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Forum: Main
07-25-2022, 03:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,018
Posted By laxgrandma

Putting a quilt block on a wood floor

I’m in the process of claiming half of my bedroom as a sewing room. Part of the plan involves laying plywood as the floor. It’s just too hard to use my chair with wheels on carpet. This is a budget...
Forum: Pictures
07-14-2019, 05:23 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,309
Posted By laxgrandma

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!
Forum: Pictures
07-14-2019, 03:09 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,309
Posted By laxgrandma

Good question! This is a family of twins. The...

Good question! This is a family of twins. The dads are identical twins. I've known them for over 35 years and I still can't tell them apart. Their sister also had identical twins. But your question,...
Forum: Pictures
07-14-2019, 09:04 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,309
Posted By laxgrandma

Thank you everyone for the comments and...

Thank you everyone for the comments and compliments! I'm overwhelmed! For those who were surprised that it was only my third quilt, you should know it took me over a year to make it! Once I was...
Forum: Pictures
07-14-2019, 08:54 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,309
Posted By laxgrandma

Wow! Thank you! I don't think I'm quite ready for...

Wow! Thank you! I don't think I'm quite ready for that!
Forum: Pictures
07-14-2019, 08:52 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,309
Posted By laxgrandma

Actually, I made a small booklet when I made the...

Actually, I made a small booklet when I made the quilt and gave it to the parents. I made an animal alphabet quilt for the father's twin brother had his first child a few years earlier (my second...
Forum: Pictures
07-12-2019, 12:59 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,309
Posted By laxgrandma

Wow! It's been a while since I checked this! I...

Wow! It's been a while since I checked this! I apologize for not responding promptly. The diamond shape around the medallion is pieced. The only things that were appliqued were the letters for Hakuna...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-16-2018, 11:10 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,811
Posted By laxgrandma

We had some light snow in the Denver area...

We had some light snow in the Denver area Saturday night. I had removed all the weather stripping around our double front doors. So we scrambled to get that in. Finished about 4 hours before snow....
Forum: Main
10-16-2018, 10:59 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,056
Posted By laxgrandma

I've googled stained glass to find patterns that...

I've googled stained glass to find patterns that are usually easy to translate to quilts patterns. As others have mentioned, coloring books are great.
Forum: Pictures
10-16-2018, 10:04 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 4,456
Posted By laxgrandma

Wow! Great job. I couldn't live without PP!

Wow! Great job. I couldn't live without PP!
Forum: Main
01-04-2016, 11:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,520
Posted By laxgrandma

Hi there, I have never used the mylar, but I...

Hi there,

I have never used the mylar, but I have made several quilts/pads/beds for dogs over the years. What I have liked to use, especially if your dogs a bigger, is a top layer of the "egg...
Forum: Main
01-26-2015, 08:15 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 90,375
Posted By laxgrandma

Forgot to mention I didn't put the numbers on the...

Forgot to mention I didn't put the numbers on the back. I felt like one poster stated that it would be too heavy. Another quilt for another day I guess. Also I had it quilted by Happy Crafters....
Forum: Main
01-26-2015, 08:12 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 90,375
Posted By laxgrandma

Hello pgreeno, I search the web to get ideas...

Hello pgreeno,

I search the web to get ideas how to piece this quilt. Previous posts have described the two main ways: Cut all blocks with measurements all divisible by the same number. Like...
Forum: Main
08-24-2014, 08:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,714
Posted By laxgrandma

Exclamation How do I piece this medallion?

I am going to make a quilt for an old friend. We did a lot of sailing, so it will have a nautical theme. I have attached what I have designed for a medallion in the center of the quilt. Now I can't...
Forum: Main
01-14-2014, 08:23 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,172
Posted By laxgrandma

Whoops! Too much time on a computer. Thanks for...

Whoops! Too much time on a computer. Thanks for correcting my typing as well as the definition for the acronym.
Forum: Main
01-13-2014, 09:07 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,172
Posted By laxgrandma

Thanks, alikat! Found him right away.

Thanks, alikat! Found him right away.
Forum: Main
01-13-2014, 07:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,053
Posted By laxgrandma

I, too lived in Germany for several years. The...

I, too lived in Germany for several years. The weather is somewhat dependent upon exactly where they will be located. If they are in the far south, they will have much more snow in the mountains. ...
Forum: Main
01-13-2014, 06:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,172
Posted By laxgrandma

Printing images on fabric

I am making a t-shirt/pennies/jersey/etc. quilt for my grandson who is (bragging grandmother alert!!!) a rock star in lacrosse. One of his best t-shirts has mysteriously disappeared. However, I do...
Forum: Main
12-15-2013, 03:56 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,773
Posted By laxgrandma

I am terrible at cutting exactly and sewing a...

I am terrible at cutting exactly and sewing a perfect "scant quarter inch seam." I mean, how much is scant? And when you cut, is the little line on the ruler outside the fabric, inside the fabric...
Forum: Main
10-20-2013, 04:58 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 8,556
Posted By laxgrandma

I have one and couldn't live without it. I do...

I have one and couldn't live without it. I do baby quilts for my son's friends when they have their first baby. I do a lot of applique, small and very detailed, and couldn't do it without it. I...
Forum: Main
04-09-2013, 06:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 90,375
Posted By laxgrandma

Hey, I see a few from Colorado, where I live! I...

Hey, I see a few from Colorado, where I live! I have been thinking about that. On many of the shirts there is quite a bit of fabric left I could use. I've also got a few pair of the wild lacrosse...
Forum: Main
04-09-2013, 05:46 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 90,375
Posted By laxgrandma

Great idea! Thanks. I notice that you managed to...

Great idea! Thanks. I notice that you managed to keep each block (or multiple blocks) in each column the same width. I don't know if I can finesse that. But I'll try! I like your quilt, too!
Forum: Main
04-09-2013, 04:49 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 90,375
Posted By laxgrandma

How do you piece a tshirt quilt of different sized blocks???

I'm stumped! I'm making a quilt for my grandson from his lacrosse penneys, jerseys, t-shirts, etc. The pieces from each of the shirts are all different sizes, so it won't work to have traditional...
Forum: Pictures
04-01-2013, 03:00 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,309
Posted By laxgrandma

Thank you so much! I'm a bit overwhelmed by...

Thank you so much! I'm a bit overwhelmed by everyone's responses!

Answers to a few specific questions.

All three of my quilts have a lot of applique. The first one was from a pattern by...
Forum: Pictures
03-31-2013, 07:18 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,309
Posted By laxgrandma

Lion King Baby quilt

I made this quilt for one of my son's old friends who recently had twins. For the first time, I named a quilt: The Circle of life. Not that I've done many quilts! This is my third. I designed this...
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