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    Forum: Offline Events, Announcements, Discussions
    09-02-2011, 06:35 AM
    Replies: 45
    Views: 3,069
    Posted By marks1009

    I'm up for the Oct & Nov events. Pot luck lunch...

    I'm up for the Oct & Nov events. Pot luck lunch sounds good. I'd love to see/hear expert examples of OBW & 'Stack 'n' Whack' using large print fabrics.
    Forum: Offline Events, Announcements, Discussions
    05-13-2011, 08:56 AM
    Replies: 153
    Views: 11,925
    Posted By marks1009

    Will certainly try -- and will bring munchies!

    Will certainly try -- and will bring munchies!
    Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
    09-12-2009, 04:51 PM
    Replies: 1,017
    Views: 171,355
    Posted By marks1009

    Isn't Bonnie GREAT?!?!?! She must be the QUEEN...

    Isn't Bonnie GREAT?!?!?! She must be the QUEEN of 'multi-quilt-tasking' to keep all those different things going at once!

    A little story, then a question: When my cousins were helping my great...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-12-2009, 03:33 PM
    Replies: 28
    Views: 6,591
    Posted By marks1009

    Hi Ducky -- See the post right above yours...

    Hi Ducky --

    See the post right above yours for a link to 'paper piecing basics'. The hardest part was getting started in the middle. Once that was done, square and trimmed, the other pieces just...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-12-2009, 03:21 PM
    Replies: 28
    Views: 6,591
    Posted By marks1009

    Hey Bettia -- Since I'm drawn to the shapes and...

    Hey Bettia -- Since I'm drawn to the shapes and layers of the pineapple to start with, I would just stitch in the ditch to accentuate the layers. On the 'quilt show' version posted above, the...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-12-2009, 03:15 PM
    Replies: 28
    Views: 6,591
    Posted By marks1009

    Thanks for the encouragement, everybody! Does...

    Thanks for the encouragement, everybody! Does someone have the pattern for the version where the corner triangles overlap the strips (like the one KSCrafter posted)? That version gives more of an...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-11-2009, 04:43 PM
    Replies: 28
    Views: 6,591
    Posted By marks1009

    OK -- don't laugh -- this is my very first...

    OK -- don't laugh -- this is my very first attempt at paper piecing, and my very first attempt at a 'real' quilt block, and my very first Pineapple block! I got the pattern online, reduced it to 6"...
    Forum: Main
    09-11-2009, 04:07 PM
    Replies: 33
    Views: 4,364
    Posted By marks1009

    Also -- just to cover all the options here --...

    Also -- just to cover all the options here -- make sure you PIN PIN PIN PIN PIN everywhere that the machine won't hit! You can see the edges of my block are still pinned with safety pins -- I've...
    Forum: Main
    09-11-2009, 03:51 PM
    Replies: 33
    Views: 4,364
    Posted By marks1009

    Hi Jayway! I'm new to the quilting world...

    Hi Jayway!

    I'm new to the quilting world too! I was pretty sure I would be able to finish piecing a quilt top, but was positive I'd never get around to actually quilting it, so I drew this...
    Forum: Main
    09-11-2009, 03:04 PM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 2,724
    Posted By marks1009

    Hi Steve -- Here's a link to instructions...

    Hi Steve --

    Here's a link to instructions for making a long strip of continuous bias, as wide as you want it:

    http://sewing.about.com/library/sewnews/qa/aaqa0601b.htm

    You end up sewing a...
    Forum: Main
    09-07-2009, 07:16 PM
    Replies: 68
    Views: 8,132
    Posted By marks1009

    Maybe the answer is to only give your quilting...

    Maybe the answer is to only give your quilting artwork to people who BEG you for it! :D

    For Rose: I was thinking the same thing as JoJo...maybe to her 'quilting' is one genre, and you now have...
    Forum: Main
    09-07-2009, 07:00 PM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 4,480
    Posted By marks1009

    Quilting by hand or machine? Most machines have...

    Quilting by hand or machine? Most machines have an arm that attaches near the top of the presser foot, that helps you follow the last line of quilting, however far apart. Guess you have to make sure...
    Forum: Main
    09-07-2009, 06:42 PM
    Replies: 115
    Views: 14,769
    Posted By marks1009

    HEE HEE HEE -- she who dies with the most linens,...

    HEE HEE HEE -- she who dies with the most linens, crystal, china, silver and FABRIC wins!!!!
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    09-07-2009, 06:40 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 1,149
    Posted By marks1009

    Hi everybody -- just finished one block (of nine...

    Hi everybody -- just finished one block (of nine -- they're BIG blocks) :D for my new quilt project (first one)! Love the site...I've found lots of great info & patterns so far!
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