I have survived driving in all kinds of Midwest weather for 12 days, some of which scared me to death. But I did it! : ) DH's blood is coming into the range they want it, but very slowly. That's fine, I know this will work itself out. He has lost a great deal of the use of his right arm. He's...

This is a true story If you have children you will probably relate to this father. As ham sandwiches go, it was perfection. A thick slab of ham, a fresh bun crisp lettuce and plenty of expensive, light brown, gourmet mustard. The corners of my jaw aching in anticipation, I carried it to the ...

"The Courage to Dream" by Margaret Daley Its a love story with a quilt shop in the story line. Just thought I'd pass it along if anyone wants this copy let me know first email gets the book. Diana in dallas

Heads up, you sleepy heads on the NA sunset coast! Today's Simply Quilts show featured Treadle SM. the guest (Donna Something?) explained how to clean and restore the SM. She demonstrated how she quilts on the treadle. She even taught how to make ruffles on it. Way cool. If you hurry you might...

I need one to make something sticky. Because I bring to quilting some minor challenges - one eye, weak knees and a limited attention span, to mention a few, I thought it would be very helpful to have a real cover on my design wall. Up until now, it was covered with $1 a yard polyester terry cloth....

I found this "wallpaper quilt" at Bernina's USA Site: http://www.berninausa.com/project_detail.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673259455&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696501697&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181831&bmUID=1106125756203 Basically, one cuts the pieces without any seam allowance,...

Hello, This is from my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, so I will put American terms on the left and UK terms in parentheses. I didn't weigh things as I went, so I hope the UK folks interested have a US measuring cup in the house! Caramels: 1 cup butter (a standard package of butter in the UK...

I need some help. We painted barn boards (don't ask) last weekend, and I ended up with a big blob of paint on the butt of my brand new jeans. I washed the whole load, my clothes, dh's and dd's clothes together in cold water, and none of the paint came out. Can you think of a way to spot treat...

She's out of the second surgery but will be kept in the drug induced coma until morning then allowed to wake slowly. Thanks again for prayers, good thoughts, and hugs. I think I will get me some dinner and do some quilty stuff this evening. -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948

I just got The Phone Call. I'd been waiting anxiously all day. How was my Iris doing? She pulled through. It was but a minor ailment, easily managed by the tender loving care of the visiting technician. She has been restored! Her scratched bobbin case was filed smooth and her timing is now on...

Is anyone watching this tonight? There are several quilts on the walls of the hospital they are showing! Very nice ones at that. -- Kathyl remove "nospam-" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz

It's not DONE, but the quilting is finally finished on Spike's I Spy quilt!!! The final border is stipple quilted, and I hate stippling! This is a 2-sided, twin size quilt (could there be any other size for Spike and Giles). At this point, I'm moving on to the quilting on Giles' I Spy quilt. That...

When watercolor kits first became available there was a kit with a watercolor background and three black silhouetted crosses appliqued onto the background. Does anyone else remember this kit or am I dreaming? Was it in a book? I have done a google search with no reward. If anyone can send me in the...

I have a tiny friend in Vermont that I'm going to make a quilt for and need some suggestions. His name is Jordan, he is 3 y/o and is not well. He was born with a kidney problem that resulted in him having both kidneys removed. Because of this he has to have dialysis daily and has been...

Howdy! I don't know these people who started and own this business; just found them yesterday when our Lynne in Toronto mentioned their ad in the Fons&Porter mag. http://www.loraliedesigns.com/funladies.html I don't do machine embroidery, but!!!!: They have FABRIC!!! They are about 40 miles from me...

I don't' know what it is, but this quilt I just finished pinning, has been racked with problems. trouble pinning mostly, (so far) I got 1/2 of it done pinning before it went dark, but today when I went over, it was wet, from the wetness in the air, on top of that I found 2 blocks that I don't have...

I have a lot of long strips from about 5 years of quilting. They are a mixture of traditional, moda-style, and batiks- no 30's repros though. I will leave out the kids prints. I'm thinking there's enough for me to just start making log cabin blocks. Will it drive me crazy if I mix all these...

The Black Hole scrap basket is nearing critical mass, time to do a crazy quilt. After the thread on wallpaper quilting, I decided to do this just a bit differently than before. I cut 6" squares of batting scraps. Then laid out fabric scraps on top of them in a random collage to cover all...

DS just called to say he was offered the part time job he interviewed for this afternoon. Yea! He needed this on many levels; confidence in himself, in others, some mad money and some time management! Thanks for listening! -- Kathyl remove "nospam-" before...

Does anyone know of a rotary cutter case pattern that is free online? I have googled but what comes up is patterns for eye glass cases which are made using a cutter. It needs to hold both the 45mm and the 30?mm at the same time. Ideally it will be a pieced and quilted case, just to justify...