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10-10-2010, 05:28 AM
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Things I've learned the hard way and what I do about them now
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Thank you so much... gonna copy and put this in a...
Thank you so much... gonna copy and put this in a folder to keep.... and once again, it's so nice to know that other people do the things I do....
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10-06-2010, 06:08 AM
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What would U do in this case.....
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Maybe the older I get .... I would call her,...
Maybe the older I get ....
I would call her, ask about the quilt but directly ask her how much she used and if there is any to return, and that y'all need to talk about a price for what she used. ...
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08-27-2010, 09:18 AM
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Your Expert Opinions Needed
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I love that fabric. But for the border it has...
I love that fabric. But for the border it has too definite of a pattern/presense....and pulls my eye away from the center. I don't think the color is too dark -- just the busyness of the pattern. ...
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08-25-2010, 10:00 AM
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I'm in pain!
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I have to set a timer for 30 minutes and make...
I have to set a timer for 30 minutes and make myself stop (needle down is great!), stand up and stretch, drink some water, etc. When I first started FMQ my teacher told us that she ended up in the ...
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06-16-2010, 09:57 AM
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Black fabric
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I've tried several... depends on the other...
I've tried several... depends on the other fabrics. the Kona is good and has a weight to the fabric. the Moda Bella is also good and has a lovely hand and drape. Have not had any problem with the...
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06-16-2010, 09:40 AM
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Need opinions please!
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I like A -- or doing a narrow border of one of...
I like A -- or doing a narrow border of one of the "solids" and then A. the B is what I would call the focus fabric because it has identifiable things in it and not using it as the border would make...
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06-10-2010, 10:02 AM
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Have you shopped here
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I have ordered from them several times. Good...
I have ordered from them several times. Good prices and good service each time.
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04-07-2010, 04:06 AM
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Best way to wash FQ
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for the fraying -- clip just a little triangle...
for the fraying -- clip just a little triangle off the cut corners...
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04-06-2010, 12:54 PM
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Fabric.com complaint resolution
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I had seen a series of complaints about this...
I had seen a series of complaints about this site. I have ordered from them several times (even tho' I am in GA and pay shipping and sales tax) because the prices are good and the fabric quality is...
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04-05-2010, 09:13 AM
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April Shop Hop
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Actually, on my 3rd one I won a grand prize -- a...
Actually, on my 3rd one I won a grand prize -- a Bernina sewing machine -- this was in '06 or '07. I have also won a couple of $10 gift certificates. Had a lot going on back then and I already have...
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04-05-2010, 05:21 AM
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Help Im tired
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Or.... when you've used some thread from a spool,...
Or.... when you've used some thread from a spool, that's exactly how it looks!!! So these are used thread spools, not new ones....
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03-30-2010, 10:22 AM
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Atlanta Thread Supply Store
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What store?
What store?
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03-23-2010, 09:37 PM
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Using a bed sheet for backing
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I've never used a sheet. However, the caution...
I've never used a sheet. However, the caution against it seems to be hard to hand-quilt (which I don't do) and then the thing about the threads getting cut and weakened from the needle passing...
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03-16-2010, 10:01 AM
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HELP! how does sharing a pattern work?
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I've wondered the same thing.... and when anyone...
I've wondered the same thing.... and when anyone makes a tote by a particular pattern, do they really add a tag or something saying such and such pattern by such and such designer? I know I have...
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03-14-2010, 11:33 AM
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French Braid pattern
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Go to quilter's cache and look at the braid quilt...
Go to quilter's cache and look at the braid quilt pattern.
The difference is that as you piece, rather than overlapping the two pieces, you put a square at the end and the attach the next piece. ...
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03-14-2010, 11:20 AM
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Bento Box pattern
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Yes, there is a pattern by Tracey Brookshier that...
Yes, there is a pattern by Tracey Brookshier that came out years ago and has been updated and reissued. This one of those places where the whole "copyright" thing gets me so confused and weary. I...
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03-14-2010, 10:25 AM
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copyright vent
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A couple of days ago there was a post about...
A couple of days ago there was a post about sharing a pattern. I admire the new ideas and blocks that people put together and certainly my stash of magazines, books, patterns attest to that. And,...
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03-13-2010, 09:37 AM
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Easy Pattern - for a charity quilt
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Disappearing 9 patch looks lots more complicated...
Disappearing 9 patch looks lots more complicated that it is. Set it on point is not hard....
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02-27-2010, 09:56 AM
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Quilt Fabric Question
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Work with the person who is going to create it...
Work with the person who is going to create it for you. He or she will definitely have some opinions and need some input on amounts of fabric to do the cutting andd sewing in a good way. Will also...
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02-18-2010, 08:26 AM
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Which looks better?
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I like the one on the right.... not the white in...
I like the one on the right.... not the white in a row.
Somehow the one with the whites separated makes the JL blocks sparkle and makes it seem more all together instead of cut in half by the white....
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02-06-2010, 06:00 AM
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meandering FMQ pattern
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Go to http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/ ...
Go to http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/
Lots of tutorials and pictures -- and the superslider and bobbin things that help... great beginner and harder ideas. Put together a charity quilt...
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12-22-2009, 10:58 AM
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Question on sewing over paper
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I have had good luck with just regular printer...
I have had good luck with just regular printer paper. A couple of years ago I designed a complicated spiral to use in a snail's trail quilt. I took it to a copier and had enough copies made to do...
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12-01-2009, 08:52 AM
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picture quilt
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I saw where someone had used the BQ pattern and...
I saw where someone had used the BQ pattern and put family pictures where the big squares are.... You would need to be thoughtful about piecing.... Don't want someone upside down!!! I just Google...
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12-01-2009, 07:32 AM
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What Sewing Machine to buy.
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3Gquilter
Go to a store and actually sit and sew on a...
Go to a store and actually sit and sew on a machine you are considering... how easy is it to thread, how nice is the stitch... what stitches does it do... what will you be using it to do... quilt...
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10-22-2009, 10:35 AM
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Stack and slash - 5 pointed star - 11 colors - help please
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I have made a stack and whack quilt with a 7-year...
I have made a stack and whack quilt with a 7-year old friend.... this is essentially the same thing.
Do what is described here. Cut all first, hopefully several at a time.
Stack them all up --...
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