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hollyj - 2010-02-06 19:12:00

good to see you here again holly, hope you have been doing lots of quilting
your dolls clothes are so cute

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hollyj - 2010-02-06 19:44:00

yes kama is great lol hehe, and stay positive.thats good you are still lurking lol
there is some nice patterns on here

twilight23 - 2010-02-06 20:14:00

theres some nice patterns in google toooooooooooo

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hollyj - 2010-02-06 20:22:00

Holly google 'free quilt patterns' and have a look :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-06 20:36:00

is everyone googling or sewing ?
im googling ;)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-06 21:50:00

Hi hollyj, that quilt is really lovely, and the quilting is so perfect. Did you do the inside border by hand or on the machine? I am not very good at quilting, hence it is usually stitch in the ditch or the good old diagonals using masking tape. Would really like to know how you did it, you obviously had a stensil??

franny8 - 2010-02-06 21:55:00

Me again hollyj, if you are looking for quilt patterns have a look along the selvedge of your fabric, there is always a website, go to the site and it usually says either projects or free pattern, there are loads and you can download in a PDF file, they are very detailed. Reason is of course the wonderful fabric manufacturers want us to buy more fabric. I have made some some of the patterns with great success. No need to spend money on books or patterns. If you have cut the selvedge off just google any of the following Moda, Michael Miller, Hoffman Fabrics, Red Rooster, Robert Kaufman. Michael Miller is my favourite, some fabulous quilts on that site.

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hollyj - 2010-02-06 22:00:00

Hi hollyj, quilt shop is called The Crafty Needle, 6A Jack Conway St (I think its Street but might be Road) in Manukau. Its off Cavendish drive. If you go up Cavendish from Great South Road you have to go up, turn across the road and come back down as its on the left but you can't turn into it because of the island down the middle. Ngaire, the lady there is just lovely.

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franny8 - 2010-02-06 22:04:00

Should also have said she is also the new Bernina retailer and can also arrange service, as the old Bernina shop has closed.

franny8 - 2010-02-06 22:06:00

Did you mark the stencil out on your fabric and then sew it hollyj?

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hollyj - 2010-02-06 22:19:00

Hi hollyj, that would be the lady who had the Bernina shop in Papakura I think?? The lady in Papatoetoe was Jean, she was a wonderful quilter but her health wasn't good, she had the shop on the market for over a year and then she had a really bad fall. I think she just closed the shop due to her health. She was such a nice lady and so helpful if you wanted to know anything about quilting. She was a prizewinning quilter. She moved up to Whangarei.

franny8 - 2010-02-06 22:31:00

Thanks for that hollyj, I bought a stensil some time ago but have never been brave enough to use it. Will have a go. Am just about to sandwich a quilt so might give it a try. Coalie is very clever, she does freehand quilting, I am hopeless at that.

franny8 - 2010-02-06 22:32:00

Hehe Franny - coalie may not be so clever lol no ones seen this free motion quilting yet ;)

Sweet quilting dreamzzzzzzzz all :)

Nite Twilight are you already in dreamland :) hehe sweetdreamzzzzzz

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hollyj - 2010-02-06 22:45:00

Nite all.

franny8 - 2010-02-06 23:01:00

Goodmorning all :)
yay another sewing day ahead of us - happy happy - have a great day :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-07 08:12:00

morning all :)
great day here
happy sewing day everyone :)

twilight23 - 2010-02-07 08:39:00

Phew! hot today, have just come back from a 45 min walk with the dog, she has flopped out too.
Ah yes, but we are all waiting to see the free motion quilting Coalie and we did see that one you did a little while ago which was very clever so we are expecting great things of you.

franny8 - 2010-02-07 11:03:00

franny8 wrote:

Ah yes, but we are all waiting to see the free motion quilting Coalie and we did see that one you did a little while ago which was very clever so we are expecting great things of you.

No pressure tho aye Franny hmmm no pressure haha yeah right thats pressure lol
nice here today, cloudy, breezy and only 21 degrees, you need to get the Twilight Express to bring you down here for the day :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-07 11:22:00

yeah its hot here to, but nice breeze,getting lots of sewing done,
you getting there coalie lol

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cindydog - 2010-02-07 12:45:00

hi cindy i never wash my fabric first, i know you should, but hay every thing has turn out all good, lol

twilight23 - 2010-02-07 12:58:00

twilight23 wrote:

you getting there coalie lol

yes very slowly :) no rush tho.

coalrange1 - 2010-02-07 13:12:00

Hello Cindydog, glad your eyes are alot better. wow that was a big sleep in. Have a good day :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-07 13:14:00

Hi Cindydog, it really is better to wash the fabric, might have said before they put dressing in the fabric, sort of makes it feel firmer but when it is cut very likely does get in your eyes. One of the ladies in my quilt group has had problems and she said she doesn't wash her fabric either but does now and eyes are better. Sorry Twi but I really think it is better to wash the fabric, its the running that scares me if its a dark colour.

franny8 - 2010-02-07 14:23:00

Evening all, youve all gone quiet, must be alot of sewing going on :)

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cindydog - 2010-02-07 18:59:00

just come home from sons had yummy dinner
hi fran i agree with you that you should wash fabric first, and there is diffinitly a dressing on the fabric,
well of to do more sewing catch you later

twilight23 - 2010-02-07 19:14:00

Thats lovely that you went out for tea Twilight, we had hamburger takeaways - local shop sells the biggest burgers ever, you can only just get through them !!!!! mmmm and so yummmmy :)
not sewing at mo - doc whos on ;)

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cindydog - 2010-02-07 20:52:00

just watched golden compass was rather good,so i didnt do any sewing lol,
that truamer has nz cliff curtis in it, havent seen it yet.

twilight23 - 2010-02-07 21:41:00

Sweetdreamzzzzzzzz all :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-07 22:00:00

Nite all, we have just watched Trauma as well. Quite a good programme.

franny8 - 2010-02-07 22:53:00

Goodmorning all :) lovely day here today, im going to quilt again today :D

hope you all have a lovely day.

coalrange1 - 2010-02-08 09:14:00

morning all :)
nice and cool here great day for sewing,

twilight23 - 2010-02-08 09:37:00

Hi Twilight, quiet in here today.
are you getting much sewing done ? im not so far but am trying to hehe :)

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cindydog - 2010-02-08 13:41:00

hi, had family over so didnt get any sewing done either lol
hay cindydog hope things improve for you with the new meds,must be something on the farm thats doing it to,

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twilight23 - 2010-02-08 14:23:00

Hi Cindydog, thats good doc has done bloods and put you and grandy on different meds, may be just what you need. so you could be better off.
im sewing now yay :)

Twilight hows your quilt coming along now, cant wait to see pic :)
mines along way off. i have used 3 bobbins of thread so far lol and most of quilt still to do ........think i kinda did the quilting a bit small but i like the look and hubby likes it too !!!!!

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cindydog - 2010-02-08 15:22:00

has your fabric arrived yet cindy,
still havent done any sewing lol,
i have gone throu lots of cotton with tis quilt, just aswell some kind person gave me a bag full aye,thats good that you get nice coments from hubby

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