My sewing room is a small bedroom that we use as a pantry and storage room. My sewing machine table is tucked in along one wall. My ironing board is on the other side of the room in front of the closet, which I cannot use. I have a cutting table in the middle , which leaves just a little room to...

I emptied a kitchen drawer today and cleaned it. It's what we call the spoon drawer. (Not that I expect any sympathy from any of you but having 2 kitchens does require twice the cleaning.) At the back of the divider thingie for spoons, we toss: paper clips, bread twists, unidentified keys,...

I have 168 fabric "treasure boxes" finished! If more are needed.....tough luck!!! :-) Maybe. Now...time to get outside and enjoy the beautiful summer I have heard we've had. I need to see if it's only a rumor. -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before...

In all the time I have been on this NG I have not heard any discussion on waxing quilting thread when hand quilting. I am wondering if I am the only one that does this or are there others that do this. I do know it make the thread much easier to work with and less likely to fray along the way...

So how many of you own the all important QIs? The last time I came here regularly they were often topic of conversation. I have a two year old Domestic long hair tabby named Lula Belle. She likes to drag remnants and toss offs around the house. She also likes to nest in the newly manufactured...

due to recent circumstances all future long distance travel, aka too far to do by car, train, bus, will be much more interesting. from what i can figure out, we will arrive without the joy of clean teeth as we cant carry toothpaste. my hairbrush will probably not be allowed cuz the one inch...

Hi to everyone! Now don't fall out of your chair. It really is me! Julia. I know it has been a very long time. Not a day goes by that I don't think of everyone here. I am slowly getting back on my feet. The last few months have been a difficult but well worth the pain. I am now walking...

I feel like a total dunce asking this - but does anyone here have EQ6 - and if so, do they like it? Is it easy to learn/use? Do the "advanced pattern design" features work as well as the web site says they do? Also, I've heard that EQ is raster based (using pixels) while Illy (my drawing app of...

Ok, all this bobbin winder talk has me (along with Val) thinking. WHat is the wackiest sewing or quilting gadget that you ever bought. Also, what is the wackiest gadget that turned out to be really handy? Taria

Jan wrote: Anyone have a tried and true dill dip recipe?? We can't do mixes because of allergy issues... but I'm just missing something out of this everytime I try it..... Jan I've only used fresh dill chopped fine mixed with sour cream. Nothing else. Hallow out a a round loaf of...

With the new directory coming soon, how about a new thread of 'what you need' and 'what you've got'? What is everyone working on? I have a few squishies ready to go, so apologies for anyone waiting on anything from me. It's a silly excuse, but I need to buy some envelopes. Lynn

Actually the intro page says the answer box accepts letter and numbers and is case INsensitive....so don't worry about the capitalization :-) "D Curtis" wrote in message ... Here is a tip. Dont overthink these puzzles. Do use...

Tomato Gravy * 2 tablespoons margarine or olive oil * 2 tablespoons flour * 1 teaspoon sugar or honey * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 1/4 teaspoon pepper (scant) * 15-ounce can tomatoes

when I got back home, and got everything put away, and drug out the fabrics for the blocks I'm going to be working on tonight.. I noticed that my Olfa cutting mat is messed up.. a chunk of the it is missing, and the edge of it is also cracked and broken...DS was home and I had it on up where I...

Well, we finally got the inspection report on the "dream" house. There is visible rot in the wall studs of the basement, which would require the house be jacked/supported so that the walls could be taken out and rebuilt. We're talking several thousand dollars worth of work. So, we retracted our...

Some of you will remember that my DH became very ill with an aneurysm and brain hemorrhage in October. He survived 2 surgeries, and was weaned off the ventilator eventually. However, he had suffered 2 strokes and a great deal of brain damage. He had made some steady progress until late December,...

Hey there! A lurker coming out of the woodwork, here... grin Was digging around in the stash last night looking for a fabric and found a project that I started in 1986. And all of its pieces were still there! Maybe I should finish it?!?!?! grin It's a diamond-in-square cut out of the funky...

Is this a misprint and they mean 25% (25 percent) off, or is it really 25 Dollars off every Rowenta? http://specials.joann.com/SinglePage.aspx?fsi=2654&loc=36713&pg=167934&ad=3033321&ver=SD&lmi=0 A regular $29.99 iron for only $4.99? I find that hard to believe, though if this is true, I'll bet...

Obviously I know nothing about taxes. Just got a shock when I did the calculations for 2003 and noticed for the first time we owe a big chunk (at least for us, since in the past we always got a couple hundred bucks back). Remember we rent, we don't get too much interest from savings accounts, and...

Hi Guys, After being called the nastiest mouthed person here by the "lighthouse lover" person, it made me think a bit about initial posts by newbies -- especially those asking for stuff. I lurked and read RCTQ for months and months and never really posted until I needed to ask for blocks for the...