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    Search: Posts Made By: quiltsfor
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    Forum: Main
    02-14-2024, 04:20 AM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 5,292
    Posted By quiltsfor

    :) :) :) Nice!

    :) :) :) Nice!
    Forum: Main
    02-12-2024, 05:52 PM
    Replies: 4
    Views: 2,123
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I like Eleanor Burn's Quilt in a Day Patterns and...

    I like Eleanor Burn's Quilt in a Day Patterns and Books. Unfortunately, I don't have the Boston Commons one.
    Forum: Main
    02-12-2024, 02:06 PM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 6,080
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I like the older style quilt patterns. ...

    I like the older style quilt patterns. Traditional quilts, I guess you could say. From the 1800's through the early 1900 through to the 1950's)
    Forum: Main
    02-12-2024, 01:47 PM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 5,292
    Posted By quiltsfor

    Tried it out this afternoon. It was easy to set...

    Tried it out this afternoon. It was easy to set up (putting on the spool holder and thread holder) and screwing it down onto the plate -- small screws, easy to do.

    It took me about about 10...
    Forum: Main
    02-11-2024, 05:14 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 2,146
    Posted By quiltsfor

    When I'm piecing, I went through maybe 3 or more...

    When I'm piecing, I went through maybe 3 or more bobbins in half of a day. Quilting, today I went through 4+ of them and only was quilting for less than 2 hours. My bobbins are also full bobbins...
    Forum: Main
    02-11-2024, 05:04 PM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 5,292
    Posted By quiltsfor

    It has finally arrived. I will give it a try...

    It has finally arrived. I will give it a try tomorrow!
    Forum: Main
    02-11-2024, 08:33 AM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 5,292
    Posted By quiltsfor

    Smile HimaPro Automatic Bobbin Winder

    I finally broke down and purchased a Bobbin Winder. I have experienced in all of my sewing machines that the bobbin winder eventually went. To get them repaired is expensive to say the least.
    ...
    Forum: Main
    02-03-2024, 04:38 AM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 5,589
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I'm a one project at a time, as well. I usually...

    I'm a one project at a time, as well. I usually do each step of the block for each block, so when I'm done with that step, I'm done with it. So by the time I'm done with the last step of making the...
    Forum: Main
    02-03-2024, 04:21 AM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 4,820
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I never leave any part of my binding 'empty' I...

    I never leave any part of my binding 'empty' I match my binding edge up with the back edge of my quilt and sew it down. Then fold it around to the front of the quilt, pulling it snugly around the...
    Forum: Main
    01-27-2024, 07:01 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 2,252
    Posted By quiltsfor

    This is really nice. It will give me something...

    This is really nice. It will give me something to work with! thanks!
    Forum: Main
    01-27-2024, 04:50 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 2,252
    Posted By quiltsfor

    Wow, nice! She must have gotten the pattern from...

    Wow, nice! She must have gotten the pattern from a magazine then. The fabric was slightly different. Instead of dots, they were bunches of three tiny white leaves in the red scallops and diamonds....
    Forum: Main
    01-27-2024, 04:31 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 2,252
    Posted By quiltsfor

    She never labeled any of her quilts. She thought...

    She never labeled any of her quilts. She thought it was vain to do so. She made so many of them.
    Forum: Main
    01-26-2024, 06:25 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 2,252
    Posted By quiltsfor

    Has anyone seen this quilt pattern?

    After talking to my sister she hunted up this picture for me. This quilt (on a couch as a covering in this picture) was made by my Great-Great-Grandmother. When I was a little girl, from around 6...
    Forum: Main
    01-26-2024, 11:38 AM
    Replies: 24
    Views: 4,621
    Posted By quiltsfor

    This is one of the reasons I love having a high...

    This is one of the reasons I love having a high shank machine. There are so many presser feet that you can find for the high shank machines, that aren't made or sold for the low shank, and/or clip-on...
    Forum: Main
    01-26-2024, 04:36 AM
    Replies: 32
    Views: 10,292
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I use these too. I've never had a problem with it...

    I use these too. I've never had a problem with it washing out. I just use my regular washing machine detergent (Liquid Tide). It has always taken the marks all out of the fabric.
    Forum: Main
    01-26-2024, 04:32 AM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 2,473
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I like to buy this for my paper piecing. I get it...

    I like to buy this for my paper piecing. I get it U-Haul in a 200 sheet box Acid-free blank newsprint (https://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/Packing-Supplies/Packing-Paper-(10lb-pack)/?id=4817). You...
    Forum: Main
    01-26-2024, 04:14 AM
    Replies: 24
    Views: 4,621
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I like to use presser feet that match what the...

    I like to use presser feet that match what the seam size I want, by using presser feet with a guild or compensating presser feet.

    I have been using presser feet with a seam guild on them and have...
    Forum: Main
    01-21-2024, 04:25 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 1,587
    Posted By quiltsfor

    As for size, for my wall hangings, it depends on...

    As for size, for my wall hangings, it depends on the shape. Do I want it narrow and long, or do I want a square.

    For the long and narrow my go to is about 20" x 36, or perhaps 24 x 36. If I need...
    Forum: Main
    01-20-2024, 01:23 PM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 1,587
    Posted By quiltsfor

    Did the mother ask for the words: WM GRAD WITH...

    Did the mother ask for the words:
    WM GRAD WITH HONORS 2024 or WEST MONROE HIGH -- GRAD WITH HONORS JUNE 2024

    If not, then I'd ask the mother what she thinks her daughter likes in colors, or...
    Forum: Main
    01-19-2024, 10:45 AM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 2,401
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I'm a press to the dark side! May the force be...

    I'm a press to the dark side! May the force be with me! :cool:
    Forum: Main
    01-18-2024, 05:49 PM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 6,433
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I have two steam irons, but I have never used the...

    I have two steam irons, but I have never used the steam on them. I prefer to use a bottle of water with a spritz sprayer. The irons I have and really really like are:

    My large iron: Rowenta...
    Forum: Main
    01-18-2024, 05:38 PM
    Replies: 22
    Views: 6,823
    Posted By quiltsfor

    Larger square rulers for squaring off larger...

    Larger square rulers for squaring off larger blocks ( from 13" up to 21")
    Added a small iron for getting into tight seams
    Larger rotary mats for squaring off larger blocks ( 17" and 24")
    Forum: Main
    01-18-2024, 04:07 AM
    Replies: 4
    Views: 1,348
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I like Carolyn Forster for her style of QAYG...

    I like Carolyn Forster for her style of QAYG without sashing. This is the book I used for reference. You can do it in sections or block by block. Quilt As You Go: A practical guide to 14 inspiring...
    Forum: Main
    01-17-2024, 04:33 AM
    Replies: 4
    Views: 1,348
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I only quilt by QAYG since I do my own quilting...

    I only quilt by QAYG since I do my own quilting on my DM. I started out doing it with sashing between the blocks and rows to connect the blocks and then moved to doing it by sections. I also do the...
    Forum: Main
    01-16-2024, 08:07 AM
    Replies: 40
    Views: 10,308
    Posted By quiltsfor

    I think that for the most part older quilt...

    I think that for the most part older quilt patterns from the early times, say the beginning of quilting to perhaps the end of the 1950's don't go out of style and are truly quilting classics.

    The...
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