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    Forum: Main
    04-28-2008, 08:15 AM
    Replies: 23
    Views: 3,390
    Posted By ADKer

    My Walmart (waaaayyy upstate NY) still has a...

    My Walmart (waaaayyy upstate NY) still has a fabric department and I haven't heard anything about them closing. I hope not, cause they have some fabric in their I want to use for a quilt for my mom....
    Forum: Main
    04-12-2008, 09:15 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,726
    Posted By ADKer

    It's not flannel sheeting--it's "Warm & Natural...

    It's not flannel sheeting--it's "Warm & Natural Cotton Batting". It does look like a sheet though. I was a little. . . not disapointed, but suprised by it--it wasn't what I thought. I had...
    Forum: Main
    04-11-2008, 08:07 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,726
    Posted By ADKer

    I'm using Warm & Natural--it says to leave up to...

    I'm using Warm & Natural--it says to leave up to 10". . . . I thought about doing every other square, but not sure yet. I'm leaning towards doing the whole thing. . . . but we'll see how it goes...
    Forum: Links and Resources
    04-11-2008, 08:01 PM
    Replies: 2
    Views: 837
    Posted By ADKer

    Your welcome! I just found it today and...

    Your welcome!

    I just found it today and emailed a friend who is a graphic designer. Of course, when I did a search for myself, all I found was expired listings :(
    Forum: Links and Resources
    04-11-2008, 07:17 PM
    Replies: 2
    Views: 837
    Posted By ADKer

    So I was "window shopping" and checking out the...

    So I was "window shopping" and checking out the competition on etsy.com (I sell some handcrafted soaps that I make on there) and came across something you all might be interested in.
    They have a...
    Forum: Main
    04-11-2008, 05:38 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,726
    Posted By ADKer

    I'm gonna use the crochet thread, doubled up. I...

    I'm gonna use the crochet thread, doubled up. I found this video on youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeaIyAyg_cs). Is this what everyone uses with good results?
    Forum: Main
    04-11-2008, 04:00 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,318
    Posted By ADKer

    I checked out that link and love the idea of...

    I checked out that link and love the idea of building up a fence. I did notice that as I was piceing things together that my lines didn't always line up--it's gonna take a lot of practice to find...
    Forum: Main
    04-11-2008, 03:42 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,726
    Posted By ADKer

    I'm back from Michael's (we don't have a JoAnne's...

    I'm back from Michael's (we don't have a JoAnne's anymore :( ) I bought two types of needles--the curved and some straight. They both say they are for quilting and basting. I'm hoping I can get...
    Forum: Main
    04-11-2008, 11:35 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,726
    Posted By ADKer

    Well I'm off to buy a needle. I have some...

    Well I'm off to buy a needle. I have some regular sewing needles but the eye isn't big enough for the crochet thread. Maybe Michael's will have a "Quilt Tying Needle"! Anywho. . . I guess I have...
    Forum: Main
    04-11-2008, 10:18 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,726
    Posted By ADKer

    Okay. . . my quilt top is finished! There are...

    Okay. . . my quilt top is finished! There are still some threads to cut so ignore those! I had a heck of a time sandwiching everything together. For one: my apartment it too small. I thought my...
    Forum: Pictures
    04-11-2008, 10:00 AM
    Replies: 74
    Views: 5,894
    Posted By ADKer

    that's beautiful! i can't wait to see it...

    that's beautiful! i can't wait to see it finished.
    Forum: Main
    04-05-2008, 08:40 PM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 3,026
    Posted By ADKer

    i have tracing paper so i'll try that. infact, i...

    i have tracing paper so i'll try that. infact, i might try it out on a few blocks for the quilt i'm working on now (i'm having a hell of a time getting squares to line up the way I want).

    i don't...
    Forum: Main
    04-05-2008, 09:15 AM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 3,026
    Posted By ADKer

    does the paper dull your needles? i'm thinking...

    does the paper dull your needles? i'm thinking about trying pp for my next quilt (when i get the first done!) but worry about going through needles. . .
    Forum: Pictures
    03-29-2008, 08:19 AM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 3,055
    Posted By ADKer

    tha'ts beatuiful. my mom would love it! she has...

    tha'ts beatuiful. my mom would love it! she has clothing in those colors! :shock:
    Forum: Pictures
    03-29-2008, 08:10 AM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 2,319
    Posted By ADKer

    Thanks everyone! My weekends full, so I don't...

    Thanks everyone! My weekends full, so I don't think I'll get back to it until Tuesday :(
    Unless I can get a few minutes in, here and there. . . . :wink:
    Forum: Pictures
    03-28-2008, 12:53 PM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 2,319
    Posted By ADKer

    Thanks for the compliments! I came up with...

    Thanks for the compliments!

    I came up with it myself. I used MSpaint, zoomed into 800% and turned on the gridlines--you then have instant graph paper. I decided on the four colors and simply...
    Forum: Pictures
    03-28-2008, 12:24 PM
    Replies: 17
    Views: 2,319
    Posted By ADKer

    Here it is--nothing spectacular, just simple. ...

    Here it is--nothing spectacular, just simple. I've never made a quilt--infact, the last time I used a sewing machine was in Jr. High Home Ec. . . and that was a pillow.

    It did seem to get easier...
    Forum: Main
    03-27-2008, 11:51 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 2,627
    Posted By ADKer

    I bought the fabric for my first quilt at...

    I bought the fabric for my first quilt at fabric.com. I'm not sure what others think of them, nor do I have anything to compare it to, but it seems nice!

    Anywho, they have black, 108", 100%...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    03-26-2008, 02:40 PM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 1,376
    Posted By ADKer

    Double post--sorry!

    Double post--sorry!
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    03-26-2008, 02:39 PM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 1,376
    Posted By ADKer

    Thanks everyone! I followed a link someone...

    Thanks everyone!

    I followed a link someone posted in another thread--can't remember the lady's name, but she was very happy about her squares. But I learned a lot just from that and think it will...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    03-26-2008, 09:04 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 1,376
    Posted By ADKer

    I'm new to the world of quilting--how I got here,...

    I'm new to the world of quilting--how I got here, I don't know! One day I was walking through Kmart and came across a Kenmore sewing machine that was marked down to $40 (from $100)--how could I pass...
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