Just wanted to take a few minutes and wish everyone happy holidays and a safe, prosperous and healthy New Year. I have ended my travels for this year but am already booked through March for next year. Although, I will have a change in job responsibilities next year which will decrease my...

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Yes, I know I've been here for a while and shouldn't have to ask, but....well, here I am! Yet another co-worker of hubby is in the first-time parent mode. His wife is due in June, and since we (some of the women in the office and myself) made a quilt for another co-worker, they have asked if I...

Anybody got any tips on cleaning old starch crud off the plate of the iron? --pig

I have picked up a print that is to be used as borders and has a repeat border design going vertical across the WOF. Since I can cut about 6 borders from the WOF, I'm wondering what is the best way to separate the borders without sacrificing the width and design of the adjacent border print. Any...

DH didn't get the job we were hoping for and seemed so promising. My DM isn't doing well. She is in renal failure with a no dialysis order and has an infection that caused her temp to spike near 105. Only if she can get back to walking with a walker she will get to go home. To add to the...

I thought I posted this but have not seen it come through yet. My father turned 90 yrs young last June. A year ago he bought a brand new Toyota Matrix, saying it is easier for him to get into and out of that his former car, a Toyota Prius. Now, he may decide to hang up his driving privilege before...

The thread wont go freely around that part where the needle thread catches it. It snags somewhere and the motor can't overcome it now. The parts are all clean and still look brand new. :*( I've very upset..........

What should a woman have for breakfast on Valentine's Day when she has just been given 2 pounds of chocolate? Musicmaker

as i type this i'm listening to the many tributes to the greatest New Zealander of our time, perhaps of all time. a very moving event as state funerals here are few and far between and usually kept for past prime ministers, leaders in govt or the military. today is an exception but highly...

Hello, My name is Robyn, I live in Brisbane, Australia. I joined the group ages ago but must confess that I have been lurking in the background. Best thing I ever did was join this group, I have learnt a lot from all of you just by reading your comments and the quilts, what can I say but...

From 8,500 gators in the Swamp (who are all decked out in feathered finery), we send Merry Christmas best wishes. There are thousands of Canadian guest geese spending their holidays here and it is quite a show. They stand, quite happily atop the backs of the gators and enjoy the warmth...

Back home again after an excursion northwestward for family Xmas and divorce finalization (that saga in the blog...) Wishing a very merry belated and happy new year to all....... --pig

During 2008 I will be making HUG size quilts (53 by 70) for the missionaries supported by our church. Because many of these friends live in warm climates and areas where washer/dryers are not available I was considering using a polyester batting rather than my usual cotton batting. The poly dries...

Hi I have been watching Eleanor Burns and noticed she used a ruler with slots in it to cut strips. I looked on her website and it is a June Tailor Shape Cut, but there is a Shape Cut and Shape Cut Plus, which is larger (12x18) as opposed to 12x12, and has slots every 1/4 inch rather than every 1/2...

i want one of these for sure. http://www.theaircar.com/ soon as these are on the market the cost of oil will drop considerably i reckon. works for me. cute little runabout too. gee, i hope they make one in LIME. :)) j.

Finished first quilt of 2008.....and maybe last big people sized quilt of 2008, dunno..... (met my expectations, which came from putting the quilt on the frame after finals were over in December, and expecting self to finish it before school started in January. Just barely....finished it...

Some weeks ago I started a topic here about Sulky's 12 wt. cotton thread- which I like very much. I mentioned I was using a size 18 sewing machine needle with that heavy thread in buttonhole stitching around fused applique. A few here mentioned whether that size 18 needle was a bit of overkill-...

I was cruising the 'net today and I found a couple of blogs that have free tutorials on this tecnique. I don't recall seeing any posts about it, so forgive me if it's old news. The first link shows the tecnique done in a scrappy...

I want to give a small homemade quilting kit to a relative. She in Denmark, and doesn't understand much English. If I bought a pattern (like one of those single patterns in a bag), translated the writing, and gave her both the pattern and the translation, am I in general breaking copyright...