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03-07-2024, 03:16 PM
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how to whiten aged white fabric
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Sun bleach maybe?
Sun bleach maybe?
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03-04-2024, 03:10 PM
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refurbished machines from ebay?
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I had a really bad experience buying an...
I had a really bad experience buying an embroidery machine from an individual on eBay.
I should’ve known better, because the price was too good to be true, and the vendor only had a handful of...
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02-08-2024, 03:06 PM
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Thread for Tshirt Quilt
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Thread for Tshirt Quilt
Hi quilting friends.
I’m almost finished piecing a Tshirt memory quilt, and starting to think about the quilting process. I will be using a poly batting, and backing the thing with a bed sheet.
I...
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02-04-2024, 05:17 AM
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Prewashing jelly rolls
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In theory, yes. Whatever you’re worried might...
In theory, yes.
Whatever you’re worried might happen to the large piece of fabric-bleeding, shrinkage-could also happen to the small piece of fabric.
But in practice, washing lots of small pieces...
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02-01-2024, 04:44 AM
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Concept to Bleck ;)
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Another vote for I really like it!! Whether...
Another vote for I really like it!!
Whether garment or quilt sewing, and all the other crafts I dabble in, I always hate my projects when I finish them. Then I put them away and don’t look at them...
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01-23-2024, 05:27 AM
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Dealing with the elusive 1/4" seam...
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It might be helpful when cutting to keep the...
It might be helpful when cutting to keep the ruler line inside the fabric rather than outside. Sometimes that gives you that tiny bit extra.
Hope that makes sense from my pre-coffee brain!
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01-16-2024, 03:33 PM
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Setting blocks on point
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I recently saw an on-point quilt where the quilt...
I recently saw an on-point quilt where the quilt maker used the border fabric to make the setting triangles instead of using the background fabric. It was a very cool effect-like a funky frame.
So...
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01-11-2024, 03:49 PM
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Finished BOM quilt
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You’re all way too kind!!!! Thanks so much. ...
You’re all way too kind!!!!
Thanks so much.
Ekuw, it was not a QAYG. I had to smush and push that whole monster under my Pfaff domestic!!
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01-09-2024, 03:27 PM
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2024 Quilting Goals
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Well, way back on page 1 I said my goal was to...
Well, way back on page 1 I said my goal was to NOT participate in every online BOM and sewalong……
Its only January 9th and I’ve already failed.
Finished the A Quilting Life January block today....
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01-07-2024, 06:13 PM
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Finished BOM quilt
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Finished BOM quilt
Finished A Quilting Life 2023 BOM. Used Angela Walter’s Stroll pattern for the background.
FMQ’ed on my domestic machine using ideas I’ve learned from Angela’s last few FMQ challenges.
Also made a...
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12-27-2023, 10:22 AM
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Help planning-new to FMQ
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I’ve made a chandelier quilt which is similar. I...
I’ve made a chandelier quilt which is similar. I did dot-to-dot in the coloured squares, and feathers in the background. I learned it from Angela Walters videos on YouTube.
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12-26-2023, 03:18 PM
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This quilt needs borders
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I agree that adding more background is the way to...
I agree that adding more background is the way to go rather than borders with colour. I think your suggested dimensions though, would still leave it much longer than it is wide. Don’t know if it will...
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12-19-2023, 09:37 AM
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2024 Quilting Goals
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My goal is to make projects that *I* want to...
My goal is to make projects that *I* want to make.
The last few years I get caught up in every online BOM or sewalong or quiltalong. This year I just want to sew what I like.
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12-16-2023, 03:48 PM
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Batik question
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When I was a tiny little girl in the late 70’s or...
When I was a tiny little girl in the late 70’s or early 80’s, I went to a summer program at a local community centre, where we did all sorts of activities. One of the activities was making batiks,...
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12-14-2023, 03:24 PM
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Memory Items from Old Ties??
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Fascinating thread! I don’t have anything...
Fascinating thread! I don’t have anything practical to add regarding sewing the ties, but wanted to address your hesitancy to get involved lest you mess up, QuiltE.
If you decide to give it a go,...
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12-06-2023, 04:07 PM
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What I'm good at / what I'm bad at
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I’ve been a garment sewer for more than 30 years,...
I’ve been a garment sewer for more than 30 years, and have shifted my focus to piecing and quilting over the last 5 years.
I still learn something new every single project.
I still feel like a...
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12-02-2023, 05:39 PM
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Patent patterns
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In the garment sewing space, I’ve seen many small...
In the garment sewing space, I’ve seen many small pattern makers write that items made from their patterns may not be shared on social media or sold either without attribution or at all.
I’ll...
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11-13-2023, 03:51 AM
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Need a new free sew-along??
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Crossing my fingers that the pic attached!! ...
Crossing my fingers that the pic attached!!
I made the stars, but I did a different alternate block. The quilt is straight; the picture not so much!
Just want to add, that as a person with...
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11-12-2023, 03:53 PM
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Need a new free sew-along??
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I’ve completed the quilt top, but for the life of...
I’ve completed the quilt top, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to post a pic 🤦♀️
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11-04-2023, 04:28 PM
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Bonnie Hunter 2023-24 Mystery -- Indigo Way
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I was going back and forth on whether I wanted to...
I was going back and forth on whether I wanted to take on a new project right now, and decided I’d wait for the colour reveal to decide if I wanted to participate.
Well I have plenty of fabric in...
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10-14-2023, 06:58 PM
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Need a new free sew-along??
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I travelled to Europe this summer where I...
I travelled to Europe this summer where I retraced my grandfathers final steps before he was transported to be killed at an extermination camp during the Holocaust.
The massacre in the south of...
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10-03-2023, 02:21 PM
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Kids prefer fuzzy blankets
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My kids were teens and young adults when I...
My kids were teens and young adults when I started quilting.
They insisted they had no interest in my quilts; they prefer to snuggle with a fleece blanket.
But somehow, when they’re sick, they...
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09-12-2023, 02:36 PM
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Oh no This was one of my favorites
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I’ve enjoyed watching Stephanie’s videos over the...
I’ve enjoyed watching Stephanie’s videos over the years, and I really like her, but I never thought the ‘stashing with Stephanie’ programme was a good business model.
You had to commit to...
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09-11-2023, 03:35 AM
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Virtual quilting weekend 9/8-9/11/23
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LI_diva
I rarely get to sew on the weekends, but found...
I rarely get to sew on the weekends, but found myself alone at home yesterday for a couple hours, so I whipped up my September BOM from a quilting life.
I feel so accomplished!
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08-30-2023, 12:24 PM
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Krista Moser Table Runner
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LI_diva
Krista Moser Table Runner
Does anything say ‘someone in America loves me’ as much as this table runner?
An overseas friend has just finished building their dream home. Next time I visit, I will bring them this house...
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