"Diana, the ones I use come from Africa and are called House of Embroidery threads, she does silk, stranded cotton, perle cotton, and rayon. It's beautiful and so lovely to work with. I bought it with me when I moved from South Africa to England."
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Mandy Currie replied to birdie's discussion Favorite threads to use? in the group Red Threaders"I have a huge collection of hand dyed pearl cotton No 8, love the effects and seeing the colours change, it's beautiful to work with too."
Mandy Currie replied to Marilyn Malloy's discussion Hello, from Snowing Ontario in the group Hand Quilting"Oh Marilyn, what a wonderful gift from your hubby. Have fun stitching."
Mandy Currie commented on Lemmah's group English Paper Piecing"This is lovely Betty, I need to make some progress with mine."
Mandy Currie commented on American Quilter's Society's group Appliqué"I didn't know there were two ways of doing Hawaiian applique, thank you, most helpful."
"I always admire the English yarns and knitting patterns. Though l have several, l must do several trial swatches to achieve correct tension. The north American yarns a more loosely twisted, and the stitches are wider/shorter than w/British product.…"
Mandy Currie commented on American Quilter's Society's group Knit & Crochet"Riana, a hopechest of projects for retirement is such a good idea. Good luck with your orders Suzann, you ladies in America are so lucky to have a thriving quilt industry to actually make money from something you love. Good for you."
Mandy Currie commented on American Quilter's Society's group Hand Quilting"I think the jacket is amazing, the embellished cuffs are wonderful and definitely something I would think of doing. I'll have to add it to a rather long list though. lol"
Mandy Currie commented on Linny t's group Crazy Quilts"Maggie your quilts are beautiful. Welcome to the group and the best addiction available in the world. lol I look forward to seeing more of your work. Happy stitching."
Mandy Currie commented on Lemmah's group English Paper Piecing"Rogue quilter, thank you so much for those PDF files, that's really helpful"
Mandy Currie commented on American Quilter's Society's group Scrappy Quilts"Hello rogue quilter, what a great link, thank you so much. I should imagine it's great fun to have a go at string quilts, I've bookmarked this for future use."
"i have one site in particular...few bookmarks here and there. while you sleep, my friend, i will find and post later. but for anon...a glass of wine, the Vikings and hope the clouds clear one last time today and provide a beautiful desert…"
"before you start. check out sites where you can program in the size of diamond or hexies whatever and print out a grid. then print onto freezer paper iron on to fabric, then cut out fabric and paper all at one time.
know what you mean about late…"
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- Tell us about yourself—as much or as little as you like.
- I'm a novice quilter, presently struggling with a grandmother's garden quilt in English piecing and a wholecloth quilt in hand quilting. There is so much more I need to learn.
- How many quilts have you made?
- A couple of small ones, other than the ones I'm working on.
- Do you want to make quilts, or simply enjoy them?
- I want to make quilts and learn all the relative techniques.
- How long have you been a quilter?
- 3 years of patient stitching and unpicking.
- What is your favorite quilting technique?
- applique
- Why do you quilt?
- peace, tranquility and hopefully later for charity too
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 10:21pm on September 10, 2013,
Riana Noyes said…
I always admire the English yarns and knitting patterns. Though l have several, l must do several trial swatches to achieve correct tension. The north American yarns a more loosely twisted, and the stitches are wider/shorter than w/British product. The terminology in crotchet is different than ours as well. Your slip st. is our single crotchet, for instance.
As you saw on my page, l too made a GFG quilt ( but not w/paper piecing, just hand sewed regular way). lf you visit my page again, find the "blogs posted", click on the words...l did a tutorial on a bias binding for these quilts with scalloped sides that you may find helpful. Read it before you do te actual quilting, as you have to keep backing rectangular and not cut until after the binding is on to keep it from didtorting.Good luck, and be as ever, patient:)
- At 9:51pm on April 6, 2013,
rogue quilter Queen of the WIVSP said…
- i have one site in particular...few bookmarks here and there. while you sleep, my friend, i will find and post later. but for anon...a glass of wine, the Vikings and hope the clouds clear one last time today and provide a beautiful desert sunset.
sleep well.
- At 7:20pm on April 6, 2013,
- oh...and good night...
- At 7:20pm on April 6, 2013,
- before you start. check out sites where you can program in the size of diamond or hexies whatever and print out a grid. then print onto freezer paper iron on to fabric, then cut out fabric and paper all at one time.
know what you mean about late hours, pc's hubby et al... so..now you get my "vacation" joke. since hubs left for a week this a.m. i can do whatever i want as late as i want or nothing at all if i want. lovin' it.
- At 6:40pm on April 6, 2013,
- great. we seem to be wandering the same paths here this afternoon. just left a note for you at epp. but i really would start fresh. i have a hexi project i picked up at a yardsale. i played w it for a while off and on, will probably never finish it. the originater of the project decided to make hexi gfg with double knit. wow..ok...lets see how this goes..should prob just toss it. oh well...but like i said..flexability of cotton or silk..ability to hold a crease...all that makes silk & cotton my preferred for epp. which i do not do a lot of..so it has to be easy! lollol
- At 6:20pm on April 6, 2013,
- thanks!
...and did you notice we have added a new mqp group? another friend and i decided we needed an epp group too. so...
http://myquiltplace.com/group/english-paper-piecing
we also have an "official" place to hang out and air our pics quips and queries in a group set up for the current mystery quilt by linda hahn. links are all in one of the discussions & it is just starting. so far very fun!
http://myquiltplace.com/group/snake-in-the-grass-mystery-quilt
hope you join us in either or - ?both? -
- At 5:01am on June 7, 2012,
Chris Combs said…
Thanks for the tips. Now I'll have to give it a try. I've always liked piecing by hand, now I can try a new technique. I'll let you know how it goes. :)
Chris
- At 8:30am on June 4, 2012,
Thanks for the comment :) Can't wait to see pictures of your flower garden. I have wanted to try english paper piecing, but haven't made it there yet. Any suggestions or hints?
- At 10:01pm on May 12, 2012,
- Three years of picking & unstitching....hmmmm sounds like you have joined the right group...think you will find many of similar talents here @ My Quilt Place, me included lollol. Any way nice to met you and hope you enjoy your time here...and have fun
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