Do you always cut your borders from the lengthwise grain? I know that's what the books say and I understand the rationale. But....I don't have enough fabric to cut the borders for my baby quilt along the lengthwise grain. So I'm cutting them crosswise. Will I go to quilt jail? Will my borders be...

Hi all, My little son got his first "little duckling" swimming award today - I was so proud! Although he's not yet 2, he's been coming to parent and child swimming since he was 6 months, and he adores it. Rather than sewing the patches/badges onto his swimsuit - as he'll grow like a weed and...

The Frappr guys (generic term including guys and gals) have added a feature for custom pins. There are 5 different colored pins now and they can be set to any meaning the admin specifies :-) Would you like me to activate this feature on the RCTQ map? If so, what should the 5 colors be set to...

For those who don't know Desert Island Discs, it is a program on the radio in the UK where a guest is invited on, and asked which 8 pieces of music, one book and one luxury item they would take, if stranded on a desert island. This program has been broadcast since 1942. More information...

Bought a Brother Serger on Ebay from a dealer who had closed up shop. One of these fancy, schmancy, do everything jobbies. I usually have no problems using sewing machines and have owned sergers before. BUT, the directions were just awful on this one and I could not, for the life of me, figure out...

I've recently enterd a new stage in my life while simultaniously acquiring a new hobby. I love my new hobby (quilting silly!) and would love to share it with anyone who might be on the same path right now... (I am 26 years old, and I was married last august.)

Thought I better but the word fabric in the subject line so we won't waste time on all the pastry comments. I sewed with a Jelly Roll package for the first time today. It was a Hoffman Batik for which I pay $36! Every piece was to have been a 2 1/2" strip. I was very disappointed at how poorly...

I've been busy sewing summer play clothes for GD and teaching her sewing at the same time. That means, at 12 yr. old the first part of July, she has been helping me and learning at the same time. This week end we will be making matching headbands, and maybe quilting material to make a tote...

My Women's Shelter HUG quilt block has curved Flying Geese in a plaid fabric, side triangles that shade from deep gold to almost white and appliqued free-floating triangles. Quite the challenging block for me! Now, it's done and you can see it in my Webshots...

Sometime in the past, I suppose, I started making a pair of gi pants for a martial arts class I was in at the time, which I did not finish (the pants, not the martial arts class). A few days ago, I found the pieces of it, 2 legs that had the inseam sewn on each leg, but the legs had not yet...

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,...

Anyone have instructions on how to make a net dish scrubber? Thanks, aeormom

I think it's a great idea. A simple display of individual pictures that is easy to navigate. -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 "Christina Doucette" wrote in message ... Anyone else like to see the faces...

All this talk about fruitcake here got me drooling, so I decided it was about time to make myself one. Got plenty of wheat-free flour at Whole Foods, and then went to my regular grocery store for the candied fruit. Walked all around the store, several times. Checked the baking area, the dried fruit...

Our guild presented this year's challenge quilts last night. "Everything Old is New Again". We had some clever and lovely quilts made from vintage clothing as memory quilts honoring deceased family members, beautiful handkerchiefs, dresser scarves, Japanese rags bag kimonos, old draperies, and...

What kind of quilt-related things are you asking for or hoping that you get this holiday season? There isn't much that I need and I've got about as much fabric as I have room for, but I have asked for a bunch of the Essential Thread from Connecting Threads. http://www.connectingthreads.com/ I...

I must share this beautiful quilt made for DD, who is 9 yrs old, by a wonderful person in Oz. I can't begin to tell you how excited my dd was to open the package and see this beautiful work of art. http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ceridwen_rhea/detail?.dir=56b7re2&.dnm=7ad1re2.jpg&.src=ph DD...

Hello all, After postponing for years I finally took the time to create a website to show off my quilts. I would like to have your opinion, so please take a look and vote for your favorite. Thank you! --- AC from the Netherlands http://www.cosman.nl

Hello all. This is my first time trying out newsgroups. I've been a member of a few quilting groups through yahoo groups though and am currently in a few at the moment. I just started quilting in June of 2004 with an online yahoo quilt group. Jumped straight in with both feet and made my very...

Hugs, good thoughts and prayers are coming your way. Debbi in SO CA "Musicmaker" wrote in message ... My adult son has, in recent weeks, injured a knee and subsequently hias shoulder. The knee caused him to fall down some stairs...