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Forum: Main
03-28-2009, 03:49 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 6,484
Posted By Wendy

I saw a binding tool in a Clotilde catalog today....

I saw a binding tool in a Clotilde catalog today. It is a wooden tube that flares out on each end to keep the binding wound in the middle. A string or ribbon goes through it and the quilter wears...
Forum: Main
03-25-2009, 05:41 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 6,484
Posted By Wendy

Navy_Mom, nobody has answered your question...

Navy_Mom, nobody has answered your question about applying binding without any hand sewing. Eleanor Burns only uses this method. Instead of applying the binding on the front, folding it around to...
Forum: Main
03-25-2009, 09:47 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 6,484
Posted By Wendy

A recent article in a quilting magazine reminds...

A recent article in a quilting magazine reminds us to also include our maiden names on our quilt labels...in case any future descendant wants to research the ancestor who made the quilt. As an...
Forum: Main
03-21-2009, 05:50 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 7,468
Posted By Wendy

I have already checked out the Home for the...

I have already checked out the Home for the Holidays book on Amazon as I REALLY love that Christmas Pickle quilt. As much as I hate them, I had better start on my green collection to be ready to...
Forum: Main
03-18-2009, 04:21 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 7,379
Posted By Wendy

I was also taught not to piece borders (back in...

I was also taught not to piece borders (back in 1982), so I go out of my way to purchase extra length to avoid piecing...though on rare occasions, it has been necessary. When that happens, I usually...
Forum: Pictures
03-12-2009, 10:22 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,000
Posted By Wendy

I also like the 3rd choice. The two blue borders...

I also like the 3rd choice. The two blue borders set off the quilt the best. It will be great whatever you decide!
Forum: Pictures
03-12-2009, 10:17 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,332
Posted By Wendy

Actually the floors are not hard wood...they are...

Actually the floors are not hard wood...they are a laminate like Pergo that is in the wood grain style. They are great and easy to sweep and mop with only a little water. We are using the laminate...
Forum: Main
03-11-2009, 04:50 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 7,468
Posted By Wendy

I am also a non-green person. We did a St....

I am also a non-green person. We did a St. Patrick's Day activity at my guild last week and I needed some green fabrics. I shopped in my stash and found only a very few greens that were not...
Forum: Main
03-08-2009, 11:00 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,424
Posted By Wendy

March 8, 2009 In the newest "Quilters...

March 8, 2009 In the newest "Quilters Newsletter" magazine, April/May 2009/No.409, there is an article titled, "Hidden Landscapes," by Kathryn Wagar Wright with Irene Berry, from which I will quote....
Forum: Pictures
03-07-2009, 07:57 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,905
Posted By Wendy

Be assured...it won't be so neat once everything...

Be assured...it won't be so neat once everything is moved into the room. You are not seeing the cutting and sewing tables, which were probably not neat when the photos were taken. I have a friend...
Forum: Pictures
03-07-2009, 07:50 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,943
Posted By Wendy

I live in New Hampshire overlooking Lake...

I live in New Hampshire overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee. We moved here from the Detroit area and absolutely LOVE IT!
Forum: Pictures
03-06-2009, 02:03 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,943
Posted By Wendy

View from my quilting studio. I do not face...

View from my quilting studio.

I do not face the view while I am sewing...too distracting. I look when I enter the room and when I go to the ironing board.
Wendy
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Forum: Pictures
03-06-2009, 01:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,738
Posted By Wendy

Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I LOVE...

Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I LOVE that room. I intend to go give my husband a BIG KISS for building the room exactly the way I wanted it (the cutting surface is large and built a little...
Forum: Main
03-06-2009, 11:29 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,696
Posted By Wendy

The product called Insul-Bright is amazing. I...

The product called Insul-Bright is amazing. I used it for Christmas gifts and it is great to work with (but not cheap). I am sure you can get it through the Keepsake Quilting catalog...probably...
03-06-2009, 11:25 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,217
Posted By Wendy

Welcome from central New Hampshire. This is a...

Welcome from central New Hampshire. This is a great place to visit.
Wendy
Forum: Pictures
03-06-2009, 11:17 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,738
Posted By Wendy

Last quilt studio photo. Cutting table and...

Last quilt studio photo.

Cutting table and design wall and a couple of fabric cabinets...there are 5 in total.
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Forum: Pictures
03-06-2009, 11:14 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,905
Posted By Wendy

Whoops...not the cutting table and design...

Whoops...not the cutting table and design wall...it is the bookcases with quilting books and a few magazinew that have gotten unpacked.
Wendy
Forum: Pictures
03-06-2009, 11:12 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,905
Posted By Wendy

Another quilt studio photo. Cutting table...

Another quilt studio photo.

Cutting table and design wall.
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Forum: Pictures
03-06-2009, 11:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,332
Posted By Wendy

Last one of the antiques, folks. I have an...

Last one of the antiques, folks.

I have an old wooden ironing board, 6 flat irons, a child-size wooden ironing board and child-size iron...all from antique shops or my grandmother. I plan to...
Forum: Pictures
03-06-2009, 11:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,255
Posted By Wendy

I am having trouble uploading the photos. It is...

I am having trouble uploading the photos. It is only letting me do 1 at a time instead of the three mentioned. I'll try again here.

The cards in the picture are antique thread advertising cards...
Forum: Pictures
03-06-2009, 10:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,602
Posted By Wendy

I am going to try to attach photos of my quilting...

I am going to try to attach photos of my quilting studio here. Since I can only post 3 photos at a time, I will have to do the rest of the studio in another note.
Wendy

The picture is above my...
Forum: Main
03-06-2009, 07:33 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,600
Posted By Wendy

Gail, I have always been told that for sturdy...

Gail,
I have always been told that for sturdy things, like furniture, an object must be 100 years old or older to be considered an antique and breakable things like glassware and china must be at...
Forum: Main
03-05-2009, 07:46 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,600
Posted By Wendy

Congratulations! I had my great aunt's old...

Congratulations! I had my great aunt's old treadle machine and wanted to use the top as an end table. We actually threw out the machine and my husband took off the part of the top that opens and...
Forum: Main
03-05-2009, 07:27 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,424
Posted By Wendy

It sure is interesting to read everyone's...

It sure is interesting to read everyone's opinions. I much prefer Steam a Seam, even though I have to buy it in small packages. I LOVE being able to move it around until I am sure about where I...
Forum: Pictures
03-05-2009, 06:08 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 5,410
Posted By Wendy

WOW! You sure made up for me today...I didn't sew...

WOW! You sure made up for me today...I didn't sew a stitch. You definitely got a lot done. I have nothing on my calendar for the next three days, so hopefully, I will spend them at my machine and...
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