Well today has been another of the message catch up days. What wonderful reading here and so relaxing too. I have been stitching away again. Though it does seem that I always have a needle in hand doing something I have really made some good progress by doing steady work. The binding on the GMFG...

Well, my first ever quilt is done!!! My binding looks pretty good in the front, but if you turn it over it's pretty uneven. The stitching leaves something to be desired. I machine stitched the front half and then turned it and finished it by hand. I'm sure I'll get better at that as I...

My friend Carol Ann writes a column for her local paper. This is this week's column: Riding the Prairie Winds By Carol Ann Jones Missing Mom Last night I found a wooden baseball bat, the one Mom used to use to kill mice when we lived on the farm. She was wicked with that thing. The

I found myself getting really frustrated with my little lone stars, there was not enough overlap on the edges to keep the points from getting eaten...I went ahead and worked on the center blocks. I have those done noe and I'm off to the stars. Again. I really love these things but the dread of...

I hope Kathy H reads posts here. You sent me $20 for postage for scraps. I need to send you your money back but need your snail mail address. A Joy in Hawaii

Sorry Diana!! Who knows if she is for real or not. I've had some real doozy experiences this year with people scaming info from reputable places and using it for profit in a less than reputable way. If it is a reporter, I agree as what a load...... should you ask her if she is planning on full...

Where can I find a pattern for a scissors holder? Like one you can hang on a wall in the kitchen or sewing/quilting room. Thanks, aeromom

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...

All I seem to find in the stores (or mostly anyway) is flannel plaids. Are we swapping strictly quilting cotton plaids or will flannels and homespuns be acceptable? ANd what about plaids that have little designs on them? I'm seeing a lot that have little flowers or animals scatterred on the...

I have seen many patterns of the kind of quilt you are thinking of making. I have even bought one, but haven't made it and probably never will, my grandkids are all grown out of that age Patterns sometime help, with the mechanics , and then you can change what you want to to fit your needs...

I decided, a week or so ago, that as I had just finished (all 'cept the borders) the stars and plaids quilt top (it's gorgeous) and hadn't quite figured out what I want to do on the borders yet, and seeing as I quite self righteously had cleaned the bathroom and done the laundry on Thursday,...

I just saw AA's SQ 908 about computer programs and would like some suggestions for my new computer that is a Sony PC with windows xp. Thank you, Barbara in Beverly, MA

If you're going to be in Houston for the 2003 festival and would like to meet with the rest of the RCTQ gang, here's the scoop... The "primary" 2003 RCTQ meet-up which will take place on Saturday, November 1st, between noon and 2pm (the schedule break for classes) in the main food court in Hall D...

Bummer about the thread. Are you continuing on with it, or switching to something else? Are you sure it's the thread causing the breakage, and not something else to do with FM quilting? I don't know what to suggest, as I'm still a beginner at that...

I am getting things ready to make my first DWR quilt and as I was reading the instructions it mentioned a FQFC Cutting Edge. What is that?

Does anyone know the Tulsa, Oklahoma Quilt Show dates for 2004? Norman is holding it's first quilt show and does not want to do it on the same weekend (or too close if at all possible). Email me if you know the dates or know someone who knows the dates! :) Thanks! Susan

I was told that they were available at Nancy's Notions. I think they were about $13. By the time I converted it to AUD$ and added postage it certainly wasn't a 'bargain' HTH Dee in Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shelly" net dot charter at angel glass

As I have been reading posts the subject of machine cleaning has been coming up often and I thought I'd pass along the deal I have come up with that I found to be very efficient. I got that little pack from Nancy's that has the teeny little vacuum attachments, the kind used for cleaning computers...

Now, my friends, I am not as dumb as I look. This morning, I received a message that certainly appeared to be from Earthlink. It said that I needed to provide them with a new credit card number and a new password within 24 hours. Since I've had so much computer troubles, it could have been...

Hi everybody! Been a while since I've posted. Just wanted to let ya all know that my address in the RCTQ directory has changed so if you want my new address so you can send me a squishy, e-mail me at agardj001 at yahoo dot com. hee hee! A Joy in Hawaii