Member postings for H

Hi Abby,

 

Welcome to the forum! I've not made a t-shirt quilt before but I'm sure someone on here will be able to help - I'd do a quick search for blogs that mention t-shirt quilts as they often have tutorials with lots of tips and photos.

 

My first thoughts are whether you'd need to back the t shirt squares/rectangles with some sort of stabiliser so that they don't stretch and cause problems when piecing/quilting (particularly as they are different weights) and whether you'd need to use a ballpoint needle to work with jersey (I have a needle guide somewhere, I'll dig it out and have a look!). Also, you could tie rather than quilt the project which may make life easier.

 

I'm sure someone else will be more help - you could do a trial run with a few of the different fabrics to see what happens...

 

Good luck!

H

 

P.S. You could bag up the off cuts and take them to your local charity shop for them to sell on as rags - I do that with all my little scraps and worn out clothes!

Jan - I had a quilt in Harrogate show last year and I was thrilled when I saw someone take a photo of it...hope they were taking it because they liked it and not because they were collecting turkeys!! I don't usually eat crisps but I know that Pringles containers make great desk organisers - I'll find my thinking hat, put it on and see what else I can come up with!

 

H

 

P.S. Maybe you're reaching the end of your icon quota?!!!

Fay - I posted your card today...I have no idea how long it will take to arrive, maybe by the end of the week?!

Hope you like it!

H

Hi Hannah,

 

I'm afraid I can't help you and Katy is at the FoQ for the weekend - she'll help as soon as she sees the message but I'm not sure she has internet access while she's in Birmingham.

 

Sorry I can't be more help but welcome to the forum!

H

Hi Irene,

 

My wonderful card arrived this morning. I've uploaded a photo to the album but I'm afraid it's on it's side (sorry, Katy, it uploaded fine into my album but I can't see the delete option in the group album!)

 

That's exactly what I was thinking, Angela!

 

Tessa - I think that's the opposite of travelling lightly ;o) but there's nothing worse than not enough to drink...will the party be in your room, then?!

Hi Irene - thanks for letting me know it's on it's way, I'll let you know when it arrives!

 

Still haven't sorted out what to do but I've got a while yet, thank goodness!

H

I'm not going to FoQ but Ali at veryberryhandmade has a link to a full list of trade stalls and Susan Briscoe has a map of the stalls - put the two together and you can plan your spending ;o)

Have a great time!

You enjoyed your mola journey then?! The leaf looks great - at least you tried it (which is more than I did!) and now you know you won't be trying it again!

 

Great to have you back!

I've added my recent finishes - I stitched four bindings in two weeks and then couldn't get a decent photo because of all the rain and then I forgot to add them to our show...

 

H