In this morning's paper is an article about a guild making quilts for Hurricane Katrina evacuees to give them warmth during the upcoming Iowa winter. This was a front-page story, which was pretty cool in and of itself, but when I turned to page 6A to continue the story, there it was: a picture of...

The new quilt store in Winfield, IL has been open for three weeks and is doing great business. They sold out of several key fabrics, books, patterns, etc. and had to reorder immediately. The owner is very pleased and excited about going to Market next month to order us a lot more stuff to...

LAST CALL for this scrappy swap. Its due at the end of the month. If you have questions please email me at Thanks. Colleen

Uschi and Christina in OK, I got yours today!!

I'm looking for a new sewing, quilting and embroidery machine? So far, I've look at Viking and Singer XL6000. Cost of the top Viking is $7000. way too much. Singer is $3000. I'd be willing to go to $4000. Help?????

My DIL that lives with us has shown great interest in learning to quilt. Today she made a small table runner. http://community.webshots.com/photo/460819935/461058886wBKbin -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948

I need to get in touch with you -- nothing drastic. :) -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

So today I had my doctors appointment to get the order for my labwork. Not too much of a hardship, the Doctor is definite eye candy and has the sweetest little lisp. I am breathing, my heart beats, bp is on the low side, but only enough to get a minor talking to to rather than a major...

My LQS had an anniversary sale this weekend and I took a break from everything else today and went to see what they had that I didn't. They had a great sale on FQs - 30 FQs for $25 - any FQ in the store. They were not cutting FQs, but they had a quiltzillion of them already cut. ...

you should get some video Jan! that's priceless! -- -- Kellie kjbeanne at yahoo dot com www.kjbeanne.com/kellie.htm "Jan" wrote in message ... Every time I finish a sunflower block, my 3 year old...

I put my personal phone number here and as yet my phone has not rang. If someone here did try to call me and you actually talked to someone, it was not me. Please, my phones are not working. I can not call out to get help and they have also fixed my phone so that my calls are directed to someone...

Here is the picture of this very beautiful quilt: http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS/joe -- Terbear~Curator of the HUG Gallery~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS Teri's quilts~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Tquilts

Finally got around to looking in my directory for a specific name but she's not in there so here I am to thank Gillian for my squishie. A beautiful yellow. Yummy!!!!! You have no idea how much I needed that right now. Just might take it to the Dr's office with me on Tuesday to fondle it while...

I want to make my site logo into a quilt to hang over the doorway in my quilt studio Take a look at it Given a finished size of 1 1/2- 2 feet high, would you a. paper piece the whole thing b. do a simple version of the "Cynthia England" freezer paper technique c. use templates d. piece the...

Just kidding but I do hope you noticed today's date. Here's a dear story I wanted to share with you - Father O'Malley ~~~ As the story goes.... Father O'Malley rose from his bed. It was a fine spring day in his new Texas mission parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep...

....Here is who I have received from: Snigdibbly Sandy Foster Marlys Musicmaker (request taken care of grin) Mary Dorchak, and Mary Monson (please email me at , I have a question for you).

Hi to everyone. I'm hoping that those of you who believe in the power of prayer will send them to support my friend and co-worker who has just been diagnosed with cancer- for the second time in fifteen years. Sue has an amazing faith and positive outlook. She hasn't been feeling well for...

I will be taking a class next month to make a Lone Star quilt using the Quilt Smart method. We are supposed to have fabric strips cut ahead of time and I am in a quandary. I'd really like to make it from my collection of Civil War and mid 1800's repro fabrics. BUT -- the pattern calls for 3/4 yard...

Rant ahead. I'm not sure when, or why it changed, but there used to be a time, not so long ago, that people censored themselves. Things said in public were kept to a certain level of politeness. Most people didn't curse in public. Most people were careful about the audience they told off-color...

Got an email today from my DD in California. The baby is still breech so a c-section has been scheduled for early morning Oct 11. I'll be going down to be with her on Oct 3 (north of Sacramento and south of Olivehurst) and stay for about 3...