How is this pronounced please? I just realized I have been running around calling boo-tee.

Hi all. I bought the Martelli rotary cutter while at the Houston Quilt show. It's supposed to be ergonomically correct and be much easier to cut with a ruler. I'm having NO luck with it. It seems to be flimsy in the holder and I can't stay on a line against the ruler. I end up with...

Pat, I will have to take you shopping with me sometime. I bought some really pretty Benartex fabric last year and started to use it this year on an Irish Chain quilt. It was looking so good that I decided to make the quilt bigger so that it would fit on my queen size bed, but alas, I can't find...

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...

Yes, it's that time of year again, when a quilter's thoughts turn to the greatest of all holidays, Halloween! Ok, it may not be the greatest holiday to everyone, but it is to me! G Therefore, it's time to start thinking about my annual Halloween swap, which is still nameless at this point....

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 --...

still one missing, of the I spy but I want to aplique over one of the hexagon sofi's pic. under the baby quilts and WH folder in my webshots page (follow link in siggy line) I just put pics of the first quilt made by my 12 year old neighbour with my help, and sofia's stained glass butterfly wall...

Ho Ho Ho! I guess I was a very good girl this year. I am now the proud owner of a Viking Mega Quilter. What a beautiful machine this is. The harp is 9 x 6 and there is a large extension bed. It does up to 1600 spm, although I have found it is way too fast for my stippling it is easy to control...

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...

I've been wanting to use the script printing for my quilt labels, however.......I've totally forgotten how to make the letters bigger than a 1/4" high. I can put all the letters in memory, etc., but my sewing book is vague about the sizing. The lady at the store did it, but she's gone now and I'm...

Eventually, I hope to buy a machine that is more suited to machine quilting than my Kenmore (although I've got no complaints with it as a good standard sewing machine). And no, I won't be buying a long-arm--can't afford it. That said, I'd be very interested to hear what features you think are...

I will say it again. I really tried to love her. That Bernina Aurora 430 with all the bells and whistles. Let me back up a bit. I have sewn all my life on mechanical machines. I never wanted to get a computerized machine, but fell victim to the vagaries of sewing machine lust, and happenstance....

I have not done much sewing lately except for my apt. I made new Valances for the kitchen and dinning room and my other valances for the 2 bedrooms and living room was able to use the old ones and didn't even have to alter them. I also made place mats and napkins to match. I don't like curtains...

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...

Terri, welcome to the group - you are not alone! The only tip I can give you is not to even joke about your job taking time away from your quilting - I did this once and got laid off from my job! No job = no shopping for fabric! From your other descriptions, it sounds like you have...

I have taken a long time planning how I would write this post. I have gone over it and fixed it and changed it and changed it back again. First of all, I need to thank all of you for your prayers and good wishes. I have only been able to access the newsgroup once a day, needing to keep the...

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...

I just read something that made me think I should ask this question, because I often wonder about it and don't know the answer. So, does anyone know what the correct height that your sewing machine should be, as well as a cutting table??? Lorraine

Here it is in all its glory awaiting stretching: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12554259@N07/2319032366/ I have to say the wake is my personal, most disliked part of the quilt. Done with muslin and never to be touched again until stretched in a week or so. Eddie

Figured I'd better check in, besides just lurking in the background. Just want to thank all of you for the prayers, good thoughts and well wishes. I really can't understand why my son hasn't been found, unless, as the detective in charge of the case says, perhaps he doesn't want to be found. ...