I was given a package of 40, 10" animal and jungle prints ordered from the Keepsake catalog. I welcome suggestions on how to make them into a quilt top. The colors are earthtones (I usually work in jewel tones) and I'm having trouble 'visualizing' what to do with them. Thanks for your input. W

I am in need of a small piece of fabric that looks like small red bricks. Need about a 10 inch square. Also need about a fat eighth of some that looks like wood shingles. Anyone have any? I could pay you back for postage. Or trade something you might be looking for. I have finally designed the...

I missed the beginning of the segment where the host says how big the picture has to be for this project. When I started watching the program the host was saying to add a quarter inch seam allowance when cutting out the picture (after transferring it to the fabric). I was able to write down the...

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I'm gonna give it a try using this pattern for hand appliqué. http://www.quiltmaker.com/currentissue/qatf9/project5/ I need and appreciate all the help and advice I can get. Will be going thru stash tonight. Hope I have some soft fusible interfacing. Is it advisable to use an embroidery hoop to...

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I am need of some fabric that Wal-Mart sold last summer. It's a white flannel with big yellow smiley faces on it and pink, purple and blue pastel polka dots on it. If anyone has any, or finds any at the local Wal-Mart, please let me know how much $ to send you and I will do it. I made a...

I've seen several emails lately that mention posting to this newsgroup or the tone/title of some threads as responsible for either receiving spam in their personal accounts, or for the fact we get a lot of spam here (which must be filtered for me because I see very few, and those that I see do not...

Hi all, I have finally finished my first quilt top which is just squares in a checkerboard sorta effect. Very simple but I like it. For my next project I want to try something a little more complex (although not too fiddly). Can anyone suggest good sites to look at for some free block patterns?...

I'm hoping to make a green and white quilt... the problem is that my greens are still bleeding after 3 washes with ordinary detergent. I have a front loading automatic washing machine..typical UK machine in other words. Can I use synthrapol in it or will I have a flood of green bubbles if I do?...

My emails from "qwiltchik" to you are bouncing cuz "Clara flagged this as SPAM". YIKES!!! To all you other nosey quilters who are reading this: "HI!" from me and The Furbabies! LOL Leslie The HairyFacedOnes 'N Me- My dogs aren't my whole life...they make my life whole.

Hi, I've made a yellow brick road quilt and am now about to put the 'sandwich' together. I'd like some advice about how big to cut the backing. I intend to use john Flynn's diagonal join, so that I don't need quite as much fabric, and was thinking of cutting the back big enough to fold the edges...

Ok I tried to google and couldn't find it. What are the measurements for quilts? Queen? Twin? Etc.. Thanx Joanna -- Remove Quilt to reply

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Well, I hope this one is more accurate than last months. Only 3 of the 1000 series shows are on, but they are good ones. The show on the 24th features fabric bowls. I really want to make sure to see this one since I now have the book and the stiffy stuff to make them. The other two shows are on...

We got an e-mail from DH friend with a reasonable warning, (since there has been mention of other credit card fraud). I have added it below: Marlys in IN Subject: IMPORTANT !! Keep a watch out for people standing near you in the checkout line at retail stores, restaurants, grocery stores,...

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