"Christopher M." wrote: I have two very large stencils (17x17) which I am planning to use together to create patterns on cloth napkins. Because of some very fine details on the stencil, it would be difficult to use do silk screening. I'm thinking about maybe blueprinting or using...

I have searched this newsgroup for an answer to this question, but all the answers I seem to keep finding does not discuss washing the quilt. My wife would like to make a memory quilt using her mothers and grandmother pictures. She is planning on printing the pictures on iron on transfers and...

I washed and ironed several miles of fabric! Well, yards anyway! Felt like miles when I was ironing it, but I watched the Midsommer Murders while doing it. 2.5 m of 60" wide with kitty faces all over 3 m of green leaves 3 m yellow pebbly stuff 3 m of green/grey pebbly stuff 2'n'abit m of fruit 1...

Jessica Jones wrote: Hi all, I just bought some metallic thread for my next quilt (only 3rd one, and I'm not even finished with my 2nd) and I realized I don't know what to do with it! :-) Metallic thread is for quilting, not piecing, right? And can you use it for machine quilting...

Ages ago you posted a link to a really bright plaid quilt that you made... What was the link? Charlie.

Diana Curtis wrote: That will cost you one FQ. Diana :-) -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Jan Dunaway" wrote in message ... seeing if I have my account fixed... sorry for the use of bandwidth!

Hello, I have been lurking here for a little while and I have learned so much. You all have so much knowledge and experience to share. I have two quilts started but have yet to finish them. I am expecting my first child on Sept. 25th, so one of my quilts is a baby quilt. Hopefully I can finish...

I was just scanning the tv guide on my tv and saw this program coming up at 5p Eastern Time on HGTV. I know it is not much notice for anyone interested, but thought I would post it as upcoming for anyone wanting to see this program. juliasb -- Remove (nospam) from...

Will be in Winnipeg this weekend. Can anyone suggest some good quilt shops. Thank you. Megan ^..^

I heard something about how the plastic storage boxes my fabric is stored in releases fumes that eat the fabric. Urban legend started by husbands or what? What time measure does it take for my fabric to be harmed? cyndi

Has anyone tried this, especially the EQ5? What do you think? Sheila

Having trouble convincing your spouse you need more fabric than you've already got? Have no fear! These 72 excuses will help you on your next trip to the fabric store! Thanks to Frances Tankersley and the Online Quilting Guild for these fun explanations. 1. It insulates the closet where it is...

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

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...

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....

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: ...

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...

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...

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

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...