Well, back in the 70's, I remember I made a craft project using scraps.. and this just might be perfect for those tiny tiny triangles and other shapes which I don't know what to do with but don't want to throw away..... here's what I did....I glued those tiny odd shaped leftover fabrics, using...

Inventing the wheel and the internet was nothing. Wait till you read what I did. I have a canvas-covered, gridded fake wood sort of board that I use for pressing quilt blocks (as well as smocking, embroidery and assorted other good stuff). This pressing tool is June Tailor's Quilter's...

There's an earlier discussion about what to use to mark on Press and Seal and the name Sharpie comes up here and there. My mug of markers holds 4 Sharpies. Two of them say Not for Cloth. The other two aren't talking. I don't know if that means the ink might bleed or gnaw holes in the cloth, just...

Throat clearing. throat clearing again Sorry folks I can only SAY it today the rest of you are gonna hafta sing. Was in the Dr office and I lost my voice whilst I was talking to him.....even gave me a bottle of water and I still haven't gotten it back........tis allergy season : ( See next...

A couple of years ago I took a sort of art quilt class. We used seminole piecing to make rows. The rows had to go together to tell a story. It was quite the stretch for me. I finally dug out my mostly completed rows to finish them up. I sewed, and cut and pressed and worked. Finally I got all...

Kate Dicey's tales of why young men in barracks cannot always hit the target reminded me of something that was related to me as the truth. Two third grade San Antonio teachers took their students on a field trip to the local horse race track (one of three in Texas). When time to return to school...

I've been sewing since 4 a.m. due to a pain-filled night. It's my distraction when it gets rough. While mindlessly sewing strips for a bunch of 4 patches for the Christmas Tennessee Waltz quilts, I got to thinking about how my basic personality traits strictly dictate what type of quilts I make. ...

Didn't someone share a trick awhile back for making that purple ink reappear? I marked an embroidery block last night, backed it with batting and started it. Got called away. Now it's half finished and most of the markings are gone. Can't retrace it because of the batting. Any thought? Cindy

Can anyone offer advice for taking a sewing machine on an airplane? Specifically, Betty Featherweight. Will I get any grief it I take that as a carry-on? Will I have further problems since I'm going from the U.S. to Canada? Nann who should have asked this earlier

How do you prepare your sewing machine for air travel? Please pass on your experiences when you've gone to a quilt show by air and taken a class. Jerry in North Alabama

I have seen pieced and paperpieced airplanes for little boy quilts,but can't find one now Help TIA Kay Fl

This is what I do...(found this explanation on bbc site.). The most forceful way to unblock your ears is to pinch your nostrils, take in a mouthful of air and use your cheek and throat muscles to force the air into the back of your nose, as if you were trying to blow your thumb and fingers off your...

I'm on the hunt again for decent batting for our Project Linus quilts. The batting I ordered from Marshall Dry Goods we did not like that well. I just talked to Batt Mart and was going to order the Hobbs Poly. The man at Batt Mart suggested Airtex which is $6 cheaper per roll. He said that...

c'e qualcuna quilter italiana ancora nel newsgroup? Giusi, dove stai? ho bisogno di aiuto per scrivere una lettera alla Comuna di Massa - il mio italiano formale scritto non e buono (il nonno era italiano e dunque ho la citadinanza pero soltanto ho vissuto un anno in Italia). vi racconto la...

Went to the opticians today and got my eyes tested. I knew I'd need new specs as the current two pairs (distance and sewing/reading) are all wore out as well as my prescription having changed a leeetle bit in the last couple of years... Gone for some nice varifocals so I can sew without...

I just registered to do income tax self-assessment on-line, coz all the ads tell you it's really quick... What they DON'T tell you is that you need to allow 4-7 days for the security checks to go through, so it takes 4-7 days to get the much needed activation pin... GRR! So I go all through the...

Akki misses his lucky Mascot Kat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Foi7x9918WE Shilpa is getting engaged to Raj Kundra soon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUtthRcn6ck Pulkit Samrat is going to play SRKs role in Faujis remake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izyHsoGkd0w Kat wants loving & caring...

Does anyone in the news group live in the Southern part of Alabama. If so would you please email me privately.

I am (or was) a member of one other newsgroup for I Love Lucy fans. I hardly ever talk there - even less than here. Anyway, today I happened to read a post and found out someone was answering a post from ME. I hadn't posted anything in a long, long, long time. At least it was a regular post and...

I sent this message once, but didn't see it - did anyone else? Am I going crazy? Because I sent a message to my other ng and I never saw it posted there either?!?!? I am (or was) a member of one other newsgroup for I Love Lucy fans. I hardly ever talk there - even less than here. Anyway, today...