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Forum: Main
04-25-2010, 04:57 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,184
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

I guess I really am slow. I moved 14 years ago. ...

I guess I really am slow. I moved 14 years ago. A few months ago I found a box all nicely packed. Guess what, it was a quilt I had started before I moved and sort of forgot about. I am now sewing...
Forum: Main
04-24-2010, 11:09 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 5,235
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

Just wondered if I am the only one that has UFOs...

Just wondered if I am the only one that has UFOs sitting around. I do usually finish them, have one that took me 5 years to finish. You all know what I mean? unfinished ones.
Forum: Main
04-24-2010, 10:55 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 12,126
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

If you mean the ones that have a small iron shape...

If you mean the ones that have a small iron shape on a long (8")stem. I have had one for several years and use it almost everyday. I do mostly hand piecing sitting in my recliner and have the iron...
Forum: Main
04-22-2010, 09:33 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 15,404
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

I have made a couple GM Flower garden quilts. I...

I have made a couple GM Flower garden quilts. I print out my own template, cut carefully. I remove them from the inter rings and leave the ones in the outside ring. This is a great take along...
Forum: Main
04-21-2010, 02:46 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 11,556
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

All the quilting I do is hand quilting. I get...

All the quilting I do is hand quilting. I get around 10/inch depending on the batting. I also have to 'feel" the needle go thro so no thimble on the underneath finger. You do need to develope the...
Forum: Main
03-31-2010, 11:51 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,893
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

this may be more what you are looking for. Hope...

this may be more what you are looking for. Hope the link works http://store.carvewright.com/product.php?productid=18616 not sure how to set it up as a link. guess you can "cut and paste"
Forum: Main
03-30-2010, 01:29 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,427
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

Debo, it's sad when a shop doesn't cater to all...

Debo, it's sad when a shop doesn't cater to all type of quilters. Believe me there are still hand piecers and quilters. I think we sort of lurk in the back ground. I belong to a BOM at our local...
Forum: Main
03-30-2010, 01:20 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,427
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

It does take a long time to make a GFG. But look...

It does take a long time to make a GFG. But look at what you have when you finish! And your family will treasure it.
Forum: Main
03-27-2010, 11:24 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 8,879
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

I am one of the quilters that started in 1976. ...

I am one of the quilters that started in 1976. And you are right, no fancy tools. We cut our templates from stiff cardboard and long strips were torn. I think I was born wanting to quilt. When I...
Forum: Main
03-27-2010, 11:08 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 7,234
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

I have been known to show up in the grocery store...

I have been known to show up in the grocery store with a thimble on my finger. "senior moment'
Forum: Main
03-27-2010, 11:06 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 7,234
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

oh I love your discription of a finger cot. LOL ...

oh I love your discription of a finger cot. LOL but you are right
Forum: Main
03-26-2010, 02:04 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 8,785
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

I quit off and on day and night. I REALLY have...

I quit off and on day and night. I REALLY have to be in the mood to machine quilt. That's when I have to rip out seams. But hand quilting any time. If DH is watching something on TV that I don't...
Forum: Main
03-26-2010, 01:50 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,909
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

That is a great book. Jinny Beyert does...

That is a great book. Jinny Beyert does wonderful hand piecing and hand quilting. But her color selelction is so good.
Forum: Main
03-26-2010, 01:45 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 7,234
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

When I learned to quilt very few did machine...

When I learned to quilt very few did machine quilting. But I love the feeling of setting and laying my quilt on my lap and put on my mp3 player with books on and losing myself in the motion of...
Forum: Main
03-25-2010, 11:14 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 34,706
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

Oh I just love your quilts. I make scrappy...

Oh I just love your quilts. I make scrappy quilts part of the time. Currently I am working on Seven Sisters, a very small hexagon (3/4") Grandmother's Flower garden and working on a Cathredal...
Forum: Main
03-25-2010, 11:07 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,480
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

I am so glad they are making it right for you. ...

I am so glad they are making it right for you. My 2d quilt ever came up shot and the store where I got it sold all of theirs. It took me over a year to find the fabric but did finally finish it.
Forum: Introduce Yourself
03-18-2010, 12:39 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,334
Posted By Mabel from Kansas

Hello, I have been quilting since the mid '70's. ...

Hello, I have been quilting since the mid '70's. I do some machine piecing but my true love is hand piecing and hand quilting. Also I am one of these quilters that has several projects going at...
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