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Forum: Main
09-08-2015, 10:09 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,641
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Thank you all for your answers and suggestions....

Thank you all for your answers and suggestions. Blue was his favorite color, which is why they were using the blue hearts. I know his family is still using blue hearts as Facebook icons but I'm still...
Forum: Main
09-07-2015, 05:16 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,641
Posted By GiddyUpGo

A quilt for a grieving person

My friend's 16-year-old son was in a terrible car accident a couple of weeks ago. While he was in the hospital "blue hearts" became a sort of community symbol for his recovery. I went down to the...
Forum: Main
04-25-2014, 05:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,202
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Unisex or baby boy?

Hi all, I'm making a quilt for my son's third grade teacher, who is having a baby in July. She doesn't know the sex of the baby so I was going for unisex, but now that I'm done piecing I'm starting...
Forum: Main
02-17-2014, 12:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,278
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Wow, thanks everyone for all of the great...

Wow, thanks everyone for all of the great suggestions! I'll let you know which one I end up going with ... thank you!
Forum: Main
02-15-2014, 01:40 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,016
Posted By GiddyUpGo

I don't want to plug any one group but I'm gonna...

I don't want to plug any one group but I'm gonna ... when he was two my son got really sick with a stomach virus and had to be on IV fluids because he couldn't keep anything down. We were given a...
Forum: Main
02-15-2014, 01:24 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,853
Posted By GiddyUpGo

I'm still pretty hopeless at coming up with...

I'm still pretty hopeless at coming up with quilting ideas (and actually quilting them!) but I just want to say I think your cats are adorable. Really cute quilt!
Forum: Main
02-15-2014, 01:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,278
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Looking for inspiration

My grandma died a few years ago. She left behind a room full of fabric, too much for me to keep it all. I did keep some pieces I particularly liked and all of her UFOs. I also kept a storage box full...
Forum: Main
09-21-2013, 08:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,210
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Is this quilt a lost cause?

So the good news is, I just got a Baby Lock Crescendo to replace my $200 Brother sewing machine. Yay! My new machine is super-dreamy and so much fun to use. I decided to give it its trial run on a...
Forum: Main
09-10-2013, 04:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,577
Posted By GiddyUpGo

I recently saw one on eBay for about a thousand...

I recently saw one on eBay for about a thousand ...
Forum: Main
09-09-2013, 10:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 17,818
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Thanks everyone. I'm happy to report that I got...

Thanks everyone. I'm happy to report that I got the Crescendo ... or will once my machine arrives at the dealer. Yay! I'm pretty excited though a little disappointed that I didn't get a machine with...
Forum: Main
09-09-2013, 11:19 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 17,818
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Baby Lock Crescendo vs. Aria

OK I've finally demonstrated that my quilting bug isn't going to go away, and I'm going to upgrade my machine from a $200 Brother to something pretty nice. Now I've been eyeing a Bernina for a long...
Forum: Pictures
09-05-2013, 11:08 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,080
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Henry's Dinosaur Quilt

Hi everyone, I wanted to post a photo of this finished quilt because I got a lot of help choosing colors for it from Quilting Board members. Of course this was months ago now--it took me a really...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-24-2013, 06:34 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,352
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Thank you everyone for all the help with this! :)...

Thank you everyone for all the help with this! :) I was so thrilled to receive this machine and now I'm even more thrilled to know a little bit about it and where it was made. I guess since the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-24-2013, 06:59 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,352
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Oh, I thought I'd already posted a picture of the...

Oh, I thought I'd already posted a picture of the bobbin area, I guess I missed it. Here it is--very sad and rusty:
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-23-2013, 07:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,352
Posted By GiddyUpGo

OK, here is the spider-web covered underbelly ......

OK, here is the spider-web covered underbelly ... :) To me it looks more like the photo of the 15 in that other thread, but I think I'm too uneducated to make the call ...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-23-2013, 05:45 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,352
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Thank you everyone for the replies! It is a "C"...

Thank you everyone for the replies! It is a "C" serial number but sadly, ISMACS says almost nothing about them except "Beginning 1908." And something about the Russian army destroying a lot of...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-23-2013, 03:19 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,352
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Old Singer Model 15?

My neighbor just gave me an old Singer which I think is a model 15. I don't know a whole lot about old sewing machines but have always wanted one to put in my future sewing room ... so I was really...
Forum: Main
03-02-2013, 04:14 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,956
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Poll: What would you do?

I was cutting the pieces for my son's dinosaur quilt today and was mortified to discover that I'd cut a stack of 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 rectangles instead of 8 1/2 x 2 1/2. The fabric came from my grandma's...
Forum: Main
02-25-2013, 12:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,873
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Thank you so much everyone for your advice and...

Thank you so much everyone for your advice and suggestions. I got some warmer colors (an orange, a yellow and an orange-ish kind of brown). I didn't get a red though because (it's hard to tell from...
Forum: Main
02-22-2013, 04:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,873
Posted By GiddyUpGo

I think so, like this one though not this exact...

I think so, like this one though not this exact same pattern: http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/projects-ideas/bed-quilts/splashes-of-color_1.html. The blocks are 8".
Forum: Main
02-22-2013, 03:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,873
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Color advice?

I'm about to embark on this dinosaur quilt for my three-year-old, but I'm having some trouble choosing colors. I got three prints from a line of dinosaur fabric but to me they don't really look like...
Forum: Main
02-20-2013, 10:49 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 10,959
Posted By GiddyUpGo

I haven't made a ton of quilts but I have given a...

I haven't made a ton of quilts but I have given a few of them away. I like to make them for baby shower gifts because new moms can always use quilts (besides keeping a baby warm on a cold day they...
Forum: Pictures
02-20-2013, 10:35 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,376
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Thanks! Here it is hung up so you can see the...

Thanks! Here it is hung up so you can see the whole thing (it's hanging at kind of a funky angle but you get the idea). And almost all of this fabric came from fabric.com (the line is actually on...
Forum: Main
02-19-2013, 04:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,030
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Thank you! :)

Thank you! :)
Forum: Pictures
02-19-2013, 04:32 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,376
Posted By GiddyUpGo

Finished my chicken quilt--yay!

This quilt came pretty close to being a disaster, but I think it turned out OK in the end.

I had a ton of problems from getting the seams wrong to fusible batting that didn't fuse ... but it's all...
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