Evil Sunbonnet Sue is not Sue watering the flowers or standing alone contemplating the wonders of the Universe. Evil Sue is doing something of which her mother ought not be proud. For ideas of what people have done in the past, please check out this site (which may or may not have exceeded its...

my fingers are bruised and bleeding after pin basting 4 lap and baby quilts today. I have a twin size quilt I wanted to get sandwiched too but think it will wait until tomorrow. -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948

Tomorrow, bright and early, I will start cutting out the borders for my Out of the Darkness quilt. This is a Pam Bono design and if any of you have ever made one of her quilts, you know what I am facing. The twelve blocks and the center medallion are finished. Each block took about 2 hours to...

when you are stippling and you do a tight curve, do you sometimes see the top thread in the back, as if the stitches had too much top thread and too little bottom thread, so that the bottom thread is on a tighther curve, and the top one is stretching and trying to follow that curve? Not sure if you...

Didn't notice I was gone, did ya? Well, I was in the Outer Banks of North Carolina since May 22nd. I brought my laptop but the dial-up there was spotty at best, so I wasn't on long even when I did connect. I did hold happy, healing and comforting thoughts for all of you that had/will...

I've not been able to keep up with reading posts lately, have been kinda sick with sinus and stomach problems, but am back now. Did I miss much? Saturday, a few friends helped me baste Aleesha's Winnie the Pooh quilt...which started out as a twin size, but I think it's almost a double size quilt...

So how was your 50th? Get any quilting stuff? Get to any LQS's? Birthday Hugs Butterfly

I have a table topper that I made several years ago that has a hole in it and a few stains. It's about 36" square. The colors are nice and it's hand quilted, so I want to recycle it. I was thinking about using it as fabric to make a tote, or maybe some other crafty project. Is there any way...

I think all that energy in Central NY is bleeding out across the country! Just for fun (and instead of cleaning the bathrooms, which I do truly absolutely hate to do) I made the Lady in the Lake block today. It looks a LOT more complicated than it is. The little nine patches are, after all, just...

Yes, you read correctly. I am taking a break from touching up paint, packing up boxes, etc. I've had it!! Tired, grouchy, and coming off nicotine sigh. So, once I get done wiht the computer, I will be trying to get the little karate uniforms done, and possibly the embroidery done as well. I...

I finished 2 quilts. They are Eleanor Burns split rail fence that I made for my nephews. The little one will be getting a "big boy" bed sometim in fall and I told their mother I would make the quilts for the beds. I used lots of baseball, golf and general sports fabrics along with San Francisco...

I am trying to learn to stipple and have a problem. Some of the time my stitching looks ok but other times the backside of my fabric has big wads of thread. What am I doing wrong? I tried adjusting the tension and also the speed of my sewing. Maybe I'm not moving the fabric correctly?? ...

Woke up this morning to Pres. Bush having a news conference instead of perky Katie, Matt and Al .... so I decided it was time to learn to upload photos. I only had three quilty ones on my computer to upload, so that is all there is for now, but I can wander from computer to computer and get the...

Here's a link to some pics of The HairyButt Gang- including Daisy, our newest rescue dog. She's about 1 yr. old, a German Shepherd/Basenji mix, who was found starving and covered in road tar. She is now a well-loved member of our "pack".... a sweet, smart and gentle...

What is the directory? Go to http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/R*CTQ/Directory/index.htm and it will explain it all to you. If/when you are ready, please fill out the form you will find there. Please do NOT use all caps when entering as that is how it will go out and it makes it a bit harder to...

I've been gone for ages. First it was because of having surgery on my arthritic thumb at the end of January. It's pretty good now unless I do stupid things like use that hand to whang the food chopper. DD3 and her husband moved in with us in February, having found San Francisco too expensive. ...

My sister loves pelicans. I started to make her a pelican quilt for her birthday last year. I finally got around to finishing it this evening! We will be going to her home next week, so I will bring it to give to her as a belated birthday present. It is in the album Merry Quilts 2 and is the...

Hi Guys, Well, my friends & I finished that Stack & Slash {{{HUG Quilt}}} for the woman in our Needlework Group who is fighting breast cancer. It has 8" blocks and is about 48" x 64". This is 6 blocks by 8 blocks for a total of 48 blocks and I used 48 different fabrics -- all from my stash and in...

Since I'm in the middle of trying to get this house repainted and cleaned up, I need some help getting quilting work done. ANy takers?? Or, if there is anybody nearby who wants to help me get painting done, that would be great as well. I *did* manage to get 3 more preemie blankets finished last...

argh, sorry , cant even recall who did it nor where they are online. it was one of you lot tho, to be sure. carole is wanting to try some dyeing today before i leave tomorrow. weather is good for it so why not. i can finish packing while shes dyeing and i'll just give her the moral support she...