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    Forum: Main
    09-08-2025, 07:57 PM
    Replies: 26
    Views: 5,687
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    bearisgray, To paraphrase Mary Ellen Hopkins -...

    bearisgray,
    To paraphrase Mary Ellen Hopkins - that is your personal, private measurement.
    Forum: Main
    09-08-2025, 06:57 PM
    Replies: 33
    Views: 5,741
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    AH the Martelli - i love to use it. However it...

    AH the Martelli - i love to use it. However it seems to hate me when I have to change the blade - sigh. I use angled Olfa and have for years. I use the angled 45 and 60 for straight cutting, the...
    09-08-2025, 06:35 PM
    Replies: 6,555
    Views: 847,571
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    pumpkkin bread Dog or cat

    pumpkkin bread

    Dog or cat
    09-08-2025, 06:30 PM
    Replies: 31,520
    Views: 3,648,790
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    read--- deer

    read--- deer
    Forum: Main
    09-08-2025, 05:55 PM
    Replies: 49
    Views: 10,563
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    Hope you are better soon. I made a...

    Hope you are better soon.

    I made a sweatshirt quilted jacket (split the front of the sweatshirt and sew strips to it). The finished jacket looked beautiful but I cold barely bend the arms so I...
    09-08-2025, 05:37 PM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 1,063
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    I have a front loader and they can get moldy in...

    I have a front loader and they can get moldy in the gasket. I leave the door adjar when I am not using the washer and clean the gasket regularly. In addition, I leave the drawwer that I put the...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-08-2025, 05:17 PM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 3,884
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    Amazing quilt!!!! You defiitely deserved to win....

    Amazing quilt!!!! You defiitely deserved to win. Congratulatons.
    Forum: Main
    08-03-2023, 09:15 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 5,554
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    Thanks - I do have the Accuquilt Go Big but...

    Thanks - I do have the Accuquilt Go Big but sometimes I need to do some cutting with the rotary cutter and besides (sigh) I am a gadget junkie .... I don't think the electric rotary cutter is for me...
    Forum: Main
    08-02-2023, 01:53 PM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 4,441
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    WOW!! Looks really good so far, but all those...

    WOW!! Looks really good so far, but all those small pieces take a lot of patience.
    Forum: Main
    08-02-2023, 01:50 PM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 5,554
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    Has anyone used electric rotary cutter?

    I have severe hand problems and was browsing Amazon for ergonomic rotary cutters (I have the martelli but can't easily change the blade). I saw the electric rotary cutters and wondered if anyone has...
    Forum: Main
    07-31-2023, 07:53 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 3,058
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    I have made one for every machine, I generally...

    I have made one for every machine, I generally do the stitches twice as well as all combinations of width and length - one on regular fabric (or muslin) and the other on a quilt sandwich. The first...
    Forum: Main
    07-19-2023, 12:40 PM
    Replies: 27
    Views: 4,788
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    I have a really old set of rings - no handles and...

    I have a really old set of rings - no handles and not much grip so I quit using them. Just ordered the ones from Amazon and will try them. Would love Martelli but too many $$$ for me.

    For gloves,...
    Forum: Main
    07-19-2023, 11:48 AM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 3,043
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    I own the GOBig Electric - had to go to it...

    I own the GOBig Electric - had to go to it because between my hands and back I can't dod much with a rotary cutter. By now I have a bunch of dies - I try to buy them only when they are on sale or on...
    Forum: Main
    07-19-2023, 10:44 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 1,616
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    My experience removing double-sided fusible...

    My experience removing double-sided fusible interfacing is not good. The single-sided fusible can sometimes be removed by holding the steam iron above it for 10-15 seconde to loosen the glue and...
    Forum: Main
    07-19-2023, 10:11 AM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 4,443
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    I prefer my wall hangings to be backed with the...

    I prefer my wall hangings to be backed with the long grain vertical. With bed quilts, I don't worry about direction so much since I do verticle, horizontal and even diagonal seams to save farbic...
    Forum: Main
    07-19-2023, 10:00 AM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 2,946
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    Hmmm... I think I would prefer to have someone to...

    Hmmm... I think I would prefer to have someone to do the cooking and cleaning of the house so I can sew - and to also clean up the sewing room and put everything back where it should go after I am...
    Forum: Main
    02-18-2023, 09:55 PM
    Replies: 23
    Views: 5,184
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    I mix the starch 1-1, put it in a spray bottle,...

    I mix the starch 1-1, put it in a spray bottle, soak the fabric, cover it with waxed paper and iron it until it is mostly dry, then I hang it to finish drying. I have never scorched fabric and the...
    Forum: Main
    12-19-2022, 12:15 PM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 9,603
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    Onebyone - I understand what you are staying, but...

    Onebyone - I understand what you are staying, but when I go to the diagonal method I am usually desperaate and I have backing pieces that are close to the right size but are small so I do the...
    Forum: Main
    12-19-2022, 11:37 AM
    Replies: 114
    Views: 19,906
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    I don't have a memory of it, but I was blessed...

    I don't have a memory of it, but I was blessed with an embroidered and hand quilted crib quilt when I was born and I am told that I slept under it until I outgrew it (then it wad put away until my...
    Forum: Main
    10-19-2022, 02:33 PM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 2,298
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    RVSFAN - I am with you. I never wipe the oil...

    RVSFAN - I am with you. I never wipe the oil off. I think using alcohol for cleaning and then wiping on oil would be my suggestion.
    Forum: Main
    10-19-2022, 02:26 PM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 3,206
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    Try a jeans-a-ma-jig. You tuck it in behind the...

    Try a jeans-a-ma-jig. You tuck it in behind the presserfoot to lift it over the hump made by several thicknesses of fabric, I go t set on Amazon and they were different sizes and thicknesses. I...
    Forum: Main
    10-19-2022, 02:20 PM
    Replies: 47
    Views: 6,423
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    WOW!!! Amazing quilts! Congratulations on a well...

    WOW!!! Amazing quilts! Congratulations on a well deserved honor!!
    Forum: Main
    10-19-2022, 10:22 AM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 5,460
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    Thanks!! I love all the info. I need to look a...

    Thanks!! I love all the info. I need to look a grunge when I go to a fabric store (haven't been since Covid - sigh).
    Forum: Main
    10-01-2022, 01:37 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 1,582
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    I like echo quilting in the squares or...

    I like echo quilting in the squares or alternating squares with some other pattern. How densely you need to quilt depends on your batting so be sure and check it.
    Forum: Main
    10-01-2022, 01:33 PM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 4,024
    Posted By QuiltnLady1

    it was on my bucket list, but life kept getting...

    it was on my bucket list, but life kept getting in my way i did go to some large regional shows and found that I needed to look at all the quilts first, taking notes and sometimes taking pictures of...
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