You can't imagine how excited I was when my niece Angie called me the other morning and we got an early start on our Stash Bash. She originally said she wouldn't be able to get here until Tuesday. What a surprise. Well she pulled all the yardage out of my primary stash cupboards and was...

A friend just sent me two yards of Misty Fuse. I'm hooked. I know that somebody here has an online store that sells the stuff but I can't remember who it is (pardon my rotten memory). Can whoever sells the Misty Fuse please send me a private email? Appreciate it. And for anybody thinking about...

Update: Jeanne is driving a rental car from Charlottesville, VA to Charlotte, NC today. ALL flights were completely overbooked, so this was the only way she could start her travels to Houston. Things are WAY out of control here, and it was at the decision of my husband that her trip was so...

We just got a Bernina 640E with Editor Plus software and the embroidery module. My wife is an experienced quilter and has a Bernina 150. I have never sewn, quilted or embroidered before. The new machine has a decent manual but I sure would like to find a discussion group. Jerry in North Alabama

I am looking at buying one of these two books - has anybody any comments or recommendations? The art of Manipulating fabric by Colette Wolff Tucks, Textures and Pleats by Jennie Rayment They both have good reviews, I am not bothered about projects but would like some photos showing the...

Yippee, my 1st retreat. Not going very far,about 30 miles only from home.12 of us from our club will be wining and dining and P& Q ing all day(s) long in a lovely hotel in lovely countryside, which I may occasionally look up from SM and admire! Hoping to piece a top from a lovely book I bought...

I've got a lot of corduroy in pinks and blues. It's nice soft stuff that will probably be even softer after washing. Can I use it to make a quilt top? Will I need to use big seam allowances? Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere

okay, co-worker got assigned a model project at work....an appliqued/blanket stitched santa thing (I havne't seen the final result yet so I'm not sure what to call it...I think it is a WUH).... Boss wants it stippled, machine in use a Janome that seems a bit on the older side (it's a tad fancier...

As anyone seen the octagon star quilt block pattern? It as an octagon in the center of the star.

I thought my Bernina was skipping stitches - she would go along just fine for a while and then toss in a stitch of about double the length of the others. I did the drill; changed needles, thread, bobbin, cleaned everything - all of that. I gave up and turned the Bernie in to the nice repair...

The arrival of Bella Leta on Oct. 13,2006. She weighted in at 7lbs 15oz and is 21" long. She was sure alert for being just born. She is Grammy's 4th little soft bundle of joy. Mama and baby are doing fine. The new Daddy even survived. Yes, this is his first. From what I hear he cried when she...

I'm borrowing Pat's Focus on Design idea for a series of applique oriented discussions. I don't know how many I might come up with but here is the second one. Sometimes fabric just doesn't provide the needed oomph we want in a wall hanging or quilt block so we turn to other sources for...

Hello, I found this fabric and I fell so happily in love with it... http://tinyurl.com/roqq8 But if I have to pay to ship it too me, I would prefer an American source. I did get a small amount, but nothing is written on the salvage edge s I do not know how to go about searching for it......

I am just wondering if anyone is participating in the FabShop Hop and if they know how it works. I know you visit all these shops and find all these rabbits, but does it help to go over the number that you must find to be eligible to win the grand prize? I have found 132 and it just takes 130...

Has anyone here used AvLyn Creations fabric? I noticed that the price is usually a bit lower than most other good quality quilt fabrics. I found some pretty bright AvLyn Creations fabric on sale at http://www.ethelbird.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=5 The prices are pretty low, starting at...

Hey everyone!! Wendy IMd me - we are actually chatting as I write this. She asked that I let everyone know that the family is fine - all of them are in a hotel - evacuated at midnight last night. They left without much, but all are well, and have bought new outfits so they don't have to live in...

Just wanted to introduce myself here. I love to stitch, and I love to create my own designs. I don't log in as much sewing time as I'd like being that I have two little ones, but I try! I live in Southeastern Pa - heart of Amish country, and so I learned to stitch as a kid. Can't say I was so...

Darn, I won't be able to make it again this year -- younger daughter's boyfriend has planned her 30th birthday party for that weekend -- in Pittsburgh, PA. To all of you who are going, have fun, take pictures and shop for me! Elizabeth in Spring, Texas

Took a 5 week Adult Education class that ended on Tuesday. The last night is show and tell. Here are the pictures of our quilts. I had never attempted prairie points before and had a ball adding them to my quilt. http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=3AZM2LdmzYsbs Debbi in SO CA

no, that's not a "big evil grin" - that's a for real BEG. Does anyone out there have ANY scraps of classic or muscle car fabric they would be willing to trade for something else I might have? For examples you can see...