OK, I've had enough, it's 9.5 degrees F. outside this morning! This is Virginia! We haven't even reached the winter solstice! I would move further south but I don't want to be near a hurricane either. AND I am breakfast, lunch, and dinner to blood sucking insects!

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I have received the most wonderful blocks from: Cynde in Albuquerque, NM who is a Gulf War Vet making her block extra special. Therese in Bakersfield, CA Diane in Inverness, FL Nancy in Worton, MD Michelle in Pahrump, NV Helen in Moss Point, MS

I think I must be going out of my mind. My wife and I are going back to California for our 35th wedding anniversary, this summer. We, of course, will get together with my 4 brothers and sisters. I am thinking about doing 4 identical quilts to take back and give to each of them as a surprise gift....

My wife has come to patchwork & quilting late in life and her eyes are not as young as they used to be. She has heard of a glass that hangs by a cord from the neck, rests on the chest and allows work in the lap to be viewed. Can anyone point us to a source of supply? We are in the UK and our son...

Owwwww. I just kerblonged a safety/basting pin. Big time. Managed to remove the pin. Tie off. Rethread. Proceed calmly. Needle goes 'blunk, blunk'. Change needle. Knock over medicine bottle of ker-blunked needles and jerk to grab it before it hits the floor. ...

Since you'all have listened to me for the past umpteen years,,,,,,,,,I thought it'd be fair to post GOOD NEWS. Had my yearly check-up, and it went well. BEST PART: I can walk again--more than 'just do, and then sit again.....but actually WALK FOR 5 MINUTES before I have to sit and rest. No, I...

I am recovering from allergies that have stopped my ears up, so I am doing the minimum around the house and not talking on the phone. I need to take my SM to be repaired. No sewing is happening! So I have been working some in the sewing room to help get things ready for when the Pfaff will...

Hi, as an on-again-off-again lurker this is the first place I thought to ask when I had a question. :) My son's toddler quilt was my second quilt and though it had no triangles, only squares and rectangles, it had *lots* of seams and pieces. Now that he's about to turn three he's really grown...

EMPLOYED! Not sure how many hours or how often right now but for the next two days I'm required to be in and learn the routine at the local LQS, www.calico-crafts.com. (I am affliated with them now but trust me, the website is very basic and I'm just sending ya all to look at the pictures of...

Last year, I resolved to do something in the pineapple pattern. I didn't. I resolved to do something using a toile. I haven't. So just think of the time I've saved. Did any of you resolve to try something new and actually do it?

I was at a quilting retreat the last 2 days and one of the women asked the rest of us to keep our eyes open for fabric with steam engines on it. Have any of you ever seen anything like that? I do plan to do some Internet searching when I have a little more time, but thought someone might have seen...

I quilted a bunch of straight lines with a walking foot for the first time today, and found it quite . . . erm . . . challenging. I am pretty sure that the solution to most of my problems is practice, practice, practice, but I thought I'd make a few notes here and see if anybody has any words...

I'm finishing up my Seminole lap quilt. There are some areas with some heavy quilting that are ending up quite thin. (All cotton top and back, Batting is 80/20). I know this will soften up when I wash it, but will this affect how warm the quilt is? Or should I quilt less for a somewhat thicker...

I'd like to try some big stitch or utility quilting (I've heard it called both) for one of my basted, but unfinished projects. I was going to machine quilt, but have decided that I won't get the look I want, plus, I enjoyed hand-quilting that wall hanging I did, and want to do some more. The quilt...

I recently purchased a design collection disc from Dakota Collectibles. Upon reviewing the design colors, I find that the color names Dakota specifies (i.e. Dk. Dk. Rust, Blue4, Lt. Green2, etc.) do not correspond with any of the brands of embroidery threads we currently have. I checked Dakota's...

"M. Wetmore" wrote in message ... I mentioned the 221parts.com problem on a list and several people wrote to me asking how they could read the whole thread that ran on this newsgroup. I advised them to look it up on Google. ...

Today my S.O. went to Walmart's and bought fabric. It is all $3.96 a yard. It looks so thin and the colors are not great. She has purchased from her quilt store where she takes lessons but thinks the $6-$9 per yard to much. What do you think? My opinion is that if you are going to put in all...

DH just read these out from his WWII re-enactment forum, so I just had to share... they are kinda male-based but funny anyways! Universal Truths 1. Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones. 2. At the end of every party there is always a girl crying. 3. One of the most awkward things...