So I'm making a baby quilt, using a pattern I'd used before and left over fabric. As I put the first block together, I had two of the pieces reversed. No big deal, methinks. Same size, just different. After making 8 or so blocks, I look down at them nicely arranged on the floor to see eight...

Forwarded from a friend this morning - some very interesting solutions and worth printing out for future reference? jennellh Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little 'stringy things' off of it. That's how the primates do it Take your bananas apart when you get home...

Hi all It's been a while since I've done any regular posting so hi to the new folks, congrats on your new quilts and condolences to those we have lost or been sick. Tuesday morning my mom and I caught a ferry to the Sunshine Coast. This is actually part of the mainland of B.C. but you have to...

I found quilt blocks on http://www.blockcentral.com/freequiltpatterns.shtml to make a bookcase quilt, but does anyone have an idea on how I make the shelves? Yvette in MI

You've talked here before about fabric you just could not cut. I believed you but hadn't come across one myself. Well, somehow it happened to me. It's a magnificent deep sea scene with very real turtles and bright fish. Oh my. So pretty. I couldn't bear to even fussy cut. Scissors in...

So I come across a neat quilt in Fons and Porter's magazine (sept./oct. 2008) It is called Mariner's in a Pickle. It could work for what I want to do. Under the materials list is 2-3/4 yds of 17 prints. 2 yds. for binding and 14 yards for backing. That comes to a whopping 62-3/4 yards. My...

Howdy all, DH, who insisted using a sewing machine was a "pink" job is having to learn how to sew for work (Bwaaaahhaaaaa). He rang me in absolute frustration yesterday because he could not get the tension on the work machine to work properly. Since I haven't a clue about tension (never had to...

Test drove this today because the Pfaff Truck event was at the local dealer. I was totally impressed by it. They have a one day special for $2,599 for the two together. Unfortunately, I can't buy it now, but it may be in the future. Does anyone have either of these to comment on. I already have...

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Can anyone guid me to a site on how to make a curved pinwheel block! Tia -- Estelle UK /ph//my_photos -- Estelle UK...

I need to recommend to a friend which lovely white cotton is the very best for printing photographs. It's not something I've done in a long while and I only remember that it was Kona or Kona Bay. It was a smooth, finely woven perfect surface. Anyone remember? I'm sure I've written it down...

Hello group, I am looking for a ( folded star quilt or pillow top pattern). I have been looking everywhere for this pattern.The last time i saw it was in the 80s. my mom bought it a wall-mart and she taught me to make my first pillow. i havnt seen it since. I am now interested in learning to quilt....

Help! I'm a little confused. I've heard people say they pre wash their fabrics and others say they don't bother. I know it's probably best to because of shrinkage and dye running, but do you really have to wash everything i.e. scraps, squares, etc. or is it just large pieces? Thanks in...

I feel like a total dunce asking this - but does anyone here have EQ6 - and if so, do they like it? Is it easy to learn/use? Do the "advanced pattern design" features work as well as the web site says they do? Also, I've heard that EQ is raster based (using pixels) while Illy (my drawing app of...

Hi Everyone, I am pleased to say the "faces" directory has grown to 38 people!!! So far it seems a valuable resource with over 4500+ hits since it was started just over a month or so ago. I am still happy to add your pic to our growing community. If you dont have a digital picture ro email me,...

I happened to notice that, after a long hiatus, Sentimental Stitches posted more of their Midget quilt blocks, 90-108: http://sentimentalstitches.net/free-stuff/midget-blocks/ OR: http://tinyurl.com/2go8r3 More were posted on their regular blog as "Midget Mania", which have not yet made it...

Just wanting people's thoughts on this. You can e-mail me privately if you wish. I'm not looking for a flame war, just some honest real life thoughts. The first website is a site you can look up the shots a lot of us received as children. The actually little piece of paper that comes with the shot...

I stumbled across these pics and thought they were cute! Reminded me of all the postcards folks were doing! I guess I don't eat enough altoids -- because I'm not sure how big those tins are... or what they will hold... but the are...

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 --...

I've wondered if I have a problem. When I stop to think of all the quilting projects I am currently working on - some more than others. I'm working on "Over the River and Through the Woods", a batik quilt, my everlastingly large handquilting project, a machine quilting project, a quilt for my...