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09-22-2014, 10:38 AM
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handsewing hexies
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I taught beginners' patchwork for 20 years, and...
I taught beginners' patchwork for 20 years, and we always started with hexies. This is what we did: I cut the templates out for the class, using catalog paper and a metal template (Sears works...
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09-22-2014, 10:18 AM
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Veritable Real Wax Fabric
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There is a company in the Netherlands (Vlisco)...
There is a company in the Netherlands (Vlisco) that manufactures those prints. They are meant for the African community there, but they also export their fabrics. And you can order them online too....
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04-28-2013, 12:38 PM
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Selvage Savers Savvy
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There is a lady on this board who is looking for...
There is a lady on this board who is looking for selvedges (under "In Search Of") Her board name is "jerzeegoddess. She has a bag pattern on her post that is pretty!
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04-26-2013, 11:35 AM
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How often do you check the board?
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Twice - mornings and evenings
Twice - mornings and evenings
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04-26-2013, 11:27 AM
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Mixing fabrics
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Hi from Germany! I don't trust fabric that's not...
Hi from Germany! I don't trust fabric that's not washed, especially batik fabrics, they tend to run. So I prewash ALL the fabric I drag home - just imagine you put an unwashed red fabric in a red and...
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04-26-2013, 11:18 AM
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Baby Quilts
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Hi from Germany! How about just making a small...
Hi from Germany! How about just making a small quilt and using a lot of red - babies love red! That's what I did and mom and baby loved it. And I made one for a girl: in pink and apple green. It...
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04-21-2013, 05:33 AM
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String quilts without foundation piecing?
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Hi from Germany! I have done quite a lot of...
Hi from Germany! I have done quite a lot of string quilts and it never even occurred to me to use a paper foundation. If I needed a long piece of string "fabric" I did that by piecing a larger that...
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04-18-2013, 02:02 AM
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Hi from Tennessee
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Hi Maude - I am a German quilter and love the...
Hi Maude - I am a German quilter and love the same things you do: traditional quilts, scrappy ones, and just LOVE civil war prints! I handquilt all my quilts and like you like the sound of the thread...
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04-16-2013, 12:28 PM
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New to this...where's the back??
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Dear Armywife - I am a German quilter in Germany!...
Dear Armywife - I am a German quilter in Germany! There are quiltshops here, but I wold recommend that you order your fabric from the States on the internet - German fabric prices are ridiculously...
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04-12-2013, 01:06 AM
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What thread to hand stitch a binding, and why?
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I use 100% cotton thread only, just don't like...
I use 100% cotton thread only, just don't like polyester thread, and cotton-covered poly thread feels like thin wire to me. I usually use the thread that I used for quilting the quilt.
Greetings...
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03-23-2013, 01:15 PM
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Question about on line quilt shops
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from Germany again!
Actually, they do quarter yard cuts too!
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03-23-2013, 01:02 PM
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Question about on line quilt shops
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online ordering
Hi from Germany! I order qute a lot of fabric from the US, and here is an address that sells fat quarters: commonthreadsquilting.com. It's a shop in Texas.
Hope they have what you atr looking for...
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03-15-2013, 01:59 PM
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hand quilting
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Hi sewmerry - I am a handquilter, never even...
Hi sewmerry - I am a handquilter, never even tried machine quilting. Uki from Germany
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01-05-2013, 06:36 AM
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Help Please
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disapppearing 4patch
Dear SMR, dear Fellow Quilter - I took a break from cutting about 20000 strips for 2 Log Cabin quilts and decided to see what was new on this board. And stumbled upon your question. And then watched...
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04-04-2012, 10:32 AM
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the strangest things can happen here!
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The world is a village! (I live in Germany) I...
The world is a village! (I live in Germany) I have a lot of templates made years (decades!) ago by Roy Daniel for me when I started to teach myself patchwork. My templates may be an oddity since I...
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02-25-2012, 08:16 AM
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Batting- what does "select" and "request" mean?
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The "request" and "select" in Poly Dream batting...
The "request" and "select" in Poly Dream batting means the weight - I think "request" is the thinnest batting. I am a hand-quilter and found that request is too thick for handquilting, but I guess it...
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02-08-2012, 01:43 AM
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Question for all GFG quilt makers
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Hallo from Germany! I did a lot of English paper...
Hallo from Germany! I did a lot of English paper piecing before I had a good sewing machine. Anyway, I used a metal template from ardco to cut out the papers, using a Sears catalog or any other...
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12-08-2011, 03:03 AM
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Hello from another beginner, and a Texan living in England
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Dear Jane - I just found your post on the board...
Dear Jane - I just found your post on the board (killing time the fun way!) I am German, and live near Wuerzburg in Northern Bavaria. I taught beginners' patchwork classes for 19 years - so if you...
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12-06-2011, 10:55 AM
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What is your Favorite Small notion Under $5.00
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Thread Heaven. I wouldn't be caught dead without...
Thread Heaven. I wouldn't be caught dead without it, it makes sewing and quilting so much easier. There is less tangling, the thread just glides through the fabric.
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12-06-2011, 10:51 AM
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Pets?
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Love dogs! I have a French Bulldog - flat face,...
Love dogs! I have a French Bulldog - flat face, bat ears. She is brindle with a white spot on every foot - like rear lights ! She is comical and just adorable!
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12-02-2011, 01:12 AM
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Shirtings - What Does This Mean?
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Shirtings are reproduction fabrics with small...
Shirtings are reproduction fabrics with small designs - the background is usually white or tan. If you go to a web-fabric store look under reproduction fabrics and you can see what they are.
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12-01-2011, 03:09 AM
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How much fabric do you buy?
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I usually buy fat quarters. But if it's a fabric...
I usually buy fat quarters. But if it's a fabric I cannot live without, I buy one yard/meter. If it's perfect for a border, 2 yards/meters, and if it's the right quality for backing, 5 to 8...
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11-25-2011, 02:02 AM
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Found a bent flat head pin......
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I don't know how the pin got into your machine,...
I don't know how the pin got into your machine, but I know where all the socks go: there is a hole in the sky above Alpha Centauri, and the little green men cannot figure out where all those single...
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11-14-2011, 06:22 AM
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Feather Eiderdown - Any ideas on how it is done?
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Tirolgirl
Hi from Germany!Okay - this is what I know about...
Hi from Germany!Okay - this is what I know about eiderdown featherbeds: the feathers come from eiderdown ducks (Norway), and are the feathers that the ducks use in their nests. The feathers are...
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11-14-2011, 12:59 AM
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How do you to keep the edges together when binding a quilt
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Tirolgirl
Hi from Germany/Tyrol! I "quilt" around the edges...
Hi from Germany/Tyrol! I "quilt" around the edges of the quilt before I sew the binding on. I know that's one extra step, but it keeps the layers together and nothing shifts when it comes to binding...
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