I've been perusing the newsgroup (with the help of Louise and her news server advice), and am delighted to see all the old familiar names here. Yes, I've been on a bit of walkabout the past year, and am trying to get into a more settled mode in my life. About last year at this time, I...

I just got notice that my wall hanging was chosen for the "Voice that is Mighty Within Me" road show. I have no idea what venues it will show in or for how long, or anything else. All I know is that once it leaves my hands next week it won't be home for two years. It has a price tag and I sorely...

Hi all We got up this morning and went out to get the paper and the neighbors across the street were pointing at our yard and said, "Look". Just on the other side of the driveway was a cow moose with two calves. What was even better was when they walked across the street to the yard of the...

Do any of you have a cordless iron and like them? I've been thinking of getting one but not sure about how well they work. would love any comments about them. Thanks so much,

Hi everyone! I had the Wonderful opportunity to go to my first quilt show this past weekend - the Pacific International Quilt Festival. So here's the question - I took a lot of photos (unfortunately many came out blurry because I had a setting wrong on my camera..but anyway...) I put them in a...

After about two years of neglecting my quilting, I'm back to it! since we bought our house and moved in October (our very first home of our own!) I have actually had more time in the day. We got rid of a LOT of stuff in the move, and the result was less to take care of, a more organized...

My g-neice and her 1yo son need ideas to fill the days with things to see and do in and around Dundee, Scotland while her husband is busy with a seminar. They are leaving Canada on April 15th - they'll spend a couple of days in Edinburgh before travelling to Dundee. Any suggestions will be...

No surgery. Postponed for a good 3 months for now. I was working my way up in hours of walking without das boots.....snapped the bone just above the 'plate' area. I was being extremely careful and KNOW I didn't bang it or drop anything on it. In the long run, I'm glad it was that and NOT a...

hey all..if someone feels like it, can they update the group that I'm going offline as of tonight. We have to be at the hospital at 815 for her check in, surgery time is 9am. They will wrap her when it's all done, but nothing to cover the pins except for gauze and ace bandages..it's going to be a...

http://www.overrainbow.com/index.html This internet store has a $10off coupon sale for Aussies this week only - rules are that you must join the store's mailing list to be eligible and use the coupon code when ordering. If I have read it right, the sale has been happening since Monday this week. ...

Not as funny as the reputation one you just sent. I guess supporters of Hillary really should take the don't ask, don't tell theory. : ) My Living Will Last night, my friend and I were sitting in the living room and I said to her, "'I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on...

Help! I can't find it anywhere, and I need about 8 yards of it for this wallhanging I would like to have done by April 13th. I can't find any red rickrack on www.quiltshops.com Does anyone have any in their LQS? Feeling quite desperate... -- Jo in Scotland

For all you QI owners and animal lovers out there. This is pretty simple. Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It...

I have a queen size quilt here (I can't remember the exact measurements, but can provide if needed) that has become one of those "I am never going to finish this" projects. It is all pieced, the backing is ready, warm and natural batting is sandwiched with a backing (pieced in three pieces), and I...

Or I at least need to take them out, wrap them in cotton wool and soak them in tepid tea. Next time I agree to do pay work remind me that I need to specify CLEAR copy, detailed diagrams, and if somebody wants translations of any kind whatsoever they had best provide them for me. I am silk...

I can't remember if I heard about this program here on RCTQ, but I signed up for it and it sounds pretty cool. http://www.thekansascitystore.com/ProductDetail.cfm?PID=818 Cindy

Hi Kay, Feel free to shout me down if I'm out of place suggesting this. As Elly publishes her choices could you put the BOM links for each month and block type somewhere on the RCTQ web page, together with links to the ones that Jessamy had already chosen/designed? That would save searching...

I'm sending my DD her first sewing machine tomorrow - an entry level Bernina 1008. I've also packed a small mat, a rotary cutter, short ruler, and a bunch of thread. Fabric will follow later - it won't fit into the box. She is working on a quilt for her DBF - a quilt she designed in her head...

Hello! Last night I took a quilting class on cutwork appliqué (working my way up to a Baltimore Album quilt). The pattern I used was a cutwork alphabet pattern by Linda Pool for the letter L. While I love the look of this, I have a project in mind for bellpulls and buying the amount of...

You may have better luck selling these on the rec.crafts.textiles.marketplace and rec.crafts.marketplace newsgroups. This newsgroup does not allow ads or selling. Good luck with your auctions. -- Alice in NJ RCTQ - "Royal Cybrarian" www.ourcyberfamily.us "A friend is someone who knows all about...