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I've started a Grandmother's Flower Garden that's English paper pieced
by hand; it's something I work on sporadically. Otherwise I haven't done any hand piecing. I do, however, enjoy hand appliqué and hand quilting; I usually have either a hand appliqué or hand quilting project going. Most of my quilts are machine pieced and machine quilted, simply because of the time factor. I have a bread machine, so homemade bread is easy. I seldom buy any bread. I don't do much baking, but when I do, it is usually from scratch. Julia in MN Mary wrote: Am I one of a dying breed? I enjoy piecing and quilting completely by hand. I have 3 sewing machines, all working very nicely, but really prefer to do everything by hand even though it takes a lot longer. My only "modern" thing is that I use a rotary cutter and mat. Otherwise I could probably be sitting on a log bench outside a log cabin . . . So, are there others who love hand work and shun their sewing machines? -- ----------- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/default ----------- |
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I still iron DH's undershirts! and all handkerchiefs!
Mind you, I do positively like ironing. .. In message , Julia in MN writes When we got married 42 years ago, my MIL was ironing DH's undershirts (t-shirts) and handkerchiefs. That ended real soon . I learned to iron on dish towels and handkerchiefs. No more. I usually put sheets right back on the bed after washing -- that way I don't even have to fold them. I empty the dryer as soon as it's done and hang up or fold neatly right away. Julia in MN -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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On Jul 9, 5:54*pm, Mary wrote:
Am I one of a dying breed? *I enjoy piecing and quilting completely by hand. *I have 3 sewing machines, all working very nicely, but really prefer to do everything by hand even though it takes a lot longer. *My only "modern" thing is that I use a rotary cutter and mat. *Otherwise I could probably be sitting on a log bench outside a log cabin . . . So, are there others who love hand work and shun their sewing machines? I have been hand piecing my Quilted Diamond blocks for a couple of years now. I have no set plans for how I'm going to set them together, but I find that just doing the hand piecing is very relaxing and enjoyable -- just as I find the same thing about hand quilting, which I also love. However, I'll never shun my sewing machine. G I find that doing things by machine has its own satisfaction and brings just as much enjoyment -- at least for me. Hand or machine? I hope I never have to make a final decision on that one! G -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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probly has advantages in winter to keep your hands warm anyhow.
j. "Patti" wrote... I still iron DH's undershirts! and all handkerchiefs! Mind you, I do positively like ironing. |
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i like EPP and hand applique, well i often do applique by joining machine
and hand together. i have a bread machine and used it 3 times i think. dont like how it moves the dough around often not catching all of it off the sides so its not doing it as well as i could by hand. kneading takes little time really and a good old bash of that dough has some other benefits. j. "Julia in MN" wrote... I've started a Grandmother's Flower Garden that's English paper pieced by hand; it's something I work on sporadically. Otherwise I haven't done any hand piecing. I do, however, enjoy hand appliqué and hand quilting; I usually have either a hand appliqué or hand quilting project going. Most of my quilts are machine pieced and machine quilted, simply because of the time factor. I have a bread machine, so homemade bread is easy. I seldom buy any bread. I don't do much baking, but when I do, it is usually from scratch. Julia in MN Mary wrote: Am I one of a dying breed? I enjoy piecing and quilting completely by hand. I have 3 sewing machines, all working very nicely, but really prefer to do everything by hand even though it takes a lot longer. My only "modern" thing is that I use a rotary cutter and mat. Otherwise I could probably be sitting on a log bench outside a log cabin . . . So, are there others who love hand work and shun their sewing machines? -- ----------- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/default ----------- |
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Polly, you are such an inspiration. After I posted that message I decided
to try one more time to get the width I wanted in a seam. I put the needle in the down position, measured my scant 1/4" by using a piece seamed by hand, and put 3 pieces of white waterproof tape (on top of each other) leading up to the needle. So far so good, but, because of the way the machine is made, I have to remove it every time I wind a bobbin. On the White, the bobbin is to the left of the needle, on this Brother it is in front of the needle. I can't help but think no quilter ever designed this machine. |
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My Elna has the bobbin in front of the needle. It's easy to flip the
quilt up over the top of the machine to change the bobbin. Can you position the tape on the bobbin cover only so you don't have to remove it? Or use a smaller piece of tape? Julia in MN Phyllis Nilsson wrote: Polly, you are such an inspiration. After I posted that message I decided to try one more time to get the width I wanted in a seam. I put the needle in the down position, measured my scant 1/4" by using a piece seamed by hand, and put 3 pieces of white waterproof tape (on top of each other) leading up to the needle. So far so good, but, because of the way the machine is made, I have to remove it every time I wind a bobbin. On the White, the bobbin is to the left of the needle, on this Brother it is in front of the needle. I can't help but think no quilter ever designed this machine. -- ----------- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/default ----------- |
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On Jul 9, 10:31*pm, "Polly Esther" wrote:
I bake our own bread, Mary. *I neither apologize or assume superiority for it. *Just doing what I like to do. *I like to know what's in our bread. But, yes. *I guess we are a dying breed. On the flip side, I salute the mamas who are juggling so many things at once. *I'm proud that they manage to keep some of the buttons sewed on and scrape the burny edges off the toast. I can remember when we actually ironed men's underwear. *Wouldn't they faint dead away if that happened now. *Life is running mighty fast.. Polly "Mary" wrote in message ... Am I one of a dying breed? *I enjoy piecing and quilting completely by hand. *I have 3 sewing machines, all working very nicely, but really prefer to do everything by hand even though it takes a lot longer. *My only "modern" thing is that I use a rotary cutter and mat. *Otherwise I could probably be sitting on a log bench outside a log cabin . . . So, are there others who love hand work and shun their sewing machines?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - IRONING UNDERWEAR??? Geez-o-pete. I never heard such. My grandmother ironed sheets. I thought that was weird. My mother didn't iron anything. She used those strange wire thingys on the pants legs of my dad's khaki pants. My entire teenage wardrobe was polyester double knit, so that got her off the hook. Sherry |
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"Patti" wrote in message ... I still iron DH's undershirts! and all handkerchiefs! Mind you, I do positively like ironing. psssst! (whisper) I don't mind ironing, either Cindy backing slowly out of the room |
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"Sherry" wrote in message ... IRONING UNDERWEAR??? Geez-o-pete. I never heard such. My grandmother ironed sheets. I thought that was weird. My mother didn't iron anything. She used those strange wire thingys on the pants legs of my dad's khaki pants. My entire teenage wardrobe was polyester double knit, so that got her off the hook. Sherry ******* I don't remember my mom ever ironing either. She thought God invented polyester. Cindy |
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