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Forum: Main
05-06-2011, 02:00 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,999
Posted By milkbone

Yuck---I have that light and I attached mine with...

Yuck---I have that light and I attached mine with sticky velcro.....my thought was I could attach it to other machines easier. Anyway, I hate the light----much too bright in one small spot of work...
Forum: Main
04-17-2011, 06:43 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,463
Posted By milkbone

I knew there were good ideas out there :) ...

I knew there were good ideas out there :)
Thanks for all of the tips---now I have my work cut out for me. Wish me luck.......
Forum: Main
04-16-2011, 07:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,463
Posted By milkbone

Thanks for the info. Now, I have to find a...

Thanks for the info. Now, I have to find a Michael's around here. Our local Michael's closed a few years back. I miss it :(
Forum: Main
04-16-2011, 07:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,463
Posted By milkbone

I am giving a good friend a retirement party and...

I am giving a good friend a retirement party and want to have the guests sign in. What I want to have is a wall hanging of a tree (which will be the money tree---I am going to pin the money bills to...
Forum: Main
02-06-2011, 09:52 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,630
Posted By milkbone

This is just my opinion, but why don't you...

This is just my opinion, but why don't you "frame" each square like a picture frame----in black----then put a sky blue, or road printed, or stars, etc sashing. I think each of your pictures need a...
Forum: Main
02-02-2011, 08:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,491
Posted By milkbone

Sometimes, yes and sometimes, no-----right now I...

Sometimes, yes and sometimes, no-----right now I am looking at this as a learning experience. I just hate to rip out seams and add more stuffing but I know that is what I need to do. At least the...
Forum: Main
02-02-2011, 07:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,491
Posted By milkbone

Yep, it is a tie on type. I think I need to make...

Yep, it is a tie on type. I think I need to make them firmer so I will put more in. I am just afraid they will really flatten out with use and not look as good.
Forum: Main
02-02-2011, 06:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,491
Posted By milkbone

I am a newbie at kitchen chair cushions, but I...

I am a newbie at kitchen chair cushions, but I have agreed to make 4 of them for a friend. I took the pattern from one of her old ones and tried stuffing it with foam---which was a disaster (the...
Forum: Pictures
01-23-2011, 07:15 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,152
Posted By milkbone

I really like the spiral----I never saw the...

I really like the spiral----I never saw the pattern before. I want to make one---it would look so good on a large table---now I have to get a large table :)
Do you have to have a special ruler or...
Forum: Main
01-10-2011, 07:11 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,658
Posted By milkbone

I still consider myself a newbie to quilting, but...

I still consider myself a newbie to quilting, but the labels I use are made on my Janome 6600----I just use the lettering mode and make a label on muslin with a border that matches my quilt. Then I...
Forum: Main
01-06-2011, 02:46 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 16,542
Posted By milkbone

YELLOW---wouldn't have it any other color----such...

YELLOW---wouldn't have it any other color----such a bright, uplifting color----I love it :)
Forum: Main
01-06-2011, 02:19 PM
Replies: 217
Views: 20,975
Posted By milkbone

My main machine is my beloved Janome...

My main machine is my beloved Janome 6600---workshop machine is another Janome Platinum (nice and light and a work horse :). I also have a Featherweight, 2 other Singers (one is my very first...
Forum: Main
01-02-2011, 07:48 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 9,525
Posted By milkbone

if your getting good stitches with the "blue"...

if your getting good stitches with the "blue" bobbin holder, by all means continue using it! the reason they made it, so you don't have to mess with the tension on the regular one, for FMQ.

by...
Forum: Main
01-01-2011, 08:33 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 9,525
Posted By milkbone

Thanks, Janie Q---- I sorta figured there would...

Thanks, Janie Q----
I sorta figured there would be some ramifications if I kept it in. Your explanation makes sense. Happy quilting :)
Forum: Main
01-01-2011, 08:27 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 9,525
Posted By milkbone

Thanks tjradj----I kinda have the same...

Thanks tjradj----I kinda have the same feelings---if it works, it works.....but I am chicken sometimes to try it. In the long run, I don't want to mess up my machine----I really enjoy my Janome and...
Forum: Main
01-01-2011, 08:17 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 9,525
Posted By milkbone

Thanks Gale----That is the one I have. I guess I...

Thanks Gale----That is the one I have. I guess I will just keep on changing the bobbin cases----I don't want to ruin anything and I guess that is why they made the special free motion quilting...
Forum: Main
01-01-2011, 08:12 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 9,525
Posted By milkbone

Good question, but when I went to a quilt show...

Good question, but when I went to a quilt show with vendors, a Janome dealer was selling this special bobbin holder for machine quilting. I really like it, but I am getting lazy in my old age and...
Forum: Main
01-01-2011, 07:57 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 9,525
Posted By milkbone

I have 2 Janome machines---6600 and the Janome...

I have 2 Janome machines---6600 and the Janome Platinum---and I hate the screws in the faceplate----actually I hate the angle the screwdriver has to be in to get to the screws. I can't wait till...
Forum: Main
12-31-2010, 08:56 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 17,393
Posted By milkbone

WOW!!!! All of these ideas are great :) I...

WOW!!!! All of these ideas are great :) I keep my batting scraps----I zigzag them together------I have used the fusible stuff that you iron on (not a BIG fan of it, but it does work if you watch...
Forum: Main
12-29-2010, 09:06 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,746
Posted By milkbone

I bought the same chest at JoAnn's a couple of...

I bought the same chest at JoAnn's a couple of years ago. I thought it was too pretty to open and use but FINALLY I got the nerve to take the first spool out of the chest. The spools are small so...
Forum: Main
12-29-2010, 08:42 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 6,339
Posted By milkbone

I have 4 that are mine that I made and didn't...

I have 4 that are mine that I made and didn't give away---numerous wall hangings-----and each of my nieces and nephews that marry get one and then their babies get a quilt when they are born :) ...
Forum: Main
12-27-2010, 09:59 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,120
Posted By milkbone

Thats what everybody that owns the 6600 says...

Thats what everybody that owns the 6600 says !!But I have not heard that about the Horizon tho thats what scares me lol cause I really want the throat space cause I will be needing it with making big...
Forum: Main
12-27-2010, 08:19 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,120
Posted By milkbone

I am just a novice, but I have had my 6600 for 3...

I am just a novice, but I have had my 6600 for 3 years now and I absolutely LOVE it. I amazes me what it can do and how comfortable it is----the larger throat and the acufeed is a must in my book. ...
Forum: Main
12-17-2010, 09:45 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 11,343
Posted By milkbone

I wind the bobbin like k3n and I still have the...

I wind the bobbin like k3n and I still have the problem. I even snip the little end that might be hanging from the beginning of the threading if it is showing through the bobbin. Any other...
Forum: Main
12-17-2010, 09:22 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 11,343
Posted By milkbone

OH--WOW---I thought it was just me. I have a...

OH--WOW---I thought it was just me. I have a 6600 and a 550 (I think that is what it is) but anyway, I am having the same problems. I am anxious for replies.......
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