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My turn to look for fabric by Trish Brown
I've been trying for a while now to find some orange and black striped stretch fabric. I'd prefer smaller stripes (say, 1/2" or smaller), but at this point I'd be happy with anything! I only want a yard or so - hoping to make onesies for two new babies in the family - but d'you think anyone out...
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June 5th 13 11:23 AM
by Hanne in DK Go to last post
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OT new eye tomorrow by Polly Esther[_5_]
I get my close-vision bionic lens tomorrow morning early. Please hold me up and close. They do it so quickly that there won't be time for a real stash raid but you're welcome to try. Bring the gators some chicken or an insurance adjustor. No local Inspectors of any kind please; the gators have...
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August 7th 12 04:11 PM
by Bobbie Sews More Go to last post
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Who else had a Christmas disaster??! :-) by MB
Well, almost a disaster...but it was only a cake! but I was making it to bring to a Christmas dinner...It was a pound cake but with 1/2 lb butter...6 eggs... sour cream, egg whites beaten separately-and I hated to lose all that !!... Actually Thanksgiving Day while I was putting foil on the turkey...
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December 28th 03 01:26 AM
by Butterfly Go to last post
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Help! Ripping out itsy-bitsy quilting stitches by caitlin
I need help! I have a quilt top that I'm trying to save from a machine quilting mistake, but I'm having trouble ripping out the stitches. They're so closely spaced and tightly sewn that I can't get my seam ripper between them. Ideally, I'd like to save the quilt top and the backing, but I can...
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January 13th 04 06:02 PM
by Butterfly Go to last post
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In praise of speed methods! by frood
I've been trying out a couple of different speed piecing methods this week. First I tried fast flying geese, using this method: http://www.patchpieces.com/FlyingGeese.pdf I dug through my scrap basket and cut some squares and made 5 or 6 sets of 4 flying geese units. Way cool! Today, I tried a...
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January 19th 04 09:29 PM
by Julia Altshuler Go to last post
30 2,185
Table setting pictures by jennell H
After many false starts, I finally pulled together the right fabric combinations to complete a commission for a famly friend. She did have definite ideas about what she wanted until I offered her alternatives - I am pleased with my late summer's work product and I hope that you will also enjoy...
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January 20th 04 07:00 PM
by jennell H Go to last post
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OT today's scam/spam by Polly Esther
First, we received an offer to add 3 inches. Oh my. How many times has a quilter needed to add three inches? I'll just have to check that one out for you all. Next, we received an ominous (try typing ominous, it is a good exercise) threat from our credit card company. "Someone is using our credit...
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January 30th 04 01:11 PM
by Queen of Squishies Go to last post
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Have you ever...... by Sharon Harper
Used a public bathroom and sat looking at the pattern on the tiled floor thinking it would make a fantastic quilt? I did, several times a day on my last trip away. Gonna jot that sucker down and quilt it one day! -- Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down...
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January 27th 04 05:10 PM
by DeB Shaw Go to last post
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Need to change colour of the quilt top by Ann
Hi all I haven't had time to read posts here for probably about a week. Not sure if I will ever catch up you've been so busy :) I've posted a few pictures of the quilt I am working on.....log cabin florentine pattern. It's just "ok" The greens are all wrong I believe. The browns block I can...
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January 31st 04 01:32 AM
by Ann Go to last post
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OT help with prayers please by Dannielle Beitzell
All the prayers I can put together are flying through the air to you! -- Dannielle from NY http://www.beitzell.com/dannielle/index.htm "Joanna" wrote in message
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December 20th 03 08:06 PM
by Dr. Quilter Go to last post
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I'm scared. by AlenasMom
Okay... this is hard to admit... so here goes.... I'm scare to make this quilt. I've not done anything creative in a long long time and this will be the first thing I've done in a LONG time!!!! I have to get it done by Christmas too!!!! I'm really afraid of screwing up and making a major blunder...
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November 18th 03 05:46 AM
by nzl* Go to last post
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What is your favourite UFO...and why isn't it finished??? by georg
Lynne in Toronto wrote: Just wonderin'! Cheers, Lynne in Toronto I have 2 quilt UFOs. One's because I can't FIND the thing. The other is because it just needs a binding. Since I have to do that by hand, and it's summer time, it's too darn hot to work on it now. When it gets
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August 10th 03 06:45 AM
by julia sidebottom Go to last post
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Tutu's DJ on Tour by Tutu Haynes-Smart
My ISP has refused to let me have ANY RCTQ posts for four days - even my own .... so thought I would just add a bit to my previous post: My indigo DJ will be going on from Lansing & Manchester to Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza (Fort Washington 18-21 Sept) and then to...
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August 11th 03 05:59 PM
by DDM Go to last post
30 2,080
hummingbird food/ liquuid recipe by Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply
From: (QuiltR1024) Does anyone know the recipe for making the liquid hummingbird food. How much water and how much sugar to mix together. I know that red food coloring has to be added also, but is their a certain amount of it to add? I usually use 1 part water to a...
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August 27th 03 01:40 AM
by Glenn/Patty Go to last post
30 2,030
paper piecing questions by Elizabeth Young
Hi, the new Liz again! I have been cruising websites (what a lot of quilt stuff there is out there!) and keep coming across 'paper piecing'. I understand how this works, but have some questions. #1 Wouldn't sewing through paper dull the needle really fast? #2 How do you keep the pieces of fabric...
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September 3rd 03 04:17 AM
by rjwhite6 Go to last post
30 2,260
OT Birth Announcement by Karlee in Kansas
Ok, we are home now from the hospital, so I'll post about her arrival. Its long (as usual) so be prepared. Thursday at around 1ish, I started having some pretty serious contractions. I kept an eye on the time, and when they hit 2 minutes(4pm), and painful, I ordered the boys to pack the car. I...
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September 2nd 03 12:25 AM
by Maureen Wozniak Go to last post
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Feece as Backing Question (longish) by
Hi, My younger sister was in town briefly and stopped by my place. Of course my dining room table had my huge cutting mat and quilty stuff covering it. She starts asking me questions about quilting. She had just bought a sewing machine and a book and fabric for a quilt. (She is...
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September 5th 03 03:50 AM
by Polly Esther Go to last post
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OT - hurricane prep by Hanne Gottliebsen
Have you guys got any advice for someone from a country with no real adverse weather who now finds herself too close to the path of Isabel for comfort? I'm paying attention to TV/radio, I've got plenty of non-perishable food (lots of which does not need heating) and paperplates. I'm still getting...
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September 18th 03 01:32 PM
by Pat in Virginia Go to last post
30 1,205
customer satisfaction by Queen of Squishies
I have just finished three t-shirt quilt tops, and three checkerboard-pieced backings, for hire. This woman is a friend of mine, and has purchased hand-made quilts before, but not from me. I have never made a quilt for money. I asked her to help me figure out how much she should pay me, but she...
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October 20th 03 08:15 PM
by Coleen Go to last post
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happy dance by Ann Adamson
You can find the photos at http://photos.yahoo.com/annadamson "Elena" wrote in message ... It does sound so cute! Do see about getting a picture to us to see it before it goes out to her. ...
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July 13th 03 06:35 PM
by Dr. Quilter Go to last post
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