Hi all, I have the chance to purchas a Pfaff iron press from a friend for $50. It is between 10-12 years old. From those of you who might use one, is it worth the effort? I have no idea what prices are like and if the use of a press justified the occupational space in my already crowded sewing...

Has anyone here ever used Valdani thread? I did some research when I was looking for a nice variegated thread for the wholecloth quilt I'm making for DD1 and decided to use the Valdani variegated 50 wt cotton thread. After using it for awhile I began to find many little "slubs" of...

Our quilt guild has a BOM, too. Each month participants get a little kit with pattern and fabric. The kit handed out last night is...Waterwheel! (Done in browns on beige.) We turn our blocks in at the next monthly meeting. Names are then drawn from among the participants and someone wins 'em...

This is kind of fun: http://www.nobodyhere.com/toren.hier Taria

Anyone have any ideas on a quilt made from old blue jeans. My son would like one made from his old jeans with a pocket here and there. Any clever ideas? ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the...

well i was offline for a day and a half, not a big deal to some but for me tis no fun at all. spent bout an hr the first day online with techy trying to fix it, he ended up telling me i needed to reinstall windows XP and i'd probably lose everything in windows default folders. (i've fixed that now...

Last week I posted that my quilting group at church was making quilts for a family that lost everything in a fire. I thought you would like a report on our Emergency Workshop held Friday and Saturday. We needed to make five twin size quilts and one queen size quilt. We wanted the quilt for each...

Well... now I remember why I don't usually go on fabric shopping binges. After having 3 really wonderful trips to assorted places for fabric just cause, I've spent about $300 and ended up with enough fabric to quilt my whole apartment. I should know better. Today's task is to wash, dry, and iron...

The Nationals, shot very well. If anyone is interested in my results I'll post them. Now to catch up on 4 days posts. -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

You can now sign up for the swap at Cary will be posting the sign up information on her website as well. Not much has changed, just some dates and email addresses. But just in case she has a full plate at the moment, here are some details. I'm a stickler for rules and...

New Mini Round Robin Picture Posted!!!! Louise's stunner of a center from USA 4 Group has been uploaded. You can go directly to this page to see it: http://home.comcast.net/~quiltngryhndlady/MiniRR_2004/USA4.htm or to the main page and navigate...

Hey, just have to tell y'all that I'm heading for Paducah, again!!! DH wants to fish so we'll be in the area from Sunday to Friday. Can ya' tell I'm excited??? But, as soon as I knew we'd be going for that long, I went online to see if I could register for any classes, EQ in particular. Well,...

DD's sorority is having a silent auction in conjunction with it's Mother's Day luncheon this Saturday. I just made three fabric bowls in which I will put bags of homemade marshmallows and a card with the recipe. The bowls are finished, and the marshmallows are now in the pan for 4-5 hours before...

Homemade Marshmallows 7 or 8 Tbsps of powdered gelatin (7 or 8 pkgs) 1/2 cup hot water Stir to dissolve. It will turn into a yucky mass. That's okay. In sauce pan, mix: 4 cups sugar 1 cup white Karo syrup

I think I have a "fresh one" for you! DD came home yesterday and asked me what "that group is" you belong to. She has fallen in love with her home ec teacher and they just socialize up a storm now. The teacher seems to be impressed that DD knows how to sew already. Turns out the teacher is a...

So, what do you do when the world is full of babies and more keep coming? Make baby quilts. I didn't want to make anything more than that now anyway, so what did I do? Popser was watching.... Joan Story #256: "The Babies Are Coming" (and the baby quilt) http://popser.com

Well it turns out that it isn't cancer there is a mass on her pancreas, but it keeps changing size and hey still have to do more tests. Someone in the family is a bit of a panic merchant or misunderstood what's going on. -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

Well, the blood work came back normal so we are back to square one. She is now scheduled for an abdominal ultrasound on March 10th. If that doesn't show anything, they will do a water deprivation study to rule out diabetes insipidus. Now, if the ultrasound does show something, we'll need...

Many quilts ago, I used to get details from someone who ran quilting courses up near the lakes. I came off her mailing list because it was too far to go for the weekend. BUT... now hubby is planning a long weekend walking up in the lakes with some of his wlaking buddies and I have found a nice...

Where do we stand on this project? I think I remember signing up, but haven't heard any more going forward....(?) -- The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized LC in Sunny So Cal Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)