Thank you all for being so kind when many problems more important and more urgent are on our minds. My mum was also grateful for your sympathy and support. Amongst the rest of the comedy of errors, it looks like I will be responsible for funeral arrangements--me, who hates funerals and death,...

To help my DSS get a free ("free") iPod (I don't even know what that is) I joined a book club. Now to get out of it I need to buy 2 more books. I'm considering 40 Fabulous Quick-Cut Quilts by E. Sloppy (I trust her last name is no reflection on her instructions...) or Patchwork Showcase by...

This quilt is one I asked the group for advice on how to quilt it. I ended up doing stitch in the ditch around the signature blocks, and then did a meander around the rest. I'm sure my mom is going to be thrilled when she sees it! http://home.comcast.net/~conniecake/quilts/bookquilt.JPG Trixie

We have two options where we live -- 56K modem or satellite. We've been using Direcway as our ISP for a little over a year now and have found the following drawbacks: * The service slows down noticeably during peak usage times (our contract did mention that fact). * Downloading large files (e.g.,...

Just passing on several news articles that are in the papers out in the area. Heard a few more things, but nothing concrete. Both articles are similar if not identical since the same company owns both papers. One is from Victorville and the other one is from Barstow. The search and rescue...

I recently acquired a bagful of old embroidered linens ... dresser scarves, pillowcases, table runners, etc. ... and some doilies too. Most of them have a stain somewhere on them. Also, I'm not into ironing pillowcases and table runners, etc., so I'm thinking of making a quilt out of them. ...

Today I attended a quilt workshop held by our guild. It was learning a method for the Double Wedding Ring. Now, I had not planned to do this course as I recently made a DWR using the John Flynn method teaching myself from his book. However, at the last guild meeting we were told 3 girls had to...

This one I didn't notice until I started piecing the rows this evening. Here's the block: http://community.webshots.com/photo/143983013/336320478sgLZkL It's rotated 45 degrees -- each "arm" of the design is supposed to be straight up and down or across, not on the diagonals. I double-checked the...

Hi, I'm just making small projects right now because I don't have the workspace for a full size quilt. I want a queen size one for my bed by the end of the year, however. If I were able to make a quilt top of that size but I wanted a long arm quilter to do the topstitching (probably a uniform...

Hi, I've decided to go with a Husqvarna machine...I've got it down to two: a used Designer II (now called the Quilt Designer II) that doesn't comes with three stitch cards...N1, O1, and A1, but no E1 which has the quilting stitches. The machine is supposed to be less than 6 months old since...

Hi Sandy Would you know which book by Jackie Robinson features that Eureka quilt you made? Thanks. -- kitty in phx http://community.webshots.com/user/kittykatchee

Any news on Butterfly's visit to the doctor Friday? Roberta in D

Surprisingly some of these ring true.... Why ARE Men Happier? * Men Are Just Happier People - What do you expect from such simple creatures? * Your last name stays put. * The garage is all yours. * Wedding plans take care of themselves. * Chocolate is just another snack. * You can be...

I've been eyeing some frames but I have a grace square polymer hoop that I really love. It's very flexible and was worth every penny I spent on it. What are the pros and cons of frames vs hoops other than the space issu? Thanks Marijke in very HOT Montreal.

do have it for TV, and have known others who have used it.. good speeds uploading and downloading.. but does have a bit of a lag. so not good if you play games online.. However the drawbacks would be, as with the TV.. heavy clouds or rain will knock it off the net off for a bit. I would only use...

Ran across this and thought I would share. http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/Top-Story.asp?ID=355 Nothing exciting or high flown. Merely a lady who is nice. The kind of lady a great many women hope to be when they are in their 90's. Me, I want to be her, but on a Princess cruise accompanied by...

I'm starting to plan my next quilt -- I'm thinking I'll do the applique roses BOM on the Quiltime site, in fusible applique because I don't want to spend the rest of the year on it. The problem with fusible applique is it tends to be less cuddly than hand applique. I know that you can get around...

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/06/opinion/06mccaughey.html?th&emc=th&oref=login We talked a bit about hospital safety last week. Here's an editorial from NYT. Roberta in D

I finally finished my quilt I created for the theme of the Fair for the county fair coming up next month. http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Tquilts/rooster -- Terbear~Curator of the HUG Gallery~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS Teri's quilts~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Tquilts

My DM made these blocks many years ago but never completed them. When she died in 10/91 I took them and then I never finished them. They have sat in my UFO basket ever since. I thought I would just sew them together but then some bubble gum pink fabric fell off my stash shelf and I figured my...