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Forum: Main
11-17-2013, 05:51 PM
Replies: 559
Views: 54,253
Posted By jaspersu

I got this out a couple of weeks ago and made a...

I got this out a couple of weeks ago and made a correct section D. I put one block together. But it is still so discouraging. So I started a completely different project.
Forum: Main
03-03-2013, 04:21 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,264
Posted By jaspersu

I got that "miters should be stitched" comment...

I got that "miters should be stitched" comment from judges on a quilt in a show, and I don't know what it means! I attended a juried quilt show last weekend and stared hard at a few quilt corners and...
Forum: Main
02-24-2013, 05:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,816
Posted By jaspersu

Paper towel would work. My mom used paper from...

Paper towel would work. My mom used paper from grocery bags. Yes, a dry iron. If I understand the process, you want to absorb wax and leave dye pigment behind.
Forum: Offline Events, Announcements, Discussions
02-24-2013, 04:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 966
Posted By jaspersu

I'll be volunteering today! If you come to the...

I'll be volunteering today! If you come to the show I might be the one checking your badge or ticket. :)
Forum: Main
01-19-2013, 04:24 AM
Replies: 559
Views: 54,253
Posted By jaspersu

I started 2013 by creating a UFO :( I took off on...

I started 2013 by creating a UFO :( I took off on a paper piecing project, only to discover a long way into it that one of the sections didn't scale correctly when I printed it out. I measured the...
Forum: Main
01-04-2013, 07:28 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 6,002
Posted By jaspersu

Best wishes for a smooth healing. I...

Best wishes for a smooth healing.

I learned about chairs by trying to step from one folding chair to another on a slick floor.

having just pulled a pin out of my socked foot, I guess we could...
Forum: Main
01-03-2013, 07:39 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,196
Posted By jaspersu

I want to do a bed sized double wedding ring. My...

I want to do a bed sized double wedding ring. My mom had one that was made by a grandmother and it got used and loved to shreds during my childhood. I remember that quilt as the inspiration for my...
Forum: Main
12-30-2012, 02:21 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 12,380
Posted By jaspersu

It makes me think of Elizabeth Hartman's pattern...

It makes me think of Elizabeth Hartman's pattern Owl Eyes from her book on Modern Patchwork. That is an appliqué pattern.
Forum: Links and Resources
12-29-2012, 05:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,885
Posted By jaspersu

I'll be there because it is walking distance for...

I'll be there because it is walking distance for me, but the workshop I really wanted to attend was sold out in a matter of hours. I waited to register until I was home from work that first day of...
Forum: Main
12-13-2012, 02:20 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,774
Posted By jaspersu

I wonder if my judges are members here!

I wonder if my judges are members here!
Forum: Main
12-12-2012, 02:24 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,774
Posted By jaspersu

The criteria on the judging sheet says: corners...

The criteria on the judging sheet says: corners mitered at 45 degree angle or squared off (miter should be closed and may be hand stitched).

I was thinking that means the corners should be...
Forum: Main
12-11-2012, 05:38 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,774
Posted By jaspersu

Did you have to taste what they baked for judging...

Did you have to taste what they baked for judging purposes? Sounds like dangerous work ;)nbut you said happy memories, so the kids must have done a fine job.
Forum: Main
12-11-2012, 03:52 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,774
Posted By jaspersu

Thanks. KwiltyKahy...

Thanks. KwiltyKahy (http://www.quiltingboard.com/members/kwiltykahy-u18349.html), I didn't follow a pattern, but I studied all the pictures of tessellating cat quilts that I could find. I wanted to...
Forum: Main
12-10-2012, 07:34 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,774
Posted By jaspersu

In my first quilt show- by accident!

I made a quilt for my mom, or really for her cats. It is a little one she can put on the bed or couch so the cats sit on it instead of getting their fur and dust on the bedspread or upholstery. I...
Forum: Recipes
08-20-2012, 06:06 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,809
Posted By jaspersu

I read that you can freeze avocado for later if...

I read that you can freeze avocado for later if you mash it up with some lime juice.

I put mine in smoothies. Works in almost any fruit smoothie recipe. Also I like floating chunks in soup and...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
08-19-2012, 06:14 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,655
Posted By jaspersu

Yeah, I don't know how to read a sundial and so...

Yeah, I don't know how to read a sundial and so it doesn't surprize me when kids have trouble with analog clocks.
Forum: Main
08-19-2012, 08:25 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 9,968
Posted By jaspersu

I guess I don't understand this. It isn't a...

I guess I don't understand this. It isn't a blanket? What is it, decorative? What do you want them to do with a retired quilt? Store it? Toss it? If you tell them to stop using homemade quilt in...
Forum: Main
08-19-2012, 07:04 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,594
Posted By jaspersu

That is what I was going to mention and I didn't...

That is what I was going to mention and I didn't know what to call the scissors. I have a pair that has the spring to open them. That spring takes over half of the action of using scissors so my...
Forum: Main
08-19-2012, 05:23 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 11,587
Posted By jaspersu

I have only given quilts to my mom! :lol: and one...

I have only given quilts to my mom! :lol: and one small one was meant (by me) to be used in her bedroom but she had it on a chair in the living room when I visited. I have to laugh at myself for...
Forum: Main
08-18-2012, 02:08 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,719
Posted By jaspersu

I have a strip pieced lone star quilt in...

I have a strip pieced lone star quilt in progress. Or maybe not. I have a problem because I cut the all 45 degree the same way, and I guess I should have cut half of them on the reverse 45...
Forum: Main
08-17-2012, 03:30 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,920
Posted By jaspersu

I suggest keeping your daughter's friend's...

I suggest keeping your daughter's friend's personality in mind when choosing the patten and material.


Suze, this one is so beautiful.
Forum: Main
08-17-2012, 02:59 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 29,491
Posted By jaspersu

Good use for beanie babies anyway. I like the...

Good use for beanie babies anyway. I like the idea (once I got past the image my brain supplied of the poor little things shot full of BBs!)
Forum: Main
08-12-2012, 03:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 918
Posted By jaspersu

Sounds like you will be fuling some...

Sounds like you will be fuling some piecing-addicts' habits. :)
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
08-12-2012, 02:07 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,688
Posted By jaspersu

I am glad to see the end of it because I kept...

I am glad to see the end of it because I kept staying up way too late watching each night! My sleep schedule always gets off track during the Olympics. But I will be eager and watching again the...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
08-12-2012, 01:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 644
Posted By jaspersu

I weave on an inkle loom. It is for making narrow...

I weave on an inkle loom. It is for making narrow things like straps and ribbons.

I made a loom out of PVC pipe for weaving wider things, too. I like to work with looms that use string heddles...
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