tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post1765868692849843869..comments2024-03-19T02:45:56.599-04:00Comments on Sew Many Ways...: Find a Friend Friday Linky Party and Ask a Question...Karen from Sew Many Ways...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05258367030113873230noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-50034979627498074862013-08-19T12:03:53.843-04:002013-08-19T12:03:53.843-04:00Here is a question for any of you readers who are ...Here is a question for any of you readers who are familiar with re-upholstering furniture. How do I add a nice cording to the seam? I am using a very narrow foot to sew the cording into the fabric, then when it is time to add that cording to the edge of the cushion (for example) the seam of the cording shows. <br />If you have a suggestion or a web site that I can view (even better!) let me know. I don't want to have this look project look "tacky"... thanks!!!!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317214131989839670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-11427534177453846752013-08-18T21:52:32.227-04:002013-08-18T21:52:32.227-04:00As Nanette said, don't worry about the mistake...As Nanette said, don't worry about the mistakes or being a little off. You will love your picnic blanket regardless. I made a beach blanket a few years ago and love using it every time we go to the beach, http://amylizstudio.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/beach-blanket/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-42034524043435873112013-08-18T16:38:36.887-04:002013-08-18T16:38:36.887-04:00Thanks guys:) If I don't get on with it the su...Thanks guys:) If I don't get on with it the summer will be long gone!! VickyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-70853276236360511142013-08-18T06:36:42.135-04:002013-08-18T06:36:42.135-04:00Thanks Katherine and Karen for replying. :o)
When...Thanks Katherine and Karen for replying. :o)<br /><br />When I post my photos in my posts, I use the HTML codes for them from my Photobucket account - I don't load them through Blogger. I've always done it that way as I know a wee bit of HTML and I feel I have more control of their placement, size etc. if I do it that way. A thumbnail of a photo always used to show up in other people's blog lists but now I'm wondering if something has changed. Photobucket did a re-do of its whole site a few months ago and it could well be that that's making my thumbnails not show up any more.<br /><br />I'm not going to change the way I load my photos so, if that's why it's not working, I'll just have to accept it. Drat and double drat! <br /><br />Thanks for helping. I really appreciate it. :o)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828411667195281985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-84192319878355891292013-08-17T12:53:23.300-04:002013-08-17T12:53:23.300-04:00Love the galloping horse analogy!Love the galloping horse analogy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-60253064066135997272013-08-17T09:39:33.725-04:002013-08-17T09:39:33.725-04:00HOLA, COMO STAS... INTERESANTE TU BLOG, ME ENCANTO...HOLA, COMO STAS... INTERESANTE TU BLOG, ME ENCANTO..¡ TE FELICITO.<br />AHORA TE SIGO, TE INVITO A QUE ME VISITES Y VEAS LO QUE YO HAGO, SERAS BIENVENIDA SIEMPRE..<br />BESOS, ABRAZOS Y BENDICIONES.<br /> ZHOBEYDA.<br />ZHOBEYDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005632710750819925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-70263288434806613382013-08-17T07:30:15.777-04:002013-08-17T07:30:15.777-04:00Great idea! My question is whether there is an eas...Great idea! My question is whether there is an easy to use pattern maker online for pple on a budget<br />;-)Agyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928712250057338961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-59822762214640628452013-08-17T03:18:47.299-04:002013-08-17T03:18:47.299-04:00Thanks for hosting, Karen.
Been preoccupied with ...Thanks for hosting, Karen.<br /><br />Been preoccupied with academics so not been here in a while. Always a pleasure and a blessing coming here to connect with other beautiful and creative bloggers' worlds.<br /><br />Do have a great weekend.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Abiola.Abiolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957454452077890304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-80991111167590603212013-08-16T21:23:50.584-04:002013-08-16T21:23:50.584-04:00I agree with Robyn, try Craftsy - specifically the...I agree with Robyn, try Craftsy - specifically the 2012 Block of the Month class with Amy Gibson. It's free. I'd never quilted before either and she shows you how to a variety of blocks, even ones that don't require a pattern, like strip blocks! It's great. Good Luck!Diana @ Red Delicious Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157904204372685921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-32750368973489421762013-08-16T20:57:30.784-04:002013-08-16T20:57:30.784-04:00Hi Anne,
The list on someone's side bar is a g...Hi Anne,<br />The list on someone's side bar is a gadget that can be added to show their favorite blogs...it's called Blog List in the layout section of the dashboard. Just click Add Gadget. The list either shows the other blog's icon, title of the most recent post, snippet of the most recent post, thumbnail or just the date of most recent post. That blog owner has chosen the thumbnail option. It shows the first picture in YOUR post as the thumbnail, but I'm not sure why some show and some do not. It could be they way you write your post or add your pictures. Do use the Blogger format to write your post or do you copy and paste them in there from say Live Writer or another form. It may not be reading your photos.Karen from Sew Many Ways...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05258367030113873230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-63155551030414458642013-08-16T20:28:10.477-04:002013-08-16T20:28:10.477-04:00I work in a dental office and chat with my patient...I work in a dental office and chat with my patients all the time. One family house swaps each year with a different family in France. They love it and highly recommended it to my boss when he asked about it. They had nothing negative to say. <br />Hope this helps. Not sure if they go through a company or website that acts as a middle man. I can ask if you'd like. Karen from Sew Many Ways...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05258367030113873230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-16569000659219707762013-08-16T17:37:35.140-04:002013-08-16T17:37:35.140-04:00I don't know if this is the answer, but if you...I don't know if this is the answer, but if you are on the "layout" page in Blogger, up in the left hand corner there is a box that says "Favicon". Click to edit it you can upload a picture, and that is what will show up when you leave a comment etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-34904265059392193432013-08-16T17:33:59.406-04:002013-08-16T17:33:59.406-04:00You can use Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint and you ...You can use Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint and you don't have to prime at all...it's fabulous. There are also some homemade chalk paint recipes on Pinterest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-14093280477997790712013-08-16T16:46:53.990-04:002013-08-16T16:46:53.990-04:00Never have but it sounds like it would be fun, if ...Never have but it sounds like it would be fun, if not at least no expense for your accommodations!. Ever see the move "The Holiday" ? A New York girl and an English girl switch homes and it was great fun, good movie.DuAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206272618138767135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-53997200938597281002013-08-16T16:34:05.204-04:002013-08-16T16:34:05.204-04:00I'm wondering if anyone knows why, on other bl...I'm wondering if anyone knows why, on other bloggers' blog lists, there's no thumbnail beside the link to my blog. I don't think I've done anything to stop a thumbnail showing but I must have done because it happens on everyone's blog lists. <br /><br />Here's a link to a blog with my blog (my blethering blog) in her blog list - http://gillymakes.blogspot.co.uk/. Every other blogger has a thumbnail (at least those on Blogger do) but not me. I want my thumbnail back! Any ideas how to sort that?Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828411667195281985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-89607213191602731682013-08-16T14:14:49.851-04:002013-08-16T14:14:49.851-04:00Hi This is the first time I have linked up for Fin...Hi This is the first time I have linked up for Find a Friend Friday -is there a Find a Friend button I can use on my blog? looked and looked but don't seem to find one...!leeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315524620859708360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-44763038887126586042013-08-16T13:17:02.557-04:002013-08-16T13:17:02.557-04:00I love this reply! xxI love this reply! xxSimsimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628520285486264613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-82390522256707450332013-08-16T13:09:57.037-04:002013-08-16T13:09:57.037-04:00Thanks Annette, will check it out! xxxThanks Annette, will check it out! xxxSimsimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628520285486264613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-56945193851015879512013-08-16T13:09:26.498-04:002013-08-16T13:09:26.498-04:00I've tried starting a house building blog, but...I've tried starting a house building blog, but I'd like to keep it private for friends and family. With blogspot, I tried restricting it to "only these readers" but they couldn't access it. Then I tried password protection, but you could still get through without using the password. Any suggestions? Thanks!Astrids dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733964010752243506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-16658353463751954152013-08-16T12:05:11.783-04:002013-08-16T12:05:11.783-04:00Oh Vicki,
Don't worry, you are making somethi...Oh Vicki,<br /><br />Don't worry, you are making something for your family to use at a picnic, not a quilt that is going to be judged in a show. They are going to love the memories they make having picnics on that quilt, and if you get a few "tucks" those are "love tucks" where you tucked in extra love. Then there is the theory of the galloping horse, if you were to hang it on your front door and go by it on a galloping horse would you see the mistake.<br /><br />Go for it, I have also seen them made with purchased bandannas simply sewn together, they come out pretty good.<br /><br />NanetteNanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09199611865435864619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-80363028273820945572013-08-16T11:57:51.674-04:002013-08-16T11:57:51.674-04:00Amy, I was recntly asked to teach a friends husban...Amy, I was recntly asked to teach a friends husband how to quilt, I started him out with: cutting accurately, sewing and accurate 1/4 inch seem, then the first quilt is going to be a chinese coin as there are no diagonal seams and no seams to match up. Good luck and welcome to the club.Nanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09199611865435864619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-70787424944464547762013-08-16T11:13:13.735-04:002013-08-16T11:13:13.735-04:00Hi, I have never quilted, and am thinking of makin...Hi, I have never quilted, and am thinking of making a picnic rug with simple fat quarters cut into four squares - so creating a big block out of squares. I am conscious that if I fail even by a couple of millimetres on each square by the end I will be completely out of alignment. How do you avoid this? Thanks Vicky Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-42158702386384776352013-08-16T09:20:13.258-04:002013-08-16T09:20:13.258-04:00It might help if you had a thumbnail photo along w...It might help if you had a thumbnail photo along with the link, like here on Karen's linkys. As they say a picture is worth a thousand words.Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187456682218408410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-3768594868312085982013-08-16T09:16:18.921-04:002013-08-16T09:16:18.921-04:00I think you just did! Lol. Karen has thousands of ...I think you just did! Lol. Karen has thousands of readers, so hopefully reading your questions will get you some visitors too. I am going to stop by and take a peek right now.Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187456682218408410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-62003979224079247172013-08-16T09:14:39.050-04:002013-08-16T09:14:39.050-04:00Yes particle board can be painted, but it needs to...Yes particle board can be painted, but it needs to be primed first with a good primer. I've heard some say to paint with an oil base paint and others say an acrylic base. Perhaps talk to someone at your local home improvement store first.Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187456682218408410noreply@blogger.com