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    Search: Posts Made By: Minmom3
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    Forum: Pictures
    04-03-2013, 06:41 PM
    Replies: 39
    Views: 6,721
    Posted By Minmom3

    Same but different - I made an heirloom...

    Same but different - I made an heirloom christening dress for a niece. Beautiful dress, beautiful batiste, incredibly fine lace and embroidery inserts. I called it the Dress From Hell. I'd work...
    Forum: Main
    04-02-2013, 08:35 PM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 1,624
    Posted By Minmom3

    I've put 3 quilts in county fairs - 2 serious...

    I've put 3 quilts in county fairs - 2 serious entries, 1 was a "Your Very First Quilt" and some of them (including mine) were atrocious indeed. Only 2 different counties, so my experience isn't...
    Forum: Main
    04-02-2013, 08:13 PM
    Replies: 115
    Views: 15,162
    Posted By Minmom3

    I don't begin to understand people who think it's...

    I don't begin to understand people who think it's perfectly acceptable to hint that they want you to make them a wedding dress. Holy Moly! That's a ton of work and, frequently, drama. I paid $300...
    Forum: Main
    03-15-2013, 07:47 PM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 1,487
    Posted By Minmom3

    I WENT there... Spent, oh $30 - $50 dollars, and...

    I WENT there... Spent, oh $30 - $50 dollars, and got beautiful Asian theme and other fabric that was less than half the price of the same fabric at my LQS at home. That was a FUN flea market for...
    Forum: Main
    03-04-2013, 02:13 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 6,806
    Posted By Minmom3

    I've come to the point where I mend only for my...

    I've come to the point where I mend only for my family. All my friends can do their own (speaking honestly, with no hard feelings), and the few acquaintances have abused it, so they get a firm no. ...
    Forum: Main
    03-04-2013, 02:06 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 6,806
    Posted By Minmom3

    Sideways - google fitted dog coats - you will...

    Sideways - google fitted dog coats - you will find DOZENS of dog coat patterns, plus instructions on many of them (but not all) telling how to fit it to YOUR dog, which can be hugely helpful.
    Forum: Main
    02-13-2013, 03:31 PM
    Replies: 42
    Views: 5,821
    Posted By Minmom3

    That usually happens to me when I'm sewing when...

    That usually happens to me when I'm sewing when I'm tired and fog headed. It used to be that was late at night, so I called it the After Midnight Curse. I've done some spectacular mess ups after...
    Forum: Pictures
    01-29-2013, 07:44 PM
    Replies: 32
    Views: 3,315
    Posted By Minmom3

    You don't really NEED that label to see the boy...

    You don't really NEED that label to see the boy is large - look at those cheeks!!
    Forum: Main
    01-26-2013, 07:02 AM
    Replies: 61
    Views: 11,249
    Posted By Minmom3

    "Special tip" What is it called, and do you...

    "Special tip"

    What is it called, and do you buy it in the store with the glue, or oneline?

    Melinda
    Forum: Main
    01-25-2013, 07:15 PM
    Replies: 81
    Views: 8,961
    Posted By Minmom3

    I worked at House of Fabrics for a while. DH...

    I worked at House of Fabrics for a while. DH came to me after figuring out our taxes, and let me know that my time there was a net loss to the family, as I had spent $3000 more than I had earned...
    Forum: Main
    01-25-2013, 07:13 PM
    Replies: 61
    Views: 11,249
    Posted By Minmom3

    Question - on one of the tutorials I watched...

    Question - on one of the tutorials I watched about glue basting, think it was Sharon Shamberg?, it looked like the tip of the glue bottle had something on it to make a smaller amount come out. It...
    Forum: Main
    01-25-2013, 07:07 PM
    Replies: 46
    Views: 8,331
    Posted By Minmom3

    Could you take it outside and shake the daylights...

    Could you take it outside and shake the daylights out of it, and then wash it with a bunch of bath towels? Then hang it dry?
    Forum: Main
    01-23-2013, 09:11 PM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 1,609
    Posted By Minmom3

    It's striped - is it flat? Is it bumpy? If it's...

    It's striped - is it flat? Is it bumpy? If it's bumpy it might be seersucker, a summer weight fabric. It almost looks like a denim stripe in your picture. Is it lightweight? Heavy? Shirt...
    Forum: QB Help Center
    01-23-2013, 09:08 PM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 655
    Posted By Minmom3

    They may be too large for posting here. ...

    They may be too large for posting here. Somewhere in the Help section is a post that gives directions for resizing a picture on a PC, and I JUST discovered how to do it tonight on a Mac!

    On a...
    Forum: Main
    01-23-2013, 09:04 PM
    Replies: 38
    Views: 4,344
    Posted By Minmom3

    So far, I've used W&N in cream and white, and...

    So far, I've used W&N in cream and white, and various polyesters. Hated the polyesters with a fiery passion, due to the bearding. I like the loft for a tied quilt, but I dislike intensely the...
    Forum: Pictures
    01-23-2013, 08:56 PM
    Replies: 46
    Views: 3,247
    Posted By Minmom3

    Yup, all of them! Oh well, they're really nice...

    Yup, all of them! Oh well, they're really nice looking, and the inside has LOTS of pockets like I prefer!
    Forum: Pictures
    01-23-2013, 08:53 PM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 2,212
    Posted By Minmom3

    It's not quite as blue toned as it looks here, it...

    It's not quite as blue toned as it looks here, it was dusk and I was mailing it off the next morning! But, thank you! I had a ton of fun collecting them.
    Forum: Pictures
    01-23-2013, 08:48 PM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 2,212
    Posted By Minmom3

    Latest baby quilt

    OK, it took me a LONG time to find out how to resize a picture on a Mac to post it here (open it in Preview, open the Tools menu, and choose 480 x 640). Cross your fingers and hope this works! :D ...
    Forum: Main
    01-01-2013, 09:52 PM
    Replies: 38
    Views: 7,592
    Posted By Minmom3

    My hand quilted quilts get W&N. My baby quilts...

    My hand quilted quilts get W&N. My baby quilts mostly get W&N, but I've done 2 now with a high loft poly batting. My personal problem with the poly is it beards horribly as I tie the layers...
    Forum: Main
    01-01-2013, 08:18 PM
    Replies: 80
    Views: 12,867
    Posted By Minmom3

    I've given away every one I've finished. Mostly,...

    I've given away every one I've finished. Mostly, so far, that's baby quilts, or children's quilts. I've done only one adult quilt and I gave that to my mother. Mother has taken terrible care of...
    Forum: Main
    12-30-2012, 11:29 AM
    Replies: 40
    Views: 4,812
    Posted By Minmom3

    I have a few UFO's. Not too many. One is a small...

    I have a few UFO's. Not too many. One is a small 9-patch that my MIL bought all the supplies for. Velveteen with coordinating quilting cotton. I think I got about 1/3 of the way through it and...
    Forum: Main
    12-29-2012, 02:16 PM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,469
    Posted By Minmom3

    Why don't you buy the yardage, wash it up and...

    Why don't you buy the yardage, wash it up and shrink it (it's a baby lovey, it's going to get wash a million times, right!?). Then tear it at the length you want it. Flannel shrinks a TON; if they...
    Forum: Main
    12-24-2012, 07:48 PM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 5,885
    Posted By Minmom3

    I am making DD#2 a Christmas quilt. Christmas...

    I am making DD#2 a Christmas quilt. Christmas themed, not a timely Christmas gift. ;) I have (had...) 36 different pieces of Christmas themed fabric for the face, and she chose the ones she...
    Forum: Main
    12-07-2012, 06:33 PM
    Replies: 50
    Views: 13,428
    Posted By Minmom3

    I have a question - On the video by Sharon S--...

    I have a question - On the video by Sharon S-- for doing the Elmer's around the edge with the binding - there's a tip of some kind on the bottle of glue. If she said what the tip WAS I missed it,...
    Forum: Main
    12-02-2012, 07:56 PM
    Replies: 88
    Views: 7,201
    Posted By Minmom3

    DD#2 wants her own Christmas quilt. It's various...

    DD#2 wants her own Christmas quilt. It's various stars, in various Christmas fabric with non-Christmas coordinates. I'm on the second block (she knows it's not going to be ready by Christmas,...
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