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Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
02-03-2014, 01:20 PM
Replies: 940
Views: 88,504
Posted By AnneTa

Went trough my stash today, convinced that I...

Went trough my stash today, convinced that I wouldn't find a fabric that could be used as binding for the sampler I'm quilting now (i.e. I went trough my stash, looking for a reason to go...
Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
02-03-2014, 01:08 PM
Replies: 912
Views: 108,404
Posted By AnneTa

I've done quite some quilting on my sampler this...

I've done quite some quilting on my sampler this weekend, and started thinking about the binding. (I only have the border to quilt, but since I quilt dense, and do it by hand, that will take a few...
Forum: Main
02-03-2014, 10:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,219
Posted By AnneTa

(Altered the picture a bit to show what I mean) ...

(Altered the picture a bit to show what I mean)
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You're going to have to cut into the black near the selvage, and use that black as the seam allowance. You could place the flowery border...
Forum: Main
02-03-2014, 03:43 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 733
Posted By AnneTa

Thanks for your help! The thread seems to be...

Thanks for your help! The thread seems to be cotton.

Why I don't use mixed fiber or polyester?
Most polyester thread is made for machine sewing, and I do everything by hand, the piecing and the...
Forum: Main
02-03-2014, 02:21 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 733
Posted By AnneTa

I just found out something that might give me a...

I just found out something that might give me a clue (apart from burning the thread):
The spool on the right, with the dark green thread, is from another company, 'Wallaert Frères' in Lille, France....
Forum: Main
02-03-2014, 02:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 733
Posted By AnneTa

Find out fiber composition in thread?

Some years ago, my MIL gave me several old bobbins of thread, I guess they came from the inventory of FIL's shoemaker's workshop.
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(Apart from those on the picture, there are several more...
Forum: Main
02-02-2014, 02:05 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 8,358
Posted By AnneTa

I think it depends on the use and the...

I think it depends on the use and the surroundings it will be in...
In a very modern house, it could do with only a dark green binding.
Otherwise, I think I would prefer a 'complex' border: dark...
Forum: Pictures
02-02-2014, 12:23 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 6,180
Posted By AnneTa

She is so beautiful! And the quilt is...

She is so beautiful!


And the quilt is beautiful too, but nothing can beat the beauty of a new-born baby...
Forum: Tutorials
02-02-2014, 10:29 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 56,045
Posted By AnneTa

Having been thinking about the name of that...

Having been thinking about the name of that German lady, and suddenly it popped up...
And since you're called Andrea here, I guess you're one and the same? Andrea Stracke...
It were two very...
Forum: Main
02-02-2014, 07:22 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,677
Posted By AnneTa

I think your quilt really needs these range of...

I think your quilt really needs these range of yellows: without the brighter, it would be dull, without the paler, it would be too harsh...
As for the border... I would consider a rather small strip...
Forum: Tutorials
02-02-2014, 05:57 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 56,045
Posted By AnneTa

Your work is beautiful! Reminds me of the...

Your work is beautiful!
Reminds me of the quilting done by a German lady who's name I can't remember...
Since I followed one of her workshops years ago, I've always tried to replicate her way of...
Forum: Pictures
02-02-2014, 03:28 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 21,304
Posted By AnneTa

I'm glad my son wasn't looking over my shoulder...

I'm glad my son wasn't looking over my shoulder when I looked at your quilt. Otherwise he would have asked me to make 'something just like that' for sure!
Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
02-02-2014, 03:25 AM
Replies: 912
Views: 108,404
Posted By AnneTa

Thank you all for the warm welcome. @Cariem:...

Thank you all for the warm welcome.
@Cariem: Since the quilt in my avatar isn't a recently finished UFO, I've posted a picture in the 'pictures' forum:...
Forum: Pictures
02-02-2014, 03:23 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,739
Posted By AnneTa

A little Dawn Music

In the thread 2014 UFO Challenge of the Month (http://www.quiltingboard.com/quiltingboard-challenges-contests-f21/2014-ufo-challenge-month-t237730.html), Cariem asked me for a larger picture of the...
Forum: Main
02-02-2014, 02:16 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,872
Posted By AnneTa

I'm a handpiecer, and allthough I cut my pieces...

I'm a handpiecer, and allthough I cut my pieces with a 1/4 inch seam allowance (yes, although I'm European/metric), I never trace a sewing line on them, and just eyeball the 1/4 inch. And the result...
Forum: Main
02-02-2014, 02:08 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,226
Posted By AnneTa

I guess I won't use them until after they are...

I guess I won't use them until after they are sold for 20 years...
In another thread I already told about my experience with those purple pens that disappear after hours/days: I used it on some...
Forum: Main
02-02-2014, 01:23 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,337
Posted By AnneTa

I'll never use any kind of 'disappearing' pen...

I'll never use any kind of 'disappearing' pen again. When I first started quilting, about 30 years ago, I used such a purple pen (don't know the brand anymore), although my mother warned me. No...
Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
02-01-2014, 11:01 AM
Replies: 912
Views: 108,404
Posted By AnneTa

I joined this forum today, because I need some...

I joined this forum today, because I need some encouragement to finish some UFO's before I start a new project.
This seems exactly the challenge I need!
So my goal for February is to work only on...
Forum: Main
02-01-2014, 10:52 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,386
Posted By AnneTa

Jinny Beyer's book 'Color confidence for...

Jinny Beyer's book 'Color confidence for Quilters' has been a great help for me.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1495966.Jinny_Beyer_s_Color_Confidence_For_Quilters
Forum: Main
02-01-2014, 10:15 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,802
Posted By AnneTa

As most say: do what is most comfortable for...

As most say: do what is most comfortable for you... If you get even stitches while lap-quilting, just don't hesitate!
Don't let anyone force you into some way you 'should' quilt.
(When I learned...
Forum: Main
02-01-2014, 10:00 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 915
Posted By AnneTa

I usually use Roxanne #11, but I still need the...

I usually use Roxanne #11, but I still need the Hedgehog needle-puller when I take more than a few stitches on my needle (this needle-puller is produced in the Netherlands, I don't know if it's...
Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
02-01-2014, 09:54 AM
Replies: 940
Views: 88,504
Posted By AnneTa

Since my main 'project' for this year is to...

Since my main 'project' for this year is to finish some of my UFO's (finish the quilting of my 'Bits and Pieces' sampler, quilt my 'Autumn Star', and complete my stil nameless medaillon quilt - for...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
02-01-2014, 07:18 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 727
Posted By AnneTa

No quilting-friends apart from your grandmother...

No quilting-friends apart from your grandmother and great-grandmother? that's still great company!
I joined this board today because I don't know anyone who quilts...

I have the impression we...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
02-01-2014, 06:56 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,371
Posted By AnneTa

Thank you for the warm welcome! Pippa, maybe...

Thank you for the warm welcome!

Pippa, maybe you're right, but before that cat gets her own quilt, I really have to finish this one :)
Forum: Pictures
02-01-2014, 06:35 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 10,041
Posted By AnneTa

It's really beautiful! And I can imagine how it...

It's really beautiful!
And I can imagine how it would look with a pale blue instead of the ivory, and I wouldn't like that either...
However, I can't imagine having the patience to redo the work,...
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