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Forum: Pictures
12-25-2017, 01:31 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 5,624
Posted By eej713

Beautiful and I love the bright colors. You...

Beautiful and I love the bright colors. You learned the same lesson I did, NEVER let someone pick out the pattern, colors yes, that's all. I learned the hard way a couple years ago when my daughter...
Forum: Pictures
04-21-2017, 06:23 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 174,918
Posted By eej713

I love the border. Could you tell us how you did...

I love the border. Could you tell us how you did the 3D scallop? That with the piano key border really sets the quilt off.
Great job, quilting on it is great also.
Forum: Main
11-21-2012, 06:55 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,869
Posted By eej713

I bought one this summer......hated it! I kept...

I bought one this summer......hated it! I kept sliding off it, there was just too much air in it. Last week I took an Ice pick to the side of it and let out a bunch of air, had to do it twice to...
Forum: Main
10-15-2012, 06:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,055
Posted By eej713

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Forum: Main
11-06-2011, 08:19 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 11,184
Posted By eej713

I learned a long, long time ago.....the hard way....

I learned a long, long time ago.....the hard way. Resize all the blocks before you assemble them. Take the smallest and go by that measurement. I don't care how long I've been quilting (about 23...
Forum: Pictures
10-01-2011, 07:58 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 11,293
Posted By eej713

I call it the Tessellating Flower, gave it the...

I call it the Tessellating Flower, gave it the name My Flower Garden when I choose to make it multi-colored. Original pattern was probably a pinwheel, I adapted this from it maybe 10 years ago, or...
Forum: Main
10-01-2011, 05:49 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 7,758
Posted By eej713

[quote=plainpat]When DH's Grmother died, we found...

[quote=plainpat]When DH's Grmother died, we found stacks of Christmas gifts, including a red half slip she'd said she'd always wanted.All were in boxes....what a sad thing. After that,I got over any...
Forum: Pictures
09-30-2011, 05:57 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 11,293
Posted By eej713

Also....if you put the strips on the sides, the...

Also....if you put the strips on the sides, the block ends there instead of joining the next one to form another "flower". The block in the directions is a good guide to making your quilt at least 4...
Forum: Pictures
09-30-2011, 05:43 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 11,293
Posted By eej713

Actually, that pattern is smaller. I use a 3...

Actually, that pattern is smaller. I use a 3 1/2" square and a 2" square in the corner and I don't bring the points out, I let the next block interlock with the adjoining block.....possibly saw some...
Forum: Pictures
09-29-2011, 03:23 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 11,293
Posted By eej713

I'm in the process of writing the pattern...

I'm in the process of writing the pattern directions from the place mat size to King size because I'm going to be teaching it in Nov. and they require that everyone buys the pattern. I don't know...
Forum: Pictures
09-29-2011, 06:31 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 11,293
Posted By eej713

Sorry, the actual table runner is the last photo,...

Sorry, the actual table runner is the last photo, I loaded two of the close ups instead of the runner itself. I love this pattern for the simplicity of it.....in the process of cutting the fabric for...
Forum: Pictures
09-29-2011, 06:23 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 11,293
Posted By eej713

I made this table runner and place mats as a...

I made this table runner and place mats as a sample for a class I'm going to teach. I've included a close up of the FMQ I did on my new HQ Avante (my 5th item I've quilted on it so far). I've made...
Forum: Pictures
09-29-2011, 05:16 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 8,477
Posted By eej713

Unique modification....pinwheels your idea? Love...

Unique modification....pinwheels your idea? Love the unexpectedness of them in the quilt. Might just have to try your idea out sometime. Good job.
Forum: Main
09-29-2011, 04:50 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 6,591
Posted By eej713

Use your sick days occasionally to extend a...

Use your sick days occasionally to extend a weekend, either Friday or Monday for a "Attitude Adjustment Day", you just tell them you're sick with whatever works for you...they don't consider AAD days...
Forum: Main
09-20-2011, 08:24 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 7,940
Posted By eej713

One of the first things my Home Ec teacher, back...

One of the first things my Home Ec teacher, back in the early 80's taught us was to wash all bias tape and trims in boiling hot water (leave on the card) and let it dry to pre-shrink it. She is also...
Forum: Main
09-20-2011, 08:00 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 7,940
Posted By eej713

I wash everything that I bring into my house and...

I wash everything that I bring into my house and quite often wash the finished project also.....and am I glad I do. Just two weeks ago, I purchased fabric for my daughter's Christmas quilt. When I...
Forum: Main
09-18-2011, 05:23 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 11,986
Posted By eej713

Quite a few of us are self-taught with the help...

Quite a few of us are self-taught with the help of the TV shows and books. I rarely take a class unless it's a technique not covered by one of those two. I lived outside of town where the nearest...
Forum: Main
09-17-2011, 03:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 925
Posted By eej713

[/quote] Strange, it has a note below that...

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Strange, it has a note below that they would be for sale in select stores. Oh well, I'll just take the general idea and make her up the quilt in Electric Quilt to give her some of the...
Forum: Main
09-17-2011, 02:01 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 925
Posted By eej713

All Around The Neighborhood Sampler My...

All Around The Neighborhood Sampler

My friend wants to buy the pattern from the January FabShop Hop (since we didn't do it in Jan), but we can't find it for sale anywhere following the links they...
Forum: Pictures
09-16-2011, 10:07 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 10,694
Posted By eej713

Love the "thread turd" description....think I'm...

Love the "thread turd" description....think I'm going to use that from now on....providing I can remember it tomorrow!

The bed quilt is Beautiful...
Forum: Main
09-16-2011, 09:48 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 11,986
Posted By eej713

Some of us who have sewn for 55 years (more or...

Some of us who have sewn for 55 years (more or less) tend to forget all the little tricks we learned along the way. We treat them as natural, and forget to mention them. I learn something new every...
Forum: Pictures
09-12-2011, 08:09 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 10,606
Posted By eej713

Absolutely love it...what a fun quilt. Is it...

Absolutely love it...what a fun quilt. Is it your own design or a pattern?
Forum: Main
09-11-2011, 05:32 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 18,400
Posted By eej713

And for a baby quilt....I think it would be hard...

And for a baby quilt....I think it would be hard for a baby's eyes to focus on it. I'll have to send a photo of it to my GD and ask her....she has a baby that's legally blind and I'm looking for...
Forum: Main
09-11-2011, 05:30 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 18,400
Posted By eej713

Wow, I just might give that a try once I get the...

Wow, I just might give that a try once I get the two quilts I promised done....maybe the first of the year.
Forum: Main
09-11-2011, 05:06 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 6,568
Posted By eej713

Wonder if they were the same 5 I couldn't...

Wonder if they were the same 5 I couldn't find.....some of them took me half an hour or more to find, some I just gave up on.
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