Hi everyone, I'm new to this group. I've been sewing/knitting/ crocheting since I was a child, & come from a long line of sewers. Heres the dilemma: I've inherited a number of crazy quilts made by my great grandmother & her daugheter (my grandmother). The problem is that she made them small, to...

From reading various posts about sewing machines, I gather that many people have a lot of sewing machines. How many sewing machines do people really have? Do you actually use them all?

I got this from my exDIL and thought I would share. TIPS ON PUMPING GAS (Good information) I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are...

DH didn't get the job we were hoping for and seemed so promising. My DM isn't doing well. She is in renal failure with a no dialysis order and has an infection that caused her temp to spike near 105. Only if she can get back to walking with a walker she will get to go home. To add to the...

Darling Elly, could you please re-post the links for February? -- Roberta in D

...Or, The Day Job! http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk/KatePages/Costuming/Katherine_of_Aragon/katherine_of_aragon_project.htm Also just completed an Old Ivory coloured Regency style dress for my Miss Havisham customer: I have another one to do for her, plus a hat. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q...

------------------------------------- Good Evening Everyone! I am an avid sewer having just made my new granddaughter an entire wardorbe from 3 months to two years as a present. I am now getting into quilting and comtemplating purchasing a new machine. I own a Brother CS 8072 which I really like...

At least as soon as I get the car loaded I will be on the road to Utah. Stash will be "guarded" by DH and the cats. G Of course DH would probably let you take all you wanted, if you could find it. G And the cats all like people. VBG Will be off line until Monday, probably. May get a chance...

For those who may have been wondering Stripey is going to be OK. The blood work came back inicating hyperthyroidism, just as the vet suspected. So tomorow morning we pick up her pills, which are not too dear at all, and begin the game of pilling the cat. It is all matter of finding which method is...

OK, it's entirely possible I have finally found my holy grail when it comes to marking dark fabric. It's a Bohin Mechanical Chalk Pencil. I bought it Sunday at a quilt shop. I had seen it on the internet, but I hesitated about ordering it. I bought white, but I think you may be able to get...

I just found out today I'll have to drive to a nearby city to buy fabrics from Wal*Mart. Some of their smaller stores got rid of the fabric dept. and much of their sewing notions. What a disappointment as my nearest WM store is only 10 miles away. :*( The other store is twice that distance.

brand of Fusible Webbing? I had something I had bought yards and yards of years ago at a Ben Franklin store... and it's almost gone! Have tried a few other things... but have not been happy with them. I'm ready to start a new project... I am very excited... but will need bunches and bunches of...

How do you (assuming you do!) label your quilts? Do you only label quilts you are giving away? Do you label every quilt you make? Do you hand write something on a piece of fabric? Embroider by hand or machine your text? Print it on fabric using your computer? Do you fuse it on? Do you...

OK, since this group knows everything I figured I might as well ask. I am trying to find out what the plant Papa Jim calls "cruel man of the woods" is. It's a southeastern North American plant. Google gave me one return on it, and darn it that is not good enough! I mean I have seen scholarly...

What's your favorite way to ignore Super Bowl Sunday? lol Karen, Queen of Squishies -- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ music is all around us, all you have to do is listen

Tonight was my quilt guilds annual auction. I was being very good and not bidding on anything, saving myself for a basket of quilting goodies and fabric I had my eye on. Things seemed to be going for lot less than last year. When a 1938 Singer came up, some how so did my bid card. I got it for...

My MIL and I were out today looking for a new washer and dryer set for her-- both of us agree her current toploader is truly loathsome. I have LG frontloaders and mostly like them quite well, but found a pair of Bosch at Lowe's that seem to be well put together. I really like my Bosch stove, but...

Got your package today and want to thank you very much. It's beautiful - such pretty colours. Would you mind sending me your email so I can eventually send you a photo of the completed project? Sharon (N.B.)

Tonight was my quilt guilds annual auction. I was being very good and not bidding on anything, saving myself for a basket of quilting goodies and fabric I had my eye on. Things seemed to be going for lot less than last year. When a 1938 Singer came up, some how so did my bid card. I got it for...

New arts and crafts directory under construction and scheduled to be online in the next month or so. For artists and craftsmen and women living and working in the US who want to submit their URL and be listed in the directory when it comes online, the site to go to...