do you guys know whether my featherweight is not supposed to take a generic walking foot? I cannot adjust the screw properly and it wobbles. besides, I don't think the teeth match, I never noticed but the teeth on the featherweight are uneven, smaller slit on the cover plate on the right side....

You can probably get the dental tools you want from your dentist. I keep forgetting to ask mine, but my husband, who is a woodturner, had read that some dental tools are handy to use in woodturning & he just asked his dentist & he gave him a handful of them. I guess they reach a point where they...

Check out today's astronomy picture. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Kim

I have a dear friend who loves to quilt, but her arthritis makes safety bins an especially hard challenge. Does anyone know of any arthritis-friendly safety-pin-like option for her (especially something I could get her for Christmas :^))

Woo Hoo! I've finished my wall quilt that is a donation for a silent auction on December 1st! When I was asked to do this, I was told the luncheon/auction was in February or March. Imagine my surprise when I got the invitation for December 1!! It certainly jump started the project for me! I...

Need to contact you, and do not have your email addy. Please email me, pretty, pretty, please? RisingStars @ KarenTucker.com (remove the spaces) Karen, Queen of Squishies -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars....

http://rotaryquilts.org/index.htm No, not rotary cutters! There is now a Fellowship for quilters who belong to Rotary Clubs. Note the project for the RI centennial (convention in June). Nann member of Illinois Beach Sunrise Rotary

Just another reason why I love living in Tucson! After years of struggling through the snow and ice and sleet and horrendous heating bills in Minnesota, I feel like I'm in heaven. My son, on the other hand, can't get enough of the stuff. He lives in Idaho and is a skiier--so he starts praying...

I see that Sears has a sale on some machines this week - one I particularly like is the Janome Harmony - Model 81050 - does anyone have one of these, and if so, how do you like it? Would appreciate any suggestions about this particular machine. Sharon (N.B.)

Does anyone have any comments on this software program? Is it user friendly for a beginning quilter?

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Meantime could you graph a few fibonacci spirals for me? My homedarlings want me to try them in quilts you see. Here's one (somebody posted it to uk.comp.sys.mac). It's in PostScript; on my Mac with an HP LaserJet 5M printer, I used the "SendPS" utility in BBEdit Lite to print it - there are...

who'da'thunk anyone would notice me missing in action. i've not been posting as much this year as in previous yrs. well, i was off line for nearly two full weeks. wandered round the house and couldnt get my head into anything at all cept wondering what was wrong with my puter, was it fixable, how,...

Pati wrote: "Rene, try running a bar of soap lightly across the stitching. The invisible thread may pick up enough of the soap to make it more visible. (Soft soap would probably work best.)" Pati, in Phx - - - - - - - - - -- - - - Then René wrote:

How does one go about getting a name for an original quilt pattern registered?

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I am wondering if any knows of a quilting group in Sebastian, Florida. I have a cousin who lives there, she has found a half finished quilt that her grandmother started. My cousin wondered what to do with her quilt. I can't help her as I live in England. Any help would be much...

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'Twas the night of Thanksgiving, But I just couldn't sleep I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The leftovers beckoned The dark meat and white But I fought the temptation With all of my might. Tossing and turning with anticipation The thought of a snack became infatuation. So, I...

I knew I hated snow, and today just gives me another reason. School was called off an hour early and DD wanted to stay after for a little bit with a friend. So I tell her that's fine. So I go pick her up and take friend home and as I'm on the way home, I hear this loud pop. My...