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    Forum: Pictures
    12-25-2017, 01:31 PM
    Replies: 72
    Views: 6,769
    Posted By eej713

    Beautiful and I love the bright colors. You...

    Beautiful and I love the bright colors. You learned the same lesson I did, NEVER let someone pick out the pattern, colors yes, that's all. I learned the hard way a couple years ago when my daughter...
    Forum: Pictures
    04-21-2017, 06:23 PM
    Replies: 213
    Views: 186,183
    Posted By eej713

    I love the border. Could you tell us how you did...

    I love the border. Could you tell us how you did the 3D scallop? That with the piano key border really sets the quilt off.
    Great job, quilting on it is great also.
    Forum: Main
    11-21-2012, 06:55 AM
    Replies: 57
    Views: 10,179
    Posted By eej713

    I bought one this summer......hated it! I kept...

    I bought one this summer......hated it! I kept sliding off it, there was just too much air in it. Last week I took an Ice pick to the side of it and let out a bunch of air, had to do it twice to...
    Forum: Main
    10-15-2012, 06:49 AM
    Replies: 2
    Views: 12,485
    Posted By eej713

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    Forum: Main
    11-06-2011, 08:19 AM
    Replies: 128
    Views: 13,627
    Posted By eej713

    I learned a long, long time ago.....the hard way....

    I learned a long, long time ago.....the hard way. Resize all the blocks before you assemble them. Take the smallest and go by that measurement. I don't care how long I've been quilting (about 23...
    Forum: Pictures
    10-01-2011, 07:58 PM
    Replies: 90
    Views: 12,376
    Posted By eej713

    I call it the Tessellating Flower, gave it the...

    I call it the Tessellating Flower, gave it the name My Flower Garden when I choose to make it multi-colored. Original pattern was probably a pinwheel, I adapted this from it maybe 10 years ago, or...
    Forum: Main
    10-01-2011, 05:49 PM
    Replies: 63
    Views: 8,924
    Posted By eej713

    [quote=plainpat]When DH's Grmother died, we found...

    [quote=plainpat]When DH's Grmother died, we found stacks of Christmas gifts, including a red half slip she'd said she'd always wanted.All were in boxes....what a sad thing. After that,I got over any...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-30-2011, 05:57 AM
    Replies: 90
    Views: 12,376
    Posted By eej713

    Also....if you put the strips on the sides, the...

    Also....if you put the strips on the sides, the block ends there instead of joining the next one to form another "flower". The block in the directions is a good guide to making your quilt at least 4...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-30-2011, 05:43 AM
    Replies: 90
    Views: 12,376
    Posted By eej713

    Actually, that pattern is smaller. I use a 3...

    Actually, that pattern is smaller. I use a 3 1/2" square and a 2" square in the corner and I don't bring the points out, I let the next block interlock with the adjoining block.....possibly saw some...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-29-2011, 03:23 PM
    Replies: 90
    Views: 12,376
    Posted By eej713

    I'm in the process of writing the pattern...

    I'm in the process of writing the pattern directions from the place mat size to King size because I'm going to be teaching it in Nov. and they require that everyone buys the pattern. I don't know...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-29-2011, 06:31 AM
    Replies: 90
    Views: 12,376
    Posted By eej713

    Sorry, the actual table runner is the last photo,...

    Sorry, the actual table runner is the last photo, I loaded two of the close ups instead of the runner itself. I love this pattern for the simplicity of it.....in the process of cutting the fabric for...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-29-2011, 06:23 AM
    Replies: 90
    Views: 12,376
    Posted By eej713

    I made this table runner and place mats as a...

    I made this table runner and place mats as a sample for a class I'm going to teach. I've included a close up of the FMQ I did on my new HQ Avante (my 5th item I've quilted on it so far). I've made...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-29-2011, 05:16 AM
    Replies: 60
    Views: 9,105
    Posted By eej713

    Unique modification....pinwheels your idea? Love...

    Unique modification....pinwheels your idea? Love the unexpectedness of them in the quilt. Might just have to try your idea out sometime. Good job.
    Forum: Main
    09-29-2011, 04:50 AM
    Replies: 67
    Views: 7,537
    Posted By eej713

    Use your sick days occasionally to extend a...

    Use your sick days occasionally to extend a weekend, either Friday or Monday for a "Attitude Adjustment Day", you just tell them you're sick with whatever works for you...they don't consider AAD days...
    Forum: Main
    09-20-2011, 08:24 PM
    Replies: 118
    Views: 9,858
    Posted By eej713

    One of the first things my Home Ec teacher, back...

    One of the first things my Home Ec teacher, back in the early 80's taught us was to wash all bias tape and trims in boiling hot water (leave on the card) and let it dry to pre-shrink it. She is also...
    Forum: Main
    09-20-2011, 08:00 PM
    Replies: 118
    Views: 9,858
    Posted By eej713

    I wash everything that I bring into my house and...

    I wash everything that I bring into my house and quite often wash the finished project also.....and am I glad I do. Just two weeks ago, I purchased fabric for my daughter's Christmas quilt. When I...
    Forum: Main
    09-18-2011, 05:23 AM
    Replies: 130
    Views: 13,932
    Posted By eej713

    Quite a few of us are self-taught with the help...

    Quite a few of us are self-taught with the help of the TV shows and books. I rarely take a class unless it's a technique not covered by one of those two. I lived outside of town where the nearest...
    Forum: Main
    09-17-2011, 03:33 PM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 1,087
    Posted By eej713

    [/quote] Strange, it has a note below that...

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    Strange, it has a note below that they would be for sale in select stores. Oh well, I'll just take the general idea and make her up the quilt in Electric Quilt to give her some of the...
    Forum: Main
    09-17-2011, 02:01 PM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 1,087
    Posted By eej713

    All Around The Neighborhood Sampler My...

    All Around The Neighborhood Sampler

    My friend wants to buy the pattern from the January FabShop Hop (since we didn't do it in Jan), but we can't find it for sale anywhere following the links they...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-16-2011, 10:07 PM
    Replies: 196
    Views: 12,779
    Posted By eej713

    Love the "thread turd" description....think I'm...

    Love the "thread turd" description....think I'm going to use that from now on....providing I can remember it tomorrow!

    The bed quilt is Beautiful...
    Forum: Main
    09-16-2011, 09:48 PM
    Replies: 130
    Views: 13,932
    Posted By eej713

    Some of us who have sewn for 55 years (more or...

    Some of us who have sewn for 55 years (more or less) tend to forget all the little tricks we learned along the way. We treat them as natural, and forget to mention them. I learn something new every...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-12-2011, 08:09 PM
    Replies: 178
    Views: 13,123
    Posted By eej713

    Absolutely love it...what a fun quilt. Is it...

    Absolutely love it...what a fun quilt. Is it your own design or a pattern?
    Forum: Main
    09-11-2011, 05:32 PM
    Replies: 183
    Views: 21,322
    Posted By eej713

    And for a baby quilt....I think it would be hard...

    And for a baby quilt....I think it would be hard for a baby's eyes to focus on it. I'll have to send a photo of it to my GD and ask her....she has a baby that's legally blind and I'm looking for...
    Forum: Main
    09-11-2011, 05:30 PM
    Replies: 183
    Views: 21,322
    Posted By eej713

    Wow, I just might give that a try once I get the...

    Wow, I just might give that a try once I get the two quilts I promised done....maybe the first of the year.
    Forum: Main
    09-11-2011, 05:06 PM
    Replies: 70
    Views: 7,855
    Posted By eej713

    Wonder if they were the same 5 I couldn't...

    Wonder if they were the same 5 I couldn't find.....some of them took me half an hour or more to find, some I just gave up on.
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