Off topic, but a blue ribbon nonetheless! I a member of the County Master Gardeners. Every year we volunteer to make the exterior decorations for a 18th Century Home near Yorktown Battlefield. If you were in Yorktown ... it is the last Main Street house, right next to the monument. The...

A friend has asked me about getting her daughters-in-law sewing machines for Christmas. I know we discuss this ad nauseum, but I'm wondering if any of you have any experience with the Singer 7400 series machines. I'm a machine snob and I know it....I've had several Berninas that were the top...

From recent posts to RCTQ it would be very easy to conclude that 'quilting' is very bad for ones health! :-).

I know I read a post from someone looking for musinc fabric. Can't find the original post though, so sorry if this reply is a repeat.. I received the Keepsake Quilting catalogue in the mail yesterday. I saw that they have a selection of music fabrics 10" squares. Item # 2845 (band practice 10"...

And now, back by popular request - actually there have been other requests but we will ignore them. What you've been waiting for (a drum roll here by Pat's Corps would be effective) Am I procrastinating? Are you ready? Nahhh. Well, I know but here goes:

It got here today, exactly 7 calendar days after ordering, shipped all the way from Japan. I ordered four half-yard cuts from Fabrictales.com (NAYY) and it's here. Ok, so I paid $10 for shipping, but it arrived by registered mail and the fabric is so dreamy, so fine. I'm just sitting here drooling...

So sorry to hear of your mother's death Terri. This past two years have been terribly hard for you. I hope you will be able to find some peacefulness in the Christmas season and next year. For so many of us this will be a 'first Christmas without ...'. We can hold one another up as needed. Take...

Another Hug has come home, and is doing what it was born to do. How wonderful! Just know that it has lots of hugs and love built into it, so use it, use it, use it. Do you have a picture? Karen, Queen of Squishies ----- www.PlayPianoNow.info I'm sitting here looking at the most beautiful...

i finally got the pix Pati took in Phoenix when i left town. i really love greens, all greens, well ok, not all but most of them. mother natures neutral, lol. i cropped me out of them so as not to scare anyone. have added a wee bit of info bout them. they're in the first album on webshots. in case...

I found the fabric... except it is flannel and I need cotton. I've searched using quiltshops.com = that is how I found the flannel. It is my Maywood Studio -- a couple of years old. http://www.auntanniesquiltnook.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=04700 hopefully the link works...

I really do love the cycle of life. As you all know I made my nanna a quilt before she passed, and when her time was up the quilt came home to me. I loved the quilt, not the least because nanna adored it, but because the backing was gorgeous, it had some of my first attempts at paper piecing,...

My mom made a quilt about a year ago which she uses on her bed. After a couple of washings, the batting has started coming through the top and back in little balls--kind of like the type an old sweater gets that needs to be shaved. The batting was a polyester blend. Neither one of us has ever...

I finished my stack n whack finally; come see. It's the first shot in my web site. It's tough to see the hand quilting; but it is possible; make sure you make it *full size* so that you have to scroll through the picture. My new flat screen show it up lots better than my old tube. susan...

Some times the text the spammers use to foil the filters is pretty funny. Here is today's entry: "He drew his arm back and heaved the penguin through the parlor window" The mind just boggles. (And *what* did that poor penguin do to deserve that???? LOL) -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)

hi all - did you receive your Joann's flyer with the Husqvarna insert? Has anyone heard of the "Fabric Mover with Stich Regulator" attachment for the sewing machine? Has anyone seen it in person? I am very curious about this new "accessory". Sharon in Montreal

Hi Guys, Last Friday night was DH's company Christmas party. Mike Dupre & his DW (Little Mike who received the HUG I made for him earlier this year) were at the party. They thanked me personally for the HUG and said I should make sure to post their sincere thanks to the group and to tell...

Last week, at guild meeting, I won a book in the drawing for the mystery project participants. It is called 256 Fat Quarter Quilt Blocks, edited by Sandra Hatch and Jeanne Stauffer. It is a so-so book ... not my favorite, but it does contain some unique blocks and settings. Last night, at my...

Karen wanted me to let you now that she's temporarily offline as her server is misbehaving but not to worry - anyone waiting to hear from her, will. Musicmaker

If there is a directory I would like to add my name & info to it. Who should I send it too? WV Quilter

Hello everyone, how's everything going? i just finished my MIL purse. I love it, it is great, i put pics up if anyone cares to look, now after christmas i will work on my first quilt, a small beginner on that i found a website that gives step by step instructions. Happy holidays to everyone. this...