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Yayyy!!! Have fun and I hope it turns out well! I have two more quilts I want to increase their widths and I already bought fabric ON SALE to work on those! Thanks for watching my channel and commenting!

@ I’ve not quilted except for making a T-shirt quilt. Also have challenge of the taller mattress, and the edging of the quilt is small squares turned to diamond direction. I may need the quilt store to suggest remedy to that.

@@aprillucas-boyle222 Take your time when you're putting the borders together, and working through the steps. Also, if you want, you can email pics of the quilt to me at gemmashouse888@gmail.com and I'll see if I can suggest something that might work.

@@robinsquiltbasket Happy New Year's Eve to you too! I bought all the fabrics and batting on a great sale!! Thanks for watching!

Thank you. I love using flannel as the backing too! Soooo cozy! Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@judyruhland8147 Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

@@judyruhland8147 There's also a Facebook group for the Jazz II that I found helpful when I first bought mine.

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Hi! I think you could increase just the width on your quilt and make the necessary adjustments from the instructions I give in my two videos. I also have several queen-size quilts that I only need to increase the width on. So I'll be doing those at some point. Good luck with your project, and thank you for watching and commenting!

Hi! Even though I've only painted light-colored linen liners on frames, I think it would still work on a darker linen liner. What color are you thinking of doing? I would make sure the acrylic paint is thinned with water, and paint it on in layers, trying to control any overlapping of paint so that you get a consistent look. Maybe put a coat of really thinned-down paint on first, let it dry, and then decide if you want to paint on additional coats. It MIGHT take a few layers, but making sure the paint is still thin enough so that the linen texture still shows. Let us know how it goes! And thank you for checking out my channel and commenting!

I have a huge Robert Wood sofa painting that I got on fb marketplace, the seller nailed a hole thru the linen! And it’s stained. I used plastic wood in the hole and dragged a pin thru it to resemble linen. Now to paint it! Should only take a week or so 🤪

@@AmandaE1964 That sounds like a fun project and I bet it turns out nice! Let us know how it turns out. By the way, I LOVE Robert Woods landscapes! Thanks for watching and commenting!

@ it turned out great! I love Robert Woods too. The linen was light ivory and now it’s a moss green, the painting is an Autumn scene, Path of Gold. 🧡

@@AmandaE1964 Wow, I'm so happy to hear about that. I would love to see a pic of how the linen looks in green with that beautiful Robert Wood landscape! I bought a few framed Robert Wood landscape prints in the past couple years, but ended up painting over two of them because the prints weren't such great quality, but I really loved the vintage frames that were on them. So I did my own paintings using the thick cardboard print as a "canvas" and they turned out great. Also, if the print isn't so nice, you could touch it up with acrylic paints and brighten up parts of it if necessary. Just a thought for future projects!

@@robinsquiltbasket Thanks so much! Have a good holiday!

@@ShadowMoonFarms Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Have a nice holiday season!

@@tinamae7931 I'm so glad this was helpful! I've fixed a few frames like this. Thank you for checking out my channel and commenting!

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The machine has been working great! There is a Facebook group just on this particular sewing/quilting machine if you want to hear about the issues with this machine. Thanks for watching my channel.

It’s a mechanical, not computerized. No touch screen, etc.

@@janetdinatale9861 That's one of the reasons I wanted this machine. Also because of the 12" throat. Thanks for watching my channel!

Sorry, I haven't been sewing clothes for a long time. Thanks for checking out my channel and commenting.

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@@AnnEmery-ps5wx Thanks! I wanted to try a color I haven't used before! Thanks for checking out my channel and commenting!

Yes, it was a ton of work, but a fun springtime/summertime project for me. I'm sooooo happy it's finished. I enjoy looking at it every day! Thanks so much for checking out my channel and commenting!

@@ShadowMoonFarms Hahaha!!! I knew someone would say that!! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Tackle the fireplace in the bedroom.

@@robinsquiltbasket That's interesting. I've actually been thinking of starting on that project for awhile now! I have to figure out a design for it. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@xela5974 Thanks for letting me know the video was helpful! And thank you for checking out my channel!

Chalk paint is still a water-based paint like acrylics, but I don't know what the difference is in the "ingredients." And chalk paint dries to a matte finish and does look a little "chalky," although it doesn't come off on your fingers or anything, and it feels a little rougher than acrylics. I wouldn't use the painted object without putting some type of protective topcoat on it first. From watching TH-cam videos about chalk paint, apparently you can distress the furniture edges easily by lightly sanding them. Also, they always use a wax as a protective coat on it. I looked online and found an article by a furniture flipper and he said he always uses polycrylic instead of wax because it lasts longer and doesn't need to be redone every couple years like a wax topcoat needs to be. This was my first time using chalk paint. Hope this info was helpful.

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@@marciajohnson5143 I love seeing them! But I heard that they can bite too. Did you see how "she" slowly turns her head to look at me?!

@@gemmashouse I’ve had many in my yards over the years. Yes, the way they turn their heads is eerie! And they will fly AT you! But I like them!

@@marciajohnson5143 Oh REALLY??!! I didn't know they'll fly AT you!! Scary!

@@gemmashouse Yes, they can and sometimes I have experienced that. A littl3e unnerving. But I still like bugs and critters.

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@@shellcshells2902 Oh, nice!! This is the first I've used French seams in a long time! I had forgotten about them. Thanks for watching and commenting!

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I hope the video was helpful in some ways! I definitely had tension problems when I first bought my Jazz II. The guy who I was taking my sewing machines to finally was able to repair the tension once and for all. So I'm now able to use a tension of 4 for free-motion quilting as well as for general sewing. Make sure you have the presser foot down when you're free-motion quilting. And also make sure the bobbin spool (used for winding bobbins, on the top right of the machine) is pushed all the way back to the left when you're finished winding bobbins. Also, I had joined a Facebook group called "Jazz 2 Sewing Machines" and it's really interesting to hear about everyone's problems on this machine. Maybe you can look into that Facebook group and pose your questions. And please make sure to catch my other videos I have on my channel page about free-motion quilting! I hope your project works out! Thank you for watching my channel and commenting!

The upper tension for FMQ should be between 8 - 9. I usually end up with it all the way up to 9.

@@marleneruppert1874 When I first got my Jazz II, I had to have the upper tension all the way up at 9 also. I can't remember now exactly what the problem was, but it still wasn't working well even with the tension on 9. That's why I took it to my repair guy (twice) and he finally fixed it so that I can keep the tension on 4 for both general sewing and FMQ. I think every Jazz II behaves differently, from what I'm seeing in people's comments on the Facebook group. Good luck with your machine and FMQ!

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Thanks very much! I tend to go a little crazy when I discover a new kind of craft, like beading. So I have many! And I'm starting to wear them again now that I finally unpacked them! Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@robinstpierre864 Hahaha, I know, don't we look for excuses to go to the fabric store?!! Thanks for watching my channel and for the nice comments!

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@@deborahiwck9455 Thank you so much for the very nice and detailed comment! I'm so glad you found the video helpful! And thanks for watching my channel!

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Ahhh, I'm so glad to hear this quilt idea will help you! Thank you for watching my channel and commenting!

It's a 12" throat, which is the reason I bought it! Thanks for watching my channel and commenting!

I know, right?! White/beige walls are SOOOOO TIRING to me! Hahaha! I hope your color-blocking project goes well and please let me know how it turns out! And thanks for watching my channel and commenting!