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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-22-2015, 08:56 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,543
Posted By katykwilt

Nancy's Notions has them and other slant needle...

Nancy's Notions has them and other slant needle feet
Forum: Main
06-18-2014, 04:24 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,247
Posted By katykwilt

Honestly, do you like it -- doesn't sound like...

Honestly, do you like it -- doesn't sound like many here don't like it -- but you are making it, so do what YOU like!
Forum: Main
06-02-2014, 03:19 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 8,588
Posted By katykwilt

:DYou all do realize there are Quilt Pixies...

:DYou all do realize there are Quilt Pixies living with us, don't you? They seem to arrive with our very first creative attempt. Sometimes they are very helpful, but this mischievous side of them...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
05-11-2014, 05:33 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,862
Posted By katykwilt

If you have moles, like many of us in the...

If you have moles, like many of us in the mid-west -- you do not want pavers or bricks.
If you like them, put them in over concrete -- to prevent moles from ruining them and,
to avoid having to...
Forum: Offline Events, Announcements, Discussions
04-17-2014, 04:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,358
Posted By katykwilt

We live in Wixom -- a ways, but not too far. ...

We live in Wixom -- a ways, but not too far.
Kay
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
04-17-2014, 04:38 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,839
Posted By katykwilt

Yep, that's why SE Michigan (Detroit metro area)...

Yep, that's why SE Michigan (Detroit metro area) beat the 1880-1881 record for snowfall in one winter -- by 1.5". We got about 95 inches this year. What was the excuse in 1880? Steam engines? I...
Forum: Main
04-17-2014, 02:11 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,400
Posted By katykwilt

I know this not what almost every one else has...

I know this not what almost every one else has said --they would rip it out -- I couldn't do that. I see it as every stitch was a stitch made by my mother. Yep, there are flaws -- but they were...
Forum: Main
04-17-2014, 02:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,914
Posted By katykwilt

It's not a park model, but a travel trailer --...

It's not a park model, but a travel trailer -- and we bought it last year (new) so I have a sewing room when we travel. It's 40' long, front bedroom, then the LR-kitchen area with two slides, even...
Forum: Main
04-05-2014, 07:02 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,427
Posted By katykwilt

Jo, Great reference, thanks for posting. Kay

Jo,
Great reference, thanks for posting.
Kay
Forum: Main
03-16-2014, 06:28 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,431
Posted By katykwilt

My son always wanted his room painted and linens...

My son always wanted his room painted and linens in gray. Later we found out he couldn't see any red or greens -- they were gray to him. He liked my white suit that was actually a pink. So, maybe...
Forum: Main
03-16-2014, 06:22 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,437
Posted By katykwilt

This would have been my suggestion too. I have...

This would have been my suggestion too. I have even used it with bleach in the white clothes. Whenever possible, use smaller loads of clothes/fabrics with lots of water. I have used this as a...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
03-11-2014, 07:04 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,793
Posted By katykwilt

Regarding dirty grout (I haven't had the problem...

Regarding dirty grout (I haven't had the problem with the top, just the grout): a friend introduced me to good old baking soda -- straight from the box. Sprinkle it on the grout, use a brush...
Forum: Main
03-04-2014, 11:33 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 6,931
Posted By katykwilt

I am the world's laziest quilter. I have a...

I am the world's laziest quilter. I have a theory that the easiest way is the best way for me. Most of the time when I am spraying starch, it's prior to layout and cutting therefore, it's usually a...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-28-2014, 06:07 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 10,352
Posted By katykwilt

My grandmother was a seamstress probably about...

My grandmother was a seamstress probably about 1895 - 1910 or so. Frugal must have been her middle name. I found spools with thread on them that she had removed from seams taken in or let out or...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-23-2014, 01:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,150
Posted By katykwilt

Joe, when I get desperate with fabric slipping, I...

Joe, when I get desperate with fabric slipping, I use the blue painters tape and stitch right beside it. Started this when I was using up some extra thick batting on a couple kids charity quilts and...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
01-05-2014, 05:33 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,249
Posted By katykwilt

Ugh, we've had about 10-11 inches in the last 24...

Ugh, we've had about 10-11 inches in the last 24 hrs -- still have power but it's flickering. However, the satellite dish is full of snow and too high to reach, so I'm looking for the spot I stuffed...
Forum: Recipes
11-16-2013, 02:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,944
Posted By katykwilt

Baking powder is a leavening agent. Baking soda...

Baking powder is a leavening agent. Baking soda is not by itself, but add cream of tartar and it is -- or if you use a sour product (buttermilk or soured milk).

As for making the cookie softer...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-17-2013, 07:58 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 20,554
Posted By katykwilt

I have three touch & sew machines -- love them. ...

I have three touch & sew machines -- love them. Had one since it was new. Also have another 600e that was about to be tossed -- fixed it, but am going to use it for parts when it becomes necessary....
Forum: Main
10-16-2013, 12:08 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 6,803
Posted By katykwilt

I had to attach some extra fabric to panel that...

I had to attach some extra fabric to panel that had been trimmed wrong. Of course the outside of the panel was a busy print and the new addition looked just like an addition -- or a big mistake. So...
Forum: Main
07-31-2013, 04:34 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,645
Posted By katykwilt

OK, I guess I did something wrong. My niece...

OK, I guess I did something wrong. My niece wants a quilt for the little one she is adopting. Her ideas include squares that to me, can be made into pinwheels. So, I grabbed two fabrics to see if...
Forum: Main
07-31-2013, 04:18 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,553
Posted By katykwilt

Just a thought -- but I'm not sure I'd like a...

Just a thought -- but I'm not sure I'd like a hungry caterpillar on my bed (especially if I was a kid that understood what that meant) -- or someone's face, mine, an ancestors or anyone. However,...
Forum: Main
07-31-2013, 04:09 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 9,048
Posted By katykwilt

Not sure I agree with only charging if it's your...

Not sure I agree with only charging if it's your business. It's not "my business" but I do a lot of quilts for other folks who can't or don't sew. I don't charge by the hour -- but by the heart. ...
Forum: Main
07-31-2013, 03:53 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 5,978
Posted By katykwilt

The rainbow is my palette. My preference -- not...

The rainbow is my palette. My preference -- not so important and my inspiration. My very first baby quilt was almost 40 years ago -- the first one I hand quilted. I used whatever fabric I had...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-28-2013, 05:29 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 5,546
Posted By katykwilt

It's terrible when you feel lousy, worse when you...

It's terrible when you feel lousy, worse when you feel so lousy you can't play with your toys and worse yet when you can't get to them, even if you felt like it. And it's soooo lousy when we can't...
Forum: Main
07-28-2013, 05:21 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,911
Posted By katykwilt

I have never heard that gold stars represent...

I have never heard that gold stars represent death and we have been a military family and lived in 8 states in all four corners of the US. I wonder what those 5 star generals think of that! Not...
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