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    Forum: Main
    Yesterday, 02:46 PM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 1,383
    Posted By Synnove

    Keepsake

    I have been resisting the urge to chime in on this topic, as I have been frustrated with Keepsake's very slow shipping in the past. However . . . ! Friday evening I ordered fabric from them. Today...
    Forum: Main
    09-02-2024, 06:06 PM
    Replies: 33
    Views: 3,317
    Posted By Synnove

    I'm with you. My sewing room is my quiet space...

    I'm with you. My sewing room is my quiet space where I go to be alone and create. I have no desire to go to a quilting retreat. It sounds like crowded work spaces, noise, no alone time, and not...
    Forum: Main
    08-28-2024, 05:40 PM
    Replies: 9
    Views: 1,518
    Posted By Synnove

    I just have to say, your quilt is absolutely...

    I just have to say, your quilt is absolutely beautiful! I love it!
    Forum: Main
    08-25-2024, 01:42 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 2,000
    Posted By Synnove

    I tried setting the seams and found it actually...

    I tried setting the seams and found it actually made my block not lie as flat. When you set the seam, you're pressing one side of it 180 degrees from the direction you want it to eventually go in. ...
    Forum: Main
    07-30-2024, 08:02 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 2,632
    Posted By Synnove

    Thank you, all, for your great suggestions! I...

    Thank you, all, for your great suggestions! I love the idea of cutting the blocks diagonally, and the one of adding lime into the mix. I think maybe also white, and make it all into a sort of...
    Forum: Main
    07-27-2024, 05:40 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 2,632
    Posted By Synnove

    Really ugly blocks

    Years ago, early in my quilting career, I thought I'd make an Amish style quilt. I pieced intense yellow and dark blue pieces into 9-patch blocks. Then I did some of orange with the same blue. ...
    Forum: Main
    06-30-2024, 10:46 AM
    Replies: 22
    Views: 3,994
    Posted By Synnove

    I agree with others who suggest cutting up scraps...

    I agree with others who suggest cutting up scraps a little at a time. The pieces do add up, and the scrap pile does diminish. Well, ok, maybe the scrap pile doesn't diminish. I'm not sure that's...
    Forum: Main
    06-20-2024, 05:48 PM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 2,838
    Posted By Synnove

    Endless strings!

    I'm working on a string quilt, and as I sew I wonder if anyone ever actually uses up all their strings! Or, in the case of crumb quilts, all their crumbs. We know and have all acknowledged that...
    Forum: Main
    05-26-2024, 01:34 PM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 1,927
    Posted By Synnove

    I mix Elmer's glue 50/50 with water, then brush...

    I mix Elmer's glue 50/50 with water, then brush it on with a basting brush, smoothing out each layer as I glue it, then spread it out on the floor to dry under the ceiling fan. I flip it over after...
    Forum: Main
    05-26-2024, 01:30 PM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 4,560
    Posted By Synnove

    I have been using Elmer's Glue for basting...

    I have been using Elmer's Glue for basting quilts, as I am too old to crawl around on the floor to thread baste as I used to. I buy glue by the gallon and love this method. I also was taught, many...
    Forum: Main
    04-04-2024, 09:32 AM
    Replies: 36
    Views: 7,180
    Posted By Synnove

    Yes, I agree that FMQ on a domestic machine works...

    Yes, I agree that FMQ on a domestic machine works better on smaller quilts. My struggle is with moving around the heft of a larger quilt smoothly. Even if I roll up the edge that goes through the...
    Forum: Main
    04-03-2024, 06:57 PM
    Replies: 36
    Views: 7,180
    Posted By Synnove

    Anybody else give up on FMQ?

    I've done FMQ on my domestic machine for years and have always been happy with a simple meander. However, it's still hard to maneuver the quilt even for a meander, and I'm just tired of the...
    Forum: Main
    02-28-2024, 07:53 AM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 2,785
    Posted By Synnove

    Thimblebug, are you saying you use King Tut for...

    Thimblebug, are you saying you use King Tut for hand quilting? I would love to do that, as I've got some leftover from FMQ, but my sewing machine didn't like it. It would be great to use it for...
    Forum: Main
    01-19-2024, 06:52 PM
    Replies: 9
    Views: 1,375
    Posted By Synnove

    I think I gave a wrong impression when I...

    I think I gave a wrong impression when I mentioned the instructions on batting saying you can quilt up to 8 inches apart. I'm actually quilting lines 3 inches apart. It does enhance the design, as...
    Forum: Main
    01-18-2024, 06:40 PM
    Replies: 9
    Views: 1,375
    Posted By Synnove

    Spacing quilting

    I'm quilting a baby quilt with a walking foot, using diagonal lines. The pattern is Jacob's ladder and I really like the way the quilting emphasizes the diagonal lines in the pattern. I would like...
    Forum: Main
    01-13-2024, 06:31 PM
    Replies: 44
    Views: 7,174
    Posted By Synnove

    Years and years ago I bought a set of plastic...

    Years and years ago I bought a set of plastic feather templates in graduated sizes, all organized neatly and hanging on a chain. The last time I saw them they were in the room in which I quilted...
    Forum: Main
    12-21-2023, 10:18 AM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,726
    Posted By Synnove

    I do indeed have a treasure! My...

    I do indeed have a treasure! My great-grandmother died in 1942, so this quilt top is over 80 years old. I'm afraid to wash it, as some of the stitching looks fragile. Also, some of the fabrics are...
    Forum: Main
    12-20-2023, 06:04 PM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,726
    Posted By Synnove

    Marking an antique quilt

    I'm currently hand quilting my great-grandmother's Dresden Plate quilt. The blocks sat in a trunk in the attic for decades, and it just seemed right to put them together and finish it! I typically...
    Forum: Main
    12-03-2023, 06:27 PM
    Replies: 35
    Views: 5,827
    Posted By Synnove

    I'm good at not buying any more fabric! My stash...

    I'm good at not buying any more fabric! My stash is modest compared to some, but as it is I know I'll never sew through it in my lifetime. I'm bad at completing a project before starting another ....
    Forum: Main
    10-14-2023, 04:43 PM
    Replies: 41
    Views: 5,902
    Posted By Synnove

    Well that's what stash is for! I could sew for...

    Well that's what stash is for! I could sew for years on what's already in the closet.
    Forum: Main
    09-19-2023, 07:01 AM
    Replies: 26
    Views: 2,914
    Posted By Synnove

    I used to make all my quilts with bias binding. ...

    I used to make all my quilts with bias binding. But once I began using straight of grain I liked it better, it was easier, and now I do them all that way.
    Forum: Main
    09-08-2023, 05:47 PM
    Replies: 2
    Views: 870
    Posted By Synnove

    I have used Pigma pens for decades and have...

    I have used Pigma pens for decades and have always been happy with them.
    Forum: Main
    08-15-2023, 06:06 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,953
    Posted By Synnove

    Sad but true. Our last LQS closed a couple years...

    Sad but true. Our last LQS closed a couple years ago. I now shop exclusively online.
    Forum: Main
    08-13-2023, 09:46 AM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 2,419
    Posted By Synnove

    Verrry nice, Gemm! I love the colors, and what...

    Verrry nice, Gemm! I love the colors, and what you did with the backing looks great!
    Forum: Main
    08-13-2023, 09:30 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,953
    Posted By Synnove

    That would come to $13 as yardage -- not an...

    That would come to $13 as yardage -- not an unusual price, I'm afraid. FQs would be cheaper at JoAnn simply because the JA fabric generally is not the quality you'll find at a LQS.
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