I wanted to wait until I could get confirmation that Dave & Robin Holloway received their HUG quilt before I posted about it. I just got off the phone with Dave and they have received it. They really like it and really appreciate all the effort that went into it. They wanted me to pass along their...

Hello ladies and gentlemen, I've been wanting to begin quilting as a hobby for as long as I can remember - since about age 14 when I saw my grandmother's beautiful handmade quilts, and I'm 37 today. I don't own a sewing machine and don't know how to use one as I've never really tried. I never...

While at the reeealy big Houston show, I tried on an alpaca cardigan designed with jewel colors in almost a tumbling block design, and had to have it. Anyone know how to care for it? The sales person said "Don't use Woolite." TIA Nancycog in MD

I seem to miss out on excellent classes put on by our LQS because I work during the day. What I would like is some kind of Internet tutorial on needle-turn applique, either one with lots of diagrams/pictures or one that is video. Does such a thing exist? Trixie

I'm really trying but for some reason g Nikolas takes me away from the computer. I'm readying when I can and Cheryl hopes to be back reading next week. -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948

Got up this morning to take the kids out they are Cadets and sell poppies for Remembrance Day and lo and behold......... husband's truck has 3 nicely smashed windows due to rocks. I could just cry. But why bother? I could be just so damn furious.... again.... why bother. These little ba...er.......

I don't know how I ended up with this one, but I have a Show pin from International Quilt Market - Kansas City - 2005 The first die hard collector that is interested and quick enough to email me, I will send it on to you! Hugs, Tina tina at ogd-graphics dot com

does anyone have a printable joann coupon???? Thanks in advance. Sharon in Montreal

not quilting related, but sewing. I need you guys' help. I decided to add the blue border to the roman shades yesterday. after pinning one side and holding it up to the window we realized that won't work. looks like the fabric shrunk funny: more in the middle, less on the top and bottom edges, so...

Tomorrow I start the first of a two day workshop with Mary Lou Weidman. Then on Tuesday she is giving two different lectures to our day and evening chapters at guild. I've enjoyed her quilts for many years at the Monroe Washington Quilters' Anonymous show in March. I'm looking forward to taking...

I really don't want to jinx myself with the coupon gods, but I am very pleased to announce that whatever I have done, the Joann store e-mail coupon distributors have taken notice. I now receive every e-mailed STORE coupon. You may have remembered a post from me a few months back about me...

I'm so excited and happy to announce that, due to a series of surprise events via private email....................... I have a new sis! Michele in Ohio and I have decided we should be sisters, so - - now we are, and that's all there is to it. That's all it takes around here. A decision, and an...

After all of the talk about a mini rr and looking at the wonderful pix, I am inspired to start another group. I did not get in the Canadian one in time, so I wanted to see if anyone else is interested in swapping with me round robin style. I don't want to start until after Christmas, since my...

We had only 10 days notice to gather the quilts for our small local quilt show this year. It is held in conjunction with the Art Show to raise funds for a local school. When we didn't hear from the organisers we assumed that it would be a bi-annual event. Last year we had over 80 quilts. This...

been goin thru a big long dry spell. Trying to get too much done everywhere and not doing anything well. decided last night to pull my self up by the bootstraps and start tidying the sewing area so i could finish some of those projects. LONG overdue ones. Finished the top for a friend today...

I was thinking about getting the yerba mate gift pack from ThinkGeek for DH for yule. http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/drinks/6147/ Since it is out of stock I was tooling around the net looking for other options, though I figure that the price would have to be awfully good to save me over seperate...

Ok, could someone please explain this phenomenon to me? We sew right? We use rotary cutters, to cut up little pieces of fabric, which we then sew back together, right? We pride ourselves, us wonderful quilters, on precision piecing, corners meeting, 1/4" perfection, right?

I was looking in a thrift shop (love to buy half finished projects) and saw a whole bunch of dishes. still in the boxes for Christmas use. I never knew Debbie did anything but quilt stuff. Anybody know anything about what else she designes/sells? NAYstuff Kay -- All outgoing mail is scanned...

what a great idea to use a fancy stitch around the shape :-) Thanks Sharon

Saw the quilt that will be on Mondays show and I have been waited on by the fella that made it. His Mom owns The Cotton Ball fabric store (sells quilting and drapery fabrics) in Morro Bay (we were there on our way home from DH's yesterday). That quilt is EXQUISITE!!!!!!!! I first thought it was a...