Hello Quilting friends... I need your advice please. I am thinking about making a crushed velveteen quilt top for my son's 40th BD present (whew...talk about time going by quickly! :O). Have any of you ever quilted on top of crushed velveteen? Any recommendations? SID vs. any pattern? Or should I...

My son just called and said he called the Child Abuse Hotline for my 2DGG's. He said that they would be calling me. PLEASE pray that I can say the right thing. I am so afraid what will happen to them not only now, but in their future. It is so very important that my son get his girls.

Okay... we have a yearly quilt show here in the Valley. (Actually it is the Arizona Guild show, covers most of the state, Tucson has it's own guild and show.....G) Every year there is a theme for the show, and one of the categories is the theme category. For 2009 the theme is "A Symphony of...

For those of you who remember me asking about thick batting some time ago, and remember what I wanted it for, you may be interested in seeing what I did with it! I made a log cabin quilt for my king size bed using the quilt as you go technique. And placed the blocks in a mountain pattern. Judge...

Finished neice's quilt for her wedding. It's a lap quilt for reading book or watching TV. Made gift bag also. Have pictures. -- Jane http://windigothreads.shutterfly.com

In 2007, someone here posted a picture of their kitty. The QI in question has comfortably taken a strong paw and smashed horizontal window blinds down to allow him a perfect way to spy on the great outdoors. The photo has such a feline attitude of 'anything is okay if it is convenient to me'. ...

I'm on my way to a special quilt exhibit in Colonial Williamsburg this morning! Details later! -- Pat

I tried to post this yesterday but I couldn't get into my gmail. Jim called and the girls both talked to the investigator. Cheyann was proud of herself and said 'See Daddy I told you I would talk.' Jim said the guy took Becky into another room and I guess she talked his ear off. We just don't...

My quilt guild is planning a show for May 2009. The committee needs to select a theme. "Something to do with Green (environmental movement.)" was suggested and the committee liked the idea but needs suggestion on how to work that into a quilt show theme. Since the show will have a variety of...

My DS found out yesterday that one of his closest friends was involved in an automobile accident on Friday and was seriously injured - This young man had recently joined the U.S.Army and was stationed in Fort Hood, Texas. He was travelling with four others on US190, and their car was cut off by...

I must say, it was the pattern that got rave comments from my guild buddies! Yeah, they liked my colour choice and quilting too, but the pattern was the winner. Thanks to Pat on her Hill. I took her book along and displayed it with the cushion, the guild will now buy a copy from Amazon.com for...

Our kiri goes to get the cenobite lego thing off her arm today. Removal of an external fixator plus the bone pins should be fairly simple, but thay will use general anesthesia. I hope the anesthesia does not make her too awful cranky! NightMist -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell...

Please email me; I don't have email addresses for you and would like to drop you a note. For anyone else whose curiosity made them read this, it's a good thing I can type by touch. ;) I'm still not back to quilting, but my fingers are crossed when I'm not trying to type. G -- Sandy in...

I bought two bolts of fabric today! A fabric store near me is having one of their "truck sales". One small bolt of 4 yards of a primary colored design was $2.50/yd. The other bolt...10 yards of a beautiful turquoise swirl design...was $1.95/yd. They also had double-wide, 108" backing fabric...

Jim just called and there will be an investigator talk to the girls today. Please pray that the girls will be open and honest when they are talked to. GrammyKathy

Would anyone know what kind of a needle the purple-banded ones are? I've looked on the website and didn't find anything useful. TIA! Martha

Not long ago there was a discussion about quiltsmart -- the product that lets you make complicated patterns by a combination of flip and stitch and fusible backing. I just want to go on record as saying these are NOT idiot proof. I've always wanted to make a Texas Star. I'm from Texas and I love...

I picked up some fabric at a thrift shop today that I think might be raw silk. I know the burn test for cotton and polyester ... is there one (or something) for silk? TIA. Lobo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Delete the obvious to reply to me personally. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well, ladies I'm sure your prayers have helped yet again. Believe it or not DGS has been sent home this morning! Open heart surgery on Monday and home on Thurs! Amazing! According to Mom, his color is now normal (hasn't been for some time), spirits seems good, but he is still in considerable...

I'm looking for ideas for a demo section at a local exhibition. The local mairie, wants us to demo patchwork, with a hands on section, for a couple of hours.... So ideas please on what can be achieved with novice patchworkers in a short time. I'm sure that years ago I saw a pattern for a...