Have you ever finished a quilt top, basted, then started quilting, when you realize that ONE little tiny square in one block was sewn in the wrong way? And was it near the center of the quilt? What did you do about it? (in my case, i have to fix it, because it is a quilt that is going to be sold,...

Telemarketers The phone rang as I was sitting down to my evening meal, and as I answered it I was greeted with "Is this Karl Brummer". Not sounding anything like my name, I asked who is calling. The telemarketer said he was with The Rubber Band Powered Freezer Company or something like that. Then...

I got this from the sewing newsgroup.The recall happened on February 7th, 2006. I don't usually go in that newsgroup but I am glad I did. There is a problem with the Designer 1's causing fires due to electrical arcing in the machines power supply. It has the serial numbers that are affected by...

Found while browsing for "When I am an Old Cat . . . ." http://scarlettini.nl/gedichten.htm -- Cheryl in Oz http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest cawaitesATnetconnectDOTcomDOTau

A cheapo Black and Decker, probably dating back to the early '80s. I've only been a sewist/quilter for five years, so it's not been worked *that* hard... Worked fine last night, but this afternoon it didn't seem to be getting as hot as usual. Now it won't heat at all. My QIs have no interest...

Just to clarify - this post is about chocolate which is never, ever off topic, IMHO. I received a wonderful care package yesterday - all the way from Australia - with a customs form that said "Comfort Food". Yes, that's right, definitely comfort food. It was a variety of chocolate that I have...

Tanks Donna! -- L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC Organized people are just too dang lazy to look for things. ;)

Mum you should talk to Alison Rogerson about quilting. She is very good at it like you.

Does anyone have Quilts with style 53 and 54 that I can borrow .. i want to try to do the quilter's cay quilt... i have the last part but am missing the first 2. I am going to bid on ebay for them but if i can borrow them for a short while i promise to send them back :) -- Michelle in...

by an unknown sender in the northeast... Some WONDERFUL sweet fabric for my candy jar quilt. This is a fabric that I tried to buy on ebay and lost. It is large candy bars... very hard to find! So thank you, thank you, thank you Kate in MI

http://quiltiger.homeip.net/quiltiger/index.htm a whole mess of FREE Paper Piecing Patterns, new to me. all pdf files, quick to load. check each category and scroll the middle of each page. xmas, specialty, designer, borders, halloween (for frood), animals some of these in various sizes too. its...

Ever had to turn in an assignment and wait for it to be graded? I know my QU instructor is currently looking at the gallery pieces, and I'm just waiting for her to comment on mine. This week, we took something we disliked, and used that as the starting point for our piece. I chose a...

Is Amy Butler fabric still real popular? Is it worth buying at $8-10/yard? Thanks

Hello ladies Daily driving from one town to another in rural central Spain, provides me with plenty of time to come up with zillions of projects and plans for projects. Thankfully most os these hair-brained schemes end up where they belong; in the nearest trash-can. However, occasionally one does...

Is it just me or did the appearance of the newsgroups in Google Groups suddenly change this evening?? I was reading posts earlier and it was normal.... then I worked on my grandson's quilt (tucking in a million thread ends from the quilting) for an hour or so and came back to a page filled with...

I was having so much trouble with OE that i am trying out a new newsreader..

I think I have ADD. I have a room full of fabric, a bunch of BOM kits to work on, a new doll pattern, a new redwork pattern that I can't wait to try and a new Aussie Embroidery magazine. And here I sit because I can't figure out what I want to do first, so I do nothing. I'm that kid with too...

Does anyone have any idea where I could find a quilt pattern for a racing horse blanket. My son asked me if I could make him one with his favorite jockey and horse number. I have no idea even how to do this (I'm still pretty much a beginner), but I guess I could figure it out. He was supposed to...

Hi ladies, I'm thinking about planning a European block swap, shamelessly ripping off Teri's "your pick" idea. Everyone picks a "focus" fabric and then mails it off to the others at a specified time. Deadlines are usually pretty long and last swap I was in we completed 2 blocks every month. ...

but that is just my thought at the moment. This is the 3rd time in 6 weeks that I have been laid up with a stomach bug-like thing. Of course, the sewing table is in the bedroom, but it is WAY on the other side and at the farthest part of the room away from the bathroom, so...... I have a...