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restoring an old quilt by
Morag in Oxford
Hi ladies,
I am sure there is someone out there who can help!!
I have just picked up a bundle of fabric from a lady on freecycle.org -
among it all was an antique (she thinks 1880s) quilt. It's in very bad
condition. It's all sewn by hand, with hexagonal patches in the "granny's
garden" design,...
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Celtic Intermission by
the black rose
I took my assembled block and sashing rows and my Bernina baby to the
local quilt shop first thing this morning and started sewing.
At noon, I was still sewing.
At 3pm, I was still sewing.
At 5pm, half an hour before the store closed -- I finished sewing the
last seam. What makes this amusing...
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OT humor by
Kathy Applebaum
Stolen from the Car Talk website:
The Alberta Department of the Environment is advising hikers, hunters,
fishermen and golfers to take extra precautions and keep alert for bears
while in the area. People are advised to wear noise-producing devices such
as little bells on their clothing to alert...
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husqvarna bobbins by
Frank & Renee
Hi,
I bought a Husqvarna Platinum 750 last week and I have a question about
bobbins. The bobbins for the machine are "proprietary" and that means I'd
have to replace all my bobbins with the Husqvarna ones that are 68 cents a
piece (packed in bags of ten for $6.80) at my local dealer. I already...
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Stuck in a rut by
Jalynne
I don't wanna sew. Ok, so I want to, but that means I have to clean my
room first. Jeanne's gonna be here in about 2 weeks, and I'm freaking
out about my sewing room....looks like a tornado hit it. I'm just
getting over the flu....and well, aaaaaaaaaaaaack. Ok, feel better now,
just had to get...
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June 12th 05 12:45 PM
by AliceW
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Chicago, Paducah, SLC 2 by
shhdesigns
The next morning we stopped at the Dakota Quilt Company in Spearfish. They
have lots of country fabrics and some lovely gift items in a converted
house. They have very pleasant staff; they also have a long arm-quilting
machine. They gave us info on heading down the Spearfish Canyon...
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New prayer quilt finished! by
Kim E
I made a prayer quilt for my Aunt Mary. She had breast cancer several
years ago and was cured of that. Now, she has colon cancer to go with
it :(
I mailed off the quilt to my uncle who will take it to a family reunion
this weekend. I hope she likes it. Every bit was out of my stash ...
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June 16th 05 11:00 PM
by Donna
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testing... by
Linda Sweigart
I'm testing the board because there hasn't been a single post today.
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Thank you all by
Carolyn McCarty
Thank you all for being so kind when many problems more important and more
urgent are on our minds. My mum was also grateful for your sympathy and
support. Amongst the rest of the comedy of errors, it looks like I will be
responsible for funeral arrangements--me, who hates funerals and death,...
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June 7th 05 02:16 AM
by L
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Happy Dance x 3! by
Sandy Foster
In article ,
IMS wrote:
Please join me in a happy dance x 3! I recently finished up two quilt
projects and a finished a quilt top.
First is a twin bed quilt for our spare bedroom. I've had this fabric
for over two years....
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New Pictures! by
Susan Torrens
I just uploaded some pictures of the Kingston ON quilts show. The album is
"Quilts Kingston". I'll add some more of the pictures when I have more
time - dial-up is so slow........
--
Susan in Kingston ON
quilting - what else?
http://community.webshots.com/user/sbtinkingston
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saw my doc today by
SNIGDIBBLY
Nothing but good news to report. blood pressure is down a bunch - for me -
and the new meds seem to be working pretty good. Learned that one of them
is causing the wierd dry cough I have. But it is helping my BP so well that
I think I can live with aminor irritation like a cough. I'm really...
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First big quilt - machinequilting by
Uschi
Hi,
I love handquilting. There is nothing more relaxing than sitting under a
quilt, stitching and letting the world go by.
BUT - sometime I want to try something out
- sometime I want to finish something quickly
- sometime I want to have the choice of doing something different
- sometimes it is...
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May 31st 05 04:38 PM
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BOM fabric test by
Mary in Washington
I fell in love with the BOM that our Queen of Freebies posted a while
back. Having never made a BOM I decided it was time to jump in.
This is February. "The Mexican Rose". I jump a month to try the
fabrics I pulled from the stash.
I think I got it right the first time and I am now doing...
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OT - vacation time!! by
Queen of Squishies
I have six piano lessons today, then tomorrow morning I leave early for
Kansas City for a day of teacher training. Back Saturday to begin 6 days of
camping with DH. Then home one night for laundry and re-packing, and off to
Chicago to see Blue Man Group with DS for his birthday. I'll be gone...
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Corner trimming question by
Dave D
Hi,
My curious question for today is regarding the corners of triangles. Is
there a specific method for trimming cut pieces that are not 90 degree
corners proir to stitching? Or, how do I trim my cut triangle pieces on
the points? Oh boy, not sure if I'm 'splaining myself well here... I
have two...
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June 2nd 05 04:01 PM
by Dave D
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OT change in Q of Squishies plans attn huggers by
Musicmaker
I know she planned on answering emails and hug requests - unfortunately her
computer has gone out the door literally screaming. Tech support believes
that in Karen's quest for more music, she visited the wrong "free music"
site and acquired a Trojan horse along with the music. So, every time...
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Winding down by
The Larsons
Well- I suppose with the summer here and all the get-to-gethers, quilters
will be winding down their hours with their fabric. I like to step back and
take stock of what I have (and don't have) and that usually happens about
now. I have already made the promise to my ufo pile that they would...
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