I am recovering from allergies that have stopped my ears up, so I am doing the minimum around the house and not talking on the phone. I need to take my SM to be repaired. No sewing is happening! So I have been working some in the sewing room to help get things ready for when the Pfaff will...

I don't mean to complain by any means, but is having something shipped from eQuilter a week after ordering it normal?? Do any of ya'll order from them regularly? If so, is taking that long normal?? I've not ordered from them in over 6 years, so I can't for the life of me remember if it took that...

after our own frappr map being set up i thot it was so cool i posted about it on a yahoo group. a rather large and also int'l group. i thot it might be something useful for that group too. holy smokes, i got rapped over the knuckles for that and i just dont see what i did that was so wrong. it...

I recently purchased a design collection disc from Dakota Collectibles. Upon reviewing the design colors, I find that the color names Dakota specifies (i.e. Dk. Dk. Rust, Blue4, Lt. Green2, etc.) do not correspond with any of the brands of embroidery threads we currently have. I checked Dakota's...

Usually, I try to make quilts that either somewhat match the decor of the intended recipient or are composed of the recipient's favorite colors. However, I've got a black, red, and white top from one of Terbear's swap,\ that is just stunning (everyone did a wonderful job), and yet, I can't...

EMPLOYED! Not sure how many hours or how often right now but for the next two days I'm required to be in and learn the routine at the local LQS, www.calico-crafts.com. (I am affliated with them now but trust me, the website is very basic and I'm just sending ya all to look at the pictures of...

Are you serious? No backing? You are too funny! Been battling the postpartum blues so this quilt was a great pick me up =). -- A Joy in Hawaii http://community.webshots.com/user/joyquilts "Sarah Curry" wrote in message ... GREAT fun! Such a...

A while back, someone here recommended a book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I couldn't put it down; I just finished it and LOVED it! So, thanks. I had gotten it from Library to read during and after my upcoming Hospital Adventure, but I've already finished it. Now I need a...

The facts here have been disguised to protect the innocent (not that I know anybody all that innocent). An elderly friend of ours is paying $ 800 per month for her medications. There are no generic substitutes and her miserable tight-wad prescription insurance company won't pay a dime to help...

DH just read these out from his WWII re-enactment forum, so I just had to share... they are kinda male-based but funny anyways! Universal Truths 1. Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones. 2. At the end of every party there is always a girl crying. 3. One of the most awkward things...

I'm finally getting things in my sewing room the way I want them. Thought I'd share what I've done so far. Hope the link works -- let me know if it doesn't! I'm still fairly new at this! http://community.webshots.com/scripts/controlPanel.fcgi Sheila

Hello! We've been having some lively conversations here lately. I do enjoy the various quilt topics, and some of the off topic as well. For me, every post would be even better if it was signed. Quite a few are not signed lately. When I send a "real" letter, I put a return address on the...

I'd like to try some big stitch or utility quilting (I've heard it called both) for one of my basted, but unfinished projects. I was going to machine quilt, but have decided that I won't get the look I want, plus, I enjoyed hand-quilting that wall hanging I did, and want to do some more. The quilt...

What can I buy Bob for Valentine's Day??? Karen, Queen of Squishies -- ************************** Sail on, silver girl - sail on by. Your time has come to shine... All your dreams are on their way - See how they shine!

Visit http://www.tomorrowland.us/sportscar/ and have a laugh! By the way, your Queen of Squishies here is a Porsch 911. LOL! Karen, Queen of Squishies

I was cleaning up my sewing room and in the process I filled my trash bin. I took out the bag and threw it into the trashcan. The trash went out on Friday. I started looking for my accessory box that went with my "new" 401 and couldn't find it anywhere and then it dawned on me that I had tossed it...

DH was gone for almost a week, returning home from visiting his mom just last night. I decided to make that week a sort of marathon piecing session, and I made the deadline I hadn't thought I'd make. :) I really wanted the top to my Eureka quilt (started at camp the week before) to be finished when...

Hello! I am brand, spanking new at quilting, and I would like very much to get some advice. Exactly what kind of thread should I use for my first quilting project. It will be a four-patch with a twist, using cotton thread. While exploring the Internet, I see all kinds of threads - 35 wt., 40-wt.,...

Does anyone know roughly how much it costs to send out a quilt (in this case one lap size, 58x68 finished) for machine quilting? I'm REALLY pressed for time this year (aren't we all?! LOL!) and I have a few quilts that will need to be MQed ... I figure part of the cost depends on the complexity of...

lets start with the important bit... NAYY!!!!! I got paid to make a pattern for a charm quilt for a distributor to hand out for free to the retailers - I do NOT get paid per sale of kit/pattern or anything else from that moment on from *anyone* so NAYY it is lol I *just* wanna show off ;-) the...