I have had this in my 'to do' pile for AGES........we are talking years here. My plan was to see how the pattern worked up.......then use 'the window' to put my garden pics in and make another one.......well, as they say......."the best laid plans". My new computer won't load the OLD photoshop...

Any suggestions on how to launder an old crazy quilt?

Please vote for me! I have entered my most recent quilt into an online contest. Most votes wins a nice prize. I am allowed to ask quilting friends for votes, but only one vote per IP address please. Voting ends Sunday night, so don't delay! Mine is the 10th one down, "Birds in the Air". Vote...

Does anyone hand hand piece their quilt top? I've never pieced anything haha.. but I have the basic knowledge I believe. I have helped my grandma piece tops that she would sew on a machine.. I've googled and such so I think I know what to do. Any experienced people out there?

Hello, Just wanted to introduce myself. I am brand new to this forum. Just found it the other day and decided it looks very friendly and helpful. I am a SAHM to two kids. One is in first grade, the other is in pre-school. My husband is a self employed contractor. We live in the middle of...

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I said I had proved I could quilt and never, ever had to do it again. I said I was going to spend nothing on hobbies this year since I had more than enough in my various stashes. I said I don't need another quilt. I have a perfectly good lap quilt that I love. But - I have fallen totally...

I have four CDs for paper pieced quilts, all by Carol Doak. No accompanying books. 300 Paper Pieced Quilt Blocks 50 Fabulous paper-Pieced Stars Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars Easy Stash Quilts If I remember, the last is actually a tutorial on how to do paper piecing. The others have the...

I have totally given up quilting. Proved I could do it, don't ever have to do it again! I have the Electric Quilt quilt design software, version 5. It will run on Windows up through XP. Not sure about Vista, but I would guess it should. It has a second disk "Embroidery Upgrade." The manual...

For years I've been putting t-shirts in a box for the purpose of one day making a t-shirt quilt. This week I've cut out more squares and ironed each onto a backing. I want to put strips between the squares. I understand the basic concept of sandwiching a top, batting and backing, but I've...

Short version of story: Quilt at Goodwill priced 6.99 - 10 % off using preferred customer card - "$5 off $5 or more" coupon that arrived in mail = Quilt $1.30 Long version of the story: A $5 off 5 copon comes in the mail from the Goodwill. I head over and can't find anything so I save the...

~What are you working on in November? What do you plan to start? What do you need to finish? I'm planning to finish the hand-quilting on the Dalmatian baby quilt I'm working on. It needs to be gift-able by December 1! I should work on it a half hour a day until it's done.~

I would like to make a quilt out of some of my daughter's most loved t-shirts - the ones she's outgrown but can't bear to part with - ones from special vacations, etc. Can cotton t-shirt fabric be quilted, or is it too "stretchy"? I'm kinda new to the whole quilting thing. I thought about...

I have one that I'm handquilting, one that I'm making out of 30 repro fabrics (string quilt) and one that the blocks are finished and waiting to be sewn together. Depends on my mood which one I work on. Tonight I'll work on the hand quilting. It's called Garden Friends...

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I have a pile of never used cotton prints that are just never going to make it into the projects they were bought for. I bought them cheap and am selling it cheap. Here is the first pile: 1. medium purple ground w/ black and white skeletons (about 2") -- 4ft length, $4 2. black ground...

Just a heads up for those in the Tampa Area. Theres a big Sewing and Quilting Expo at the Convention center for the next 4 days. Thur - Sun. All sorts of classes and goodies. Does have an steep entry fee of $10.00. Heading off this morning for it and will report back tonight. Lauire in...

Well I final finsihed my xfoster daughters memory quilt. When she came to live with us after her Dad passed I told her I'd make her a quilt to remember him by. We collected several pairs of his jeans and seveal of his fishing shirts before all his stuff was destoryed. She didn't stay with us she...

Thought I would post photos of the quilt I made for my neighbors, who are adopting this month. Fabric is Moda Tranquility line and I used a jelly roll. The pattern is from Fons and Porter Baby Quilts magazine. I admit I really splurged on this....even used the new organic bamboo batting. (my...

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