That's beautiful! Now, I would not redo a small mismatch like that, but that's just me. They do not show at all in the overall picture. What size will this pretty quilt-for-you be? Karen, Queen of Squishies

i'm really ticked off. waaaaay back in sept i had a major influx of spam that went from a few that were easily dealt with to over 300 a day. it was all i could do to keep deleting them til i could find a solution. as an act of desperation i dropped all my yahoo groups in hopes that it would fix the...

(every time I see "cq" I want to think Charge of Quarters duty that DH gets to pull on occasion) but anyway... I have done 2 blocks, and started a 3rd. The first two were more tester blocks than anything else. I wanted to play with different stitches, and different doo-dads on it. The first is...

Whatever you decide, remember this Law: The probability that you will have to rip out and resew something is directly proportionate to the shortness of the stitch you used. (It's those small, neat stitches that will have to come out!) Monique

I'm having a vague memory that's driving me crazy. I remember seeing a star pattern made up in a display in a fabric store... it's been maybe 15 years ago. The thing is, I can't remember the name of this particular block and so I can't search it on the internet - well, I have tried, but no...

Is Marie still out there? Does anyone know of any good quilting/fabric stores in the Blackburn-Accrington-Clitheroe area? C. Cat (haven't been here for quite some time)

to this group, I now press rather than iron my blocks, I've got several more ideas for quilt tops, and I'm the new owner of a design board aka flannel backed vinyl table cloth. g Mary

(Thought I posted this previously, but don't see it. Forgive duplication.) DH just put up pix on my website of several baby quilts made from a Jigsaw pattern. Great fun to make. Small quilt top only takes four fat 1/4's! joan joan o'reilly http://members.aol.com/Joan8904/index.html

A Trip to Hooters A nun, really needing to go to the bathroom, walked into a local Hooters. The place was hopping with music and dancing, but every once in a while, the lights would turn off. Each time after the lights would go out, the place would erupt into cheers. However, when the revelers...

HAving found a source of lovely wide backing fabrics-courtesy of RCTQers, has anyone in UK bught from USA before? What are the rules regarding import duty? Is there a limit below which you don't get clobbered? If you go over the limit, how do they collect it? Whilst I like to support my LQSes,...

Everyone should be sure that they've updated their antivirus software and performed a scan. Yet another computer virus is making the rounds on the internet. My DH volunteers for a community net and says that almost half of the email is being stopped by their virus detector. Nina

OK so I admit that it was never going to be an easy one -friend coming over from Australia in february and early Jan I decide to make her a quilt. But now we have a MAJOR QUILT PANIC situation. Last night she rang -FROM ENGLAND!!!!It's only 22nd January -that's nine days before February even...

What is a Cat? 1. Cats do what they want. 2. They rarely listen to you. 3. They're totally unpredictable. 4. When you want to play, they want to be alone. 5. When you want to be alone, they want to play. 6. They expect you to cater to their every whim. 7. They're moody. 8. They leave hair...

I've just tried something new and I'm so tickled with it I'd like to share. I'm working on a quilt that has created lots of fabric leftovers in the form of short pieces of 2.5 inch strips. Fons and Porter have been advocating an Omnigrid #96 ruler for cutting half square triangles. I just take two...

Click on this link, turn on your speakers, if you have them, read all the way to the bottom, & you'll know why I've sent this to you. http://www.americanbridge.com/taters.htm -- Royce A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.

My DIL gave me 7 stacks of 8 fabrics FQ of h0mespuns for CHRISTMAS.. Some stacks have 3 or 4 of the same pattern others are 1 of a kind. can you help me to select a quilt pattern to use. I did purchase 2 yards of coordinating fabrics for three o f the stacks.3 fabrics for red and tan,5fabris for...

Why is seam ripping/ unstitching called "Frog stitching"? Is it because you "leapfrog" over stitches picking out every other one or so, or is there a more mysterious and obscure quilting story to be had there? Just silly stuff to ponder as I'm...er...frogging. kitty in phx -- Remove "s" and "i"...

OMG, its snowing. Not just a little, but a lot. I'm not a fan of snow, and to add insult to injury, its blowing. SIGH This is the perfect day to sit in front of "my" window and sew blocks and barbie clothes, and then plop myself in the recliner and work on my embroidery. Off to take pics of...

Looking for a Marcus Brothers fabric, sort of a lime green basketweave. I need less than a yard. Please see the 2nd photo in the WIP folder of my webshots albums. Many thanks for any help!! --Heidi http://community.webshots.com/user/rabbit2b

I received the new scissors that Specialty Shears wanted someone to try and they are really very nice. In my opinion, they are well balanced and super sharp. They cut right through multi layers of fabric with ease, even denim. I know that I will definately consider their products in...