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Forum: Main
11-03-2013, 01:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,732
Posted By Riebejamen

Fixing/Replacing Old Binding

A client brought me a quilt, that her grandmother made for her, to repair the binding. The binding was/is single fold 1/4" wide and wearing badly. After talking removal vs attach over existing, she...
Forum: Main
09-26-2013, 01:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,511
Posted By Riebejamen

Hi all, I know this thread is nearly a year...

Hi all,
I know this thread is nearly a year old; and need some help. I have one of the original Inspira frames and am finally ready to sell it! (I only used it three times!) I know I have all the...
Forum: Main
09-03-2012, 07:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,935
Posted By Riebejamen

I have only a few issues washing the top before...

I have only a few issues washing the top before it's quilted; I guess the biggest is the ironing it again part, and protecting all those raw edges, most of which are seams, but there is the raw edge...
Forum: Main
09-03-2012, 05:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,935
Posted By Riebejamen

How long is "too long"? If I get it to the long...

How long is "too long"? If I get it to the long armer by Wednesday, she might have it done for me in 2 weeks, then there is binding......
Forum: Main
09-03-2012, 01:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,935
Posted By Riebejamen

Ok, Here's a picture of the damaged area. The...

Ok, Here's a picture of the damaged area. The arrows show where the turquoise bled. The background is not as bad dry as it was wet. The bleeding really shows at the bottom left arrow. :-(. I've got a...
Forum: Main
09-02-2012, 08:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,935
Posted By Riebejamen

Unhappy Bleeding turquoise batik

I am just about finished piecing a mystery quilt, and used a breautiful turquoise batik for one of the fabrics; but I didn't realize that it would bleed. I figured that out when I used accidently...
Forum: Main
01-16-2012, 08:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 759
Posted By Riebejamen

Hey everyone.... Thanks for the great feedback!...

Hey everyone.... Thanks for the great feedback! My Bee is called the UFO Bee, the Bee started as a gathering to work on those UFO's that we all tend to have; and it's become a bring any project to...
Forum: Main
01-09-2012, 08:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 759
Posted By Riebejamen

Smile UFO Swap Suggestions

Hi all!
I'd like some suggestions for ground rules for a UFO/Gadget swap within my Bee. I am probably over thinking this, b/c my co-leader has a tendency to dismiss any interactive ideas I have with...
Forum: Main
08-21-2011, 12:17 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 8,212
Posted By Riebejamen

Big thanks to everyone for their...

Big thanks to everyone for their thoughts...here's an update on the situation....When the email went out asking who was attending the next Bee (which is today, actually), I sent back a short...
Forum: Main
07-25-2011, 08:49 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 8,212
Posted By Riebejamen

I've been thinking about this since I posted this...

I've been thinking about this since I posted this morning. Still haven't come to a definite decision. I tend to agree that something should be said. The organizer isn't the hostess. And starting my...
Forum: Main
07-25-2011, 12:15 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 8,212
Posted By Riebejamen

(hopefully this is the right spot to ask for...

(hopefully this is the right spot to ask for advice!)
I belong to an Applique Bee that meets once a month at a specific member's home. The Bee moved from the quilt store, where anyone was welcome to...
Forum: Main
03-16-2011, 01:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,210
Posted By Riebejamen

What to do about the smell that is left on your...

What to do about the smell that is left on your ironing board from pressing smelly antique blocks? I get paranoid that the leftover smell in the ironing board will be ironed into the next project. So...
Forum: Main
03-09-2011, 08:47 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 9,980
Posted By Riebejamen

Hey, what about the smell that is left on your...

Hey, what about the smell that is left on your ironing board from pressing these blocks? I get paranoid, thinking that I will iron mildew or that nasty old smell into the next project. So I wash the...
Forum: Main
01-26-2010, 06:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,618
Posted By Riebejamen

Phyllis didn't have the fabric either, and I...

Phyllis didn't have the fabric either, and I didn't find it at the show (found LOTS of other goodies!).
I have found another black fabric that will work. And with quilting, who will know? :)
...
Forum: Main
01-17-2010, 12:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,618
Posted By Riebejamen

I emailed Specialty Quilts, and they no longer...

I emailed Specialty Quilts, and they no longer carry the fabric.
:( . I am fiddling with new options for the final border; I have to figure out yardage, as I have a small piece left of the...
Forum: Main
01-13-2010, 08:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,618
Posted By Riebejamen

I only have the border left on a Mystery Quilt....

I only have the border left on a Mystery Quilt. I've looked at dozens of alternatives, but I REALLY want to use the same Patrick Lose black sunstreaks that is in the quilt. I figure I need about 1...
Forum: Main
01-12-2010, 02:35 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,068
Posted By Riebejamen

I've heard a few stories women using the "lower...

I've heard a few stories women using the "lower the table from the ceiling technique". Didn't know if it was a local thing or not. Glad to hear it's not. And how wonderful that quilters shared across...
Forum: Main
01-12-2010, 02:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 874
Posted By Riebejamen

Okay! I ended up charging the client $65....

Okay! I ended up charging the client $65. Probably too little. But I figure $30 a block isn't bad for removing the block, restitiching or recreating it in better fabrics, and restitching into the...
Forum: Pictures
01-11-2010, 03:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,491
Posted By Riebejamen

Great quilt from what fabric you had! I think I...

Great quilt from what fabric you had! I think I would put a skinny dark border and then a fatter sold border on it. You could do half square triangles as the last border, but all those points would...
Forum: Main
01-07-2010, 05:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 874
Posted By Riebejamen

I'm new to the message board, so forgive any bad...

I'm new to the message board, so forgive any bad behavior! :) A friend of mine is a longarm quilter and she asked me to take on a client of hers that wanted an antique-looking quilt repaired. I was...
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