i recently did a reverse applique project for my son using some inkjet paper which was a failure - stupidly i forgot to wash the inkjet fabric before sewing and when things shrank it didnt' stay attached to the jeans they were behind. Additionally, they faded quite a bit. is there a Best...

March has been a great quilting month! I attended Jean Biddick's workshop with the local guild and had a wonderful time! I met Marcella and several other guild members - everyone was so nice! Now I need to join up - I'm very excited about that! The workshop was great - being a newbie...I got to...

I bought seven gorgeous yards of good-quality midnight blue batik and washed it exactly according to the Retayne directions. Do I need to do anything else to it--test a corner, rinse again, whatever--- or do y'all think it's safe to use without everything else in the quilt (and me!) getting the...

Anyone know a source of wide (108 or more) batik fabric for a backing? linda

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28328779@N00/2377715205/ joan :

The link for those who are collecting the BOMs. jennellh. http://www.animas.com/Placemats/Placemats.html

I found this pattern while shophopping! jennellh. http://www.yellowbirdart.com/instructions.html

Have any of you ever heard of a Sewmore sewing machine? I saw something in a scuzzy antique stall that caught my eye, thinking might be an old Singer. It's not. It is a Sewmore and he's asking $35 for it. I didn't see if it would work, the owner of the stall is gone until later in the week. I...

I am looking for an older Nancy Halversen fabric. Any good recomendations for online fabric stores? I can google for what I want and have found some online shops, but I don't usually order fabric online, so I don't know who is good, or who to avoid. Here is what I'm looking for:...

A few weeks ago, someone (Polly, I think) posted a link to the Hungry Caterpillar fabric from Andover. This was one of my daughter's favorite books when she was little, so I decided I wanted some for a quilt for her daughter. A nearby LQS carries Andover fabrics, so when I was in a few weeks...

It's been awhile since we had a thread on this so thought I would start. I'm looking for 2 inch strips and 5 inch charms in purple and pink for some very girly quilts. I know I have some but all my stash except a few pieces for some special projects are in storage 500 miles away. My temp snail...

Hello! Does anyone have information about any LQS in Macon or Peachtree City, Georgia? We will be driving between Those towns, so could go to shops along the route. Shop suggestions welcome! Thanks, PAT in Virginia

Do keep praying for our dear Larisa, she needs to get her strength and fight back. Thanks, Karen, Queen of Squishies -- and when you get the chance to sit it out or dance....... I hope you dance

I have a vague recollection that someone on here did this last year, an east to west through the northern states. We've been musing about doing something like this, maybe this summer, but more likely it's something we need to plan and save up holiday time for. I have a vague notion that the...

I almost forgot....I finished the Winnie-the-Pooh quilt! yippee....I didn't like the theme fabric for this one, but I'm very happy with the finished quilt: repurposed triangles from another project work perfectly. Check out my blog...scroll down for photo:...

This will warm your heart, just when you have lost faith in human kindness.. Someone who teaches at a middle school in Safety Harbor, Florida, forwarded the following letter. The letter was sent to the principal's office after the school had sponsored a luncheon for the elderly. An old...

I just learned about wowio (http://www.wowio.com), which is supposed to be a place at which one can download free e-books. I see that they do have a few quilting books in the "crafts" section, for example: Totally Tubular Quilts: A New Strip-Piecing Technique Variations on a Theme: Quilts with...

Does this printer fabric say dry clean only because the ink will come off, or because the fabric will go b-zonkers in the laundry? Karen, Queen of Squishies -- and when you get the chance to sit it out or dance....... I hope you dance

Hello All....... After leg problems and having to paint an entire apartment we have, I am back to quilting. I was going through withdrawals, believe me. As many of you may remember, I do quilts and other things for Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. I make many baby and toddler quilts. I...

Come see my (WIP)!! Nana http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/NanaWIlson5/IMG_0673.jpg