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    Search: Posts Made By: Zoe
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    Forum: Main
    01-24-2012, 09:23 AM
    Replies: 92
    Views: 7,270
    Posted By Zoe

    Smile This happens to me too, but I keep this UFO's to...

    This happens to me too, but I keep this UFO's to give away to friends. If someone says they like it, then they get to take the half-finished project home. I am too old to continue with a project...
    Forum: Recipes
    01-20-2012, 10:05 AM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 2,673
    Posted By Zoe

    Hi, I just found the recipe in the cookbook...

    Hi, I just found the recipe in the cookbook "Fix-it and Forget-It." The lady calls for a 15-ounce can of solid pack pumpkin. I'm going to try this one today, what with ice and sleet headed this...
    Forum: Main
    12-21-2011, 09:42 AM
    Replies: 143
    Views: 10,048
    Posted By Zoe

    Our local quilt shop does not have the range of...

    Our local quilt shop does not have the range of fabrics, concentrating more on selling quilting and sewing machines. I find it more economical to shop on-line, with more and more on-line sites...
    Forum: Main
    11-30-2011, 03:23 PM
    Replies: 51
    Views: 10,589
    Posted By Zoe

    I seem to remember that this pattern was featured...

    I seem to remember that this pattern was featured in the Keepsake Quilting magazine and in Clotilde's magazine. I will dig through some of my old copies to see if I can find this. Good luck.
    Forum: Pictures
    11-12-2011, 07:08 AM
    Replies: 325
    Views: 20,679
    Posted By Zoe

    This is just gorgeous! Can you imagine the joy...

    This is just gorgeous! Can you imagine the joy you would feel when, on one of these bleak, dark winter days, this quilt would greet you! Great job.
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    09-10-2011, 07:18 AM
    Replies: 95
    Views: 7,113
    Posted By Zoe

    Your adventures with hair color have made my day!...

    Your adventures with hair color have made my day! It brought back memories of my younger days when friends and I would try hair rinses and dyes only to discover that the color of one's hair never...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-03-2011, 04:36 PM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 1,226
    Posted By Zoe

    For those who are interested, I am posting the...

    For those who are interested, I am posting the digital photo my husband took of one of the butterfly blocks in my avatar. These blocks were sewn by Sallie Carter circa 1950. I inherited more than...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-01-2011, 11:38 AM
    Replies: 37
    Views: 103,772
    Posted By Zoe

    Here is the first version of the French Braid...

    Here is the first version of the French Braid quilt wall hanging. This time I used Karen Montgomery's pattern published by Timeless Treasures featuring tonga Batiks. I did not use setting...
    Forum: Main
    09-01-2011, 05:35 AM
    Replies: 178
    Views: 14,936
    Posted By Zoe

    I promise to post all four of these wall hangings...

    I promise to post all four of these wall hangings for the Board. You guys are inspiring me to move from my mundane (but happy) quilt projects to more adventurous ones. Again, many thanks. :lol:
    Forum: Main
    09-01-2011, 05:33 AM
    Replies: 178
    Views: 14,936
    Posted By Zoe

    The pattern is the French Braid and it is not...

    The pattern is the French Braid and it is not difficult because, to me, it's a variation on the Log Cabin. You use 9" x 20" rectangles and with this one I used fifteen fat quarters. You create...
    Forum: Main
    09-01-2011, 05:13 AM
    Replies: 178
    Views: 14,936
    Posted By Zoe

    I used fifteen fat quarters from Jinny Beyer. ...

    I used fifteen fat quarters from Jinny Beyer. The strips you work with are all 9"x 20" and the number of strips depends on how many of the rows you want. It's similar to sewing a Log Cabin design...
    Forum: Main
    08-31-2011, 10:24 AM
    Replies: 178
    Views: 14,936
    Posted By Zoe

    Using Jinny Beyer's fabrics, here is my latest...

    Using Jinny Beyer's fabrics, here is my latest French Braid quilt wallhanging that I've titled "Autumn"--the second in a series of four wallhangings. All will feature a different season. Hope I am...
    Forum: Main
    08-20-2011, 08:05 AM
    Replies: 73
    Views: 5,686
    Posted By Zoe

    Your reply has made my day :lol: I find that if I...

    Your reply has made my day :lol: I find that if I am sewing a quilt for someone else, it seems to go wrong. Maybe it's the added pressure I put on myself. I realized some years back when a close...
    Forum: Main
    08-16-2011, 04:51 AM
    Replies: 78
    Views: 8,745
    Posted By Zoe

    Gosh, if life were always that simple. In the...

    Gosh, if life were always that simple. In the guild we have if an experienced quilter joins, there is resentment. If you do speak up with some new ideas, there is resentment. This particular guild...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    08-06-2011, 07:11 AM
    Replies: 207
    Views: 8,690
    Posted By Zoe

    We share the same sweet memories, because I too...

    We share the same sweet memories, because I too can recall where I was, who my boyfriend was at the time, and even to my baby son (16 months old) jumping up and down in his playpen whenever...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    08-06-2011, 06:56 AM
    Replies: 207
    Views: 8,690
    Posted By Zoe

    I bought Elvis singing "Don't Be Cruel" that my...

    I bought Elvis singing "Don't Be Cruel" that my mother and I heard on a radio station back in the 1950's. Ohmygod, am I that old? I was twelve when I first heard that man's voice and was absolutely...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    05-13-2011, 05:40 AM
    Replies: 69
    Views: 4,886
    Posted By Zoe

    Gosh, when I see your avatar with the picture of...

    Gosh, when I see your avatar with the picture of you all dressed up and sitting on the front porch, I am transported back to New Orleans. I assume that's your picture and it's a great photo. I am...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    03-29-2011, 05:48 AM
    Replies: 204
    Views: 9,806
    Posted By Zoe

    I thought of a blue rotary cutter, and don't...

    I thought of a blue rotary cutter, and don't really know why? :roll:
    Forum: Main
    03-29-2011, 05:36 AM
    Replies: 87
    Views: 10,175
    Posted By Zoe

    This is why I never do quilts for friends. ...

    This is why I never do quilts for friends. Misunderstanding of the work and time involved in creating a quilt by many people leads to hurt feelings. Those who've never stitched a quilt or any other...
    Forum: Main
    03-27-2011, 05:46 AM
    Replies: 56
    Views: 6,027
    Posted By Zoe

    I was working on my fifth "one block wonder" and...

    I was working on my fifth "one block wonder" and it was one of the drabbest quilts I've ever done. While I was sitting in my sewing room that my husband calls my padded cell, moaning and groaning my...
    Forum: Main
    03-27-2011, 05:38 AM
    Replies: 119
    Views: 11,475
    Posted By Zoe

    What would the world be without the quilt police,...

    What would the world be without the quilt police, ever ready to criticize rather than to educate or to help? As I've written before, our quilt group had one of these know-it-alls, an elderly woman...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    02-22-2011, 05:06 AM
    Replies: 66
    Views: 9,021
    Posted By Zoe

    Yeah, this poor lady had a true obsession with...

    Yeah, this poor lady had a true obsession with all quilting things. She also kept all sorts of craft items, Christmas decorations, etc. Her living room was just a junk pile of anything and...
    Forum: Main
    02-22-2011, 04:49 AM
    Replies: 80
    Views: 8,897
    Posted By Zoe

    Life is short and why in the world would you...

    Life is short and why in the world would you waste precious hours doing something that brings little joy to you. If it's your family or those friends you care about, that's a choice. I do not...
    Forum: Main
    02-19-2011, 06:11 AM
    Replies: 136
    Views: 13,792
    Posted By Zoe

    I love batiks--the bold colors, the endless...

    I love batiks--the bold colors, the endless variety, but what I like most is that they blend so well or conversely contrast in the patterns I use. I also like that for most batiks there does not...
    Forum: Main
    02-13-2011, 09:49 AM
    Replies: 107
    Views: 12,889
    Posted By Zoe

    Oh my, you are so lucky and blessed to have your...

    Oh my, you are so lucky and blessed to have your mother create these beautiful blocks. I love the vivid, jewel tones! What a magnificent Grandmother's Flower Garden you will have one day. :lol:
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