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Forum: Main
10-17-2015, 10:50 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,911
Posted By Eri

Thanks for the experience and suggestions,...

Thanks for the experience and suggestions, everyone! :)
Forum: Main
10-15-2015, 08:00 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,911
Posted By Eri

Selm: Wow! I'll check that out, thanks! ...

Selm: Wow! I'll check that out, thanks!

Tessagin: I'm not sure what the brand is, I'm not home right now to inspect it in person, but I asked my son to look at it and he says there is no apparent...
Forum: Main
10-15-2015, 07:07 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,911
Posted By Eri

Question Olfa 70-inch long cutting mat - any experience with it?

I've been using a large white cutting mat--one of the ones that dulls rotary blades quickly. I just this morning discovered the existence of a 70-inch long, 3-piece Olfa mat (it didn't exist, as far...
Forum: Main
10-06-2013, 07:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,980
Posted By Eri

Top Tips for a New Quilter... what would you tell a newbie?

I'm going to be teaching my son's girlfriend to cut and piece a small quilt this week... she's never even touched a sewing machine before. I don't want to overwhelm her with tons of information all...
Forum: Main
08-23-2011, 08:33 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,563
Posted By Eri

I picked up the one they have at Walmart when it...

I picked up the one they have at Walmart when it was steeply discounted at JoAnn's... I'm so glad I didn't pay full price for it... it's awful! It didn't cut straight or consistently and was much...
Forum: Main
08-11-2011, 03:31 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,218
Posted By Eri

I think any quilt that is made by a human who...

I think any quilt that is made by a human who *cares* about the quilt and where it is going to end up should be considered hand-made.

When one of my sons was in third grade his class had a unit...
Forum: Main
08-11-2011, 03:10 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 7,548
Posted By Eri

I quilt in chunks--some weeks I'll quilt for...

I quilt in chunks--some weeks I'll quilt for several days straight 10+ hours a day, hopping between projects that catch my fancy and ignoring the entire rest of my life.

...Then I remember that I...
Forum: Main
07-29-2011, 11:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,114
Posted By Eri

I've never tried not washing Warm & Natural on a...

I've never tried not washing Warm & Natural on a quilt I intended for a destination other than the wall. That's 3 inches on a 100-inch quilt... what does that look like? Is it noticeable? It would...
Forum: Main
07-29-2011, 11:44 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 616
Posted By Eri

When I browse from my Android phone (curled up in...

When I browse from my Android phone (curled up in bed in the dark on my Nook right now... much better screen, but obnoxious touch keyboard!) And find a page I want to access later from my computer, I...
Forum: Main
07-29-2011, 11:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,106
Posted By Eri

I agree with leggz48--try saving to PDF format...

I agree with leggz48--try saving to PDF format (or printing to PDF, if your version can't save as PDF)--it often resolves bugs in Word and other word processing software's printing functions.

If...
Forum: Main
07-29-2011, 11:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 38,216
Posted By Eri

I would never consider printing on fabric with a...

I would never consider printing on fabric with a laser printer--I work in technology and have had several of different brands over the years, both home and high-end level.

Even if the toner (laser...
Forum: Main
07-09-2011, 08:41 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 7,575
Posted By Eri

This device does seem a little ridiculous--I'm...

This device does seem a little ridiculous--I'm more concerned about recovering my used pins that are always falling off the table (I'm not coordinated enough to get them into the pin cushion while...
Forum: Main
07-09-2011, 06:34 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,375
Posted By Eri

The same thing happened to me--I took my first...

The same thing happened to me--I took my first machine to one of the two local Sew & Vacs and the guy told me exactly what you were told--that my machine was a piece of crap and I should just throw...
Forum: Main
07-04-2011, 12:27 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,138
Posted By Eri

I've been through four-plus teenage boys in the...

I've been through four-plus teenage boys in the last few years (2 adopted ages 18/20 now, 2 foster ages 19/21 now, and a few of their friends who showed up one day and didn't leave for months) and...
Forum: Main
07-03-2011, 11:59 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,054
Posted By Eri

Thanks all, for the suggestions, I appreciate...

Thanks all, for the suggestions, I appreciate them! :)

I'll definitely do the partial seams for the center blocks... I knew there must be a way to do that but I just couldn't figure it out. The...
Forum: Main
07-02-2011, 04:05 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,054
Posted By Eri

I've just designed a quilt and am trying to...

I've just designed a quilt and am trying to figure out how to piece the squares with a minimal number of cuts--I'd like to keep the pieces as large as possible so as not to disrupt the patterns too...
Forum: Main
11-30-2010, 04:41 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,320
Posted By Eri

If you're considering using brocade for a quilt...

If you're considering using brocade for a quilt that is intended for actual use, consider whether there are cats or dogs in the home that might get at it--brocade shreds easily under a cat's kneading...
Forum: Main
11-30-2010, 04:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,081
Posted By Eri

I wonder if the chalk you bought was...

I wonder if the chalk you bought was heat-settable and it got set when (if) you ironed the seams? Do you still have the original packaging to check?
Forum: Main
11-30-2010, 04:14 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 19,178
Posted By Eri

If you can drop the feed dogs make sure you...

If you can drop the feed dogs make sure you practice--a lot--on scrap quilt sandwiches that are similar in composition to your real quilt before actually putting a quilt you love into the machine. ...
Forum: Main
11-30-2010, 04:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,438
Posted By Eri

You could try spraying Febreze on them......

You could try spraying Febreze on them... personally I don't care for the smell of Febreze much more than cigarette smoke, but at least it eventually goes away, unlike the smoke smell.

I guess...
Forum: Main
11-30-2010, 03:48 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 13,165
Posted By Eri

When I give away a quilt I hope that it will be...

When I give away a quilt I hope that it will be used because I cringe when thinking of using quilts I've done myself--so knowing that someone else is using it makes me feel better. Unless it was...
Forum: Main
11-30-2010, 03:41 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 17,901
Posted By Eri

As some others have mentioned, fold the fabric in...

As some others have mentioned, fold the fabric in half only once and hold the template down HARD when you are cutting. As you are folding the fabric be sure to line up the selvage perfectly or you...
Forum: Main
11-30-2010, 03:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,629
Posted By Eri

I had that problem for a long time with my...

I had that problem for a long time with my Kenmore--it would happen randomly and then sometimes it would go away--it turns out that on my particular machine the "auto tension" is too loose, I...
Forum: Main
11-30-2010, 03:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,874
Posted By Eri

Hi all, I am hoping to get some suggestions...

Hi all,

I am hoping to get some suggestions from anyone who has seen a nice girls/kids jelly roll or charm square pack available commercially recently.

Like everyone here, I love to quilt and...
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