Yes, I know, just a little late. The quilts were fun, but I really enjoyed making the deer in the My Shoebox album! I made two sets of these probably 7 or 8 years ago for gifts, and finally got around to making some for ME! -- Alice in PA http://community.webshots.com/user/twosonsatpsu

I bought two bolts of fabric today! A fabric store near me is having one of their "truck sales". One small bolt of 4 yards of a primary colored design was $2.50/yd. The other bolt...10 yards of a beautiful turquoise swirl design...was $1.95/yd. They also had double-wide, 108" backing fabric...

Hi Kate, Thanks for answering my question about a border design and including the attachment. It's just what I was looking for. I'm curious, though...your reply came to my husband's email account! I would have thought your reply would have been to the whole group or to my email account. ...

Somewhere I've seen a border that looks like a ribbon....it folds back and forth from the front to the back (contrasting colors)all around a quilt. It's something like this: http://www.ezquilt.com/info/tips/quiltborders/quiltborders.htm Is it on YOUR quilt? I'm looking for the pattern, or at...

My quilt Guild had a challenge in which we were asked to make anything we wanted using a certain fabric. Many people opted out saying the fabric was "too ugly". I thought the results were amazing! Some of the winners are pictured in the "Guild Quilts" file in Webshots. -- Alice in...

and you can see them in my webshots account! There are a few new pictures in "quilts" and a few shots in my "shoebox". -- Alice in PA http://community.webshots.com/user/twosonsatpsu

Six of us quilters are meeting Tuesday for three days of quilting and fun in Duck, NC. We are celebrating everyone's birthday during the entire year, and working on a quilty project. We plan to eat, drink, sew, soak in the hot tub, walk the beach, celebrate, shop and have fun....maybe not in...

I attended the PA Quilt Extravaganza last Thursday and spent my time trying out machines. I'd been thinking and talking about a new machine for a couple years. About an hour before closing, I made up my mind and bought a Babylock 6600 Quest! It has every feature imaginable (except...

Many of you gave me good ideas for a fall/halloween table runner a few weeks back. The end result is shown in the last 3 pictures in "My Quilts". The runner was auctioned off at our Church BBQ. I'd like one myself...guess I'll have to get busy! -- Alice in...

I volunteered to make a Halloween table runner to be auctioned at our church picnic the first weekend in August. Now, what do I make? I prefer not to paper piece....do you have any ideas, or know of any free patterns? I'm thinking something with pumpkins, leaves and maybe a cat. I'm not...

I've been working on a large floral quilt for my son to donate to an auction in April. His MBA class at Penn State holds the auction each year as part of "THON" which benefits children with cancer. Today I was all ready to make the binding and sew it on. Wouldn't you know it? I didn't...

I just finished my largest project ever..I'd say it's a double-bed size. You can see it on Page 3 of my Webshots site. My son had asked me to make a quilt to donate for an auction to benefit children with cancer. His MBA class at Penn State has a fund-raising auction every April. Well, I...

My husband and I will be celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary on a Hawaiian cruise. We fly from Philadelphia PA to San Diego CA on Monday, and then depart on a 15 day cruise on Tuesday. We will have a rental car in Kona and Hilo, Hawaii and Lahaina, Maui. I'd like to pick up a few...

My husband and I just returned from a cruise to Hawaii. Before I left, I asked if anyone had any favorite fabric shops that they could recommend. You guys gave me lots of tips. The one I decided to find was Wholesale Hawaiian Fabric in Honolulu. Armed with a printout from the computer and a...

You might remember that I made a quilt to donate to a fundraiser at Penn State. My son's MBA class held an auction last night, and it sold for $400!! I'm thrilled! My husband and I went and so many people came up to me to say how much they liked it! Many asked how many hours it had taken to...

I'm not sure who made the first one of these, but I remember it being blue denim. I thought it was so cute that I picked up the pattern at the Lancaster Heritage Quilt Show last month. The pattern was fun to make and the results can be seen under "public shoebox" in my webshots album. --...

Since my DH and I got a new computer with the Vista system, I can't seem to get my signature to appear automatically at the end of my messages. Also, you'll notice that in the "From" column, I'm "Alice in", rather than "Alice in PA". I know where I am, so can anyone tell me how to fix these...

I've added a few new pictures of quilty projects to my webshots account. They are the last six on the last page of "My Quilts", if you want to take a look! http://community.webshots.com/user/twosonsatpsu -- Alice in PA

Last weekend at my Guild Xmas party/meeting, I ordered the EQ6 program. We placed an order for 6 items from AQS, so received a 30% discount. Now I'm worried that I won't understand it, or be able to use it. Hopefully, I'll have it before Xmas (so my DH can wrap it and put it under the tree). ...

I've just completed my second miniature, paper pieced quilt and have no idea how to quilt it. A picture of the quilt can be seen he http://www.mhquiltdesigns.com/seasonal.php. It's the "Fall Wreath" pattern in the bottom row. Eventually, I think I'd like to put mine into a frame. Since it's...