In my practice as a hypnotherapist, I have many clients who come to me for stress management. Many of those clients are working mothers who fret about the demands on their time: children, husband or partner, paid work and unpaid household chores all pull these women in different directions. The...

This has nothing to do with quilting but hopefully someone here might have an answer to a little problem. Today I went to Joann's to find something for 2nd grade kiddies for Valentines' Day as dh and I were invited for a Grandparent's luncheon at school. I found a little kit to make V. Day...

Suspicious me doubts Pat in VA really wants us to look at her sewing spaces. Sunny

Hi All, I've been working on getting things put away in this new lair of mine. Got the cutting table set up tonight......now, just to get everything put away. I've got sooooo much quilty stuff. I'm sure I'll be offering stuff to share! I've already found multiples of things--not fabric--but...

http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin Further piccie of the Bluebirds little quilt. All the leaves are appliqued now, and am just doing the row of flowers above the bottom bird. They are fawny coloured with a sheen on them. I've constructed the birds, but they are only laid on the main...

I wanted to follow up on the entry and tell you all that grandson Jesse a freshman at college came down to get his Blue Star Quilt and loves it. He knows that all of you contributed to the beauty of his gift and considers it not just from his grandmother, but all her quilting friends. He worked...

Googd morning everyone! Quick question: has anyone ever used this battiong (quilter's dream dream puff)? I would like to make a nice puffy quilt and I'm wondering if this stuff will hold up the puffiness and not add weight. The product description sounds nice and just what I'm looking...

Anyone have some great online shopping sites for fabric? I just went crazy ordering Civil War repros for an applique quilt I want to make ... I bought some from Connecting Threads (NAYY) and still wasn't happy ... then I found www.fatquartershop.com (NAYY) purely by accident! Found some really...

Whenever I'm feeling stuck in a rut, I go out and buy myself a new houseplant. I usually do this when I get the sense that I am surrounded by stale energy. Most people can easily pick up on this kind of vibe -- emotionally you might be feeling stuck, bored, frustrated, or discouraged. This stale...

Whenever I'm feeling stuck in a rut, I go out and buy myself a new houseplant. I usually do this when I get the sense that I am surrounded by stale energy. Most people can easily pick up on this kind of vibe -- emotionally you might be feeling stuck, bored, frustrated, or discouraged. This stale...

Found out from my son in Arkansas that my mom (who lives 30 minutes from me) is in the hospital. I wasn't going to call but desided I would. Found out she has strep phnemoia. Does ANYONE know what this is. I have never heard of it. Looked it up on the internet and know even less. GrammyKathy

I have a new quilt that doesn't need a full washing, but does have a dingy spot. What happened is, it was folded in the closet floor waiting to be binded (bound?) and the old QI has been lying on it. Probably wouldn't even show on another quilt, but this one is mostly stark white. Pretty subtle...

Ok, so I am sorting out the data in the directory and need some help making sure I keep the locations consistent so all the squishies get where they are going and for the sorters in the group (you know how they like to sort stuff). I have some locations listed as AB and some Alberta; is BC the...

I have no way on earth to ever buy one, but I'm curious: Do any of you have an HQ 16 or other mid arm quilters and if so what do you think of them? I can dream.... I think. LOL. Sunny

What are you people using to back your quilts? Sheets? What thread count do you all recommend? A flat sheet for a double bed is too narrow for a full size quilt so are you buying Queens size sheets to back full size quilts?

Do you all draft your own patterns or get your templates from books?

How do you clean your quilts? Do you machine wash them or have them dry cleaned? All mine go into the washing machine on the gentle cycle and I use regular detergent and fabric softener. In winter they're tumble dried and in summer dried outside on a shady line.

http://www.instructables.com/ search with a variety of words to find what might be there for quilting or whatever. there is a room divider that would work as a quilt hanger also. http://www.instructables.com/id/PVC-stage-backdrop-or-room-divider/ and the results page from a search there using one...

It's a pretty site Jeanne. I didn't know there were so many shapes either,lol Whats the NAYY mean at the bottom of you name? Full of curiosity this morning. (Mornin' Amy :-D) Elly - Nrth Scotland where it's beautiful and sunny but I wouldn't go out in a bikini - for several reasons.

I like the papers from http://www.paperpieces.com/. I buy them at my LQS. They are die cut, so you don't introduce any inaccuracies in cutting the pieces out. They can be reused several times. I take them out after I have joined other pieces to all sides. If you click on "about" you get links...