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Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
11-09-2012, 03:55 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,363
Posted By kentuckyred

Hand is feeling much better today. The blisters...

Hand is feeling much better today. The blisters are turning white and only hurt now when I wash with water too warm. I will definitely try the egg trick next time :) Thanks for sharing all your...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
11-09-2012, 04:45 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,363
Posted By kentuckyred

Ouch Debbie, that sounds so painful! My fingers...

Ouch Debbie, that sounds so painful! My fingers feel a bit better this morning. The intense burning has stopped and now they're just hyper sensetive to touch. But I'm determined to get those logs cut...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
11-08-2012, 07:09 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,363
Posted By kentuckyred

I'm the office manager for my husband's business...

I'm the office manager for my husband's business and after the paperwork is done and there are no calls to answer, I get to pull out my portable sewing machine, iron, etc and SEW!! :D I love my job!...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
11-08-2012, 03:53 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,363
Posted By kentuckyred

Wow did I do something stupid today!

I was at work and since it was slow I had my sewing out, cutting squares for the log cabin I'm making for my daughter so of course I had the iron out and on. I bumped the ironing board and knocked...
Forum: Main
11-04-2012, 01:23 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 10,131
Posted By kentuckyred

Log cabin is my favorite pattern to do. It was my...

Log cabin is my favorite pattern to do. It was my first quilt and it turned out really nice. I don't know how to paper piece so I didn't do that, just made sure that all my logs were the right size...
Forum: Main
11-01-2012, 05:39 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,018
Posted By kentuckyred

I pressed the seams open in one quilt because I...

I pressed the seams open in one quilt because I was worried about bulk...however, after washing the quilt a few times I noticed a lot of batting working it's way up through those pressed open seams....
Forum: Main
10-30-2012, 04:40 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,428
Posted By kentuckyred

I have a very old Kenmore that belonged to my...

I have a very old Kenmore that belonged to my great grandmother, was passed onto my mother and passed on to me about 20 years ago. It's solid steel and weighs a ton but it's built into a nice cabinet...
Forum: Main
10-30-2012, 04:33 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 9,041
Posted By kentuckyred

Who taught you to sew? I taught myself to sew...

Who taught you to sew? I taught myself to sew after seeing the beautiful quilts my husband's grandmother made.
What frustrated you the most about your sewing machine? I had a hard time figuring out...
Forum: Main
10-30-2012, 03:32 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,849
Posted By kentuckyred

I'll post a picture today. As for the other...

I'll post a picture today. As for the other fractions, she said she's still going through all the bins in her garage and now that she has my number and knows I'm seriously interested, she'll call me...
Forum: Main
10-29-2012, 06:19 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 8,588
Posted By kentuckyred

I think I'd really like an AccuCut Go! with a...

I think I'd really like an AccuCut Go! with a collection of dies.
Forum: Main
10-29-2012, 06:17 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,849
Posted By kentuckyred

WooHoo! Happy Dance, I scored today!

So, I put an ad on FreeCycle.org a few days ago, asking for any fabric that people might have laying around and no longer wanted. I got a reply from a lady who said she'd been trying to give this...
Forum: Main
10-29-2012, 06:11 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,205
Posted By kentuckyred

I'm with Penni! I love opening that block and...

I'm with Penni! I love opening that block and pressing it and seeing that all the points/corners/lines match up and look good! I hate having to pull seams and start over :/
Forum: Main
10-28-2012, 05:34 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 9,876
Posted By kentuckyred

I've never bought a kit- they seem so expensive...

I've never bought a kit- they seem so expensive to me and I'm so new to quilting that I'm afraid I won't cut it right and end up with too little fabric to finish the project. I like to pick my own...
Forum: Main
10-26-2012, 07:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 773
Posted By kentuckyred

It finally arrived!!!

I've been wanting a quilt design software to help get my creativity flowing as well as to help me guestimate the amount of fabric I'll need for each project because I'm terrible at that. So I went on...
Forum: Pictures
10-25-2012, 06:08 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 9,122
Posted By kentuckyred

I love that! I'm just now beginning to build a...

I love that! I'm just now beginning to build a new stash after having to sell it all before we moved so hopefully I'll have a nice collection again soon.
Forum: Main
10-24-2012, 09:20 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,423
Posted By kentuckyred

Hi Pam- I'm actually even further west than...

Hi Pam- I'm actually even further west than Bowling Green, I'm on the Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky border where the rivers merge :)
Forum: Main
10-24-2012, 06:25 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 9,562
Posted By kentuckyred

Concrete and it's not bad. I may put down some...

Concrete and it's not bad. I may put down some laminate or vinyl to soften it up a bit, warm it, but my chair rolls easily and dropped pins are easy to find. It looks like just about everyone...
Forum: Main
10-24-2012, 06:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 714
Posted By kentuckyred

cut them down to 6.5 and use the 1.5" strips...

cut them down to 6.5 and use the 1.5" strips somewhere else in the quilt?
Forum: Pictures
10-24-2012, 05:58 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 15,295
Posted By kentuckyred

Wow, I think you pulled it off. considering how...

Wow, I think you pulled it off. considering how the fabrics looked before they were cut you really made something amazing out of them. You are to be commended. :thumbup:
Forum: Pictures
10-24-2012, 05:53 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,842
Posted By kentuckyred

I had to do some more basting on my project so I...

I had to do some more basting on my project so I spread it out on my bed and took some better pictures of it. Here's what it looks like out of the hoop: 372102
Forum: Pictures
10-24-2012, 05:49 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,076
Posted By kentuckyred

My little girl's first attempt at quilting- so proud!

My 17 year old daughter asked me to teach her how to quilt so we started off with a small wall hanging and here is her project so far: 372101
Forum: Main
10-24-2012, 05:47 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,423
Posted By kentuckyred

Here's a picture of the layers basted together...

Here's a picture of the layers basted together and stretched out on the quilting hoop: 372100
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-23-2012, 07:20 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 4,622
Posted By kentuckyred

work :/ Although since I work as office manager...

work :/ Although since I work as office manager in my husband's business I can bring my sewing to work with me and get some done during the day :)

Cyn, I too had a snake in my house the other...
Forum: Main
10-23-2012, 07:15 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 12,457
Posted By kentuckyred

I love it! I think it turned out great. I'd never...

I love it! I think it turned out great. I'd never heard of a jelly roll in reference to quilting before but I was at Hancock's of Paducah yesterday and they had boxes and boxes of them. Very cool, I...
Forum: Main
10-23-2012, 07:00 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,423
Posted By kentuckyred

She finished the top and basted the layers...

She finished the top and basted the layers together last night and it looks wonderful! I'll post pictures this evening. She's a little frusterated with the hand stitching but I told her she needed to...
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