It's that time again when we clean out out closets and sometimes even our sewing rooms. So, if you find yourself with a stack of fabric, blocks, ufos, thread or batting that you'd like to go somewhere that it will get put to good use, I have just the place. As most of you know, I sew "blankies"...

http://www.heleenpinkster.nl/ once there, click on blokken at the top of page. there is also links on the blokken page to other instrument blocks and the 2007 archive of BOMs. nayy, j.

Has anybody ever tried or thought of using Liquid Stitch on a binding for a wall hanging or smaller type quilt? Karen, Queen of Squishies

And I received proof of that today. The mailman delivered a package to me. "Home is where the heart is" hug quilt. My deepest thanks to everyone who made a block or held a good thought for us in this time of transition. We don't have a home yet so are living with my parents. My mother needs...

Hey y'all, I haven't been around in awhile; lots going on here. My mother died last Sunday and I am cleaning out her stuff - I almost feel like a vulture sigh. There is a whole room of sewing stuff, fabric coming out my ears. If you are anywhere near Trinity, NC (that's near High Point) and...

BUBBLEWRAP Sherry Starr

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I have several bottles of fingernail polish that I love, but the polish is getting thicker with time. Can I dilute it with nail polish remover and thin it down or will that make it disappear... as in 'removed'? VBG Or is there another way to thin it down so I can keep using it? It's getting...

As part of my move to more eco-conservation, my next step is cloth napkins. I've made a couple of double-sided patchwork napkins and learned that a four-square produces four corners meeting and that makes for lumps. My next napkins will not have matching seams. I want to use up my scraps, so...

Hi all, Want to tell all of you Wow what beautiful quilts. You all have so much talent and it is a joy to see. My style is so free form. Have to admire your ability to piece so precisely. Your use of color and shading is wonderful. Having trouble expressing myself in written form. Have better...

Still not enough coffee. I can't seem to figure out the minimum numbers of places to visit to be eligible for the prizes this time. I've clicked on everything on that site this morning and can't find the numbers. Could someone give me the link to the page with the specifics for June's FabShop...

http://flickr.com/photos/hannah-hoosier/1397820991/in/photostream/ dont miss the link for tutorial for a waffle cone just below the pix. j.

3 weeks ago my sister asked me to get a folding screen for her at the Big Lots in Mentor Ohio cause it wouldn't fit in Sis's car. I went there on a Saturday and got the screen, but also bought a generic full spectrum florescent floor lamp for myself. Tuesday I went to the guild meeting, and I...

I just received my new Reliable Sewing chair and it is a real improvement over the wooden chairs I have been using. It is an office type chair that is specifically designed for production sewing and is adjustable for height, tilt of seat, back height, and back lean. I have only used it a little...

A few weeks ago I was making a bunch of tablerunners using June Tailor fusible batting. On one of them there was a long line of glue and 2 dots of hard glue that came through to the front of the runner. I washed it 5 different times in cold water as in their directions---in between soaking...

http://www.apa.org/releases/sweeteners0208.html http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=artificial-sweetener-linked-weight-gain DH brought home the article that was published in this week's JAMA. But the link to that article requires a subscription or a one time fee of $15.00 for an article. The...

I finally finsihed the quilts made for my son's two preschool teachers. For the pictures you can go directly to them he http://s256.photobucket.com/albums/hh171/charh108/Quilts/?action=view&current=Preschoolquilts001.jpg or use my links in my signature (either one will work) and make your way...

Does anyone know of an online tank top pattern? I found one but it had spaghetti straps and I am passed spaghetti straps by many years. Certainly I don't have to buy one. I thought of taking a tank top and laying it out on some paper and cutting around it but I don't know if I can get a true...

Hey you two, When in July would suit best for a meet-up??? I could make my way there either on the way to or back from visiting my Dad in NM. The train goes through Flagstaff so I would need to arrange a bus from there to Phoenix. Shona, do I really only have three weeks left before I...

Here is a pic, of a gift quilt for somebody who has to remain nameless as they sometimes check my webshots page to see what I have been doing. I just finished pinning up the sandwich and will start quilting it tomorrow. the white appearing squares of the 9 patch are in fact a faint mottled peach...