I must admit I like the idea of a quilting holiday, on a boat, seeing new places & making new friends. One thing that had put me off was that on top of the cruise cost would be the cost of flying to the US to catch the cruise ship. However I found this...

It was time again to renew BHG Patchwork & Quilting - the envelope arrived in the mail asking for $31.97 + tax which included $10 shipping&handling charges for one year or 6 issues. I went to the internet where lo and behold, a 2yr subscription was $39.97 - obviously, I went for the internet deal....

Unbeknownst to me, Webshots decided I needed a Kiwee toolbar. Webshots keeps asking me if I want to update my Webshots program. I've said no for days, but got the toolbar on both my Firefox and Explorer browswers anyway. At first, I didn't even know the darn thing came from Webshots, but a...

Is this getting through? -- Best Regards Pat on the green

Our club has a challenge this year . It has to be a quilt no bigger than 24" .. A book title. I made mine last night. I am wanting opinions on if it needs a border, and what colour? It is an Ernest Hemmingway book. Maybe you would be able to work it out.lol A few little things for the sales...

http://www.overrainbow.com is offering pre-order of the software for June shipment at a price of $149.50. This is the least expensive offer that I have found so far - others, for the full EQ7 edition vary from $192, $179 price ranges. The price for the EQ7 Upgrade edition seems to be stable in...

Here is what has been occupying my time, while I plan the Double Wedding ring quilt for my nieces wedding gift. I had these few boards of cherry laying around in the basement shop and they called to me about their need to be moulded into a useful purpose; other than a stack of boards in the...

Got the query in email and decided to answer in group. While I am not a big fan of factory farms, which is where a lot of commercial eggs come from, that is not why I pay four times as much for organic eggs. I am allergic to two of the main groups of cheap antibiotics. Every now and again when...

I hate paper piecing, especially when I'm brain-addled. But no other way to get those sharp pointies for a sunburst. I'm waiting for the sewing machine that will do difficult, precision stitching for you. You know how bread machines work? Well I want a sewing machine like that so when I'm...

I've been following the thread about what machines to use for Free Motion. Now I have a question. I have made a quilt with maple leaf blocks. It is queen size. I do have a Baby Lock Quest with the larger harp, so I'm willing to give quilting a try. So far I've stitched in the ditch around...

One of our DDs has a friend whose toddler DD goes to the same preschool as DD's younger son. Said little girl has been using one of the school's generic blankets when it's nap time. I happened to have a preprinted alphabet panel lying around, so that little girl will now have a quilt to take...

Ginger mentioned in a footnote that she was 40 miles from the fires. Is anyone else of our group near Acton? We talked with my brother-in-law today and they are packed if they have to leave. They keep their brush will trimmed away from the house and have a water tank and plenty of fire hose on the...

Is anyone here going to Houston this year? -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net

Has anyone heard from Tia Mary since all of the awful flooding started in the Atlanta area? I hope she's okay! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net

Hi all, I just received two magazine renewal notices from a company called Publishers Periodical Service, one is Sew News (never ordered and don't want) for $49.95 and Quiltmaker, which I do subscribe to (paid through J/F 2010) and they are asking $19.95 renewal, but I can renew online with the...

Seems like God is really choosing to test our family at the moment, I do rejoice in this as the bible tells us that he gives us trials to make us stronger! But that doesn't mean we don't need to pray, or ask others to pray for us. Physically, I continue to struggle, nausea is big problem, as is...

Last year I took a class from Philippa Naylor (along with my DT -- what fun!), and the small quilt top has languished in my sewing room since then. However, I finally dug it out and finished it, so now photos are posted at http://www.sandymike.net/html/starquilts.html#Crown. It's nothing...

Our beloved Coonhound/Lac mix, Jack crossed over the rainbow bridge early this morning. It was the most difficult decision we've ever had to make and it was the right one but my heart doesn't seem to understand that. Jack was by my side during the making of thousands of "blankies" for dogs and...

It is now the bathroom remodel from HEXX. After tearing out the tile to find the drywall moldy which was torn out to reveal rotted studs, which were surgically removed and replaced with new beside old, and fixing the too big hole in the slab for the shower drain to put the new pan in and the...

I need to destroy a computer. It's not that I'm angry or anything. I just need it destroyed to ashes. There's nothing on it that would be particularly useful to the law enforcement drones - just stuff that's personal and I don't want to share. Do I take a screwdriver and axe,...