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    Search: Posts Made By: marymild
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    Forum: Pictures
    09-30-2019, 04:23 AM
    Replies: 34
    Views: 4,178
    Posted By marymild

    Lovely. Do you know the name of the pattern, if...

    Lovely. Do you know the name of the pattern, if they used one.
    Forum: Main
    09-30-2019, 04:10 AM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 4,614
    Posted By marymild

    I made a round stool that had wedged pieces and...

    I made a round stool that had wedged pieces and they were paper pieced. But I also have a wedged ruler that I think would accomplish the same thing. I would attach the flying goose to the strip of...
    Forum: Main
    09-30-2019, 04:00 AM
    Replies: 32
    Views: 4,841
    Posted By marymild

    What an interesting conversation. I have a Rowena...

    What an interesting conversation. I have a Rowena Accessteam Iron. I like its long cord. I also have a Zero Water Filter. Which gives me the equivalent of distilled water that I put in my iron. I...
    Forum: Main
    08-17-2019, 11:35 AM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 3,109
    Posted By marymild

    I think my Sapphire cost about six hundred...

    I think my Sapphire cost about six hundred dollars. At a Viking store they will take in a trade to save even more money. For six hundred dollars I would only get a new machine. Or we can always...
    Forum: Main
    08-17-2019, 05:31 AM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 3,017
    Posted By marymild

    The layout I was going to use was a row with Xs...

    The layout I was going to use was a row with Xs and then a row without the Xs repeated over and over.
    that gave me the 24 signature blocks.

    But instead, I have figured out if I repeat the pattern...
    Forum: Main
    08-16-2019, 07:31 AM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 3,017
    Posted By marymild

    Any suggestions

    For the back of a gift quilt, we are using Garden Maze as signature blocks. Below is a sample. The quilt will hold 36 blocks. But only 24 of them are signature blocks. The other ten are the center...
    Forum: Links and Resources
    08-07-2019, 04:33 AM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 3,692
    Posted By marymild

    When I was a new quilter, about a dozen years...

    When I was a new quilter, about a dozen years ago, I found Elm Creek Quilt Books, which I still love. She talked about quilt guilds. I didn't know there was one. So the next time, I took my quilt to...
    Forum: Main
    05-03-2019, 03:46 AM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 4,947
    Posted By marymild

    This will sound scary, but I have found using a...

    This will sound scary, but I have found using a rotary cutter instead of a seam ripper works much better. It only cuts the thread between the two fabrics. It never rips fabric. I separate the two...
    Forum: Main
    02-12-2019, 07:02 AM
    Replies: 27
    Views: 2,580
    Posted By marymild

    Traveling foot pedal

    Does anyone have a good solution for keeping the foot pedal in one place?
    Forum: Pictures
    11-24-2018, 06:05 AM
    Replies: 87
    Views: 5,486
    Posted By marymild

    That is a beautiful quilt. Thanks for sharing.

    That is a beautiful quilt. Thanks for sharing.
    Forum: Main
    04-22-2018, 05:21 AM
    Replies: 34
    Views: 4,255
    Posted By marymild

    One of my very first quilts was a 3-D Saint...

    One of my very first quilts was a 3-D Saint Nicholas that was made from discarded, ripped quilts that were beyond repair. So the quilter cut them up and made santa clauses. Never say never.
    Forum: Main
    12-30-2017, 05:41 AM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 2,997
    Posted By marymild

    That is beautiful. I really like it.

    That is beautiful. I really like it.
    Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
    12-25-2017, 04:27 AM
    Replies: 2,114
    Views: 156,788
    Posted By marymild

    There are already 82 pages of people in this...

    There are already 82 pages of people in this challenge. I guess I'll start page 83. I started to put together a quilt for which my grandmother made the squares. I don't know many years ago I started...
    Forum: Pictures
    12-23-2017, 04:57 AM
    Replies: 37
    Views: 7,377
    Posted By marymild

    Beautiful block. It could be a Christmas tree...

    Beautiful block. It could be a Christmas tree ornament. I have some quilt blocks on my tree that I enjoy.
    Forum: Main
    12-05-2017, 05:37 AM
    Replies: 79
    Views: 8,809
    Posted By marymild

    I did not start sewing until I retired. And I...

    I did not start sewing until I retired. And I have made pretty fine use of it since then.

    1. Can you keep your sewing area clean and organized after you retire? At first I was sewing in a quest...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    11-15-2017, 07:14 AM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 2,099
    Posted By marymild

    Empty Thread Spools

    Does anyone know if empty thread spools are recyclable?
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    08-29-2017, 05:17 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 1,586
    Posted By marymild

    We also use AVAST. It works just fine.

    We also use AVAST. It works just fine.
    Forum: Main
    08-27-2017, 09:39 AM
    Replies: 57
    Views: 5,797
    Posted By marymild

    It can be really nice to put a strip of...

    It can be really nice to put a strip of contrasting fabric somewhere near the middle of your back.
    It looks like you planned it.
    Forum: Mission: Organization
    08-13-2017, 01:08 PM
    Replies: 35
    Views: 5,664
    Posted By marymild

    I get an email once a week from Home Storage...

    I get an email once a week from Home Storage solutions, and it reminds me to tackle one clutter issue.
    I don't always follow their advise, but I do it often enough that it really helps.
    They say,...
    Forum: Mission: Organization
    08-13-2017, 12:57 PM
    Replies: 59
    Views: 7,456
    Posted By marymild

    I was at a quilt show, and a ventor there made...

    I was at a quilt show, and a ventor there made cabinets for quilts. It has glass on all four sides and a glass top, that opens so you can add your quilts. I told my husband, if he didn't know what to...
    Forum: Main
    08-07-2017, 04:43 AM
    Replies: 36
    Views: 3,789
    Posted By marymild

    These quilts are all lovely. I think adding a...

    These quilts are all lovely. I think adding a little white to the all green quilts really set them off well.
    Forum: Main
    07-31-2017, 03:58 AM
    Replies: 30
    Views: 3,822
    Posted By marymild

    I did a Japanese lantern quilt with similar...

    I did a Japanese lantern quilt with similar fabrics. Each lantern stands alone against the background. It was in a book by Alex Anderson. Your fabrics would look great.
    Forum: Main
    06-22-2017, 04:18 AM
    Replies: 52
    Views: 6,493
    Posted By marymild

    I remember when I took my first free motion...

    I remember when I took my first free motion class, they had us practice loops by writing our names. It is a motion we are all familiar with. I found that helped.
    Forum: Main
    06-12-2017, 04:15 AM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 2,945
    Posted By marymild

    Perhaps some one in your LQS could help you...

    Perhaps some one in your LQS could help you decide which fabrics to buy and which one goes where.
    Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
    06-06-2017, 07:41 AM
    Replies: 1,113
    Views: 77,647
    Posted By marymild

    Tuffets

    I made three tuffets--all from stash. Of course, I had to buy the tuffet kits for the guts and the feet. Does that count as purchase or stash?
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