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#111
04-15-2012When my DH asked what I wanted for Christmas I told him gift card for fabric, new dishes, or a Kitchen- Aid Mixmaster. Received the mixer. Guess he likes homemade bread more than he likes fabric all over the dining room table. Who knew???
#113
My DDIL gave me and old singer sewing machine. Looks like my grandmothers she used to have. I can't wait for things to slow down so I can play with it, hee hee
#114
My husband bought me a portable Brother CS6000 from Walmart online. It's to take to my sewing groups and the odd class I go to. It came with everything you need feet, carrying case, and an extension table. Best part is its really lightweight and less than $200.
#115
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WOW You hit the jackpot! You must have been very good this year!Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I got a lot of quilty gifts. The new Go dies, a portable sewing table, jelly rolls, layer cakes, several new quilt books with specialty rulers and my stocking was filled with thread and decorative buttons. I signed up for a BOM for 2012 from Homestead Hearth. My DGD gave me a set of watercolor pencils for fabric painting and lots of zebra print yarn so I could crochet an afghan for her. LOL.
#116
My DD surprised me - she went to the quilting Board (yes she is a researcher and found it right away!) and she searched for LQS's and for recommendations on hand-quilting stuff as I just did my first hand quilting project (and can still type, hurrah!) so I have a teeny-needle-threader, quilting stickies for my fingers, and a beautiful leather thimble.
And a dust-buster for the quilting lab!
My DH got really inspired and in a week he put an inset in my big oak desk to sit my Janome in, raised my cutting/ironing table to 36", and made me a 5'x6' design wall on a removable wood frame and helped me staple the fuzzy material to it. What a difference it makes, after a year of backaches from sitting wrong and cutting and ironing all bent over and even crawling around the floor to layout blocks.
I also got some old (1972) McCall's Quilting magazines and a Sunset Guide to Quilting from our eldest, who had a friend who used to quilt. I expected the bright colors but I was surprised to see the prevalence of applique work, as well as one quilt which was machine-quilted to near oblivion in all the background areas.
Everything with love, which is just where I'm at.
And a dust-buster for the quilting lab!
My DH got really inspired and in a week he put an inset in my big oak desk to sit my Janome in, raised my cutting/ironing table to 36", and made me a 5'x6' design wall on a removable wood frame and helped me staple the fuzzy material to it. What a difference it makes, after a year of backaches from sitting wrong and cutting and ironing all bent over and even crawling around the floor to layout blocks.
I also got some old (1972) McCall's Quilting magazines and a Sunset Guide to Quilting from our eldest, who had a friend who used to quilt. I expected the bright colors but I was surprised to see the prevalence of applique work, as well as one quilt which was machine-quilted to near oblivion in all the background areas.
Everything with love, which is just where I'm at.
#118
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LQS Local Quilt Store. We quilters have our own acronyms.Originally Posted by gmkfit
Whats LQS??? Looks like the place to go for great deals?
Here's a list of some of 'em.http://www.stashbuster.com/id19.html
I know that we have a list on this board but can't seem to find it today.
#119
irenecarter , 12-27-2011 09:47 AM
Senior Member
Santa bought me a rolling sewing case with handle, which also includes two other cases stacked on top for my material and sewing suppoies. This will come in handy when I go to my sewing quild. Can't wait to put it ti use. yeah!
