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05-24-2017, 06:59 AM
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So.....It's Come To This
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Alvie
If I am right (great beginning, huh?), I am older...
If I am right (great beginning, huh?), I am older than most of you and so have been enjoying (?) what is being discussed here longer. Got a suggestion that might make things at least focus. Maybe...
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04-19-2017, 07:33 PM
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Advice for recreating a heavy tied old fashion style quilt
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Alvie
Ah, thank you for defining 'quilt' for me. The...
Ah, thank you for defining 'quilt' for me. The one you are talking about was what kept me toasty in a 100+ year old family home on the edge of Lake Michigan.
Now about those wool blankets. I...
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04-19-2017, 07:05 PM
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Help. wrinkled batting... Panic!
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Alvie
How about a needle board? Mine is old and much...
How about a needle board? Mine is old and much loved. Gotten me out of a number of wrinkled troubles and protected the napped, looped, felted, thick, etc. fabrics in the process.
i suspect...
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Recipes
04-17-2017, 07:26 AM
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Bread machine recipes
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Alvie
My vote is with CheeseCat and EmiliasNana. I...
My vote is with CheeseCat and EmiliasNana. I have been using my grandmother's white bread recipe since forever for all sorts of purposes together with modifications on the simple recipe and creating...
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Pictures
04-13-2017, 07:04 AM
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"Bali Cats" pieced and quilted by feline fanatic
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Alvie
Cats rule the roost here too. What a...
Cats rule the roost here too.
What a wonderful quilt and quilting.
Sigh. Perhaps in my next life.
A.
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04-13-2017, 07:01 AM
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Need help with baby quilt I made that needs repair
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Alvie
I had a similar problem and the "fix" started...
I had a similar problem and the "fix" started when I decided just exactly how much time, resources, effort I wanted to put into the project. I compared the "down and dirty" way to fix things with...
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02-03-2017, 05:54 AM
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Curving Out
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Alvie
I am also a member of the "curved out" bunch. My...
I am also a member of the "curved out" bunch. My stiletto and a few very long pins sit close to my sewing machine. BUT the best answer is a couple of tweezers that came from a woodworking catalog...
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01-27-2017, 06:01 AM
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Best Sewing Peddle Gripper
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Alvie
Thank all of you for this question and answer...
Thank all of you for this question and answer thread. I also sew on hardwood and have been experimenting with keeping my foot pedals stable. To date, no go. However, excelsior!
So many really...
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01-25-2017, 01:42 PM
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rowenta iron
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Alvie
Several years ago I bought a Rowenta iron and it...
Several years ago I bought a Rowenta iron and it got home and proceeded to leak. I tried convincing it not to leak but no go. So, I called the customer service line and was told the "made in...
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01-05-2017, 06:39 PM
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Easiest fix for a split seam after washing?
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Alvie
Been working on going blind and getting smarter...
Been working on going blind and getting smarter by viewing tutorials about my new sewing machine. There are a few built-in stitches made to darn/join problems like this. One of them is really...
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General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
01-05-2017, 05:42 AM
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T-shirt Ribbing for Baby Bib
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Alvie
Thank all of you for your input. Whee, there may...
Thank all of you for your input. Whee, there may be a way around the ribbing problem after all. And all of the great suggestions. You will be proud of me - I just dissected one of Gramps' "holy...
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For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-02-2017, 07:49 AM
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Sewing Maching refurb
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Alvie
Kelda, applause for your efforts. I have my...
Kelda, applause for your efforts. I have my grandmother's exact same machine - except she bought it new in a smallish Wisconsin, USA Singer Sewing shop. I learned to set the tensions and clean and...
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General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
01-02-2017, 07:17 AM
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T-shirt Ribbing for Baby Bib
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Alvie
T-shirt Ribbing for Baby Bib
Our only grandchild, little girl, lives about a thousand miles away. She just turned 1. And she "lives" in bibs. I would like to make her a collection of holiday/occasion bibs. The ribbing will be...
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12-24-2016, 08:31 AM
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I'm still glowing
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Alvie
Oh Pam S, please make your SIL that quilt now. ...
Oh Pam S, please make your SIL that quilt now. What a marvelous beginning to a cherished connection.
😚 A
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12-24-2016, 08:24 AM
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Rotary cutters... Under-Appreciated
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Alvie
Marvelous! When Miss Scissors talks to us, would...
Marvelous! When Miss Scissors talks to us, would she please be so kind as to tell us which scissors she is: sewing, household, etc.?
Your comment got me thinking about all the scissors in our...
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For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-18-2016, 07:02 PM
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Singer Merritt Lock 14U44 Serger Sewing Machine
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Alvie
I bought mine from Sam's when sergers were just...
I bought mine from Sam's when sergers were just appearing on the sewing horizon and it has never quit on my yet. Traveled on a bus with a drum corps one summer. Did all sorts of extraordinary...
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Main
12-14-2016, 01:11 PM
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The best reaction to a gifted quilt.
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Alvie
What a wonderful story. Just what I needed! ...
What a wonderful story. Just what I needed!
Mine isn't wonderful but it means a lot to me. My darling aunt was consigned to a nursing home and proceeded apace toward death. I sent her banana...
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Mission: Organization
12-14-2016, 12:48 PM
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Your Sewing Area - how does it all fit?
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Alvie
How does my sewing area all fit? With grease and...
How does my sewing area all fit? With grease and a shoe horn. I have the old, pre-renovation, railroad-type kitchen: 20 odd feet long and maybe 10-11 feet wide from wall to wall. Every bit of...
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12-11-2016, 11:13 AM
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I ruined my king size scrap quilt.
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Posted By
Alvie
Sodium perborate I like antique fabrics: ...
Sodium perborate
I like antique fabrics: linens, crocheted pieces, knit pieces, etc. Since I have the antique fabric disease, I have been willed such things from my father's side of the family. ...
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Main
12-10-2016, 06:03 AM
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Even seam allowances with 1/4 inch guide
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Alvie
I use a tweezer. About 8 inches long with pointy...
I use a tweezer. About 8 inches long with pointy ends. I can hold or align something easily with it and keep my fingers out of trouble.
If my memory serves me, DH bought at a woodworking store....
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General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
12-09-2016, 06:24 PM
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Question for those who make pillowcases for your family
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Alvie
Yes. As a matter of fact, I am propped right...
Yes. As a matter of fact, I am propped right now.
My pillowcases are ones I made for myself out of fleece leftovers. Since my pillows are not regulation sizes, the leftovers are just right -...
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12-09-2016, 07:45 AM
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Yikes!!! glaring mistake
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Posted By
Alvie
No, you didn't miss a row of smashing. You...
No, you didn't miss a row of smashing. You intentionally sewed the quilt that so Mom would know which side was up (or down, as the case may be). Great idea!
And it took me a little while to see...
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For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-26-2016, 07:22 AM
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Vintage Sergers
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51,049
Posted By
Alvie
My first serger is a singer 1440. It joins with...
My first serger is a singer 1440. It joins with its manual and me to thread it; but, once threaded, it serges like a champ. I was part of a group sewing for various drum corps. The 1440 traveled on...
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Main
11-19-2016, 05:54 AM
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24
Snow Birds- or others who are gone for long periods
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3,453
Posted By
Alvie
Have and love a Bernina 1630 - computerized. An...
Have and love a Bernina 1630 - computerized. An oldie goldie. Before it came into my hands it sat in a box, in a friend's sewing room, unused, for at least 4 years. It had belonged to a Canadian...
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Pictures
11-12-2016, 09:25 AM
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36
I spy a mistake
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6,113
Posted By
Alvie
Thanks for showing me what the conversation is...
Thanks for showing me what the conversation is all about. Perhaps I should be gifted quilts instead of making them?
Again, thanks.
A
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