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RichBomb posted:But in the mean time I have a 7 by 7 airplane munitions box that I need to convert into a cutting and ironing table. I've been told that plywood with 1 - insul bright 2 - cotton batting (for extra padding) 3 - cotton twill will do me well for the ironing bit and just to get cutting mats for the other side. Any suggestions?  Click here for the full 420x604 image. This is a quilt top I finished recently. The colors are a little off in this picture, and I just realized when I took it I didn't have the side borders put on yet, sorry. I'm in the process of quilting it at the moment, and am really regretting my decision to stitch in the ditch. There's a lot of ditches. I've finished about five quilts of varying sizes. My family is very warm. I also made a "tea wallet" for a friend of mine at her request, apparently it can hold tea bags:  Click here for the full 604x453 image.  Click here for the full 604x453 image. And then I got carried away and changed the dimensions a little and the wallet holds credit cards:  Click here for the full 604x453 image.
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RichBomb posted:Anyways, new sewing studio on the way, currently building the cutting/ironing table. I bolted my industrial to the ground the otherday which was loving righteous.
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I have to say that is the manliest sewing area ever - you are lucky to have that much room! Plus you need to tell me where you live so I can come steal that Singer, dang. ps Nice label 
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Apr 25, 2009 13:54
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meche posted:Any other quilters out there? I've just had a hand quilting lesson, so am eager to try this out on a project. I love the simple/naive look of the hand quilting.  What are you binding that quilt in, because a red would look really nice.
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May 3, 2009 15:30
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moana posted:The sewing part is making the top layer of fabric (sewing together all the pieces to make the pattern). The quilting part is putting that fabric together with batting and backing material, and sewing all of that together - that's the wavy kind of stitches you can see on the quilt. It's the part that's not-as-creative, but still difficult to do correctly.
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May 3, 2009 16:36
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Acc-Risk posted:On a side note. A serging question... Every time I use it, there's always an extra string that ends up caught underneath somewhere. So when I finish, I have six strings. The stitches are perfect though. It's just an annoyance. Any idea what may be happening? It's not a terribly expensive serger (Kenmore)
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May 4, 2009 01:25
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God no, that's not mine (the whole cloth quilt). I'd never have the patience to do even a small bit of that. The other picture I posted I'd had bookmarked because I have some of that same fabric and am trying to get ideas. Now that I look at your quilt again, I think that blue was a good choice, because the blue does stand out. I just like red a lot. I am in the process right now of making a very loud red white and blue bargello quilt. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3453998962_9286149cb2_b.jpg
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May 4, 2009 03:02
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Actually, it's kind of a fooler - you sew these huge panels of strips together into a tube, cut the panels apart in those widths, and then pick the tube apart at the color you want on top. So there are no tiny pieces, just loooong strips to sew together. The quilt rack is my mother's. (You can see her longarm quilting machine behind the rack.) She owns a shop that has quilting stuff in the back, which is how I got into this in the first place. I went from taking a class to humor her in Jan 08 to now where I have 6 completed quilts and 3 tops ready to quilt. It is a disease. What kind of machine did you get?
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May 4, 2009 14:08
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meche posted:Ah, that doesn't sound too bad - great effect.
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May 5, 2009 13:50
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meche posted:It did. and I didn't use it straight away, but now I can't live without it! That's awesome you get to play with machines! I'd love to give a longarm a go - they look scary, but a lot of fun. district 12 - love the skirt and love the idea of gloves being containers, for some reason I'd never thought of them that way.
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May 7, 2009 02:08
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madlilnerd posted:I like making quilt blocks, but I hate all that cutting out- I measure and use scissors and end up spending 45mins cutting and then 10mins actually sewing. Are there any shops that sell it all cut out ready for you to piece? Or is there any other way I can reduce the cutting time?
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May 9, 2009 21:34
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wwjebusdo posted:I LOVE making bargello quilts...even though I really don't like the way they look. Its one of the few times for me its really about the creation process and not the end result.
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May 11, 2009 17:07
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That is sweet. Especially all the feet! And in such good shape. I am so jealous. edit to add: my daughter made a chicken pincushion today 
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May 16, 2009 21:21
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kanteyluip posted:What did she stuff it with? So jealous at these old machines. I've had opportunities to get a couple, but I never do because of space concerns. edit: here is one of my stupid chickens http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2432/3540352187_323c5f4c6a.jpg handbags at dawn fucked around with this message at 02:43 on May 18, 2009 |
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May 18, 2009 02:35
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Ozma posted:Troubleshooting: On the thick quilt - You could put the feed dogs down as if you were free motion quilting, you would just have to watch and keep your speed regular because the feed dogs aren't doing that for you. The feed dogs are trying to do their job but they can't do it right as they aren't getting the pressure from the foot on top of the fabric. That's why lots of newer machines won't even let you sew unless the presser foot is down. Or you could get a walking foot - it has feed dogs on the top so the quilt "sandwich" gets pulled forward from the top and bottom. http://www.sew-stitch-learn.com/images/walkingfoot.JPG You may also see it called an even-feed foot. Mine was only $14.99 and was worth so much more. My only gripe with it is that you are pretty much limited to straight stitches, maybe a tiny zigzag but not much more. As for the seams not being even on the other project, do you have a picture to show what it's doing? I don't know what you mean.
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May 19, 2009 23:08
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poo poo, I didn't even notice the denim needle part! Yeah, switch to a universal or quilting needle, you'll be much happier.
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May 20, 2009 16:38
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You people are loving killing me with these machines, I swear to god. I can't help you with the machine. I just had to get that out of my system.  I made a bag:  It was the easiest thing I've ever sewn, sewing the handles on creates the outside pockets.
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May 27, 2009 04:15
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Ozma posted:Everyone was desperately awaiting my update, but I switched out the needle, took apart the bobbin casing and made sure everything was clean/OK, and tried again--- everything is back to normal, and the quilt is finished. 
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May 29, 2009 21:00
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Viet Timh posted:But I've been using tropical shirt fabric for pocket material on all my pants for the last few years.
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Jun 1, 2009 03:55
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You might also ask local jewelers - they might not do that kind of work, but there's always the chance they know someone who does.
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Jun 5, 2009 00:04
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He looks absurdly happy to be included in your camping trip!  Wish me luck as I am teaching a sewing class to six 11-year-old girls tonight. They will be making the little bag I posted a picture of up at the middle of this page. Hopefully they will not eat me alive.
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Jun 9, 2009 20:50
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Yay more quilts being made Ozma, I have the banana fabric that goes with those monkeys. I took a class last month and learned how to make these blocks:  And my daughter made a fleecy bunny-thing pillow yesterday:  I am currently making what may be the world's loudest quilt, a nine-patch affair made with Kaffe Fassett and batik fabric. If it doesn't break my camera lens, I will subject you to a picture of it.
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Jul 25, 2009 01:30
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Ozma posted:Granny got it, but I've seen similar prints at the smaller fabric stores here (I actually found something very similar for another scrap quilt I made recently). I'll dig around my scrap bag for the edges to see if that sheds any light on the deal. http://www.fatquartershop.com/Funky-Monkey-Fabric-Sock-Monkey-Fabrics-Moda.asp They (Moda) use the sock monkey as kind of an unofficial mascot on some advertising stuff. http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/images/images_499/FunkyMonkey-15070-12-450.jpg
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If you don't have access to a quilting machine and you're making a blocky-type quilt, tying may be the way to go for you. http://home.howstuffworks.com/tying-quilts.htm It's not so good for intricate blocks, but for a quilt like Ozma showed with the monkeys or one like in that link, it's a quick way to quilt. Just pay attention to the batting you get - typically it'll tell you how close or far apart you can get. The batting I usually like to use is thicker and heavier than polyester batting and you can quilt as far as 10 inches apart which is nice and makes things quicker. (plus I don't like a lot of busy quilting, I tend to like boxes and long lines) As far as fabric? If you're not someone who's picky about brand new fabric, garage sales, old clothes, sheets, tablecloths, napkins, anything that catches your eye. Like Goldaline said, especially if you like a vintage look. If you like packs that have a lot of variety, I've seen some scrap packs on Etsy or eBay and some on-line fabric stores will sometimes sell "scrap bags" by the pound. I'm too impatient to do anything by hand.  I think it's because I did needlework for so long and it's nice to have projects I can finish in days or weeks instead of months or years.
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The only reason you have to watch out for fabrics of different fibers in quilting (as part of the quilt top) is the shrinking aspect - you don't want the fabrics shrinking at different rates. (that's my understanding, tell me if I'm wrong!) I recognize a couple of those books, Goldaline, and I'm in love with that shirt with the braid on it. Hardanger and openwork were always my favorite. It seems like I always gave away most of my projects, but I did know where one was even though it was folded up. It's Ukranian openwork, I took a guild correspondence course years ago. I'll link the pictures because I think I post too many pictures! http://i28.tinypic.com/2jadvcw.jpg http://i32.tinypic.com/1zcmsy9.jpg http://i31.tinypic.com/2jbp8wz.jpg
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I suspect it's the color that's making you think of gorilla legs. For what it's worth, I looked at the picture before reading the text and thought "bird legs!"
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Sep 8, 2009 16:58
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You may be trying to go too fast? Slow the machine down.
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Oct 2, 2009 12:23
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Very nice leaves Don't worry about a "squishy quilt" - the batting I have been using is a flat batting and it makes for a nice flat quilt that holds warmth in the winter but can be cool in the summer if you don't put a flat sheet on the bed. I would pre-wash and dry the fleece before quilting with it just in case of shrinkage. (unless you would be going for that, some people do)
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madlilnerd posted:Handbags at dawn- in my ditziness, I didn't prewash any of the fabrics or the fleece I used to I haven't got a clue about shrinkage or colour runs. If I give instructions to only wash at low temperatures and to use a colour catcher sheet to catch any dye runs, do you think it will be safe? Or should I tell MY BOYFRIEND to handwash only? I was only concerned about the fleece shrinking because I have no experience using it. Is it the woven "sweatshirt" kind of fleece or the fleece that gets made into those little "tied edge" blankets?
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Oct 8, 2009 12:32
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Fabric is more expensive over there, I never can tell if it's just one of those things that's inexplicably more expensive in England or if quilting is not as popular there and kind of a "niche" thing. That kind of fleece probably won't shrink anymore than any regular batting and I would think it would make a nice snuggly quilt.
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It's an interesting theory. I'd be interested to know exactly what the reason is myself. My in-laws were just here visiting from England last month and my mother-in-law was fascinated by me wanting to do quilting and needlework, which I found odd as I know she just sewed a very nice set of drapes (and got a lot of pleasure out of it). I guess if it's utilitarian it's not seen as a hobby? Meanwhile, my daughter has got me making sock monkeys. I didn't know they still made those kind of socks and now I have 6 pairs of them waiting to become monkeys!
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I have really only one local fabric store, but the internet is great. (I have to laugh at your 20 miles outside London when I drove 90 miles to go to the movies Saturday though...it's all a matter of scale I guess) I really don't have anything to contribute to the conversation, I'm mostly just sitting here thinking how loving sweet a quilt made out of sari fabric would be.
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Oct 12, 2009 14:40
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Heavy iron-on interfacing? Heat'n Bond Ultra is a good heavy-duty iron-on adhesive, but you can't sew through it (although I'd imagine you could cut it carefully to sew around it). I've also used something called InnerFuse - it's iron-on and stiff (people sometimes use it to make fabric bowls of all things) but you can still sew through it.
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Oct 19, 2009 12:12
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Cawie McFuckyou posted:So my question is, is it a horrible, disastrous idea to go out shopping for quilt fabric without a definite plan? I'm not sure how much fabric I need, as it is much smaller than a normal quilt and I'm not sure know how many different fabrics I will end up using. I had planned on just buying a yard or two of whatever I liked, depending on how many different fabrics I end up with, and yay for leftovers. If you just want to buy some fabric to "fondle," as a friend of mine says, buy fat quarters or half-yard pieces. It's easier on the wallet and you get to see how things you like look next to each other and in your house before you end up with two yards of some fabric you hated once you got it home. (I unfortunately speak from experience here.)
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I usually don't care much for your stuff but that is loving gorgeous. edit: that came out harsher than I meant it to, I just am not au courant with art pieces
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Oct 30, 2009 03:53
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I finally finished something (well, almost - it's not bound yet). Made for someone else who has much different taste in colors than I do. First attempt at using a longarm quilting machine.  
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Thank you, I liked the effect of the pattern but not a fan of that color scheme. Might do it again with bright batiks.
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The machine specs usually say "backstitch" instead of "reverse stitch," that may help you when looking. Post pictures of what you get!
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No help on the interfacing, but did want to say that if that is her in the dress, that is the perfect color and very flattering to her, job well done!
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Muffy_the_Diver posted:edit2: I forgot to ask; do any of you know how many tbsp are in one of their 2oz jars? I'm trying to figure out how much I'll need for my project.
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