Just a little quilt to donate to the Red Cross. I'm taking two over tomorrow. Just a bit of a throw together, birthed, with a nice, cuddly fleece backing. They're both soft and colorful and should be just right for a baby or toddler little fingers to find all the loose stitches and pull until seams...

Finally someone has come up with an easily followable diagram to help explain a concept that at least I had trouble pounding into my kids! http://flowingdata.com/2010/01/22/dropped-food-should-you-eat-it/ NightMist -- Legolas is my house elf

Would like suggestions about using charm squares. I have my eye on some William Morris fabric squares, and don't know if I should buy additional yardage for sashing, or just what I should do with them to show them off to the best advantage. Linda

Hi folks, I have just returned from a visit to Jo, Mark and Tristan. Jo is still in special care and will be there for at least a couple more days. She is looking very tired still. Tristan is gorgeous! I have had a cuddle for all of us and he didn't cry too much! He has lots of brown hair, blue...

Is anyone familiar with how well the Grace Company's TrueCut Sharpener works? It is the last item on the bottom of the following website ... http://graceframe.com/gfxoops/modules/sample_module_37/ Thanks, Bev in TX

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Morning all! i've just (and only just!) seen an email from Jo's Mark about the baby............... "Tristan Frederick Cox, was delivered at 14:33 on Tuesday 19th January at Dundee's Ninewells Hospital. Unfortunately, nothing about the labour went to plan and Jo ended up having an emergency...

....is clearly not a talent of mine! Short story: I am doing fine and just need to get medications adjusted - at least to the point where they will stop fighting each other! Long story - Very long story: Since about the middle of December, I have not felt as well as I thought I should. For a...

Dear ones, my DD1 wants to buy a machine of her own and sent me the following email: Dear Mom, I'm thinking of buying a Singer 500A "Slant-o-Matic" from 1960(ish I think). It is gear-driven and apparently quite loud, but also stable at low speeds which would be good for me :) ...

This morning my sister asked me to make an apron for her. I couldn't be more surprised if she'd taken to wearing a tiara. She says her hardware store has a gift section that sells aprons made by the local quilt guild and they are quite expensive. Of course, she doesn't know diddly about the...

I finally completed my DS quilt top. I'm working on a label for it & then I'll pop it in the mail to my DSIL, who is going to quilt it on her longarm machine in AZ. Rather than sewing the backing together here, she is going to buy the fabric & sew it there so that I can save on shipping costs of...

I have actually finished something - thank you Kate for the Yahoo group which helps kick me in the right direction! It is a wall hanging 23.5" x 21.5" with a felted centre based on galaxy M81. I mounted it onto a navy/black hand dyes and then added a piped border and a pieced border before...

IMO you should NOT be working for minimum wage or less! Figure out a fair hour rate, then estimate how many hours it will take. The long-arm person will make her own calculations. If the widow is willing, she might like to do some of the prep work: making sure all the clothing is washed, then...

Jeanne: Hang on to something for eons, then dispose of it, only to learn immediately a new way to use it! That is ALWAYS the way, eh? It seems to me that this could have an unforeseen bonus for you. You could supply DD with the appropriate fabric, she can do the art, then you can do the...

http://picasaweb.google.com/hicall80 Like so many others, I am really tired of Webshots talking to me. The ads were bad enough before, but now - no thanks. Karen, Queen of Squishies

For goodness sake. Mark says you get to make the announcement and if you don't do it soon, I'm going to just pop. Aunt Polly

I happened across the book, "Faux Applique" by Helen Stubbings. Has anyone tried this technique? Does this result in a quilt that can be washed? http://www.connectingthreads.com/books/Faux_Applique__D44923.html Thanks, Bev in TX

http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/ I posted a photo of my little wall hanging that I mailed off to my swap partner at Quiltinggallery.com. Also of the one I got in return. It's not a one- to-one swap, partners are secret. I really like the swaps. I'm doing little bitty swaps at Fiber arts...

Does anyone have a copy of Jinny Beyer's "Color Confidence in Quilts" that they don't want or would be willing to sell? Musicmaker

The piece o'cake gals have some info on pre-washing fabric how and why on their blog. http://pieceocake.typepad.com/piece-o-cake-blog/ look for 1/13 and 1/14/2010 Taria