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Forum: QB Help Center
04-25-2017, 04:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,209
Posted By dray965

need to find a quilt pattern

Is there a section to this board where I can post a picture of a quilt pattern I'm trying to find? I've tried google images, but no luck. I read that it was a free pattern, but I can't validate that...
Forum: Main
03-15-2017, 06:36 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,092
Posted By dray965

Question How to find fabric online?

I sometimes find fabric at a manufactor's site that doesn't sell retail. How do I find it online to order? I live in a very rural area and have to drive 2 hours to get to a quilt store. While I love...
Forum: Main
02-11-2017, 01:07 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,759
Posted By dray965

Sorry, I have no idea why it turned these...

Sorry, I have no idea why it turned these side-ways. Also, in the 3rd photo, I had just pulled up the edge so you could tsee the borders. So please disregard That green showing is the bedspread...
Forum: Main
02-11-2017, 01:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,759
Posted By dray965

Quilting ideas needed

I just finished piecing this queen and am hoping for ideas on how to quilt. I've looked online for some examples of quilting done on very plain squares and haven't run across any so far.

Since...
Forum: Pictures
09-16-2016, 04:18 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,205
Posted By dray965

i started out using a ruler, but became...

i started out using a ruler, but became frustrated. So I marked every line with those washout crayolas. The worst part of doing this quilt was doing all that marking. LOL After I began the quilting,...
Forum: Pictures
09-15-2016, 12:49 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,205
Posted By dray965

The book is Mountain Mist Quilt Favorites by...

The book is Mountain Mist Quilt Favorites by Oxmoor house. Lots of beautiful 1930's-type patterns in there. I think it was published in '97 or '98.
Forum: Pictures
09-15-2016, 10:59 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 96,440
Posted By dray965

I love it. Great job.

I love it. Great job.
Forum: Pictures
09-15-2016, 10:23 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,205
Posted By dray965

My Hollyhock quilt - a 1930's pattern

I both pieced, appliqued, and quilted this quilt.l It's name is Hollyhock.
This quilt is from a book published by Mountain Mist back in the late 90's of 1930 quilt patterns they'd copyrighted. I...
Forum: Main
09-13-2016, 04:24 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,268
Posted By dray965

I too use a Bailey FMQ machine. It is the Bailey...

I too use a Bailey FMQ machine. It is the Bailey Pro 15. I've had mine several years and am perfectly satisfied. I was attracted to it because of my unwillingness to spend exorbitant prices for a...
Forum: Main
09-13-2016, 03:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,323
Posted By dray965

quilt calc is very good. I use it all the time....

quilt calc is very good. I use it all the time. Especially when writing my own patterns. I also use EQ7. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE both of them.

I have 2 friends--one with quilt calc, the other with EQ6....
Forum: Main
09-07-2016, 05:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,436
Posted By dray965

After reading through all the suggestions, I...

After reading through all the suggestions, I think I know what caused it.

I always measure through the middle, lengthwise and widthwise, before cutting my border. Did that, so this isn't the...
Forum: Main
09-04-2016, 08:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,517
Posted By dray965

The pattern name is French Roses

The pattern name is French Roses
Forum: Main
09-04-2016, 08:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,436
Posted By dray965

Is there a solution to this border problem?

I don't know what happened, but when I began to sandwich my quilt by spray basting, I discovered that my white 4-" outside border had apparently stretched. I don't know when that happened. The sewn...
Forum: Main
09-01-2016, 05:49 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,517
Posted By dray965

quilting suggestions needed

I'm hoping you might give suggestions on how to quilt this. It's a XMas present for my daughter and want it to be lovely, of course. It just seem an overall scribble is wrong for this lap quilt.
...
Forum: Main
06-22-2016, 11:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,973
Posted By dray965

Just to let you know what I did: I took the...

Just to let you know what I did: I took the advise from most of you. I made the full hour-glass block and then trimmed. Thanks everyone, it turned out beautifully.
Forum: Main
06-09-2016, 03:10 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 5,286
Posted By dray965

I'm wondering where it will be used. That may or...

I'm wondering where it will be used. That may or may not be a decider. To me both match and is a personal preference. I'm thinking that the green makes it overall more 'restful'. The peachy makes it...
Forum: Main
06-09-2016, 02:58 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,263
Posted By dray965

Oh yes, it just calls out for red, in my opinion

Oh yes, it just calls out for red, in my opinion
Forum: Main
06-09-2016, 02:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,973
Posted By dray965

QST help needed

How should I cut out & sew the marked section of this block. I've marked the section in question with a red arrow. It seems to be an hour-glass variation.


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The block is an Ohio Star...
Forum: Tutorials
05-16-2016, 07:50 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,453
Posted By dray965

My thought exactly waltonalice. I'm trying...

My thought exactly waltonalice.

I'm trying an experiment to see whether that my computer screen colors match with an online store's fabric images in realality.

I'll take my quilt design with...
Forum: Main
05-16-2016, 07:35 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,656
Posted By dray965

ManiacQuilter2, you're right about the extra 1/4"...

ManiacQuilter2, you're right about the extra 1/4" cut being seldom seen, but it is in the Craftsy 2016 Free BOM Garden Charms. She wants it to quilt to a 5" square (which did away with my being able...
Forum: Main
05-15-2016, 05:19 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,656
Posted By dray965

no luck. Went to youtube video and all was same...

no luck. Went to youtube video and all was same as googling results. Either demos on how to straighten the fabric or how to cut strips to turn into squares. I just want to know an easy way to cut ONE...
Forum: Main
05-15-2016, 04:10 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,656
Posted By dray965

I've tried googling. It just comes up with 'how...

I've tried googling. It just comes up with 'how to square up your fabric', which is not what I'm needing. I'll try youtube.
Forum: Main
05-15-2016, 03:12 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,656
Posted By dray965

need help cutting an accurate square

I feel so dumb by asking this, but here goes. Is there an easy way to cut a 5-1/4" square? I don't have a special ruler, just a regular ruler one would use with a rotary cutter and I've already...
Forum: Tutorials
05-15-2016, 03:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,453
Posted By dray965

Like most quilters, I have a LOT of scraps. I...

Like most quilters, I have a LOT of scraps. I find the photo method allows me quickly get them into My Library so I have a lot to draw from when I'm designing what I'm quilting next.

On the...
Forum: Tutorials
05-15-2016, 09:44 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,453
Posted By dray965

I have an iPhone and the colors are very true...

I have an iPhone and the colors are very true when they make it into my computer. I've found that taking the pic at approximately 12-14 inches makes the pattern the correct size in my quilt. However,...
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