Over on our facebook group Karen has volunteered to set up another directory. For those who have not joined us there as well as on usenet here is what she wrote....... Okay, The Time has arrived. Time to begin Directory 2013! How to be in the Directory: If you are already in the current...

http://www.taunton.com/besewstylish/media/CardiWrap.pdf looks kinda easy enough, tho i must read thru the pattern more than once to be sure. cute idea tho, so many different looks depending on how your wear it. j.

http://genomequilts.com/genome.php An idea for a quilt that's "uniquely you," as they say. The concept is similar to the triangle designs based on Douat's Treatise, as popularized (among quilters) in Hooworth & Rolfe's Spectacular Scraps" (http://tinyurl.com/6lfczf) Nann

I have just receive a call from Abigail (one of my granddaughters) telling me her beautiful quilt has arrived at her home in CT. She is a college student and she has waited and waited for this day. Even though the temps in CT aren't right for a quilt she and my daughter Christine were curled up...

WHY GOD MADE MOMS Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions: Why did God make mothers? 1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

In Edna's post about uneven flying geese there was a discussion about which should be on the bottom, the pieced section or the unpieced section. I have always heard that the larger (in this case longer) piece should be on the bottom because the feed dogs help ease in the extra fabric. Alex Anderson...

No surgery. Postponed for a good 3 months for now. I was working my way up in hours of walking without das boots.....snapped the bone just above the 'plate' area. I was being extremely careful and KNOW I didn't bang it or drop anything on it. In the long run, I'm glad it was that and NOT a...

I like it!! Donna in Idaho "Sunny" wrote in message ... Hey, my yahoo account is fixed (grrrrrr -- it had been hacked and I had to give blood almost to get back control) and photos of my new haircut...

I think I found "the" fabric for the back of a wedding quilt. It is at http://www.abbimays.com/ Does anyone have expereince with this vendor? It seems to be based in Michigan but may be an ponline only store. And the fabric is...

I needed a bit of a break from piecing so made me an autumn purse. I finished a diaper bag a couple days ago that's pictured in the same album http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2919631260053386571ZyuNrw -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948?vhost=community

I just got notice that my wall hanging was chosen for the "Voice that is Mighty Within Me" road show. I have no idea what venues it will show in or for how long, or anything else. All I know is that once it leaves my hands next week it won't be home for two years. It has a price tag and I sorely...

Hello, Just found this newsgroup and I hope someone can help me.... We're going to Wales in the summer and I would like to visit some quiltshops. Who knows some adresses? -- Greetings from the Netherlands, Maya

Jan: Thanks for the report. I will keep my eye out for Jane Kennedy quilts. It is inspiring to see good MQ done on regular home machines. LOL about the LA quilter ... you need to make up business cards to hand out. Would have been fun to see her face when she received one!! PAT in VA/USA Jan wrote:

I'm in a week long quilting course. We have a Finnish teacher who lives (and works) in England! Just had to come and brag. Johanna

I have read this before in a post ages ago that sewing on a treadle machine can make one "sexually aroused" It has a small effect on me but does wonders for my husband when I sew on it, he gets really turned on and I cant figure out why? Anyone got an answer for this?

If there was the slightest belief that you were trying to sell it, you would be spam. Selling not allowed. Kay -- All outgoing mail is scanned by Norton Anti Virus software.

Help! I can't find it anywhere, and I need about 8 yards of it for this wallhanging I would like to have done by April 13th. I can't find any red rickrack on www.quiltshops.com Does anyone have any in their LQS? Feeling quite desperate... -- Jo in Scotland

Hope all of you are safe and secure and protected from both the doggone heat waves and horrific storms that keep running through the country. Enough! Praying better (and calmer) weather will soon be on their way. Ya can't quilt when it's too hot or lose power in a storm. ME-Judy (who...

ok, finally got the huge file downloaded, took a shower while it was do'n it thang (sic). i got nzlstar as my nickname. i'm signed in, now what? cant find any rooms with quilt in the name of it, nor RCTQ. who was it told me to do this? brain like a sieve somedays, today tis as holey as.... so i...

Howdy! What a guy, what a bike ride. Win #5 for Lance Armstrong. He's from Texas, you know. g Ragmop/Sandy--who did quilt while watching Mr.Armstrong ride