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Do any of the old Singers have longer throat space (did I say that right?) to allow for quilting bigger quilts? For example...the Juki 98E in modern machines. Betty in WI

Because I hate to throw anything away.......I am offering a bag of narrow strips of Bright fabrics (kids quilt type). Strips range from 1" wide to 2" wide.....most being about 1.5". Some are WOF, some are short. Nothing wanted in return. If no one wants them, they are headed for the trash can. Not...

Did any of you win a prize in the Mall Crawl? I won a $10 gift certificate. They must have given away a gudzillion prizes! Betty in WI

My DS was dumpster digging at a house next door to where he works!!! He brought me 3 boxes of sewing machine attachments---but no sewing machines. I made him go back and look! At any rate, they don't fit any of my machines and I offer them free (just for postage) to the first person who wants...

So how do you use a laser level for quilting?? Betty in WI

Just curious.....where's part #4 that was supposed to be posted today? Betty (patiently waiting in WI)

Thank you, thank you, thank you whoever you are. I've been squished with a Birthday Squish by the mysterious quilter from Indiana. No return address so can't thank personally. A beautiful red fat quarter. Betty in WI

I'm so excited! Billie Lauder is coming to a LQS near me the weekend of the 10th, 11th, and 12th. I've signed up for a 3 hour class on Sunday afternoon. I had no idea what we would even be making....I just wanted to take a class from her. Betty in WI

Someone posted here last week asking for quilt related jokes that could be told at guild or quilting classes. Just found this one on Featherweight Fanatics. Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about in Sunday school that day. The daughter thought a bit...

My emails to you are being returned as undeliverable. Does it have something to do with your AOL address? Betty in WI

Redwork---how do you keep the red tails on the back from showing through to the front. They really show up when you put white batting behind. What if I used black or gray batting? Washed and unwashed fabric---I used unwashed fabric in my quilt top. Yesterday, I bought fabric for backing---and...

Apparently on Simply Quilts yesterday there was a thread painting artist........ Her book "Magic Threads" is out of print and the cheapest I could find was $295 on Half.com. The price goes up from there......... Why is this book so valuable? Betty in WI

Spent last week sewing!! Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I had my 10 year old GS at my house--and he wanted to make a quilt. So we did. Just 4" squares, but he sewed them all together into rows. And he tied the ties after I sewed them in. The rest of the quilt I did. The backing is Dale Earnhart,...

Just curious...anyone working on a Dear Jane quilt? I joined a group at our LQS in January. So far, I have 74 of those timy blocks done. But the rest won't go so fast---the hard ones are left. It's really addicting--and I'm learning so much. The blocks are hand pieced, machine pieced, paper...

Just have to share my delight with the group!!! I got a birthday squishy today! Isn't it amazing how great a little piece of fabric can make you feel? My DH thinks I'm crazy! Sender thanked privately. Betty in WI

Just curious.......was there a meet-up at the MN Quilt Show? I was there on Saturday and it was a great show as always. More vendors than I've ever seen in one place! We were in Rochester on Friday also........but didn't go to the show until Saturday. Instead we checked out all the LQS--starting...

Just curious........ What was your biggest fear when you began quilting? and have you conquered that fear? Mine was selecting fabric........I didn't have a clue. The instructor told us to pick a focus fabric and match the other colors to it. It took me forever! Now I enjoy it.......it's almost...

Has anyone tried those teflon sheets that you can tape on your sewing machine bed so that the quilt moves more freely when you are quilting---or just plain sewing. The quilt seems to stick to the new sewing machine table I bought for my Bernina. They cost $19.95 in Keepsake Quilting and are only 9...

Somewhere there is a website of a woman who does only scrap quilts. I believe it was talked about on RCTQ although I can not find it with a search. I also was sure I bookmarked it, but I can't find it. Does anyone know what I am talking about? There was a pattern using all 2 1/2 inch squares.....I...