hi coalrange havent seen it in raggie should be really nice it does fray easy yes the colours are unusual i have more if you need it you only have to ask ok, HOLDENS RULE!!!!

twilight23 - 2009-10-10 13:26:00

have cut out 3 raggie quilts but have to go to spolight on monday to get more backing lol so have started some thing else lol

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twilight23 - 2009-10-10 13:31:00

Haha something else hahahahahahahhh oooops hiccupped there hahahahahahahahaha cut out 3 gee your fast. Sooo what are you starting now ???
Thanks for offer of more silk but this will be great, may start this arvo it'll be fun :)
Liz I bought cheap sheets from warehouse for backing raggies and had to use double thickness because they were so thin....kind of defeats the purpose. I did buy some expensive ones on sale tho for my bed and ended up using them on grandys quilt - they were the perfect colour I needed,and had'nt been used. hahaha kids said they will never buy me sheets for a prezzie cause I would just cut them up lol

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coalrange1 - 2009-10-10 13:44:00

well i saw on here yesterday someone had made a wall quilt with fruit and vege fabric with black sashing and black borders it was so stunning, i have got so much of that fabric so have just finished cutting it out lol and its so noisey here today my son is watching a movie and wont put the headfones on, and the radio is going lol

twilight23 - 2009-10-10 16:21:00

Ok, random question, but not QUITE off topic... has anyone ever had any luck with making their own bras... had to get a couple non underwire ones today.. so got measured &fitted proper... Last Fitting was march, i was a 14F, todays came up as 14H!!! I'm only 5 weeks preg... the bra's only go up to a J... I'm in trouble!!!!

liz_taylor - 2009-10-10 17:55:00

were did u go. was it a maternity bra. they should go bigger. have never made my own sorry

twilight23 - 2009-10-10 18:03:00

Yep it was a Maternity Bra, went to the Bendon Outlet store... They don't have any that go higher than J, And i haven't found ANYWHERE else yet that does my normal F!

liz_taylor - 2009-10-10 18:20:00

Had earthquake here - long rolling one that you could hear coming. Waiting for geonet to put it up ..... yukky.....any of you feel it ?????
Finally on there 4.8 centered a half hour away from us. Thats all folks back to your sewing sorry to interupt ;)

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coalrange1 - 2009-10-10 18:26:00

no didnt feel it here in rotorua

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cindydog - 2009-10-10 19:37:00

heres that fruit and vege quilt, isnt it unusual tell me wat think 246517862 go to the second picture

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twilight23 - 2009-10-10 19:51:00

Twilight I luv it, have saved a pic of it for future reference ;) Thanks.
Cindydog your way too cheeky its ok 2moro we will show you whats what lol :)
The copy and paste if its on 2 lines just copy and paste first line then type in the rest yourself - tis a pain I know :(
Liz sorry I cant help you, Im at the other end of the scale, maybe you could find some on google in nz ?????
Back to silky raggie now, Twilight do you think it will wash or should I just snip it and leave it at that ? Am about to sew it together now.

coalrange1 - 2009-10-10 20:06:00

just found out the same thing coalrange about the copy and paste lol i would wash it and treat like all the others it does fray easy so should be a really nice effect

twilight23 - 2009-10-10 20:14:00

Thanx Twilight :) Tis looking pretty good so far.
My watchlist is "EMPTY" its never ever ever been empty lol mind you if I dont look at auctions it will stay empty and I wont buy and if I keep sewing and I use up some fabric and some more and then I could buy again whew ok back to raggie, I am enjoying this one - cant wait to see what it will look like.....

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coalrange1 - 2009-10-10 21:02:00

Goodmorning all :)
Jules, Cindydog I would of invited you two around to watch Bathurst but I dont wanna see you two cry .......

coalrange1 - 2009-10-11 10:18:00

morning all its a nice day here the sun is out yay but wind still a bit chilly great day for sewing lol

twilight23 - 2009-10-11 10:29:00

took my dog for a walk to a place called HOLDENS BAY lol HOLDENS RULE!!!!!!!

twilight23 - 2009-10-11 10:42:00

Morning Coalrange - thats not very nice!!!!!!!!!! I'm quietly confident what the result will be, so I'm not going to bother watching it on tv when i can spend sometime in the garden (haven't been able to do that for a while) hmmm hope I can find it (the garden that is) and then cutting out another quilt.
Grrrrrrr can't get icon to work

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jules97 - 2009-10-11 11:40:00

Ok sorry Jules and Cindydog maybe that was a bit harsh. Oldest daughter just been here wearing Ford t-shirt and hat hmmmm she tells me ford will win too... time will tell aye ;)
Jules your gardens always lovely have fun, good day for it.

coalrange1 - 2009-10-11 12:25:00

Sheesh I just read what I wrote awwww that was harsh, you two can come around - I have tissues you can use hehe lol

coalrange1 - 2009-10-11 13:06:00

Silk raggie cushion, all washed and now drying...will put pic on later when its stuffed and dry. Hope your all havin a nice day.

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hollyj - 2009-10-11 16:07:00

well dont have to go to spotlight tomorrow to buy more flannel just bought some on trade me 3 meters for $10 not bad aye hi holly it s a nice day here to but still sewing lol have door open and lovely sun coming in

twilight23 - 2009-10-11 16:35:00

YAY!!! Finally got on my sewing machine, have got 2 more blocks done of hubbys scrappy quilt... doesn't sound like much as they are only 6.5" blocks, but meh, still not feeling 100% and my machine isn't liking me today!

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hollyj - 2009-10-11 19:19:00

That was a great race ....so many close calls..... :)
Jules, Cindydog are you two ok ???? Thanks for making it even more interesting for us to watch. Same place , same time, next time aye :)

coalrange1 - 2009-10-11 19:36:00

Thanks to Twilight for the gorgeous silk here is the cushion
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/77/108018177_full.jp
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shame photo doesnt show centre colours that are showing through.
One day I may make a silk raggie quilt, the silk looks very 'posh' ;)
Sounds like you've all been having a great day and all very busy :)

Edited by coalrange1 at 7:58 pm, Sun 11 Oct

coalrange1 - 2009-10-11 19:56:00

wow that is so beautifull coalrange, did you dry it with the tennis ball, did you put batting at the back then machine quilt it,so pretty

twilight23 - 2009-10-11 20:10:00

Coalrange that looks so good. Hey I think Cindy will agree with me, Ford has to let Holden win once in a while!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jules97 - 2009-10-11 20:15:00

Tennis ball ???? do you put it in the dryer with it is that what you mean. I gave my dryer to my daughter it was 7 years old used twice lol the coalrange dries all our washing, I dont put anything outside until summer.
I cut strips 2 of same colour, batting in centre then sewed down centre. 2 of same colour so raggie would be a bit thicker and show the other colours in the fabric ends more. Then just sewed it all together snipped it and washed it.

coalrange1 - 2009-10-11 20:18:00

Jules thankyou. Now ' win once in awhile' hmmm they should of let you two know what they were up to though aye....we can see your tear drops on your message - you didnt wipe them all off lol haha. And next time ford is gona 'let' holden win again you wait and see hahaha

coalrange1 - 2009-10-11 20:41:00

yes you put tennis ball in dryer with quilt thats how you get it all fluffy lol did you not know?

twilight23 - 2009-10-11 21:08:00

Twilight no I had'nt heard of it. Mine come up raggie enough though, I wash them once, check them and if they are'nt raggie enough I wash them again straight away and then just put them on rack above coalrange.
Liz hope your feeling even better tomorrow.
Twilight your flannel buy was good, and saves a trip shopping which gives you more sewing time :)
Holly another spotlight - how many do you have around you, tis good tho they wont realise you are spotlighting everyday if you can go to different ones hehe lol Have you thought of wearing disguises so you wont be recognised or is it not that bad yet ???? ok Im going away now hehehe

coalrange1 - 2009-10-11 21:20:00

Goodmorning :) just been to new world and got yummy corned beef on sale soooo tis in crockpot ;)
Twilight for cushion I just kept joining the strips together until I had run out of those colours and then sewed the first and last together to make a circle, then sewed top and bottom leaving space for stuffing. So back is the same as front, was very easy :)
Have a great day you guys :)

coalrange1 - 2009-10-12 10:39:00

hi all have my youngest grandy here today he is asleep in the car had to take him for wee ride to get him of to sleep.lol his name is chase and hes 18 months old. thought might get some sewing done. had to look for new fridge this morning. winz said they would pay $4oo towards it.found a second hand one for $490 so have appointment tomorrow to see them, coalrange if you dont mind i am going to make some cushion covers like yours for my craft stall have still got some silk left that i can use lol

twilight23 - 2009-10-12 12:49:00

Hi Twilight, all the best with your fridge, my daughter trying to find fridge too, crazy prices for what they are.
Glad I could help with ideas for your stall :)
Have fun with Grandy - nice name :)
Talk later....should be mowing lawn and gardening but Im gona sew instead hehe

coalrange1 - 2009-10-12 13:27:00

Hi All. Can anyone help me? Am keen to learn patchwork quilting. Never done it before and don't use sewing machine much. A local Quilting shop has Monday night lessons starting next week $75 for 6 weeks plus approx $70 to cover material etc (bring own machine). Apparently learn a different block? each night. Then will have one night in January (included in overall cost) to learn how to put all together. Is it worth it to do this as opposed to learning from say library books and teaching yourself?. Any advice is welcome. Have to pop out and pick daughter up from exams but will be back later. Thanks

juju40 - 2009-10-12 15:36:00

honestly, a lot of the "proper ways" involve really expensive fabrics, feet etc. I would probibly suggest you start from a library book, with a couple of old sheets, to see if you can handle it, enjoy it.. as there is a fair bit of work involved. Before you invest in doing the class. I started by diving in head first not knowing which way was up, and using whatever fabrics i had on hand.... Oh wait thats how patchwork quilting started, and how i still tend to quilt... my quilts are a mix of proper quilting cotton, old bedsheets, old clothes etc etc

liz_taylor - 2009-10-12 15:58:00

hi i would agree with liz start with sheets, cheap fabric,library books, just incase you dont like it i started making clothes for my family until they told me they didnt like them then went to quilting doll and bear making

twilight23 - 2009-10-12 17:10:00

Thanks for that. I wondered whether I should try myself first as it does look as if it could get quite expensive. Only thing is if I do lessons then I will do it every week, if I try doing it on my own something else will alway come up and I will never get around to it. They do run lessons every 3 or 4 months so maybe I could try myself first and if I enjoyed it and wanted to continue then could take lessons sometime next year. Just thought it might be easier having someone show you than learning from a book.

juju40 - 2009-10-12 17:22:00

twilight23 wrote:

clothes for my family until they told me they didnt like them

Lol Twilight that brought back memories, my Mum used to knit me cardigans when I was a kid.... I did not like them....eventually she said 'if you arent going to wear them Im not going to waste my time making them' I was sooooo relieved hehe. She still makes them but for herself :)
Hello Juju,
I started off with old sheets not even new ones, my auntie sewed little smocked dresses to sell so she gave me her scraps, and yes they were scraps - tiny little bits - but I would patchwork them all together. Just start off cheaply and see how you like it. You could buy fabric on tm there are some good buys....and just play its fun. Oh and google has sooooo much alot of sites have videos that are like having your own instructor right beside you.
I remember Liz starting her first quilt on here, it was fun to watch you could see her confidence growing as the quilt grew.
Come back in and we will try and help you :)

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cindydog - 2009-10-12 20:09:00

Hi Cindydog, clutch problems lol hahaha....

What a sad night, the news updates about Aisling were so long coming and then the police announcement was soooo sad.... Bless You Little Aisling :(

coalrange1 - 2009-10-12 21:59:00

coalrange1 wrote:

What a sad night, the news updates about Aisling were so long coming and then the police announcement was soooo sad.... Bless You Little Aisling :(

Poor wee thing, no parent should have to lose a child...

liz_taylor - 2009-10-13 08:52:00

Hi Liz, how are you? Great you got your machine out again, hows hubbys quilt coming along.

coalrange1 - 2009-10-13 09:11:00

Slowly... didn't doo any sewing yesterday... have lots to do before christmas but all i want to do is SLEEP

liz_taylor - 2009-10-13 10:44:00

Just sleep Liz if you can, my daughter is yawning all the time shes still working but hopefully not for too much longer. She has 3 month scan tomorrow yay :)

Twilight hope your appointment is going well and you can get your fridge bit awkward without one.

Cotton holder arrived this morning will put cottons on later :)

Holly hope youve got today off, hows your quilt coming along ???

coalrange1 - 2009-10-13 11:19:00

Hi Again. I listened to what you guys said and have just rung and put off doing a class till I try it out myself. I came across a site that gives pictures and instructions on the disappearing 9 patch that I've seen mentioned. It uses 5 inch charm squares. Would something like auction # 246267911 be ok for that? Thought of getting 2 packs which is $20. What do you think? Is that too hard to start off with? Thanks again, Judy

juju40 - 2009-10-13 15:55:00

hi all got my fridge ,it is being delievered on thursday, can wait lol ,the stupid door dosent close now lol, and its getting warmer in there even thou its still working lol, hey juju40 those squares would be great and a great price if the 9 patch doesnt work just try sewing the sqaures together and make a quilt that way, hope everyone had a good day sewing, just been for a walk in the redwood forest with grandys, eldest son nick,(grandys father) and dog cyrus, it was so lovely in there they have a whole part about 20 acers just for dogs

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twilight23 - 2009-10-13 17:14:00