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I'm not sure if this has been asnwered yet. Do you have any hints on hand basting a quilt. I have already used temporary adhesive but want to hand baste it also. Are there any videos that may help?? I plan to machine quilt with a walking foot. Thanks
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Hi Sharon, Glad to help! I like to be thrifty where I can. I buy the best rulers and such but the everyday little things can save you enough to buy another one of the best items. Did you know that a sharpie, overhead projector sheet and a coloring book can make stencils with, will make almost any theme...
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I decided to delve into machine quilting today and because I didn't want to risk messing up a large project, I simply cut a 12 x 24 sandwich on which to "play". Because I have never quiled with my machine I didn't have any machine quilting thread. I only have 100% cotton thread and...
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I used SHARON SHAMBERS basting technique as shown in the FREE SECTION of her web page. I use the boards to roll up the parts of my quilt. I use embroidery thread and sew using the HERRINGBONE STITCH to secure the layers of the quilt. This method is the easiest for me since I can do it on my cutting table...
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[quote user="Diane Morgan"]I worked on Jodie's BOM sampler most of the day. I refuse to give up on it and am determined to finish it[/quote] Diane, don't give up, you will get there, I made it and so can you - felt so good to be able to put it on the bed when the first cold spell hit...
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I have a quilt that has a 3in border. The rest of the quilt is quitled on average i inch apart. What size should I make the border quilting design? 2 inches wide - keeping with what I call the 'white space' on the rest of the quilt? Or 2.5 inches wide or the full 3 inches wide and get the 1 inch...
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I did my first wall hanging and still have it on the wall going up the stairs. It doesn't have very many matching points, and the fabric was very costly, talk about humble . I gave my frist quilt to an auction for a library fund raiser. It was log cabin , in the design of hearts and the pillow line...
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I am looking for machine embroidery icons related to the state of West Virginia and WVU to incorporate into a quit. Does anyone know where I might find these? I have minimal experience quilting and am still learning machine embroidery, but I would like to do this for a christmas gift to hubby. Thanks...
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Does anyone know of a free tutorial to do continous machine embroidery? My machine has a 4 x 4 stitch field and I want to embroider a stipple design.
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Hello Everyone ... My name is Pamela ... you can call me Pam if you'd like. Hope you all are doing great!! I am new to quilting. I have a couple of ladies who started to teach me techniques and basics of quilting. Summer is here and I'm home with my kids, so haven't had a chance to spend...