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Forum: Main
11-04-2013, 08:44 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 873
Posted By barrelracer86

I agree, I use a lightweight fusible interfacing...

I agree, I use a lightweight fusible interfacing on all shirts. I had the local glass shop cut me templates in plexiglass for easier cutting. I have a 5x7, 7x9, 9x 15, and a 12x 18 I think. I can use...
Forum: Main
09-12-2013, 03:33 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 12,723
Posted By barrelracer86

I love the glide thread. I have 1 cone of the...

I love the glide thread. I have 1 cone of the permasoft and have almost used it all. Not a single problem yet. I rarely use anything but glide in my hobbyquilter. I have started using the bobbins in...
Forum: Pictures
03-15-2013, 06:11 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,948
Posted By barrelracer86

I am thinking one of you is left handed so it...

I am thinking one of you is left handed so it comes naturally to do it the opposite way as a right handed person. My mom can never figure out how I mess up a pattern. It's because I am left handed or...
Forum: Pictures
03-05-2013, 03:26 AM
Replies: 420
Views: 62,503
Posted By barrelracer86

OMG! Those are so funny. Love it!

OMG! Those are so funny. Love it!
Forum: Main
02-05-2013, 07:30 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,526
Posted By barrelracer86

not only have I done the sewing my finger thing....

not only have I done the sewing my finger thing. I was about 14 when I did that. Last fall I knocked the rotary cutter off the table and it landed straight down in the top of my foot and wouldn't you...
Forum: Pictures
01-02-2013, 08:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,211
Posted By barrelracer86

my 1st 2013 project

This is my version of the new wave quilt. I was this pattern posted for free last year and I saved it thinking maybe someday. Well someday has come and yesterday as I was searching for it I found...
Forum: Main
07-10-2012, 07:53 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,304
Posted By barrelracer86

I too bought a used Nolting and absolutely love...

I too bought a used Nolting and absolutely love it. They brought it to my house one evening around 8 pm on the way to the Denver Quilt show, set it up and stayed until nearly midnight working with...
Forum: Pictures
06-28-2012, 11:11 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 14,670
Posted By barrelracer86

oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh....

oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh. OMG That is absolutely gorgeous and just my colors. I have looked at the french braid pattern several times and am not sure I want to tackle it just yet...
Forum: Offline Events, Announcements, Discussions
04-16-2012, 06:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 856
Posted By barrelracer86

Is anyone close to the Denver Quilt Festival???

The Denver Quilt Festival is coming up May 3-6. I am thinking of attending on Saturday May 5th since I will be in the area anyway. Is anyone else on the board going?
It would be great to meet...
Forum: Main
04-10-2012, 05:17 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 791
Posted By barrelracer86

Walmart had a sale!!

We went ot our Walmart last night, this is about a 45 minute trip one way to the closest Walmart, and was not planning on getting any fabric this trip. Anyway, as DH and I are walking to the pet...
Forum: Main
03-20-2012, 12:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 15,207
Posted By barrelracer86

RNS-Design

I get my boards from Ron at RNS Design. I absolutely love them. I do only have 2 of each pattern and leap-frog them across the table. I have put tape on them to mark my endings for certain quilts, I...
Forum: Main
03-19-2012, 07:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,978
Posted By barrelracer86

I too have isues with my shoulders. I have an old...

I too have isues with my shoulders. I have an old injury in my right shoulder so I have limited range of motion. I overused my left shoulder and ended up with a torn rotator cuff. I had it repaired...
Forum: Main
03-19-2012, 07:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,284
Posted By barrelracer86

That is beautiful Carol. I love the colors you...

That is beautiful Carol. I love the colors you used.
Amy
Forum: Pictures
03-19-2012, 07:23 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,700
Posted By barrelracer86

My latest quilt-horrible picture sorry

I am using up my scraps. Some of the scraps I have date back to the 60's, about the time I was born, I inherited them from DH's great aunt. Here is the one I started last fall. I have another...
Forum: Main
02-26-2012, 05:24 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 15,621
Posted By barrelracer86

You should also check to see if you have a tiny...

You should also check to see if you have a tiny burr on the hook or if the bobbin is in backwards. Believe me, I have done some really dumb things with my long arm lately. I get distracted easily.
Forum: Main
02-24-2012, 07:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,149
Posted By barrelracer86

Darn it!! This is how my luck always goes.....

I was browsing the closest Craigslist craft postings yesterday and saw a post a lady was giving away a complete longarm setup, yes giving way!! It was a fairly decent sized throat, just had a little...
Forum: Main
01-08-2012, 05:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 705
Posted By barrelracer86

I sent them an email last Tuesday and still have...

I sent them an email last Tuesday and still have not heard anything from them. I will be sending another email.
Thanks,
Amy
Forum: Main
01-06-2012, 10:57 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 705
Posted By barrelracer86

QNN TV video help please???

I subscribed to QNNTV so I could watch all the cool videos they have on their site. I am not typically able to sit in 1 place long enough to watch the entire show so I wanted to download them to my...
Forum: Main
10-27-2011, 06:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,319
Posted By barrelracer86

There are no bias cuts in the fabric, all 3"...

There are no bias cuts in the fabric, all 3" strips. I did sew them at a 45 degree angle at each end. It was too little for my bed so I just started adding 6" strips around the outside until it was...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-27-2011, 06:41 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 5,465
Posted By barrelracer86

Congrats to you, hope you can wait. I have a...

Congrats to you, hope you can wait. I have a friend who had her daughter 9/9/99 at 9:09 am.
Forum: Main
10-27-2011, 06:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,319
Posted By barrelracer86

I put this on the frame last weekend and it was...

I put this on the frame last weekend and it was square when I started, now that I have quilted almost the entire length of the quilt, it is almost 3" shorter in the center than the edges are. I also...
Forum: Main
10-25-2011, 09:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,310
Posted By barrelracer86

If she is having trouble with smoothness then...

If she is having trouble with smoothness then groovy boards or something similar is the way to go. Keeps us steady and the designs look great when finished. My last panto looked like garbage, I...
Forum: Main
10-19-2011, 12:41 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 18,320
Posted By barrelracer86

CrystalTX, I know exactly where you are with...

CrystalTX, I know exactly where you are with quilting on a domestic machine. It can get vry frustrating. Here is what I did to solve my problem. I could not afford a longarm so I purchsed a used...
Forum: Main
09-30-2011, 07:36 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,516
Posted By barrelracer86

I totally agree with you, my mother hand quilts...

I totally agree with you, my mother hand quilts hours and hours a day and her stitches are tiny and perfect. My attempt at it was horrid. I think she ripped out everything I did, lol
Forum: Main
06-03-2011, 09:30 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,137
Posted By barrelracer86

I can almost guarantee you 100% you will love it....

I can almost guarantee you 100% you will love it. I have just a very basic short arm that I am over the moonwith. I wasn't sure I would be able to do much with it but I am so glad I got it, now I...
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