Hi and welcome new member Susan. I am soooo envious!! A Jinny Beyer class!! I'm pretty new here myself, but I'm enjoying getting to know lots of neat people (planning to meet some of you in Houston soon). I started quilting 2 years ago and made 2 using a sewing machine before I remembered...

the work of Joyce Murrin? She's a quilter who donated a lovely WUH for charity locally. Nancycog in MD

I'm a new member, living in Washington, DC. I'm making my first quilt, and I do not machine quilt. (I've had 3 sewing machines in the past, and have hated every one of them and ended up giving them away!) I've just finished piecing the top, and am trying to correct little problems before I face...

While at a quilt show, my daughter saw a gentleman working on a rug. She thought it looked like fun. I think it was punchneedle. Looking through a quilting catalog, I saw kits for punchneedle and also rug hooking. Thinking of getting her a kit. Can anyone explain to me what the difference is...

while wresting with the monster show quilt I was wondering.. can you quilt a quilt using the reverse button on your sewing machine and if so does it look as good as going forwards? if so then I can save myself a *lot* of wrestling as I do the small accent triangles I *need* to do to make the quilt...

According to Wilton - today (Oct 10) is National Cake Decorating Day! C'mon!!! Now 'fess up - is anyone over there celebrating this national "holiday"? ROFLMAO I got this advice on the morning of 11Oct of course but . . .. . NCDD? Apparently October is also National Bake and Decorate...

what online stores can you recommend that have a nice variety to choose from for quilt backings. I would really rather not piece the backing for this DWR (there is an END in SIGHT!!). But as it is a gift -- I really want to select an appropriate backing fabric. Thanks Kate in...

Well, Judy, if these pieces are actually cut accurately, I had a thought for which you would need to do no extra work at all!!: divide them into two piles - light and dark (arbitrarily decide on whether mediums are dark or light!). Sew a light to a dark, then take pairs of these, turn them so...

Just Judy wrote: My scraps are 3-1/2 x 6 inches, and range from brightly patterned to the very subdued colors, all in 100% cotton. Since I *cannot* and will not! use a pattern, what suggestions can ya'll make? I'd pair them off- light and dark- sew them along the 6 inch lines. Then I'd...

It just never crossed my mind that ordinary smooth cotton quilting fabric would have a nap. I don't know if I can explain to those of you with no dressmaking experience what I mean by 'nap'. Perhaps nap isn't even the right word. With corduroy, fur, velvet, satin and sateen, the light will...

Our guild had Vikki Pignatelli teach a workshop today. It was fabulous! She brought a ton of quilts, and each one was more wonderful than the last. We saw all but one of the quilts on this page: http://home.att.net/~vikkipm/Quilts2.htm She teaches the curved piecing technique in such a way...

We just watched the morning news and saw that there's a HUGE chemical fire in Apex, NC- 16,000 have been evacuated from the city according to the report. Praying for all but especially Wendy and family. Hope they are out of harm's way and safe. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Ok I finally went and did it. I am no longer the Paper Piece V*rgin. Unfortunately. As of today I officially claim the title of Queen of Paper Piece Klutzdom. Should anyone already claim this title please speak now or forever hold your peace. As to the reason that I claim this particular crown -...

I hate to sew with the stuff and will send it on to whomever would like it. It's about 4 large scraps, maybe a half yard or so, blues and pinks, great for anyone in need of baby quilt material? -- Debi Chaos, panic and disorder ... my work here is done.

So, since I'll be doing some stupid amount of travelling this Autumn, I have decided to take up hand piecing. My hand applique is so slow and requires too much effort to be done without utmost concentration (I'm a beginner!), but I did try hand piecing a little, and it seems so much...

broiderie perse.... i am guessing it is pronounced like (em)broidery purse ?? don't want to mangle it on Friday when i am teaching... -- Kellie J. Berger www.kjbeanne.com www.kjbeanne.com/kellie.htm Marketing Co-ordinator Illuminations Arts www.illuminationsarts.org

Carbona Dye Grabbers - the ones that look like terry cleaning cloths - are now available from Lakeland Limited here in the UK. I got one today as an experiment (I was shopping this afternoon, but not, alas, for fabric! Bras and shoes... ). NAYY, just a happy customer of Lakeland for over 25...

Thanks for everyone's advice on splitting a sweatshirt up the middle, and stitching it. I put stabilizer under it, and did a very close zig zag stitch. Polly, you talked about the sweatshirts stretching, well, they were already pretty stretched. These are obviously at least 2-3 years old. ...

I am thinking of buying a Janome Jem Gold 660. My question is: do you have one, do you like it, would you recommend it to your friend? If you had one but didn't like it, why? I am going to downsize my machine count, but have been thinking of buying one of these to go to retreat/everyday use. My...

Hi, I quilted for 10 years. I have now been away from quilting for 8 years. What's new in the hand quilting areana? New tools, etc? Thanks.