View entire thread: A Few Finished Project Pictures
Posted by Magic Mood Jeep© on Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:50 AM Post subject: A Few Finished Project Pictures
The first punchneedle project I have ever done is now framed and hanging on my wall:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/2803079080047371020QczgtD I trimmed the punchneedle cloth to about 1 inch from the
design, folded it back and glued it in place. Then I found at JoAnne fabrics these small framed "art", all
black & white photos by some such photographer I've not heard of. It originally had a thin sheet of plastic
instead of glass. I also found a remnant of deep blue (midnight blue?) fabric for really cheap, which happens to
match *exactly* the color of the sky in the project. Anyway, I opened up the frame, removed their version of 'glass',
took out the photo, used the backing and filler for my project by wrapping the blue cloth around the backer/filler
& securing (used masking tape), then covering that with the 'arty' photo, reversed and with my name & project
completion dates written on it, and used making tape to hold that in place. Then I turned it over and glued the
project to the blue fabric. I was a bit heavy with the glue, as you can see a bit on the left of it (it dried clear,
so you can't even see it now!). This is the hardanger project:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/2025553710047371020GnANPJ It was supposed to be a felt backed ornament, but I like
it like this. And the frame is a perfect match :D!!! This is the linen class project:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/2399094640047371020UmTofp The frame is a very rough finished wood, which I think
goes very well with the earthy tones of the floss and the natural cashel linen. I also did a couple more punchneedle
projects, both were in the same kit (3 pictures): http://community.webshots.com/photo/2988982940047371020tuYXwp One is
for MIL & one is for Mom. Frames for this, the linen and hardanger projects were all found at the LNS where I
took the classes. In the meantime, DH has built a robot from a kit he ordered, then an RC car - he plans on attaching
the 'brains' of the robot to the RC car to control it, instead of via remote. He has it sort of working right now, and
is terrorizing the cats with it! --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep
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View entire thread: crochet gathering in Durham City UK
Posted by Kate Dicey on Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:18 AM Post subject: Re: Please help *PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR EMAIL LIST*
Yet Another Graham wrote: [quote:214291fd16]"Kate Dicey" <kate@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk> wrote in
message news:44e1f4f2$0$60314$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net... Then I need to get making more saleable items!
Peg bags and tea cozies, anyone? Do you do saddle covers? With extra cushioning for, er, bits that need cushioning?
Graham (remove the trap from email to reply) Motor bike or wire donkey?[/quote:214291fd16] Haven't yet, but see no
reason why not. I do have experience with some outdoors pursuits fabrics (3 layer Goretex, light weight Cordura, rip-
stop nylon, Polartec fleeces - including 300 and Windbloc), and have made some strange things in my time (kayak spray
deck, for example), but no luggage, and no saddle covers yet. I do know about sealing seams. It would NOT be a cheap
option, however. I'd need the actual saddle to use to take a pattern, and we'd need to experiment a bit to see what
worked in the way of fabrics/padding and designs and bits to hold it in place... And my time runs at between £15 and
£25 per hour, depending on the complexity of the sewing. Beading and difficult to handle fabrics go at the top end,
straight seams at the lower end, zips somewhere in the middle... Do pop over to my web site to see what I get up to,
and if you want to pursue this, email me from there or just hit 'reply to'. Some of the costume and wedding stuff is
heavy duty sewing! I'm presuming you are on the cycling group, but just in case, this is still cross-posted. -- Kate
XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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View entire thread: Stash sorting completed!
Posted by julia sidebottom on Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:27 PM Post subject: Re: Stash sorting completed!
Kate Dicey wrote: [quote:063d905877]Now comes the difficult bit: getting it all back UP the ladder into the loft! But
first we have to put a bit more flooring down! What I found: 5 large crates of polar fleece type stuff! 4 large crates
of bag/Christmas stocking fabrics and one of linings (mostly curtain fabrics) 2 large crates of knits 2 large crates of
garb fabric (Elizabethan & 18th C for the most part) 1 large crate of curtains for recycling 2 large crates of
curtain fabrics 1 large crate of quilting fabrics, 1 large crate of quilt batting 12 large crates of general garment
fabric 1 large crate of interfacing 1 large crate of projects abandoned by the customer! 1 large crate of craft fair
fabrics 2 large crates of coat hangers! 1 large crate of polyester toy stuffing and wadding 2 large crates of sheeting
and cheap fabrics for toiles 1 large crate of fabric held for a friend... Then there are an additional number of
smaller crates containing things like quilting bits, fancy scraps for embellishing, silk waistcoat lengths, usable dress
lining remnants, curtain tapes and accessories, craft fair stock (bags and Christmas stockings and the like), skirt
hangers, my tapestry stuff, and other little bits... (16 crates here!) And I didn't touch the 12 medium sized crates
of patterns this time round! So, a total of 53 so far, not counting the patterns. And I need about 3 more large ones
for the last bits and the stuff I need to get shifted out of the sewing room so I have room to turn round without stuff
falling on me! I need to get it shifted so I can get on with the quilty projects and a costume for Nel's son. The
fabric for that arrived yesterday, and I don't have anywhere to put it until I cut it out later this week when the stash
is out of the conservatory! OMG! I am envisioning the size crates that I use and can only think[/quote:063d905877]
that I would not be able to walk through my studio with all those crates. I know you have them labeled so you can find
things when you want them. (right). And I know that nothing else is going to be sharing the loft (right). julia
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Posted by Jessamy on Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:27 PM Post subject: Re: Stash sorting completed!
WOOO HOOO WTG Kate on getting the Mammoth job done so quickly! leave the upwards levitation bit to the males - then you
can stay up in the loft placing stuff where you want it ;-) -- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the
colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now comes the difficult bit: getting it all back UP the ladder into the
loft! But first we have to put a bit more flooring down! What I found: 5 large crates of polar fleece type stuff! 4
large crates of bag/Christmas stocking fabrics and one of linings (mostly curtain fabrics) 2 large crates of knits 2
large crates of garb fabric (Elizabethan & 18th C for the most part) 1 large crate of curtains for recycling 2 large
crates of curtain fabrics 1 large crate of quilting fabrics, 1 large crate of quilt batting 12 large crates of general
garment fabric 1 large crate of interfacing 1 large crate of projects abandoned by the customer! 1 large crate of craft
fair fabrics 2 large crates of coat hangers! 1 large crate of polyester toy stuffing and wadding 2 large crates of
sheeting and cheap fabrics for toiles 1 large crate of fabric held for a friend... Then there are an additional number
of smaller crates containing things like quilting bits, fancy scraps for embellishing, silk waistcoat lengths, usable
dress lining remnants, curtain tapes and accessories, craft fair stock (bags and Christmas stockings and the like),
skirt hangers, my tapestry stuff, and other little bits... (16 crates here!) And I didn't touch the 12 medium sized
crates of patterns this time round! So, a total of 53 so far, not counting the patterns. And I need about 3 more large
ones for the last bits and the stuff I need to get shifted out of the sewing room so I have room to turn round without
stuff falling on me! I need to get it shifted so I can get on with the quilty projects and a costume for Nel's son.
The fabric for that arrived yesterday, and I don't have anywhere to put it until I cut it out later this week when the
stash is out of the conservatory! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress
of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Maureen Wozniak on Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:49 PM Post subject: Re: Stash sorting completed!
On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 05:35:12 -0500, Kate Dicey wrote (in article <45165cde$0$2672$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-
reader02.plus.net>): [quote:b070eeda19]Now comes the difficult bit: getting it all back UP the ladder into the loft!
But first we have to put a bit more flooring down! What I found: 5 large crates of polar fleece type stuff! 4 large
crates of bag/Christmas stocking fabrics and one of linings (mostly curtain fabrics) 2 large crates of knits 2 large
crates of garb fabric (Elizabethan & 18th C for the most part) 1 large crate of curtains for recycling 2 large
crates of curtain fabrics 1 large crate of quilting fabrics, 1 large crate of quilt batting 12 large crates of general
garment fabric 1 large crate of interfacing 1 large crate of projects abandoned by the customer! 1 large crate of craft
fair fabrics 2 large crates of coat hangers! 1 large crate of polyester toy stuffing and wadding 2 large crates of
sheeting and cheap fabrics for toiles 1 large crate of fabric held for a friend... Then there are an additional number
of smaller crates containing things like quilting bits, fancy scraps for embellishing, silk waistcoat lengths, usable
dress lining remnants, curtain tapes and accessories, craft fair stock (bags and Christmas stockings and the like),
skirt hangers, my tapestry stuff, and other little bits... (16 crates here!) And I didn't touch the 12 medium sized
crates of patterns this time round! So, a total of 53 so far, not counting the patterns. And I need about 3 more large
ones for the last bits and the stuff I need to get shifted out of the sewing room so I have room to turn round without
stuff falling on me! I need to get it shifted so I can get on with the quilty projects and a costume for Nel's son.
The fabric for that arrived yesterday, and I don't have anywhere to put it until I cut it out later this week when the
stash is out of the conservatory! [/quote:b070eeda19] I don't know Kate. 53 crates? Maybe you need a little more
stash. <BEG>. Maureen
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Posted by Kate Dicey on Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:35 AM Post subject: Stash sorting completed!
Now comes the difficult bit: getting it all back UP the ladder into the loft! But first we have to put a bit more
flooring down! What I found: 5 large crates of polar fleece type stuff! 4 large crates of bag/Christmas stocking
fabrics and one of linings (mostly curtain fabrics) 2 large crates of knits 2 large crates of garb fabric (Elizabethan
& 18th C for the most part) 1 large crate of curtains for recycling 2 large crates of curtain fabrics 1 large crate
of quilting fabrics, 1 large crate of quilt batting 12 large crates of general garment fabric 1 large crate of
interfacing 1 large crate of projects abandoned by the customer! 1 large crate of craft fair fabrics 2 large crates of
coat hangers! 1 large crate of polyester toy stuffing and wadding 2 large crates of sheeting and cheap fabrics for
toiles 1 large crate of fabric held for a friend... Then there are an additional number of smaller crates containing
things like quilting bits, fancy scraps for embellishing, silk waistcoat lengths, usable dress lining remnants,
curtain tapes and accessories, craft fair stock (bags and Christmas stockings and the like), skirt hangers, my
tapestry stuff, and other little bits... (16 crates here!) And I didn't touch the 12 medium sized crates of patterns
this time round! So, a total of 53 so far, not counting the patterns. And I need about 3 more large ones for the last
bits and the stuff I need to get shifted out of the sewing room so I have room to turn round without stuff falling on
me! I need to get it shifted so I can get on with the quilty projects and a costume for Nel's son. The fabric for
that arrived yesterday, and I don't have anywhere to put it until I cut it out later this week when the stash is out
of the conservatory! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the
Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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View entire thread: Want to join a BOM
Posted by Cats on Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:17 AM Post subject: Re: Egg Money Quilts Book hunting was Re: Want to join
selling eggs from a few chickens tended by the "lady of the house" was a common way for women to earn a
little extra cash up to about WWII. Very common during the Depression. So lots of quilts got made with fabrics bought
from "egg money" -- Cheryl & the Cats o o o o o o ( > Y < ) (
> Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "mini Mini"
<mini@nospam.easy.com> wrote in message news:Xns9849C3B36D6Fmininospamateasycom@212.40.5.54... : "Cats"
<CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in news:45170ba4$1_1@news.chariot.net.au: : : > http://tinyurl.com/pmm7b : > ebay
has some : > : > I don't ebay at all, but if you do you might be lucky and : > get one a lot cheaper. : > :
> I have seen them around as cheap as $23US and overstock.com : > had it listed out-of-stock but for less than
$18. Hunt : > around - you might be lucky next time. : : This is the second time in a few weeks I've heard the term
Egg Money : Quilts... What are Egg Money Quilts? I know this is the title of a book, : but are egg money quilts like
nickel quilts where the fabric cost as much : as you would spend on eggs?? (after re-reading this it sounds like a
silly : question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. I'll be back in the morning to : find out... :o) : : Emilia : : :
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View entire thread: Sorting stash......
Posted by Butterflywings on Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:20 PM Post subject: Re: Sorting stash......
Sounds like you need Ginger to come to your rescue she is GOOD at it. REALLY REALLY REALLY GOOD at it:) Butterfly
(you don't need to ask how I know cause I already told you afore: ) "Kate Dicey" <kate@diceyhome.free-
online.co.uk> wrote in message news:45124b31$0$3618$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net... [quote:530e3d3948]Jessamy
wrote: one box at a time - get some teenagers to help by bribing them with chocolate cake after or something. Then sit
on throne, pile of fabric at your side and let the teens put as appropriate in the tubs :-) Thing is it's all so mixed
up at the moment that I need to get the whole lot down out of the loft in order to see: WHAT there is! HOW MUCH of each
there is... HOW MANY MORE boxes I need to store it properly... For example, I know there's a complete box worth of
lining off cuts, but they are not all in the same place... There are at least three boxes of curtain fabrics, some of
which are remnants large enough to provide a pair of curtains for the sewing room or landing windows... Plus several
bags of triangular bits, waterfall, and other oddments! Then there are the bits I bought originally for curtains for
the living room, but changed my mind and cut some off to cover the cushions... And a whole pile of sheeting I was going
to make duvet covers out of but CBA when they are so cheap from Dunelm Mills... And I do not know where it all is in
the stacks! So you see the scale of the problem... I think I'll just tidy up the conservatory and sweep the floor out
there, and then start shifting stuff... While the boxes are out I might get DH to put down some more of the flooring we
have waiting... I think it's got to the point where I can't get on with sewing because I don't know where the fabric I
want to sew has got to! AARRGGHH! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of
the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore![/quote:530e3d3948]
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Posted by Jessamy on Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:56 AM Post subject: Re: Sorting stash......
I'd help but I'm too far away - this is why I suggested the pile of fabric - empty a few tubs onto the floor/a clean
sheet and start with a few empty tubs so start with box 1 - empty it onto the floor then do the same with a few more
boxes and then start sorting , measuring etc. when you run out of boxes it's time to start counting - this is what I did
when I had to box up my stash - 50 new tubs in varying sizes and I'm done (and broke LOL) but I can see the whole thing
could be overwhelming! it makes me glad that when it comes to fabric I'm anal about it being tidy -- Jessamy In The
Netherlands Take out: _I love the colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thing is it's
all so mixed up at the moment that I need to get the whole lot down out of the loft in order to see: WHAT there is! HOW
MUCH of each there is... HOW MANY MORE boxes I need to store it properly... For example, I know there's a complete box
worth of lining off cuts, but they are not all in the same place... There are at least three boxes of curtain fabrics,
some of which are remnants large enough to provide a pair of curtains for the sewing room or landing windows... Plus
several bags of triangular bits, waterfall, and other oddments! Then there are the bits I bought originally for
curtains for the living room, but changed my mind and cut some off to cover the cushions... And a whole pile of
sheeting I was going to make duvet covers out of but CBA when they are so cheap from Dunelm Mills... And I do not know
where it all is in the stacks! So you see the scale of the problem... I think I'll just tidy up the conservatory and
sweep the floor out there, and then start shifting stuff... While the boxes are out I might get DH to put down some
more of the flooring we have waiting... I think it's got to the point where I can't get on with sewing because I don't
know where the fabric I want to sew has got to! AARRGGHH! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady
Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Kate Dicey on Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:30 AM Post subject: Re: Sorting stash......
Jessamy wrote: [quote:764d3f2a58]one box at a time - get some teenagers to help by bribing them with chocolate cake
after or something. Then sit on throne, pile of fabric at your side and let the teens put as appropriate in the tubs :-)
Thing is it's all so mixed up at the moment that I need to get the whole[/quote:764d3f2a58] lot down out of the loft in
order to see: WHAT there is! HOW MUCH of each there is... HOW MANY MORE boxes I need to store it properly... For
example, I know there's a complete box worth of lining off cuts, but they are not all in the same place... There are
at least three boxes of curtain fabrics, some of which are remnants large enough to provide a pair of curtains for the
sewing room or landing windows... Plus several bags of triangular bits, waterfall, and other oddments! Then there
are the bits I bought originally for curtains for the living room, but changed my mind and cut some off to cover the
cushions... And a whole pile of sheeting I was going to make duvet covers out of but CBA when they are so cheap from
Dunelm Mills... And I do not know where it all is in the stacks! So you see the scale of the problem... I think I'll
just tidy up the conservatory and sweep the floor out there, and then start shifting stuff... While the boxes are out
I might get DH to put down some more of the flooring we have waiting... I think it's got to the point where I can't
get on with sewing because I don't know where the fabric I want to sew has got to! AARRGGHH! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q
Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on
Kate's Pages and explore!
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View entire thread: Not strictly quilt fabric question for the Oz members...
Posted by Leigh Harris on Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:44 PM Post subject: Re: Not strictly quilt fabric question for the Oz members...
I'd have to agree with Cheryl that Spotlight would be a good place to look for the cheap and cheerful stuff. Most of
their fabric is not bad, especially in the curtaining area.Is cordura the stuff you make cord jeans etc with? If so,
it's probably at Spotlight too. We have Textile Traders too, but I'm not sure if that's only in WA. Otherwise, there's
always asking at curtain manufacturers for offcuts that are too small to be of any use to them, but fine for messenger
bags. One last thing though - what are messenger bags? :-) -- Leigh Harris Perth, Western Australia "Kate
Dicey" wrote [quote:24e60fc86c]Is there anywhere in Oz to purchase fabrics like Cordura in various weights? And
where is the best place for cheap and cheerful canvas and/or curtain fabric?[/quote:24e60fc86c]
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Posted by Cats on Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:21 AM Post subject: Re: Not strictly quilt fabric question for the Oz members...
The only Aus-wide place I can think of is Spotlight. I suspect they are a lot like Joanns. How many does he want to
make? Can we assume he is not going to do the sewing? Another option is find a shop that sells furnishing fabric
ends. There is a good one right next to the South Melbourne markets but that is no help if he is a couple of thousand
miles away in QLD or WA. Or . . . . . find a place that makes awnings and ask about off-cuts. There's a place in
Caulfield, and even the outdoor blind maker here in my town might be able to help, but again - not applicable if he
lives in Darwin or such. Happy to help but I think we need more details. -- Cheryl & the Cats 0 0
o o 0 0 ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) U ~ U
Enness Boofhead Donut (Boofhead slowly recovering from his 3 day absence and seemingly minor injuries)
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Kate Dicey"
<kate@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message news:45107251$0$3621$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...
: Is there anywhere in Oz to purchase fabrics like Cordura in various : weights? And where is the best place for cheap
and cheerful canvas : and/or curtain fabric? : : Someone on another sewing forum (a bloke - new sewist, not into
quilting : - yet!) wants to make messenger bags... :) : -- : Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls : Lady
Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons : http://www.katedicey.co.uk : Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Kate Dicey on Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:52 PM Post subject: Not strictly quilt fabric question for the Oz members...
Is there anywhere in Oz to purchase fabrics like Cordura in various weights? And where is the best place for cheap and
cheerful canvas and/or curtain fabric? Someone on another sewing forum (a bloke - new sewist, not into quilting -
yet!) wants to make messenger bags... :) -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe
Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Marcella Peek on Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:14 PM Post subject: Re: Does it get better than this?
In article <4l70mtFipqnU1@individual.net>, Terri <Terri@micron.net> wrote: [quote:67d9d2f7d8]Yours?! You
know those eyeballs on glasses, attached by springs? I sure hope they go back in my eye sockets before I go to my new
job. [/quote:67d9d2f7d8] Too funny. We can join forces and be the bug eyed girls. :-) [quote:67d9d2f7d8] This is bad,
but after I get off tomorrow, I'm seriously thinking of going back down there! [/quote:67d9d2f7d8] Well, think of all of
us rooting you on for getting such a great deal. [quote:67d9d2f7d8]The thing I love the most when fabric is that cheap
is twofold, backing is cheap that way and I really loathe spending money on backing fabric for some reason. The second
is that I'll allow myself to be impulsive on something I'd normally not get if I stopped and really thought about it.
[/quote:67d9d2f7d8] Exactly! I only use sale fabrics for backings. I always manage to find something I love and that
goes with the front, but I cannot bear to pay $10 a yard for the back. marcella
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Posted by Terri on Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:05 AM Post subject: Re: Does it get better than this?
Marcella Peek <marcella@extra.peek.org> wrote in news:marcella-5DE037.17393624082006@comcast.dca.giganews.com:
[quote:b4ddc608f9]What a great day! I hope tomorrow at the new job is just as nice. My eyes are still bugged out from
reading $1 a yard fabrics! Yours?! You know those eyeballs on glasses, attached by springs?[/quote:b4ddc608f9] I sure
hope they go back in my eye sockets before I go to my new job. This is bad, but after I get off tomorrow, I'm seriously
thinking of going back down there! The store [quote:b4ddc608f9]near me that just went out of business only marked
down 25 percent off. Not such a deal when I get that when I teach. Oh well. The thing I love the most when fabric is
that cheap is twofold, backing[/quote:b4ddc608f9] is cheap that way and I really loathe spending money on backing fabric
for some reason. The second is that I'll allow myself to be impulsive on something I'd normally not get if I stopped and
really thought about it. -- My Quilts: http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k244/dogsnus/?start=all
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Posted by FurrsomeThreesome on Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:19 PM Post subject: Re: Advice wanted - OT for quilting, technically, but still
We don't have TSWLTH in Canada (meaning JoAnne's if I remember?). We have a similar place known as Len's Mill Store,
and "the F store" (Fabricland) in its various divisions. I have discovered that in my greater Metro area is a
place called Custom Foam Manufacturing which both fabricatesto-order all kinds of different foam products, small or
large order, and has associated with it an outlet known as The Foam Store - no kidding! - which will take stock foam
and cut to order for all kinds of small-potatoes projects like mine. I just have to get out during a weekday workday as
they don't open weekends. I think I will rootle the stash first and construct some QI-sized prototypes, stuffed with
"whatever", out of the less-than-upholstery grade "oops, why did I buy that?" bits (see previous
comment about ultrasuede suit project gone terribly wrong). I often do that with quilts, too, to try out a design or
technique that's new to me. That turns out to be great practice, and my cats, my vet's kennels, or the local shelter
kitties benefit from the experiments and don't care if my colours were off. Then when I actually get my sofa I'll take
one of the cushions shopping for coordinating colours and fabrics, and go whole-hog for the full-scale living room piece
after that. Thanks for all the neat ideas gang! Johanna Kate G. wrote: [quote:c1532f8fc9]you can purchase some foam
from TSWLTH -- in several thicknesses. But it doesn't come cheap! Might be easier (and even a bit of fun) to hit the
thrift shops to find a fantastic $10 coffee table or ottoman that you could refinish or recover! Kate in MI
"FurrsomeThreesome" <pandaovtoes@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1155585018.751619.201390@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... Hi all! Been too busy recently for all but run-by
readings of the latest messages, but I'm now done with business travel and I think shopping for the rest of this year,
having just gone to San Francisco, then come home and bought a sectional for the new loft. I can buy food and pay bills
now, that's about it. So the rule is, any more sewing-quilting between now and Christmas has to be at least IN PART
constructed from my existing stash. That's OK. I got lots on the go. There's actually a question coming out of this...
I was up brainstorming designs last night for square, boxy, floor cushions. Given the cost of the sectional sofa, I'm
not getting either of an ottoman or a coffee table soon, but I worked out (at least, in my mind) a way to make floor
cushions such that they could stack and fasten together so the pile wouldn't fall over. That way, they could be extra
flop space for TV nights, but when entertaining more civilized company, I could stack them, put a tray on top, and serve
drinks - or make an extra "chair". I think I have a heap of heavier fabrics and some ultrasuade from a skirt-
and-jacket project gone horribly wrong that I can repurpose, so this idea meets the "use the stash" criteria.
So the question is - any advice on what exactly to STUFF them with for such an application? Other than a few different
kinds of quilt batting, I don't know much about filling textile articles. I assume some sort of firm foam block so they
stack well but I'd want to wrap it in batting or stuffing too for some loft, but I don't know what the proper names are
for such components. I realize its more of an upholstery question than quilting, but you quilters are so super with the
ideas on everything from kids to cars to coffee, I thought I'd ask here. (PS - I DO have some quilts on the go - have
tops done now for two baby quilts for the recently-arrived neice and friend's preemie!!! Hoping to finish them before
tackling the cushions). Johanna (the one in Waterloo, Ontario) and the QI's - Sprout, Maui (who is 10 today!) and Blue.
[/quote:c1532f8fc9]
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Posted by Kate G. on Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:20 PM Post subject: Re: Advice wanted - OT for quilting, technically, but still
you can purchase some foam from TSWLTH -- in several thicknesses. But it doesn't come cheap! Might be easier (and even
a bit of fun) to hit the thrift shops to find a fantastic $10 coffee table or ottoman that you could refinish or
recover! Kate in MI "FurrsomeThreesome" <pandaovtoes@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1155585018.751619.201390@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [quote:85b8c2eceb]Hi all! Been too busy recently for all
but run-by readings of the latest messages, but I'm now done with business travel and I think shopping for the rest of
this year, having just gone to San Francisco, then come home and bought a sectional for the new loft. I can buy food
and pay bills now, that's about it. So the rule is, any more sewing-quilting between now and Christmas has to be at
least IN PART constructed from my existing stash. That's OK. I got lots on the go. There's actually a question coming
out of this... I was up brainstorming designs last night for square, boxy, floor cushions. Given the cost of the
sectional sofa, I'm not getting either of an ottoman or a coffee table soon, but I worked out (at least, in my mind) a
way to make floor cushions such that they could stack and fasten together so the pile wouldn't fall over. That way,
they could be extra flop space for TV nights, but when entertaining more civilized company, I could stack them, put a
tray on top, and serve drinks - or make an extra "chair". I think I have a heap of heavier fabrics and some
ultrasuade from a skirt-and-jacket project gone horribly wrong that I can repurpose, so this idea meets the "use
the stash" criteria. So the question is - any advice on what exactly to STUFF them with for such an application?
Other than a few different kinds of quilt batting, I don't know much about filling textile articles. I assume some sort
of firm foam block so they stack well but I'd want to wrap it in batting or stuffing too for some loft, but I don't know
what the proper names are for such components. I realize its more of an upholstery question than quilting, but you
quilters are so super with the ideas on everything from kids to cars to coffee, I thought I'd ask here. (PS - I DO
have some quilts on the go - have tops done now for two baby quilts for the recently-arrived neice and friend's
preemie!!! Hoping to finish them before tackling the cushions). Johanna (the one in Waterloo, Ontario) and the QI's -
Sprout, Maui (who is 10 today!) and Blue. [/quote:85b8c2eceb]
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Posted by Cats on Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:43 PM Post subject: Re: eQuilter shipping
Clear and very fair. I have always been happy with this. -- -- Cheryl & the Cats in Australia _ o
_ o 0 0 ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ~ ~ U
Enness Boofhead Donut Starting to wake from hibernation!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Quilt Fairy"
<quiltfairy@qwest.net> wrote in message news:1155846672.530523.305160@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... : Emma
Thackery wrote: : > calculating their shipping costs based : > on the retail price of an item : : Dear Emma - : :
You are correct that eQuilter shipping rates are based on the original : retail price of the sale fabric, which is
calculated based on the : actual weight of the fabric. You are also correct that this is stated : on our Shipping
Rate page, but please note the shipping charge also : comes up on the order so you can see the exact charge before you
: finalize the order. There are no changes or hikes in the shipping : charge after placing an order - it is all stated
up front so you can : make the choice whether or not that works for you. : : I'd like to also give you a peek into how
our business operates. We : are a family owned business, not a huge corporation. We do not pay a : minimum wage to
our workers as many quilts shops and online discounters : do - we offer full time positions paying a living wage plus
medical and : dental benefits, paid holidays, and a 401k program. This is because I : believe it is important to treat
our staff well for their long term : health, and the health of the company, so we can continue to serve our :
customers long into the future. : : In addition we strive to be a socially conscious company, giving back : to the
community by donating to charity and sponsoring national quilt : exhibits. Last year for instance we gave $85,000 to a
variety of : charities, and sponsored several national exhibits that would not : otherwise be seen. : : Every business
provides a different kind of service - the service we : provide is to get the hottest new fabrics in the market onto
our : website as quickly as possible, and also to maintain a huge inventory : (over 20,000 products online and in stock
at any time) so when our : customers need something in particular, we will hopefully have it when : their local quilt
shop does not. It is not cheap to maintain a 15,000 : sq ft warehouse and a staff of almost 40. Our facilities are
clean and : well lit, air conditioned in summer and heated in winter. : : So when we offer fabrics on Clearance (which
means we are taking a loss : on the fabric, to make room for new fabrics) and UPS charges us $10 for : shipping, I
can't charge $5 for shipping or we are taking a further : loss. Simply put, we would go out of business if we ran our
business : this way. Either that or we would have to cut the size of our : warehouse, cut wages and benefits, you get
the picture. : : Paul and I have personally set the price structure and the shipping : rates and these are standard
rates in the industry. Not high or low, : but the standard fair retail price. Our shipping rates are based on :
actual shipping costs which are fairly similar no matter where we ship : in the contiguous United States because we are
in a central location. : (Colorado) Trust me, we are not making money on our shipping rates! It : is one of our
biggest expenses. : : Over 24 years of owning my own business, I have found that it is : impossible to make everyone
happy, but we sure try hard to provide a : unique service that the majority of quilters can appreciate! I am very :
sorry to hear that our pricing structure does not meet your needs or : expectations, and I sincerely hope that you are
able to find what you : want elsewhere at a price that works for you. : : If you ever have any questions or problems
feel free to contact our : customer service dept at service@eQuilter.com : : thanks and best wishes, : Luana Rubin :
owner, eQuilter.com : www.eQuilter.com :
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Posted by Anne in CA on Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:34 PM Post subject: Re: eQuilter shipping
Thank you Luana, for your clarification of this issue. If you've followed the thread you have probably discovered that
the majority of rctq members who responded are very happy and satisfied with eQuilter. I certainly am, and would not
let a single disgruntled comment turn me away from your company. Most of us here appreciate you and Paul, fer sher :-)
Anne in CA annerudolph AT comcast DOT net Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, fact, or tact are transmission errors.
http://community.webshots.com/user/annerudolph3 http://www.frappr.com/rctq http://annerudolph.home.comcast.net/anne.htm
Quilt Fairy wrote: [quote:17131d1284]Emma Thackery wrote: calculating their shipping costs based on the retail price of
an item Dear Emma - You are correct that eQuilter shipping rates are based on the original retail price of the sale
fabric, which is calculated based on the actual weight of the fabric. You are also correct that this is stated on our
Shipping Rate page, but please note the shipping charge also comes up on the order so you can see the exact charge
before you finalize the order. There are no changes or hikes in the shipping charge after placing an order - it is all
stated up front so you can make the choice whether or not that works for you. I'd like to also give you a peek into how
our business operates. We are a family owned business, not a huge corporation. We do not pay a minimum wage to our
workers as many quilts shops and online discounters do - we offer full time positions paying a living wage plus medical
and dental benefits, paid holidays, and a 401k program. This is because I believe it is important to treat our staff
well for their long term health, and the health of the company, so we can continue to serve our customers long into the
future. In addition we strive to be a socially conscious company, giving back to the community by donating to charity
and sponsoring national quilt exhibits. Last year for instance we gave $85,000 to a variety of charities, and sponsored
several national exhibits that would not otherwise be seen. Every business provides a different kind of service - the
service we provide is to get the hottest new fabrics in the market onto our website as quickly as possible, and also to
maintain a huge inventory (over 20,000 products online and in stock at any time) so when our customers need something in
particular, we will hopefully have it when their local quilt shop does not. It is not cheap to maintain a 15,000 sq ft
warehouse and a staff of almost 40. Our facilities are clean and well lit, air conditioned in summer and heated in
winter. So when we offer fabrics on Clearance (which means we are taking a loss on the fabric, to make room for new
fabrics) and UPS charges us $10 for shipping, I can't charge $5 for shipping or we are taking a further loss. Simply
put, we would go out of business if we ran our business this way. Either that or we would have to cut the size of our
warehouse, cut wages and benefits, you get the picture. Paul and I have personally set the price structure and the
shipping rates and these are standard rates in the industry. Not high or low, but the standard fair retail price. Our
shipping rates are based on actual shipping costs which are fairly similar no matter where we ship in the contiguous
United States because we are in a central location. (Colorado) Trust me, we are not making money on our shipping rates!
It is one of our biggest expenses. Over 24 years of owning my own business, I have found that it is impossible to make
everyone happy, but we sure try hard to provide a unique service that the majority of quilters can appreciate! I am
very sorry to hear that our pricing structure does not meet your needs or expectations, and I sincerely hope that you
are able to find what you want elsewhere at a price that works for you. If you ever have any questions or problems feel
free to contact our customer service dept at service@eQuilter.com thanks and best wishes, Luana Rubin owner,
eQuilter.com www.eQuilter.com [/quote:17131d1284]
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Posted by Quilt Fairy on Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:31 PM Post subject: Re: eQuilter shipping
Emma Thackery wrote: [quote:82697a372d]calculating their shipping costs based on the retail price of an item
[/quote:82697a372d] Dear Emma - You are correct that eQuilter shipping rates are based on the original retail price of
the sale fabric, which is calculated based on the actual weight of the fabric. You are also correct that this is stated
on our Shipping Rate page, but please note the shipping charge also comes up on the order so you can see the exact
charge before you finalize the order. There are no changes or hikes in the shipping charge after placing an order - it
is all stated up front so you can make the choice whether or not that works for you. I'd like to also give you a peek
into how our business operates. We are a family owned business, not a huge corporation. We do not pay a minimum wage
to our workers as many quilts shops and online discounters do - we offer full time positions paying a living wage plus
medical and dental benefits, paid holidays, and a 401k program. This is because I believe it is important to treat our
staff well for their long term health, and the health of the company, so we can continue to serve our customers long
into the future. In addition we strive to be a socially conscious company, giving back to the community by donating to
charity and sponsoring national quilt exhibits. Last year for instance we gave $85,000 to a variety of charities, and
sponsored several national exhibits that would not otherwise be seen. Every business provides a different kind of
service - the service we provide is to get the hottest new fabrics in the market onto our website as quickly as
possible, and also to maintain a huge inventory (over 20,000 products online and in stock at any time) so when our
customers need something in particular, we will hopefully have it when their local quilt shop does not. It is not cheap
to maintain a 15,000 sq ft warehouse and a staff of almost 40. Our facilities are clean and well lit, air conditioned
in summer and heated in winter. So when we offer fabrics on Clearance (which means we are taking a loss on the fabric,
to make room for new fabrics) and UPS charges us $10 for shipping, I can't charge $5 for shipping or we are taking a
further loss. Simply put, we would go out of business if we ran our business this way. Either that or we would have to
cut the size of our warehouse, cut wages and benefits, you get the picture. Paul and I have personally set the price
structure and the shipping rates and these are standard rates in the industry. Not high or low, but the standard fair
retail price. Our shipping rates are based on actual shipping costs which are fairly similar no matter where we ship in
the contiguous United States because we are in a central location. (Colorado) Trust me, we are not making money on our
shipping rates! It is one of our biggest expenses. Over 24 years of owning my own business, I have found that it is
impossible to make everyone happy, but we sure try hard to provide a unique service that the majority of quilters can
appreciate! I am very sorry to hear that our pricing structure does not meet your needs or expectations, and I
sincerely hope that you are able to find what you want elsewhere at a price that works for you. If you ever have any
questions or problems feel free to contact our customer service dept at service@eQuilter.com thanks and best wishes,
Luana Rubin owner, eQuilter.com www.eQuilter.com
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Posted by Leslie & The Furbabies in on Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:09 PM Post subject: Re: need some more help
How much fabric to buy depends on what you like to make. When I taught quilting, all my students seemed to want to make
bed quilts, so my class samples were all queen sized. Then I bought 3.5 yards for most cuts. That's about the length
for borders and the leftovers can be used for piecing and bindings. Now I make mostly lap quilts and wall hangings, so
I buy a lot of fat quarters and 1/2 to 1 yard pieces. If it might be a backing, then I'll but 1.5 to 2 yards. You CAN
make quilts from scraps, all fat quarters, only two fabrics in the entire quilt and a bajillion other combinations.....
you can do anything you want! The only true requirement is to buy LOTS of (quality) fabric in great variety! And pre-
wash all your fabrics! LOL :-P~~~~~ Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. Jacqueline wrote: [quote:77b71e2118]I am at
wits end again. I know that even though I have bought precut blocks etc, that I will have to do some cutting some time.
And even if I don't have to I want to try it and see if I can. Now here is what I need to know. I need to get me a
mat, rotary cutter, and rulers, do you all recommend any one in particular. I have a rotary cutter but the best I
remember it won't cut butter, the thing has always been dull so I bet I bought cheap. What other supplies to I need,
since I will have to buy it all on line, may as well get what I need in one order if possible to save on shipping. Also
when you all do buy fabric, how much do you usually buy at a time? I want to participate in this group as much as
possible so I know I need to get some different colors and things to mail for squissies, I think is what it was called.
I guess I need someone to just lay out to me just what all I need to pick up like basic thread, batting, the edging,
which I can't remember what it is called. Border is what I would call it. I hope you all don't mind but everyone of
you have become my new best friends :) I hope the feeling is mutual and I have not aggravated the crap out of you. I
plan on spending the day reading about quilts and reacquainting myself with my sewing machine tomorrow, well that is
after church if I will give up the ghost and go to bed that is. :) I am so excited that I thought I first thought I
would wait until about Oct. to begin this project but I really do not think I can wait that long. Love you all,
Jacqueline Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things[/quote:77b71e2118]
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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:14 PM Post subject: Ideas Re: Need ideas for 6 very similar fabrics
Howdy! Yeah, I've got plenty of "country" in the décor, also, but it's moved way past that soft blue stage;
never did get into sea-foam-green and peach, tho'. <g> Kept the old and the unusual pieces. When I was a kid no
one called it "country style"; all those mis-matched, uncoordinated, funky pieces in our "décor"
were called "home." LOL Gradated sounds good. I'd be happy to be one of your honorary cousins, Tricia.
The great thing about fabric is it's so inspiring! While in Bed,Bath&Beyond this week, I found some soft-yellow
tablecloths, extra long, for $6.42 each. I bought 6. They're going to be added to the "window treatments"
'cause I said so. W/ the white cut-work tablecloths I bought years ago (used to be living room curtains) this cheap
solution will make a peaceful addition to our big bedroom. 3 sets of curtains for $42.00-- a country look, indeed. Just
don't ask what country.... 8-> Cheers! Ragmop/Sandy--thinking there's plenty of ideas for those "6 very
similar fabrics" On 8/11/06 11:38 AM, in article 1155314301.672427.68960@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com,
"Tricia" <cricket527@e-garfield.com> wrote: [quote:b09ea7bccc] Sandy Ellison wrote: Howdy! Dusty blue
and peach: ewwwwww! 1980s-1990s "country" colors-- so "been there, done that"! <VBG Some of us
still like the country look Ms. Raggy =P *smirk* My idea is to create a set of something -- placemats or similar --
each with its own level of the color so that you have a nice gradiated (sp) look on the table when they are set out...if
you have enough fabric make a whole set up -- cloth napkins, etc. Or, if like me, you have 6 cousins make them all
nearly identical gifts (unfortunately most of my cousins are male and would have my head for giving them something in
peach -- for that matter, both my tomboy female cousins might as well *snicker*) --Did the country look for my wedding
six years ago with a dusty blue and dusty rose combination with some peach thrown in, Tricia <VBEG
[/quote:b09ea7bccc]
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View entire thread: Back from camp :)
Posted by Sandy Foster on Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:42 PM Post subject: Re: Back from camp :)
In article <marcella-65A418.09265524072006@comcast.dca.giganews.com>, Marcella Peek
<marcella@extra.peek.org> wrote: [quote:ac9bd67bf4]In article <invalid-
A0C5A6.08453024072006@news.west.earthlink.net>, Sandy Foster <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: I'm back!
<G> I spent a lovely week in Flagstaff, where the temperature didn't go over about 89° and where it actually
cooled down in the evenings! Wow! ;) Sounds like heaven! [/quote:ac9bd67bf4] It was. :) Remember the musical Camelot?
Remember how it only rained after sundown? That's what we had in Flagstaff last week. <G> [quote:ac9bd67bf4] I
took three classes from Sharon Schamber (piec-liqué, paper-less paper piecing, machine appliqué), and I thoroughly
enjoyed them all. My fourth class was an applibond class from Joan Shay, who is terribly sweet -- but I don't think
applibond is going to be something I use frequently. g> So now I have four new projects to finish up and a pile of
"stuff" still to organize from yesterday's trip home. Oh, and a house to clean, since DH and Dexter were here
to create havoc while I was away. ;) I love her quilts! I'll be you had fun. I'm looking forward to seeing your works
in progress. [/quote:ac9bd67bf4] I love her quilts, too -- and seeing them in person was amazing. I'd seen Scarlet
Serenade in Houston last year, but she brought several others, too. Wow. [quote:ac9bd67bf4] Ug on the housecleaning.
My girlfriend was telling me about her wonderful housecleaner and I admit to some envy ;-) [/quote:ac9bd67bf4] I used to
have a cleaning lady when I lived close to the Mexican border (they were cheap, since they had to compete with the
illegal ones), and it was wonderful. I really miss having one these days. [quote:ac9bd67bf4]Oh, and I won a door prize
the very last evening! It was 20 FQs of hand-dyed fabrics! Yippee! I'll have to think about how I want to use them. :)
Wow! Sounds like the makings of more than one project. I hear hand dyes are wonderful in applique ;-)
[/quote:ac9bd67bf4] LOL! I hope they're as good in machine appliqué, since I'm not much on hand appliqué. ;)
[quote:ac9bd67bf4]We are rather talkative. See you in Houston? [/quote:ac9bd67bf4] Absolutely! Just 100 days now until
I get there! <G> Be sure to join the Houston list so we all know where everyone is staying and can get in touch.
:) -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education
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Posted by Cappy on Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:24 PM Post subject: Re: Quilter's Design Wall
This is what I use. The advantage is that you can take it down with everything still stuck to it and roll it up for
storage. When you unroll it, it's not much work to make sure the pieces are still stuck to the flannel and not the
vinyl... Cappy who has a tablecloth hung on her wall right now... Edgewater, MD "Leslie & The Furbabies in
MO." <quilteacher@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1153182884.089049.110460@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
[quote:5dfaeac903]Karen- A cheap plastic tablecloth with flannel backing (often sold by the yard as "oil
cloth" for some strange reason) is a popular design wall for many folks. The fabrics will "stick" to the
flannel. If you have limited space, the plastic tablecloth side has enough "body" to it that you can take
down the design wall with the fabric pieces attached and roll up the tablecloth and store it for later use. I use a
very large piece of Warm and Natural for my design wall- but I can't take it down and roll it up since the fabric pieces
would also stick to the back side of the WnN- which would make a terrible mess of things. [/quote:5dfaeac903]
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Posted by Jan on Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:53 PM Post subject: Re: Quilter's Design Wall
"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." <quilteacher@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1153182884.089049.110460@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com: [quote:30ee69eddd]Karen- A cheap plastic tablecloth with
flannel backing (often sold by the yard as "oil cloth" for some strange reason) is a popular design wall for
many folks. The fabrics will "stick" to the flannel. If you have limited space, the plastic tablecloth side
has enough "body" to it that you can take down the design wall with the fabric pieces attached and roll up the
tablecloth and store it for later use. I use a very large piece of Warm and Natural for my design wall- but I can't
take it down and roll it up since the fabric pieces would also stick to the back side of the WnN- which would make a
terrible mess of things. A design wall should be as large as possible- HUGE in fact! JMNSHO Leslie & The
Furbabies in MO. Karen Garza wrote: I am about half way thru piecing a small friendship star quilt. I'm using very
bright fabrics and a black background. The start are made up of 14 different fabrics, so I am doing my planning on a
small (36 X 36) design wall. I want to see which fabrics should go where. Anyway, I have come to the conclusion that I
need a much bigger design wall. (Duh...) My current design wall is just a piece of Quilter's Dream batting. I like the
way the fabrics stick to it with no pinning, but I didn't like the stretching that happened to the batting when I was
trying to staple it to the wall. Is there something else I should consider using? Maybe flannel? Would the fabrics stick
to flannel as well as the Quilter's Dream without pinning? Sorry to be a dunce about this but I just don't use much
flannel. thanks Karen [/quote:30ee69eddd] That's what I use.... cheap vinyl flannel backed table cloths.. pin mmore
than one up if you have a big space ;-) -- Jan RCTQ Coffee Diva
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Posted by Leslie & The Furbabies in on Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:34 AM Post subject: Re: Quilter's Design Wall
Karen- A cheap plastic tablecloth with flannel backing (often sold by the yard as "oil cloth" for some
strange reason) is a popular design wall for many folks. The fabrics will "stick" to the flannel. If you
have limited space, the plastic tablecloth side has enough "body" to it that you can take down the design wall
with the fabric pieces attached and roll up the tablecloth and store it for later use. I use a very large piece of Warm
and Natural for my design wall- but I can't take it down and roll it up since the fabric pieces would also stick to the
back side of the WnN- which would make a terrible mess of things. A design wall should be as large as possible- HUGE in
fact! JMNSHO Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. Karen Garza wrote: [quote:1173ba8388]I am about half way thru piecing
a small friendship star quilt. I'm using very bright fabrics and a black background. The start are made up of 14
different fabrics, so I am doing my planning on a small (36 X 36) design wall. I want to see which fabrics should go
where. Anyway, I have come to the conclusion that I need a much bigger design wall. (Duh...) My current design wall is
just a piece of Quilter's Dream batting. I like the way the fabrics stick to it with no pinning, but I didn't like the
stretching that happened to the batting when I was trying to staple it to the wall. Is there something else I should
consider using? Maybe flannel? Would the fabrics stick to flannel as well as the Quilter's Dream without pinning? Sorry
to be a dunce about this but I just don't use much flannel. thanks Karen[/quote:1173ba8388]
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Posted by Karen Garza on Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:04 PM Post subject: Re: Quilter's Design Wall
Hi Leslie Thanks for the reply. Yes, I agree that a design wall should be big. Without moving anything around, I have a
wall space of 5.5 ft X 10 ft . I could let it go all the way to the floor behind the cutting table and sewing table for
more space if needed, but I don't think that would be very practicla. I would have to move the cutting table and sewing
table every time I wanted to use the design wall. I would probably be too lazy to move them anyway. I think I want to
have a design wall that stays in place permanently. I am queen of my sewing room, so I get to decide what goes where.
I don't have to worry about accomodating anyone else so there is no need to take the design wall down. My sewing room
isn't huge, 10.5 X 12.5, but it's my own little quilting world. I even banished DH from my sewing room yesterday after
he had eaten too many beans. I told him that my sewing room is a "Clean Air Zone" ;-) Karen (Queen of the
Clean Air sewing room) "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." <quilteacher@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1153182884.089049.110460@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com... [quote:069fa4c8ac]Karen- A cheap plastic tablecloth with
flannel backing (often sold by the yard as "oil cloth" for some strange reason) is a popular design wall for
many folks. The fabrics will "stick" to the flannel. If you have limited space, the plastic tablecloth side
has enough "body" to it that you can take down the design wall with the fabric pieces attached and roll up the
tablecloth and store it for later use. I use a very large piece of Warm and Natural for my design wall- but I can't
take it down and roll it up since the fabric pieces would also stick to the back side of the WnN- which would make a
terrible mess of things. A design wall should be as large as possible- HUGE in fact! JMNSHO Leslie & The
Furbabies in MO.[/quote:069fa4c8ac]
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Posted by Hanne Gottliebsen on Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:58 PM Post subject: Re: Quilter's Design Wall
Karen Garza wrote: [quote:39f8147ed2]I am about half way thru piecing a small friendship star quilt. I'm using very
bright fabrics and a black background. The start are made up of 14 different fabrics, so I am doing my planning on a
small (36 X 36) design wall. I want to see which fabrics should go where. Anyway, I have come to the conclusion that I
need a much bigger design wall. (Duh...) My current design wall is just a piece of Quilter's Dream batting. I like the
way the fabrics stick to it with no pinning, but I didn't like the stretching that happened to the batting when I was
trying to staple it to the wall. Is there something else I should consider using? Maybe flannel? Would the fabrics stick
to flannel as well as the Quilter's Dream without pinning? Sorry to be a dunce about this but I just don't use much
flannel. thanks Karen [/quote:39f8147ed2] I got some "felt" (the artificial, cheap kind) and use that.
Fabric sticks nicely to it, I only ever pinned paper (before I started putting all my quilting notes in _one_ book, I
had lots of little notes, and needed to keep track). Hanne in London
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View entire thread: Cleaning your iron
Posted by Bonnie Patterson on Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:19 PM Post subject: Re: Cleaning your iron
The water from your air conditioner or dehumidifier is about as mineral/salt free as you can get, and all you have to do
is catch it in a bottle, it's free (if you exclude the cost of running the AC or dehumidifier). Here in VA you would
currently be running your AC. Especially if you enjoy breathing. It's worse if you are in No. VA and/or the tidewater
area. Bonnie, in Middletown, VA On 19 Jul 2006 15:14:32 GMT, bae@cs.toronto.no-uce.com wrote: [quote:667d42f84f]In
article <52Sug.6837$5K2.1017@fed1read03>, Butterflywings <Butterfly_dash_wings@cox.net> wrote: Remember an
Info Please post on this awhile ago. I just did the baking soda and water paste on mine and it worked perfectly--didn't
even use any elbow grease--just let it set a bit to 'loosen the gunk' (stitch witchery in my case):
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/smallapp.html#iron Iron - Care and Cleaning Empty iron while hot so heat will dry out
cavity. Always dry and cool before putting away. To remove melted plastic and fabrics, heat at low setting just until
material softens, and scrape off with a smooth piece of wood, a wooden spatula or half a clothespin. If some remains,
make a paste with baking soda and water and rub or try silver polish. Wipe off with damp cloth. For a non-stick
soleplate, rub gently with nylon mesh pad and suds. Acetone or nail polish remover may remove melted polyester. I
foolishly followed instructions on a package of interfacing that said to use a hot iron to fuse it. It didn't sound
like a good idea, but I figured they wouldn't print it on the package if it weren't true... I used the "wool"
setting, being (insufficiently) cautious. The result was a thick layer of plastic glommed onto the bottom of the iron.
I got it off, after several futile efforts, by cranking the heat up to "linen" and wiping the iron on a burlap
(jute, hessian) coffee sack. worked like a charm, no scrubbing, just a few "ironing" swipes. You can get lots
of these sacks for free from any place that roasts its own coffee. Yuppie cafes are a good bet. You can do other stuff
with them too. Note that feedsacks are seldom burlap these days - *do not* use the plastic ones for cleaning irons! ;-)
Some bulk food stores get some beans and lentils and basmati rice in burlap bags, so that's another source. If steam
iron clogs from minerals in water, follow use-guide directions for cleaning, or use a commercial iron cleaner. A fine
needle in the nozzle hole may open it again. Sometimes "steaming" will remove lint clogging the iron; fill
with at least 1/4 cup water, set it to "steam", and hold in the air or set flat on wire rack over heat and
moisture resistant surface like counter protective mat. Let steam until empty. Using only distilled water in steam irons
helps avoid mineral buildup. yes, I have the iron cleaner tube of stuff but I'm not about to go hunting for it today.
I'm glad I found this instead :) If you don't want to bother buying and hauling distilled water, you can use rain water
or melted snow run through a coffee filter to get the dust out. It's great for house plants, especially in hard water
areas, too. Also, plain white vinegar is very good for getting mineral buildup off of anything, including the bottom
and innards of irons. It's cheap and nontoxic. Warm water and a sponge will get even toasted starch off an iron too.
I've stopped using the steam feature of my iron. I just spray the fabric with tap water or starch solution from a plant
mister type spray bottle ($1 at the dollar store). The iron is lighter and no hassle with mineral buildup or running
dry at inconvenient times (or leaking). While we're on home recipes, you can make a lifetime supply of spray starch
from a box of cornstarch. Stir 1/2 to 3 tsp (2-15ml) of starch into a cup (200-250ml) of tap water until thoroughly
suspended. Heat in the microwave until it's as clear as it's going to get (1-3 minutes). Cool and put in a cheap
plastic plant mister type spray bottle with a cup of water and shake well. Since it has no preservatives, it may spoil
in a week or so, but at a few cents a liter (quart), you can toss a lot away. Experiment until you get the amount of
starch you like for your purposes. It's great for working with fabric that's not stiff enough to cut without
distorting, and you can use it on anything you can wash. If you don't prewash fabric because you prefer to work with
fabric that still has sizing in it, try washing it and using this spray starch instead. Spray, let it soak in for a few
seconds, and iron. Repeat if it's not stiff enough for your tastes. Don't be afraid to use too much -- it washes right
out. Okay, that was my periodic serving of ideas to save money, packaging, landfill space, unnecessary exposure to
industrial chemicals, and hauling stuff home from the store.[/quote:667d42f84f]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:14 PM Post subject: Re: Cleaning your iron
In article <52Sug.6837$5K2.1017@fed1read03>, Butterflywings <Butterfly_dash_wings@cox.net> wrote:
[quote:fac8bc1e2a]Remember an Info Please post on this awhile ago. I just did the baking soda and water paste on mine
and it worked perfectly--didn't even use any elbow grease--just let it set a bit to 'loosen the gunk' (stitch witchery
in my case): http://www.pioneerthinking.com/smallapp.html#iron Iron - Care and Cleaning Empty iron while hot so heat
will dry out cavity. Always dry and cool before putting away. To remove melted plastic and fabrics, heat at low setting
just until material softens, and scrape off with a smooth piece of wood, a wooden spatula or half a clothespin. If some
remains, make a paste with baking soda and water and rub or try silver polish. Wipe off with damp cloth. For a non-stick
soleplate, rub gently with nylon mesh pad and suds. Acetone or nail polish remover may remove melted polyester.
[/quote:fac8bc1e2a] I foolishly followed instructions on a package of interfacing that said to use a hot iron to fuse
it. It didn't sound like a good idea, but I figured they wouldn't print it on the package if it weren't true... I used
the "wool" setting, being (insufficiently) cautious. The result was a thick layer of plastic glommed onto the
bottom of the iron. I got it off, after several futile efforts, by cranking the heat up to "linen" and wiping
the iron on a burlap (jute, hessian) coffee sack. worked like a charm, no scrubbing, just a few "ironing"
swipes. You can get lots of these sacks for free from any place that roasts its own coffee. Yuppie cafes are a good
bet. You can do other stuff with them too. Note that feedsacks are seldom burlap these days - *do not* use the plastic
ones for cleaning irons! ;-) Some bulk food stores get some beans and lentils and basmati rice in burlap bags, so
that's another source. [quote:fac8bc1e2a]If steam iron clogs from minerals in water, follow use-guide directions for
cleaning, or use a commercial iron cleaner. A fine needle in the nozzle hole may open it again. Sometimes
"steaming" will remove lint clogging the iron; fill with at least 1/4 cup water, set it to "steam",
and hold in the air or set flat on wire rack over heat and moisture resistant surface like counter protective mat. Let
steam until empty. Using only distilled water in steam irons helps avoid mineral buildup. yes, I have the iron cleaner
tube of stuff but I'm not about to go hunting for it today. I'm glad I found this instead :) [/quote:fac8bc1e2a] If you
don't want to bother buying and hauling distilled water, you can use rain water or melted snow run through a coffee
filter to get the dust out. It's great for house plants, especially in hard water areas, too. Also, plain white
vinegar is very good for getting mineral buildup off of anything, including the bottom and innards of irons. It's cheap
and nontoxic. Warm water and a sponge will get even toasted starch off an iron too. I've stopped using the steam
feature of my iron. I just spray the fabric with tap water or starch solution from a plant mister type spray bottle ($1
at the dollar store). The iron is lighter and no hassle with mineral buildup or running dry at inconvenient times (or
leaking). While we're on home recipes, you can make a lifetime supply of spray starch from a box of cornstarch. Stir
1/2 to 3 tsp (2-15ml) of starch into a cup (200-250ml) of tap water until thoroughly suspended. Heat in the microwave
until it's as clear as it's going to get (1-3 minutes). Cool and put in a cheap plastic plant mister type spray bottle
with a cup of water and shake well. Since it has no preservatives, it may spoil in a week or so, but at a few cents a
liter (quart), you can toss a lot away. Experiment until you get the amount of starch you like for your purposes. It's
great for working with fabric that's not stiff enough to cut without distorting, and you can use it on anything you can
wash. If you don't prewash fabric because you prefer to work with fabric that still has sizing in it, try washing it
and using this spray starch instead. Spray, let it soak in for a few seconds, and iron. Repeat if it's not stiff
enough for your tastes. Don't be afraid to use too much -- it washes right out. Okay, that was my periodic serving of
ideas to save money, packaging, landfill space, unnecessary exposure to industrial chemicals, and hauling stuff home
from the store.
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Posted by Valerie in FL on Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:33 PM Post subject: Re: Batik sales going on anyplace?
You too? I sent them an email about this, but no reply and no change in frequency. Maybe if I send one direct to Justin
that would make a difference. -- Valerie in FL My quilts: http://community.webshots.com/user/vjkahler
"Trixie" <no_spam@no_spam.com> wrote in message news:8NWdnY2NuKyF6T_ZnZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d@comcast.com...
[quote:ac3fe32df7]Seems I've gotten multiple e-mails from Hancock of Paducah about batiks on clearance (as well as other
fabrics). I get so many e-mails from them I'm starting to feel spammed. Trixie "Debi Matlack"
<debikayem@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:sXsog.3723$ii.963@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... I have a
wedding quilt to make before June next year and I'd like to do batiks. Both halves of the soon-to-marriage are fond of
the beach so I though batiks would be perfect. I already have some Hawaiian-type fabric a friend bought to help me out
but I have little batiks already in my stash. Anyone know of some good sales for fat quarters going on? Free shipping?
Anything? ;-) I'm watching a couple of things on eBay, but my eBay skill are poor, and I'm cheap...LOL. When the
starting bid for a piece of fabric is already $8.00 and the shipping is $4.50, not a chance of me buying it! Thanks!
Debi [/quote:ac3fe32df7]
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Posted by Trixie on Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:19 PM Post subject: Re: Batik sales going on anyplace?
Seems I've gotten multiple e-mails from Hancock of Paducah about batiks on clearance (as well as other fabrics). I get
so many e-mails from them I'm starting to feel spammed. Trixie "Debi Matlack"
<debikayem@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:sXsog.3723$ii.963@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
[quote:2ed3a364cd]I have a wedding quilt to make before June next year and I'd like to do batiks. Both halves of the
soon-to-marriage are fond of the beach so I though batiks would be perfect. I already have some Hawaiian-type fabric a
friend bought to help me out but I have little batiks already in my stash. Anyone know of some good sales for fat
quarters going on? Free shipping? Anything? ;-) I'm watching a couple of things on eBay, but my eBay skill are poor, and
I'm cheap...LOL. When the starting bid for a piece of fabric is already $8.00 and the shipping is $4.50, not a chance of
me buying it! Thanks! Debi [/quote:2ed3a364cd]
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View entire thread: OT a thank you to Tricia
Posted by Donna in Idaho on Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:24 PM Post subject: Re: LQS interview Re: OT -- no, a Thank *you* FROM Tricia
We have a really nice quilt shop in a small town in our area called Knit One, Quilt Two! A lady in the area rents the
classroom and teaches many classes there. She calls it Room to Learn. It's a fun shop and everyone loves it. There
are chairs and a love seat in the yarn area & lots of quilts displayed in the quilt fabric area, plus class samples
in Room to Learn. You can't go in the shop without getting inspiration to start even more UFOs! -- Donna in Idaho
Reply to daawra3553 at yahoo dot com "Jessamy" <jessamy_thompson@_ilove thecolour_orange.nl> wrote in
message news:44f952b5$0$12267$dbd4f001@news.wanadoo.nl... [quote:b183de3af1]actually I disagree... both LQS's here
sell knitting stuff and embroidery stuff as well as stocking a huge amount of quilt fabrics (I still don't know how they
get *so* much in such a small space!) if they didn't a lot of knitters and embroiderers would not have a place to buy
supplies *and* it is likely the quilt shops may have to close - quilting isn't as big here as in the USA and shops need
to diversify to keep afloat; so much so that the nearest quilt shop rented out her storage area to a bead shop to make
ends meet. (and *boy* what wonderful beads they have! <drool>) -- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _I love
the colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ snip of helpful stuff for Tricia ;-) Knitting at the quilt shops: no
thanks. Be one or the other, please. Like the lqs near me who couldn't decide whether to be a Sewing Center, Bernina
Shop, Embroidery Shop, Quilt Shop, or whatever else was popular at the latest vendors' market. Pick one or 2 and do them
well. That owner couldn't please herself, much less live up to the varied customers' expectations, & closed after
less than 2 yrs.. Something Joann's & Hancock's chain stores haven't figured out: if you're a Sewing Center, being a
Sewing Center, not a supplier of cheap craft supplies and cheaper "Home Décor." Good luck! Ragmop/Sandy --
proud of you for getting out there -- keep going! Yeaaaaaa: Tricia! [/quote:b183de3af1]
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Posted by Jessamy on Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:45 AM Post subject: Re: LQS interview Re: OT -- no, a Thank *you* FROM Tricia
actually I disagree... both LQS's here sell knitting stuff and embroidery stuff as well as stocking a huge amount of
quilt fabrics (I still don't know how they get *so* much in such a small space!) if they didn't a lot of knitters and
embroiderers would not have a place to buy supplies *and* it is likely the quilt shops may have to close - quilting
isn't as big here as in the USA and shops need to diversify to keep afloat; so much so that the nearest quilt shop
rented out her storage area to a bead shop to make ends meet. (and *boy* what wonderful beads they have! <drool>)
-- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <snip of
helpful stuff for Tricia ;-) > Knitting at the quilt shops: no thanks. Be one or the other, please. Like the lqs
near me who couldn't decide whether to be a Sewing Center, Bernina Shop, Embroidery Shop, Quilt Shop, or whatever else
was popular at the latest vendors' market. Pick one or 2 and do them well. That owner couldn't please herself, much less
live up to the varied customers' expectations, & closed after less than 2 yrs.. Something Joann's & Hancock's
chain stores haven't figured out: if you're a Sewing Center, being a Sewing Center, not a supplier of cheap craft
supplies and cheaper "Home Décor." Good luck! Ragmop/Sandy -- proud of you for getting out there --
keep going! Yeaaaaaa: Tricia!
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View entire thread: On hand piecing and crazy quilting...
Posted by Lisa Caryl on Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:56 AM Post subject: Re: crazy quilting...
"Dannielle" <dbeitzell@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1152301038.034644.319890@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... [quote:ad7ee8eab5]Lisa, Could you have put any more
information in that message? That was fantastic! I think I have visited all of the sites you posted at least once.
I'm not ready for actual crazy quilting with specialty fabrics, but I'll be looking at our "I'm done with this
outfit" clothes a little closer before passing them on to the local Goodwill! My DH would have a fit if I started
buying all kinds of silks and such along with the quilting cotton! You have done some fabulous work too. I have hung
on to some leftover silk thread for just this occasion, and I would love to do silk ribbon, I just haven't taken the
time to save the money to invest in the ribbon yet. Maybe someday! Dannielle [/quote:ad7ee8eab5] Thanks Dannielle, I
do hope you'll keep it in mind. One doesn't have to be 'ready' to cq......just jump into it and have some fun. Here's
are two more sites for you. There is a free, comprehensive online stitch dictionary and great eye candy from gal by the
name of Sharon Boggin from Australia. Links are on on this page: http://inaminuteago.com/ This one has resonably
priced silk ribbon: http://www.hand-dyedfibers.com/oscnuked/ her silk ribbon assortments are a good value. I order from
Vikki all the time, she's great-reliable and shipping is cheap. Lisa
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Posted by Butterflywings on Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:17 PM Post subject: Re: WIPs was Re: Just how much fabric do you have????
Thanx :) Butterfly "Pati Cook" <plhbc@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:D_WPg.3555$UG4.1440@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... [quote:bb25c917d8]B'fly, will get with you later. There
are lots of pro quilters here in the Valley. I even know at least a couple personally. <G Depends on what you want
and so on. Pati, in Phx Butterflywings wrote: Refuse to count projects: including 3 that are ready for the Pro
Quilter (gotta FIND one out here---recommendations accepted). Don't wanna find the 'list' of WIP, need to do, collected
for, have collected for but NO definite design yet, and the still collecting for. Butterfly "mini Mini"
<mini@nospam.easy.com> wrote in message news:Xns98408E9C4DEF3mininospamateasycom@212.40.5.54... Debra
<debnbilll@worldnet.att.net> wrote in news:rnblg2pumor5rpceiionh9vkhetl3o7a49@4ax.com: On 14 Sep 2006 21:48:49
+0200, mini Mini <mini@nospam.easy.com> wrote: Yes, of course you are right!! Problem is most of my stuff still
ends up in the UFO basket or the trash bin!! I need to get beyond that stage before I can get to the next stage! ;o) So
what's in the UFO bin? A big project or some practice blocks? If it's a project that turned out to be too big for a
first project you might try re-thinking the overall size to something you feel you can manage and move it from the UFO
pile back to the WIP pile, or you could begin a new smaller project. Practice blocks can make a nice little sampler,
three blocks can make a table runner, and single blocks can be quilted and used as placemats or doilies depending on the
size. Once you finish a small project you will feel like you can tackle bigger ones. Debra in VA See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere Hi, I don't have many... Certainly not 30!! :o) I have one
particularly that breaks my heart. Because I used a fabric that I LOVE and I made it into small peices that don't show
how gorgeous that fabric it. A learning experience! As for practice blocks: Most of the time I make practice blocks out
of some cheap fabrics, ones I bought that I feel "buyer's regret" or I make them with charm peices. Ok, I
have to admit, I need to work more & make less excuses as to why I don't want to cut the fabric! ;o) Humm.... I
guess I could be in the sewing room & not on the computer..... humm.... Emilia [/quote:bb25c917d8]
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Posted by Pati Cook on Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:51 PM Post subject: Re: WIPs was Re: Just how much fabric do you have????
B'fly, will get with you later. There are lots of pro quilters here in the Valley. I even know at least a couple
personally. <G> Depends on what you want and so on. Pati, in Phx Butterflywings wrote: [quote:0d52b20b11]Refuse
to count projects: including 3 that are ready for the Pro Quilter (gotta FIND one out here---recommendations accepted).
Don't wanna find the 'list' of WIP, need to do, collected for, have collected for but NO definite design yet, and the
still collecting for. Butterfly "mini Mini" <mini@nospam.easy.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98408E9C4DEF3mininospamateasycom@212.40.5.54... Debra <debnbilll@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
news:rnblg2pumor5rpceiionh9vkhetl3o7a49@4ax.com: On 14 Sep 2006 21:48:49 +0200, mini Mini <mini@nospam.easy.com>
wrote: Yes, of course you are right!! Problem is most of my stuff still ends up in the UFO basket or the trash bin!! I
need to get beyond that stage before I can get to the next stage! ;o) So what's in the UFO bin? A big project or some
practice blocks? If it's a project that turned out to be too big for a first project you might try re-thinking the
overall size to something you feel you can manage and move it from the UFO pile back to the WIP pile, or you could begin
a new smaller project. Practice blocks can make a nice little sampler, three blocks can make a table runner, and single
blocks can be quilted and used as placemats or doilies depending on the size. Once you finish a small project you will
feel like you can tackle bigger ones. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere Hi,
I don't have many... Certainly not 30!! :o) I have one particularly that breaks my heart. Because I used a fabric that I
LOVE and I made it into small peices that don't show how gorgeous that fabric it. A learning experience! As for
practice blocks: Most of the time I make practice blocks out of some cheap fabrics, ones I bought that I feel
"buyer's regret" or I make them with charm peices. Ok, I have to admit, I need to work more & make less
excuses as to why I don't want to cut the fabric! ;o) Humm.... I guess I could be in the sewing room & not on the
computer..... humm.... Emilia [/quote:0d52b20b11]
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Posted by Butterflywings on Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:55 PM Post subject: Re: WIPs was Re: Just how much fabric do you have????
Refuse to count projects: including 3 that are ready for the Pro Quilter (gotta FIND one out here---recommendations
accepted). Don't wanna find the 'list' of WIP, need to do, collected for, have collected for but NO definite design
yet, and the still collecting for. Butterfly "mini Mini" <mini@nospam.easy.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98408E9C4DEF3mininospamateasycom@212.40.5.54... [quote:47ad3e4744]Debra <debnbilll@worldnet.att.net> wrote
in news:rnblg2pumor5rpceiionh9vkhetl3o7a49@4ax.com: On 14 Sep 2006 21:48:49 +0200, mini Mini
<mini@nospam.easy.com> wrote: Yes, of course you are right!! Problem is most of my stuff still ends up in the UFO
basket or the trash bin!! I need to get beyond that stage before I can get to the next stage! ;o) So what's in the UFO
bin? A big project or some practice blocks? If it's a project that turned out to be too big for a first project you
might try re-thinking the overall size to something you feel you can manage and move it from the UFO pile back to the
WIP pile, or you could begin a new smaller project. Practice blocks can make a nice little sampler, three blocks can
make a table runner, and single blocks can be quilted and used as placemats or doilies depending on the size. Once you
finish a small project you will feel like you can tackle bigger ones. Debra in VA See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere Hi, I don't have many... Certainly not 30!! :o) I have one
particularly that breaks my heart. Because I used a fabric that I LOVE and I made it into small peices that don't show
how gorgeous that fabric it. A learning experience! As for practice blocks: Most of the time I make practice blocks out
of some cheap fabrics, ones I bought that I feel "buyer's regret" or I make them with charm peices. Ok, I
have to admit, I need to work more & make less excuses as to why I don't want to cut the fabric! ;o) Humm.... I
guess I could be in the sewing room & not on the computer..... humm.... Emilia [/quote:47ad3e4744]
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Posted by mini Mini on Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:01 PM Post subject: WIPs was Re: Just how much fabric do you have????
Debra <debnbilll@worldnet.att.net> wrote in news:rnblg2pumor5rpceiionh9vkhetl3o7a49@4ax.com:
[quote:20b4556136]On 14 Sep 2006 21:48:49 +0200, mini Mini <mini@nospam.easy.com> wrote: Yes, of course you are
right!! Problem is most of my stuff still ends up in the UFO basket or the trash bin!! I need to get beyond that stage
before I can get to the next stage! ;o) So what's in the UFO bin? A big project or some practice blocks? If it's a
project that turned out to be too big for a first project you might try re-thinking the overall size to something you
feel you can manage and move it from the UFO pile back to the WIP pile, or you could begin a new smaller project.
Practice blocks can make a nice little sampler, three blocks can make a table runner, and single blocks can be quilted
and used as placemats or doilies depending on the size. Once you finish a small project you will feel like you can
tackle bigger ones. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere [/quote:20b4556136] Hi,
I don't have many... Certainly not 30!! :o) I have one particularly that breaks my heart. Because I used a fabric that
I LOVE and I made it into small peices that don't show how gorgeous that fabric it. A learning experience! As for
practice blocks: Most of the time I make practice blocks out of some cheap fabrics, ones I bought that I feel
"buyer's regret" or I make them with charm peices. Ok, I have to admit, I need to work more & make
less excuses as to why I don't want to cut the fabric! ;o) Humm.... I guess I could be in the sewing room & not on
the computer..... humm.... Emilia
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Posted by Debra on Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:02 PM Post subject: Re: WIPs was Re: Just how much fabric do you have????
On 16 Sep 2006 14:01:04 +0200, mini Mini <mini@nospam.easy.com> wrote: [quote:9215b1f05b]Hi, I don't have
many... Certainly not 30!! :o) I have one particularly that breaks my heart. Because I used a fabric that I LOVE and I
made it into small peices that don't show how gorgeous that fabric is. A learning experience! [/quote:9215b1f05b] So far
I have avoided that problem by only making large blocks, 10 inches square or bigger. I grew up looking at quilts made
of big blocks so I like that look. I am drawn to the simpler blocks like Ohio Star and Churn Dash and less formal
applique styles, which means my pieces are not as tiny as they would be in a very complicated block. Since I like big
bold prints and they look best as big pieces, the big blocks work well for me. I'm even using a really large print in a
quilt for my DH. The fabric has 12 inch tall people on it and I am using it as a 30 inch whole cloth medallion in the
center of a king sized quilt. Your fabric choices will change over time and you will begin to be drawn to a fabric
print because you want it for a specific quilt you have in your mind's eye, or because you can use it in more than one
way. I've done enough piecing and applique now to know I prefer doing applique rather than pieced blocks, so I've been
buying stash intended for large block applique lately. The prints are smaller than the ones I once bought, but most
quilters would still call most of them medium in scale. The fabrics sing to me in a different way than the larger
novelty prints once did. I consider it a good thing since a quilt top made only of many different novelty fabrics would
not look very pretty. [quote:9215b1f05b]As for practice blocks: Most of the time I make practice blocks out of some
cheap fabrics, ones I bought that I feel "buyer's regret" or I make them with charm peices. Ok, I have to
admit, I need to work more & make less excuses as to why I don't want to cut the fabric! ;o) Humm.... I guess I
could be in the sewing room & not on the computer..... humm.... Emilia [/quote:9215b1f05b] Debra in VA See my
quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere
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Posted by ellice on Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:45 PM Post subject: Re: OT: My new GranDOGhter
On 10/30/06 11:08 AM, "Tia Mary" <CatWom7711@aol.com> wrote: [quote:0064b61e56]ellice wrote: .....
Quite the dress - it looks lovely - and very sophisticated! Great sheer fabric - where did you find it??? Looking
forward to the picture with the live model in it, and by the way - you're done already - it's not even November - SHAME
on YOU! <VBG ellice AH -- but you guys forget that I am a professional seamstress. People have been paying me to
make this stuff for about twenty five years. What can I say, I have gotten fairly good at it and fast too from all that
practice -- LOL. It'll really make you frown when I tell you it took me about eight hours to make the dress -- cutting
fabric, construction, finish work etc. :-)! Disgusting isn't it? Then again, the dress is just a front and back with
sleeves so there were only five pattern pieces to it. [/quote:0064b61e56] I'm not surprised that it took you only 8
hours. It's not huge, and with a simple pattern, voila. It does look nice. OTOH, I'd be happy to be sewing something
that wasn't complicated these days...Today or tomorrow is the day I'm going to finally finsih my new bodice sloper, so
I can fit it, then do the sloper for the "original" design - which I'd like to have all drafted, and put
together in the trial version before class. I have to find some light/drapey cheap stuff to do that - as I splurged on
the gorgeous rust & black silk Devore velvet for the real creation. And found black silk chiffon to line it and am
not cutting into that until the fitting garment has been done, fitted and I can redraft the correct pattern. I'm just
amazed that you're done so far ahead of the holiday - you must be doing more ;^) [quote:0064b61e56]And for who asked,
I got the fabric at Joanne's in Lizard Land. DD and I picked out that one, a sheer with snowmen, one with holly and a
fourth that was sort of a sheer plaid. We laid the bolts on the cutting table and let the SMDGD choose the one she
liked. [/quote:0064b61e56] Lots of fun. I, OTOH, have had 3 days in a row at the fabulous G-Street Fabrics - once to
pick up the velvet with the 30% off coupon (1/customer/day). Then, Saturday - with my "client/friend" for
whom I'm doing Breakfast room and kitchen curtains. After much ado - we picked a lovely abstract leaves print (she
doesn't like "flowers, fruit, nuts, tea pots, red, little patterns...). But, there was some lovely deep cinnamon
color that matched the glaze coat on their newly painted kitchen, so.... And, of course, as there were 2 of us, I had to
also get some lovely, green and rusty with some golds and fuchsia in a stretch velvet - yummy to touch. Great. And nice
lovely braid to trim the tie-backs with. Go to her house. Show one of the DDs the fabric - rest of family not
interested. Go home. 8:30 PM - phone call "they all don't like the fabric - can we return it and find something
else?" So, ends up we deliver bolt back to them (all 11.5 yds) then we go to Dim Sum at Chinese restaurant in same
SC (home of the DC sniper shooting of the FBI lady), figure it'll take them awhile, and finally find family wandering,
overwhelmed through aisles of decorator fabric. Amazingly - the husband (my old officemate) actually has seemingly
better taste, or a better eye for these things than his wife - who likes very, very, bland stuff. DH says it's because
she's out of the comfort zone - as she's a brilliant analytical person who is quite well known in the Artificial
Intelligence world - so when dealing with something unfamiliar - it's overanalysis - so she's wandering with paint
chips, a 2" tile, a 4" tile, and looking way up close to see if the colors are exact. My DH is rambling around
pulling down several feet of fabric and draping it and telling her to look that way. A fun time. But, we did find some
interesting small curlicue pattern, and...brown textured microfiber ultra-suede that I'm going to trim them with, and
the original braid matches. But, to be sure - we went to the quilting section. Talk about overload. Did find a print
that kind of couples the 2 fabrics, so now I think I'm going to do the brown for the tiebacks, and the curtain border,
and do bias-strip curlicues appliqued on top of the brown. So, the 6 hour projet is now going to take a bit longer, I
fear. But, at least they're happy. And I didn't kill them - though the folks I know who work at G-Street were laughing
at me. One of my classmates that works there just kept saying "you might as well work here" . ellice
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