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    Search: Posts Made By: quiltmom04
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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-09-2014, 06:36 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 11,284
    Posted By quiltmom04

    Thanks for the input, quilters!

    Thanks for the input, quilters!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-09-2014, 10:33 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 11,284
    Posted By quiltmom04

    Kenmore 2142?

    I found this machine in a resale shop. I was looking for something inexpensive for a friend. I found this machine and tests it out, and it seems to have a good stitch and sewed through lots of...
    Forum: Main
    07-09-2014, 05:43 AM
    Replies: 54
    Views: 4,633
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I have done it and always regret it. By the time...

    I have done it and always regret it. By the time I get to the quilt, I have changed my mind about a pattern, or could use one of the fabrics for something else. Besides which, even after quilting...
    Forum: Main
    07-08-2014, 04:50 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 1,372
    Posted By quiltmom04

    If your goal is to win a prize, then I would find...

    If your goal is to win a prize, then I would find out who is judging the show, research how they have judged differnt quilt techniques in the past and make your quilt to suit them. ( I hope you can...
    Forum: Main
    07-08-2014, 04:39 AM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 5,085
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I agree. If you are making what you want to make,...

    I agree. If you are making what you want to make, then it's ok. There's an interesting article in the newest Quilters' Newsletter Magazine I got in the mail yesterday about how the underpricing of...
    Forum: Main
    07-08-2014, 04:31 AM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 3,534
    Posted By quiltmom04

    If you don't ever wash them, they will be fine....

    If you don't ever wash them, they will be fine. But if you ever intend to wash them, the fabric squares will puff up a bit because the batting will wash differently than the fabrics. So you migh want...
    Forum: Main
    07-07-2014, 03:34 AM
    Replies: 61
    Views: 12,111
    Posted By quiltmom04

    Yes, paper piecing gives you finished blocks that...

    Yes, paper piecing gives you finished blocks that are straight and even - mine would sometimes get sort of wonky when I wasn't going for that. I also do log cabin blocks on a muslin backing and cut...
    Forum: Main
    07-06-2014, 11:14 AM
    Replies: 22
    Views: 7,025
    Posted By quiltmom04

    My only suggestion would be to get it done FAST!!...

    My only suggestion would be to get it done FAST!! The pain is fresh, your remorse is fresh, and for a child, it's needs to get there soon! Don't fiddle around looking for the 'perfect' pattern and...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    07-05-2014, 05:05 AM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 2,716
    Posted By quiltmom04

    That's so cute! I also like the photo because I...

    That's so cute! I also like the photo because I took a big container of sidewalk chalk for our little ones (and me!) to play with at our get-together!
    Forum: Main
    07-05-2014, 04:56 AM
    Replies: 23
    Views: 2,993
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I agree with you - it's REALLY hard to get your...

    I agree with you - it's REALLY hard to get your tension so dead-on that none of the color on the other side pops through. But your suggestion of one color thread that coordinates with two plain...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    07-04-2014, 09:45 AM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 2,435
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I have always found that cutting pants of into...

    I have always found that cutting pants of into shorts doesn't work so well,as the cut of the pants is differnt in that particular area than shorts would be - making really skinny shorts. But glad he...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    07-04-2014, 09:43 AM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 3,443
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I have had 2 MINOR problems with pjs I ordered...

    I have had 2 MINOR problems with pjs I ordered from pajamagram. As they were fairly expensive, I called to exchange them, but they let me keep the ones I got and sent me a new pair. I didn't even...
    Forum: Main
    07-03-2014, 04:30 AM
    Replies: 37
    Views: 6,071
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I would do a test block before you cut...

    I would do a test block before you cut everything. I'm afraid there is not enough contrast, and that perhaps you will loose your points with the wide color variations.
    Forum: Main
    07-03-2014, 04:28 AM
    Replies: 26
    Views: 4,004
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I love the blocks and the setting. But I think...

    I love the blocks and the setting. But I think that aqua dot is too 'heavy' for the rest of the quilt. I like the way it was illustrated in the EQ version - with a plain color as the setting squares....
    Forum: Main
    07-03-2014, 04:23 AM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 6,610
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I tried these out yesterday. My center cut was...

    I tried these out yesterday. My center cut was not exactly 1/3, but it was 2 1/4" -easy to see on the ruler and close enough- and it fit together fine. But in the process, I forgot to turn the center...
    Forum: Main
    07-03-2014, 04:12 AM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 4,224
    Posted By quiltmom04

    My experienced thought on this is that the worst...

    My experienced thought on this is that the worst part of quilting this on your machine will be basting it so that with all the moving and scootching and pushing and readjusting that will be required...
    Forum: Blocks of the Month and Week
    07-02-2014, 04:56 AM
    Replies: 33
    Views: 6,237
    Posted By quiltmom04

    These are all very cute, but neither Kleenex or...

    These are all very cute, but neither Kleenex or Puffs or even generic brands in the dollar stores open on the side anymore. Anyone make tissue holders that open at the top like the new tissue packs...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    07-02-2014, 04:53 AM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 2,889
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I sleep some on my side, some on my back and the...

    I sleep some on my side, some on my back and the stomach and back to my side. All night long. Anyway, I have a down pillow and I like it because I can bunch it up when I'm on my side and flatten to...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    07-02-2014, 04:47 AM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 5,991
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I have a top load no agitator water-conserving...

    I have a top load no agitator water-conserving machine. It cleans fine, but I don't feel like things are rinsed really well, and you can't do things I used to do with the old machine like fill it and...
    Forum: Main
    07-02-2014, 04:39 AM
    Replies: 24
    Views: 6,952
    Posted By quiltmom04

    That's what I thought too. I'm thinking it is a...

    That's what I thought too. I'm thinking it is a fused appliqué technique, not the actual piecing like the pattern says. If you enlarge the picture and look real close, it is pieced on one of the...
    Forum: Main
    07-02-2014, 04:32 AM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 7,115
    Posted By quiltmom04

    Heavens yes, a straight seam with that fabric is...

    Heavens yes, a straight seam with that fabric is fine. But what I have done in certain circumstances if I've had to piece a border that I would rather not have to piece, is to insert a piece of some...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-30-2014, 09:27 AM
    Replies: 87
    Views: 9,162
    Posted By quiltmom04

    It's lovely! I'm sure if you'd have asked any of...

    It's lovely! I'm sure if you'd have asked any of us, the response would have been IMMEDIATE!!
    Forum: Pictures
    06-30-2014, 09:25 AM
    Replies: 106
    Views: 9,904
    Posted By quiltmom04

    Some people don't love grey or yellow - whatever....

    Some people don't love grey or yellow - whatever. Personally, I don't have a real aversion to brown, but if I were choosing a color for a quilt, brown would be pretty far down the list.
    Forum: Main
    06-30-2014, 09:21 AM
    Replies: 38
    Views: 5,165
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I've tried it too, and it's very soft - you...

    I've tried it too, and it's very soft - you really don't expect it to be, but it is..
    Forum: Main
    06-29-2014, 05:28 AM
    Replies: 51
    Views: 5,052
    Posted By quiltmom04

    I think I might use a white inner border to give...

    I think I might use a white inner border to give the stars more of an effect of "floating". The red is ok, but I think the blue just gets absorbed into the pieced border. Love the stars !
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