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08-02-2009, 11:18 AM

#21

LindaR

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Originally Posted by azdesertrat

Has anyone read Quilters Home with Mark Lipinski? I love it
I also subscribe to Fons and Porter.I get Quilters Newlwtter too,and I am not that thrilled with it,for all the reasons mentioned above.

Not real thrilled with some of his topics that have nothing to do with quilting....I joined His yahoo group and promptly dropped out. I don't need to know about Mark's underwear or lack of it.... Kinda off subject most of the time. Just my 2 cents

08-02-2009, 11:21 AM

#22

LindaR

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BTY, I'm letting my QNL lapse also....do not like the new format at all.

08-02-2009, 11:35 AM

#23

butterflywing

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Originally Posted by Lisanne

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Originally Posted by butterflywing

instead i can sit in a leetle teeeny weeny chair and mold myself to that size. :lol: :lol:

You can do that?? How about making a video tutorial, uploading it to YouTube and posting a link here. :wink:

sure i can do that. i don't think you want to watch it, though. you certainly don't want to learn it in a tute. think shmush. BUT if i can get in an airline seat, man, i can squeeze into a backside-molding teeeny-weeeny seat with arms to keep me in.

08-02-2009, 11:54 AM

#24

Debra Mc

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I wil defently not renew Quilter's Home. It is a load of craop. I also don't think I'm going to to renew the others mentioned. I take about 6 different ones & plan to not renew several of them. I like Fons & Porter but I can't always get what they ask for in some of there patterns. Last year I was making a table runner that called for felted wool & couldn't get it at home or Tyler ( large city close by). Found it online but couldn't afford it & couldn't make my own because nobody had wool. The quick quilt ones are the best.

08-02-2009, 12:12 PM

#25

butterflywing

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Originally Posted by Debra Mc

a lot of times, wool that you have washed and dried yourself, is a good alternative. don't get rid of any wool clothing, or look for it really cheap at thrift shops. it won't unravel, just like felted wool.

08-02-2009, 12:18 PM

#26

Jim's Gem

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Originally Posted by SuzyM

I let my subsciption run out a while ago and recently I thought what the heck I will give it another shot. I don't know if I will renew my subscription next time. They did send out a pretty indepth poll in their winter edition about likes and dislikes so I will see if it changes or not. My problem is that my interests are tradition with a little bit of modern thrown in. Their magazine is most art quilts which I really have no interest in.

I let mine go about 2 years ago for the same reason. They had more art and I am not there yet.

08-02-2009, 12:33 PM

#27

Debra Mc

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Butterflywing, lady at lqs told me how to do it but couldn't find any wool. I just used regular felt. It turned out fine.

08-02-2009, 12:43 PM

#28

butterflywing

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:thumbup: :thumbup:

if it works, it's fine. right?

08-02-2009, 12:56 PM

#29

bearisgray

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I let my QNL magazine lapse several years ago - they would have a fabulous quilt shown on the cover - usually an "art" type - but no instructions on how to do it or even if a pattern or something was available. Frequently only a short paragraph or two was all there was about it.

I always felt kind of cheated or shorted when they did that.

I

08-02-2009, 01:06 PM

#30

butterflywing

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i agree whole-heartedly. i get tired reading about everyone else's quilting experiences without getting help with mine. plus, i don't like their format.

PHOOOT!!!