Quilting the Dream - All Comments

re: The easy way isn't always... easy. Adventures in HST making.

Pamela — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:00:06 GMT

Sorry for all your troubles with HST. I'm sure that there are so many other methods for sewing HST out there, because of those bias seams. I like using Thangles or even marking out a continuous grid, to make many HST at once. Having to cut and mark individual triangles is too time consuming.

re: The easy way isn't always... easy. Adventures in HST making.

Denise Smart — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:22:03 GMT

Here is something to try, if available replace your sewing machine all purpose needle plate with a straight stitch plate. It will have just one very small hole in it. It helps your machine not to eat the leading edge.

re: a fix for my withdrawal

quiltcrone — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:51:54 GMT

I did talk sweet to Jenny, gave her a good cleaning & oil for those old joints and she's back! I finally got to actually sew for a half hour or so last night. Had to spend some time dialing her in, but she will get me through. And I'm never letting her leave again! LOL, nothing computerized about this old girl. All mechanical and she clatters just like my joints in the morning! DH just turned up the volume on the TV and let me have at her.

re: a fix for my withdrawal

Caryl Anne — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:14:57 GMT

I can relate to your dilemma, & I do have a back up machine, well two back ups, but when my Janome is at the DR office I just sit around the room for a day or so then get to cutting for the next project. It always makes me feel good to have another piece cut out. I must mention that my second machine is used for craft sewing not 1/4" and the third is a vintage Necchi that belonged to Mother and I learned to sew on it at 12 YO. When last my machine was in the hospital it was gone for 7 weeks and my blessed dealer gave me one to use while mine was there. Whew what we go thru to sew our passions.

talk sweet to Jenny and I'll bet she will be all to happy to be back in your good graces., & sew sew sew the perfect seams, CarylAnne

re: a fix for my withdrawal

Pamela — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:08:38 GMT

It's hard not being able to sew - I just had rotator cff surgery - but I'm finding other quilt related activities to keep me busy. But, I miss not having something in my hands when I'm watching TV.

re: marauding fur children

quiltcrone — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:18:11 GMT

Yes, I've already begun trying to order the ones I lost. Now I know why God made them so cute... it's what saves them! LOL. You'd think with all the toys they have, they'd leave mine alone... oh, well. They are improving my housekeeping!

re: marauding fur children

Barbara — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:43:20 GMT

So sorry to hear you lost all your magazines ,I hope you can at least get some back ordered .alot of places can get those . don't cha just love our babies .LOL

re: done, fini, allaskapoofmakin finally!

quiltcrone — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:43:12 GMT

Flo, that's good advice. I've been trying to stick with one project at a time so I don't wind up with a room full of UFO's, but this is certainly an argument for having at least one other project in the wings to work on!

re: done, fini, allaskapoofmakin finally!

Flo — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:24:03 GMT

I have found that when I get that way about a project, I put it down for awhile and work on something that is easier. It usually restores my state of mind to allow me to pick it up again. I used to make my daughter's clothes and learned to turn the sewing machine off mid seam rather than get frustrated.

re: done, fini, allaskapoofmakin finally!

Robin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:13:28 GMT

Beautiful!

re: quilt 2 - part 2: quilting the labyrinth design

Bigburt — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:50:55 GMT

Really like the quilt I'm working on one close to this one. Like the stencil idea maybe I could use it. Also not sure how to quilt it but I do like circles .Can't wait to see it finished .

re: quilt 2 - part 2: quilting the labyrinth design

Bigburt — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:50:44 GMT

Really like the quilt I'm working on one close to this one. Like the stencil idea maybe I could use it. Also not sure how to quilt it but I do like circles .Can't wait to see it finished .

re: quilt in process : labyrinth design drawn - the hard way

quiltcrone — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:11:51 GMT

Aw, Joni...I didn't think to take a pic of the freezer paper! Basically, I started with a 8" circle template I had. Once that was drawn in the center I used the 2.5" square template to make a 1/4" mark every 1/4" around the first circle, until I had a completed 10.5" circle, and so on, 4 more times. Does that make any sense?

re: a dozen years after the 1st one - an actual completed quilt!

quiltcrone — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:06:58 GMT

Thanks so much for the kind words! Gives me hope for future projects. :-)

re: quilt in process : labyrinth design drawn - the hard way

Joni — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:58:28 GMT

pictures please...my imagination not so good today, just had my first cuppa Joe