{{{{{{{{{Hugs to you Tricia}}}}}}}}}} No words that I come up with will help at the moment, but know that I am thinking of you and your family. Your RCTQ family share your pain but know that we hold you close in our hearts and send all our love and best wishes. -- Sharon from Melbourne Australia...

My son wants me to make him a lap quilt in the image of a racing horse blanket. Does anyone know where I can get templates (or anything else) with numbers and letters? I guess this quilt needs them to be appliquéd. (shudder). It's supposed to have a big number on it and the name of the horse in...

Howdy! Frood/Wendy, I couldn't help thinking of you: http://us.mms.com/us/ The M&Ms are as tasty as ever; the new colors are fabulous; I've always thought M&Ms were as good as gold. g Ragmop/Sandy--quilting w/ M&Ms--they melt in the mouth,

We have released a new Photoshop plug-in for pattern design, Artlandia SymmetryShop. The plug-in is similar to Artlandia SymmetryWorks, a plug-in for interactive pattern design in Adobe Illustrator. SymmetryShop automates the creation of textile, wallpaper, and other surface designs as well as web...

Howdy! Some of us thought it took the govt. too long to report this, the theft of info made possible by an employee of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, who took home the info, then had his computer stolen. http://www.firstgov.gov/veteransinfo/ Update: *today* we received notice from the V.A. that...

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I took a quilting class this weekend and mentioned a weird backing that I had seen on a friend's old quilt recently. The material looked like rip-stop. When I told the other women that it was gray, they all said, in unison, "It's a parachute!" My friend's husband who owns the quilt said that his...

Hi Folks, I dropped out of site for about a week while I was downstate staying with my mom and spending time with my grandparents. I came back north today (I have a job interview on Monday afternoon and other than that, I was starting to lose it every time I was at the hospital -- literally ran...

Well, the bionic woman is back from the hospital. My leg is in this huge brace, have a machine that exercses it, a cold water pump and a walker. DH gets to take care of me - sweet darling. Doctor said the surgery was successful, and I should recover quickly. YEAAAA -- Boca Jan Southern Florida -...

I know a lot of you have been unhappy with your Rowenta irons, but I'm going to mourn the loss of mine. It must have been about 15 years old. Just a few minutes ago it made a buzzy noise (like a short circuit), had sparks coming out the bottom, smelled bad and started smoking. A spectacular...

"Jan" wrote in message ... I know this is going to be hard for you all to believe... but I seem to have a growing collection of white shirts with coffee stains down the front vbg So I...

I just received an email from the Quilt Connection in Berkley Heights, NJ announcing that they are closing as of July 21st. I just took a class there and had signed up for another one even though the shop is a good 1.5 hour trip for me each way. Their fabrics are outstanding and the...

G'day again, everyone. Photos of my Celestial Quilt are he http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotos&albumID=125112416 -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia

HI all, I'm going to be vacationing in Myrtle Beach the first week of July. Does anyone have a suggestion for a wonderful quilt shop where I can get some "treasures" to bring home? Thanks, Darlene in Pa

I was in a hotel last week for a couple of days, and the bedding was plain white, including the duvet cover. Laid across the end of the bed was a sort of 'runner' - like a table runner but larger. It was about 18" x 70". There was a centre panel and an all-round 2" plain border. Theirs , of...

Do you know where leaves go? If you park your vehicle (car, truck, SUV, tank, whatever) where leaves can fall and slide to the base of the windshield, the leaves may be going on down to do big $s damage. It costs about $300 to have them sucked out of the vehicle's air conditioning system. It...

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A friend of mine would routinely have her Rowenta irons die on her. She's a prolific quilter, and I think she probably worked them to death vbg. A few years ago she bought her new iron from a chain store that offers the option of purchasing an additional waranty, which she did. She hasn't bought...

Sorting through my books today (of which I have about a gazillion), I found a couple of duplicates. Claim either one or both. First response(s) to my email (what you see as a reply does work) containing snail mail address can have them. "The Simple Joys of Quilting - Joan Hanson and Mary...

Just watched the Germany/Poland match. How exciting! The noise in the stadium was incredible! KJ