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    Search: Posts Made By: JakesMama
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    Forum: Pictures
    05-22-2019, 09:19 AM
    Replies: 46
    Views: 9,125
    Posted By JakesMama

    Well done!!

    Well done!!
    Forum: Main
    05-22-2019, 08:18 AM
    Replies: 43
    Views: 5,011
    Posted By JakesMama

    Call me crazy (not that I have ever been called...

    Call me crazy (not that I have ever been called that before) but I would border this with the zigzag fabric in the last critter. It pulls in most of the colors and would make the wall hanging pop!...
    Forum: Main
    05-22-2019, 08:08 AM
    Replies: 101
    Views: 13,031
    Posted By JakesMama

    Cool :p:D:D:D I have a pattern for wheelchair...

    :p:D:D:D

    I have a pattern for wheelchair quilts, backed with flannel so they don't tend to slide off the lap. There is a had warmer pocket and a small pocket for change, room keys, etc. Make up a...
    Forum: Main
    09-18-2018, 03:43 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,973
    Posted By JakesMama

    Clips

    I prefer clips to pins, i get much better seam matching with clips. Clover are expensive. But uou can get small tubs of 50 clips on Amazon for < $10.
    Forum: Main
    06-30-2018, 06:00 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,772
    Posted By JakesMama

    You are so blessed to have that quilt! Do you...

    You are so blessed to have that quilt! Do you have a pattern for it, or a photo?
    Forum: Main
    06-30-2018, 05:59 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,772
    Posted By JakesMama

    Reproductionfabrics.com has fabrics grouped by...

    Reproductionfabrics.com has fabrics grouped by specific eras, going back to 1775, and some interesting photos and other information. The suggestion to look at quilt museums is also an excellent idea.
    Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
    06-30-2018, 05:47 AM
    Replies: 1,108
    Views: 95,024
    Posted By JakesMama

    NZquilter, I agree. Unless this board devises a...

    NZquilter, I agree. Unless this board devises a 12-step program, there is no hope for me. But I have cut down, simply because I am out of space to put any more fabric. ;)
    Forum: Main
    06-30-2018, 05:42 AM
    Replies: 49
    Views: 4,676
    Posted By JakesMama

    If my DH said he wanted a king size quilt...

    If my DH said he wanted a king size quilt hand-quilted, I would hand him a spool of thread and a needle, say “keep the stitches even lengths, I will be back when you’re finished”, and then go visit...
    Forum: Main
    06-30-2018, 05:37 AM
    Replies: 49
    Views: 4,676
    Posted By JakesMama

    “Brain Bunnies” is HYSTERICAL!!! I love it! So...

    “Brain Bunnies” is HYSTERICAL!!! I love it! So that would make a quilt composed of different parts of different patterns hossenpfeffer?
    Forum: Main
    06-30-2018, 05:30 AM
    Replies: 240
    Views: 121,095
    Posted By JakesMama

    I had EQ7 for a while (before my annual hard...

    I had EQ7 for a while (before my annual hard drive crash last year) and it just bugged me that it took so many steps to do simple tasks. The makers of the software claim EQ8 is much more intuitive...
    Forum: Main
    06-30-2018, 05:24 AM
    Replies: 2
    Views: 2,805
    Posted By JakesMama

    I just found the one block wonder photos - OMG!...

    I just found the one block wonder photos - OMG! So that question is answered. The turquoise one sings to me....
    Forum: Main
    06-30-2018, 05:21 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 3,351
    Posted By JakesMama

    Ummmm...would someone please define a string...

    Ummmm...would someone please define a string quilt for me? I keep hearing about them, but I am not sure what makes a string quilt versus not a string quilt. Thanks!
    Forum: Main
    06-30-2018, 05:17 AM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,617
    Posted By JakesMama

    The “All in One Quilter’s Reference Tool” by...

    The “All in One Quilter’s Reference Tool” by Harriet Hargrave (available on Kindle) has wonderful charts and diagrams to figure this sort of thing out, including the dreaded conversion for triangles....
    Forum: Main
    06-30-2018, 05:06 AM
    Replies: 2
    Views: 2,805
    Posted By JakesMama

    One block wonder quilts

    Good morning. I looked at the hexie quilt photos (so pretty!) but it did not look like there were any One Block Wonder quilts there. So my questions are
    - is there a page for one block wonder...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-29-2018, 03:03 PM
    Replies: 39
    Views: 4,671
    Posted By JakesMama

    I cannot get the site to upload more photos -...

    I cannot get the site to upload more photos - does anyone have any idea why? Am I the only one with this problem? I am going to try starting another thread and see if that works.
    Forum: Pictures
    06-29-2018, 02:54 PM
    Replies: 39
    Views: 4,671
    Posted By JakesMama

    The avatar is actually going to be a quilt,...

    The avatar is actually going to be a quilt, someday. Which is what I regularly say about the several hundred yards of fabric in my stash.:D
    Forum: Main
    06-29-2018, 02:47 PM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 26,189
    Posted By JakesMama

    Did everyone forget the borders? On a quilt that...

    Did everyone forget the borders? On a quilt that size the borders (unless you are skipping them altogether) need to be about 5 - 6" wide to be in scale. That would knock off a block in each...
    Forum: Main
    06-29-2018, 02:42 PM
    Replies: 55
    Views: 6,456
    Posted By JakesMama

    I agree with you 100%. I get Christmas panels and...

    I agree with you 100%. I get Christmas panels and make them into wall hangings to raffle at the local animal shelter. They can be a blast to make up - sometimes I trapunto them, sometimes I and a...
    Forum: Main
    06-29-2018, 02:38 PM
    Replies: 49
    Views: 4,676
    Posted By JakesMama

    It is not that hard. The main thing to do is pay...

    It is not that hard. The main thing to do is pay attention to which end of the strips you are supposed to sew the squares to. When I started the one I made, I discovered an hour in that I was putting...
    Forum: Main
    06-29-2018, 02:31 PM
    Replies: 49
    Views: 4,676
    Posted By JakesMama

    RE kitting up patterns with the fabric and thread...

    RE kitting up patterns with the fabric and thread - That is exactly what I do. I have achieved STABLE: Stash Above and Beyond Life Expectancy. Some day someone will inherit a bunch of kitted quilts....
    Forum: Main
    06-29-2018, 02:29 PM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 2,383
    Posted By JakesMama

    First: I swear. Profoundly. Second: I do what...

    First: I swear. Profoundly. Second: I do what everyone else has recommended above. Third: I pour a nice cold glass of white wine.

    Repeat as needed.
    Forum: Pictures
    06-27-2018, 04:23 AM
    Replies: 39
    Views: 4,671
    Posted By JakesMama

    Thank you very much. My long-term goal is to get...

    Thank you very much. My long-term goal is to get good enough to do a show quilt. Emphasis on "long-term" :)
    Forum: Pictures
    06-27-2018, 04:22 AM
    Replies: 39
    Views: 4,671
    Posted By JakesMama

    I am trying to put more pictures up, but for some...

    I am trying to put more pictures up, but for some reason they are not uploading. Above: (first three) Blue Jamaica quilt, pattern by Trish Stuart (I love her patterns); baby sleeping bag, pattern...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-27-2018, 04:14 AM
    Replies: 39
    Views: 4,671
    Posted By JakesMama

    Diary of a Mad Quilter

    I quilt to relieve the stress of my job (biotechnology manufacturing compliance consultant) and because I love to make beautiful things. I am always trying new fabric techniques (dyeing, painting,...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-27-2018, 03:44 AM
    Replies: 48
    Views: 7,260
    Posted By JakesMama

    Awesome! Love the colors. Was the piecing...

    Awesome! Love the colors. Was the piecing difficult?
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