well, got the quilt all pinned down - DS helped me squish the batting down - yesterday afternoon. Last night, I got the quilt sandwich sewn together and the whole thing turned. It looks a ton better than what I expected, and once again, DH said he liked it the best of everything that I have done...

I love this one! I have more of these than anything else!! .. In article , Nbhilyard writes When you're using acronyms, don't forget HSY. It's pronounced "hussy" and means "haven't started yet." A HSY for which you have...

Direct from Mesue herself!! Dear RCTQ members. Deb told me that Karen J. had posted the latest news about my condition on the newsgroup. I went to find it, and I guess Karen and I got our wires crossed, because there are a couple of little errors that I want straighten out. First of all, although...

Is it true that if I eat carrots instead of chocolate while taking breaks from MQing, that all my thread will turn orange? And celery would turn it all yuck-green? Dogmom

Please see this web site for custom-made baby quilts. Many are ready for purchase. http://home.att.net/~bankies_by_bonnie/home.html Thanks, Bonnie

There are more pics of Joshua in a different directory on our wweb site, just add /joshua to the end of the link in my sig line. -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

My book club meeting was a rousing success! We had 7 members, one more than usual, and one member brought her 2 sisters along for a peek at the house. *blush* As I was getting the house ready, I realized how many quilts are in my house. Cool, I thought, you can really tell a quilter lives here -...

I tend to cut my pieces a bit larger than a pattern calls for because of just what you are saying. Pressing each section and squaring up those pieces as I go along. The end product will come up almost square with sometimes only a few threads off if you square each piece as you go. If doing a 1/2...

Mozart Beyond the Grave When Mozart passed away, he was buried in a churchyard. A couple days later, the town drunk was walking through the cemetery and heard some strange noise coming from the area where Mozart was buried. Terrified, the drunk ran and got the town magistrate to come and listen to...

The packaged arrived, havn't had a close look yet. Sent email but it bounced again (reply to your last email to me). I have no idea why my emails to you keep bouncing! -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

I am fairly new to quilting and computers and I am in total amazement that I have access to so many wonderful people and patterns from all over the world. I have been stumbling my way with RCTQ for a couple of days so thought it time I said HELLO. Annie in Oz

I finally put up a picture of the never ending baby quilt. Its the quilt that started out as a baby quilt, but ended up as a twin size because I just kept sewing!! Its on the second page of pictures, right after Claire Bear Karen Queen of the Sky http://community.webshots.com/album/54960855AZyddp

Just had our Tuesday evening "bitch & stitch" session - that's DH name for it, I like to refer to it as my quilting night. Small group tonight as it is cold and wet outside and others didn't quite get as far as the door. We talked about everything and nothing. Had show and tell by one of the...

you need to get in touch with Karen, Queen of Squishies...she is the keep of the HUG participant list Larisa Marie Lewis wrote: As some of you know well, I was the happy recipient of a Hug a few weeks

Please join me as a dance a jig around my basement for having completed the State Fair baby quilt!!! It is 24 friendship star blocks, the points are rather bright colors and the centers of the stars are various novelty/kiddie prints (some of which were sent by you wonderful RCTQers!). I have 1...

If you go to my album and see the crazy quilt, I am at a loss as to finishing to top. It is quilted in the ditch and along the fancy stitching lines that run straight in the middle of each row. Some of the areas are empty and really need something. I keep putting it off. Any ideas would...

Recently Marianne Fons was on Simply Quilts ( It was probably an older show. ) and she answered the question of how much fabric should one buy? I loved her answer, and hereby pass it on (paraphrased) for those new quilters among us. Alex Anderson: How much fabric should you buy? Marianne Fons: ...

Today, our guild has a table in the Home and Arts Facility at the fair. I have the first shift (don't know how many others will be there). We do quilting and answer questions. I am taking my whole cloth quilt which I have been working on for a year now-- have about 6 months left to do....

Well, I knew it was too quiet. I just found out that mom had a mini-stroke on Wednesday, a TIA actually. She went to her regular doctor on Tuesday and everything went well, it was a routine visit. The next day she couldn't lift her leg off the couch. She went to one of these walk-in...

Thank you for your updates. My thoughts are with you and your family for a speedy recovery. -- Sugar & Spice Quilts by Linda E http://community.webshots.com/user/frame242