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    Search: Posts Made By: Mari
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    Forum: Main
    09-19-2010, 03:04 AM
    Replies: 80
    Views: 11,339
    Posted By Mari

    Chocolate too? Oh no!!!! I believe that if...

    Chocolate too? Oh no!!!!

    I believe that if that should happen, chocolate will be "rationed" every month for those with that addiction--and I am one.

    So, I expect to see an announcement once a...
    Forum: Main
    08-03-2010, 01:48 AM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 2,466
    Posted By Mari

    This posting is grossly offensive and extremely...

    This posting is grossly offensive and extremely and unfairly judgemental. According to your lofty, supercilious judgement, not only is the customs agent hated, but now, it seems, anyone who loves...
    Forum: Pictures
    08-01-2010, 01:33 AM
    Replies: 9
    Views: 1,792
    Posted By Mari

    This is such a lovely present. It will be used...

    This is such a lovely present. It will be used and loved I am sure. It looks so snuggly and comforting. I am working on a wall quilt with applique blocks of flowers, bird houses etc--stuff you see...
    Forum: Pictures
    07-17-2010, 02:46 PM
    Replies: 453
    Views: 44,638
    Posted By Mari

    I love your exquisite quilts. I hand quilt and...

    I love your exquisite quilts. I hand quilt and seeing these quilts done under the hand of a truly masterful, talented hand quilter have given me both inspiration and resolve. Thank you for posting...
    Forum: Main
    07-11-2010, 05:00 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 2,090
    Posted By Mari

    I have found that Janome feet fit my Kenmore...

    I have found that Janome feet fit my Kenmore machine, which is about five years old.
    Forum: Main
    06-14-2010, 07:59 AM
    Replies: 211
    Views: 21,521
    Posted By Mari

    I use the WM fabrics. I have no problem at all...

    I use the WM fabrics. I have no problem at all with this fabric. I am currently making a quilt out of the bright fats I bought there. No problems at all and I like what I have sewn so far. I have...
    Forum: Main
    06-06-2010, 04:08 AM
    Replies: 107
    Views: 10,574
    Posted By Mari

    Years and years ago, somewhere in the middle...

    Years and years ago, somewhere in the middle ages, LOL (as I am that old) in my career as a RN, I worked in an operating room. A woman came in for back surgery and as we turned her over, I saw...
    Forum: Main
    02-13-2010, 10:07 AM
    Replies: 51
    Views: 8,936
    Posted By Mari

    Hmm--I have never subscribed to any quilt...

    Hmm--I have never subscribed to any quilt magazine. I recently bought Quilt as it seemed to be a good price. It came today, and I am disappointed. Many of the patterns in that publication, It...
    Forum: Main
    02-06-2010, 05:27 PM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 12,363
    Posted By Mari

    I have used stitch witchery (?) comes on the same...

    I have used stitch witchery (?) comes on the same set up as scotch tape. I cut a piece the size of the boo boo, tucked it under with a tweezer then ironed it shut. Worked good. I now use a much...
    Forum: Main
    02-06-2010, 05:10 PM
    Replies: 199
    Views: 19,490
    Posted By Mari

    self taught. I learn by doing---the same mistake...

    self taught. I learn by doing---the same mistake over and over again! :lol:
    Forum: Pictures
    02-06-2010, 04:53 PM
    Replies: 89
    Views: 8,654
    Posted By Mari

    Yup. Everything goes on the floor, then sweep it...

    Yup. Everything goes on the floor, then sweep it all up at the end. Next day, same thing.
    Forum: Main
    01-25-2010, 05:11 AM
    Replies: 70
    Views: 8,822
    Posted By Mari

    I have repaired quilts that had holes worse than...

    I have repaired quilts that had holes worse than that. What I do, generally. to fix it, first, is to try and match the fabric. Perhaps you still have some. Make the HST, if that is what it, or...
    Forum: Main
    01-23-2010, 10:40 AM
    Replies: 123
    Views: 19,992
    Posted By Mari

    I buy what I can afford and almost all the time...

    I buy what I can afford and almost all the time that is Walmart or even goodwill. I can't afford nine dollars a yard or even six dollars a yard, yet I love to sew and quilt. Made some pretty nice...
    Forum: Main
    01-16-2010, 01:38 AM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 2,414
    Posted By Mari

    I like the sharpener. I have one I bought from...

    I like the sharpener. I have one I bought from connecting threads (I think) It's manual and cost ten bucks. I use it frequently, like honing up a knife.
    Forum: Main
    01-08-2010, 03:28 PM
    Replies: 41
    Views: 25,895
    Posted By Mari

    Hm, it took me a year to finish piecing and hand...

    Hm, it took me a year to finish piecing and hand quilting a quilt for my daughter. Am I slow or what? LOL
    Forum: Main
    01-07-2010, 06:48 AM
    Replies: 111
    Views: 13,549
    Posted By Mari

    yes, I got one and it does look like it is neat. ...

    yes, I got one and it does look like it is neat. The price is right, but it is for six months, not twelve. I ordered it. I don't get any magazines. We get them donated by others who have read...
    Forum: Main
    01-06-2010, 04:37 AM
    Replies: 182
    Views: 13,884
    Posted By Mari

    I don't aim for perfection either, but like Klue,...

    I don't aim for perfection either, but like Klue, if I sew something and I know I can do it better, I rip. Sometimes I just cannot understand where or how I made that mistake and then try to reason...
    Forum: Main
    01-06-2010, 03:53 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 2,367
    Posted By Mari

    I have arthritic hands also. I hand quilt using...

    I have arthritic hands also. I hand quilt using my thumb and forefinger, which is far easier and came more natural to me than trying to push the needle with the third finger. Don't use a thimble...
    Forum: Main
    01-02-2010, 04:24 AM
    Replies: 37
    Views: 5,736
    Posted By Mari

    I used Carol Doaks book 300 Paper-Pieced Quilt...

    I used Carol Doaks book 300 Paper-Pieced Quilt Blocks when I first started paper piecing. It came with a CD to download onto the computer, as well as an easy way to remove a page if one wanted to...
    Forum: Pictures
    12-22-2009, 04:31 AM
    Replies: 32
    Views: 2,353
    Posted By Mari

    Constance, you will get it. I am still confused...

    Constance, you will get it. I am still confused when I go to Joann. I don't get to see bunches of fabrics alll together mostly because my group gets donated fabric and I work from that. I do star...
    Forum: Main
    12-19-2009, 04:44 AM
    Replies: 30
    Views: 6,256
    Posted By Mari

    I grade myself an intermediate beginner, since I...

    I grade myself an intermediate beginner, since I have only been quilting for four years and some. I made two horribly wonky quilts that I never quilted. First was a flower basket set on point. The...
    Forum: Main
    12-19-2009, 04:26 AM
    Replies: 39
    Views: 5,119
    Posted By Mari

    I recently had the same problem trying to mark a...

    I recently had the same problem trying to mark a dark maroon batiq border. I found a marking pen that worked great for me. Chalk was no good, as I hand quilt, and the chalk just doesn't stay with...
    Forum: Main
    10-25-2009, 01:49 PM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 5,570
    Posted By Mari

    I think that if you have HP inks, you need to buy...

    I think that if you have HP inks, you need to buy the bubble jet set2000. There seens to be something about the hp printer inks that do not work with the ordinary bubble jet set , and so there is a...
    Forum: Main
    09-27-2009, 01:20 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 3,995
    Posted By Mari

    Klue I am one of those older ladies. I beg...

    Klue

    I am one of those older ladies. I beg to differ with you. Stereotyping the older generation as resisting change is a little insulting. Sure there are some who are set in their ways, as are...
    Forum: Main
    07-23-2009, 08:31 AM
    Replies: 56
    Views: 9,566
    Posted By Mari

    Question. This is just the thread that will...

    Question. This is just the thread that will help, as I am contemplating a quilt using stitch in the ditch.

    Do you all use regular thread when you quilt stitch in the ditch, or do you use...
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