Hi everyone I need some tips on how to improve my machine quilting. Here are a few tidbits of information first that limit things a bit. I don't have a very large area, basically a desk area, so things are bunched up a bit. If I really, really had to, I could temporarily move to the kitchen...

You are all invited. Dress: very casual. We have replaced all of the light bulbs with 25 watt dim ones and no one will be able to see what you're wearing anyway. Today's trip was to the dermatologist. There is a burned off place (yeah, right ... they call it 'frozen' but that's only for...

DH's Bro's cancer returned--they did surgery--he was home for a few days--went back in ... Today, he requested to 'just go back home'. Top it all off, Navy Niece's FIL passed away Friday Eve--he had cancer, too. Butterfly (feeling a lil battered tonite)

What is yours made of and how big is it? Right now all I have is the carpeted floor. Mary

I just must share this with you. There's a daily medical column in our newspaper. Well, almost daily. If the paper has a big news item such as a 'gator sighting at the city park wading pool, poor Dr. Gott gets shoved aside. Recently someone wrote Dr. Gott that their head got all stuffy when...

contest question: what type of finished quilt has the fewest pieces in it? contest answer: a whole cloth quilt. -- Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian www.ourcyberfamily.us "Time is that quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately it doesn't seem to be working." Anonymous

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...

WooHoo!! I made it to the quilt show!! I think I got there a little before 10, and didn't leave until a little after 1...and that was all looking and a bit of shopping...no classes or lectures or anything (I didn't pre-register, so I missed out on those wonderful things sigh). However......I...

I thought some of you might like to check out an auction I've started for the quilt I asked about a few weeks ago. Here's part of the description: You are bidding on an heirloom quality "Heart Of Roses" appliqued quilt designed and sewn by the renowned quilt designer C. Jean Horst. She employs...

If you get a chance, please look at the first pic (four-blocks) in the WIP folder of my webshots page. Aside from all the matching (what was I thinking of????), there is the even more vexing problem of pressing. There are SO MANY layers at those points!! Any suggestions about pressing would...

I know you all must get tired of the requests for prayers but we really need some for tomorrow. My husband (Denny) had a bout with diverticulitis in the middle of October and was hospitalized for a week. He went back in on 12/9 to have the 20 inches of intestines removed. He is still in the...

I need to fundamentally change the way I prepare fabric for cutting. My current system is time-consuming, and keeps me from doing mass cutting at a time. Currently, I: - Gather the fabric to be cut - Press it, one or two pieces together if they are the same size - Lay it over the half-wall in the...

Have to share a tip I tried for myself tonight with great success. A friend suggested using the inner lid to a canning jar, the nice round metal disk part as a scraper for cleaning out a pumpkin. Worked better than anything I've ever tried. Just thought I'd share a little of my...

I thought it would be interesting to hear what was the first quilt you made. What block did you choose? What size was it (wall hanging, lap size or a bed quilt) What mistakes did you make (I only ask cause im working on my first quilt and its nice to know some of the mistakes in mine are...

Does anyone have a Xmas tree skirt pattern or know where I can get a real cute one???

More and more I see friends/acquaintances in one category or another. Many at my local quilt shop, after they finish piecing their tops, farm out the quilting portion to someone with a longarm quilt machine. IOW, they don't finish what they started. On the other side are those, like myself, well...

Trying my computer out. Not too sure WHAT the ****From**** addy will be --- so bear with us today Cyberhugs and Butterfly Kisses Butterfly (posted 9:19 California time)

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As some of you know, I've been having huge problems with sewing machines lately. My SO, tired of listening to me curse at my old beasties, has offered to buy me a new one. Actually, he offered to buy me two... an el cheapo at Wal-mart just to get me through the holidays, and then a real one in a...

Yes, summer is going to be over before we know it! If you can, do consider staying over Sunday. Some of us who went back to the festival on Sunday last year have compared notes and agree that the light crowd made it a really enjoyable (and productive) day. It's much easier to walk the aisles,...