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Forum: Mission: Organization
11-08-2016, 01:31 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,317
Posted By kjackson

My husband put the bag on our local buy, sell,...

My husband put the bag on our local buy, sell, trade FB page, and 4 people responded. We put the bag on the front porch and it was gone when I got home from work. So I feel good that someone got...
Forum: Pictures
11-05-2016, 03:22 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,394
Posted By kjackson

Beautiful!!

Beautiful!!
Forum: Mission: Organization
11-05-2016, 02:54 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,317
Posted By kjackson

All great ideas. I went by a Goodwill yesterday...

All great ideas. I went by a Goodwill yesterday and had my trunk full of stuff so thought I'd drop everything off. When I went around back to the drop off spot, stuff was piled all around the...
Forum: Mission: Organization
11-02-2016, 05:08 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,317
Posted By kjackson

Thanks I don't think I'm really a hoarder. I just...

Thanks I don't think I'm really a hoarder. I just hate getting rid of things I either paid good money for or belonged to someone I loved. Here's a good example. When my mom passed I ended up with 9...
Forum: Mission: Organization
11-02-2016, 04:48 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,317
Posted By kjackson

Thanks I will try Freecycle and I know there is a...

Thanks I will try Freecycle and I know there is a buy, sell, trade FB page for my neighborhood.
Forum: Mission: Organization
11-01-2016, 05:31 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,317
Posted By kjackson

Thanks, I would love to donate to something like...

Thanks, I would love to donate to something like that.
Forum: Mission: Organization
11-01-2016, 05:26 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,317
Posted By kjackson

Makeup!! We went to a makeup store (not Sephora,...

Makeup!! We went to a makeup store (not Sephora, but similar) and her eyes lit up. I said "This is your Joann's!!" But she doesn't have an entire basement full of makeup she hasn't used in years. I...
Forum: Mission: Organization
11-01-2016, 04:32 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,317
Posted By kjackson

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I just hate to...

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I just hate to dump something off at Goodwill they can't use.
Forum: Mission: Organization
11-01-2016, 04:17 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,317
Posted By kjackson

Donating fabric

Hi,

I have been accused of being a hoarder by my daughter, especially in the area of fabric/quilting supplies/crafting supplies, etc. In order to prove her wrong, I am doing a major cleanup of my...
Forum: Main
10-29-2016, 04:21 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,185
Posted By kjackson

Reliable irons

Has anyone used a Reliable iron? Supposedly they never leak or spit due to a patented system that heats the soleplate separately from the water/steam. I'm just wondering if they are worth the $170...
Forum: Mission: Organization
10-29-2016, 04:16 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,897
Posted By kjackson

Thanks, I will ask next time I'm at Joann. My...

Thanks, I will ask next time I'm at Joann. My Walmart just added fabric and notions back into the store (a good sign, I hope, that more people are sewing and quilting again). In the meantime, I have...
Forum: Mission: Organization
10-27-2016, 03:59 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,897
Posted By kjackson

I worked at JAF a long time ago and I seem to...

I worked at JAF a long time ago and I seem to remember they had to return the cardboard to get credit for the fabric or something. I will try asking next time I'm there. Just so much easier if I...
Forum: Mission: Organization
10-27-2016, 03:28 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,897
Posted By kjackson

Fabric cardboard for storage

Does anyone know where I can buy cardboard like they have at the store to wrap and store larger pieces of fabric? I tried Amazon, which normally has everything, but couldn't find it. Maybe I'm not...
Forum: Mission: Organization
10-18-2016, 03:39 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 15,508
Posted By kjackson

I feel ya. I also sew clothing and I have...

I feel ya. I also sew clothing and I have fashion fabric that is probably 20+ years old, in addition to quilt fabric and home dec fabric. It's all in my basement but my husband just walks a...
Forum: Mission: Organization
10-16-2016, 06:23 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 9,860
Posted By kjackson

Thanks to everyone for their comments. My...

Thanks to everyone for their comments. My basement is finished, and the half I use for quilting is pretty well-lit with recessed lighting. It's the other half that I look into that is dark and I'm...
Forum: Mission: Organization
10-13-2016, 07:41 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 9,860
Posted By kjackson

Thanks everyone. I'm lucky I have plenty of room...

Thanks everyone. I'm lucky I have plenty of room to spread out, I guess I feel guilty because I have this big sewing space but now I want a "satellite" sewing space as well.
Forum: Mission: Organization
10-13-2016, 02:42 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 9,860
Posted By kjackson

Second sewing area?

Hi,

i have my my finished basement set up as my sewing/quilting/beading area, but I find I only go down there on the weekends when I have a few hours at a time, during the day, to use the area. ...
Forum: Mission: Organization
10-13-2016, 02:25 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,174
Posted By kjackson

Looks great! This looks like it might have been...

Looks great! This looks like it might have been a medicine cabinet used in a hospital, very cool.
Forum: Main
07-16-2016, 01:36 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,022
Posted By kjackson

Thanks, I think I saw those on Amazon. I will...

Thanks, I think I saw those on Amazon. I will order these!
Forum: Main
07-16-2016, 01:16 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,022
Posted By kjackson

Straw needles

Hello,

I heard Eleanor Burns say that straw needles are the best for hand sewing. On Amazon all of the straw needles say they are milliner's needles. Does anyone know which straw needles to use...
Forum: Main
04-16-2016, 10:24 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 7,092
Posted By kjackson

Beautiful, Debra!

Beautiful, Debra!
Forum: Main
04-16-2016, 10:22 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 7,092
Posted By kjackson

Well, let's see, which UFO first? I have my...

Well, let's see, which UFO first? I have my grandson's 1st bday quilt from blocks everyone made at my daughter's baby shower, and a pretty butterfly wallhanging I want to finish for my office, and I...
Forum: Main
04-16-2016, 10:11 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 6,003
Posted By kjackson

Thanks for all the responses. I haven't used it...

Thanks for all the responses. I haven't used it in the past, but it makes sense for HST or anything with bias. I will give it a try and see how it goes.

Karen
Forum: Main
04-16-2016, 10:09 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 6,003
Posted By kjackson

Rob, my mom had one of those pop bottle...

Rob, my mom had one of those pop bottle sprinklers! I remember her sprinkling the ironing with water, then whatever she didn't get to got rolled up and put in the fridge in a plastic bag (a few...
Forum: Main
04-16-2016, 05:54 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 6,003
Posted By kjackson

Do you use starch?

I was watching a YouTube video and the quilt maker was going on about starching her blocks, and how she only uses high-quality, non flaking starch. I'm pretty sure my local store only sells Niagara....
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