Its true aye 'you can never have too much fabric'
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| 47251 | New page skippie1 - 2015-03-10 21:36:00 |
| 47252 | New DAY heheheheeee Morning ALL> just having me coffee then of to bed for me and try to get some sleep. catch ya all latererererer dilligaf_dah - 2015-03-11 00:08:00 |
| 47253 | Good morning everyone. I have been on a sewing binge most of the week. Took my machine in for servicing on Thursday afternoon and thankfully it was ready for collection first thing yesterday. barbrose - 2015-03-14 08:37:00 |
| 47254 | Morning all Jugs on for brekkie dilligaf_dah - 2015-03-14 08:53:00 |
| 47255 | hello been making Miss E and dovaie cover sorry about spelling, just the bottom to do carolev - 2015-03-14 15:34:00 |
| 47256 | Nice carole the duvet is lovely. Well done. I still havnt got round to sewing yet. still sorting out fabric laces etc. dilligaf_dah - 2015-03-14 20:14:00 |
| 47257 | Afternoon all, my puta just shut down. shell156 - 2015-03-16 12:33:00 |
| 47258 | Oh my no one been in here since monday. shell156 - 2015-03-19 14:35:00 |
| 47259 | I check in every day but very little activity. Been busy sorting fabric and sewing bits to sell. Have to store everything in the sewing room at the moment till end of April then I get the sewing room back. Have my sister coming to visit. Have a great weekend all. Jugs on for drinks. dilligaf_dah - 2015-03-19 22:00:00 |
| 47260 | I check every day too but don't always post. How will you cope with no sewing room till end of April Dilli? I think I would go crazy ..... barbrose - 2015-03-19 23:09:00 |
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| 47263 | dna looked at your auction with the Janome. You have asked some good questions and the machine sounds great. and they are selling only because they are leaving NZ> even it it did need a service It would still be a l ot cheaper and you get a warrantly with a service. so that would solve that problem. Sounds great to me. dilligaf_dah - 2015-03-20 23:15:00 |
| 47264 | Dna hope you have managed to make a decision about the machine. For me, I would buy new unless I knew the seller and their sewing habits/history. I haven't looked at the auction but will in a minute. I love the 1/4 in foot and I also really like the Janome machine. I have the computerised Horizon model which has the larger throat. barbrose - 2015-03-22 10:36:00 |
| 47265 | Oh, I should have looked at auction first lol. That machine is the one my 94 year old mum uses every day. It works well and she has had no issues with it at all. I don't think you could go wrong with it dna. Just get it serviced before you use it. barbrose - 2015-03-22 10:41:00 |
| 47266 | I thought the same barb the machine looked great. HOpe you all had a nice weekend. Just watched the cricket highlites. wow I really enjoyed it. (don't have Sky so can not watch it live). dilligaf_dah - 2015-03-22 17:21:00 |
| 47267 | Thought I would show you my latest project which I started on Saturday and finished at 5pm today. My daughter bought the fabrics on Friday and asked me to make a cot quilt for her neighbour who had a baby that day. I enjoyed this one. Now want to make a scrappy log cabin. barbrose - 2015-03-23 20:39:00 |
| 47268 | Nice and colourful barb. Good luck with the scrappy log cabin one. Hope ya all had a nice day. dilligaf_dah - 2015-03-23 22:20:00 |
| 47269 | Evening all. Am watching the cricket at present. Bit nerve wracking. barbrose - 2015-03-24 20:08:00 |
| 47270 | Me watching the cricket too looks like its going to be close. dilligaf_dah - 2015-03-24 22:41:00 |
| 47271 | Back to sorting and measuring more fabric today. Have put a few pieces aside for my own sewing heheheeee ( I knew I would but I have been good havnt taken to much out from what was being sold.) dilligaf_dah - 2015-03-27 12:29:00 |
| 47272 | Gosh where has the week gone. Almost time for the cricket again. Going to be a long night tomorrow ????. No sewing today or yesterday .... Maybe I will get some in tomorrow. Slept in today ...was so tired yesterday and went to bed at 9.30pm. Only one toilet stop during the night and I slept till 9.45am. Not slept like that in a long time barbrose - 2015-03-28 20:36:00 |
| 47273 | Ill be baking in the morning for snacks for the cricket and yes time does fly. thought I still had a few weeks before my sister arrives but Heck I don't she'll be here Tuesday week. dilligaf_dah - 2015-03-28 23:28:00 |
| 47274 | Sorted some laces today and some fabric to sew some dresses, so I am getting ready for my sewing spell which is about to hit me hehehehee dilligaf_dah - 2015-03-28 23:29:00 |
| 47275 | We are slipping down the page again. Very nice day here today. Hope you all have a crafty day. dilligaf_dah - 2015-04-01 10:03:00 |
| 47276 | Hi Dilli and everyone. Can't have us falling off the page so thanks for the bump Dilli. I have been playing with the twist and stitch tool and made two placemats. Just the hand sewing to finish and then I will post some photos. Managed to get into the garden for a bit today as well. I love not having to go to work any more barbrose - 2015-04-01 18:40:00 |
| 47277 | Hope everyone had a lovely Good Friday. I spent the day sorting fabric in my sewing room. Not even half way through yet but at least what I have done is now nicely folded an/or cut into usable pieces and sizes. Will do some more tomorrow. barbrose - 2015-04-03 20:14:00 |
| 47278 | Had a nice day here to getting ready for my sisters visit. Hope you all have a nice Easter weekend dilligaf_dah - 2015-04-03 22:23:00 |
| 47279 | Bumping us back up again. Dilli, not long till your sister arrives. Hope you have a lovely time together. barbrose - 2015-04-05 22:27:00 |
| 47280 | Yip she arrives tomorra. Have a great day all. dilligaf_dah - 2015-04-06 08:13:00 |
| 47281 | Hi ladies, hope everyone is well. I've just bought first lot of fabrics from e-quilter. I wonder how long they will take to arrive. Lots of cat fabrics which I have not seen here at all vivz2 - 2015-04-07 14:17:00 |
| 47282 | viv, that sound awesome. I had lots of cat fabric as well kids love the kittens. Sewed so many dolls clothes with them, Only have one lot of kittens cut out as dolls dresses left. Very nice to sew though, make ya smile when you look at the cats and kittens. Hope your fabrics arrive soon so you can get started. dilligaf_dah - 2015-04-07 18:49:00 |
| 47283 | Bumping us up again. barbrose - 2015-04-10 21:33:00 |
| 47284 | Well done barb, I had just done that sorted everything. Now everything from the spare room has been stored in the sewing room while my sister is here. but it will go out again the day she leaves. Then Ill be all set up again for sewing. All good here. Jugs on for coffee, and brekkie help ya selves. dilligaf_dah - 2015-04-11 07:50:00 |
| 47285 | Brrrr a real change in weather today, especially temperatures. I lit the fire this morning and now the house is lovely and warm. A bit cold in the sewing room so I spent most of the day sitting in front of the fire just blobbing and playing games on iPad. However, mum and I managed to peel, cut and core a huge bucket full of Monty Surprise apples and get them stewed and into the freezer so not a completely wasted day. What is everyone up to? barbrose - 2015-04-13 18:38:00 |
| 47286 | Ill have some of the apples. Having fun with my sister she is going through all the magazines I saved for her. Have a cool time. dilligaf_dah - 2015-04-13 19:21:00 |
| 47287 | I'm new to this thread. I'm making my very first quilt (I asked a lot of questions in a separate post under craft)... I've touched a sewing machine maybe three times in the last 20 years and that was small craft items with a friend sitting with me helping. So I'm very proud of this!! It's for my new niece or nephew, due May 1. I learned how to do it watching tutorials - God bless youtube!!! It is FAR from perfect and not yet finished but just wanted to share it with people who are enthusiastic as I can't tell my sister because it's a surprise :) https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/376166305.jpg nunesy - 2015-04-14 07:52:00 |
| 47288 | Nunesy, that is just lovely, there is no stopping you now. Lucky baby getting a quilt. Do show us again when you have topstitched the quilt. Feel free to ask questions here, might take a while to get an answer, but I'll try to check here more often. Enjoy your stitching, it's fun. skippie1 - 2015-04-14 16:27:00 |
| 47289 | Awesome work nunesy ... And you have even mitred the corners. This will just be the first of many ???? barbrose - 2015-04-14 22:27:00 |
| 47290 | It's stitched now! Has lots of minor puckers - how the heck do you not have that happen when the batting makes each square a little bit puffy? I unpicked and redid several bits but there was always extra fabric being pressed under the foot and nowhere for it to go due to the other seams being sewn already. So it kept doing the same thing so I left it. You don't notice mostly... mostly! And thanks barbrose, I am VERY proud of my mitred corners - I watched a youtube tutorial about fifteen times before attempting it :) Only had to redo one of the four :) Will post a photo in the next day or so... tomorrow is binding time! Thanks skippie for the offer of help. I'm using a borrowed sewing machine so have to give it back next week... but in a wee while I think I'll be back here asking questions because I am really keen to buy my own now :) nunesy - 2015-04-14 22:37:00 |
| 47291 | The only way to stop the puckers is when you pin your 3 layers together slightly stretch the backing as you pin it down, or use masking tape to stick it down. Then place your batting on top, then the quilt top. Use lots of pins to stop things from shifting. Use a walking foot on your sewing machine and start stitching from the Centre of the quilt. Hope this info helps. skippie1 - 2015-04-14 23:24:00 |
| 47292 | Thanks skippie1, I did all those things!!! That thing was pinned within an inch of its life!! :) Possibly didn't stretch the backing enough as one tutorial said don't do it too much or that will cause problems too... but I think I'm going to put it down to being my first sewing experience in years. I have found the walking foot tricky too so I hate to think what would've happened if I hadn't used one (although I know lots of people find it simple without one). I do think if I ever make a second one it will be a lot better as I have learned heaps as I've gone along. I would quite like to make a strip quilt as I like the look of them (and they're simple) but will have to wait til I buy a machine first. Thanks again for the advice, I take it all! nunesy - 2015-04-15 09:34:00 |
| 47293 | Jump up again Have a nice weekend all. dilligaf_dah - 2015-04-18 07:45:00 |
| 47294 | Hi everyone .... I've been away for the past five days in Raumati with my four daughters, daughter in law and best friend for a girls weekend away. We have had so much fun. Laughed and laughed. And even managed a quick stop at Spotlight in PN today on the way home. Hopefully will get into the sewing room tomorrow as there as some new projects I want to try. barbrose - 2015-04-19 20:08:00 |
| 47295 | So here's my first ever quilt... also posted in the walking foot thread started by me. Far from perfect but I'm pretty proud!!! Two weeks or less before I can gift it :) Any advice on how to wash it? I'm scared of wrecking it at this stage! https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/377361037.jpg nunesy - 2015-04-19 20:40:00 |
| 47296 | Nunesy, that is gorgeous, well done for a first quilt. Just womdering why you would want to wash it. Give washing instruction to the person who receives your lovely gift. A quilt only needs a very quick,cool wash and dry flat. I only give my quilts a 15 min wash cycle with a very fast spin. I never iron my quilts as I like to crinkly look. skippie1 - 2015-04-19 23:21:00 |
| 47297 | Well done nunesy - I love it! Who ever said we had to get it perfect on our first go? Baby steps . . . . just remember we are always learning. yduj - 2015-04-19 23:36:00 |
| 47298 | Hi Skippy...... me is talkin double dutch this week heheheee.......nunsey thatis lovely well done for your first quilt. Jusdy that looks fabo too. dilligaf_dah - 2015-04-19 23:55:00 |
| 47299 | Great quilt nunesy. Wonderful first effort. barbrose - 2015-04-21 07:38:00 |
| 47300 | Morning All..... Aw all that work too barb. Hope its not too bad. dilligaf_dah - 2015-04-22 07:25:00 |
