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    Search: Posts Made By: bobstassi
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    Forum: Links and Resources
    01-30-2019, 05:59 AM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 5,083
    Posted By bobstassi

    Quilted Owl to close

    The Quilted Owl in Jefferson, La (suburb of New Orleans) has announced that it will be closing. Its last day of operation will be March 30. It is a sad day. New Orleans will now only have one...
    Forum: Main
    01-22-2017, 07:45 AM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 7,433
    Posted By bobstassi

    OOOPPPS forgot. If you are using a frixion pen,...

    OOOPPPS forgot. If you are using a frixion pen, put the shapeflex on before you draw your design otherwise the heat to affix the shapeflex with erase your frixion pen.
    Forum: Main
    01-22-2017, 07:43 AM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 7,433
    Posted By bobstassi

    Hi, something else to consider with embroidery...

    Hi, something else to consider with embroidery and redwork is to put a stabilizer on the back. At the LQS where I work we highly recommend "Shape Flex" . This is an iron on stabilizer that goes on...
    Forum: Main
    08-23-2013, 06:00 AM
    Replies: 38
    Views: 10,314
    Posted By bobstassi

    Hi Guys, we seem to have drifted from the...

    Hi Guys, we seem to have drifted from the original question, which was "Utility quilting". This is a term covering a number of simple and quick stitched used to quilt the quilt. Examples of...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    08-24-2012, 05:13 AM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 7,024
    Posted By bobstassi

    Hi, I have one also and an 88 pound choc lab. ...

    Hi, I have one also and an 88 pound choc lab. When the screen is closed I lean a magazine against the inside of the screen. Husband and dog both know this means the door must open to go outside. ...
    Forum: Main
    10-23-2011, 04:05 AM
    Replies: 66
    Views: 9,481
    Posted By bobstassi

    I printed my own on card stock and a laser...

    I printed my own on card stock and a laser printer, that way I got the exact size I wanted and as many as I could possible need as my gfg got bigger. If you go to this web site you can set the exact...
    Forum: Main
    10-08-2011, 05:32 AM
    Replies: 70
    Views: 6,767
    Posted By bobstassi

    I stop when I run out of fabric or I get tired of...

    I stop when I run out of fabric or I get tired of working on that quilt. The ladies in my sewing groups go nuts when I tell them that, but over the years they have finally come to see that its true.
    Forum: Main
    09-06-2011, 03:40 AM
    Replies: 57
    Views: 11,841
    Posted By bobstassi

    Hi, please accept my prayers for your loss. I've...

    Hi, please accept my prayers for your loss. I've taught a couple of t-shirt quilt classes. I use Pellon 911 fusible. One tip I always teach is buy a teflon pressing sheet. JoAnn's has them and...
    Forum: Main
    05-14-2011, 04:58 AM
    Replies: 103
    Views: 11,756
    Posted By bobstassi

    I am sorry for your loss. I've made several...

    I am sorry for your loss. I've made several t-shirt quilts here are my tips:
    1. interfacing Pellon 911 (use a coupon at Joann's n buy the bolt)
    2. get a teflon (or silicon) applique sheet. This...
    Forum: Main
    05-12-2011, 05:01 AM
    Replies: 81
    Views: 17,983
    Posted By bobstassi

    I've done several custom quilts (both t-shirts...

    I've done several custom quilts (both t-shirts and memorial quilts). For a charge I calculate how much I will need for materials (sashing, borders, backing, binding, battings, interfacing etc) plus...
    Forum: Main
    04-04-2011, 05:19 AM
    Replies: 68
    Views: 42,582
    Posted By bobstassi

    Hi, I just quilted a log cabin with your design...

    Hi, I just quilted a log cabin with your design for a client, I used an allover pattern called Feathered Meandering, it is from LEQ. The client and the ladies in our sewing group loved the design,...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    03-15-2011, 05:50 AM
    Replies: 62
    Views: 2,885
    Posted By bobstassi

    Welcome Scrapbeagle from the great city of...

    Welcome Scrapbeagle from the great city of Metairie, hope to see you around at Mes Amis or the Quilted Owl
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    02-24-2011, 06:51 AM
    Replies: 67
    Views: 2,492
    Posted By bobstassi

    Hi, and welcome from the great metropolis of...

    Hi, and welcome from the great metropolis of Metairie
    Forum: Main
    02-04-2011, 05:42 AM
    Replies: 203
    Views: 35,783
    Posted By bobstassi

    Hi, I'm a disabled male Navy Vet. I started...

    Hi, I'm a disabled male Navy Vet. I started quilting about 12 years ago to have something to do. The first thing I turned into a quilt was my old Navy uniforms. I really enjoyed woodworking for a...
    Forum: Main
    01-21-2011, 06:41 AM
    Replies: 42
    Views: 7,517
    Posted By bobstassi

    I have a Juki, and I've had it for about 10...

    I have a Juki, and I've had it for about 10 years. If you can get the one with the thread cutter, when I have to use my singer (because of a zigzag stitch I always mash on the pedal trying to hit...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    01-17-2011, 07:07 AM
    Replies: 85
    Views: 8,798
    Posted By bobstassi

    I've had my Kindle DX since they came out, I love...

    I've had my Kindle DX since they came out, I love it. Just using it to read (with the on-line option off) my battery last more than a week without recharging. Lots of books on line and it will read...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    01-16-2011, 06:38 AM
    Replies: 36
    Views: 2,123
    Posted By bobstassi

    Hi, welcome neighbor from a Metairie boy.

    Hi, welcome neighbor from a Metairie boy.
    Forum: Main
    01-15-2011, 07:37 AM
    Replies: 77
    Views: 12,113
    Posted By bobstassi

    Hi, I'm Bob and I'm a fleece-aholic. My favorite...

    Hi, I'm Bob and I'm a fleece-aholic. My favorite use for fleece, (when my SO complains about the vast horde of fleece I have) is to make stuffed animals. Any stuffed animal pattern can be made from...
    Forum: Main
    12-21-2010, 06:06 AM
    Replies: 24
    Views: 4,616
    Posted By bobstassi

    Fleece is 58-60" WOF. But fleece will never...

    Fleece is 58-60" WOF. But fleece will never never fray. I use it to make fleece blankets and stuffed animals. When I make the blankets I run a rotary cutter with a "wave" blade on the edge as a...
    Forum: Main
    12-09-2010, 06:35 AM
    Replies: 61
    Views: 8,271
    Posted By bobstassi

    You might consider a "Soduku Quilt" it is based...

    You might consider a "Soduku Quilt" it is based on the popular soduku puzzles. It is basically nine 9-patches sewn together with sashing in between. The patches in the 9-patches can be made any...
    Forum: Main
    10-26-2010, 05:42 AM
    Replies: 72
    Views: 10,887
    Posted By bobstassi

    I like Fiskars, they come in all sizes from...

    I like Fiskars, they come in all sizes from nippers to shears. They also sell a small sharpener (I got mine from Amazon) that keeps them amazingly sharp. I even used it to rescue a pair of scissors...
    Forum: Main
    10-22-2010, 04:38 AM
    Replies: 274
    Views: 23,836
    Posted By bobstassi

    I struggled with trying to be perfect and like...

    I struggled with trying to be perfect and like most others on this string I calmed down and started enjoying quilting instead. One of the things that most helped me was a book by Lisa Boyer named...
    Forum: Offline Events, Announcements, Discussions
    09-04-2010, 08:01 AM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 3,476
    Posted By bobstassi

    Hi, our once only Quilt Shop (Scrap Happy) closed...

    Hi, our once only Quilt Shop (Scrap Happy) closed in May. But 2 new shops have opened in New Orleans: Mes Ames in the Lake Vista area of New Orleans, and the Quilted Owl in Jefferson a suburb of...
    Forum: Main
    08-31-2010, 04:40 AM
    Replies: 64
    Views: 17,511
    Posted By bobstassi

    I have a Gammil longarm and you can stitch in any...

    I have a Gammil longarm and you can stitch in any direction. You can notice a difference in stitch's if you go left to right vice right to left. BUT, the only time I have really noticed this was...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    08-13-2010, 10:19 AM
    Replies: 36
    Views: 2,145
    Posted By bobstassi

    Hi Cajundad, welcome, I live in Metairie but my...

    Hi Cajundad, welcome, I live in Metairie but my inlaws are in Mermentau so howdy neighbor.
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