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    Search: Posts Made By: Susan49
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    Forum: Main
    11-05-2010, 08:22 AM
    Replies: 159
    Views: 20,199
    Posted By Susan49

    I don't know about Connecting Threads fabric,...

    I don't know about Connecting Threads fabric, however if you need fabric for charity quilts join a quilt guild or a group like Project Linus. They usually have fabric for philanthropy projects.
    Forum: Main
    11-03-2010, 11:11 PM
    Replies: 140
    Views: 16,123
    Posted By Susan49

    I had one of the first side winders and it...

    I had one of the first side winders and it didn't work on the longarm bobbins so I gave it away. I didn't think about using it for my viking but sounds like it wouldn't have worked. Why would you...
    Forum: Main
    11-01-2010, 10:22 AM
    Replies: 86
    Views: 12,650
    Posted By Susan49

    I used to enjoy traveling to other cities to go...

    I used to enjoy traveling to other cities to go shopping. Now they have all the some store as we do here. Boring!!!! Of Course Quilt shops are different, because each have the personality of the...
    Forum: Main
    10-31-2010, 07:12 PM
    Replies: 41
    Views: 9,287
    Posted By Susan49

    If you are put a one patch with a four patch, I...

    If you are put a one patch with a four patch, I always make my 4 patch first and then cut the one patch to match whatever size it comes out. I still have a hard time get my sewn patches to come out...
    Forum: Main
    10-31-2010, 06:54 PM
    Replies: 86
    Views: 12,650
    Posted By Susan49

    I didn't have time to read all, but jcpenneys...

    I didn't have time to read all, but jcpenneys have 100% cotton in single sheet. They don't have a lot, your best bet that I have seen is Bed, Bath and Beyond.
    Forum: Main
    10-31-2010, 06:48 PM
    Replies: 79
    Views: 11,181
    Posted By Susan49

    I the rotary cutter that has a shape blade. I...

    I the rotary cutter that has a shape blade. I have all 3 sizes of Olfa and use the 45mm most. I also have I think it fiskers (gray and orange with ego handle). I use that a lot too.
    You are not...
    Forum: Main
    10-31-2010, 06:03 PM
    Replies: 63
    Views: 11,528
    Posted By Susan49

    I don't usually buy precuts as I do mostly large...

    I don't usually buy precuts as I do mostly large planned quilts. I have a shoe box of fatquarter that I have been given either at quild or shop hops, etc. I bought one charm pack (Elenor Burns...
    Forum: Main
    10-31-2010, 05:36 PM
    Replies: 124
    Views: 11,921
    Posted By Susan49

    I have a lot of gingham that I would be happy to...

    I have a lot of gingham that I would be happy to send you. I have to get rid of most of my non-quilting fabric and I would love for it to go to someone that would use it.
    Forum: Main
    10-29-2010, 06:48 PM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 3,958
    Posted By Susan49

    Thanks for the ideas. Our quilt guild is have a...

    Thanks for the ideas. Our quilt guild is have a Tea and Quilt Auction with a boutique next May and we are looking for good ideas that are simple to make for the boutique. These are great and give...
    Forum: Main
    10-28-2010, 09:02 PM
    Replies: 56
    Views: 10,265
    Posted By Susan49

    I haven't use the 108" much because I don't find...

    I haven't use the 108" much because I don't find colors that I like. I have not noticed them being thinner. Just the opposite. They are usually very stiff. Some of our quilt shops carry fat...
    Forum: Main
    10-26-2010, 09:50 AM
    Replies: 99
    Views: 11,557
    Posted By Susan49

    You want to be one of my customers? I will make...

    You want to be one of my customers? I will make up a overall pattern to match your quilt for that amount of money. I usually charge $.015 for overall and any custom goes up from there, depending on...
    Forum: Main
    10-26-2010, 09:42 AM
    Replies: 124
    Views: 11,921
    Posted By Susan49

    Okay, some of you have ufo that are older,...

    Okay, some of you have ufo that are older, however who has the most. My ufos go back to about 1992 and there are at least 40. And that is quilt the quilts, does not include sewing projucts.
    Forum: Main
    10-25-2010, 08:49 AM
    Replies: 76
    Views: 10,704
    Posted By Susan49

    Mine like to take the pins out of blocks I have...

    Mine like to take the pins out of blocks I have pinned to the design wall. I can't tell have many times I have had to re-design a quilt. What is it about pins that they like. It isn't just the...
    Forum: Main
    10-25-2010, 08:21 AM
    Replies: 48
    Views: 9,206
    Posted By Susan49

    Congrats! Sewing rooms are great. We didn't have...

    Congrats! Sewing rooms are great. We didn't have the money to put in laminate when we had a leak and had to pull the carpeting. Home Depot has a great product that is vinyle,but looks like wood. It...
    Forum: Main
    10-25-2010, 08:05 AM
    Replies: 62
    Views: 9,935
    Posted By Susan49

    The needle on the machine!

    The needle on the machine!
    Forum: Main
    10-25-2010, 08:01 AM
    Replies: 133
    Views: 22,594
    Posted By Susan49

    I live in So.Cal. and so do most of my kids and...

    I live in So.Cal. and so do most of my kids and Gkids, so all the girls are getting a pair of flipflops with the fabric soles and straps that I saw at Long Beach International Quilt Festival. I...
    Forum: Main
    10-22-2010, 09:52 AM
    Replies: 96
    Views: 28,058
    Posted By Susan49

    Don't any of you use the fiberglass covers? I...

    Don't any of you use the fiberglass covers? I have had mime for years. I only bought a new one because my daughter used my new ginghers to cut something out and they were so sharp that she cut thru...
    Forum: Main
    10-22-2010, 09:38 AM
    Replies: 93
    Views: 17,368
    Posted By Susan49

    I have become confused as to which "one" you...

    I have become confused as to which "one" you later ladies are talking about. I have not seen the gingher. This summer at the Long Beach International Quilt Festival there was a vender that was...
    Forum: Main
    10-22-2010, 09:19 AM
    Replies: 88
    Views: 13,124
    Posted By Susan49

    :You mean that robots don't make that noise???? ...

    :You mean that robots don't make that noise???? Tell the kids that you forgot to oil them before you sewed them on. My big question is WHY are you hand appliquing robots on a quilt for children? ...
    Forum: Main
    10-22-2010, 09:05 AM
    Replies: 274
    Views: 24,098
    Posted By Susan49

    I was a calligrapher in another life and learn...

    I was a calligrapher in another life and learn that most people are so amazed that you actually did it (calligraphy or quilting) that they don't know that it isn't perfect. The perfectionist in me...
    Forum: Main
    10-21-2010, 09:18 AM
    Replies: 71
    Views: 12,260
    Posted By Susan49

    You do not buy at the Jo-Ann fabric near us. It...

    You do not buy at the Jo-Ann fabric near us. It is a big store with a lot of young twits that don't know anything about sewing or quilting and follow their training to the letter. I often buy 1/8...
    Forum: Main
    10-21-2010, 08:46 AM
    Replies: 84
    Views: 15,247
    Posted By Susan49

    Most machine have a 1/4" foot with a flange on...

    Most machine have a 1/4" foot with a flange on the side to run your fabric up to. You still have to be careful because you can push to fabric up and by the time it get to the needle it is larger...
    Forum: Main
    10-21-2010, 08:18 AM
    Replies: 93
    Views: 13,814
    Posted By Susan49

    Annaquilts is referring to quillows. There are...

    Annaquilts is referring to quillows. There are really easy and easy to carry. Usually the pocket is 1/3 the wideth of the width of the quilt, however I made a quillow with fannel on the back and it...
    Forum: Main
    10-21-2010, 08:08 AM
    Replies: 105
    Views: 12,604
    Posted By Susan49

    Hi! and welcome! If you want to try this on your...

    Hi! and welcome! If you want to try this on your own, I would suggest you try some of Eleaner Burns books. The one that I start my students out on is Hearts Delight. Her books have really good...
    Forum: Main
    10-20-2010, 09:03 AM
    Replies: 148
    Views: 14,710
    Posted By Susan49

    It sounds like my stash isn't as big as I...

    It sounds like my stash isn't as big as I thought. I am not a scrappy person. My mind only does planned scrappy. Yellow Brick Road is a ningtmare to me. When I make a quilt I use as much of the...
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