June 2011 Blog Posts (185)

Happy Canada Day & July 4th to Everyone

Happy Canada Day & July 4th Everyone . Hope you all have a great weekend , Personally I,m going to a wedding & I think its going to be a great time

I,ve got my Christmas quilt almost finished , that make 4 quilts I have quilted so far this year, I still have 5 tops waiting to be quilted , I,ve amazed myself .

The weather here in nB is starting to get very hot & muggy , so I think summer has finally arrived , better late than never I guess…

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Added by Marlene Duffy on June 30, 2011 at 5:38am — 8 Comments

quilted kindle cover

I have been asked by a friend to make her a quilted kindle cover and as I do not own one myself it is difficult to know the dimensions to use to make this. Can anyone help please :)

Added by Johanna Oosthuizen on June 29, 2011 at 7:31pm — 10 Comments

new update on my grandsons' dad

I just wanted to quickly mention that my grandsons' dad who was in the horrible motorcycle accident on June 16th is slowly but surely improving! On Monday the drs did a tracheotomy to get the breathing tube out of his throat. Plus they took a little bit more of his leg. They have been giving him blood thinners because he had developed a blood clot in one of his lungs, but that is almost dissolved now. He was awake enough yesterday to almost shake our friend Tony's hand. Tony said it… Continue

Added by Janet/MO on June 29, 2011 at 7:16pm — 11 Comments

Moldy quilt

Does anyone know how to clean a quilt that has mold on it? My daughter's storage building flooded and a box with two quilts I made her got wet--the Dallas heat produced some mold on them while she and her new husband were in Hawaii!

I would appreciate any advice.

Kim from New Mexico

Added by Kim Gibson on June 29, 2011 at 6:34pm — 3 Comments

Heart of Roses quilt

I'm just going to throw this out there in case anyone has been cleaning quilting closets and happens to have this in their stash.

I'm looking for the premarked background pack for C. Jean Horst's Heart of Roses quilt. I have the pattern book, but the premarked background fabric is no longer available. Because I'm basically lazy, my least favorite part of hand quilting is the marking. :)

I've e-mailed Jean and the…

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Added by Prairie Quilter Jan/NE on June 29, 2011 at 6:07pm — 3 Comments

New books recieved!

I just received 2 new books I ordered:

"Threadpainting Made Easy", by Terry White

"Couture Sewing Techniques, revised and updated", by Claire Shaeffer

I've only had a chance to quickly flip through them today, but plan to start reading them over the next few days. I think both will be a big help to me based on what I'm seeing so far. I'll let you know more of what I think about each of them as I read them...more on these books very soon.

Added by Gloria Edinger on June 29, 2011 at 4:45pm — No Comments

Please Vote

I put two pictures on Martingale photo in Home Decor and bedroom and both are posted for the finials! There are four categories all different. You can vote everyday for one in each of the four categories. http://www.martingale-pub.com/store/

Added by LKC on June 29, 2011 at 4:07pm — 3 Comments

This has been a long stressful week

I haven't had any jobs for a couple of months then all of a sudden I got several. I got two quilts to quilt and a couple of embroidery jobs. First the week started off with having to take my daughter to the hospital. She checked herself in which was a good thing because mentally she was really bad. Her meds were off and it really took it toll. Now they have changed them and she seems to be doing better. I get the first quilt on the frame and the batting is too narrow and I have to call…

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Added by Vicky Girten/MO on June 29, 2011 at 12:15pm — 10 Comments

New Online Quilts of Valor group

Hi. I've just started on Online Quilts of Valor group through Facebook. You must have Facebook acct to participate but its easy to sign up and its free.

Once you have your account, type Inland Northwest Virtual Quilts of Valor into the search box. Note - at this point, nothing really comes up. Then, look toward the left hand side of the page and click on the gold flag/pages icon. The name of the group will then come up and if you click like, you are joined. I will be sending out…

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Added by Carla JoAnn Gentry on June 29, 2011 at 10:06am — No Comments

How do you remove pin-rust stains?

Any and all ideas about how to remove rust stains from pins left in fabric for too long would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Added by Billie Blakeney on June 29, 2011 at 7:09am — 10 Comments

first leafy corner

I love the way this is starting to look! I only have the first two branches of the vine done. This is the top right corner. A flower goes over the spot where the three branches come together.…

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Added by Scissor Queen on June 29, 2011 at 4:19am — 14 Comments

WVQG CHALLENGE 2011 "FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD"

Here are the results of the WVQG challenge. Would you have chosen the same ones as the judges?

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Added by Billie Blakeney on June 28, 2011 at 2:32pm — 5 Comments

Simplicity Rotary Cutting Machine

Here's the deal.. I've been eyeballing this machine for some months. Yes I've read the reviews and even though the bad out weigh the good, I broke down and purchased it. Yup I made sure I could return it if I wasn't satisfied with it. Last nite, I again read the reviews, tips, tricks and watched a couple of videos. Seems like it will take a little getting use to but with all new gadgets and gizmo's isn't that always the case? I haven't had time to sit and even take it out of the box but that…

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Added by Maria Carroll on June 28, 2011 at 9:57am — 15 Comments

Studio Tour

Thought I would share a few pictures today of my New Studio. I still need to have a couple of curtain rods put up so that I can display a quilt or two and have a design wall as well.

But here is what it looks like right now.…

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Added by Lisa Clark on June 28, 2011 at 9:00am — 27 Comments

Please vote

Just discovered my entry in the Martingale quilt photo contest made it to the finals! WooHoo! I would love it if you would go over to the site and if you feel so inclined, please vote for my picture. Thank you!

http://www.martingale-pub.com/store/

Added by B J Elder/WA on June 28, 2011 at 8:36am — 23 Comments

ISO Tiny Argyle fabric in beige/white!

I'm looking for a yard or two of this fabric to finish a project and Connecting Threads is out. If you have some you'd like to sell, please let me know!

Added by Deb Dresser on June 28, 2011 at 7:37am — 1 Comment

Anyone Interested?

I am organizing a fq swap for retentively the last week of August. Right now there are 5 of us ladies that are going to be participating and we'd really love it if others would join us! This will be our first fq swap as friends and I'll be hosting the swap which means all fq's will be sent to me then I will redistribute them to their new owners. We are also planning a Secret Santa swap after the fq. Come join us! This will be great fun! And yet another way to meet great friends and fabulous… Continue

Added by Maria Carroll on June 28, 2011 at 7:22am — 1 Comment

trash

Well I didn't exactly go dumpster diving LOL, the quilt rack was just at the curb, but no, this is not my first curbside find either LOL. People toss out the strangest things.When we first moved to our house many many years ago, (new mortgage and all that) a neighbour threw out 2 GORGEOUS wicker patio chairs....I resprayed the metal legs with matte black paint and a coat of white paint to the wicker....they were our patio chairs for several years... my daughter's desk....(we primed and… Continue

Added by Shannon, ON on June 28, 2011 at 4:44am — 9 Comments

Sounds like a lot of us are on a roll today

I've been reading the blogs off and on today and it seems like everyone is getting things done. Not to be left out, I was up early and decided that today was the day to finish piecing my blocks together. I only needed four more to finish the top of the quilt and will cut and add just a simple border for this quilt.

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Added by Kathy/WA on June 27, 2011 at 4:30pm — 14 Comments

Really on a roll... (no pun intended! ;-)

Hello everybody,

it seems that I am really on a roll right now with ideas... This bag is to show my support for the ladies' 2011 Football (Soccer) World Championships. Germany actually hosts this event this time and of course we hope that our team will win the championships for the third time…

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Added by juhu on June 27, 2011 at 2:38pm — 3 Comments