I made this bag for the gift exchange we have at our small group's Christmas party. I have to say this was a real bear to make! The bag is has a layer of two sided fusible Timtex stabilizer on the sides. The bottom has TWO layers of Timtex. Sewing that seam to attach the bottom to the sides...

Someone just posted a link to Charlotte Yde's homepage, and I went to have a look. I did see this before, but didn't notice her book page. Lo and behold, there was the Contemporary Quilts from Scandinavia, which I saw at a Quilt Festival and didn't get before someone else did (grrr). A couple of...

hii to all.. here I am, again.. I bought the fusible web steam a seam 2 (in internet shop.. here in Italy I never found it) , and I'll try it maybe next saturday.. Can someone of you tell me how you find this paper? Do it work well? and what 's the right temperature, the same for cotton? I would...

Help! I am finishing off the goody making so boxes can go our tommorow. My gingerbread men came out man shaped gingerbread cakes, and my cut outs came out as cunningly shaped scones! My chocolated for dipping has sheared! AHHHH! *runs around in circles pulling hair cursing, and generally...

What a miracle! I am setting up my new sewing room and started going through all the boxes that had been packed up by the crews of people after the tornado. A large portion of my fabric stash had been in the attic. The attic and second floor were missing after the tornado. I opened a box full...

Howdy! From: Sarah Curry scurry@z... Date: Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:22 pm Subject: MeSue died, early this morning, for those of you who knew her. I'll forward Jeff's post from this evening to anyone who wants it. She was a remarkable young woman. I will miss her, too.

Started working on it last night, and finished this afternoon....boy, I sat on this project for almost a year (why do I do that).... wanted to get it out of the way before I finish some other projects, and boy am I glad I did. This is for my mother...she is going to use it for travel back and forth...

Hi everyone, I've written here a few times. I mostly lurk to see what I can learn. I started quilting on Oct. 11th and I think I might be addicted. :o) I've done a pillow, a few table runners, placemat, a Santa decoration and six various blocks. I started a mystery quilt on New Years Eve. It was...

I am curious how you all keep your 'helpful' QI's safe in your sewing area. Until now, I have not had to worry about it. My Darius kitty had decided at the start he will only worry about checking the final project for comfort because it is too much work to help with the rest of it, unless you...

http://community.webshots.com/user/barnyowl Enjoy her latest quilt. jennellh ".......This scrappy ( and how!) quilt originated from a design by Jolyn Olson in Am Patchwork Dec 01 that Butterfly sent me. Wonderful how a nice stack of older quilting magazines can be such a blessing. The quilt...

You guys have seen mention of my "surrogate dad" here on the group. When I was growing up, after my dad had taken off - Keith was my mom's best friend, did the stuff around our house that the "Dad" would usually do, built bicycles on Christmas eve for me - took me to dance and gymnastics. Tempered...

OK, I've had enough, it's 9.5 degrees F. outside this morning! This is Virginia! We haven't even reached the winter solstice! I would move further south but I don't want to be near a hurricane either. AND I am breakfast, lunch, and dinner to blood sucking insects!

We haven't had one of these posts in awhile. If there is something in particular that you are collecting, fabric-wise! or something are looking for, post it! Let's find out who needs what. Oh, and it may be helpful to potential squishie senders to find out who likes to get small scraps - you know,...

I would never have called you a harvester! Never! I'm too nice for that! ROFLOL - welcome to the best group on the net! -- Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html wrote in message...

Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt and...

I am working on this quilt now and have all the pieces cut out. This quilt is by Nancy Mahoney. It says Easy at the top but think a beginner would have trouble. Quilt finishes at 68 X 68 with 12 inch blocks. My X block is 2 tone Turquoise print and the star block has solid turquoise with 2 colors...

The Pittsburgh area PBS station aired an hour-long commercial-free special program tonight about quilts in Pennsylvania. There were interviews of our "Magic Mike" Lizonitz and Jennifer Chiaverini, among other Pennsylvanians, including the Amish from Lancaster PA. Also shown were Shaun Quinlan,...

I think I must be going out of my mind. My wife and I are going back to California for our 35th wedding anniversary, this summer. We, of course, will get together with my 4 brothers and sisters. I am thinking about doing 4 identical quilts to take back and give to each of them as a surprise gift....

I have received the most wonderful blocks from: Cynde in Albuquerque, NM who is a Gulf War Vet making her block extra special. Therese in Bakersfield, CA Diane in Inverness, FL Nancy in Worton, MD Michelle in Pahrump, NV Helen in Moss Point, MS

Remember my dilemna last month on my colour choice for my quilt layout? I had laid the blocks out and re-arranged and looked at it for a couple of days and it still didn't do a thing for me. Well I got rid of the green and brown blocks and replaced them with burgundy blocks and different...