Basketman

    This may sound cheap...however

    I have vowed to keep a stash to the minimum, patterns and books to a select few, but now I am interested in making a bargello and found a male designer ( not sure if I should /can post his name) that...
    Forum: Pictures
    08-20-2015, 12:24 PM
    Replies: 97
    Views: 18,739
    Posted By Basketman

    I have the same kit and was breezing along until...

    I have the same kit and was breezing along until I hit the section in the directions where it said to stitch along the edges of the feathers and then proceed. I have fairly good piecing skills but...
    Forum: Main
    08-18-2015, 09:41 AM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 1,456
    Posted By Basketman

    Over the last year I have become a paper piecing...

    Over the last year I have become a paper piecing fan and have posted several, what I hope to be, helpful tips about what I have discovered in my trail and error method. Perhaps a search would turn...
    Forum: Main
    08-15-2015, 09:00 AM
    Replies: 45
    Views: 6,054
    Posted By Basketman

    I consider labels to be a hint as to what might...

    I consider labels to be a hint as to what might be expected but it also can be a hurdle that can limit further exploration... if you take an opinion of others and let it become your truth. Being a...
    Forum: Main
    08-15-2015, 07:15 AM
    Replies: 27
    Views: 3,793
    Posted By Basketman

    I agree about making the purple border MUCH...

    I agree about making the purple border MUCH thinner and then use that dominant green as a wider 2nd border...then the floral again as the binding?
    Forum: Pictures
    08-14-2015, 06:40 AM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 5,135
    Posted By Basketman

    I do some paper piecing and found that using a...

    I do some paper piecing and found that using a retractible glue stick helps me match up parts and gives me far better accuracy than pins. I also took a Craftsy class in PP ( actually a few) and one...
    Forum: Main
    08-11-2015, 01:37 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 2,735
    Posted By Basketman

    I am not that experienced...maybe 7 quilts and...

    I am not that experienced...maybe 7 quilts and one runner to my credit, but paper piecing can be one of the most admired and yet dreaded techniques. I took three paper piecing Craftsy classes from...
    Forum: Main
    07-12-2015, 07:51 PM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 2,590
    Posted By Basketman

    This cross is sometimes called a biker cross but...

    This cross is sometimes called a biker cross but is a derivative of an Iron Cross ...which has ancient roots
    Showing results 1 to 25 of 188
     
    Page 1 of 8
    1
    2
    3
    Last »


     
    Forum Jump

    FREE Quilting Newsletter