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Forum: Main
01-14-2013, 05:48 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,764
Posted By lgilkey

OOPS. forgot to say to punch a hole for your...

OOPS. forgot to say to punch a hole for your needle. I just used a small hole paper punch and some effort.
Forum: Main
01-14-2013, 05:47 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,764
Posted By lgilkey

You can free motion with about any machine - all...

You can free motion with about any machine - all you have to do is cover the feed dogs with an old credit card or something, tape it down and away you go. I do this with my old touch'&'sew.
Forum: Main
01-04-2013, 06:57 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 14,589
Posted By lgilkey

The block of the Month here was mentioned - How...

The block of the Month here was mentioned - How do I find it and sign up for it?
Forum: Main
01-02-2013, 09:08 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,836
Posted By lgilkey

My resolution is to work on my UFO's and to buy...

My resolution is to work on my UFO's and to buy fabric only when I need it to do a project - Like my grand neice wanted "Hello Kitty" so I had to find some fabric of that design. I took a run at...
Forum: Recipes
07-28-2012, 04:31 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,030
Posted By lgilkey

My problem with zucchini was the deer. The...

My problem with zucchini was the deer. The weather here is really dry so they are looking for food. 5 deer found my garden and about the only thing left if the hot peppers and eggplant for some...
Forum: Main
07-18-2012, 04:18 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 10,766
Posted By lgilkey

Machine quilting does not do well on auto tension...

Machine quilting does not do well on auto tension as the foot is gliding above the fabric instead of setting down on it as you do with regular sewing - Also I found it takes a fairly high tension to...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
06-16-2012, 04:52 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,641
Posted By lgilkey

I love the tea towel aprons - Since it is an...

I love the tea towel aprons - Since it is an apron, I made some from tea towels & also made some from fabric that I had that I loved - Italian pasta - just cut it so I had enough to hem and make the...
Forum: Links and Resources
05-25-2012, 04:41 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,320
Posted By lgilkey

Thank you for the links - little bunny quilts has...

Thank you for the links - little bunny quilts has a new twist on dp9, which is what I do for fire quilts at one of my churches. Now I know that playing with them can make a different looking quilts....
Forum: Links and Resources
05-23-2012, 04:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,459
Posted By lgilkey

Thanks, I enjoy going to all the links you supply...

Thanks, I enjoy going to all the links you supply us with.
Forum: Main
02-01-2012, 06:52 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 13,712
Posted By lgilkey

flying geese are twice as wide as tall - so if...

flying geese are twice as wide as tall - so if the if the width is 2 1/2 inch the length should be 5. Or at least that is what I have always been taught.
Forum: Main
09-30-2011, 05:26 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 8,484
Posted By lgilkey

If these are the size of a calendar, they would...

If these are the size of a calendar, they would be nice changable tops for a calendar cozy, just a bit of velcro to make them stick and changable. That way they would hang like a picture and be...
Forum: Main
08-25-2011, 05:56 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 8,858
Posted By lgilkey

If you have a cutting board that is no good and...

If you have a cutting board that is no good and make purses, don't throw it away - cut it up for the bottoms as the baggie bottoms are sort of expensive and the cut up cutting board work just fine.
Forum: Main
08-07-2011, 04:43 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 11,165
Posted By lgilkey

How about smoothing the fabric out and then...

How about smoothing the fabric out and then laying another piece on the top and covering it sort like a press cloth. Also if you are cutting the same cuts from more than one fabric, bury it under...
Forum: Main
07-24-2011, 04:32 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 12,758
Posted By lgilkey

I very seldom buy fat quarters. Get them as...

I very seldom buy fat quarters. Get them as gifts though. I make my own. If when I make something I have a 1/2 yard left, I make 2 fat quarters and put them in my fat quarter stash for the...
Forum: Main
06-01-2011, 05:13 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 38,026
Posted By lgilkey

I found that if I first thread the thread thru...

I found that if I first thread the thread thru the eye that is on my bobbin winder then thread as normal. The only draw back is if you have to wind a bobbin you have to unthread your machine and...
Forum: Main
05-02-2011, 06:17 AM
Replies: 688
Views: 30,639
Posted By lgilkey

been quilting since I was 12, Mom had me helping...

been quilting since I was 12, Mom had me helping her with hand quilting - the frame was in my room. Off on since then so 52 years, but still finding lots to learn.
Forum: Links and Resources
02-21-2011, 07:12 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 14,141
Posted By lgilkey

When I was organizing my rulers I found Marilyn...

When I was organizing my rulers I found Marilyn Doheney's set of 3 9 degree rulers (9, 14, &18 inch) they were sort of expensive and I don't know why I bought them (most probably at a quilt show...
Forum: Main
02-21-2011, 06:33 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 10,273
Posted By lgilkey

how about making the birds either blue jays or...

how about making the birds either blue jays or cedar waxwings. Could change the block colors to match.
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