Well, thought I'd share this first with the group. The other night, we go to bed a bit on the late side - like 2 am. And it's cold in the house at night because we turn the heat down pretty low - so I will confess that the dog, Puckster, tends to sleep on the foot of the bed in winter. Yes, I...

That was a very intersting flood of words from Tunisian Crochet ----- to `silly` fashion. Ps Nobody seemed to mention that Tunisian Crochet = Afgahan Crochet, the name depends on where you learned to crochet this way. I am amused when people use word like silly about fashion. There are so many...

Hi Guys, I got my first estimate for framing of the piece this morning -- went with one of my needlework friends so that I had more input :-). This is an independent framer so there's no coupon, etc. available but she quoted a discount anyway. I have photos of the piece with the corner mats and...

The story of somebody who took a XSt pattern and made a quilted bedspread from it and `lost` in court ,,,, seems a bit strange if infact she only made it for her personal use ..... Many people use bought patterns in one craft and convert it into embroidered stuff . but here comes another...

It's that time of year. In 2008 there were about 19,400 messages on rctn. Going backwards, the numbers for previous years were 13,100, 21,200, 26,600, 37,500, 47,500, 54,000, 69,600, 82,100, 79,800, 83,000, and 78,000. Jim.

Tuesday night, my EGA chapter held its annual rummage sale. Some of us donate stuff, some of us buy stuff, some of us do both. The tables at this year's sale overflowed with items from the estate of one of our founding members. I've come to realize that stitchers need/want large amounts of...

We were just informed that the new A.C.Moore store that we've been looking forward to in our area is NOT opening. Apparently they are in some financial difficulty (who isn't) and they're closing another store in south Florida and not opening the St. Lucie West location at this time. That...

First - I have no clue how I got on their mailing list, but I get auction preview flyers from a large auction house in Atlanta... Yesterday, I got another and for the first time time in ages, instead of drooling, I went GACK... So, what do you folks...

It is suddenly very cold here, and blowy. A person needs comfort food. So I made one of mine--bread pudding. I just fished it out of the oven, and it is golden and puffy. Warm table cream, beaten eggs, maple syrup, pinch of salt, pour it all over the bread and bake. So simple really--although...

wanting to share a blog update and some whoo hoo's! I've listed some blogs that you may want to add to your readers... ;) http://curiosities808.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/awards-and-whoo-hoos/ they are all crafty...embroidery, quilting, sewing... -- -- smiles,

Just got a call from my father.... my mom is in intensive care right now with severe breathing problems. We had a family reunion last weekend, and the hotel room they were in was growing mold. Naturally, Mom has a high sensitivity to molds, and didn't have her prednisone with her, so she was...

Sometime this past week I saw a post on here about the chart "Winken, Blinken & Nod" but I believe it was buried in another post. Anyhow, I found a data base that says it was in "Just Cross Stitch" in the Jan/Feb 1998 issue. Does anyone have it that I could buy it from?? I'd sooooooooooo appreciate...

Our parish fall supper is this Saturday--so I will be "away" from RCTN mostly for the next few days, baking 6 or 8 pies, making jellied salads, answering the phone at the church office to handle ticket inquiries, making various signs, clearing tables........ Anyway, a lady picking up her tickets...

So tell us more about yourself.... Cheryl

My neighbor just stopped by from the Plant City, FL, strawberry fields with the most wonderful-smelling container of shiny, ripe strawberries!!!! They smell so sweet, DH couldn't wait to sample one. It is hard for diabetics, but a small amount of strawberries he can tolerate! OK, there are a...

I've been in a knitting mood the last couple days. I made a scarf for myself in Lion Brand Moonlight Mohair (color:Rain Forest), which is a blend of earthtones and a strand of metallic. Also started a scarf for my best friend, which I decided to co-opt for myself halfway through. Patons Rumors...

I think her next book should be about this drama of the firehouse angel fiasco. Truth is often better than fiction. Who could we kill, though? Need a good, cheap, knowledge expanding present for yourself or a friend? http://www.animaux.net/stern/present.html

Hi, I've been toying with the idea of designing an alphabet needlepoint wall-hanging but wanted a theme besides the usual A is for apple.... I thought about doing an International version with each letter in a foreign language before deciding it was way too complicated. Then I thought about doing...

A few months back, someone posted a site with a test to see where you were at on the political scale: right or left. The following site does this a little better, has some interesting statements to make about social and economic "visions", past and current global leaders and where they are in the...

From: Tara D Hmm, I didn't have that much of a problem. ........ Then you're better at it than MOI or you used much smaller cording. The lat one I did was the one for the magazine and the cording was fairly heavy -- at least 1/2" and more likely 5/8" -- made of three strands of...