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Forum: Pictures
12-22-2016, 07:50 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,377
Posted By crrdownshift

Great advance planning - and beautiful results! ...

Great advance planning - and beautiful results!
Somewhere there is a tutorial for fabric-backed glass plate for all those holiday cookies, using mod-podge. We all have fabric, don't we?!!!
Hjappy...
Forum: Main
10-05-2016, 04:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,306
Posted By crrdownshift

At a sad time in our country when our candidates...

At a sad time in our country when our candidates and their supporters only seek out ways to criticize and insult others, it is reassuring to know that only goodness, kindness and generosity exists...
Forum: Pictures
09-08-2016, 04:35 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 6,721
Posted By crrdownshift

About that pattern:- Jenny of Missouri Star Quilt...

About that pattern:- Jenny of Missouri Star Quilt Company did a demonstration of a similar pattern. Don't remember the name of the pattern, (included the word "stars") but it should be easy to find.
Forum: QB Help Center
03-17-2016, 06:56 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 3,599
Posted By crrdownshift

Accessing pictures

I'm joining the group that can't access the pictures. Looking forward to help!
Forum: Main
10-19-2013, 04:07 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,636
Posted By crrdownshift

That sounds like good information. Also, we have...

That sounds like good information. Also, we have a similar family quilt that has been given to the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. They might be able to supply additional information. ...
Forum: Pictures
02-17-2013, 04:50 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 10,057
Posted By crrdownshift

#4 of 3013 mission to use scraps

Everyone agrees on the special sashing that makes it look like stained glass. How did you do that??? Thanks.
Forum: Main
10-15-2012, 05:03 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 16,097
Posted By crrdownshift

I agree. The outside gold border draws my eye...

I agree. The outside gold border draws my eye away from the center and the beautiful work in each block. I'd leave it with the green border, with a green binding. You've done beautiful work!...
Forum: Main
09-08-2012, 07:07 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,847
Posted By crrdownshift

SID suggestion

No matter if it's straight stitching or serpentine, I find that good lighting on the machine is essential. An extra "goose-necked" lamp or one of those intense small lamps are great helps. Try it!
Forum: Pictures
08-10-2012, 03:14 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,299
Posted By crrdownshift

Rainbow Zebra

The Rainbow Zebra comes in many forms: a story book in fabric blocks about accepting differences in yourself and others (great for kids); in patterns for cutting out a stuffed toy zebra; a crib-quilt...
Forum: Main
06-23-2012, 05:20 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 8,372
Posted By crrdownshift

I agree with Dawn, and will "flip" one seam to...

I agree with Dawn, and will "flip" one seam to make it nest. I find that the batting underneath takes care of the flip in the seam, and I'm happy with the line-up of the seam, which is my first...
Forum: Main
06-10-2012, 08:19 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 10,659
Posted By crrdownshift

I agree that the bleached line is better than the...

I agree that the bleached line is better than the pink. However, it does look as though the "line" goes along the lime green fabric. Since the bleach might have weakened the stitching, you might...
Forum: Main
05-02-2012, 04:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 783
Posted By crrdownshift

Weighted quilts

I have an autistic grandson who is calmed and sleeps well under weighted covers - even a body-sized stuffed dog. I once heard about plastic beads that were used for Weighted Quilts. I'd appreciate...
Forum: Main
10-06-2011, 02:18 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,693
Posted By crrdownshift

Just some thoughts:- Your local quilt store...

Just some thoughts:- Your local quilt store might have a work room where customers can bring projects to work on. Also, a friend was able to get "off time" in her church all-purpose-room with large...
Forum: Pictures
09-07-2011, 03:37 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 12,510
Posted By crrdownshift

My sister lives in Denmark and always carefully...

My sister lives in Denmark and always carefully selected gifts for the grandchildren whenever she visited. Never received a thank-you. Last year, when they were all together, she said to them "I...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
08-27-2011, 02:27 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 12,280
Posted By crrdownshift

Krystyna - I grew up in Long Beach, next to the...

Krystyna - I grew up in Long Beach, next to the Bay, and went thru some serious storms. Bay and ocean met, and my father couldn't get home from NY because the train trestle was under water. But we...
Forum: Pictures
08-15-2011, 09:39 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 11,088
Posted By crrdownshift

I vote for leaving it as a lap quilt. Visitors...

I vote for leaving it as a lap quilt. Visitors don't always go into your bedroom and would miss seeing it. As a lap quilt draped over a couch-back or chair, everyone could share the beauty of this...
Forum: Main
08-15-2011, 08:51 AM
Replies: 188
Views: 13,816
Posted By crrdownshift

I agree. Blue is perkey and intensifies the...

I agree. Blue is perkey and intensifies the colors in the blocks. Yellow seems to "sit" there. Your gorgeous work deserves to be well-set-off. Nicely done.
Forum: Main
07-26-2011, 06:53 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 47,353
Posted By crrdownshift

Wonderful idea and special memories. The dresden...

Wonderful idea and special memories. The dresden plate is fantastic. When my FIL passed, I wanted to make one for my SIL, but when we got them out of the closet (and they had been there a long,...
Forum: Main
07-04-2011, 08:01 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 9,980
Posted By crrdownshift

Yes, I have an acrilic "extender table" that fits...

Yes, I have an acrilic "extender table" that fits around the sewing arm of my Bernina, and it's been great. (I saw it at a New Jersey quilt show and ordered it from a quilting supply store that was...
Forum: Main
06-20-2011, 04:20 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,274
Posted By crrdownshift

Thank you for this posting, Craftygirl! I have...

Thank you for this posting, Craftygirl! I have copied an enlarged version of it and mounted it above my sewing machine so everyone who visits can read it! Then they understand why I buy material...
Forum: Main
06-14-2011, 02:12 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 6,671
Posted By crrdownshift

In our area, when some quilts are available, the...

In our area, when some quilts are available, the police carry one or two in the trunks of their cars to wrap children caught in emergency situations. Makes us happy to donate. c.
Forum: Main
06-09-2011, 07:12 AM
Replies: 209
Views: 16,623
Posted By crrdownshift

What you are doing is wonderful and unique. ...

What you are doing is wonderful and unique. Since you have your computer, I would suggest you keep a kind of journal, along with pictures (which, of course, we'd all love to see!), and think about...
Forum: Main
04-28-2011, 11:47 AM
Replies: 1,070
Views: 66,181
Posted By crrdownshift

I'm pretty senior as years go, but refuse your...

I'm pretty senior as years go, but refuse your husband's category of "old ladies." I'm 82, still teaching (adults only, these days!), and quilting as much as I can, between keeping the household...
Forum: Main
04-24-2011, 12:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 883
Posted By crrdownshift

The American Folk Art Museum in New York City (45...

The American Folk Art Museum in New York City (45 West 53rd Street; 212-265-1040 or folkartmuseum.org) is celebrating the YEAR OF THE QUILT. "The museum is celebrating three centuries of quilt...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
03-15-2011, 01:43 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 1,996
Posted By crrdownshift

Thanks for the greeting, Paula. Just recently...

Thanks for the greeting, Paula. Just recently discovered a cousin living in Buenos Aires! Spent a day there last winter (oh- winter here, spring there) on an Elderhostel trip to Antarctica. Found...
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