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    Forum: Main
    05-08-2022, 04:44 AM
    Replies: 23
    Views: 2,902
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Thank you CopyCat - I will try this out!

    Thank you CopyCat - I will try this out!
    Forum: Main
    05-08-2022, 04:40 AM
    Replies: 23
    Views: 2,902
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Thanks! I have a post-style paper towel holder -...

    Thanks! I have a post-style paper towel holder - will try this idea by putting my binding on an empty cardboard tube and slide it onto the holder.
    Forum: Main
    05-07-2022, 08:00 PM
    Replies: 23
    Views: 2,902
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Thanks everyone for all the suggestions! I have...

    Thanks everyone for all the suggestions! I have lots of things to try now, as well as several ideas that might make the process go a little more quickly (like not ironing or pinning). Thanks again!
    Forum: Main
    05-07-2022, 07:59 PM
    Replies: 23
    Views: 2,902
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Hi Thimblebug6000, no, it's not bias binding,...

    Hi Thimblebug6000, no, it's not bias binding, just straight grain. And yes, the fabric is all cotton fabric, same as the quilt.
    Forum: Main
    05-07-2022, 09:48 AM
    Replies: 23
    Views: 2,902
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Binding twists into a spiral

    Help! I've just learned how to do binding (working on my 3rd quilt) but binding is making me crazy! Specifically, as I'm pinning it to the quilt, the rest of the strip twists into a huge long...
    Forum: Main
    02-01-2022, 06:22 PM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 3,380
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Yippee - I'm delighted that this worked out!

    Yippee - I'm delighted that this worked out!
    Forum: Main
    02-01-2022, 02:09 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 1,654
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    I like the Missouri Star's "Irish Change" pattern...

    I like the Missouri Star's "Irish Change" pattern - it uses layer cakes. Here is a YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGeIDmxthy4
    Forum: Main
    02-01-2022, 01:51 AM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 3,380
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Another archive link - with pictures to fabrics

    Here is another link from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine for the AE Nathan website quilt of the month. This shows some pictures of fabrics along with links to patterns. This archive was...
    Forum: Main
    02-01-2022, 01:22 AM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 3,380
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    I used the Internet Archive Wayback Machine...

    I used the Internet Archive Wayback Machine (web.archive.org) and I might have found your patterns. Here is the link and it shows many patterns (I found them in the archive from 2011)...
    Forum: Main
    11-26-2021, 03:32 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 2,318
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Marcy J, I am so glad you asked this question....

    Marcy J, I am so glad you asked this question. Such a simple-looking block, but I can never get them to come out correctly either, so I have avoided patterns that called for them. I am going to try...
    Forum: Main
    11-26-2021, 03:25 AM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 1,745
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Thanks very much for all the comments and advice,...

    Thanks very much for all the comments and advice, particularly the concerns about not being able to test the machine. As it turns out the machine sold yesterday! There are several HandiQuilter...
    Forum: Main
    11-25-2021, 07:52 AM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 1,745
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Advice requested on buying a used longarm

    Hello,
    I would like your advice. I have the opportunity to buy a used Handi Quilter Simply Sixteen with a Studio 2 frame for $4,200. The sellers state that it was purchased two years ago and that it...
    Forum: Main
    10-06-2021, 12:02 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 1,899
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Have you looked on Pinterest...

    Have you looked on Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/) for ideas?
    Here are a few traditional / antique examples from Pinterest:
    A shoofly quilt...
    Forum: Main
    04-07-2021, 05:33 PM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 1,272
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Try GRS fabrics

    GRS Fabrics near Houston has a couple of pieces of River Journey:...
    Forum: Main
    05-17-2018, 06:31 PM
    Replies: 45
    Views: 6,305
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    I chuckled when I read your posting - as a new...

    I chuckled when I read your posting - as a new quilter, one of my first attempts was a log cabin block because I had read it was good for beginners. Well, my first block was more of a parallelogram...
    Forum: Main
    03-12-2018, 01:31 AM
    Replies: 9
    Views: 2,347
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    I googled around and am not having any luck...

    I googled around and am not having any luck finding this, but I did find a few references to it.
    - User "windstar" in this posting says they purchased theirs at Wal-Mart...
    Forum: Main
    03-10-2018, 06:05 PM
    Replies: 3
    Views: 651
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Thanks!

    Bkay, thank you very much for this information! I will plan my trip so I can visit as many of these as possible.
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    03-10-2018, 05:41 AM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 780
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Welcome from central Texas! I had the opportunity...

    Welcome from central Texas! I had the opportunity to visit England many years ago - it was a wonderful trip.
    Forum: Main
    03-10-2018, 05:24 AM
    Replies: 3
    Views: 651
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Shops in San Antonio and Dallas?

    Hi everyone,
    I get to travel a bit over the next couple of weeks to both San Antonio and Dallas. I'd love to visit some quilt shops - anyone have any suggestions? Thanks very much!
    Forum: Main
    01-12-2018, 04:59 AM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 2,678
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    Thank you everyone for the comments, suggestions,...

    Thank you everyone for the comments, suggestions, and also the kind welcome. As suggested, I washed and dried a 1-yard cut (hot water, hot dryer) to check shrinking and wrinkling. It shrunk about 1/2...
    Forum: Main
    01-10-2018, 06:40 PM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 2,678
    Posted By TexasRanchLady

    OK to use this fabric?

    Hello all,
    (This is my first posting, but I've been reading for a long time.) I inherited a piece of off-white 100% cotton fabric. It is about 20 yards long and 54" wide. The selvage says...
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