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Forum: Main
09-22-2017, 07:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,084
Posted By roselady

Thank you everyone!!! You ladies are so helpful!...

Thank you everyone!!! You ladies are so helpful! I've done the two sided binding before, I'd forgotten all about it.
Forum: Main
09-22-2017, 11:44 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,084
Posted By roselady

Double fold vs. single fold binding

I'm finishing up a quilt that I started a couple of years ago. No surprise that I don't have enough of the fabric that I want for the binding. The fabric I thought I would use just doesn't look as...
Forum: Main
05-02-2016, 09:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,463
Posted By roselady

I glue baste and don't have a problem with being...

I glue baste and don't have a problem with being able to reuse the paper pieces. They don't really "pop" out, you do have to be somewhat careful. Different glues may behave differently, also. I use...
Forum: Main
05-02-2016, 09:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,426
Posted By roselady

I've had my Bernina 770 for almost a year, I love...

I've had my Bernina 770 for almost a year, I love it! I had the 750 which I traded for the 770. I was not at all happy with the 750 and was given the opportunity to upgrade with just a minimal...
Forum: Main
11-12-2015, 09:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,587
Posted By roselady

I have a 770 and love it!! I had the 750 and...

I have a 770 and love it!! I had the 750 and traded it for the 770. So far there is nothing I don't love about it.
Forum: Main
09-18-2015, 01:38 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 700
Posted By roselady

Cotton Patch quilt shop in Tawas City, WI - block of the month

I've signed up for one of their BOM programs. I'm hoping someone can reassure me that they are a good shop to be involved with. I've had great experience with Fat Quarter shops BOM and so I signed up...
Forum: Main
04-23-2015, 10:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,324
Posted By roselady

It is an old, old line. It won't be easy finding...

It is an old, old line. It won't be easy finding more of it. I have some in a slightly different color, all the flowers are the Aqua color. I only have a fat quarter, with a few inches cut off of it,...
Forum: Main
03-24-2015, 07:06 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 45,900
Posted By roselady

I just finished a quilt with 1 1/2 layers of...

I just finished a quilt with 1 1/2 layers of batting. Expert quilter, Cindy Needham calls it gourmet batting. One layer of thin cotton and half of a layer of wool. Wool will pull apart in half a...
Forum: Main
03-24-2015, 06:58 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 6,518
Posted By roselady

I've been sewing for 45 years, piecing quilts for...

I've been sewing for 45 years, piecing quilts for 25, hand quilting for 25, but when I tried FMQ a couple of years ago, I felt like an absolute beginner!! I truly thought I would NEVER, NEVER enjoy...
Forum: Main
12-27-2014, 10:54 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,601
Posted By roselady

I have the 750, no embroidery. I've had it about...

I have the 750, no embroidery. I've had it about 16 months but haven't done a lot on it because we have been remodeling my sewing room. I first purchased a 750 after it had been out only 6 months,...
Forum: Mission: Organization
03-22-2014, 09:37 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 21,542
Posted By roselady

About 5 years ago, after all my kids left home,...

About 5 years ago, after all my kids left home, my daughters room became the guest room/sewing room. A 10x11 room with a double bed in it, didn't leave much room for a sewing machine, cutting table,...
Forum: Main
03-21-2014, 07:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 735
Posted By roselady

I'm not sure what the clips are that you want...

I'm not sure what the clips are that you want info on, but it seems like I remember seeing elastic garters like you use on fitted sheets to keep them in place, being used to cope with all the "extra"...
Forum: Main
01-28-2014, 10:26 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,552
Posted By roselady

I have the 750 and I love it!!!! I went through...

I have the 750 and I love it!!!! I went through some awful times to get to this point though. I originally bought a machine at the nearest Bernina shop, they also had the best price. I had to wait 3...
Forum: Mission: Organization
01-14-2014, 10:58 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,150
Posted By roselady

Will you share the materials he used and any...

Will you share the materials he used and any helpful techniques? Thanks!!
Forum: Mission: Organization
01-14-2014, 10:20 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 17,914
Posted By roselady

Your room is beautiful!! I am in the process of...

Your room is beautiful!! I am in the process of moving my sewing room out of the guest room, a small room with a double bed taking up most of the room, and into the formal living room. Like you, I...
Forum: Main
12-22-2013, 05:12 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,615
Posted By roselady

I have pictures of most of my quilts but I sure...

I have pictures of most of my quilts but I sure wish I had written about each one while doing them. So many things would be helpful in the future. How did the batting, thread, etc...behave. Mistakes...
Forum: Main
12-22-2013, 04:48 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,594
Posted By roselady

If you want to make something bigger with them,...

If you want to make something bigger with them, take them shopping and find other fabrics to add to them. Don't use them in the same project unless you really like them with each other. I have bought...
Forum: Main
10-12-2013, 08:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,336
Posted By roselady

I think the frosted donut with Masterpiece thread...

I think the frosted donut with Masterpiece thread is the best ideal for hand applique! You get lots of colors without spending a fortune on all those spools. Its easy to travel with, and Masterpiece...
Forum: Main
10-12-2013, 08:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 865
Posted By roselady

Hobbs 80/20 doesn't have a scrim. W&N does have a...

Hobbs 80/20 doesn't have a scrim. W&N does have a scrim. I agree, the Hobbs is slightly puffier and not near as heavy as W&N. Because it doesn't have a scrim it is much easier to hand quilt than W&N,...
Forum: Main
10-08-2013, 11:35 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,501
Posted By roselady

I agree, it can be frustrating and that is why I...

I agree, it can be frustrating and that is why I am determined to learn how to quilt my own quilts. A few years ago I made a quilt for my sons wedding gift. I designed it, did some hand applique on...
Forum: Main
10-07-2013, 09:30 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,409
Posted By roselady

Masterpiece was formerly a 2-ply thread, they...

Masterpiece was formerly a 2-ply thread, they have recently changed to 3-ply. I have only used the 2ply when doing hand applique, it is wonderful for that. Superior threads are high quality threads...
Forum: Main
09-15-2013, 03:08 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,969
Posted By roselady

I'm assuming that people who say bamboo requires...

I'm assuming that people who say bamboo requires toxic manufacturing process, are right. I don't know that for a fact. That is a concern for me if it is true. Unfortunately, cotton may not require...
Forum: Main
09-09-2013, 07:45 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,337
Posted By roselady

Your quilt is beautiful!!! Don't give up! If we...

Your quilt is beautiful!!! Don't give up! If we don't try things that are a bit of a challenge we will never learn new wonderful things. You've been given some helpful hints here, do the ones that...
Forum: Main
07-29-2013, 08:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,521
Posted By roselady

Test it. Even if you don't have the perfect...

Test it. Even if you don't have the perfect fabric for a border, if you have something close, lay it down under the quilt top, maybe just on 2 sides. Compare the sides with the border and without....
Forum: Main
07-20-2013, 09:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,679
Posted By roselady

I haven't had a problem getting the paper off,...

I haven't had a problem getting the paper off, when I was done with the sewing. I never wet it, the fabric just came right up off the paper. It doesn't ruin the paper either, I used the pieces over...
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