Forum: Quilting
December 29th 10, 06:22 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,375
Defeat avoided - block construction
They used batiks, which are tightly woven. Would that help with the
bias edges?
Bev in TX
On 12/29/10 1:39 AM, Bronnie wrote:
On Dec 29, 1:50 pm, wrote:
On...
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Forum: Quilting
December 24th 10, 07:41 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 938
Any active Dear Jane bloggers?
Some OT, but mostly DJ (Dear Jane) & DH (Dear Hannah):
http://www.dearjane.com/maillist.htm
Often OT; includes DJ, DH & QD (Linda Franz's Quilted...
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Forum: Quilting
December 24th 10, 05:47 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 0
Views: 570
OT - TSWLTH
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/122410dnbusjoann.90753b.html
OR: http://tinyurl.com/3yo9bzl
I hope this is a good thing.
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Bev in TX
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Forum: Quilting
December 24th 10, 02:08 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 694
OT - Santa Tracking & Games
Track Santa ...
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html
Play mini-games -- click on the various buildings. The crossword game
changes when you replay...
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Forum: Quilting
December 22nd 10, 08:22 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,314
Needle Sizes
I took a class at my LQS around 7 years ago. The elderly lady next to
me was sewing on a Janome 10000 machine that she had purchased a while
before that. All of a sudden her machine froze up and...
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Forum: Quilting
December 20th 10, 07:40 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 670
Thread or pin baste for machine quilting?
I used it once for a small quilt and it worked very well. I used water
soluble thread for the basting.
Bev in TX
On 12/20/10 8:55 AM, Hanne wrote:
Inspired by the Sharon Schamber videos in the...
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Forum: Quilting
December 16th 10, 01:20 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
Views: 651
Need Memory Quilt help
I spent over an hour looking around at various topics and the gallery.
Thanks for that link (I think :-) ).
Bev in TX
On 12/15/10 3:19 PM, Rita L. in MA wrote:
GrammyKathy wrote:
I am making...
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Forum: Quilting
December 9th 10, 03:52 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 11
Views: 611
OFF Topic:
Oh dear! I surely hope that it heals well. It's good that your SIL
will be helping you some.
Bev in TX
On 12/8/10 4:12 PM, Butterflywings wrote:
No surgery.
Postponed for a good 3 months for...
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Forum: Quilting
December 5th 10, 03:08 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,667
Tooting my own Horn (quietly)
Your quilts are amazing :-). I spent quite an enjoyable time perusing
them, and the rest of your quilts.
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Bev in TX
On 12/4/10 8:21 PM, Bronnie wrote:
My quilt "Dancing Lights in Indigo...
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Forum: Quilting
December 2nd 10, 06:28 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 5
Views: 645
Quilters' Newsletter controversy
First of all, the magazine had never promised to include a pattern for
cover quilts, so she has no reason to be put out when they did not do so.
Most of these quilts are very complex works of art...
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Forum: Quilting
December 1st 10, 05:57 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 710
Partially OT - Eureka!
I tried to reply to this, but the news group server, eternal-september,
refused to send it (too many open connections???). So here it is again ...
When I found it, my first thought was the...
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Forum: Quilting
December 1st 10, 04:19 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 710
Partially OT - Eureka!
LOL, no only one. Its a gift -- a big TY for a huge favor that she did
for me. I am considering adding some of the note cards :-).
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Bev in TX
On 11/30/10 2:03 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
You're...
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Forum: Quilting
November 30th 10, 06:19 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 710
Partially OT - Eureka!
I did a fusible web applique project around 1.5 years ago, using
Steam-A-Seam 2. At that time I had quite a bit of problem with that
product, so I contacted the manufacturer, The Warm Company, to...
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Forum: Quilting
November 22nd 10, 01:03 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 8
Views: 729
OT - Patchwork Coverlet?
On 11/21/10 4:24 PM, amy in SoCal wrote:
My granny called them Summer Quilts, too. They were always birthed and
quilted, not bound. They were terrific in the summer evenings on the
screened...
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Forum: Quilting
November 21st 10, 01:32 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 8
Views: 729
OT - Patchwork Coverlet?
On 11/21/10 12:07 AM, Kate T. wrote:
Hey Bev
My mama used to make those when I was a girl. She called them summer
quilts. She quilted them like any other quilt.
Kate T. South...
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Forum: Quilting
November 21st 10, 01:19 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 8
Views: 729
OT - Patchwork Coverlet?
On 11/20/10 9:46 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
Be sure to make it big enough
so a fight doesn't break out. Polly
Thanks!
So how much overhang would you recommend?
Block Size Overhang per side
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Forum: Quilting
November 21st 10, 03:13 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 8
Views: 729
OT - Patchwork Coverlet?
My DH has decided that he would like something a bit cooler than a
quilt, so I suggested a patchwork coverlet. It will be very simple
patchwork -- just 9" squares (9 rows by 9 columns) with a...
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Forum: Quilting
November 16th 10, 04:20 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,755
OT do you remember?
Polly,
Being vegetarians for 38 years we never celebrate Thanksgiving the
"traditional" way with lots of Animal bits and pieces. We have
established our own tradition of Pine Nut Loaf,...
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Forum: Quilting
November 16th 10, 08:09 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,755
OT do you remember?
On 11/15/10 9:48 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
I almost remember how the creation goes:
banana split lengthwise. Three flavors ice cream
Chocolate syrup on the chocolate scoop
Pineapple something...
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Forum: Quilting
November 12th 10, 07:07 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,708
OT - Dishwasher shopping
On 11/10/10 7:53 PM, AuntK wrote:
Has anyone here recently purchased a new dishwasher?...
Kim in NJ
Our Maytag dishwasher broke a couple months ago, and we are still trying
to decide whether to...
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Forum: Quilting
November 9th 10, 02:32 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,638
Pine Tree Block Comparison
I've been thinking that not all of the trees in a forest are the same.
Perhaps there's room for both, as well as the redesigned block that
Roberta mentioned?
Thanks,
Bev in TX
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Forum: Quilting
November 8th 10, 04:21 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,638
Pine Tree Block Comparison
I'll be using PP -- no other way to go for me.
Bev in TX
On 11/8/10 6:27 AM, Nann wrote:
I think it depends on the look you want to achieve. The left-hand
pictu if all the trees are out...
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Forum: Quilting
November 7th 10, 09:45 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,638
Pine Tree Block Comparison
I've made two quilts for my DH, but they were lap size ones. He wants
one big enough for a king size bed, with plenty of hang over. This
quit, as currently designed, will be 110"x112". I think...
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Forum: Quilting
November 7th 10, 07:22 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,638
Pine Tree Block Comparison
Yes, I see what you mean.
Bev in TX
On 11/7/10 9:42 AM, Roberta wrote:
IMO, use the smaller pieces on the right if you want to use multiple
greens. But if it's all the same green, you might as...
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Forum: Quilting
November 7th 10, 07:02 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,638
Pine Tree Block Comparison
Yes, you made perfect sense :-). I had not planned on getting too artsy
with these blocks, but I haven't finished designing the quilt yet -- so
who knows?
Bev in TX
On 11/7/10 7:57 AM, Polly...
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