Why is my Singer 4210 sewing machine not pulling the fabric?

Posted March 30th, 2009

maureen asked: Ok, the machine I have is fairly new, less than a year old, and yesterday when I was working on a quilt, I had just finished one block and was starting to sew it to another when it suddenly would not pull the fabric through. I’ve cleaned it thoroughly, checked the works above [...]

Any one ever make a quilt to fit a queen or kings sized bed before?

Posted March 30th, 2009

stacy asked: If you have, how large were each of your blocks, and if you had any boreders how wide were those? I want to make a Churndash quilt with 6 blocks across and 7 down with a border inbetween every block across and every other block down with a large fabric picture in the [...]

whats a another good color for a baby girl?

Posted March 30th, 2009

Courtney asked: i’m making a baby quilt for a couple who are expecting a girl. so far i have pink yellow and purple on the front. its a square pattern. i need a color for the back of it. i was thinking using a flannel fabric. would that be bad for the baby?inbe

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Would You Prefer A Runner Or a Square?

Posted March 30th, 2009

Fenway?George asked: Hey!
I am going to see some friends and family, I would lilke to bring them each gift bags filled with goodies specifically from my state, I would also like to make them a quilted runner.
If you were to get this gift. Would you prefer a runner for your table or a [...]

Making a quilt from old baby clothes?

Posted March 30th, 2009

jatay asked: Okay, so I have never made a quilt before, I haven’t even really done much sewing. I have a sewing machine that I received as a Christmas gift, TWO years ago and it’s still in the box! Anyways, I am determined, I want to make a quilt out of my daughter’s [...]

What is this item called? It’s for fusing fabric?

Posted March 29th, 2009

Kristin D asked: When I was in elementary school, we made a quilt to hang on the wall in the hallway. The moms made a patchwork quilt and then we all got to go to the art room and cut out fabric and then I think we peeled something like wax paper off the back [...]

I want to make a quilt out of my wedding dress, any ideas?

Posted March 28th, 2009

reecee asked: The fabric is organzia, with seed pearl buttons, and lace at the collor and sleeves. any ideas would be appreciated.runyan

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Need some ideas for a homemade gift. Involves sewing?

Posted March 27th, 2009

punchy333 asked: I bought some NFL, flannel (on one side) fabric for a Christmas present for my husband. Now I don’t know what to make with it. I was leaning toward a quilt, with added fabric….. or maybe even pajama pants. Anybody have any suggestion? Thanks!!!
It’s 3 yards, but I can always [...]

What can I do with these fabric scraps?!

Posted March 26th, 2009

amerysse asked: First of all, if you’re going to tell me to make a quilt, please don’t.
I have about half a yard of three different colors of microsuede that I used in a craft project to decorate my dorm room. I have quite a bit left, and don’t want to throw it away. [...]

How to patch a quilt ?

Posted March 26th, 2009

The Passenger asked: I have an old quilt (maybe 50 years old) and some of the pieces of fabric are starting to rip from just being old. This is a quilt I really love and I’d like to fix it – it’s just a crazy quilt, just random, no pattern.
I am very good at sewing [...]