Affairs of the Heart Cyber-Sew 2011
03-06-2011, 06:35 PM
#1021
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Debbie, your blocks are going to be beautiful! I love the color combinations.
Very creative, Patti! Necessity is the mother of invention, huh?
I used to do a lot of stained glass, so I decided to use the light box that I cut glass on. The grid on the top section was very helpful with cutting glass, but is sort of annoying when I'm tracing patterns on fabric. I'll live through it, though. :-)
Very creative, Patti! Necessity is the mother of invention, huh?
I used to do a lot of stained glass, so I decided to use the light box that I cut glass on. The grid on the top section was very helpful with cutting glass, but is sort of annoying when I'm tracing patterns on fabric. I'll live through it, though. :-)
03-06-2011, 10:55 PM
#1023
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
For anyone waiting, you can join me in the BUTR club (Bringing Up The Rear) lol. I am a procrastinator by nature, and someone has to be last.
I'll join you Mad - I'm still waiting for my book and fabric
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03-06-2011, 11:53 PM
#1024
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Originally Posted by QuiltswithConvicts
Patti - I had chairs just like yours when we lived in New Hampshire & Milwaukee. Left them with the house in Milwaukee as we were moving ourselves & saved on weight as much as possible! They sure were comfortable! Table was round with 2 leaves. How 'bout yours?
I used to do something quite similar to your lightbox, only I used a pull out storm window I took out those 2 leaves from the table. I put a lamp on the floor. I have the same lamp you are using, next to the sewing machine! What I really want is that bendable attachable little light they make for machines, but is so expensive. I think Amazon.com has them for cheaper. Need to check.
I used to do something quite similar to your lightbox, only I used a pull out storm window I took out those 2 leaves from the table. I put a lamp on the floor. I have the same lamp you are using, next to the sewing machine! What I really want is that bendable attachable little light they make for machines, but is so expensive. I think Amazon.com has them for cheaper. Need to check.
03-07-2011, 12:02 AM
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This is for all newbies who may not have done much applique.
If you use a fusible which has a glue side and use it as directed on the packet, then iron your design on to stick the material on which you have traced the design, you will find that your fabrics don´t move around. There is steam a seam 2 or Misty fuse both work well and it also stops your fabric from fraying whilst your working
To get a nice clear view when you are stitching use the foot with the see through plastic on it and line up your needle to the outside edge of your applique. When you come to a point or the inside of the heart, decrease your stitch length.
Hope that helps
If you use a fusible which has a glue side and use it as directed on the packet, then iron your design on to stick the material on which you have traced the design, you will find that your fabrics don´t move around. There is steam a seam 2 or Misty fuse both work well and it also stops your fabric from fraying whilst your working
To get a nice clear view when you are stitching use the foot with the see through plastic on it and line up your needle to the outside edge of your applique. When you come to a point or the inside of the heart, decrease your stitch length.
Hope that helps
03-07-2011, 01:14 AM
#1027
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
For anyone waiting, you can join me in the BUTR club (Bringing Up The Rear) lol. I am a procrastinator by nature, and someone has to be last.
03-07-2011, 01:35 AM
#1028
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I love the inventive light boxes ladies - thankfully I do have a commercial one, bought when my home made one kept getting too hot to work with comfortably.
Debe, Sorry about getting confused thinking that it was stabliser - so it is just a question of waiting until you can wash it away, and your blocks will look lovely.
Cheri - you will soon have that other quilt done, and then what will be stopping you from starting this one?
Debe, Sorry about getting confused thinking that it was stabliser - so it is just a question of waiting until you can wash it away, and your blocks will look lovely.
Cheri - you will soon have that other quilt done, and then what will be stopping you from starting this one?
03-07-2011, 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiltswithConvicts
Debbie, I love your signature! That is me in a nutshell! I don't clean much - out here the dust is a protective furniture coating. The stuff on the floor is "patina." I only cook because Dh & I get hungry. He computes & I quilt! OK, the bathrooms are the exception - I have a phobia about bathrooms not being clean - but only bathrooms. Maybe that came from living with 3 boys & only 1 bath. I was always cleaning it, sometimes multiple times a day! The next house we bought had 3 & the boys were responsible for their own! I took care of the guest one.
03-07-2011, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
Kathy has set up the Virtual section for this cyber sew...here is the link. You will all want to click at the top left of the page where it says "Subscribe" We will be putting all the weekly photo threads in this section. It just makes everything easier to find.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1028
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1028
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