In this section I would like to introduce all the works which began my adventure with intensive looking for my own artistic identity. They all come from my efforts to find my own way and individual style, against trends that already exist in the arts. First board that I made is "Second me" ....

Anyone have an AC Moore store nearby? One is opening up here in a few days and I'm wondering what it is like. Do they carry fabric? I'm thinking it may be more like a Michaels than Joanne's.

A friend's grandson is singing with the American Boys Choir as a back up to Beyonce at tonight's awards show! He's so excited. The song is one of the nominated ones. This is his last semester in the school/choir...what a way to end his stint! -- Kathyl remove "nospam-" before...

I use google groups to access the newsgroup; all you need to do is get a google email addy and you have acess to this and a lot of other groups. If you don't know anyone that can "invite" you to join google email, let me know and I will send you an invite. Dead simple, as Pat on the hill would...

Has anyone done one of these? I bought the pattern for Coastlines while vacationing in Ohio. http://www.quilted-lizard.com/new_page_1.htm -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948

Look what this guy wrote in the year 1999, about our present day wars with Iraq, about the World Trade Center bombings, and about what our every day life would soon be like in America. All of it obviously describing these and a zillion other things, years before they ever took place. As...

on some of the other quilting forum places, lots and lots of raves about the accuquilt go. i like gadgets g, but i'm thinking "will i really use it". so.....what's the opinions????? betsey

I had an interesting day yesterday. I taught my NYB class from 9 to 12 and Pineapple from 1-5. This was the first time for the Pineapple class and I was somewhat apprehensive, mostly about pacing. NYB takes every bit of 3 hours for the students to finish one block. As it turns out, Pineapple...

http://www.as3d-landrush.com/intro.php?sponsor=UXF847 AceSpace-3D is a futuristic Space in Cyberspace. It is a virtual world where all can truly choose to live in total peace and harmony. Here you can easily escape the harsh realities of the 'real' world and experience a life often only dreamt...

The black crud was a red herring. The machine hummed along for almost 20 minutes after I pulled that gunk out of the guts of my machine. Then WHUMP it happened again. This time it yanked the bobbin so hard it is totally wedged. This happened before. The repair that time cost a couple hundred bucks...

I've never made anything larger than a twin sized quilt. Mostly I stick to wall quilts and snuggle lap quilt sizes. Baby quilts. And I love minatures. Now comes the monster. She started out to be a feminine, lap sized quilt for watching movies. DH loved the look and said "make it bigger. How hard...

Ok, I'm on vacation but I've been too busy sewing to read. Some of you know I was working on a practice quilt based on a Pebbles and Bam Bam Flintstones print to break in my new SM. The quilt was to be about 3 feet square and I thought I could use it as a baby gift for someone later on. Well my...

ds' g/f, they live downstairs atm, has a buttonhole on a pair of trousers that is unravelling. i've sewn these by machine (tho not my fav thing to sew) but never had to repair one. how do i do it by machine? i'm sure by hand i could tho doubt it would turn out strong enough but i'm open to...

I posted that I had scraps and mailed them to the first person requesting them but received no acknowledgment to the email that they had been sent or received. I signed up for hugs quilt blocks and sent one off on the first request but received no acknowledgment when I emailed that it had been...

I have been been lurking and occasionally posting here for a few months. I have figured out most of the shorthand used generally, such as DH and QI, (although I admit QI took a little while to figure out) but lately I see NAYY a lot, and I just don't get it. Can someone enlighten me? Thanks Heidi

Hi! I was wondering if any of you have or remember the manufacturer of an acrylic extension table for the sewing machine. This one is not just a table, but a real box that you lift the lid (which is the extension ) to get at the contents. I've seen those from Dream World and X-Actoblades...

Yesterday, I nearly completed a crib quilt top but it just sat there whining "I'm bored". I thought a border of different colors would help out. First I toyed with a strip of red across the top, yellow down the right side, blue across the bottom and so on around. Then I got this scathingly...

When Hurricane Andrew went through Florida I was working in the needlework and craft industry. I want to pass on to those in areas where people are coming for temporary (we hope!) housing, activities which really helped those with similar experiences after Hurricane Andrew. Once the initial needs...

After more OT posts than O, I am working on a quilt! Did I mention that I will be a great aunt in October? Well, I am. I don't have a stash (I know, I know, WHat WAs i ThinKIng?) so I had to go to the LQS. I got 1/2 yard each of red orange yellow green blue indigo violet. They are a combo of screen...

Not that it's a quilt for me or to anybody from me, but I got to work on a quilt over the weekend and a bit more last night. My student decided to make a quilt for her son and his fiancee as a wedding present. Trouble is that she doesn't have all of the tools that she needs to do it properly, so...