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Forum: Main
04-05-2024, 03:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,163
Posted By nanibi

virtues of kapok

Kapok is a common stuffing for meditation cushions, as it is "firm but buoyant" and pretty lightweight. It would be good for any kind of pillows to sit on, as you would stuff it densely and so not...
Forum: Main
08-26-2023, 02:17 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,355
Posted By nanibi

Oh boy, I want one--a left-compensating, LOW...

Oh boy, I want one--a left-compensating, LOW shank, probably 1/32". I followed the link above to Cutex, and yes, they have low shank compensating feet, but apparently only right-compensating. Anyone...
Forum: Main
08-10-2023, 03:19 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 11,793
Posted By nanibi

Many towns around here (upstate NY) have (yellow)...

Many towns around here (upstate NY) have (yellow) bins for clothing & shoe donations to benefit firemen. There's one at the local transfer station, too, where I was told that rags and unwearable...
Forum: Main
03-13-2021, 03:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,551
Posted By nanibi

Does the cork go on bottom for traction, or top...

Does the cork go on bottom for traction, or top for comfort? Or both?
Thanks,
Nancy
Forum: Recipes
01-16-2021, 03:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 824
Posted By nanibi

Check out website "Justonecookbook.com" -- very...

Check out website "Justonecookbook.com" -- very friendly Japanese cooking. The thing with miso is, you want to add it as the last ingredient, off heat, so the beneficial microbes aren't destroyed...
Forum: Pictures
08-08-2020, 06:07 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,684
Posted By nanibi

That is such an engaging quilt! I like the...

That is such an engaging quilt! I like the different sizes of blocks seemingly scattered, and the figures on the background fabrics contribute something intriguing to the whole design. Really nice.
Forum: Pictures
03-29-2020, 07:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,717
Posted By nanibi

That is one nifty quilt! Really like its energy.

That is one nifty quilt! Really like its energy.
Forum: Recipes
02-12-2020, 08:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 612
Posted By nanibi

Clever! I'm a vegetarian and I'll try these...

Clever! I'm a vegetarian and I'll try these 'crab' cakes.
Forum: Recipes
02-11-2020, 03:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 612
Posted By nanibi

tofu

Reading Tropit's adventures with fermentation, I though this might be of interest to those who enjoy tofu. You never see anything about freezing tofu, but this is a good way to use it. Freeze a block...
Forum: Pictures
01-23-2020, 04:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,289
Posted By nanibi

This is the most attractive quilt of this sort...

This is the most attractive quilt of this sort I've seen--really nice!
Forum: QB Help Center
01-01-2020, 05:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,013
Posted By nanibi

read vs unread threads

I really miss the change in color (green to magenta) when threads are opened. Is there any way to mark that I've looked at a thread? I generally don't remember the titles...
Forum: Main
11-04-2019, 06:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,525
Posted By nanibi

Storm at sea is one pattern made easier by these...

Storm at sea is one pattern made easier by these rulers--the long-pointed triangles in the outer pieces of each block. "Long triangles" as opposed to the 45-90-45 degree triangles in the rest of the...
Forum: Main
08-31-2019, 06:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,584
Posted By nanibi

I like this company's batting. They make 2 kinds,...

I like this company's batting. They make 2 kinds, "request" which is "thinnest loft preferred by hand quilters also excellent for machine quilting" and "select" which is "favorite loft for machine...
Forum: Main
08-27-2019, 02:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,259
Posted By nanibi

Message 1000scraps--or is it 10,000?--on this...

Message 1000scraps--or is it 10,000?--on this board. She is prolific German quilter; might have suggestions or comments.
Forum: Main
08-16-2019, 04:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,026
Posted By nanibi

try dutchquilts.com very nice little shop...

try dutchquilts.com very nice little shop...
Forum: Main
07-26-2019, 12:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,162
Posted By nanibi

I did just what you want to do by making a...

I did just what you want to do by making a stencil out of special plastic that you melt with a hot pen something like a soldering iron. It takes some practice but works pretty well. I got both from...
Forum: Main
07-08-2019, 12:48 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,449
Posted By nanibi

I put dull or broken needles of any sort in my...

I put dull or broken needles of any sort in my husband's 'sharps' container. Not having one of those, you could put them in a metal or plastic container, like a prescription meds one with screw-on...
Forum: Main
04-25-2019, 04:06 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,227
Posted By nanibi

equilter.com, connectingthreads, hancocks of...

equilter.com, connectingthreads, hancocks of paducah
Forum: Main
03-14-2019, 03:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,587
Posted By nanibi

Try Wawak.com--a commercial site. There is a...

Try Wawak.com--a commercial site. There is a smooth one, very cheap, and several others including Clover.
Forum: Main
02-17-2019, 06:01 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,998
Posted By nanibi

I used to do that, too, Boston; it makes a...

I used to do that, too, Boston; it makes a binding that looks like cording. But it's hard to sew down by hand and impossible by machine, so I'm trying wider bindings, and all-machine sewing.
Forum: Main
01-19-2019, 03:28 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 8,963
Posted By nanibi

They are shrinking in the direction that was...

They are shrinking in the direction that was lengthwise grain (because it's stretched more in manufacture). Same thing would happen if you washed them. I pre-wash everything, so I never get to use...
Forum: Pictures
01-15-2019, 05:59 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,876
Posted By nanibi

The magenta bits, just a few, really make the...

The magenta bits, just a few, really make the quilt. It's lovely.
Forum: Main
12-10-2018, 06:46 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,131
Posted By nanibi

This sounds dumb, but when you get the E6...

This sounds dumb, but when you get the E6 message, did you try pressing the "OK" button? In doing so, you're saying "I got the message." Then you can do some of the suggestions above that are...
Forum: Pictures
11-07-2018, 07:04 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,106
Posted By nanibi

Both are very pretty. And I want to say, I really...

Both are very pretty. And I want to say, I really like the black-blue-white combination and that the blue squares are mostly incomplete, in different ways. Very pleasing.
Forum: Main
10-23-2018, 01:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,033
Posted By nanibi

sewingsuz may have it--I've found that after...

sewingsuz may have it--I've found that after sewing with dogs down and switching the up/down feed dog switch, the dogs don't come back up until the stitching mechanism has cycled. The feed dogs move...
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