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Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
06-02-2011, 08:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 520
Posted By hetty

Sometimes it is difficult to find an entry within...

Sometimes it is difficult to find an entry within a specific blog or website.

Here is a standard Google Search tip that is useful.

1. Get the website/webpage and write it down WITHOUT the...
Forum: Main
06-02-2011, 07:59 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,969
Posted By hetty

Is this it ...

Is this it

http://www.dioramarama.com/2009/02/tutorial_easy_pieced.html

February 7, 2009
Tutorial: Easy Pieced Curves a la Fleming
Forum: Main
05-11-2011, 01:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,418
Posted By hetty

As a former textile restorer I have to agree with...

As a former textile restorer I have to agree with ckcowl. I would add - give a written estimate and make sure that they are aware that if they don't pay they don't get their quilt back. Sounds very...
Forum: Main
05-11-2011, 12:41 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 17,352
Posted By hetty

I pre-wash as you never know what kind of...

I pre-wash as you never know what kind of dust/dirt it has collected especially for those with asthma or allergies but most of all colour fastness. My very first experience of quilting - a 12 part...
Forum: Main
02-28-2011, 06:42 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,333
Posted By hetty

I use soup spoons that have round bowls rather...

I use soup spoons that have round bowls rather than oval ones. I can usually get old sets of 6 from junk shops/charity shops for about £2. Use them until they are really scratched then discard...
Forum: Main
11-15-2010, 05:59 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 943
Posted By hetty

I am almost finished my first quilt! The longest...

I am almost finished my first quilt! The longest UFO imaginable. The quilt top is applique on cotton background. Batting Hobbs Cotton/Poly mix, backing fabric 100% cotton (old bedsheet). Now,...
Forum: Main
08-31-2010, 09:01 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 5,820
Posted By hetty

I feel you have to keep friendship out of...

I feel you have to keep friendship out of business. Prevents hard feelings and lost friendships afterwards. When I used to do textile restoration as a career all "Jobs" were written up in my order...
Forum: Main
07-26-2010, 08:58 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 836
Posted By hetty

We have a lightweight cotton wholecloth queen...

We have a lightweight cotton wholecloth queen size bedcover that needs requilting. Embroidered centre with a "border/frame" of embroidered flowers then another "border/frame" of plain fabric. Low...
Forum: Main
07-12-2010, 04:11 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,536
Posted By hetty

My first applique project was a piece o cake...

My first applique project was a piece o cake block of the month series. I used a light box to transfer the pattern onto the fabric as I thought the vinyl placement method not particularly appealing....
Forum: Main
07-08-2010, 06:40 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,198
Posted By hetty

Thanks for this link. I love stripes and plaids. ...

Thanks for this link. I love stripes and plaids. There are always nice stripy shirts at our local charity shops. I have just done a deal with a friend of ours who is a gentlemens' tailor... he is...
Forum: Main
07-08-2010, 02:36 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,198
Posted By hetty

Since I am new to quilitng I don't have a huge...

Since I am new to quilitng I don't have a huge amount a fabrics. After going mad and cleaning out the closet and chest of drawers I have a pile of old clothes (linen, cottons, natural fibre blends)...
Forum: Main
06-10-2010, 01:21 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,541
Posted By hetty

I don't know if you can get Philips in the US but...

I don't know if you can get Philips in the US but I had a Philips Ionic Azure which worked really well until I dropped it on the stone floor and it broke it!. Because all our sheets etc are 100%...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
06-08-2010, 02:49 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,841
Posted By hetty

Thank you to everyone for such a warm welcome. ...

Thank you to everyone for such a warm welcome.
By chance, on QuiltersTV, I saw a video of Jean Brown using the Aunty Becky tool. Also I viewed quiltsalot.blogspot on using TJs Quilt Quilter which...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
06-07-2010, 04:52 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,841
Posted By hetty

Hello to everyone. I live in a very small market...

Hello to everyone. I live in a very small market town in Northamptonshire but work in London. Although I trained many years ago as a textile restorer (which doesn't pay enough to make a living so...
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