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Forum: Offline Events, Announcements, Discussions
09-02-2011, 06:35 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,053
Posted By marks1009

I'm up for the Oct & Nov events. Pot luck lunch...

I'm up for the Oct & Nov events. Pot luck lunch sounds good. I'd love to see/hear expert examples of OBW & 'Stack 'n' Whack' using large print fabrics.
Forum: Offline Events, Announcements, Discussions
05-13-2011, 08:56 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 8,540
Posted By marks1009

Will certainly try -- and will bring munchies!

Will certainly try -- and will bring munchies!
Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
09-12-2009, 04:51 PM
Replies: 1,017
Views: 149,699
Posted By marks1009

Isn't Bonnie GREAT?!?!?! She must be the QUEEN...

Isn't Bonnie GREAT?!?!?! She must be the QUEEN of 'multi-quilt-tasking' to keep all those different things going at once!

A little story, then a question: When my cousins were helping my great...
Forum: Pictures
09-12-2009, 03:33 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,795
Posted By marks1009

Hi Ducky -- See the post right above yours...

Hi Ducky --

See the post right above yours for a link to 'paper piecing basics'. The hardest part was getting started in the middle. Once that was done, square and trimmed, the other pieces just...
Forum: Pictures
09-12-2009, 03:21 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,795
Posted By marks1009

Hey Bettia -- Since I'm drawn to the shapes and...

Hey Bettia -- Since I'm drawn to the shapes and layers of the pineapple to start with, I would just stitch in the ditch to accentuate the layers. On the 'quilt show' version posted above, the...
Forum: Pictures
09-12-2009, 03:15 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,795
Posted By marks1009

Thanks for the encouragement, everybody! Does...

Thanks for the encouragement, everybody! Does someone have the pattern for the version where the corner triangles overlap the strips (like the one KSCrafter posted)? That version gives more of an...
Forum: Pictures
09-11-2009, 04:43 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,795
Posted By marks1009

OK -- don't laugh -- this is my very first...

OK -- don't laugh -- this is my very first attempt at paper piecing, and my very first attempt at a 'real' quilt block, and my very first Pineapple block! I got the pattern online, reduced it to 6"...
Forum: Main
09-11-2009, 04:07 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,638
Posted By marks1009

Also -- just to cover all the options here --...

Also -- just to cover all the options here -- make sure you PIN PIN PIN PIN PIN everywhere that the machine won't hit! You can see the edges of my block are still pinned with safety pins -- I've...
Forum: Main
09-11-2009, 03:51 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,638
Posted By marks1009

Hi Jayway! I'm new to the quilting world...

Hi Jayway!

I'm new to the quilting world too! I was pretty sure I would be able to finish piecing a quilt top, but was positive I'd never get around to actually quilting it, so I drew this...
Forum: Main
09-11-2009, 03:04 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,343
Posted By marks1009

Hi Steve -- Here's a link to instructions...

Hi Steve --

Here's a link to instructions for making a long strip of continuous bias, as wide as you want it:

http://sewing.about.com/library/sewnews/qa/aaqa0601b.htm

You end up sewing a...
Forum: Main
09-07-2009, 07:16 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,790
Posted By marks1009

Maybe the answer is to only give your quilting...

Maybe the answer is to only give your quilting artwork to people who BEG you for it! :D

For Rose: I was thinking the same thing as JoJo...maybe to her 'quilting' is one genre, and you now have...
Forum: Main
09-07-2009, 07:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,653
Posted By marks1009

Quilting by hand or machine? Most machines have...

Quilting by hand or machine? Most machines have an arm that attaches near the top of the presser foot, that helps you follow the last line of quilting, however far apart. Guess you have to make sure...
Forum: Main
09-07-2009, 06:42 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 11,778
Posted By marks1009

HEE HEE HEE -- she who dies with the most linens,...

HEE HEE HEE -- she who dies with the most linens, crystal, china, silver and FABRIC wins!!!!
Forum: Introduce Yourself
09-07-2009, 06:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 721
Posted By marks1009

Hi everybody -- just finished one block (of nine...

Hi everybody -- just finished one block (of nine -- they're BIG blocks) :D for my new quilt project (first one)! Love the site...I've found lots of great info & patterns so far!
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