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07-18-2009, 06:32 AM

#11

Ninnie

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Join Date: Mar 2009

Location: Athens Ga

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Hi and welcome from Ninnie in NC.
I hand quilt all of my quilts, but there are a lot on her who machine quilt and you will get a lot of help!

07-18-2009, 03:47 PM

#12

Jim's Gem

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Location: Camarillo, California

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Welcome from Ventura County, CA

07-18-2009, 07:32 PM

#13

littlehud

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Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: SW Iowa

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Welcome from SW Iowa. I use basting spray to hold my quilts while I machine quilt them. Good luck with yours and have fun.

07-18-2009, 09:47 PM

#14

Pats8e8

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Join Date: Mar 2009

Location: Hesperia, CA

Posts: 1,060

Welcome from Hesperia, just up the hill from you! Look into a guild near you. They have a good one in Redlands, don't know of any in Rialto, but I've not looked.

07-19-2009, 06:54 AM

#15

Joan

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Join Date: Jul 2007

Location: Pine Grove, California

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Welcome from Pine Grove, CA.

Do not, do not, do not miss the Long Beach International Quilt Show next weekend. It is huge! I don't know which is more wonderful the quilts displayed or the hundreds (yes, you did hear right-hundreds) of vendors with more tempting quilt stuff than you can imagine. For details, google it. I think it starts on Friday and goes through Sunday. I'll be there for sure!

07-19-2009, 10:07 AM

#16

brewsa

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Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: Rialto, California

Posts: 527

Thank you so much for the info! I will google it and get more details. Do you go to the show in Ontario, CA? It's called The Road to California and it is usually in January!

Sharon

07-19-2009, 10:24 AM

#17

Joan

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Join Date: Jul 2007

Location: Pine Grove, California

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No, I haven't been to that one. I am actually 8 hours by car away from the L.A. area but my grandson is there! So, I frequently make trips down that way. Road to California is supposed to be a wonderful show, too. I had thought about going to it as well. Maybe, next year.

07-19-2009, 01:11 PM

#18

Lisanne

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Join Date: Jun 2009

Location: East Coast

Posts: 2,221

Hi and welcome from another new quilter!

I took a short beginner course where we quilted via machine. We used special curvy safety pins (made for quilting, the safety pins are bent into peanut shapes) to pin-baste the quilt. They were pinned in places where we would not be stitiching. Then we had a special quilting foot for the sewing machines... and I'm not a machine sewer, so I can't be too detailed here, but there was this trick of pulling up the bobbin thread... best check the tutorials on here.

07-19-2009, 03:45 PM

#19

Jim's Gem

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Location: Camarillo, California

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Joan,
I am trying to decide if I want to go the Long Beach International quilt show or not. I just got back in town yesterday afternoon after being gone for 10 days. I'd love to see all the quilts! I have a friend that will go with me if I decide to attend. Maybe if I go we can meet somewhere? If I go, it will be on Friday.