On Monday, 9 November 2015 21:49:39 UTC+11, Nann wrote: Very nice, Lizzy! Nann P.S. I didn't realize you're in the states now . . . shows how infrequently I visit RCTQ on this site. The FB page is very hard to be added to Nann, my request has been pending for some time. Dee in Oz

Hi there, Long time lurker and sometime poster from long ago here. I made a queen sized quilt top for my daughter but am unable to quilt it. I started it and made a mess. I need someone in the SFBA who can help me out and undo my mess and finish quilting it for me. There used to be a poster named...

My philosophy of quilting is that it is both a fine art and a practical art. The fine art portion is that I think even a "stash buster" quilt should somewhat be coordinated in the colors/patterns chosen, as judged by the quiltmaker. The practical art part is that quilts are meant to be used...

Mary Munn Dorchak asks: "Are there any other hug blocks I should be looking for other than from Johanna Gibson? I have posted here or emailed all hug block senders as I received the blocks." I'll be sure to forward any replies here to Mary. Thanks

I have revised a pattern that uses 2 1/2 inch jelly rolls. Instead I wanted to use a (42 piece) 10" layer cake I just brought. There was only 2 or 3 prints that I liked, the rest was ugly as far as I was concerned. Will never buy another layer cake. I recommend cutting your own 10 inch squares. ...

A HUG request went out yesterday to everyone on the HUG list that I have current addresses for. Several bounced due to bad addresses. If you are on the HUG list but didn't get the message -- please let me know. If you are new to RCTQ and are not familiar with the HUG list... or what a HUG...

Finished my Flutterby quilt and now onto the Tumbler. I did one of these quilts many years ago, so it is an old quilt/pattern. I needed something to use up left over pieces of this and that, along with material in layer cakes and charm packs I didn't like, so this quilt is everything including the...

It was a thing of beauty. Stove Mouse popped out, Jericho was waiting on his chair and just stood with one paw on the stove and reached out with the other paw, snagged Stove Mouse and threw him down to the floor where Jiji was waiting. Jiji dispatched Stove mouse immediately. It was like they...

Hope all are having a good Christmas Day! Barbara in FL, where it is 76 degrees right now --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: ---

Several years ago I made myself a quilted jacket (https://www.flickr.com/photos/brian0908/, album = quilted jacket). I took the pictures with my phone, so they are not "great." Even where I live, Tucson, AZ, it gets cold enough where I need to wear this relatively heavy jacket some of the...

Happy New Year, to everyone still here and happy quilting Janner France

So I have this old bodkin that I have been using for sequins and beading and the like. Now that I have a dancing daughter I find I am getting a lot more call for such things. I used to do them but seldom for there hasn't been much call for such fancies these last couple of decades. I should...

hello, I used to trade fabric pc's years ago. Looking at them is still enjoyable and fun. Does this group exchange fabric pc's? I would love to exchange them again. This is the first google group I have encountered and I am not sure how it works. Please help me. Thank you.

For the long time members of this group, it is with great sadness that I let you know that Sharon Harper's daughters posted on Facebook today that Sharon passed away in her sleep last night. Please hold her family in your prayers. Debbi in SO CA

I've had my Mega Quilter for about 4 years. Some days I love it. Some days I wonder what it would look like if I threw it out the second floor of my house and had it land at the bottom of the pool. Last week it suddenly started to make a horrible grinding noise. I ran it long enough for my...

I have finally gotten around to this pattern and I have done the block 3 times and every one is 10 1/4 inches. I have tried batting and without batting still the same. If I continue will all the blocks compensate and fit in the end? I have the new Bernina 16 embroidery machine and the design...

If you have Feb./Mar. 2016 issue of McCalls quilting magazine,the quilt I am making is on the cover and also see it on page 9. I used a jelly roll, Kona white fabric and some of my small amounts of left over fabric from other quilts. Here is what you do. Sew one 4 1/2 inch print and 1-2 1/2 inch...

Hello All, This is the quilt I am working on now. It has 4 -5 inch print squares and 4-5 inch contrasting squares. A white 5 inch square goes in the center of row two. You use 16- 2 3/4 inch white squares for snowballing(I use a pencil to mark the line on the snowball squares to opposite...

I went to my fav junk store today looking for old postcards and came home short $27 but carrying a Kenmore 117.812 (circa 1948) in its original carrying case. http://www.pbase.com/kuby/vintage_sewing_machines Obviously this isn't my photo, but it's the same model and gives you an idea of how it...

In McCall's quilting magazine Sept./Oct. 2013 page 86 is the Anvil Chorus quilt I am in the process of making. I plan on changing the quilt a little by putting just 2 1/2 in rows sewn together as strips for sashing and a 4 patches all around the outer quilt as a border. The quilt calls for 2 1/2...