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03-28-2017, 10:11 PM
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What size border?
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Hey, 2 rows of blocks is a good idea. I might...
Hey, 2 rows of blocks is a good idea. I might think about that. Actually I do a lot of embroidery. Maybe I can incorporate some blocks with embroidery.
Thanks for that idea.
Terrytunes
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03-28-2017, 04:34 PM
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Help Me Name this Quilt Block
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I know this sounds weird, but the green pieces in...
I know this sounds weird, but the green pieces in the side blocks looks like a man's shirt and necktie.
I wouldn't know what to call it though.
Terrytunes
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03-28-2017, 04:30 PM
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What size border?
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I want to make it bigger than lap sized, that's...
I want to make it bigger than lap sized, that's why I want to add another boarder.
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03-28-2017, 04:21 PM
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What size border?
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What size border?
570532This is my quilt top, but I want to add another border of the teal green print.
Since the large white border was 3 1/2", the floral boarder was 6 1/2", should the next border be 9 1/2"...
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02-23-2017, 03:58 PM
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What is your favorite
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In Northern California Bay area I say Queen B's,...
In Northern California Bay area I say Queen B's, Antioch CA. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but it is huge, and the staff/owners are very friendly. They have great sale days: 3rd...
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02-23-2017, 08:06 AM
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No-batting quilt?
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Actually that sounds like a great idea!! Although...
Actually that sounds like a great idea!! Although I live in Northern California, I have always been "hot-blooded", and now that I'm 55, it's worse. I think for the summer I might make a quilt like...
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02-23-2017, 07:58 AM
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debating on border
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I like the appliqué border because the main body...
I like the appliqué border because the main body of the quilt reminds me of a garden lattice, where flowers would climb up, so I personally think the appliqué goes very well. Maybe it's also because...
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10-29-2016, 05:48 AM
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suggestions needed to finish up quilt
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I think the sashing is too busy for the quilt. I...
I think the sashing is too busy for the quilt. I quilt, but I've been embroidering since I was 6 years old (49 years), won dozens of county fair awards for my embroidery, and this is my feeling about...
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10-11-2016, 10:13 AM
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Acquired quilt pieces
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It does look like Tennessee Waltz block. Very...
It does look like Tennessee Waltz block. Very nice. Love the colors. To me it looked like all the block were the same pattern, but different fabrics, almost like a sampler.
About the missing...
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10-11-2016, 10:00 AM
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I can't believe it!!!
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Awesome! Congrats!!! Can't wait to see pictures....
Awesome! Congrats!!! Can't wait to see pictures.
I've never sold a quilt in a show, but I have won awards for my embroidery (best of show in our county fair this year), and I've twice claimed...
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10-11-2016, 05:40 AM
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Questions on quilting a mason jar quilt
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I always ask my long-arm lady her opinion of what...
I always ask my long-arm lady her opinion of what color to quilt. She has more experience than me, knows what color will work best. Once I suggested to her I wanted a bright variegated thread because...
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10-11-2016, 05:31 AM
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What do you think?
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Love it. I'm not much a an earth tone gal, but I...
Love it. I'm not much a an earth tone gal, but I like the way the blue offsets the earth tones. Very nice.
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10-10-2016, 09:14 AM
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Need Sampler Quilt Ideas
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I subscribe (free) to Block of the Day, which...
I subscribe (free) to Block of the Day, which will give you a block everyday. You can usually click back several weeks of the month to download that block.
...
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10-10-2016, 07:17 AM
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Need Sampler Quilt Ideas
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I subscribe (free) to Block of the Day, which...
I subscribe (free) to Block of the Day, which will give you a block everyday. You can usually click back several weeks of the month to download that block.
...
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10-10-2016, 07:02 AM
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Vacuuming up the dust, scraps and assorted pins
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I switched out my guest bed to another room so...
I switched out my guest bed to another room so that only my sewing stuff is in my sewing room, or what I like to refer to it now as my "Quilting Studio". I want to think the name change will make me...
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07-29-2016, 09:37 AM
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My Row by Row Quilt Won!
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Great job!!!! Did you use kits, or your own...
Great job!!!! Did you use kits, or your own stash? I have a couple kits in mine, only because they required panels, but most of my RBR is from my stash.
That's really the key, isn't it? ...
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07-29-2016, 09:08 AM
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Too Hot to Quilt? Am I the Only One?
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QuiltingCandy, Your daughter needs to get a...
QuiltingCandy,
Your daughter needs to get a NEST thermostat. It's programmable through your smartphone. We don't run our AC when nobody is home, but when we start home, we check the thermostat on...
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06-27-2016, 10:28 AM
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Forcing myself to finish!
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Maybe you can find a couple small sewing projects...
Maybe you can find a couple small sewing projects (Mug Rug, placemats, bookmarks, etc) just to reset your brain. That's what I do when I just can't find the motivation to work on a particular UFO. ...
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06-27-2016, 10:24 AM
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The Quilt Show demo on freezer paper appliqué , need a refresher
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Thank you so much! I thought this method was...
Thank you so much! I thought this method was ingenious!!
Teri
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06-27-2016, 10:20 AM
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If you could have any iron which would it be??
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I had a Black & Decker for years, probably...
I had a Black & Decker for years, probably because when I bought it, I was poor and couldn't afford a REALLY great iron. It was fine, did the job fine. But then it finally broke (probably more than...
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06-26-2016, 04:48 PM
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The Quilt Show demo on freezer paper appliqué , need a refresher
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The Quilt Show demo on freezer paper appliqué , need a refresher
On the Row By Row site I watched when they featured The Quilt Show episode that discussed Row By Row.
The second half of that show explained an easy method of appliqué, especially for letters,...
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06-26-2016, 04:44 PM
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Row by Row question: pattern only?
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Terrytunes
Last year I used no kits, only my stash fabric,...
Last year I used no kits, only my stash fabric, and a few cuts to help it out.
You just need to follow the directions of making the row. You can choose any colors or types of fabric.
I tried...
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03-29-2016, 04:54 PM
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Knot easy
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Terrytunes
I use the method you mentioned, but I've been...
I use the method you mentioned, but I've been embroidering since I was 6 years old (I'm 54 now), so it's like 2nd nature to me. I am even able to knot the thread without the little "tail" on the...
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03-04-2016, 10:13 AM
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What's Your Current Project?
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Terrytunes
I have one quilt waiting to be bound (binding...
I have one quilt waiting to be bound (binding sewn on), 2 at my long-arm quilter, so right now I'm doing a few small projects: sewing machine cover, Kitchen-Aid mixer cover, pin cushion, some...
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02-23-2016, 10:18 AM
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Help me name this quilt
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Double 4-Patch.
Double 4-Patch.
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