yawn I'm pooped! But camp was, as usual, lots of fun! :) In fact, it's still going on, but I always figure on coming home early, since by Thursday I'm on overload from all of the information. Not to mention being exhausted from late sewing nights, strange bed and intense concentration during...

I'm interested in any tips for matching seams that have been pressed open. I recently posted a plea for help in pressing Broken Dishes HST's and the advice from Marcella was very helpful. She suggested pressing the seams OPEN and that worked beautifully. However, I have had occasional problems...

for my Kimonos & Kanji quilt. I just got it back from my long arm quilter (she is still in Minnesota -- I'm in Michigan). I will continue to send quilts to her because her work is so extra-ordinary! I'm sure you'll agree. (you'll see it in my webshots folders -- right at the top!) While the...

Okay, so one more time - the general consensus is that it is best to prewash all fabric?? I read most of the posts and it seems that it was what most of you do. I did a LARGE load of all my greens and then spent a LONG time ironing (hence my earlier thread on irons). Anyway, before I put...

I am in the market for a new machine and looked at several yesterday. I'm deciding between a Janome 6025QC ($600) and a Bernina 135PE ($750). The features are very similar. The Bernina has a stippling stich and the ability to add a knee lift for $75. I had my heart set on the Janome, but I want...

I've never tried it with hot pads or pot holders but when I make rice bags I put cinnamon, nutmeg, and some cloves in with the rice. When you heat it up it kinda smells like an apple pie. : ) Patty in NWO "Sherry Starr" wrote in...

I forgot to tell you all the good stuff! My DH messed up my computer while I was gone so I got a brand spanking new computer. I am in love with it! Now if only I could fiqure out how to get rid of all those annoying pop-up messages. Also, I had planned on visiting every quilting store in sight...

No, for once, this isn't an email about the Directory! As I may have mentioned, I have suffered through a horrible change of season cold. But I have also had a very difficult two weeks at work dealing with domestic and international auditors - long days, fast food, little sleep and no...

Sleet and freezing rain have closed the local schools - yeah! that means that I have no piano lessons to teach and have ALL DAY to quilt. Have been devouring a book I bought used that's called "Journey of an Art Quilter" by Barbara Olson and it's awesome. Has instructions for defining your own...

What are your practices and findings? fancy quilt store soaps? soak? don't wash, just lay it out in the sun to "air out" ? What about quilts with photo transfers? signatures? embroidery? rust stains? yellow marks? (Nightmist, let us know what you find out about that plant!) musty smells? ...

Hi Everyone - The worker elves of the Navan United Church worked yesterday to position their Anniversary signature quilt. Photos are posted to my webshots album and can be seen at http://community.webshots.user/barnyowl I can't wait to see it myself in person........it looks so different from...

OK, I haven't been around; life has gotten interesting, in the Chinese curse sense (i.e., "may you live in interesting times". I'll try to be better about that, but no promises. Myriad pieces involved in that, some of which I won't go into here but will in email if anyone really cares. Part of...

As I am going through and trying to clear out the stash that has not been used and I can't remember what I bought it for, I figured I'd ask. Okay, that wasn't such a great sentence, but what are you looking for fabric-wise?? I am sorting everything out and will probably post pictures in a yahoo...

I could use some advice on cutting out applique. Any special scissors? Does a rotary applique cutter work? barbie in williamsburg who is finally making one of those

How are we doing? I've nearly got the main part of my double nine patch (hand pieced, remember?) top assembled...need to cut and attach borders next. I'm thinking the end of June and it'll be ready for quilting. I planned on it being that far by now, but things have gotten in the way...I'm busy...

If anyone is interested, these are some of the quilting websites I have bookmarked. I had sent them to other people and thought maybe you would be interested too. Lorraine Quilting websites. http://www.quilterscache.com/

Last night I finished #2 of the three Jennie Rayment projects I started at camp. :) This one is called Tucked-Up Circles, and it may well be my favorite of the three. It's at http://www.sandymike.net/fabmanip.html#Tucked-Up_Circles; I've also added a detail photo of Twitch, Twiddle & Tweak,...

i nearly put wanted but thot, nope i need'em as i cant think well yet. for some odd reason i got in the mood to sew. went round the hem on a tea towel that had one side coming loose. fixed the back of a bra that was in strife. all better now tho now i feel compelled to wear one, ewwww, oh well....

Well.... it's ruined!!!! I washed the "Monster" quilt today...and half the seams tore... the flannels are all shredded... it's totally falling apart... I don't know what happened!!! there were 1/4 in seams everywhere... i had washed it once already in the bubblejet rinse and dried it without any...

Hi all. I've posted some new pictures on my Webshots page. I'll give you a little background about them. My daughter is a percussion major at the University of Iowa. Her professor knew I am a quilter and approached me a over a year ago with a proposition....no, not that one! He wanted to know...