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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Re: Staten Island Quilters Guild 2024 Show
« on: Yesterday at 18:21:05 »
A few more;

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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Re: Staten Island Quilters Guild 2024 Show
« on: Yesterday at 18:18:34 »
@SewRuthieSews your observation is astute.  We range from beginners to experts and all of us are encouraged to submit our work.

As promised, here are a few pics for those who can’t see the facebook posts;
Here I am, showing one of the quilts.
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My Halloween quilt, titled “Which Witch is Which?”
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Lemonade
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Walk through the Graveyard
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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Re: Staten Island Quilters Guild 2024 Show
« on: Yesterday at 11:33:10 »
I see that some of you aren’t able to view them. A bit later, I will pick out a few & post them here.

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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Staten Island Quilters Guild 2024 Show
« on: Yesterday at 00:58:39 »
Our guild had a wonderful, successful show yesterday. I couldn't be more proud of every quilt displayed and everyone who made the show possible.

 Of course, I want to show you every picture, but there are far too many.

So instead, I am including a link to our Facebook page. You can click on as many pictures as you like. The first 2 posts on the page are devoted to the show.




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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Re: Winding your Binding
« on: April 12, 2024, 13:22:59 PM »
This most recent length of binding got wound around a cord holder meant for electrical extension cords like These

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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Winding your Binding
« on: April 11, 2024, 22:40:30 PM »
You’ve made the binding for your quilt. It’s now one continuous strip, several meters long.  Do you wind it around something, to keep it neat?

What do you use?

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The Haberdashery / Re: Kwik Klip Safety Pin Fastener
« on: April 10, 2024, 12:11:39 PM »
Quote from: Iminei on April 10, 2024, 08:16:12 AM
Id hate to lose that lil plastic widget that holds the safety pin ... does it attach to the wooden whatsit ?

It’s shown with that little plastic widgets, but it will work with regular metal quilting pins.

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The Haberdashery / Kwik Klip Safety Pin Fastener
« on: April 10, 2024, 00:08:15 AM »
I just learned about this in my quilting class- the teacher had one. It looks like This

It makes it much easier to put in & remove the curved safety pins I use for pin-basting.  I liked it enough to get one for myself.

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The Haberdashery / Re: Portable sewing kit
« on: April 04, 2024, 22:35:58 PM »
I'm no longer sure, but I think I first saw this pick & pluck foam in a camera case. It's been many years.  It's nice to know I am passing along a bit of knowledge that is new to some of you.

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The Haberdashery / Re: Portable sewing kit
« on: April 04, 2024, 11:15:55 AM »
@Iminei the case came with pick-foam, with the little perforated squares.  In case you are not familiar with it, it's designed for you to pull out some of the little squares, to make space for the items you want to put in it.

This case came with the pick foam for the bottom. I already had some in the house, which I used for the top.  Since gravity can get so annoying when opening the case, I glued the foam down, after customizing it.
Here's an example;
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The Haberdashery / Re: Portable sewing kit
« on: April 03, 2024, 22:04:39 PM »
Quote from: Sewingsue on April 03, 2024, 16:05:21 PM
That looks like a good idea but my first reaction (UK person) was 'a Barbie pink pistol case???'.

Don’t mess with Barbie. I hear she’s a pretty good shot.

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Sewing Machines / Re: Help please for this singer!
« on: April 03, 2024, 13:18:26 PM »
@William what type of sewing do you plan to do?  If you want to work with denim or leather, Janome makes better heavy-duty machines.

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The Haberdashery / Re: Portable sewing kit
« on: April 03, 2024, 13:04:40 PM »
Thanks. I should add that when I buy sights for my bows, they usually come packed in these same types of cases.  I also have one that I use for a camera case, which holds a small digital camera, spare battery & charger.

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The Haberdashery / Portable sewing kit
« on: April 03, 2024, 12:59:15 PM »
If you travel to classes or workshops, as I do, you need to take some gear, such as shears, nippers, pins, rotary cutter, etc.  But how to keep them together & organized?

This is going to sound a little out there, but my kit is a hard plastic pistol case. (A bit of background- DH is a military veteran, so I have learned all sorts of non-weapon uses for things like pistol cases & ammo boxes)

I like using them because they are sturdy & cheap. Often, they come with the pick-foam, so I can customize for whatever I am carrying.  Here is the one I just set up.

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What are some of you folks using?

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Fun with Fabric / Re: Working with leather
« on: April 01, 2024, 11:42:41 AM »
I do a fair amount of work with leather.  You certainly can cut it up into placemat-sized rectangles. I do that type of cutting with a rotary cutter. You might want to round the corners- not essential, but I think it could look better.  You should certainly burnish the edges.

You treat them with a burnishing agent such as the Tokonole that Hideout Hen suggested.  That is one of the best ones. It works well & unlike a lot of others, has very little odor.  You can find plenty of YouTube vids like This on how to burnish. It isn't hard to do.

Other tools you may want include a corner-rounding punch, a mallet (to use with the punch), an edge beveler & a burnishing tool (sometimes called a slicker).

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