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    Search: Posts Made By: quiltingshorttimer
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    Forum: Main
    12-03-2022, 01:12 PM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 4,827
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    does this cause problems if you long arm quilt...

    does this cause problems if you long arm quilt it? I usually like the seam to be horizontal (if possible with the quilting design) to avoid any wonkiness caused by build up of a seam while rolling or...
    Forum: Main
    12-03-2022, 01:07 PM
    Replies: 239
    Views: 90,879
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    quick question--has anyone done the online EQ...

    quick question--has anyone done the online EQ lessons being offered? There are 3 levels of lessons and I'm interested but really do not want to start at level 1 since I've used it for some time now...
    Forum: Main
    07-25-2022, 04:28 PM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 4,070
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    I feel your pain as I am know by a couple of my...

    I feel your pain as I am know by a couple of my quilting buddies as pretty imprecise. I own that. I'm not aiming for entries into competitive quilt shows, hope to get something into one of my...
    Forum: Main
    07-25-2022, 04:15 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 1,054
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    know budget important--and assume you've checked...

    know budget important--and assume you've checked prices, but has lumber fallen enough that less than a decent laminate or even the snap together vinyl tiles--we put them in an entry and library and...
    Forum: Main
    06-18-2022, 05:08 PM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 2,874
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    I've used the polybeads in weighted blanket--they...

    I've used the polybeads in weighted blanket--they are wash and dryable and if they come out they are a mess! with the weighted blanket I first sewed into a plain muslin bag and then blanket per the...
    Forum: Main
    05-12-2022, 05:21 PM
    Replies: 23
    Views: 2,887
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    I fold back and forth as I press it in half so...

    I fold back and forth as I press it in half so that it's like 12" loops of binding. I then do what my beginner instructor said and "thow it over your shoulder" so that it lays out behind you. ...
    Forum: Main
    05-12-2022, 04:45 PM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 2,391
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    my guild made dinner "scarves" for all the care...

    my guild made dinner "scarves" for all the care centers in the county. They were made so that the wide ends of a over the neck draping U would be in their front and overlap. They could be slipped...
    Forum: Main
    05-12-2022, 04:39 PM
    Replies: 37
    Views: 7,119
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    I live in the country and we are both aging and...

    I live in the country and we are both aging and realize that in the next 10 years we'll need to move into town so less outside maintenance and closer to Dr. I have a long arm--so I would like to...
    Forum: Main
    05-12-2022, 04:31 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 1,662
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    Never head of this brand but I would caution that...

    Never head of this brand but I would caution that you need to make sure that you can get parts, that the frame and machine and tracks are in good shape. Price doesn't sound bad, depending on the...
    Forum: Main
    05-03-2022, 04:49 PM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 1,290
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    I long arm and buy several rolls--yes, white...

    I long arm and buy several rolls--yes, white (bleached) is higher priced and always has been,ditto the black and 120" is much more expensive than the 90".
    Forum: Main
    01-16-2022, 04:18 PM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,576
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    we tell our beginner classes to measure the quilt...

    we tell our beginner classes to measure the quilt top/middle bottom and take the average (usually the middle is smaller and maybe an end longer but hopefully less than 1 inch--more than that you need...
    Forum: Main
    08-18-2021, 08:14 PM
    Replies: 30
    Views: 3,568
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    I use solids a lot. I like modern quilts and...

    I use solids a lot. I like modern quilts and even with some prints, the solids tend to dominate. I have 2 baskets full of true solids plus most of the rest of my stash "reads" solid or are...
    Forum: Main
    08-15-2021, 04:19 PM
    Replies: 56
    Views: 8,454
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    Wait! You mean they are suppose to be perfect? ...

    Wait! You mean they are suppose to be perfect? I've been quilting for 10+ years and have to say that my friends rib me for my willingness to accept some less than perfect piecing. But I have to...
    Forum: Pictures
    07-31-2021, 10:16 AM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 2,659
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    that is wonderful!

    that is wonderful!
    Forum: Main
    07-06-2021, 05:09 PM
    Replies: 9
    Views: 3,352
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    check Marshall's Dry Goods, think they carry some

    check Marshall's Dry Goods, think they carry some
    Forum: Main
    07-06-2021, 05:08 PM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 1,800
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    check Superiors website for needles as they will...

    check Superiors website for needles as they will show if they carry by brand. My Gammill takes a round shaft and is specific length for the timing.
    Forum: Main
    07-05-2021, 08:38 AM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 1,549
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    I do a lot of Modern quilting and the term...

    I do a lot of Modern quilting and the term negative space is used to describe areas that are not pieced blocks (although they may be pieced but usually in similar color so that it doesn't look pieced...
    Forum: Main
    06-29-2021, 10:03 PM
    Replies: 38
    Views: 4,759
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    Our guild did zoom starting about May of 2020 and...

    Our guild did zoom starting about May of 2020 and continue to zoom most meetings even though we did start back in-person this past May. We have found that a number of our members want to continue...
    Forum: Main
    06-29-2021, 09:48 PM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 3,949
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    Faultless just released a spray...

    Faultless just released a spray starch/sizing--not sure how they really describe, but just out. Faultless is HQ in KC and they brought it to the KCRQF with it released just about a week before the...
    Forum: Main
    05-25-2021, 05:57 PM
    Replies: 57
    Views: 12,625
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    thank you to all the suggestions--this post is a...

    thank you to all the suggestions--this post is a couple of years old. The quilt in question was washed (no binding so I closely zigzaged edge) with OxyClean, Grandma's Stain remover, soaked in...
    Forum: Main
    05-24-2021, 08:35 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 1,047
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    weight does matter--for instance if you use a...

    weight does matter--for instance if you use a BottomLine (Superior #80 wt?) on the bottom you will be winding much more on the bobbin than a #30 Cotton thread. So while you will actually use the...
    Forum: Main
    05-24-2021, 08:30 AM
    Replies: 63
    Views: 6,739
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    Wonderful! Wish it were mine!

    Wonderful! Wish it were mine!
    Forum: Main
    04-18-2021, 07:28 PM
    Replies: 81
    Views: 7,339
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    Just got home from a 4 day retreat with an...

    Just got home from a 4 day retreat with an instructor working on deJong and Niemeyer quilts. I don't have enough done to post a picture yet--but will once I get to that point. I need to get busy...
    Forum: Main
    03-31-2021, 04:51 PM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 1,263
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    talk with your long armer--I can always do less...

    talk with your long armer--I can always do less on the sides, but really need the top and bottom extra because of how I load on the frame. If she really does need all the extra go ahead and cut some...
    Forum: Pictures
    03-31-2021, 04:46 PM
    Replies: 27
    Views: 6,913
    Posted By quiltingshorttimer

    what a cool idea! Love it!

    what a cool idea! Love it!
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