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Forum: Main
02-01-2011, 12:46 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 7,253
Posted By cwpainter

I agree, it is hard to sit under a quilt in the...

I agree, it is hard to sit under a quilt in the summer. I solved this problem by doing a quilt-as-you-go system. I Put my indiviual blocks together- top, batting, and backing-and than a fast hand...
Forum: Main
06-06-2010, 08:36 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 7,185
Posted By cwpainter

My daughter has asked me to make her a quilt...

My daughter has asked me to make her a quilt using Jell Rolls. Do these need to be prewashed too? I have always pre washed my fabric yardage because I worry about color bleeding and shrinkage.
Forum: Tutorials
03-23-2010, 08:40 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 28,601
Posted By cwpainter

Great stitch idea. I was wondering if anyone has...

Great stitch idea. I was wondering if anyone has used this stitch to sew quilt squares together if you are doing a "quilt as you go method"?
Forum: Main
12-17-2009, 09:38 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,396
Posted By cwpainter

I thank everyone for all their help. I had to go...

I thank everyone for all their help. I had to go to our local quilt shop with a block I was working on. I needed to get more fabric. By mistake, my 91 year old Dad, was helping me clean, saw the...
Forum: Main
12-16-2009, 04:31 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,396
Posted By cwpainter

My seams are not 1/8", they are 1/4" for piecing...

My seams are not 1/8", they are 1/4" for piecing the block pattern together. I have 1/2" seams for sewing the individual blocks together. The 1/8" is the measure from where the blocks are sewn...
Forum: Main
12-16-2009, 11:05 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,396
Posted By cwpainter

I sew together the pieces in a block with 1/4"...

I sew together the pieces in a block with 1/4" and I sew the blocks toghter with 1/2" seams. I use a machine to sew the blocks togehter. This may be cheating. When I quilted the blocks, the machine...
Forum: Main
12-16-2009, 10:39 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,396
Posted By cwpainter

I like the look of the 1/8" seam. The rest of the...

I like the look of the 1/8" seam. The rest of the quilting is done 1/4" apart, but that left a 1/2" space between the seams. To Heck with the rules! Sew on Baby!!
Forum: Main
12-16-2009, 10:30 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,396
Posted By cwpainter

I want to sell my quilts, because I don't have...

I want to sell my quilts, because I don't have the room to store and hardly any famiy to make quilts for. It would be my luck to have someone look at my quilt to buy and I hadn't followed some...
Forum: Main
12-16-2009, 10:11 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,396
Posted By cwpainter

No, it is a regular quilt. I'm doing it as a...

No, it is a regular quilt. I'm doing it as a "quilt as you go" quilt. Basically, it is blocks quilted, then I sew them together. I don't have room for a big frame, and in CA it's too hot for hoops...
Forum: Main
12-15-2009, 02:36 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,396
Posted By cwpainter

I like the suggestion of using tape as a marker....

I like the suggestion of using tape as a marker. I've been making chalk line, but tape would be a lot faster and easier, Thanks
Forum: Main
12-15-2009, 02:33 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,396
Posted By cwpainter

Good to know, I really like the overall look. I'm...

Good to know, I really like the overall look. I'm working on Pillow shams before I start the main quilt. I wanted to see how I liked the look I was getting. I was worried it was a "rule" because of...
Forum: Main
12-15-2009, 02:15 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,396
Posted By cwpainter

Hi, hope everyone is having a great holiday...

Hi, hope everyone is having a great holiday season. This is another begining quilter question. I have been reading about leaving a 1/4" between the seam and hand quiltling stitches, why a 1/4" ? I...
Forum: Main
12-07-2009, 08:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,407
Posted By cwpainter

I always wash my sheets a number of times to ge...

I always wash my sheets a number of times to ge that sizing out of them. I have to drive a good distance to get to a fabric store so I order most of my backings on line. Do you know of good on line...
Forum: Main
12-05-2009, 11:16 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,407
Posted By cwpainter

Thats what I've been doing. I also pray at the...

Thats what I've been doing. I also pray at the same time that I don't put a hole in the fabric. I wonder what causes these little pain-in-the-butt balls to form. Why some sheets get them and others...
Forum: Main
12-04-2009, 05:29 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,407
Posted By cwpainter

I HATE those little balls!

I HATE those little balls!
Forum: Main
12-04-2009, 09:27 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,407
Posted By cwpainter

Thanks for the information. I wondered if because...

Thanks for the information. I wondered if because the thread count was so high if the sheet would be too tightly woven together.
Forum: Main
12-03-2009, 04:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,407
Posted By cwpainter

This is my first time to write in for help. But...

This is my first time to write in for help. But first I would like to thank all the people who have given me some great tips and updated my knowledge. I'm a born-again quilter. I started quilting...
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