Here's the link to my webshots album to check out my latest quilt "Savannah Sunset". Original design, I worked out the background and drew the 3 figures and zebras in EQ6. Hard to see in the pix, but there is a map of Africa in the background quilting, you can zoom in on it. It was a really fun...

Hi Valerie Welcome to our group, my patchwork errors go on forever and still do but the earliest memories concern corners that don't meet. That's when I learnt about buttons - they look homely and hide every sin. So make sure you have a stash of buttons along with your stash of fabric. Liz Waikiki...

Hi, I'm shopping for my first high end machine. I'm leaning toward Husqvarna. When I was talking to a dealer, she said that once I buy the machine I will get 40 minutes of instruction on thread and needles alone...for instance that Coats and Clark thread is not "spun" but pressed together and...

I am in this weird funk and I can't finish anything. It feels awful. I've got three projects sitting, ready to be bound (they're little things, nothing to be excited about) and I can't finish them. I did make quickie curtains for my bedroom yesterday. Really easy -- just turned hems all around and...

Well, I talked with Dad this morning - worried because they didn't call last night when they reached their friends house in GA. Told him he didn't need to apologize as there was something more stressful that was taking our attention. I then proceeded to tell him about the hopeful trip to...

of things quilty.... for **SANTA** to bring to you? Me........ Fabric -- and lots of it! More Rotary Blades... Shelves for my Sewing Room Lots of time to quilt!

Well folks, Polly and I might have to pack up and run again. If the high over us does not hold we might get hit with another storm. Pray with us that this thing just falls apart and dies in the Gulf so no one else get hurt. Kate T.

I found this site for free applique shapes. I think you could probably also use then for quilting motifs. The first item (pagan patterns and designs) is in pdf format and is 100+ pages--it's like old carvings from Maya, Inca, Egypt ect. Just thought I'd share in case someone looking for shapes...

DH is a very good sport about our 'fat-free' diet but ice cream used to be such a favorite of his. So. Therefore. I am going to invent wonderful ice cream that doesn't contain egg yolks or fat. The stuff at the grocery leaves an after-taste much like Mop 'n Glo and I'm sure 'we' can do...

When I was in Chicago this summer, I saw, at Stitches n Stuffin, a model called "I Love the Woods" by I Done My Best. They did not have the pattern in stock I assume this to be Saundra White, as it looks like her style, but I cannot find this pattern anywhere! Can anyone help? I've posted on...

Does anyone here remember when you would go to buy fabric and the lady would measure it out by running it through a device attached to the table and a little meter on the top would spin around and tell you how much fabric you've run through. Then when you've got correct amount measured out,...

I finally completed my DS quilt top. I'm working on a label for it & then I'll pop it in the mail to my DSIL, who is going to quilt it on her longarm machine in AZ. Rather than sewing the backing together here, she is going to buy the fabric & sew it there so that I can save on shipping costs of...

As if I wasn't full up on sewing machines. Along comes Babylock with their new Sashiko sewing machine. It is a single purpose machine to replicate the Sashiko stitch on traditional Japanese quilts. I so want one of these things. I know that it is an "unnecessary" purchase, and I don't know what...

Hi folks, after 25 years the manual disappeared this week and we cannot find it anywhere. I about tore the place apart last night. It apparently sprouted legs and ran off. Looking online I found places that advertised the manual but when you get to the site they don't have it. This is so...

Please do forgive me for my Cranky Pants Polly howling. I don't know if the rules have changed or if I just never understood them in the first place. Today we received an announcement from a university that a great-grandchild was receiving her degree. Wonderful. It was addressed to "...

It seems to me that Paducah is one of the biggie quilt show Does anyone here enter their quilt? And get selected or not? Does a chosen quilt have to be absolutely perfect to be picked for the show? (in construction and quilting)? I presume the competiton is fierce for getting a quilt...

I asked for ideas a few days ago! The Chairlady has announced a "Song Title with a Colour in the title" challenge. Atm I can only think of Red Red Wine. I have no idea why!! lol. Thankyou all for your suggestions. -- Estelle UK http://uk.photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos

Well I finally got my 30+ year old quilt top on the quilt frame to give handquilting a try. When I was in Vegas last month I found some straw needles at Sandy's fabulous LQS, Quiltique. So now I'm ready to begin quilting. In fact I tried a few stitches last night after we finished tightening the...

I've been trying for a while now to find some orange and black striped stretch fabric. I'd prefer smaller stripes (say, 1/2" or smaller), but at this point I'd be happy with anything! I only want a yard or so - hoping to make onesies for two new babies in the family - but d'you think anyone out...

So - did the groundhog see his shadow? Enquiring minds want to know. Happy Groundhog Day! -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )