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    Search: Posts Made By: ahafun
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    Forum: Main
    05-26-2022, 11:08 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 979
    Posted By ahafun

    Well, I've never tried any at all! The thicker...

    Well, I've never tried any at all! The thicker threads are a problem, even with a needle threader, and I've seen the self-threading ones used in some video demos that seemed to work well, and I just...
    Forum: Main
    05-26-2022, 08:30 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 979
    Posted By ahafun

    Smile Self-threading needles

    Does anybody have any recommendations for self-threading needles that actually work and don't shred the thread? I would like to find some to use for embroidery threads, especially with the heavier...
    Forum: Main
    03-22-2015, 04:46 AM
    Replies: 44
    Views: 10,741
    Posted By ahafun

    Had no idea fabric paper could be bought - have...

    Had no idea fabric paper could be bought - have played with making it recently using various "recipes" found on the internet....components being muslin, tissue paper, glue mixture, paint, and...
    Forum: Main
    06-28-2013, 06:10 AM
    Replies: 39
    Views: 8,707
    Posted By ahafun

    I used to watch her on Simply Quilts - she is...

    I used to watch her on Simply Quilts - she is great! I have signed up for her Craftsy class, too, but just haven't yet had time to get started with it. I was excited to see her join the Craftsy...
    Forum: Pictures
    04-15-2012, 04:10 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 2,140
    Posted By ahafun

    I have made many, many embroidered and quilted...

    I have made many, many embroidered and quilted postcards and mailed them as is - part of the fun of it - with a stamp on the fabric and every single one has made it to its destination with no problem...
    Forum: Main
    04-06-2012, 08:19 AM
    Replies: 4
    Views: 1,160
    Posted By ahafun

    Sir's?

    Not sure which small town and where between Kentucky and Alabama, but somehow or other an awful lot of people know about Sir's Fabrics in Fayetteville, which is 15-20 miles from I-65. They used to...
    Forum: Main
    10-17-2011, 10:22 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 918
    Posted By ahafun

    Thanks, folks. I started my search here on the...

    Thanks, folks. I started my search here on the QB...looked at the Heartstrings site and at Bonnie's site and have looked at lots just from Google searches. I have prowled some of the quilty blogs...
    Forum: Main
    10-17-2011, 09:18 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 918
    Posted By ahafun

    I love string quilts and how you can get such...

    I love string quilts and how you can get such fabulous effects with such easy and fast work. A few months ago I saw - on somebody's blog - a quilt that had been a gift from a friend in Texas that...
    Forum: Links and Resources
    08-01-2011, 10:15 AM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 3,017
    Posted By ahafun

    sheet music on burlap? couldn't find...

    sheet music on burlap?
    couldn't find that....can you include the link?
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    07-21-2011, 04:45 AM
    Replies: 57
    Views: 4,378
    Posted By ahafun

    Oh, YES, Elizabeth Goudge: Pilgrims Inn,...

    Oh, YES, Elizabeth Goudge: Pilgrims Inn, Green Dolphin Street, The White Witch, The Dean's Watch and The Scent of Water . The last is one of my all time favorite novels.[/quote]

    YES!!!! The...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    07-19-2011, 09:23 AM
    Replies: 57
    Views: 4,378
    Posted By ahafun

    You are a kindred spirit! I'm a longtime...

    You are a kindred spirit!
    I'm a longtime Anglophile also...have only spent time in England twice and in Scotland twice. I love reading British fiction. The authors listed here that I'm familiar...
    Forum: Main
    03-28-2011, 07:14 PM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 897
    Posted By ahafun

    If you combine pieced blocks with blocks that are...

    If you combine pieced blocks with blocks that are embroidered by hand, how do you handle the quilting in the embroidery blocks? Quilt around whatever is embroidered, or ignore the embroidery as you...
    Forum: Pictures
    02-12-2011, 05:29 PM
    Replies: 73
    Views: 8,970
    Posted By ahafun

    And it's a GREAT quilt! You did a good job!

    And it's a GREAT quilt! You did a good job!
    Forum: Pictures
    02-12-2011, 03:57 PM
    Replies: 73
    Views: 8,970
    Posted By ahafun

    Thanks - have now seen other DP4....and guessed...

    Thanks - have now seen other DP4....and guessed that's what you did.....the coverlet effect was enhanced by some of your fabrics.

    thanks!
    Forum: Pictures
    01-19-2011, 09:06 AM
    Replies: 73
    Views: 8,970
    Posted By ahafun

    That's pretty cool. What is the pattern? (yes,...

    That's pretty cool. What is the pattern? (yes, could figure it out on graph paper but seeing a pattern would be easier)
    The blocks make me think of old woven coverlets.
    The colors are great (love...
    Forum: Links and Resources
    01-15-2011, 06:08 AM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 6,967
    Posted By ahafun

    I LOVE your avatar! I can just hear Schroeder...

    I LOVE your avatar! I can just hear Schroeder playing!!! :D
    Forum: Main
    11-17-2010, 05:27 AM
    Replies: 95
    Views: 20,684
    Posted By ahafun

    How do you get the rice distributed after you sew...

    How do you get the rice distributed after you sew the maze pattern? I'm assuming you sew it before putting in the rice because otherwise the rice would be in the way and possibly damage your needle....
    Forum: Main
    10-22-2010, 04:29 AM
    Replies: 274
    Views: 20,677
    Posted By ahafun

    I've read this for years (about the "humility...

    I've read this for years (about the "humility block" ) and it seems incredibly presumptuous to me. There is no perfect human and there is no perfect ANYTHING done or made by humans.
    {and there is...
    Forum: Main
    10-16-2010, 06:28 AM
    Replies: 239
    Views: 22,671
    Posted By ahafun

    I was intrigued by something called finger mitts...

    I was intrigued by something called finger mitts . . . glad you posted the link . . . looked at the tiny picture and the directions and am still stumped. "Main section"? At least pattern piece is...
    Forum: Main
    08-16-2010, 06:36 AM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 1,073
    Posted By ahafun

    Well, it's still an hour from me - but that's...

    Well, it's still an hour from me - but that's better than an hour and a half!
    Forum: Main
    08-16-2010, 04:43 AM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 1,073
    Posted By ahafun

    This is great news! In spite of the fact that I...

    This is great news! In spite of the fact that I live in the northern part of Lincoln county, Huntsville is still closer than Nashville and I'm in Huntsville regularly to get my hair cut. (and it...
    Forum: Main
    07-06-2010, 07:58 AM
    Replies: 272
    Views: 24,504
    Posted By ahafun

    I quilt on Tuesday mornings at Little Blessings...

    I quilt on Tuesday mornings at Little Blessings Quilt Shop in Crossville. Little Blessings is just off I-40 at Exit 317. Julia teaches classes, then we work on our quilts together.[/quote]

    I've...
    Forum: Main
    07-02-2010, 09:03 AM
    Replies: 272
    Views: 24,504
    Posted By ahafun

    Great minds think alike, don't we? I posted the...

    Great minds think alike, don't we? I posted the same thing on page 2.
    Now that 2 of us agree on this, who else wants to get together? :) :)[/quote]

    sorry I didn't remember that - I was mainly...
    Forum: Main
    07-02-2010, 05:06 AM
    Replies: 272
    Views: 24,504
    Posted By ahafun

    I grew up in Harriman and have lived in...

    I grew up in Harriman and have lived in Fayetteville for almost 35 years.
    I think it's cool to find so many Tennessee folk here! Who knew? We need to plan some get-togethers in each area -...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-11-2009, 09:33 AM
    Replies: 48
    Views: 5,304
    Posted By ahafun

    THANK YOU!!

    THANK YOU!!
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