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08-02-2014, 06:00 AM
#911
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Eden Valley, MN
Posts: 295
Since my birthday is tomorrow, I thought I'd tell you a little about me today. This week I had vein work on my legs done, so I've been in bed all week. I did do some crocheting in bed. I'm also starting to make 5 flowergirl dresses for my son's wedding the end of September.
1.) Board name/real first name: KathyM - Kathy
2.) How long have you been quilting - bought my first sewing machine at the age of 13 from babysitting money from that summer, now I'll be 59
3.) Favorite quilting tool: they have come up with sooo many new gadgets, rotary cutter & mat
4.) Favorite quilt you have made & why: I have made several Grandmother's Garden with the hexies, I do enjoy hand sewing, I usually don't like making a pattern twice.
5.) Favorite color: I seem to go for the darker colors, if you look at my stash you don't find many lights.
6.) Favorite flower: anything that blooms
7.) Best advice you can give: enjoy your project or you won't like it when it's done
1.) Board name/real first name: KathyM - Kathy
2.) How long have you been quilting - bought my first sewing machine at the age of 13 from babysitting money from that summer, now I'll be 59
3.) Favorite quilting tool: they have come up with sooo many new gadgets, rotary cutter & mat
4.) Favorite quilt you have made & why: I have made several Grandmother's Garden with the hexies, I do enjoy hand sewing, I usually don't like making a pattern twice.
5.) Favorite color: I seem to go for the darker colors, if you look at my stash you don't find many lights.
6.) Favorite flower: anything that blooms
7.) Best advice you can give: enjoy your project or you won't like it when it's done
08-02-2014, 12:15 PM
#912
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: MO (the Show Me state)
Posts: 2,947
Happy birthday to the August ladies.
Happy birthday to the two August birthday gals. Kathy I hope you get to do something enjoyable for your special day today. My packages went in the mail today.
Barb thank you for the game prize. I did receive it.
I keep forgetting to get on for the Tuesday tips so this can be either a late this week Tuesday tip or an early next week Tuesday tip.
I found I had 5 bags of fabric scraps along with a bin full of scraps so I decided I needed to start on some string blocks but did not want to use a foundation so I taped off an 8.5" block (size I am making)area on my cutting mat to use as my "foundation" guide for my strips. As I am sewing my strips together I measure them against my taped block template to make sure the size is correct for the area to be covered and then I sew away. Alas no paper to remove.
scraps overload
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Barb thank you for the game prize. I did receive it.
I keep forgetting to get on for the Tuesday tips so this can be either a late this week Tuesday tip or an early next week Tuesday tip.
I found I had 5 bags of fabric scraps along with a bin full of scraps so I decided I needed to start on some string blocks but did not want to use a foundation so I taped off an 8.5" block (size I am making)area on my cutting mat to use as my "foundation" guide for my strips. As I am sewing my strips together I measure them against my taped block template to make sure the size is correct for the area to be covered and then I sew away. Alas no paper to remove.
scraps overload
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08-02-2014, 12:54 PM
#914
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: MO (the Show Me state)
Posts: 2,947
This pic shows better how I am using the tape square to measure.
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Also since I am working with all of these scraps I started sewing strips together for this Legos quilt. I figure I might as well use as many scraps as possible.
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Also since I am working with all of these scraps I started sewing strips together for this Legos quilt. I figure I might as well use as many scraps as possible.
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08-03-2014, 03:02 AM
#917
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mass
Posts: 314
I thought I had sent my August candies, but since no one has posted them as received, I guess I didn't!! OOPS!! Sending tomorrow, sorry to be late.
How many do we have left to send?? Anyone know?
have a great day,
How many do we have left to send?? Anyone know?
have a great day,
08-03-2014, 04:12 AM
#918
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: WNC
Posts: 9,116
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