I'm a first time hand quilter and would like instructions on how to make a wool patchwork quilt. What I am looking for is different shaped pieces of wool fabric with fancy stitching around each piece. Has anyone had experience with making a quilt like this. My Aunt had one like that when I was...

Can't sleep as in body says you better make sure everything is packed and ready to go to be a mommy today? If kidlet does not come today, I suggest going out for mongolian BBQ. Doc told me I had at least 2-3 weeks with DD and sure enough, water broke 12 hours later. She arrived 5 days...

2 children with fluid in their right ears, a DH with a severe cold (to the point he is sleeping on the couch so as not to wake anybody up!), and the sewist/quilter in the family with a swollen right eye (not sure what caused this!). So, if you think of it, could y'all send healing thoughts toward...

Man, y'all talk a lot! not even gonna try to play catch up for the last month.... will most likely be gone for another few weeks.... but HAD to tell someone!!!! WE ARE DONE WITH THE AERIAL PHOTO!!!!! the first date got rained/winded/chilled out, but we did it yesterday and today i got the...

Dear quilters since a few weeks I am getting the mails from this mailgroup. Its fun and gests ares from over the world (mostley America). I am from The Netherlands thats, so everybody ofcourse knows, in Europe. I am impressed by all the work you do. I have finished more tops than quilts but...

Terri, I got a Baby Lock QC for Xmas this year and really really really like it! My only other machine at the time was a Singer 348 from 1968. But you if you want one of these babies, shop around for price. Mine was under $900. My LQS is a distributor (actually he says he sold the most Baby Locks...

Following hard on the success of our two round robins, we're having a third go. This time we're doing a structured block swap. I urge all Aussie and Kiwi quilters to join in the fun. Please email me ) with your name, address and group preference by March 1st if you're...

The Pajaro Valley Quilt show is this weekend, 2/28/04-2/29/04, at the Watasonville Fairgrounds. I'm going on Saturday, for sure, and will probably go again on Sunday! If any of you are oign and wnat to meet, email me. lisae

Last month, I won 14 purple fat quarters from the quiltaholics group. This month, during our charity quiltathon (we made quilts for Project Linus), we had door prizes for the participants. Everyone got a fat quarter, and then we had the door prizes. I won another 25 fat quarters of Christmas...

I always have too many piecing projects going at the same time! right now I think this is the list: - millenium quilt - need to fill in gaps, machine quilt - hand pieced tumbling blocks (EPP) in solids/marbles - in progress. after months-years? in a bag, I decided hand work was all I can do...

Hooray! I leave in the morning for a week in New Orleans to visit friends and see what Mardi Gras is all about. I can hardly wait. Stash will be safe. DH will be here most of the time, and the 2 QI's will be on guard duty--right-they're afraid of their own shadows. Gen

I hope some of you out there can help me... I would like to make a present for one of my lecturers, to give to her in May. We're the last class of post-graduate intensive course Russian language students at Strathclyde, so I'd like to give each of my lecturers something. This one particular...

Thanks so much! Several of you have responded to my chagrin over missing out on scrap give-aways. You are all so kind, I truly appreciate your thoughtfulness! I've been working on a Confetti quilt for a while, would like to finish it this year and thanks to you I'll probably make it!. And now,...

I saw a post a while back, that a family member asked for some1 here to make a quilt for them. I have looked back on the old posts, and can not find it. That is what I get for not saving that particular post. Well in the post, some1 had mentioned about pricing the material, and their time, that is...

Here is a discussion of the blanket stitch and buttonhole stitch. This was discussed in a class...thought you might be interested. MMM http://heritageshoppe.com/heritage/stitches/blanketstitch.html

Well after all that grief with Creative Grids (sent the package back first class on Saturday, haven't heard anything since) I'm here to report on good customer service from another source - www.quiltblessings.com I came across this shop while surfing around www.quiltshops.com before my lectures one...

Yipee!! I woke up this morning to an inch of snow on the ground and about 2 inches on the car. Now I know all you Yankees out there are grumbling "we've had feet of it all winter", but I was beginning to think that Dallas wouldn't get any of the white stuff this year. And it's real flaky stuff,...

THis is Grace (vangoghloverinca). I have quit AOL and am now on netzero.com. But I can't figure out how to access the newsgroup from that server. If you are on netzero, would you please email me with the link? ) Thanks so much PS Dad is home and doing great from his hip...

Geez but that Valentine Squisher was busy this year! What can I say but thank you so very much. You know who you are - and if you are in the directory then why can't I find your hometown which is on the mailing label???? LOL - Thanks so much. -- Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down...

I would like to thank all of you for your comments about quilting and pins. This group is excellent in its support and delivery of information and I am quite impressed! I bought the 1" pins and they worked wonderfully. My local "dollar store" had them in packages of 50 for a buck so I bought a...