It's things like this that really make me dislike this time of year. Bad things seem to happen between Thanksgiving and Christmas. DH got a call from his Dad last night. Dad had some tests done last week and just got the results. He found out that he has bladder cancer. He's going to have it...

I finally got an Ott-Lite about a year ago. It sits on top of a shelf above my sewing machine and shines down on my head. I'm doing a special project right now and while working on the ironing board, I pulled the lamp down to shoulder level for some really tight work. I had it there off and on all...

Hi there- Winter have you down? Consider participating in a Beach Fabric Swap! I would like to host a Beach Fabric Swap if anyone is interested. I was thinking maybe 10inch squares? Please reply to this post. If there is interest I'll post an official invite and rules etc.

I was looking for an old msg. and realized it would be nice if we could get some updates? How is Pig's recovery coming along? Dreamie and her ear? B'fly son Joshua? How about Kathyl? (been awhile are you back to normal?) ....and where is Sandy Foster? For those of you that just read once in awhile...

Since webshots has becoming annoying, I decided to use a free page building site in order to display my quilts. The site went together really easily (I'm sure there is much more that I could do with it, and expect it to evolve), but at least it works, and as far as I can tell, the ads are just...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948?vhost=community

Recently, I saw this comment from Michelle The biggest reason for this is that I have never found a method to mark the quilt yet and again, don't have the confidence to just wing it without marking first. Please climb in here and tell Michelle what you use to mark a quilting...

Well, I met with my pastor, my husband and a friend on Wednesday morning, apparently all my problems are due to my weak faith and that I repeat untruths to myself (curious as I rarely talk my self down and it's never been to do with faith). I am so hurt and there is literally no one to support...

I finally decided to get a Bernina 440 QEE. I've never owned a Bernina. I was happy with the store model. However, I'm having a !!$#@##!! time with the new one now that I'm home. I haven't even gotten to the embroidery module or the BSR. I'm just trying to get a nice, normal, straight stitch. ...

Around this time of year, I start to search for that perfect Christmas wallpaper for my PC. Wallpaper is what you see when you boot your PC up - it is where the icons live, lots of them if your screen is anything like mine. But, at the holidays, starting with Halloween, I search hither and...

I'm finding myself more and more laid up... and it is too hard to sew... cuz I can't hold my neck or my head the way I need to... to do it! GRRR But I can kill time in my recliner... head supported... laptop in my lap. So what online games do you recommend that will help me kill time? PS --...

brand of Fusible Webbing? I had something I had bought yards and yards of years ago at a Ben Franklin store... and it's almost gone! Have tried a few other things... but have not been happy with them. I'm ready to start a new project... I am very excited... but will need bunches and bunches of...

I just received a pattern from an auction on eBay. "Just Beachy" by Karen Stone. Apparently it came from a smoking environment. I am allergic to cigarette smoke. Does anyone have any ideas what to do with this pattern so I can use it??? Thanks in advance, Ginger in CA

I've finally finished my king-sized string quilt - free-motion quilted on domestic machine, bound (with hand-stitching on the back, even!), and photographed as best I could. (Put on your sunglasses before taking a look.) http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2250862940046414451glnCLw It was...

The tiny preemie shirts underway here really needed hook and loop fasteners. Alcohol and silicone would not remove the gummy from the SM needle so they could be stitched down. Cleaning the needle after every stitch wasn't exactly progress anyway. You may remember the expression I learned...

For the *Oldies*: A few years ago, (back when we lived in B'splat) there was an RCTQ'er from Canada that posted with us---she was 'looking for a Cowboy'. I can't think of her name.WE kept telling her to "come on down" to one of our shows/rodeos/etc. HELP!

I am looking for a thimble substitute since I have never been able to hand sew with one! While stitching down the binding on the yellow table runner, I managed to puncture a hole through my right index finger nail - I was using the backside of that nail to push the needle through the hem and...

Another thread made me think about this, now I know some of you out there do make clothes and some of you are converted dressmakers and others of us have either never made clothes, or made one or two items and not found it satisfactory, so I was wondering why that was. Previously, I would have...

Sooooo Friday night DH and i went to the Iowa Hawkeyes basketball game here in Iowa City. It was a damp and rainy night. We were walking to the bus and cut across the damp grass covered with wet leaves. DH went down a steepish slope, so I was smart and walked around to a flatter spot....and fell...

Hi, I've been lurking trying to learn from you and I sure have! New to this fabulous craft but suspect it's going to get waaaay out of hand. Am already thinking about room additions to hold everything. Anyway, I'd really like to tackle something big someday and the biggest obstacle I see to...