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    Search: Posts Made By: Appin
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    Forum: Main
    04-13-2024, 12:13 AM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 2,908
    Posted By Appin

    Stripology ruler by Gudrun Erla, GEDesigns. Made...

    Stripology ruler by Gudrun Erla, GEDesigns. Made by creative grids.
    It's the best and my go to ruler now.
    Forum: Pictures
    04-24-2023, 02:12 PM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 2,784
    Posted By Appin

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghg7aXt6qMc ...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghg7aXt6qMc
    Jagged x by Jordan Fabrics, but with a black background.
    It's a free pattern
    Forum: Main
    05-28-2021, 01:34 PM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 3,432
    Posted By Appin

    Love it. It's my go to ruler now. I've been...

    Love it. It's my go to ruler now. I've been cutting a pile of 2 1/2" strips, and sub cutting to size, and it's so quick. No need to move the ruler between each cut and very accurate.
    Useful for...
    Forum: Recipes
    03-07-2021, 01:32 PM
    Replies: 42
    Views: 3,825
    Posted By Appin

    As someone who has worked in catering for years,...

    As someone who has worked in catering for years, running my own restaurant, and having to complete hygiene certificates galore, all these foods can be re-heated, but the main thing, particularly with...
    Forum: Recipes
    02-21-2021, 05:55 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 1,318
    Posted By Appin

    Don't try to replace your regular flour with...

    Don't try to replace your regular flour with almond, it rarely works. This is my favourite using almond flour, works every time. Almond orange cake.
    A moist, citrus-scented cake that is entirely...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    01-29-2021, 02:24 AM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 1,445
    Posted By Appin

    Hi KT, another Scot here, Fort William. THis is...

    Hi KT, another Scot here, Fort William.
    THis is a really friendly bunch here, and although I've sewn all my life, I still am learning lots from here.
    Enjoy it.
    Janice
    Forum: Main
    01-20-2021, 09:53 AM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 1,170
    Posted By Appin

    Check your other rulers. You could just lay the...

    Check your other rulers. You could just lay the quarter inch line of most rulers, corner to corner on your block,and cut with the ruler as normal. The special ruler just makes it easier to line up...
    Forum: Main
    01-07-2021, 12:46 PM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 2,154
    Posted By Appin

    If you google vintage crazy quilts you will get...

    If you google vintage crazy quilts you will get some ideas. Many UK vintage quilts, victorian era, were velverts and satins, crazy patches and heavily embroidered. Colours are so rich with these...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    12-17-2020, 01:45 AM
    Replies: 22
    Views: 2,134
    Posted By Appin

    Hi Nikki, welome from Fort William, Scotland ...

    Hi Nikki, welome from Fort William, Scotland
    Enjoy your great sewing/crafting space. It will keep evolving. Just enjoy the process.
    But sit at a mahine and start to sew. I can lose myself easily...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    06-19-2020, 12:50 AM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 3,937
    Posted By Appin

    First off, looks like the wrong bobbin. My 201...

    First off, looks like the wrong bobbin. My 201 bobbin is slightly rounded on both sides.
    Also check your needle is in the correct way. I had mine in wrong one day and it wouldn't pick up. easy tip,...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    06-15-2020, 11:42 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 4,078
    Posted By Appin

    I hope the buyer enjoys her machine. Personally,...

    I hope the buyer enjoys her machine. Personally, I got my featherweight for £100, in Scotland, (well, DH finds them and buys them for me), and that's the most we have paid for a vintage singer, and I...
    Forum: Main
    06-07-2020, 01:02 AM
    Replies: 22
    Views: 2,384
    Posted By Appin

    Firstly, sorry about your Mum, Been there with...

    Firstly, sorry about your Mum, Been there with Mum and recently, Mum in Law. It's hard.
    But congratulations on your long arm. I keep thinking I would like one, but can't really see it happening....
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    06-07-2020, 12:56 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 976
    Posted By Appin

    Do you have Vanish laundry poweder? Make it in to...

    Do you have Vanish laundry poweder? Make it in to a paste and rub it on to the stain. Then wash.
    I managed to get a cherry juice stain out of a beige shirt with that.
    Forum: Recipes
    06-03-2020, 08:58 AM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 1,052
    Posted By Appin

    In Scotland, Haggis pizza.

    In Scotland, Haggis pizza.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    05-11-2020, 03:49 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 2,698
    Posted By Appin

    Jones became Brother. Look on their website. I...

    Jones became Brother. Look on their website.
    I had a jones many years ago.
    If you can find a number on your machine it will help us find more info for you.
    Forum: Main
    04-28-2020, 12:23 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 1,756
    Posted By Appin

    Oh, yes!! Glad to see I'm not the only one.

    Oh, yes!! Glad to see I'm not the only one.
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    04-04-2020, 01:00 AM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 968
    Posted By Appin

    Hi, and welcome. Really great quilt. Yes, we...

    Hi, and welcome. Really great quilt.
    Yes, we are outnumbered by our American quitling friends, but there are still quite a lot of us in the UK. Where are you based? I'm in Fort William, Scotland....
    Forum: Main
    02-21-2020, 02:27 PM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 9,021
    Posted By Appin

    Dina Pappas wrote a couple of books on this. She...

    Dina Pappas wrote a couple of books on this. She uses a gridded fusible facing which makes it easier. I made several blocks for the quilt, but as this quite a few years ago, my accuracy was not very...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-21-2020, 01:47 PM
    Replies: 3
    Views: 754
    Posted By Appin

    Yes, I checked this website ...

    Yes, I checked this website
    http://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/serial-numbers/singer-ae-series-serial-numbers.html
    1935, and a 15
    Made in Elizabethport.
    Forum: QB Help Center
    02-15-2020, 08:03 AM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 422
    Posted By Appin

    click on thread tools at top of post, then click...

    click on thread tools at top of post, then click on subscribe.
    Forum: Main
    11-13-2019, 01:30 PM
    Replies: 43
    Views: 9,542
    Posted By Appin

    Hi, I'll bet we all had wrinkles and puckers on...

    Hi, I'll bet we all had wrinkles and puckers on the back of our early quilts. I know my first ones have. They are still loved and used.
    You don't need a new machine. I only sew on vintage singer...
    Forum: Main
    08-23-2019, 12:09 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 5,415
    Posted By Appin

    Looks like you would need one of these for each...

    Looks like you would need one of these for each size of strip.
    I have the stripology and love it. half inch increments, so I can cut strips of various sizes, quickly and evenly.
    Forum: Main
    07-24-2019, 11:59 AM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 8,245
    Posted By Appin

    The back of my first quilts look just the same....

    The back of my first quilts look just the same. Didn't know about walking feet, or indeed about much at that time. Quilts are still in use, and still loved. Your next one will be better.
    Forum: Main
    07-22-2019, 10:27 AM
    Replies: 54
    Views: 5,868
    Posted By Appin

    I'm in Scotland, and live on the West coast.

    I'm in Scotland, and live on the West coast.
    Forum: Pictures
    05-10-2019, 10:02 AM
    Replies: 69
    Views: 5,997
    Posted By Appin

    Thanks for this, I've been scrolling up and down,...

    Thanks for this, I've been scrolling up and down, just so I don't miss any detail.
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