View entire thread: OT: Hallowee Party - just call me Martha
Posted by Kay Ahr on Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:46 PM Post subject: Re: OT devilled eggs WAS Hallowee Party - just call me Marth
I've tried Internet tips to no avail over the past 4 years. The two home ec teachers I know tell me they do nothing
special about boiling eggs. Even using the high-altitude baking tips for cake mixes is raunchy. YUCK -- you can tell
there has been more flour added. I'm beginning to think it is a problem with the eggs I buy. I think maybe I'm used to
living in the Midwest and East where fresh eggs refer to fresh that morning. Thanks for the suggestions. Kay Ahr in NV
Kathy Applebaum wrote: [quote:2ee03d1509]A quick search of the internet said to double the cooking time for hard boiled
eggs if you're at 5000 feet. Does the local high school (or community college) still have a home ec department? I bet
they'd know. -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com
http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove the obvious to reply "Kay Ahr"
<kayahr@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1162143221.314726.178760@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... I love devilled
eggs, but I can't seem to hard boil eggs here in Reno/Sparks. Got any high-altitude tips? I'm only at about 4000-4500
feet. I'll put up with blue teeth just to have my own devilled eggs whenever I want them! TIA Kay Ahr in NV Debi
Matlack wrote: Eyeballs... a friend had a Halloween party many years back and she made some deviled egg eyeballs. You
just make your devilled eggs by your usual recipe, but put food coloring in the yolk mixture, blue or green is really
effective. Add a black olive slice for the pupil and voila! They made my teeth blue though...;-) -- Debi
[/quote:2ee03d1509]
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Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:03 PM Post subject: Re: OT devilled eggs WAS Hallowee Party - just call me Marth
A quick search of the internet said to double the cooking time for hard boiled eggs if you're at 5000 feet. Does the
local high school (or community college) still have a home ec department? I bet they'd know. -- Kathy A. (Woodland,
CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove
the obvious to reply "Kay Ahr" <kayahr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1162143221.314726.178760@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... [quote:3620ef3ff2]I love devilled eggs, but I can't seem to
hard boil eggs here in Reno/Sparks. Got any high-altitude tips? I'm only at about 4000-4500 feet. I'll put up with
blue teeth just to have my own devilled eggs whenever I want them! TIA Kay Ahr in NV Debi Matlack wrote: Eyeballs... a
friend had a Halloween party many years back and she made some deviled egg eyeballs. You just make your devilled eggs by
your usual recipe, but put food coloring in the yolk mixture, blue or green is really effective. Add a black olive slice
for the pupil and voila! They made my teeth blue though...;-) -- Debi [/quote:3620ef3ff2]
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View entire thread: Last call for the quilt show meet-up in Springfield, MO
Posted by Jan on Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:31 AM Post subject: Re: Last call for the quilt show meet-up in Springfield, MO
[quote:455048d13b] Did I get it about right, Jan? Leslie (former garment maker) & The Furbabies in MO.
[/quote:455048d13b] Now Leslie.... you know I like you.... but I love life on the outside <vbg> I'm not giving
the copyright police any reason to knock on my door...... DD & DH would never survive each other.... and you would
automatially inherit 2 more ancient, neurotic, large dogs <vbg> Now having said that, since I own the pattern, I
can say it's easier than what you have described, but then I don't do clothes.... haven't done clothes since home ec
in Jr. High........ and that was a LONG time ago <vbg> so it has to be just brain dead easy for me to consider
it fun. ;-) -- Jan RCTQ Coffee Diva
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Posted by Terbear on Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:00 AM Post subject: Re: Mini block swap project
The flap in the back as well as the ruler flap have Velcro, I agree....I brings back terrible memories of home ec
screw-up sewing clothing in the 7th grade. I really sucked at it! -- Terbear~Curator of the HUG Gallery~
http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS RCTQ 2006-2007 BOM Gallery~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/RCTQ-2006-2007-BOM
Teri's quilts~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Tquilts "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message
news:4520b7ea$1_4@news.chariot.net.au... [quote:34c5bc267d]Love the carryall. BTW - I use velcro dots on the pockets of
my carryall. I hate zippers too. Too much like sewing clothes for comfort, and I promised myself I would never do that
again lol -- Cheryl & the Cats o o o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) (
> Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Terbear" <kenandteri@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Cy2Ug.3118$V6.2208@fed1read06... :I really loved the results of what everyone else has been making out of : their
mini blocks...I had an idea for a small quilt....which turned into : something totally different. : This is a quilter's
carryall tote. it is big enough to carry a large cutting : mat, all your supplies (except machine), and even has a
pocket for a 6"X24" : ruler on the bottom. I am still not comfortable with "doing" zippers, don't :
know if I ever will be. This bag, which is the second one I have made, calls : for a zipper pocket on the inside. As
with the first one I made, I : improvised. Maybe if I make a third one, I will attempt to do the zipper. : Anyways,
thanks to everyone that participated in this swap & to Melissa who : hosted this swap! Oh, one block is missing, it
is set aside for a postcard, : soon to be made & picture posted. : http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/album03/DSC04780
: : Teri : -- : Terbear~Curator of the HUG Gallery~ : http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS : : RCTQ 2006-2007 BOM
Gallery~ : http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/RCTQ-2006-2007-BOM : : : Teri's quilts~ :
http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Tquilts : : : [/quote:34c5bc267d]
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Posted by Jean B. on Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:41 PM Post subject: Re: "Drat", says newbie...
Sandy Foster wrote: [quote:9366cf19dc] Oh, Jean, *now* you've re-opened a can of worms! ;) There are as many opinions on
that as there are quilters. LOL! Personally, I prewash, but there are many who do not. Test religiously for bleeding?
Nope, but I cross my fingers a lot. <G [/quote:9366cf19dc] Oh, gee, after I wrote that I was seeing responses to
Jacqueline (I think), and I hoped folks would know that they didn't have to reply separately to me--although I will
appreciate the replies. [quote:9366cf19dc] One reason why I am thinking I want to do this by hand is that that's what
folks did before the advent of sewing machines. I was thinking of buying a treadle machine, but I have refrained from
doing so thus far. When I think of more-modern sewine machines, I think they run away with you.... Silly, huh? But I
may not have sewn anything since I was in home ec, and that would have been more than 40 years ago. Ack! I have a
pretty new sewing machine that I love, but doing things by hand is also lots of fun in a totally different way. You have
to choose which way you want to do each project; you can do some by hand, some by machine, and some in a combination of
ways, if you choose. My DT began quilting a year or two ago, and she's doing it all by hand, since she doesn't have a SM
where she's temporarily living in Beijing. It's all up to you! :) I have a feeling I will start by hand and then
decided I have[/quote:9366cf19dc] to tame a machine. My 15-y-o daughter sews some on her grandmother's old Necchi
(sp?). I would want something REALLY basic. But then even as I type that I think that might be a mistake if I really
get into these things.... -- Jean B.
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Posted by Sandy Foster on Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:09 AM Post subject: Re: "Drat", says newbie...
In article <4kh7gmFc5perU1@individual.net>, "Jean B." <jbxy2@rcn.com> wrote:
[quote:912bc3d78f]Yeah, even *I* could sew squares together (and I assume this means hemmed squares). Question in
general: do folks here tend to be for or against prewashing the fabric? Do y'all test religiously for bleeding?
[/quote:912bc3d78f] Oh, Jean, *now* you've re-opened a can of worms! ;) There are as many opinions on that as there are
quilters. LOL! Personally, I prewash, but there are many who do not. Test religiously for bleeding? Nope, but I cross
my fingers a lot. <G> [quote:912bc3d78f] One reason why I am thinking I want to do this by hand is that that's
what folks did before the advent of sewing machines. I was thinking of buying a treadle machine, but I have refrained
from doing so thus far. When I think of more-modern sewine machines, I think they run away with you.... Silly, huh?
But I may not have sewn anything since I was in home ec, and that would have been more than 40 years ago. Ack!
[/quote:912bc3d78f] I have a pretty new sewing machine that I love, but doing things by hand is also lots of fun in a
totally different way. You have to choose which way you want to do each project; you can do some by hand, some by
machine, and some in a combination of ways, if you choose. My DT began quilting a year or two ago, and she's doing it
all by hand, since she doesn't have a SM where she's temporarily living in Beijing. It's all up to you! :) -- Sandy
in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1
AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education
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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:50 PM Post subject: Beginning Re: "Drat", says newbie...
Howdy! I used to hand-piece all my quilts. Here are a few pictures of beginning the piecing process, just taking those
2 squares, laying them right sides together, sewing a (mostly) straight seam along one side; I use handquilting thread
as it is *strong* & doesn't need to be doubled on the needle: http://www.kathkwilts.com/lessons/gendirs.html
http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.net/AppliqueHandPiecing.htm http://www.roserushbrooke.com/handpiece.html
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/quilts_and_quilting/43586 good pic on p.2 I don't use templates, just cut the
pattern pieces w/ the rotary cutter (most newer instructions include the seam allowance). If you can eyeball a 1/4"
seam, good; if not, mark it. http://tinyurl.com/fmezs This is a running stitch; I back-stitch every 3 or 4 stitches to
lock the stitch in the seam; if the thread every breaks it only goes so far.
http://heirloomquilts.com.au/tut/tutorial2.php One of the best resources for info: public library; another is to get a
quilter or 5 to show you how, maybe at the local quilt shop. You can do this, Jean B!!! Oh, how sweet it is to get
someone else involved in this addiction. LOL Ragmop/Sandy --handquilter On 8/16/06 1:46 PM, in article
4kh7gmFc5perU1@individual.net, "Jean B." <jbxy2@rcn.com> wrote: [quote:e9d12bbb4b]Sandy Ellison wrote:
Howdy! oooowaaahahahahahahaha! Hooked another one! Easiest by hand: cut some fabric squares, all the same size. Sew 2
of them together: you have a pair. Sew 2 more of them together: another pair. Sew the pairs together: you have a
4-patch. See how easy that was? Repeat. <g Let the fabric make it fun & interesting for a 4-patch. When you get
them all put together, then you move on to another pattern, a 9-patch, playing w/ triangles, curves--really, curves are
not difficult. Crazy quilting, tho', could be a bigger challenge for a first quilt. Or not. ;-) Good luck! And
Welcome, Jean B!! Ragmop/Sandy-- my favorite 4-patch: http://tinyurl.com/jf58k Latest 4-patch mix:
http://tinyurl.com/j7shs Uh, some of the gorgeous things I've seen online involve curves, and I can't figure out how
on earth one would do that, given the hem issue. Yeah, even *I* could sew squares together (and I assume this means
hemmed squares). Question in general: do folks here tend to be for or against prewashing the fabric? Do y'all test
religiously for bleeding? One reason why I am thinking I want to do this by hand is that that's what folks did before
the advent of sewing machines. I was thinking of buying a treadle machine, but I have refrained from doing so thus far.
When I think of more-modern sewine machines, I think they run away with you.... Silly, huh? But I may not have sewn
anything since I was in home ec, and that would have been more than 40 years ago. Ack! --[/quote:e9d12bbb4b] Jean B.
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Posted by Jean B. on Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:46 PM Post subject: Re: "Drat", says newbie...
Sandy Ellison wrote: [quote:f65a3b9216]Howdy! oooowaaahahahahahahaha! Hooked another one! Easiest by hand: cut some
fabric squares, all the same size. Sew 2 of them together: you have a pair. Sew 2 more of them together: another pair.
Sew the pairs together: you have a 4-patch. See how easy that was? Repeat. <g Let the fabric make it fun &
interesting for a 4-patch. When you get them all put together, then you move on to another pattern, a 9-patch, playing
w/ triangles, curves--really, curves are not difficult. Crazy quilting, tho', could be a bigger challenge for a first
quilt. Or not. ;-) Good luck! And Welcome, Jean B!! Ragmop/Sandy-- my favorite 4-patch:
http://tinyurl.com/jf58k Latest 4-patch mix: http://tinyurl.com/j7shs Uh, some of the gorgeous things I've seen online
involve[/quote:f65a3b9216] curves, and I can't figure out how on earth one would do that, given the hem issue. Yeah,
even *I* could sew squares together (and I assume this means hemmed squares). Question in general: do folks here
tend to be for or against prewashing the fabric? Do y'all test religiously for bleeding? One reason why I am thinking
I want to do this by hand is that that's what folks did before the advent of sewing machines. I was thinking of
buying a treadle machine, but I have refrained from doing so thus far. When I think of more-modern sewine machines, I
think they run away with you.... Silly, huh? But I may not have sewn anything since I was in home ec, and that would
have been more than 40 years ago. Ack! -- Jean B.
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Posted by Debi Matlack on Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:41 AM Post subject: Re: Need opinions
Sunny, it's beautiful! -- Debi Chaos, panic and disorder ... my work here is done. "Sunny"
<shemphill@genext.net> wrote in message news:1161278197.543256.242130@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
[quote:b8715af656]Ok, I have struggled through two months of self doubt and a project that wouldn't come together. My
Red Riding Hood "quilt" is going great, but is not an overall red project and won't fit the requirement of
being 24" X 24". I put together two other attempts, but both were horrible and I have trashed them totally.
Sooooooooooooooooo here http://www.flickr.com/photos/16989612@N00/?saved=1 is my final version, deadline tonight. I
still have to put the bias binding around the edges and have a bit more quilting to do. Also I think I'm going to do
some embellishing. Depends on how quickly I can get the house vacumned -- the round robin group is coming to my house
tonight. What do you think? It's supposed to be an art quilt. Supposed to read as red. I know it's not a square, but
darn it, I have really fought with this project. I never want to see a red piece of fabric again. Christmas this year is
going to be pastel. Or earth tones. Not red. No more red. Unh uh. Please tell me what you think. It's a Tree of Life,
done my style. Sunny (I'll post another pic when It's completely finished, including close ups) Oh yeah, my sewing
machine has a major problem. Tension went totally out of whack and I'm trying to quilt this on an ancient machine
salvaged from a school home ec program. Sigh. The quilting on it looks pretty bad. [/quote:b8715af656]
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Posted by Butterflywings on Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:20 AM Post subject: Re: Need opinions
LOVE IT! I really like the idea of her HIDING amongst the leaves! How clever! I usually do not comment online about a
project but this one --just takes the cake. Butterfly (really makes you use your imagination :) "Sunny"
<shemphill@genext.net> wrote in message news:1161278197.543256.242130@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
[quote:df35535633]Ok, I have struggled through two months of self doubt and a project that wouldn't come together. My
Red Riding Hood "quilt" is going great, but is not an overall red project and won't fit the requirement of
being 24" X 24". I put together two other attempts, but both were horrible and I have trashed them totally.
Sooooooooooooooooo here http://www.flickr.com/photos/16989612@N00/?saved=1 is my final version, deadline tonight. I
still have to put the bias binding around the edges and have a bit more quilting to do. Also I think I'm going to do
some embellishing. Depends on how quickly I can get the house vacumned -- the round robin group is coming to my house
tonight. What do you think? It's supposed to be an art quilt. Supposed to read as red. I know it's not a square, but
darn it, I have really fought with this project. I never want to see a red piece of fabric again. Christmas this year is
going to be pastel. Or earth tones. Not red. No more red. Unh uh. Please tell me what you think. It's a Tree of Life,
done my style. Sunny (I'll post another pic when It's completely finished, including close ups) Oh yeah, my sewing
machine has a major problem. Tension went totally out of whack and I'm trying to quilt this on an ancient machine
salvaged from a school home ec program. Sigh. The quilting on it looks pretty bad. [/quote:df35535633]
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Posted by Idahoqltr on Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:12 PM Post subject: Re: Need opinions
I really like your tree quilt - very clever trunk. Good work! On Oct 19, 11:16 am, "Sunny"
<shemph...@genext.net> wrote: [quote:5fb2ebf330]Ok, I have struggled through two months of self doubt and a
project that wouldn't come together. My Red Riding Hood "quilt" is going great, but is not an overall red
project and won't fit the requirement of being 24" X 24". I put together two other attempts, but both were
horrible and I have trashed them totally. Sooooooooooooooooo herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/16989612@N00/?saved=1is
my final version, deadline tonight. I still have to put the bias binding around the edges and have a bit more quilting
to do. Also I think I'm going to do some embellishing. Depends on how quickly I can get the house vacumned -- the round
robin group is coming to my house tonight. What do you think? It's supposed to be an art quilt. Supposed to read as
red. I know it's not a square, but darn it, I have really fought with this project. I never want to see a red piece of
fabric again. Christmas this year is going to be pastel. Or earth tones. Not red. No more red. Unh uh. Please tell me
what you think. It's a Tree of Life, done my style. Sunny (I'll post another pic when It's completely finished,
including close ups) Oh yeah, my sewing machine has a major problem. Tension went totally out of whack and I'm trying to
quilt this on an ancient machine salvaged from a school home ec program. Sigh. The quilting on it looks pretty
bad.[/quote:5fb2ebf330]
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Posted by Sunny on Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:06 PM Post subject: Re: Need opinions
Hi Patti, thanks for the good words. Don't worry, Red Riding Hood is alive and well. The problem is, she wouldn't do the
quilt by the rules, LOL. The thing just refused to fit into the requirements. It's by far my favorite project ever and
I'm having a blast working on it. Matter of fact, having to finish this project for tonight has left me with no time for
fun work for two weeks or more. Bleh. I'll get back to RRH next week. Yay! Sunny Patti wrote: [quote:45fd7bd9bb]Wow,
Sunny, your imagination is one to be treasured (even envied?). The tree of life is really great. However, I do mourn
the passing of Red Riding Hood. I loved that gal! I hope you have saved her somewhere she can arise from in a future
project. You really will have to curb this discouragement gene. I'm hoping it was just the pressure of the imminent
deadline which caused you to get major doubts. . In message
<1161278197.543256.242130@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Sunny <shemphill@genext.net> writes Ok, I have
struggled through two months of self doubt and a project that wouldn't come together. My Red Riding Hood
"quilt" is going great, but is not an overall red project and won't fit the requirement of being 24" X
24". I put together two other attempts, but both were horrible and I have trashed them totally. Sooooooooooooooooo
here http://www.flickr.com/photos/16989612@N00/?saved=1 is my final version, deadline tonight. I still have to put the
bias binding around the edges and have a bit more quilting to do. Also I think I'm going to do some embellishing.
Depends on how quickly I can get the house vacumned -- the round robin group is coming to my house tonight. What do you
think? It's supposed to be an art quilt. Supposed to read as red. I know it's not a square, but darn it, I have really
fought with this project. I never want to see a red piece of fabric again. Christmas this year is going to be pastel. Or
earth tones. Not red. No more red. Unh uh. Please tell me what you think. It's a Tree of Life, done my style. Sunny
(I'll post another pic when It's completely finished, including close ups) Oh yeah, my sewing machine has a major
problem. Tension went totally out of whack and I'm trying to quilt this on an ancient machine salvaged from a school
home ec program. Sigh. The quilting on it looks pretty bad. -- Best Regards pat on the hill[/quote:45fd7bd9bb]
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Posted by Patti on Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:38 PM Post subject: Re: Need opinions
Wow, Sunny, your imagination is one to be treasured (even envied?). The tree of life is really great. However, I do
mourn the passing of Red Riding Hood. I loved that gal! I hope you have saved her somewhere she can arise from in a
future project. You really will have to curb this discouragement gene. I'm hoping it was just the pressure of the
imminent deadline which caused you to get major doubts. .. In message
<1161278197.543256.242130@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Sunny <shemphill@genext.net> writes
[quote:26a4683036]Ok, I have struggled through two months of self doubt and a project that wouldn't come together. My
Red Riding Hood "quilt" is going great, but is not an overall red project and won't fit the requirement of
being 24" X 24". I put together two other attempts, but both were horrible and I have trashed them totally.
Sooooooooooooooooo here http://www.flickr.com/photos/16989612@N00/?saved=1 is my final version, deadline tonight. I
still have to put the bias binding around the edges and have a bit more quilting to do. Also I think I'm going to do
some embellishing. Depends on how quickly I can get the house vacumned -- the round robin group is coming to my house
tonight. What do you think? It's supposed to be an art quilt. Supposed to read as red. I know it's not a square, but
darn it, I have really fought with this project. I never want to see a red piece of fabric again. Christmas this year is
going to be pastel. Or earth tones. Not red. No more red. Unh uh. Please tell me what you think. It's a Tree of Life,
done my style. Sunny (I'll post another pic when It's completely finished, including close ups) Oh yeah, my sewing
machine has a major problem. Tension went totally out of whack and I'm trying to quilt this on an ancient machine
salvaged from a school home ec program. Sigh. The quilting on it looks pretty bad. [/quote:26a4683036] -- Best Regards
pat on the hill
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Posted by Louise on Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:40 PM Post subject: Re: Need opinions
Sunny, I like it! I think it's a great interpretation of the Tree of Life! If you're really sick of red, I know a good
home for it! -- Louise in Iowa nieland4 at mchsi dot com http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
"Sunny" <shemphill@genext.net> wrote in message
news:1161278197.543256.242130@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [quote:c002f28764]Ok, I have struggled through two months
of self doubt and a project that wouldn't come together. My Red Riding Hood "quilt" is going great, but is not
an overall red project and won't fit the requirement of being 24" X 24". I put together two other attempts,
but both were horrible and I have trashed them totally. Sooooooooooooooooo here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16989612@N00/?saved=1 is my final version, deadline tonight. I still have to put the bias
binding around the edges and have a bit more quilting to do. Also I think I'm going to do some embellishing. Depends on
how quickly I can get the house vacumned -- the round robin group is coming to my house tonight. What do you think?
It's supposed to be an art quilt. Supposed to read as red. I know it's not a square, but darn it, I have really fought
with this project. I never want to see a red piece of fabric again. Christmas this year is going to be pastel. Or earth
tones. Not red. No more red. Unh uh. Please tell me what you think. It's a Tree of Life, done my style. Sunny (I'll
post another pic when It's completely finished, including close ups) Oh yeah, my sewing machine has a major problem.
Tension went totally out of whack and I'm trying to quilt this on an ancient machine salvaged from a school home ec
program. Sigh. The quilting on it looks pretty bad. [/quote:c002f28764]
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Posted by Sunny on Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:16 PM Post subject: Need opinions
Ok, I have struggled through two months of self doubt and a project that wouldn't come together. My Red Riding Hood
"quilt" is going great, but is not an overall red project and won't fit the requirement of being 24" X
24". I put together two other attempts, but both were horrible and I have trashed them totally. Sooooooooooooooooo
here http://www.flickr.com/photos/16989612@N00/?saved=1 is my final version, deadline tonight. I still have to put the
bias binding around the edges and have a bit more quilting to do. Also I think I'm going to do some embellishing.
Depends on how quickly I can get the house vacumned -- the round robin group is coming to my house tonight. What do you
think? It's supposed to be an art quilt. Supposed to read as red. I know it's not a square, but darn it, I have really
fought with this project. I never want to see a red piece of fabric again. Christmas this year is going to be pastel. Or
earth tones. Not red. No more red. Unh uh. Please tell me what you think. It's a Tree of Life, done my style. Sunny
(I'll post another pic when It's completely finished, including close ups) Oh yeah, my sewing machine has a major
problem. Tension went totally out of whack and I'm trying to quilt this on an ancient machine salvaged from a school
home ec program. Sigh. The quilting on it looks pretty bad.
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