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    Forum: Main
    06-29-2013, 02:33 AM
    Replies: 26
    Views: 4,331
    Posted By Maggiem

    At the risk of repeating what other threads on...

    At the risk of repeating what other threads on this question have said: I am an embroidery pattern designer, and sell digital patterns, which means you need to print them out to use them. How on...
    Forum: Main
    06-05-2013, 08:08 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 990
    Posted By Maggiem

    This is exactly what I do. It works beautifully!...

    This is exactly what I do. It works beautifully! It is especially useful for making QAYG strip quilts for babies.

    The only time I don't use Hobbs Fusible 80/20 is when I glue baste a fleece...
    Forum: Main
    06-05-2013, 06:06 AM
    Replies: 120
    Views: 11,424
    Posted By Maggiem

    Spot on! Thank you for the clarifications...

    Spot on!

    Thank you for the clarifications and for your willingness to share your professional knowledge. It is greatly appreciated and should put to rest a lot of the mythology that seems...
    Forum: Main
    06-03-2013, 08:23 PM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,281
    Posted By Maggiem

    Thinking in both measurement systems isn't really...

    Thinking in both measurement systems isn't really a problem. It's quite like being bilingual or multilingual, and not confusing at all. When I order fabric from the US, it's in yards, and when I get...
    Forum: Main
    06-01-2013, 09:20 AM
    Replies: 37
    Views: 11,563
    Posted By Maggiem

    I have a few yards of what I think is good...

    I have a few yards of what I think is good quality, unbleached muslin, but I am afraid it will shrink. Does it?
    Forum: Main
    05-31-2013, 10:29 PM
    Replies: 120
    Views: 11,424
    Posted By Maggiem

    I've just gone to see Diane's site and "her"...

    I've just gone to see Diane's site and "her" interpretation of copyright. She is partially within her rights and partially way off in left field. She CAN ask that we not use her...
    Forum: Main
    05-31-2013, 08:32 PM
    Replies: 48
    Views: 7,446
    Posted By Maggiem

    I use Jan's method too, and it's a great basic...

    I use Jan's method too, and it's a great basic method.

    If I need more than 2 HSTs of the same fabrics, for example for a Carpenter's Wheel, I draw a much larger grid on my fabrics. The little...
    Forum: Main
    05-30-2013, 08:12 PM
    Replies: 52
    Views: 12,087
    Posted By Maggiem

    This isn't a nine-patch at all, but has been...

    This isn't a nine-patch at all, but has been traced down to the Step-Down technique developed and taught by Sarah Fielke. It's a very original and IMHO very cool technique!
    Forum: Main
    05-26-2013, 07:30 PM
    Replies: 52
    Views: 12,087
    Posted By Maggiem

    I've just watched the video lesson for the second...

    I've just watched the video lesson for the second time. What an interesting way of doing this block! It is definitely the kind of method that needs to be seen (and tried out). I'm going to try it out...
    Forum: Main
    05-26-2013, 09:10 AM
    Replies: 52
    Views: 12,087
    Posted By Maggiem

    Wow, Alienquilter, you are amazing! I'd been...

    Wow, Alienquilter, you are amazing! I'd been following this thread, hoping that someone would be able to explain how to piece this...it just looked fascinating. Hmn, I may sign up for the course just...
    Forum: Main
    05-24-2013, 09:28 AM
    Replies: 32
    Views: 7,480
    Posted By Maggiem

    I absolutely agree with you. I've rarely read...

    I absolutely agree with you. I've rarely read such crabbiness in a thread, and I must admit it kind of discourages me from asking questions about a quilt, or posting pictures of anything I may have...
    Forum: Main
    05-23-2013, 03:58 PM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 2,515
    Posted By Maggiem

    You can still buy digital copies on the Fons and...

    You can still buy digital copies on the Fons and Porter site.
    Forum: Main
    05-22-2013, 03:56 AM
    Replies: 212
    Views: 18,270
    Posted By Maggiem

    Yes, yes, yes, use them! Enjoy them, feel good...

    Yes, yes, yes, use them! Enjoy them, feel good under them, lie on them, let the kitty cats snooze on them, wash them when they need it, dry them in the positive energies of the sun, be proud that you...
    Forum: Main
    05-20-2013, 09:00 PM
    Replies: 33
    Views: 34,355
    Posted By Maggiem

    The 4PP certainly looks like it would be fun to...

    The 4PP certainly looks like it would be fun to do, and a lot less hassle than trying to get 6 or 8 repeats perfectly cut! I very much like the quilts everyone here has made!

    Another experiment...
    Forum: Main
    05-20-2013, 09:41 AM
    Replies: 33
    Views: 5,638
    Posted By Maggiem

    I'm afraid that the words "rarely sized...

    I'm afraid that the words "rarely sized correctly" aren't fair, in my experience at least.

    I have only had incorrectly-sized squares with one really cheap knock-off package of 10" squares, and...
    Forum: Main
    05-20-2013, 09:25 AM
    Replies: 34
    Views: 6,040
    Posted By Maggiem

    I've just finished piecing John Flynn's blue and...

    I've just finished piecing John Flynn's blue and white Drunkard's Path, and done his multi-colour batik Storm at Sea. Both kits were perfectly cut, and a pleasure to put together. I would never have...
    Forum: Main
    05-19-2013, 09:00 AM
    Replies: 63
    Views: 7,036
    Posted By Maggiem

    I have a Block Butler semi-permanently up on my...

    I have a Block Butler semi-permanently up on my wall. It has a slightly sticky surface that works really well. It has helped me so much in the last 2 years that I cannot imagine how I survived...
    Forum: Main
    05-16-2013, 08:06 AM
    Replies: 33
    Views: 9,021
    Posted By Maggiem

    These make excellent "10-Minute blocks". 4"...

    These make excellent "10-Minute blocks". 4" squares can also be organized into 4-patches or 9-patches, then sashed. They can become HSTs and turned into any number of great combinations. I love...
    Forum: Main
    05-15-2013, 06:16 AM
    Replies: 66
    Views: 13,835
    Posted By Maggiem

    Washable glue sticks from the dollar store work...

    Washable glue sticks from the dollar store work very, very well too. Just be sure it's washable. A quick little dab will line up seams. I use it too to keep corner squares stable when making snowball...
    Forum: Main
    05-12-2013, 06:57 PM
    Replies: 37
    Views: 13,664
    Posted By Maggiem

    I like this pattern quite a bit, and think it was...

    I like this pattern quite a bit, and think it was done in 5-inch finished HSTs, so that the backing would be in one piece. That would make it 40 inches wide, from the photos. I can't tell from the...
    Forum: Links and Resources
    05-09-2013, 07:17 PM
    Replies: 38
    Views: 5,752
    Posted By Maggiem

    What a great site! A joy to explore! Thank you...

    What a great site! A joy to explore! Thank you for posting the link, and thanks so much to the person who compiled it.
    Forum: Main
    05-08-2013, 11:01 PM
    Replies: 42
    Views: 25,909
    Posted By Maggiem

    Cedar chests, cedar-protected storage in general,...

    Cedar chests, cedar-protected storage in general, are excellent protection against moths and other kinds of insect damage. I have never heard of 'leakage' damage at all. I highly recommend cedar.
    Forum: Main
    05-08-2013, 08:23 AM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 10,960
    Posted By Maggiem

    I've made three fleece-backed quilts - a...

    I've made three fleece-backed quilts - a wheelchair size, a lap quilt and now a bed quilt. I love working with fleece, it sews beautifully and doesn't stretch during quilting. Glue-basting works well...
    Forum: Main
    05-07-2013, 09:01 AM
    Replies: 101
    Views: 9,529
    Posted By Maggiem

    sorry, double posting!

    sorry, double posting!
    Forum: Main
    05-07-2013, 09:00 AM
    Replies: 101
    Views: 9,529
    Posted By Maggiem

    I agree about the importance of light and...

    I agree about the importance of light and lighting too, including geographical considerations. Sunlight is very different and colours seem very different depending on where we live in the world -...
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