The day after Christmas is sometimes a bit of a letdown. So imagine how surprised and happy I was to get a wonderful squishie in the mail today! I have sent private thanks to the sender. Fun things in a cute envelope. I just love surprises, and fabric surprises are the best. Sunny

He escaped coming down with strep. Thank you for all the prayers, good thoughts, and WELL wishes! He is indeed well. Karen, Queen of Squishies whew -- ----- www.PlayPianoNow.info

..... may I wish one and all rest and happiness at this time -and all they hope for in 2007 -including 3 hours extra in a day at least once a week so that we can ALL get some sewing done! Annie, England

Now I can join the bandwagon of EQ6 users!!!! My dh's family does Secret Santa (we draw names for our recipients) and my SS gave me the upgrade software, an Infinite Feathers stencil from Anita Shackleford and Diane Gaudynski's book "Guide to Machine Quilting". Awesome present!!!! I can't wait...

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:46:28 GMT, Jan wrote: Ok... it's sort of on subject. I'm still trying to set up a sewing area for DD in my new Quilting Palace. I found an old children's library table in an antique shop that is just perfect, but the...

Well, the white may be hail and ice hanging around in clumps but it is wet, wet, wet!!! Hopefully it is still raining where the fires are as well as in water catchment areas. Wishing all my fellow RCTQ family the happiest of christmases and a very safe and happy new year. Hears to making 2007...

Starting in January I will have a free block of the month on my website. All the blocks are pieces patterns based on the churn dash block. It's a beginner block of the month so those new to quilting will be successful and the experienced quilters will have a quick and easy project to...

Ok, I'm off for the holidays tomorrow, and I'm not sure when I'm coming back. Never if I can help it! :-) I know there might be a few of you out there who will have some free time between Christmas and New Years that you'd like to fill up with fabric fun, so here is the posting for January's...

HI ya. hows everyone doing? i put pics up of christmas gifts and crochet things... Larisa, hows tink? i think i am giving the right link....i have a few more to add to the pics.. ttyl. thanks everyone happy holidays!!! sewamommy: hazel http://new.photos.yahoo.com/blue_fox2002/

I have a question for all you pp aficionados out there. I am a neophyte and I thought pp was an answer to many of my dilemas, however I tried to pp a piece with a curved line and guess what, the curve turned out wonky! Can a curve be pp or only straight lines? -- Boca Jan Florida - Land of the...

Wendy sent me a message and asked that it be passed along to the others here on at rctq. Flat Stanley has gone AWOL! His trip has been postponed until he shows up. G Unfortunately, my newsreader has decided to act up, and I can't post to the RCTQ about this either! Could you pass the word...

I spent about 6 straight hours saturday designing my quilt for our guild challenge "Sunshine and Sunflowers". I positively LOVE this design, and I'm also thrilled with how I ended up converting this portrait for hand applique. Maybe this posting will save someone else some time doing applique...

Martha Stewart's Holiday To-Do List December 1 Blanch carcass from Thanksgiving turkey. Spray paint gold, turn upside down and use as a sleigh to hold Christmas cards.

Hello all Well, it is done. At last. Finally. Never again will I do this style. I got the fireweed quilt done. Here is the link. http://home.gci.net/~rainbowmoose/stained_glass.html I am very pleased with the colors, but it is definitely not my best work. Good thing you can only see a...

I had been wanting for my very own, a copy of Quiltmaker #41 from 1995 since I first saw the tessellating kitty quilt. There were pictures of the quilt elsewhere and dear friends had sent me copies of the pattern but I just had not been able to get my head wrapped around exactly how it went...

Finally took a picture of the finished top. Tomorrow I put the layers together. And when will I do the dreaded quilting . . . . .? The binding will be scrappy too -- the greens. I'd like it all finished by the time school starts on January 8. Spending my Winter Break trying to get some things...

Merry Christmas to everyone. Hope you all have a great day So far sinec last night we have had 7mm of rain including hail....and this is summer. DH is chef for the day, prawns for breakfast and now the roasts are underway for lunch. Evening meal will be a pooled meal at a friends.

I just wrapped the two wall-hangings for my daughter and her husband. They just need the borders quilted, binding and labels. They won't mind getting them finished after Christmas. I will post pictures then.

Merry Christmas, a very happy and quilty New Year for all of you ladies and gentlemen, my favorite kind of people. Thank you for your kindness, your priceless information and especially your humour, which help make it through a lot of hardship, someday I"ll share with you all. Dixie in NB. When I...

happy holidays to all. sewamommy:hazel http://new.photos.yahoo.com/blue_fox2002/