Wanted: A computer that breaks down less often than I do. I got a new computer 2 and a half weeks ago. Its power supply went kerphlooey Tuesday morning. They're making good on it and sending a tech over to our house to install a new power supply.

Mu ha ha, I conquered it. http://tinyurl.com/rpmjy -- blackrosequilts My train of thought left the station without me. http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts

I have an acquaintance who would like to try her hand at making a quilt. She wants to try pieced calla lily blocks -- I don't know how many, forgot to ask -- she knows her way around a sewing machine so she could probably manage a pieced block. She does NOT want to do applique. So my question is,...

So, ladies, tell me -- what's the best month of the year to visit what part of Australia? Rose, potential globetrotter -- blackrosequilts My train of thought left the station without me.

CHUX WARNING!!!! The new Brawny thing. http://www.brawnyacademy.com/ DH isn't like that and hopefully none of the boys will be either. But this is SO funny. :-D -- blackrosequilts

Does anybody here speak Filipino? I need the text quilt label in Filipino. Something like: Made especially for (name) With love by (name) Many thanks if someone has the answer. :-) --

Any progress on your 5000+ piece project? Inquiring minds want to know! -- blackrosequilts My train of thought left the station without me. http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts 2005 BOMs: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blackrosequilts/my_photos

http://tinyurl.com/fltw4 Definitely the biggest medallion of any kind that I've ever made. The compass is 48" across. Finished quilt will be about 64" square. The background is a black batik with slight shadings of blue that set off the compass nicely. This one is going to raise money for...

Floyd Landis fans, can you believe this? As I type Landis has broken ahead of the yellow jersey group and is *flying* across the 5+ minute gap to the breakaway. He's gained back more than 3 minutes of the 8 he lost yesterday on La Toussuire. What a move! WOW! If he loses this gamble, well,...

I'm making a quilted bag. How hard can it be? Too hard for the likes of me, that's for sure. First I don't buy enough fabric for it. Then I don't quilt it the way I wanted to (brain fart). Then I put the pockets on in the wrong place, and to top THAT off, I attach them with a nice complicated...

I just finished piecing the second quilt top (Sunset) in Thimbleberries Club 2005 (haven't taken a pic yet, but you can see what it looks like at http://tinyurl.com/6mqjl If I can find the "Circle of Love" stencils -- I have NO clue if they're still available -- I'm pondering how to mark this...

Last year and the first quarter of this year are not a time I ever want to repeat. Tragedy, loss, and a lot of pain and stress. It was not a fun time. The good news is, I don't have cancer. The bad news is, I had a large tear inside my hip that needed surgery to fix. I got a ton of squishies...

I was making Easter eggs today (for us Orthodox, Easter is the 23rd, a week after western Easter). One of the eggs developed all-over stress fractures while being simmered in the red dye. I peeled it to find an egg that looked like the morning after a heck of a bender. My guys got a huge kick...

My version of this quilt top is finished. *phew* Link he http://tinyurl.com/g5t4s So you can see the difference, here's a link to the pattern pic: http://tinyurl.com/gl4tc I'm really pleased with the light green. --

'Tis done! *pant* *pant* You can see it he http://tinyurl.com/jnn9g and a close-up with the quilting visible: http://tinyurl.com/j3la5 My machine quilting still leaves a lot to be desired, but I'm very pleased with how it came out. One down, 15 projects to go, woo!

Do not use partial seams when a 1.5" square is involved. Especially not when you're making 24 blocks each of which involves a partial seam on a 1.5" square. You WILL go barking mad. ARF! ARF! ;-) --

The quilt top on which I learned my lesson about partial seams: http://tinyurl.com/g4qln (See the tiny little green squares? Those were the partial seams.) It's for my godson to cuddle up in. His mom is coming to visit me in a couple weeks (she'll be in the area on business), and with any...

I have an 18x24 Olfa mat that's on its last legs. Thing is, it belonged to my mother. She cut the fabric for the one and only quilt she ever made, that she was still working on when she was diagnosed with cancer and never finished. I don't want to just throw it out. So can I do anything useful...

I needed to wash it to get the stencil markings out before taking pics. :-) My apologies for the quality of recent pics, my digital camera hasn't been focusing properly lately. You can't tell from the photo, but the lime greens are really really bright, as in, they practically glow in the dark. ...

Hey all, I'm new to the newsgroup and thought I'ld say "Hi!". I learned to quilt from my Mom, who IMO makes the most beautiful quilts, but I may be biased. :-) I do have a question though, years ago I cut out pieces for a quilt using a 'baby block' design/pattern. Anyways, Mom said the best way...