I've seen a couple of names today that I hadn't seen in a while: Rose in CA and Tricia in Petoskey (hope I spelled that right). Granted, my newsreader is kind of flaky sometimes, so maybe I just hadn't seen your messages, but regardless, it's good to see both of you again. -- Louise in...

Hi all, I've been quite silent for the last months, but have been always reading... Now I have a question. I'm making a quilt for my mother, it will be used on the sofa. I made 6" stars and will make a straight setting with a 1" sashing in between. I calculated and planned and came up with a...

I just called him He said that they had made it home just a little bit ago. He had to pull over a couple of times to take a nap. Once again, thank you all for our prayers. GrammyKathy

Roberta's complaint about the ads in Webshots prompted me to post this. Adblock Plus was mentioned in Forbes magazine in an article about "What if people don't see internet advertising?" It's a free download for Thunderbird. I showed the article to DH and he installed it, so I can't speak for...

Can ANYone on here get through to me at my email address? Or is EVERYone being bounced? Something just doesn't look quite right, and I need facts. I've emailed my isp but I have a feeling I'm going to have to track down a phone number and talk to them in person. I want to at least sound like...

Phewww..... Finished the applique last night (except for the bird's beak and a possible extra leaf if I don't like his legs!). Started to sandwich him and then thought I ought to take a picture 5 minutes later than I should - hence the one line of basting down the middle. I've decided that...

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On Sunday we went to the church ceremony of this blessing. It was very moving. I had a misty eye now & then. There were 165 of the quilts & knitted & crocheted covers. It was a sight to behold.!! Nana Having been inspired to get back to the ole (new) machine.

I'm fond of making quilt tops -- but, I have never finished a quilt. Oh, I came close, a couple of times, but the 'tied' first quilt begged to be undone and made into a 'real' quilt before binding. And the sailboat baby quilt had been straight-line quilted with 'invisible' thread before I read...

*sigh* That's what I've done with my week off. Now for a box and sending them on their way. Thanks to all qho contributed blocks and encouragement, and a big THANK YOU to TerriLee, who made some gorgeous blocks (so many pieces!) and made the labels for the backs. I'm glad the photos hide the...

What thread do you use in your machines to piece quilts? What thread so you use to hand quilt? Right now I have a bunch of poly cotton thread from Wally World.

My friend wants an Ohio Star lap quilt and I am thinking that done traditionally that is a little too much trouble. Does anyone know of a speed method or a fairly simple star pattern. I am wanting something one might make as a charity quilt - something to be whipped up in a few weeks. Thanks for...

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As I was getting the info-EQ address, I ran across the link for Popser! We haven't heard from him in a long time, have we? There are several stories I hadn't read yet. http://popser.com/ -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz

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In my long drawn out search for the best priced Minkee I could find, I saw some care instructions- some where!- that said to not use fabric softener with Minkee. Also, to air dry Minkee to prevent static electricity build up. Did anybody else see the warning about fabric softener? Does...

On Monday, I finished a UFO. It was a "Christmas Mystery" some years back, late 90s I think. The time frame is evident by the Debbie Mumm fabric, lots of maroon and tan, with some yellow and green. I had both the top and back pieced, so I MQ and bound this charming lap quilt. Finished!...

I finished piecing my quilt top and finished off the pillow from my Basics of Quilting class! I'm having them quilt the lap quilt at the store - that will be another learning project... Machine quilting the pillow went pretty well (the hand quilted bird in the center went horribly) but I'm...

I posted pictures of the 2 new WIPs in webshots.. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/548094361QbMrUc I tend to have 2 WIPs at a time; one machine and one hand. I'm doing the celtic knotwork with invisible machine applique, and the piecemakers's "train" quilt is hand work. I got that...

I bought some fabric for a wall hanging for my son and his wife, who wanted an african theme. I wanted a scrappy look or at least an abstract look, but ideas are few and far between on this one. Here are the fabrics, am open to any ideas to a pattern which would show off the larger animals...