I saw this on one of those "crafter" shows on TV. A lady was using those cardboard/tagboard cards that you can wrap embroidery floss around for storage. She wrapped ribbons around them instead, and stored them in a plastic box that you get when you have a ton of embroidery floss (which comes with...

Can anyone suggest a good way to mark fabric? I have just spent a frustrating afternoon, first marking a grid on a quilt top with a 'dissappearing' marker. This worked fine, altho it was hard to see some of the lines. But I thouoght better too light that too dark. Anyway after that I get to the...

Hi - my name is Sharon, and I've never made a quilt. My SIL and I tried, several years ago - a BOM, with no sewing. Instead, you fused a "picture", then outlined everything with a blanket stitch. Well, by the time we got the thing fused, I needed a hammer and pliers to get a needle through...

Okay, this is actually funny. I got a spoof eBay email informing me that a potential buyer wanted to contact me. I don't have anything for sale on eBay. *snerk* -- blackrosequilts

Hi again all from Nev & Carol d/under. Carol speaking here I'm emerging from lurkdom to request some pointers for making a Quilt for my 38yr old (semi) "Redneck" son, who has a Harley-Davidson, (which he loves), but not a member of a Biker's club. I'm thinking some Jungle-Green/camouflage blocks...

DD has been looking for another job now for about a month after a disappointing episode with the last one. She interviewed with this dental office on Tuesday and has a working interview today. She really liked them and they were impressed with her (no surprise to me, of course). She has a...

Hi, just put a couple new pics on my spot at flickr.com and I'm just vain enough to want to show them to you guys. They were done quickly. These are the blocks and quilt for my friend who is in hospice. I'm binding the quilt now (added a couple borders) and I hope to quilt it tonight. I will give...

Pami's HUG has been added to the gallery, thanks Taria for sending it to me! http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/PAMI/pami -- Terbear~Curator of the HUG Gallery~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS Teri's quilts~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Tquilts

I am about half way thru piecing a small friendship star quilt. I'm using very bright fabrics and a black background. The start are made up of 14 different fabrics, so I am doing my planning on a small (36 X 36) design wall. I want to see which fabrics should go where. Anyway, I have come to...

Several weeks ago someone on this group posted about the wonderful directions Kim had on her web site for the LeMoyne Star. According to the post, by using Kim's directions marking was not necessary and the pieced block was very flat. This Saturday I will be featuring the LeMoyne Star in the 30's...

it sounds great to me! the chains will make a nice frame for the embroidery :-D -- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: so much quilting to reply. Time to accept, time to grow, time to take things slow www.geocities.com/jess_ayad http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos

Did anyone see the eposide with Joen Wolfrom? In explaining her color selections she used a 16 point block. I've been trying to found the pattern with no success. Can anyone help. niasha

After all that hard work we did of voting for MS charity to receive added funds, it looks like we are about to lose. The stats have been changing daily, the voting ends June 30. You can only use your own email address to vote, I can't use mine for you anymore. We've reached our limit on...

Have many of you made quilted jackets from cut up sweatshirts? I'm taking a 2 day workshop next weekend and I'm trying to get inspired. The woman who is teaching this class is extremely talented and very artistic. I don't have quite the "eye" she has for creative piecing. Her work tends to lean...

I am in search of that "perfect" piece of fabric (at a reasonable price of course ;-) and I hope I'll know it when I see it. I've decided the best way to find it is to look at everybody else's favorite online fabric store. I've bought other things online, but never fabric, so this is first for...

Just want to thank everyone for their suggestions and help with my pp blocks and the 28 seams coming together in the centre. I will be playing around with them and trying the different suggestions as each one will create a different effect so I can see which look pleases me. I have been...

I have added a video clip to my web page, and I have a question about how it's running. www.PlayPianoNow.info It's on the last page of the photo gallery. It runs fine, but takes awhile to get started. I have a feeling the general public is not going to wait that long, and so no one will get to...

You all know how much I hate hand stitching, yes? Well, today I had a brainstorm, and am wondering if it will work. What if I make the label for any given quilt, and sew it to the backing before sandwiching? Admittedly, it might end up with quilting through it, but for most things, I would mind...

Do we have people going to that this coming weekend? Judy of Fargo and I are arriving Friday evening and plan to be there bright early on Saturday morning to see all the great quilt. We are bringing none...just coming to enjoy the quilts and eat out, and eat out...I wonder how many meals we can...

Floyd Landis fans, can you believe this? As I type Landis has broken ahead of the yellow jersey group and is *flying* across the 5+ minute gap to the breakaway. He's gained back more than 3 minutes of the 8 he lost yesterday on La Toussuire. What a move! WOW! If he loses this gamble, well,...