While looking through furniture stores today dd and I happened on a really pretty embroidered import quilt. I walked over to take a look at it and dd shoook her head and made this comment: "made lovingly by chinese dissidents". Kid gets her sense of humor from her father. Taria

I know that I am not the only one addicted to making those fabric wrapped coil bowls. I am trying to find the best place to purchase the clothesline, but having a hard time finding anything worth while. Does anyone here make these things and have a favorite (bulk or not) store? Thanks! Dannielle

Today is the C&T publishing annual warehouse sale. It always has huge bargains. This year, they are having a big sale on their website too for those who don't live near Concord, CA. There are lots of books for $5. Happy Shopping! http://www.ctpub.com/showproducts.cfm?Step=1&CrossCatID=9

Good evening everyone. Ok, brainwaves are getting more frequent. I keep getting ideas. I am toying with an idea for a baby quilt and I have come up with Sunbonnet Sue. I know, nothing really earthshattering there. My idea basically is to enlarge a Sunbonnet Sue pattern that I like to about 400%...

I remember in discussion on the possible usages or sergers, someone mentioned whipping up fleece pants for themselves. I'd like to do this for me and my kids, can anyone point me to a pattern or instructions as to how to make them fit correctly! Once I know what to do, I'll just have to watch...

www.OhSewDollin.com there is an adorable Raggedy Ann Doll pattern on that site for free. thot someone might like to make one for a wee young lass. could probably adapt it for a Raggedy Andy too. nayy, j.

As of yesterday, Mark Lipinski is no longer affiliated with Quilter's Home magazine or the new online quilting show called Quilt Out Loud. It was announced on his blog and on Facebook, but no reason given so far. I need to read today and see if anything new is out. I'm sorry I just renewed my...

G'day everyone DH and I are having a grand time driving across the US, even tho I injured my ankle in Yosemite! Two weeks later after hobbling around on crutches, the Dr I saw in Rapid City SD today said it is healing well and I can jettison the crutches and start walking. Whoo hooo! I'll give a...

Hello? hello? is this thing on... (taps microphone...) I thought I'd better haul myself out from hiding under the pier to thank everybody involved for the most fantastic and beautiful HUG quilt that arrived with me today... I've been involved in making a few hug quilts in the dim and distant past,...

Can anyone please tell me how to do this, I want to make a rag quilt. Lets say with the picture of a Car, I want to turn the car into squares, making my quilt lets say 8 squares across by 9 squares high. Having the car in the centre of the quilt. I hope I am saying this right, but I have never...

Just managed to finish binding the cot quilt when my friend's baby arrived. All I need to do is add the label and post it. My WIP list is decreasing...finally. http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_pender/3859084533/ -- Jo P Malvern UK "I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't...

machine embroidery Betty Boop fo all sewing peaple http://www.needlework.ru/catalog/index.php Also look new free machine embroidery http://www.n-needlework.ru/designs/

Any recommendations for a beginning quilter? Sites with directions? I've looked in my files but the majority of those I think will be a little too much. Cindy from MO

http://www.jennierayment.com/?q=node/9 as long as there is so much chat here about worms i thot some of you might enjoy this. shows how many worms ya can find when innocently surfing. nayy j.

Just was wondering how your friend Judy was these days? amy in CNY

Today I went to see a new doctor. The minute I opened the front door to his clinic, there on the back wall facing the front door was a queen-size string quilt with hand ties in addition to the quilting. It was amazing. I peered behind the quilt (it was perfectly hung by a sleeve on a curtain...

Kate, you mentioned a quilt shop in Foley, Alabama. I did a google search and found a "Lacy's Quilt Studio" on Highway 59. Today my SO and I were going to shop at the "cheese hippies" in Elberta, so we looked for Lacy's and learned that she had closed. So don't plan on visiting there the next...

Howdy all, I recently entered an essay contest sponsored by O'Cedar. The contest was open to people that have or have a family member that had or has breast cancer. I found out last week that I was one of the 40 Semi-finalists! I was so excited. Each essay can be voted on by the public. The...

Hi, I'm currently finishing up 4 quilts that have been hanging around for a while (guilt over starting new projects finally got to me) and was wondering what the best way is of getting my chalk pencil quilting marks off of the back of my quilt (preferably without putting it through the washing...

How many of you belong to TQS (the quilt show online with Ricky and Alex)? Episode 310 – Needlework at Its Finest (Liuxin Newman) is where I learned a very very cool way to secure any kind of thread on the needle with NO knots and the needle NEVER unthreads. It has to do with piercing the thread...