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    02-08-2024, 08:12 AM
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    Posted By cpfrog

    Yep! I've been very good about this moratorium...

    Yep! I've been very good about this moratorium and NOT buying fabric, esp. for those PHDs... Sooooo the PHDs remain unfinished within a stack of PHDs... which now are "Piled Higher and Deeper" PHDs....
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    10-12-2023, 02:01 PM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 10,703
    Posted By cpfrog

    Hello juliasb, I know your posting was from 2019,...

    Hello juliasb, I know your posting was from 2019, but thought I'd add my 2¢ worth. with about 28 members, our guild signs up for one month (one or two each month) for a program. andwe take turns. Our...
    Forum: Pictures
    01-05-2023, 05:33 AM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 2,367
    Posted By cpfrog

    toy story colors

    Beautiful colorings and borders. Great inspiration for all of us.
    Forum: Main
    07-21-2022, 06:56 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 1,500
    Posted By cpfrog

    DUH! why didn't I think of that! Thanks, b.zang,...

    DUH! why didn't I think of that! Thanks, b.zang, for a very economical and practical tip.
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    03-31-2022, 01:00 PM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 2,817
    Posted By cpfrog

    Thanks, Jan in VA. Great diagrams and...

    Thanks, Jan in VA. Great diagrams and instructions.
    09-02-2021, 04:30 AM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 2,876
    Posted By cpfrog

    To WIChix, You usually get what you pay for......

    To WIChix,
    You usually get what you pay for... yes, most brand names will back up their products. (Don't ask me how I know. LOL)
    Forum: Main
    04-29-2021, 03:34 AM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 1,746
    Posted By cpfrog

    ½ gal milk plastic milk containers

    I reuse the 1/2 gal. plastic milk containers; make bindings, ironed and folded; insert into pour-opening; store if needed keeps binding handy and clean! Then place on floor right next to my sew....
    01-08-2018, 02:17 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 3,569
    Posted By cpfrog

    I'll have to see about 2018... I've already...

    I'll have to see about 2018... I've already downloaded 2017 and looked back and downloaded 2016, too, a very visually interesting quilt (curves, too). Too many UFOs at this time, but a free pattern...
    Forum: Pictures
    01-08-2018, 02:11 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 4,276
    Posted By cpfrog

    I believe the fabric for those purple bags is...

    I believe the fabric for those purple bags is like a flannel? or mock velvet? and you used the front and back! What type fabric did you use for the other lighter purple and gold blocks? What a great...
    09-08-2017, 08:49 AM
    Replies: 26
    Views: 2,667
    Posted By cpfrog

    I've checked some of the numbers ......

    I've checked some of the numbers ... after-the-fact ... on whitepages.com by "reverse telephone number" and usually they say spam or possible spam. I immediately block them on my cell. Can't do much...
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    11-17-2016, 07:39 AM
    Replies: 18
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    Posted By cpfrog

    Our guild is small and with limited finances, so...

    Our guild is small and with limited finances, so we (about 25 of us) take turns signing up yearly for the monthly meeting.

    Members are in charge of the program and if we can bring in a speaker...
    04-04-2016, 03:53 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 2,015
    Posted By cpfrog

    I believe my 1947 Featherweight 221 "ON-OFF"...

    I believe my 1947 Featherweight 221 "ON-OFF" switch is for the light. Yes, they are "hot" all the time. Good idea to unplug. Easier might be having a dedicated Surge Strip with it's own ON/OFF...
    Forum: Main
    02-25-2016, 08:07 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 4,105
    Posted By cpfrog

    Can you ask a LQS or your 'local machine quilter'...

    Can you ask a LQS or your 'local machine quilter' to order it for you? If you pick it up yourself, it might save some costs like shipping? Worth a phone call.
    Forum: Main
    02-25-2016, 08:04 AM
    Replies: 67
    Views: 6,515
    Posted By cpfrog

    Right is Right? Red is Right? Garden of Red? ...

    Right is Right? Red is Right? Garden of Red? I do like NatalieF's suggestion: Flower Boxes
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    02-25-2016, 08:00 AM
    Replies: 27
    Views: 8,468
    Posted By cpfrog

    Our van-RV is our "home away from home". We both...

    Our van-RV is our "home away from home". We both love it but I lack just enough room for my portable Featherweight box. I have a small plastic shoe-box-size container for hand sewing my...
    Forum: Main
    02-18-2016, 08:27 AM
    Replies: 74
    Views: 7,822
    Posted By cpfrog

    Dear piker6ca, WOW! lots of suggestions and you...

    Dear piker6ca,
    WOW! lots of suggestions and you did your homework with previewing the diff. colored sashing strips.

    Since there is yellow in each block, the gray background with the latest...
    Forum: Pictures
    08-13-2015, 03:45 AM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 4,510
    Posted By cpfrog

    Where do you get that lovely fabric? I haven't...

    Where do you get that lovely fabric? I haven't seen anything even close around here... I must live in the slums or out in the woods where there are no fabric stores.
    Forum: Main
    08-13-2015, 03:41 AM
    Replies: 28
    Views: 7,280
    Posted By cpfrog

    It looks like an elongated Log Cabin. If...

    It looks like an elongated Log Cabin.

    If you start with the red in the middle (maybe cut 1¾" to finish at 1¼" ??) and go counter-clockwise, it appears "to my aging eyes", that you add a short...
    Forum: Main
    07-30-2015, 05:46 PM
    Replies: 41
    Views: 10,120
    Posted By cpfrog

    Great on Stainless Steel sinks too! AND the gunk...

    Great on Stainless Steel sinks too! AND the gunk on the inside of shower doors!
    Forum: Main
    07-20-2015, 03:27 AM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 3,377
    Posted By cpfrog

    A labor of love. It will be beautiful when you're...

    A labor of love. It will be beautiful when you're finished. One seam at a time. Good luck.
    Forum: Main
    06-25-2015, 04:12 AM
    Replies: 44
    Views: 12,311
    Posted By cpfrog

    Both outstanding, but the blue is too simple for...

    Both outstanding, but the blue is too simple for me - one who loves challenging mazes. Red is a bit more complex but only a bit. HAhaha Did you make them up? or follow a pattern. The fabric choices...
    Forum: Main
    06-23-2015, 02:24 AM
    Replies: 50
    Views: 5,761
    Posted By cpfrog

    I have good luck with small - very small - cuts...

    I have good luck with small - very small - cuts on the raw ends of the fabric. Each is less than ¼ inch; all the way across, about 6 inches apart. Then machine wash and machine dry. The dryer lint...
    06-15-2015, 10:28 AM
    Replies: 36
    Views: 8,117
    Posted By cpfrog

    She looks lovely! Very similar to my FW which was...

    She looks lovely! Very similar to my FW which was my dear late mother's and the one I learned to sew on as a child of 8 or 9.
    My manual say 221-1 and I have a receipt dated August 1947...bought for...
    Forum: Main
    06-11-2015, 01:50 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 3,589
    Posted By cpfrog

    I did an 80th BD split-rail-fence quilt with the...

    I did an 80th BD split-rail-fence quilt with the signature in the middle "white" muslin section. Sure enough... they started to write in the ¼" seam allowance edge! Before piecing the entire thing...
    Forum: Pictures
    04-09-2015, 07:25 AM
    Replies: 50
    Views: 14,628
    Posted By cpfrog

    Never heard of "NOTANS". I like that design...

    Never heard of "NOTANS". I like that design idea... is it cutting corners off of one and adding them to another's center square?
    Am I close?
    Can you explain further? Thanks in advance.
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