Please share my joy as I relate some recent events in my life. In 1971 my parents took me from Michigan to Abilene, TX to stay in a home for unwed mothers. In August of that year, I gave birth to a boy, signed the papers and Mom and Dad took me back home. It was never mentioned again in our home....

Please share my joy as I relate some recent events in my life. In 1971 my parents took me from Michigan to Abilene, TX to stay in a home for unwed mothers. In August of that year, I gave birth to a boy, signed the papers and Mom and Dad took me back home. It was never mentioned again in our home....

I opened my mail box today and found this big package that was soft and squishy. To my surprise it was a big, beautiful hug! Thank you thank you thank you to you know who. It is so appreciated. I have been so depressed lately with pain that won't go away, and this lets me know that there are...

Grateful to tell you our Susan L P is doing well. ( Thought about calling this OT but taking care of one of us is on topic, isn't it?). Please continue to hold her up in your prayers. Polly

We had wondered what had become of our JP - alias Joanne in Canada. Today, she sent a precious little flannel preemie quilt to me for the shelter. JP reports that her server is not allowing access to newsgroups - we all know about those woes - so she cannot read or post. She was just very...

This is technically off-topic, as it is about sewn blankets, not quilts. Read at your own risk. Fifteen years ago, I was gifted with 2 blankets - 2 layers of flannel, serged around the edges, in nice bright colors. DD#1 (who was born shortly afterwards) thought they were very nice baby...

I've just started sewing up a hugs and kisses baby quilt for a dear co-worker friend of DH's (baby is due later in the year) and as out-dated and obsolete as my Gerty Werty (Wertheim) is she is just so, so much more *modern* than my old Singer 248 (circa around 1967 from Santiago Chile - yes Chile...

On June 19, I place 2 orders with 2 different vendors. I was making a quilt for my mom's 75th birthday (I've posted pics of it in progress - it's the Sword Dance WIP), and wanted to get working on it as soon as possible. I knew I wouldn't be able to make it out to a store for several days (it was...

I just got back from the Bernina Dealer where I have dropped off my favorite Bernina 1008 Mechanical, which I converted to Treadle use. The reason I dropped it off, is that I managed to botch up the innards trying to complete some bags for my wife's charity auction. I got most of them complete,...

I have been experimenting with construction methods for these bags, and have come up with some creative solutions that will allow me to use my Bernina treadle. I have in place a new Bernina that I have used as a back-up electric machine for awhile, and It has now been converted from electric to...

In about a week or so I will be revealing a breakthrough in sewing/ quilting. Nothing more at this time until the great unveiling. Stay tuned and be amazed. Hee Hee! John

I HAVE to go spend some time with my son - take him to the pumpkin patch to buy pumpkins and such. But when we get home, I will have to write about my paper piecing lesson with Carol Doak! Hugs and BEG's Tina

I don't post here, or even really read posts here daily. But I had to take time out to post a thank you to those of you that do, because I harvested a lot of information from this group for my wife as she searched for sewing machine. She's become interested in quilting in the last year or so and...

For years, I've made baby quilts for my sons and their wives to give as baby gifts. Sometimes I get a thank you note; usually I don't. But I enjoy making quilts that size and it's never really bothered me. Today my daughter in law in Lincoln (I was there to kidsit today) gave me a photo album. ...

First, the On topic part :) Thanks for your advice on the paper piecing books - I ordered the show my how to paper piece and the 50 stars :) I decided that the beginner book would be good as I haven't tried it before - but I really wanted that cd :) I will let you all know when they arrive (and...

What started out as one Hug quilt became two, and the two became 25, which were donated to Beth's Place, a local women's shelter here in Illinois. Some of you contributed to this, so I thought I would share the wonderful letter I got from them yesterday - - "Thank you so much for the donation to...

I've been squished! :) No email accompanied it to thank privately, so THANK YOU!!! I've been planning a table runner for my sister for Christmas and this lovely deep red with bits of green will be perfect. Bonnie in OR...grinnin' and fondlin'

Hi I have been reading as many of the posting as I can. One of the postings that I got to read was about a hug quilt. Well this concept came in handy for me this past week when my neighbor's little girl died I sent over a hug quilt to there oldest girl so that she would not be forgotten while...

Hi everyone, Here is a card for you: http://tinyurl.com/y8lbdz hugs, Terbear -- Terbear~Curator of the HUG Gallery~

I've started sewing the strips to the top an bottom of my blocks. If I then trim to size that way, I would save some fabric as I sew the strips to the sides, would I not? They wouldn't have to be so long, and then be cut off? Am I imagining this? Am I actually thinking like a quilter this...