The source of thought is Self. Ignoring the Self is unhappiness. If you are worrying this will causes fear, anxiety, tension and stress. These emotions take energy and weaken the immune system and are psychically bad for your body. It can manifest into poor health and depression. Why not get...

A friend of ours just got a call that her sister had gone into hard labor. Problem is her sis is a month early, and the baby is face up in transverse lie. So good thoughts for mom and baby, a c-section is underway as I type. Also good thoughts for our friend who got about 10 miles out of town on...

I spent today basting my baby quilt and helping Mom baste her big thick one. She is using high loft batting for the first time, and has decided this quilt is going to be too hot and heavy for her needs. She will be sending it to my brother who lives in the mountains. He loves a super warm quilt. ...

This afternoon I finished the Christmas stocking for our DGD! Yippee! I posted a photo at http://www.sandymike.net/christmas.html#stockings (the third stocking down). It's the same pattern as the ones I'd previously made for her brothers, but I think it looks a bit less masculine, and it's...

http://www.lazygirldesigns.com/blog/?page_id=806 There is a wealth of information as well as lots of pictures in Joan's blog. Her instructions and demonstration pictures are perfectly clear. Nothing is assumed. Which I appreciate even more now that I've made another tote bag from a pattern...

Hi Kay, Feel free to shout me down if I'm out of place suggesting this. As Elly publishes her choices could you put the BOM links for each month and block type somewhere on the RCTQ web page, together with links to the ones that Jessamy had already chosen/designed? That would save searching...

Hi all, Does anyone know of a really good fabric store in Scotland? I live in Dundee but am having trouble finding any shop that sells a really good range of quality quilting fabrics. Don't really want to buy online because I much prefer seeing what I'm going to buy. Hope someone can...

Don't wanna break any rules or ruffle any feathers here. Can anyone suggest a group where it would be appropriate to ask for (WTB or trade) a particular out-of-print machine embroidery package to be used on one of my quilt designs? TIA Doc

After about two years of neglecting my quilting, I'm back to it! since we bought our house and moved in October (our very first home of our own!) I have actually had more time in the day. We got rid of a LOT of stuff in the move, and the result was less to take care of, a more organized...

Since the weather has not been very pleasant to deal with here for the last couple weeks, I have been inside sorting and bagging and tossing. I have even been mailing. Yes, I am brave enough to venture out in these coldish temperatures to hit the post office on occasion. (venturing out means: long...

If anyone is feeling lonely just offer this group free fabric and your mail box will fill. I had over 30 responses to the posts I made yesterday offering free fabric. There will probably be enough for everyone. This is really giving me an incentive to organize those shelves. Thanks! I will email...

Well, Judy, if these pieces are actually cut accurately, I had a thought for which you would need to do no extra work at all!!: divide them into two piles - light and dark (arbitrarily decide on whether mediums are dark or light!). Sew a light to a dark, then take pairs of these, turn them so...

A woman and a baby were in the doctor's examining room, waiting for the doctor to come in for the baby's first exam. The doctor arrived, examined the baby, checked his weight, and being a little concerned, asked if the baby was breast-fed or bottle-fed. "Breast-fed" she replied. "Well, strip down...

A fabric (of course lol) I didnt buy enough and now the stores have sold out. I searched for it by company name (south seas imports) on the quilt shops search page, but found nothing and made it to page 98 of 408 on a search of flannel lol before giving up. Anyone know of this fabric...

Earlier this fall I signed-up for a group that was collecting quilting tools for quilters who lost their studios during the hurricanes. Now I can't locate the group. I was thinking it was a Yahoo group but a quick search did not find them. The address should be on my "favorites" list but has fallen...

Adorable and inspirational. Thanks! Yvette "Anne" wrote in message ... DD#2 just sent me this URL. I'd like to say she is a chip off the old block, but I think she has surpassed ole' Mom's quilting already. This ...

Found a lovely yellow with blue posies fabric in my mailbox today. Thanks Lorraine. I'd just gotten back from a visit to TSWLTH with a friend to get some stuff to go with a baby quilt I have in process. I, of course, ended up with enough to make several baby quilts plus a full-size one. Used...

Hi All: Woohoo.....I'm back. I have DSL again. I can't believe I survived three weeks without it. Anyway, you can send me your monthly updates now. I'm back in business. Now I have 3,749 messages to sort through. Mardi Real e-mail address spelled out to prevent spam. mardi at mardiweb dot...

For 6 years, Jim and I have been enjoying theatrical productions at a local community theater. These are amateur performances with professional quality, all volunteer run. The theater needs a new roof. They're fundraising. They've asked for donations for a fund raising auction. The information...

I wanted to thank everyone who can sent me their scraps and unwanted fabrics. Because of you, I was able to provide over 100 small quilts to homeless dogs, cats and even rabbits at several rescues this weekend. You all should be proud of yourselves for helping to make so many rescued animals a...