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Forum: Pictures
04-07-2024, 06:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,431
Posted By Buckeye quilter

Holiday Forest

This is the Holiday Forest pattern from Laundry Basket Quilts. I started it at a retreat earlier this year and just recently finished it. I did learn several things from this. First, cut the...
Forum: Main
04-05-2024, 08:31 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,878
Posted By Buckeye quilter

I am doing FMQ on my Bernina 740 with BSR. mostly...

I am doing FMQ on my Bernina 740 with BSR. mostly meandering stitch. If I made a quilt worth $100, I would have it quilted by a professional. Unfortunately, I am a beginner and my quilts are not...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
03-30-2024, 05:26 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 20,180
Posted By Buckeye quilter

So excited to see this thread! I just retired at...

So excited to see this thread! I just retired at the beginning of this year and I'm getting back into reading. Just read my first Colleen Hoover book, Verity. Wow, that was good. No wonder so...
Forum: Pictures
03-27-2024, 06:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,479
Posted By Buckeye quilter

OK. I think my problem was hitting "preview". ...

OK. I think my problem was hitting "preview".

ETA: Oh look. That was my problem. I wanted to tell everyone that I was using our gale force winds to remove all the fuzzies from my newly clipped...
Forum: Pictures
03-26-2024, 08:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,479
Posted By Buckeye quilter

Thumbs down Sorry, that didn't work. Going to read the...

Sorry, that didn't work. Going to read the instructions now. :thumbdown:
Forum: Pictures
03-26-2024, 08:52 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,479
Posted By Buckeye quilter

Testing

Just testing to see if I'm doing the right thing to get a picture to load. My computer keeps giving me an error.
Forum: Main
01-14-2024, 06:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,304
Posted By Buckeye quilter

I don't label any of my quilts. I don't have...

I don't label any of my quilts. I don't have children so there is no one who will remember me 10 years after I'm gone. That statement is not made out of bitterness, but just a fact of life. There...
Forum: Mission: Organization
01-02-2024, 06:47 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 17,043
Posted By Buckeye quilter

For the last week, I've been cutting my large...

For the last week, I've been cutting my large collection of baby flannel into 6 inch squares that can be sewn into rag quilts when I want a little mindless sewing and am between projects. Some of...
Forum: Main
12-16-2023, 09:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,483
Posted By Buckeye quilter

Thank you! Someday I'll get the hang of posting...

Thank you! Someday I'll get the hang of posting pictures:)
Forum: Main
12-14-2023, 06:51 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,483
Posted By Buckeye quilter

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This is a tie quilt that I made for my nephew last year. This is foundation pieced.

Oops! That...
Forum: Main
12-14-2023, 06:48 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,483
Posted By Buckeye quilter

I've made a couple of quilts from ties. The...

I've made a couple of quilts from ties. The polyester ties will wear well; the silk ones will not hold up to any regular usage and the resulting quilt cannot be handled a lot. If you have a lot of...
Forum: Main
12-10-2023, 07:18 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,284
Posted By Buckeye quilter

I am good at being fearless. It comes from my...

I am good at being fearless. It comes from my mother who frequently said "Eh, I've failed before and lived to tell". She tried all kinds of things (some she actually succeeded at-and I had a great...
Forum: Main
12-10-2023, 06:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,081
Posted By Buckeye quilter

You got a lot of good suggestions to consider. ...

You got a lot of good suggestions to consider. I'll add one more. If your border needs quilting, I have just finished a quilt with straight line quilting on my borders. It was a 4 inch wide...
Forum: Main
10-22-2023, 04:32 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,944
Posted By Buckeye quilter

For my aunt and uncle's 50th anniversary, I made...

For my aunt and uncle's 50th anniversary, I made a donation to the Cancer Society, since my uncle was battling cancer. For another aunt's 90th birthday, I made a donation to our local library, which...
Forum: Main
06-22-2023, 06:34 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,262
Posted By Buckeye quilter

I usually wait until the quilt is done before I...

I usually wait until the quilt is done before I buy the backing. I try to shop my stash first, but that doesn't always work out. But if I do need to buy backing, I take into account all the scraps...
Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
06-11-2023, 06:54 PM
Replies: 481
Views: 89,493
Posted By Buckeye quilter

I've been lurking on this thread all year, trying...

I've been lurking on this thread all year, trying to convince myself that I'm going to issue a fabric moratorium to me.....it hasn't happened, but I have considerably slowed down my shopping speed....
Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
01-28-2023, 08:40 PM
Replies: 481
Views: 89,493
Posted By Buckeye quilter

Almost at the end of the month and have not...

Almost at the end of the month and have not bought any fabric, yet (yay, me!). Stitched up 2 flannel baby rag quilts and today just gifted my sister-in-law 2 bags of fabric. I still have 2 boxes of...
Forum: Mission: Organization
01-16-2023, 01:54 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 37,096
Posted By Buckeye quilter

For batting scraps, I like to cut them down to...

For batting scraps, I like to cut them down to 4,5, or 6 inch squares to use in rag quilts. I have a LOT of flannel that needs to get used up. You can make a rag quilts without batting, but what...
Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
01-14-2023, 07:48 PM
Replies: 481
Views: 89,493
Posted By Buckeye quilter

I have been doing OK, not buying any...

I have been doing OK, not buying any fabric....but, then again, I haven't been shopping much at all. I have put some flannel into kits for rag quilts for babies and have finished one today and have...
Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
01-01-2023, 07:57 PM
Replies: 481
Views: 89,493
Posted By Buckeye quilter

I've been lurking on this board for so long, it's...

I've been lurking on this board for so long, it's time I join. Hello, my name is Sarah and I'm a fabric hoarder. No, not really. I've just inherited a lot of fabric from my mother, bought several...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
12-28-2022, 07:16 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,115
Posted By Buckeye quilter

Not just a broom closet, but a BIG utility room,...

Not just a broom closet, but a BIG utility room, with a big rug to hold all the muddy shoes and wet coats. To hold the piles of dirty laundry waiting to be washed, and the drying rack never has to...
Forum: Pictures
12-25-2022, 07:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,253
Posted By Buckeye quilter

I washed my ties on a regular wash cycle and...

I washed my ties on a regular wash cycle and dried them in the dryer before cutting them open, because I wanted the quilt to be machine washable. The silk ties get a little roughed up this way, but...
Forum: Pictures
12-24-2022, 06:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,253
Posted By Buckeye quilter

Christmas presents

These are the quilts I'm giving tonight (hopefully the pictures load correctly). The quilts are starting to accumulate and they need to find homes. I've already made memory quilts for all of my...
Forum: Main
11-17-2022, 06:42 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,138
Posted By Buckeye quilter

I've made my great nephews (age 2 to 14 years)...

I've made my great nephews (age 2 to 14 years) carpenter's star quilts with red, gray, and black wool from felted sweaters and men's suits. My 17 year old nephew is getting a quilt this Christmas...
Forum: Main
09-08-2022, 05:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,582
Posted By Buckeye quilter

I had to look up Brazilian hand embroidery....

I had to look up Brazilian hand embroidery. Danged if that ain't above my pay grade. But it is definitely beautiful! I might have to display them. I got 30+ spools and these colors are drool worthy!
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