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    Search: Posts Made By: mhollifiel
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    Forum: Main
    07-11-2023, 09:20 AM
    Replies: 33
    Views: 5,525
    Posted By mhollifiel

    Old librarian's two cents

    Quilter (former librarian) weighs in: Let's change our perspective a bit. These 20 volumes WERE valuable. Before you trash them and their contents with a heavy heart, consider the value they have...
    Forum: Main
    07-10-2022, 06:07 AM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 5,922
    Posted By mhollifiel

    Like fishing

    This is a reminder that quilting for charity is similar to catch and release in fishing. For those of us who have been making charity quilts exclusively long term, we learn early to make and release....
    Forum: Main
    11-20-2020, 08:18 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 3,855
    Posted By mhollifiel

    i make charity quilts and sometimes wondered...

    i make charity quilts and sometimes wondered about what happens to the ones that go to children in hospital. No more! Years ago my physical therapist said her 7 year old son would not sleep without...
    Forum: Recipes
    11-13-2020, 06:51 AM
    Replies: 68
    Views: 11,931
    Posted By mhollifiel

    A scant spoonful of sugar in any tomato soup or...

    A scant spoonful of sugar in any tomato soup or sauce. Cuts the acid for a smoother taste.
    Collards and other greens, turnips, and even green beans benefit from the sugar trick as well.

    For...
    Forum: Main
    07-08-2020, 03:06 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 1,705
    Posted By mhollifiel

    I made a couple of them last year for my toddler...

    I made a couple of them last year for my toddler grandson out of a nice fluffy synthetic. He loved it and it worked well. I don't see why a quilted fitted sheet would not work and fit even better....
    Forum: Main
    06-14-2020, 05:19 PM
    Replies: 35
    Views: 12,646
    Posted By mhollifiel

    I posted a unique solution to this back in 2016....

    I posted a unique solution to this back in 2016. My son was a Coast Guard Officer. For their drug searches and the like, they wore CG issued gloves that could not be cut by sharp implements and/or...
    Forum: Main
    02-19-2020, 10:09 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 4,039
    Posted By mhollifiel

    Thrift Store! I have collected 100% wool blankets...

    Thrift Store! I have collected 100% wool blankets this way for years to use as batting. I see no reason why they could not work for padding an ironing board. If you are worried about using steam, I'd...
    Forum: Main
    11-24-2019, 01:29 PM
    Replies: 27
    Views: 7,723
    Posted By mhollifiel

    I have my grandmother's graduation gift in the...

    I have my grandmother's graduation gift in the back of my SUV. It has lived a full and useful life for over 50 years. It was a tied postcard scrap quilt. About 15 years ago, I replaced the backing...
    Forum: Links and Resources
    11-03-2019, 04:19 AM
    Replies: 45
    Views: 9,339
    Posted By mhollifiel

    I second the Jordon Fabrics videos...

    I second the Jordon Fabrics videos recommendation. In addition to Donna's comfortable presentation, I find her tips along the way have really sharpened my technique. And her tool recommendations are...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    11-02-2019, 05:23 AM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 4,319
    Posted By mhollifiel

    LOL! Blitzkreig in spruts. I only do charity...

    LOL! Blitzkreig in spruts. I only do charity quits and work within a bee. I don't do any of the work after the top is pieced. I usually leave a top or two laid out on my floor (my design wall)...
    Forum: Main
    10-07-2019, 03:22 AM
    Replies: 28
    Views: 4,415
    Posted By mhollifiel

    I have made a log cabin quilt on a serger. My...

    I have made a log cabin quilt on a serger. My only sewing machine was in the repair shop and I went into quilting withdrawal. There was my serger. I put that quilt together in no time and it went...
    Forum: Pictures
    10-06-2019, 07:46 AM
    Replies: 30
    Views: 4,993
    Posted By mhollifiel

    Is this the nine patch that you trim off strips...

    Is this the nine patch that you trim off strips from the four sides and rotate with just a bit of trimming on the longest two strips? Turned out great!
    Forum: Main
    09-22-2019, 04:03 AM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 12,442
    Posted By mhollifiel

    I have experience with this. When I was a middle...

    I have experience with this. When I was a middle school librarian back at the beginning of computer integration into schools, the "powers that be" decided to whack off a corner of the library for our...
    Forum: Main
    08-24-2019, 06:06 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 7,223
    Posted By mhollifiel

    I’ve been using the June Taylor slotted rulers...

    I’ve been using the June Taylor slotted rulers for years. Also I like the newer and wider CreativeGrids. Love these rulers! They are real timesavers. I have broken June Taylor’s due to mishandling...
    Forum: Main
    08-20-2019, 05:08 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 4,108
    Posted By mhollifiel

    This thread reminds me of when I left my robot...

    This thread reminds me of when I left my robot vacuum in my hot car for a couple of days. Now it speaks Spanish!
    Works great though. Too busy quilting to take time to figure out how to change it if...
    Forum: Pictures
    07-14-2019, 03:22 PM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 7,941
    Posted By mhollifiel

    I got the 4 patches sliced, diced, and sewn up...

    I got the 4 patches sliced, diced, and sewn up into blocks. Pressing is done. This beautiful stack of blocks awaits assembly when I return from vacation! And it looks like a great pattern for our...
    Forum: Main
    07-13-2019, 08:27 AM
    Replies: 44
    Views: 6,261
    Posted By mhollifiel

    I'm with you, Cathy! Linda Hahn of Frog Hollow...

    I'm with you, Cathy! Linda Hahn of Frog Hollow Designs was a guest speaker at our guild and she's not troubled by backing matches either. She found a darling frog print and bought the whole bolt....
    Forum: Pictures
    07-13-2019, 06:28 AM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 7,941
    Posted By mhollifiel

    This is so coincidental for me! Kismet really!...

    This is so coincidental for me! Kismet really! Thank you! I have just finished sewing a green layer cake to a neutral layer cake turning the whole pile into 4 patches but it's so blah! This will turn...
    Forum: Pictures
    07-03-2019, 03:50 PM
    Replies: 37
    Views: 4,087
    Posted By mhollifiel

    Thank you so much for sharing the pattern...

    Thank you so much for sharing the pattern information with us. I think I can locate that book. I have a different PL book that is full of great ideas! Your quilts are just wonderful.
    Forum: Pictures
    07-03-2019, 04:57 AM
    Replies: 37
    Views: 4,087
    Posted By mhollifiel

    Me too! Love this! Hope you don't mind sharing...

    Me too! Love this! Hope you don't mind sharing pattern info with us.
    Forum: Main
    06-29-2019, 06:31 AM
    Replies: 51
    Views: 6,300
    Posted By mhollifiel

    Charity/comfort quilts make up about 98% of the...

    Charity/comfort quilts make up about 98% of the quilts that I help to make. Our guild has a charity bee of less than a dozen quilters who made over 400 quilts this year and the year before. Since we...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    06-12-2019, 04:38 AM
    Replies: 2
    Views: 1,369
    Posted By mhollifiel

    Class of '19?

    A Facebook post was offering Congratulations to the Class of '19. That suddenly struck me as odd. My grandparents were in that class! LOL!

    Isn't it amazing how we, as elders, bridge the...
    Forum: Main
    06-09-2019, 06:40 AM
    Replies: 97
    Views: 11,261
    Posted By mhollifiel

    The quilts in museums like Paducah, KY blow me...

    The quilts in museums like Paducah, KY blow me away. So do those in every quilt show. That said, I have no intention ever to have my quilts shown in either venue. My quilts are destined for use,...
    Forum: Main
    05-31-2019, 06:01 AM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 2,762
    Posted By mhollifiel

    Help from a non quilting friend!

    Yesterday, Wanda came over and helped me assemble 116 blocks for Wickedly Easy Quilts, a free 2007 design by Annette L. Unrein. I am really pitiful at color and design. Wanda does not do anything in...
    Forum: Pictures
    05-14-2019, 06:06 AM
    Replies: 26
    Views: 4,465
    Posted By mhollifiel

    Kitsie, your legs are going to be extravagantly...

    Kitsie, your legs are going to be extravagantly warm. That leg warmer quilt will be fab, fab, fabulous.
    Our charity quilt bee is always on the look out for new patterns and that second one looks...
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