http://www.threadbanger.com/post/8022/weekly-diy-roundup-necktie-projects some different uses for those mens ties. hat, belt, dress, scarf, bag, button, guitar strap (i really liked this one),headband, skirt and even a chair made from mens ties. worth a look at the pix anyhow. amazing...

So, who will be at the show? When? Please email me tonight or Saturday day time. Thanks. PAT in VA/USA

I received this from a friend today, thought you'd enjoy! Michelle A teacher is explaining biology to her 4th grade students. 'Human beings are the only animals that stutter,' she says. A little girl raises her hand. 'I had a kitty-cat who stuttered.'

If you have a Kilwin's Ice Cream near you, they normally give away their plastic ice cream containers - all washed and pretty. They are the large ones that they use in the cases for ice cream cones. These make great wastebaskets in your sewing room when you have QI's who like to overturn your...

We have a pile of blocks sitting the floor in the design of the Rastafarian flag. It just sort of happened, they were intended to complement the colours of some animal prints for a cot quilt. Obviously, there are more appropriate things to pair them with. Anybody here got a ganja-leaf block...

Whilst we were doing Mr J's appts on Fri we stopped for lunch at a fish place. (new in town) They had 2 diff kinds of : American Tenderized Alligator on the menu Miz Polly, by any chance, have YOU sent any alligators to me when I needed them so badly??????

Hi there - a question mainly fo UK based quilters I am trying to track down a picture of a quilt I saw many years ago. It was someone's City& Guilds PArt 2 final piece. The theme was underground trains and tunnels in bright rainbow colours, TIA for any leads Karen

We went out and bought lamps from these four companies and measured their spectrums. We published our findings (spectral plots and CRI calculations based on spectral sampling of every 10 nm.) at the web page below. We were not surprised to find that their CRI claims are far from accurate. Buyer...

Cindy: Hey, maybe you could get a job with FBI security clearance section. You could go around trying to get secrets out of people and report back to the fibbies. Me, I like a good surprise. Or not. If anyone wants to send chocolate and wants me to be surprised, I will be SURPRISED! If you want...

Hi all, I found this map and thought I would share it with you. It shows the areas of the bushfires at as today 16 January - its in PDF format. http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/B74B74FA15807C76CA25726500064C5E/$File/MediaMap_A4_2007016_1100.pdf -- Di Maloney

I was visiting in Pensacola over the holidays and found out about a quilt show in Robertsdale, Al. It is February 1, 2 and 3 at the Methodist Church on Highway 59. The flyer says there will be approx. 300 quilts on display and lunch will be available for $5.00. I'm going to try and make it back...

will I am off my Daughters laptop, ( keep fingers crossed) Its not a cpu problem, and DH doesn't think it is a motherboard, but it could still be.. he took out the memory and the battery today, let it sit for a little bit, and it booted up.. It might have been a that the bio went bad... and...

DH and I played hooky from work this afternoon and went to the San Jose Quilts and Textiles Museum. It's a small, but lovely space with interesting pieces. I bought a book about borders and bindings and got the business card of the curator, so that I can call her to talk about how to preserve...

Thank you, thank you! My first ever from this group! It's from my Swap Buddy. And there was a cute card with a wiggly worm. I've cut it up already. Some 10½" strips will go into a Chinese Coin Calendar Quilt that I am making through another group I belong to. Hopefully I'll be sewing more of...

I need some help/thoughts. Several years ago one of the gentlemen and good friend that I worked for at a large corporation asked me if I could use all his old neckties in my quilting. I said sure. Well, I just learned that he passed away recently. But, before he did, he made his daughter promise to...

I know we have discussed this before, but I didn't need the answers then, and I do now. A friend--not me---used way too much fabric softener and now water just slides off her washcloths. I was thinking that LOTS of washings with vinegar might wash the fabric softener out. Any other ideas?? ...

Does anyone have a link to their coupons? We're heading south on Friday, and may stop in at Joann's -- Kim Graham http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham Nanaimo, BC, Canada THE WORD IN PATCHWORK

I'll make it a happy chair dance but it will be done for twice as long to make up! -- Jessamy - hoping we will find out soon ;-) In The Netherlands Take out: so much quilting to reply. Time to accept, time to grow, time to take things...

Not sure if anyone can help me here or not, but figured this is as good a place to start as any. Does anyone own a cabinet style Necci (don't know the model number yet)? If so, can you give me clear, concise directions on how the bobbin is replaced after being rethreaded (thread over, thread...

Help please, from you wonderful experts. I have cut out and partly sewn together the pieces for a kaleidoscope one off block but can't get the centre to sit flat. Would someone please advise how I do this or direct me to a website with "kaleidoscope for dummies" instructions. Thanks.