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    Forum: Main
    03-25-2020, 04:21 PM
    Replies: 24
    Views: 3,275
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    I have to start by lifting my presser foot and...

    I have to start by lifting my presser foot and needle up, placing a little scrap (leader) right under my needle, lower the foot, be sure I’m holding my thread tails in the back, and stitch to the...
    Forum: Main
    12-11-2019, 06:05 AM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,913
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    I did 5 (yup, Five!!) Minecraft quilts this year....

    I did 5 (yup, Five!!) Minecraft quilts this year. Three were for brothers, and I quilted those with slightly wavy lines going across the quilt. I didn’t want the stress of staying parallel and even...
    Forum: Main
    07-10-2019, 07:38 AM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 1,212
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    I like to go for 2” bigger than my cover. That...

    I like to go for 2” bigger than my cover. That way it’s nice and full. The same size form as your cover will leave it a bit empty looking and loose.
    Forum: Main
    06-13-2019, 03:33 PM
    Replies: 44
    Views: 5,603
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    I have pieces of painter’s tape lined up on the...

    I have pieces of painter’s tape lined up on the front of my machine. One edge aligns with my 1/4” mark, one edge aligns with my needle. When I’m doing corner-to-corner, I just pop one corner under my...
    Forum: Main
    05-13-2019, 04:44 PM
    Replies: 3
    Views: 1,560
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    Thanks to both of you! That French seam tutorial...

    Thanks to both of you! That French seam tutorial is exactly what I need to try!! Maybe I can trim the batting out of the seam allowance so it’s not too bulky. If it wasn’t almost 10pm, I’d go find an...
    Forum: Main
    05-12-2019, 04:19 PM
    Replies: 3
    Views: 1,560
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    Large block in to a cushion cover?

    Hi, DD2 has asked for a cushion cover made from a single, quilted, 16” pineapple block, plain back. She intends to give it to a friend as a gift, so I need to step up my game.

    Normally I would...
    Forum: Main
    05-06-2019, 04:48 PM
    Replies: 33
    Views: 4,762
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    Given your comfort level, I would think about...

    Given your comfort level, I would think about doing a simple, edge-to-edge grid that echoes the red sashing, not stitch-in-ditch, but to one side of the ditch? Painter’s tape makes a very easy guide...
    Forum: Main
    04-22-2019, 05:12 PM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 2,998
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    I have to agree with the suggestion to use...

    I have to agree with the suggestion to use flannel whole cloth as an alternative.

    (in the UK, look for a superking brushed cotton flat sheet or even a brushed cotton duvet cover that you can cut...
    Forum: Main
    09-22-2018, 03:19 PM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 2,256
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    If you are heading towards Oxford or Milton...

    If you are heading towards Oxford or Milton Keynes and will have a car, I can look up the names and directions of the ones I went to while we lived there.
    Forum: Main
    02-03-2018, 06:51 AM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 7,523
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    Caroline, here you go! ...

    Caroline, here you go!

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pressn-Multi-Purpose-Sealing-70-Foot/dp/B0041UD2RS/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1517669373&sr=1-1&keywords=press+and+seal

    Michelle
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    02-02-2018, 06:18 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 464
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    Hello from Bermuda

    Hi all! I am Michelle, mom of 2, travelling the world wherever DH's work takes us. For now, we're in sunny Bermuda. I started quilting about 18 months ago, when a dear friend asked me to bind her...
    Forum: Main
    02-02-2018, 06:08 AM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 7,523
    Posted By TXgirlinBDA

    Hi Caroline, the only place I could ever find it...

    Hi Caroline, the only place I could ever find it when we lived in England was Amazon!
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