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Where can I find special feet used

Bonita Willman — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:14:22 GMT

Hello, I'm trying to find a foot used on a recent Quilting Daily showing. It looked like a large roller and only used one set of feed dogs. It made it easy to to many stitches on curves with out having to stop to make turns. Does anyone have an idea what it is called and where it can be found. She mentioned it had a low shank, and it was used a lot to sew leather and used a lot in the making of gloves as it can make curves with out raising your pressure foot and turn. Hope someone knows what this is as I am dying to get one as I do lots of small stuff and it would be a big help.

Hello New here :) Sewing machine???

squigglebutt — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:27:21 GMT

Hello

Just joined a little while ago so hello to all on here. I love sewing and making things. I'm always thinking or making something. At this point in time I have a 'New home' Janome sewing machine, which is great. However, I am starting to do more actual 'quilting' and 'embroidery' aswell as the actual patchwork and I' looking for tips on a new sewing machine. I've looked at one called a Pfaff but there are so many. Does anyone know of one particular one that covers quilting, embroidery etc. My price range is around $£600 give or take.

Thanks and look forward to chatting

Squiggs

Quilter form Germany - new here

Manuela Sattler — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:54:42 GMT

Hi,

I'm new here and looking foreward to learn and to explore.

Love quilting. New here.

tedjones — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:13:23 GMT

As a guy not embarrassed to say quilting is great and a form of art. Looking forward to seeing more from this site.

just joined the community-looking forward to sharing and learning

ckcowl — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:27:08 GMT

I am a new community member looking forward to sharing and learning with my fellow quilt artists

i live in northern michigan- made my first quilt in 1976- but throughout the years have spent my time doing many other crafts, sewing- made my own clothes- clothed my children- about ten years ago the (quilting bug) really took hold of me- since then i have pretty much concentrated on the quilting arts. learning new techniques, stretching (sometimes to the snapping point) the limits of the craft. I am a long-arm quilter, fabric dyer, love working in wools & silks, love embellishments...always seeking new ways to create what i envision- dream up;

I love wool rug hooking also and the two crafts seem to go hand in hand in my world. I always have a (hand project) in the works- car rides, sitting/waiting i am sewing- or hooking...it's quite an obsession.

I recently found myself unemployed (outside the home) and now have the winter to see where i can go with my craft- maybe i can figure out some (better) time management - locate more hours in the day to accomplish all that i want to accomplish.

i look forward to being part of this community.

foil paper used by Deborah Boschert

Grammy Kay — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:40:58 GMT

Show 1001, Deborah used a foil paper to do interesting monograms on her quilt projects. I went to Michaels and Jo-Ann. Michaels only had gold leaf and Jo-Ann had a foil with adhesive on the back. I bought both trying to do the project. Jo-Ann said they use to handle foil paper, but have not had it for a long time. Please tell me where I can get the needed foil paper as used in this show.

Something new for me

Ann-Karin — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:57:44 GMT

Hello, I am a lady of 55 years, living in Northern Norway. Have been doing quilt since 2000 and it has become my favorite hobby also do card making (to put with the gift).

Some of my work can be seen on my web side www.ann-karin.net

I have a pattern "Poinsettia Elegance" by Mount Redoubt Designs. Comes as no champion in reading English pattern, so I'm trying this channel for help. Is there anyone who can try to explain, or know of any video clip that can show how but to create the dimensional flower on this cloth. I just can not figure it out.

Ann-Karin

New Here

Peg Howard — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:22:06 GMT

But Not new to Quilting ARTS-

I love mixed media- color and petting fabric- currently my artistic focus/interest is digital art and it integration into miked media . Look forward to visiting often.

I live in the country- moved here over 10 years ago- its an isolated kind of living. The internet and magazines are my connection to whats happening out there.

I work a state job part time-

Make my "Slice of Light Earrings" part time-

and in my spare time --play with all the art tools and techniques.

Till next we greet,

Peg Howard

remake

katieos — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:10:27 GMT

Hi from Canada:
I have not done much quilting, but was bequeathed my mother-in-law's quilting stuff. I am going to make a baby quilt this fall but in the meantime have been asked to repair an old quilt. The top is what he wants. The back is very thin but whole. The stuffing is mostly in place.

Should I take the old batt out and use a new one? or just put a new one and the new back on top?

Any thoughts?

Secondly, is there any danger to making a tied quilt for a baby?

Thanks,

Katie

Tea Bag Collage Episode 702

dords — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:38:11 GMT

Hi everyone - newbie here - greetings from New Zealand!

Does anyone know what these beautiful quilted squares are used for as they are only 14" square? Are they joined together as a quilt, made into cushion covers or simply framed?

Love the site - an amazing resource.

Have a lovely day everyone.

Sketching

cele44 — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:42:05 GMT

I have a lot of ideas but have trouble getting them from my head to the sketching stage. Any suggestions?

Cecelia

Does anybody know?

Domani — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:56:22 GMT

Does anybody know of the style of quilting where the blocks are stuffed as they are made.

There was this lady about 40 years ago that showed me a project she was working on making a quilt. I grew up with quilters all around me but I had never seen anything like this before or since.

she made both sides of the quilt block with one piece of fabric folded in a real interesting way and stuffed the block and then sewed the block to the last one.

Evolon

ShelleyG14 — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:42:23 GMT

Greetings from WA.

The April/May 2012 issue of Quilting Arts has an ad (page 90) for Evolon (cousin to Lutradur), being sold by Spunart. This is a UK company, and neither Firefox or Internet Explorer trusts their website. Has anyone ordered from them (with good results, one can only hope!)?

Thanks, in advance, for any input.

"studios" Magazine

AliceB777 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:09:24 GMT

Does anyone have any issues of "studios" that they no longer need? I would like to have them.

Peace.

Alice

Trying to find Granny's quilting Frame

MemawTuck — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:46:14 GMT

I am trying to find the floor quiltinging frame like our Grandmothers used. Does anyone know where I can find one at a minium cost.

Hello from Oregon

motheronabroomstick — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:11:14 GMT

Hi, I'm Candy, from suburban Portland, Oregon. My background is Clothing and Textiles from Oregon State U and Art from Marylhurst University, and my passion is quilts. My kids are grown (over 30 - not sure when THAT happened) so my main studio is my daughter's old room and my daughter created her quilting space in her brother's old room, since her apartment is too small for quilting. My husband and I live with two standard poodles, who would like to think that all the quilts are for them.

Color is what motivates me and I totally love batiks. I've also had some fun with Katie Pasquini Masopust's painted quilt techniques. I belong to a small quilt guild and a small quilt group (6 of us) which pushes me to think out of my usual box. I'm hoping "Quilting Daily" will spark my imagination.

Batting for cold weather quilts

dalequilt — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:07:58 GMT

I am getting ready to complete a quilt for a women who lives in Durango, Colorado. She wants her quilt to be warm and "heavy" for cold weather. I have used Warm and Natural in the past but it seems rather light in weight compared to the quilts she has - they were made by her grandmother - probably from the 40's or 50's. I'm wondering if Quilter's Dream Wool batting will work? Any suggestions? I live in Phoenix, AZ and we don't need "cold" weather quilts.

Thanks!!

Dale

Hello from the HOKIANGA...New Zealand

parkroses_beedz — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:22:00 GMT

Hello Everyone,

My name is Kathy, (45) I live with my hubby on our dairy farm. We live 5 mins from the Hokianga harbour and Waipoua Forest, also 5 mins from the wild west coast. So some can say I live in paradise. Our youngest child Maggie (19)is about to depart the house and head to Canada for a year...so finally we have a totally empty house. So I have lots of room to spread out and claim yet another room with my crap as the family have been known to call it. I have been with my hubby for 28 years, we have 2 other kids AJ (24) who has a beautiful Canadian girlfriend Melissa, and a daughter Ashleigh (22)who has 2 beautiful children...Cory 4 and Stevi ron-ella 2.

I have a great love of beads, I collect them, make them = lampwork, play with them...but I also received my great aunts sewing collection of lace, buttons, material her sewing machine, cottons etc that I thought I had better find out how to use them...hence finding you all on the net, after watching on tv about your website. I also started a Stitch and *** group up in our local area to get people out in public to do knitting, we met up once a week and have a good laugh and moan.

SO when it comes to craftwork im glad to say im an addict. So I would love to met new freinds who are like minded..

kathy

Hello from the HOKIANGA...New Zealand

parkroses_beedz — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:22:10 GMT

Hello Everyone,

SO when it comes to craftwork im glad to say im an addict. So I would love to met new freinds who are like minded..

kathy

Photo technique

nancy billings — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:38:57 GMT

Hi, I've been trying Julie Fei-Fen Balzer's technique with transparencies and I'm having lots of trouble, but it seems so easy on TV. Is there a specific transparent film that you are supposed to use and is there a special setting on the computer to print? Is the ink from the transparency supposed to be dry and the matte medium dry also. Thanks

Nancy B

Hi from Adelaide, South Australia

Nanny Moo — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:45:47 GMT

Hi, I purchased a copy of your Quilting Arts magazine yesterday, and just had to join your group. I have been quilting for about 9 years now, but have not achieved aything like what is in your magazine!! I have made about 60 quilts, ranging from cot size to queen sized.

But, I am willing to lean new tricks, so look forward to catching up online as much as possible.

Hugs

Roseanne (Nanny Moo)

Glad to be here.

edrogers — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:15:22 GMT

I'm so glad this site exists. It used to be a time when younger was embarrassed about quilting but as you get older you find that you start caring less about what others think. I now know quite a few guys into quilting...I always feel close to my grandmother since I learned by watching her do it when growing up....

new member

maureen95 — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:00:48 GMT

hello to all..I have been watching quilting arts for some time now and a big fan...now hope to get some good advice for getting a new sewing machine, that is touch screen...and meet some new friends with a common interest in sewing.....hope to hear from you all soon.

Quilting Arts Show # 310, using unmounted stamps and oil paints.

Carolynjacks — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:10:26 GMT

I watched show # 310, some time back, took notes, but have had trouble finding stamps, even close to the ones, used for this show. I have searched the internet, numerous time, but no luck. I saw a post from a Stephanie W., asking about the same show.

Can anyone out there please direct me, in the right direction.

Tribute quilt

earthanjel — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:22:42 GMT

This is a quilt I made in honor of the Marine Corps Aviation Cenntenial coming up next year. My husband is a US Marine Pilot and the spouses of his squadron raffled this off to raise some money so that they could do something special for the Marines at the Marine Corps Birhtday Ball this fall. Almost all the Marines had been deployed to the Horn of Africa, Pakistan/Egypt/Libya or Afghanistan throughout 2010 and early 2011. All the aircraft pictured have been or are currently flown by the USMC from 1912 to the present.

I chose a wool batting and stippling to give the quilt a 'fluffy' cloud feeling.

I'm not sure if this really falls under the title of 'art quilt' but I really wanted to share it here.