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    Forum: Main
    11-27-2025, 08:40 AM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 968
    Posted By ktbb

    If you use the iron on tape, you won't need to...

    If you use the iron on tape, you won't need to stitch it - you could even use fusible interfacing for this, depending on later use.
    Forum: Main
    11-20-2025, 07:38 AM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 1,965
    Posted By ktbb

    I agree with many others about your decision to...

    I agree with many others about your decision to keep or not. If you want to keep it, check out the work of Julia McLeod who uses sheer fabrics to cover old quilts - you retain the old top but add...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    11-20-2025, 07:27 AM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 1,906
    Posted By ktbb

    You have a right to be proud - sounds like she is...

    You have a right to be proud - sounds like she is meant to be a sewist.
    Forum: Main
    09-18-2025, 06:41 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,913
    Posted By ktbb

    my favorite shop is the solids/blenders shop, not...

    my favorite shop is the solids/blenders shop, not sure of the name, but it's near or in the original Penny's store.....it's like walking into a box of colors with the white walls and solid/near solid...
    Forum: Main
    08-14-2025, 08:35 AM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 3,564
    Posted By ktbb

    our guild standard is "can this technique be used...

    our guild standard is "can this technique be used on fabric, therefore potentially in a quilt? If the answer is yes, we include it in our planning. In the past our senior members have "policed" the...
    Forum: Main
    08-14-2025, 08:30 AM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 1,244
    Posted By ktbb

    agree with thimblebug6000 -and I agree that it is...

    agree with thimblebug6000 -and I agree that it is double work. I suggest the glue technique to hold it together til the final stitching.
    Forum: Main
    07-24-2025, 10:34 PM
    Replies: 24
    Views: 5,722
    Posted By ktbb

    If you haven't fused the rooster on to the...

    If you haven't fused the rooster on to the background, you might consider crosshatching the background with a visible thread to suggest a chicken wire fence then with the rooster fused on, quilt him...
    Forum: Mission: Organization
    07-24-2025, 10:28 PM
    Replies: 22
    Views: 8,497
    Posted By ktbb

    for smaller rulers you can use an office...

    for smaller rulers you can use an office stationery holder - hang on a wall or stands on counter with multiple pockets angled so you can see them all. I prefer the wall hung one because the counter...
    Forum: Main
    06-19-2025, 07:00 AM
    Replies: 27
    Views: 6,767
    Posted By ktbb

    If you haven't, check out SewCanShe.com - lots of...

    If you haven't, check out SewCanShe.com - lots of free patterns, simple and easy to do. All patterns are free if you don't mind dealing with computer formatting - which is not always printer...
    Forum: Main
    05-01-2025, 06:48 AM
    Replies: 41
    Views: 11,545
    Posted By ktbb

    I fan fold it and lay it across my right shoulder...

    I fan fold it and lay it across my right shoulder so it feeds off the top - there's no added tension because it feeds "down" from the shoulder vs. up from the floor or over the lip of a container. I...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    03-13-2025, 05:37 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 3,661
    Posted By ktbb

    as you develop your skills, don't let the...

    as you develop your skills, don't let the practice pieces go to waste. Finish them off, pair with a used stuffie appropriate to the size and donate to a children's charity - the little ones love the...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    03-06-2025, 06:10 AM
    Replies: 23
    Views: 10,481
    Posted By ktbb

    I don't think you can go wrong with a Janome but...

    I don't think you can go wrong with a Janome but I've never owned a brother so am slightly biased. If you have the chance, make a sample of the thickest you might make and try it on the machine.
    Forum: Main
    03-06-2025, 06:04 AM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 3,359
    Posted By ktbb

    looks like hexagons but instead of sewing the...

    looks like hexagons but instead of sewing the edges together you overlap and stitch the bottom of one to the middle of another. When making the hexis it looks like you only need to finish the top...
    Forum: Main
    02-27-2025, 04:48 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 2,167
    Posted By ktbb

    Hope this makes sense! My trick is to use the...

    Hope this makes sense! My trick is to use the flat of my hands to evenly distribute the excess fabric as I stitch the seam. If I lay both hands flat on the quilt, one on each side of the needle,...
    Forum: Main
    02-13-2025, 10:12 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 1,583
    Posted By ktbb

    Like all people (kids and adults), they have to...

    Like all people (kids and adults), they have to learn how to take the bumps and how to avoid them. In teaching some highschoolers one of the students knew everything and she kept having to resew...
    Forum: Main
    02-13-2025, 10:04 AM
    Replies: 81
    Views: 26,961
    Posted By ktbb

    closure list

    Just this morning I saw a list that had been put out - all the stores that will be closing in the near future....sadly one is in my town and next closest is 3 hours away...the big town store is...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    10-10-2024, 09:37 AM
    Replies: 226
    Views: 71,335
    Posted By ktbb

    Check out books by David Crosby (of Crosby,...

    Check out books by David Crosby (of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young fame). His main character is a journalist who inherits a boat from a family member, lives on the boat in Florida and does...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-19-2024, 08:49 AM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 4,155
    Posted By ktbb

    AS to shipping, if the buyer pays, you can ship...

    AS to shipping, if the buyer pays, you can ship it anywhere. Be sure to say something like "shipping available but not included" in your ad if you're willing to take it to a shipper.

    I suggest NOT...
    Forum: Main
    08-15-2024, 07:59 AM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 1,629
    Posted By ktbb

    if you like raw edges, glue the pieces on then...

    if you like raw edges, glue the pieces on then just stiitch a small circle or other shape in the middle so the edges pop up and create texture.
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    08-15-2024, 07:57 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 7,485
    Posted By ktbb

    by the pound!

    several local garage sales have successfully sold quilting items by the pound and it works great. just have a scale handy and plastic bags for folks to use (plastic is almost weightless). You could...
    Forum: Main
    06-21-2024, 03:01 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 5,222
    Posted By ktbb

    I agree with quilted sunshine - I've successfully...

    I agree with quilted sunshine - I've successfully added wide sashing then squared it up so I made the panel sit at an angle in the final product - make the sashing wide enough to accommodate the...
    Forum: Main
    05-23-2024, 05:30 AM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 2,819
    Posted By ktbb

    I don't worry too much about trimming to size as...

    I don't worry too much about trimming to size as make each block because I don't use patterns and tend toward the improv style. However, when I do make a lot of "identical" blocks, I do them all...
    Forum: Main
    03-14-2024, 05:42 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 2,598
    Posted By ktbb

    from an on line search. I've known about L.P....

    from an on line search. I've known about L.P. Sharp company's policy or some time but never knew about - Just Wright Sharpening. This method of disposal may or may not be practical for you...
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    Forum: Main
    03-14-2024, 05:24 AM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 3,203
    Posted By ktbb

    no matter which way you do it - be consistent!

    no matter which way you do it - be consistent!
    Forum: Main
    02-22-2024, 06:19 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 9,023
    Posted By ktbb

    An applique would be the easiest and have the...

    An applique would be the easiest and have the most visual impact but you could also probably make your own paper piecing pattern by drawing lines on the shape you've drawn to size. This would make it...
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