I was at a quilting retreat the last 2 days and one of the women asked the rest of us to keep our eyes open for fabric with steam engines on it. Have any of you ever seen anything like that? I do plan to do some Internet searching when I have a little more time, but thought someone might have seen...

I am recovering from allergies that have stopped my ears up, so I am doing the minimum around the house and not talking on the phone. I need to take my SM to be repaired. No sewing is happening! So I have been working some in the sewing room to help get things ready for when the Pfaff will...

Last year, I resolved to do something in the pineapple pattern. I didn't. I resolved to do something using a toile. I haven't. So just think of the time I've saved. Did any of you resolve to try something new and actually do it?

Is there a medical test for physical proof of A.D.D. versus emotional need type of acting-out A.D.D.? Karen, Queen of Squishies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ music is all around us, all you have to do is listen

"M. Wetmore" wrote in message ... I mentioned the 221parts.com problem on a list and several people wrote to me asking how they could read the whole thread that ran on this newsgroup. I advised them to look it up on Google. ...

A while back, someone here recommended a book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I couldn't put it down; I just finished it and LOVED it! So, thanks. I had gotten it from Library to read during and after my upcoming Hospital Adventure, but I've already finished it. Now I need a...

pant, pant, pant.... I am about 3/4 of the way finished with cutting 5,824 pcs. for my queen size Starflake quilt. I started a week ago last Monday. ACK!! Karen, tired insane queen -- ************************** All of us are in the gutter,

after our own frappr map being set up i thot it was so cool i posted about it on a yahoo group. a rather large and also int'l group. i thot it might be something useful for that group too. holy smokes, i got rapped over the knuckles for that and i just dont see what i did that was so wrong. it...

I recently purchased a design collection disc from Dakota Collectibles. Upon reviewing the design colors, I find that the color names Dakota specifies (i.e. Dk. Dk. Rust, Blue4, Lt. Green2, etc.) do not correspond with any of the brands of embroidery threads we currently have. I checked Dakota's...

Hello all! Just wanted to share my happy news: I got a new treadle...she came to my home on her 98th birthday!! A Singer beauty, needs a little TLC, but not much. The best part? She was FREE!!! Can't wait to sew without the use of electricity!! She works smoothly, needs a belt and a little...

Usually, I try to make quilts that either somewhat match the decor of the intended recipient or are composed of the recipient's favorite colors. However, I've got a black, red, and white top from one of Terbear's swap,\ that is just stunning (everyone did a wonderful job), and yet, I can't...

------------------------------------- Hello Everyone, I have a Mega Quilter with Inspira frame. I am getting ready to do a couple of quilts and am wondering if any of you who have a Mega Quilter have found any prewound bobbins that work. Thanks for any info on this.

I don't mean to complain by any means, but is having something shipped from eQuilter a week after ordering it normal?? Do any of ya'll order from them regularly? If so, is taking that long normal?? I've not ordered from them in over 6 years, so I can't for the life of me remember if it took that...

This is the quilt I am working on right now. Not from any magazine but possibly(?) got the pattern from www.quilterscasche.com Each block is approx. 10 inches finished. Want to do another of these but larger, using 2 1/2 inch strips instead of 2 inch strips. The light side of this block is pale...

Hello! We've been having some lively conversations here lately. I do enjoy the various quilt topics, and some of the off topic as well. For me, every post would be even better if it was signed. Quite a few are not signed lately. When I send a "real" letter, I put a return address on the...

DH just read these out from his WWII re-enactment forum, so I just had to share... they are kinda male-based but funny anyways! Universal Truths 1. Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones. 2. At the end of every party there is always a girl crying. 3. One of the most awkward things...

Today Meg grabbed my scraps off the floor and shoved them under the foot of the machine, which was unplugged. I showed her how to turn the wheel to sew the bits together. I think its beautiful!!! I think I need to start looking for a hand crank machine for her for next summer. By then she will be...

I'm finally getting things in my sewing room the way I want them. Thought I'd share what I've done so far. Hope the link works -- let me know if it doesn't! I'm still fairly new at this! http://community.webshots.com/scripts/controlPanel.fcgi Sheila

The facts here have been disguised to protect the innocent (not that I know anybody all that innocent). An elderly friend of ours is paying $ 800 per month for her medications. There are no generic substitutes and her miserable tight-wad prescription insurance company won't pay a dime to help...

DH was gone for almost a week, returning home from visiting his mom just last night. I decided to make that week a sort of marathon piecing session, and I made the deadline I hadn't thought I'd make. :) I really wanted the top to my Eureka quilt (started at camp the week before) to be finished when...