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cindydog - 2009-12-28 20:06:00

hi cindydog, that is a small piece of fabric that i cut out, then put a border around it, then batting and binding, i quilted the lines that were already on it, then if just tried to do that free motion quilting boy it not easy and very time consuming, oh this is just a small wall quilt,not blankie

Edited by twilight23 at 8:17 pm, Mon 28 Dec

twilight23 - 2009-12-28 20:14:00

hi liz good to see you arrived safely enjoy your week away, i knew it was you because you hubby posted on here before

twilight23 - 2009-12-28 20:15:00

coalrange1 wrote:

******* TWILIGHTS A QUILTER ********

Congratulations Twilight **** YAY :)

Its been said before hehehe

Quilt looks great Twilight, you sure do have the hang of it, im still doing mine ........... i keep stopping and having breaks hehe ;)

coalrange1 - 2009-12-28 20:28:00

Cindydog, im quilting a single bed size quilt and doing quite small loops and stuff !!!!! LOL im just playing i may end up unpicking it yet ???? we will see ;)

coalrange1 - 2009-12-28 20:31:00

theres a good movie on tv2* my big fat greek wedding* iv seen it before
coalrange its very slow and time consuming aye, are you using a hoop

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cindydog - 2009-12-28 20:58:00

Seen it Twilight but thankyou :)

What are you going to quilt next ?

No not using a hoop, i have lots from cross stitching so will try one tomorrow.

Edited by coalrange1 at 9:01 pm, Mon 28 Dec

coalrange1 - 2009-12-28 21:00:00

Wheres summer !!!!!!!! it was way too hot here today, sun so strong i had to wait till sun was behind the trees before i could do any gardening.
I dont like the hot of summer yuk !!!!!!

coalrange1 - 2009-12-28 21:03:00

not sure yet,did try one before but was on the edge and it didnt work, not much to hold onto on one side so went all wonky lol

twilight23 - 2009-12-28 21:05:00

im the same not to good in the heat

twilight23 - 2009-12-28 21:05:00

twilight23 wrote:

coalrange its very slow and time consuming aye

it is very time consuming but then again quilts take a lot of time, i love the look of the quilting - they look finished, well the pics i have seen do anyway. As for the one im doing well we will see. I dont think a pic will show the quilting at all cause the thread is exactly the same colour. But will see when ive done some more.
Hmmm hope that makes sense if not just ignore ;)

coalrange1 - 2009-12-28 21:36:00

yep it all made sense
well nite all

twilight23 - 2009-12-28 22:29:00

Nite all Sweetdreamzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz-
zzzz

coalrange1 - 2009-12-28 22:38:00

Hi Coalrange, didn't know if you would look at the other quilting thread about thread (no pun intended) and realised no one had mentioned a walking foot. I guess you are using one for your quilting but if not you might be experience a problem with the quilt bunching. Let's know!

franny8 - 2009-12-28 22:47:00

Hi Franny, i like the pun even if it wasnt intended :)
Im using a darning foot, its working ok, i just need more practice. i can see differences from hour to hour - it is looking more ummm flowing i guess you could call it rather than my first attempts which you can see jumpy bits ( lost control bits )
Twilight has a walking foot too, she is using a hoop. I havent tried that. Do you use a hoop at all ?

Have a great day Franny and its lovely to have you here :)
are you making anything at the mo ?

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 07:28:00

Goodmorning everyone :)
Hope you all have a fantastic day.

I think T&A must be in Singapore now, yay on their way home well not quite but heading this way :)

Edited by coalrange1 at 7:33 am, Tue 29 Dec

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 07:30:00

morning all ;)
hi coalrange im using a darning foot too, the walking foot is missing, i think liz said the darning foot was better to use, i still need lots of practice lol hehe, i still have lots of jumpy bits, but we will get there lol
heading to singapore that is getting closer now, you will be getting excieted now that they will be home soon, are they stopping there for long???

twilight23 - 2009-12-29 08:22:00

Gidday Twilight, ooooh so much heavy rain here i was thinking thankgoodness hubbys got a boat we can come rescue you all and then i thought duh me Twilights got the Twilight Express she will save us all ........ ok so this was all very early hours this morning i was thinking all this hehe lol

T&A arrive back in auckland 2nd jan and will be home on 4th :) so not long now.

im going to quilt a little sampler thing today just to see what i can do - like the video. i will put pic on when its done maybe hehe

what you doing today Twilight ?

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 08:41:00

Hi Coalrange, I have used a darning foot but find the walking foot better. I don't use a hoop on my machine, it's an older Bernina which doesn't have a hoop. I do use a hoop when hand quilting but not very good at that and takes too long. A darning foot is really good for stipple quilting but I am hopeless at that and not enough patience to get better at it. I have one quilt top all sandwiched at ready to go and two tops yet to be sandwiched. Got quite a bit of bamboo batting at Spotlight when they had their 40% off thing a little while ago. Have you folks used bamboo batting it is really lovely for both machine and hand quilting and the big plus is that it is machine washable - can't put it in the dryer though. I really need to stay off this message board and get some done. Its all you lot who are a bad influence as I keep wanting to see what you are all up to!

Edited by franny8 at 8:58 am, Tue 29 Dec

franny8 - 2009-12-29 08:56:00

franny8 wrote:

Its all you lot who are a bad influence as I keep wanting to see what you are all up to!

LOL Franny hehe :)

This machine doesnt have a walking foot and they dont make one for it, the darning foot will be ok just need to practice :)

Havent tried the bamboo batting, not sure shop here has it. I have been using the cotton batting its so soft and cuddly awwwwww :)

Edited by coalrange1 at 9:24 am, Tue 29 Dec

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 09:21:00

hi franny you can use the hand quilting hoop for the machine quilting,will check out the spotlight here and see if they have bamboo batting
the vidoes on google all use a darning foot, i guess its wat people like,
yes just be carefull franny, *we* all on here a real bad influence lol hehe,

Edited by twilight23 at 9:44 am, Tue 29 Dec

twilight23 - 2009-12-29 09:44:00

parents coming for coffee and scones, will keep you some coalrange, will send it in the twilight express,
and when you send it back you can put some of your christmas cake in it for me ok lol

Edited by twilight23 at 9:49 am, Tue 29 Dec

twilight23 - 2009-12-29 09:45:00

Awww Twilight thats lovely but ive got an even better idea ..... the twilight express can pick me and the cake up and we can ..........oooooh sounds like trouble.......i really dont know if we should ever meet in person Twilight !!!!!! hmmm perhaps we will just go back to plan #1 :) Will Stan be driving ????

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 10:05:00

Please don't send the twilight express to my place, that all I need more food!!
What brand machine do you have Coalrange, I had a really old Globe, fabulous machine and lady in my local shop found another brand for me. Might fit your as I don't need it now.

franny8 - 2009-12-29 11:47:00

hi franny the twilight express also has its own fabric/craft shop every thing you might need for all craft work are you sure you dont want it to stop a your place lol

twilight23 - 2009-12-29 11:55:00

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/13/115401013_full.jp
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here are the scones the twilight express is on the way to pick you up and you can come here ok

twilight23 - 2009-12-29 11:57:00

on your way plz stop off in Kaitaia with an air conditioning unit, a bucket of ice... or just drop me home... this heat is killing me

liz_taylor - 2009-12-29 12:20:00

aw liz thats not to good, the twilight express is on its way with the air con and ice lol

twilight23 - 2009-12-29 13:01:00

Franny, the sewing machine is an elna 2003,we bought it for #2 daughter.......i have singer featherweight (tiny little thing) had 2 of them for about 30 years, one of them i took all the good parts off recently and made one better......i realised i had never in all those years oiled the poor thing !!!!!! it went fine and i just never thought of it sooooooo i oiled it and now it wont go !!!!!! oooops. So am using daughters machine ;)
When T&A were moving their excess baggage into the spare rooms here, "A" had an old sewing machine in a box, she said oh its just an old thing, i said oooooh they are the best - son comes out with ' yup untill mum oils them' hehe lol

Thanks very much for offer of foot Franny thats so lovely of you, i will just use this one, have finished the little sampler i will put pic up soon - just got to finish Twilights scone :)

Thanks for scones Twilight yummy :) just what i needed as always lol

Awww poor Liz hmmm you better hurry Twilight, maybe just bring her back here :)

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 13:17:00

I have just made those lemonade scones for lunch, they turned out well but the mixture was really gluey, added a bit more flour OK but thought I had a disaster on my hands but when cooked husband said they were really nice and they were. He is the expert cook in the house so if he says there are good, they are good. I could put some on the bus if you would like some.
No walking foot won't fit Elna as a lady in my craft group wanted one but it wouldn't fit. Am surprised Elna don't make one to fit. Those old Singer lightweight are worth a fortune, did you know?
No! no! no! Twilight daren't indulge in more fabric, have enough to make possibly a dozen - or 20 quilts. Husband just raises when eyes when I come home with "just a little bit" because it will go with what I already have.

Edited by franny8 at 1:28 pm, Tue 29 Dec

franny8 - 2009-12-29 13:26:00

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/91/115408291_full.jp
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Sorry pics a bit fuzzy, its the camera... it keeps focusing on background ... will fix it sometime lol perhaps it needs oiling hahaha

No need for a bus Franny, Twilight can send the twilight express, shes probably on her way back from Liz's tho so she may just drop in :)

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 13:33:00

aw coalrange thats awesome

twilight23 - 2009-12-29 13:43:00

Thankyou Twilight, pic doesnt look like sewing - it looks like braiding !!! will definately have to oil the camera :)

Did you pick up scones from Franny ? and was Liz ok ? did you go or just Stan ? lol lots questions hehe

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cindydog - 2009-12-29 14:36:00

I oiled it this is clearer :)

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/49/115413649_full.jp
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coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 14:49:00

Hi Cindydog, you dont need me to teach you quilting, gosh ive got alot of learning to do yet.
Twilight and i are learning through that video she put on here and a web site thats on here somewhere........and then its just practice practice practice tis fun tho :)

Your sis didnt like your blankie !!!!!! gosh !!!!!

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 14:52:00

Wow lovely Coalrange and yep that is the sort of quilting the darning foot is for. Aren't you clever.

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cindydog - 2009-12-29 15:15:00

Thanks Franny :)
Cindydog in some ways its gone fast and in otherways it hasnt, when we look at how much chockie boy has grown just since T&A have been away and how big "daisy-bee" looks ( daughter is 23 weeks today ) she was hardly showing when they left.

Girls have worked almost everyday except Christmas day hehe lol they want the money they have plans so they work ........ thats life
huh work while the works there.
They cant wait for T to come back to work.

Grandys just been :)

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cindydog - 2009-12-29 16:10:00

cindydog wrote:

how do i do the back coalrange

http://quilting.about.com/od/finishingsteps/ss/quilt_backing
.htm

hope this helps ;)

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 16:41:00

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cindydog - 2009-12-29 17:08:00

cindydog wrote:

i just had a big tantie

Oh my gosh - a tanty for that ooooooh wait till you try and pin a quilt the opposite way to a raggie !!!!! then you will really throw a tanty lol no matter how much you think you are concentrating on pinning the right way it still every now and then pins like a raggie hahaha yup been there done that hehe ooooohhhhh let us know when this will be happening haha we may come to watch hahaha

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 17:12:00

cindydog wrote:

no i need you to show me heheh coalrange , i will proberly work it out , with lots of unpicking to do hehe

I will show you if you cant work it out :)

But you need to remember this oven that sits on the bench doesnt warm your butt like the coalrange hehe

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 17:27:00

see wat happens when im out everyone starts chatting,*sniffing under arm pits to see if i smell*
we have just been out to visit step daughter for a few hours and just cooking tea having a paste mincey cheesy dish yummy

Edited by twilight23 at 6:30 pm, Tue 29 Dec

twilight23 - 2009-12-29 18:25:00

making a quilt non raggie is easy cindydog, oh dont forget the binding, after you have put the backing on, we will help you with it ok

twilight23 - 2009-12-29 18:29:00

Awwwww Twilight we did miss you really we did ....... you do smell of the loveliest perfume the twilight express could ever come up with...Stan told us :)

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 18:31:00

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/81/115427681_full.jp
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*CAKE WE HAVE CAKE *

2800 congrats all of you :)

Edited by coalrange1 at 6:33 pm, Tue 29 Dec

coalrange1 - 2009-12-29 18:32:00