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    Forum: Main
    04-12-2025, 04:01 PM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 1,925
    Posted By platyhiker

    A very important thing is to get the ruler line...

    A very important thing is to get the ruler line you are using along the edge of your fabric all the way on the fabric, not next to it. Bonnie Hunter has a good article...
    04-11-2025, 05:50 AM
    Replies: 4
    Views: 1,802
    Posted By platyhiker

    Aby Dolinger Blue and White HST quilt - via exchange

    I just read Aby Dolinger's post (https://abyquilts.wordpress.com/2025/04/10/blue-and-white-hst-quilt-finished/) about exchanging blue and white HSTs with a group of friends and then turning it into a...
    01-29-2025, 05:07 PM
    Replies: 624
    Views: 210,914
    Posted By platyhiker

    Iceblossom, it's nice to have so many options! ...

    Iceblossom, it's nice to have so many options!

    I agree with joe'smom that the first green seems out of place with the rest of the fabrics. The other two options both work, but each give quite a...
    Forum: Main
    01-28-2025, 04:30 PM
    Replies: 41
    Views: 11,980
    Posted By platyhiker

    Here's the link to the one block wonder design...

    Here's the link to the one block wonder design helper (https://oneblockwonder.com/design-helper/). I played it with it yesterday and thought it look quite good with this fabric, but I did have to...
    Forum: Main
    01-20-2025, 03:52 AM
    Replies: 91
    Views: 17,244
    Posted By platyhiker

    Well, I'm not quilting this weekend, but at least...

    Well, I'm not quilting this weekend, but at least I am sewing. At my ski club, there is a bedroom with a semi-circle window at the top of a door that is very close to an outside light with a motion...
    01-14-2025, 10:04 PM
    Replies: 126
    Views: 35,442
    Posted By platyhiker

    Quossum - I like your layout much better than the...

    Quossum - I like your layout much better than the original. Now the top and bottom are starting and finishing the same way the right and left sides are starting and finishing. I like consistency....
    01-14-2025, 08:39 AM
    Replies: 624
    Views: 210,914
    Posted By platyhiker

    I want to start by thanking of all of you who...

    I want to start by thanking of all of you who share your thoughts and pictures as you work through Bonnie's mysteries. I haven't done one myself, but I feel like I've learned a lot each year as I...
    01-10-2025, 09:39 AM
    Replies: 189
    Views: 48,318
    Posted By platyhiker

    Jinny Beyer is a (recently retired) quilt maker...

    Jinny Beyer is a (recently retired) quilt maker fond of black and dark backgrounds, so searching for her quilts will show you lots of examples. (She had a business selling fabric, patterns and kits,...
    01-08-2025, 02:13 PM
    Replies: 182
    Views: 54,710
    Posted By platyhiker

    Wow, it looks lovely! But it looks like it will...

    Wow, it looks lovely! But it looks like it will mean working with quite small pieces. Ignoring the borders, the quilt top is 19 blocks wide. With a 90" width, that means each block is only 5" square....
    Forum: Main
    01-06-2025, 05:57 PM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 2,706
    Posted By platyhiker

    I looked at the final reveal, and thought about...

    I looked at the final reveal, and thought about what would make it more my style. The outer edges of the block looked unfinished to me, so I changed the borders. And then I wasn't wild of the...
    Forum: Main
    01-06-2025, 04:40 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 3,128
    Posted By platyhiker

    It's not hard to make one out of thin card board...

    It's not hard to make one out of thin card board or clear plastic from a takeout container's lid. Try it out and see if it is helpful to you. If it is helpful, and you'll be using a LOT a purchased...
    12-29-2024, 03:21 PM
    Replies: 189
    Views: 48,318
    Posted By platyhiker

    I am seriously thinking of joining in. In...

    I am seriously thinking of joining in. In mulling over the idea, I realized that one thing I really like is that she is showing what ALL the blocks look like at the start, rather than leaving one...
    Forum: Main
    12-26-2024, 06:56 PM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 3,906
    Posted By platyhiker

    If you want a very narrow application of glue,...

    If you want a very narrow application of glue, using a squeeze bottle with a narrow tip will better serve you then any pen, I think. Here is a set of two narrow tipped glue bottles...
    Forum: Main
    12-23-2024, 01:14 PM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 2,339
    Posted By platyhiker

    I haven't ever used binding ease, but I just...

    I haven't ever used binding ease, but I just watched the video and I noticed a few of things she does not explicitly mention. 1) Her right hand (on the left side of the screen) is keeping the two...
    12-11-2024, 12:55 PM
    Replies: 189
    Views: 48,318
    Posted By platyhiker

    Watson's advice to pick a border that you love...

    Watson's advice to pick a border that you love and that draw colors from it is really good. You can see that sample shown on the blog has a border that has the colors of the quilt. I like how the...
    12-11-2024, 12:42 PM
    Replies: 189
    Views: 48,318
    Posted By platyhiker

    That looks like a great quilt for a beginner to...

    That looks like a great quilt for a beginner to learn on. There's nothing super tricky, and you'll learn a lot. After a month or two, you'll probably know enough that you can move ahead with other...
    Forum: Main
    11-26-2024, 09:01 AM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 3,745
    Posted By platyhiker

    If you just want to put a label on the template,...

    If you just want to put a label on the template, one option is to to write the label on a small piece of paper and then attach it to the template by putting a piece of clear tape completely over it. ...
    Forum: Main
    11-05-2024, 05:58 PM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 1,916
    Posted By platyhiker

    I went big and got this one...

    I went big and got this one (https://www.amazon.com/QuiltCut-Strip-Slotted-Quilting-QC1-XL/dp/B07YM2MJQX/) (24" x 17"). It is fabulous for getting a bunch of strips cut accurately and fast, and then...
    Forum: Main
    11-03-2024, 01:10 PM
    Replies: 22
    Views: 5,384
    Posted By platyhiker

    Another way to help your discards find a new home...

    Another way to help your discards find a new home (rather than ending up in a landfill or an incinerator), is to give them away on the free section on CraigsList (https://craigslist.org).
    Forum: Main
    10-30-2024, 10:43 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 4,261
    Posted By platyhiker

    Another DIY guide is to use a stack of post it...

    Another DIY guide is to use a stack of post it notes. (I like the stack to be about 2-3 mm high.) Use the post-it adhesive to test out the placement; once I've got it just right, I put a piece of...
    02-28-2024, 11:15 AM
    Replies: 17,013
    Views: 2,064,458
    Posted By platyhiker

    pleats ... pallet

    pleats ... pallet
    02-26-2024, 03:07 PM
    Replies: 17,013
    Views: 2,064,458
    Posted By platyhiker

    singed ... inside

    singed ... inside
    02-26-2024, 11:18 AM
    Replies: 17,013
    Views: 2,064,458
    Posted By platyhiker

    ginger ... resign

    ginger ... resign
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