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    Search: Posts Made By: maryb44662
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    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    05-21-2019, 07:39 AM
    Replies: 53
    Views: 5,235
    Posted By maryb44662

    Yes, he is a smart cookie. He certainly must...

    Yes, he is a smart cookie. He certainly must have a photographic memory. I look forward to seeing him each night. Ken Jennings and James must be kin. lol I hate the fact that Alex is fighting...
    Forum: Main
    07-18-2018, 06:58 AM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 1,620
    Posted By maryb44662

    Being 76 years old, I wanted to get a Go-Baby and...

    Being 76 years old, I wanted to get a Go-Baby and I almost went with the crank one. My girls said "mama, why not go with the electric, that crank one will work on your shoulder and arm". So I went...
    Forum: Main
    07-18-2018, 06:51 AM
    Replies: 24
    Views: 2,731
    Posted By maryb44662

    I would put them between your mattresses so they...

    I would put them between your mattresses so they will be flat. Make sure the movers keep the box springs and mattress jammed together.
    Forum: Main
    04-07-2018, 10:01 AM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 3,276
    Posted By maryb44662

    I bought a 1260 from e-bay and it does not sew at...

    I bought a 1260 from e-bay and it does not sew at all. I will never deal with them again. I loved my 1260 and I wore it out.
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    11-15-2017, 07:50 AM
    Replies: 63
    Views: 7,367
    Posted By maryb44662

    I am so sorry for her and her family. I did...

    I am so sorry for her and her family. I did print out the "good-bye" letter that she posted. So sad and she will indeed be greatly missed by all. Prayers to her family.
    Forum: Mission: Organization
    10-31-2017, 06:20 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 4,088
    Posted By maryb44662

    I use pizza boxes from the local pizza place. I...

    I use pizza boxes from the local pizza place. I offer to buy them but the man says I do a lot of business with him so he gives me a couple every time I ask to buy them. I like the way they stack up...
    Forum: Pictures
    10-26-2017, 06:37 AM
    Replies: 62
    Views: 4,886
    Posted By maryb44662

    I worked at a department store that sold fabric...

    I worked at a department store that sold fabric back in the 60s that used one of these machines. When the knit/polyester fabric came out, the machine was not accurate due to the stretching of the...
    Forum: Main
    05-06-2017, 08:24 AM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 4,194
    Posted By maryb44662

    When I have left over blocks (orphan) I put them...

    When I have left over blocks (orphan) I put them in pizza boxes. I have been making quilts from them lately. The local pizza parlor here gave me a bunch of boxes, because I buy a lot from them. I...
    Forum: Main
    03-24-2017, 07:34 AM
    Replies: 45
    Views: 21,454
    Posted By maryb44662

    I serge around all of my quilts, large or...

    I serge around all of my quilts, large or quilt-as-you-go blocks. The blocks are then zig-zagged together in rows for a throw/quilt. The serging keeps all the layers in tact. I know someone will...
    Forum: Main
    03-19-2017, 09:24 AM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 2,057
    Posted By maryb44662

    I use Dritz and get wonderful results, of course,...

    I use Dritz and get wonderful results, of course, a little goes a long ways.
    Forum: Main
    03-22-2016, 01:52 PM
    Replies: 46
    Views: 6,232
    Posted By maryb44662

    I use a floor board mat for a car. I cut it in...

    I use a floor board mat for a car. I cut it in half, one piece for sewing machine peddle and the other half for my serger foot peddle. Also helps is the rubber shelf lining. Hope this idea works...
    Forum: Main
    10-19-2015, 02:32 PM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 2,971
    Posted By maryb44662

    Help with baby quilt for baby boy

    I have three colors that my niece wants me to use in a quilt for her baby boy, they are: light grey, light blue and light yellow. I need a quilt pattern suitable for a boy using these three colors....
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    10-05-2015, 01:18 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 1,970
    Posted By maryb44662

    Sergers

    My Bernina serger died and I was almost glad because it was the devil to thread. I bought a Juki and love it and not hard to thread at all. Juki makes the Bernina sergers so I am still in the...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    05-25-2015, 02:27 PM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 1,816
    Posted By maryb44662

    What art of Virginia? I am in Southwest of...

    What art of Virginia? I am in Southwest of Richmond.
    Forum: Main
    04-23-2015, 01:52 PM
    Replies: 69
    Views: 9,231
    Posted By maryb44662

    We had all of the above. Some of my skirts came...

    We had all of the above. Some of my skirts came from chicken/hog feed bags and some of them were very pretty prints. Mom ordered fabric from Sears catalog for our clothes. We didn't have a bought...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    03-28-2015, 12:50 PM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 2,025
    Posted By maryb44662

    ME too....lol I use to do the hemming by hand,...

    ME too....lol I use to do the hemming by hand, not anymore.
    Forum: Main
    03-28-2015, 11:58 AM
    Replies: 71
    Views: 13,999
    Posted By maryb44662

    That is what I pay for them here too Heidil. ...

    That is what I pay for them here too Heidil. I've gotten a lot of good stuff from them. Some of it better than the retail stores. Sorry we are not in the same area tho. I was raised in Appomattox...
    Forum: Main
    03-28-2015, 11:09 AM
    Replies: 71
    Views: 13,999
    Posted By maryb44662

    Very well said. I always buy from local Goodwill...

    Very well said. I always buy from local Goodwill shop the sheets that I think will quilt easy and the prints. You don't have to worry about them shrinking as I am sure they have been washed many...
    Forum: Main
    03-05-2015, 01:47 PM
    Replies: 38
    Views: 6,983
    Posted By maryb44662

    I just use a dish washing detergent bottle...the...

    I just use a dish washing detergent bottle...the medium size and it works great.
    Forum: Main
    02-20-2015, 10:42 AM
    Replies: 75
    Views: 13,308
    Posted By maryb44662

    I use old check book boxes covered with contac...

    I use old check book boxes covered with contac paper by each machine. They fit well on the right side of the machines. I believe in recycling anything we can.
    Forum: Mission: Organization
    02-07-2015, 03:58 PM
    Replies: 27
    Views: 11,580
    Posted By maryb44662

    I use silicone spry and every thing slides. I...

    I use silicone spry and every thing slides. I just spray lightly all over the area where I need it. Works like a charm.
    Forum: Main
    01-27-2015, 11:28 AM
    Replies: 59
    Views: 8,208
    Posted By maryb44662

    Nancy's Notions has the "505" for $27.88, so that...

    Nancy's Notions has the "505" for $27.88, so that spray must be the most expensive there is. Dritz is lots cheaper than that and works just as well with no odor.
    Forum: Main
    01-22-2015, 06:07 PM
    Replies: 59
    Views: 8,208
    Posted By maryb44662

    I use dritz also and no, there is no odor. It is...

    I use dritz also and no, there is no odor. It is much cheaper. I get mine @ Walmart as there are no fabric shops in this small town.
    Forum: Main
    01-22-2015, 02:06 PM
    Replies: 59
    Views: 8,208
    Posted By maryb44662

    Hi Cindy, I have found that "Dritz" basting...

    Hi Cindy, I have found that "Dritz" basting spray is just as good as that expensive stuff. A little goes a long way and I don't smell the fumes. You might think about trying some of that....it 6-7...
    Forum: Main
    01-22-2015, 01:55 PM
    Replies: 30
    Views: 5,546
    Posted By maryb44662

    Hi, I have a Singer similar to this one and I...

    Hi, I have a Singer similar to this one and I just downloaded the "Stylist" manual and it is the same threading.....everything matches the manual. That site should let download the manual. Good...
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