How wonderful! Sounds like a dream come true. My dad always told me to do what I loved to do but find a way to get paid for it! You did it - well done! -- Alice in NJ www.ourcyberfamily.us "In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends." John Churton Collins

I just finished a paper piecing class and wanted to share a tip for anyone who wants, since I saw all the paper piecing posts flying by. I used freezer paper for my patterns. I traced the pattern on the non-wax side of the freezer paper, and put the fabric on the side with the wax on it. When I...

Hmmm... does it count as being a Fabric Tramp if my fling was at my own Guild's show? Sure does in my book! Spent yesterday white gloving at our Guild's show. Lots more fun now that we give out plastic gloves, because I can spend my time answering questions instead of showing what's behind door...

I managed to bind and label the quilt for my friend's one month old baby before they arrived for dinner last night! When they called saying they were going to be 15' lates because the baby was hungry I cheered,since I still had some invisible stitching to do in the back.. :o) Tossed it in the...

I spent a couple of days at my mother's this weekend in Northern Ill., while there I picked up a crzy quilt she has had for years.....I had forgotten how stunning it is. Wheels of two inch wide spokes of very fancy fabrics, silks and brocades, heavy embellished with embroidery, a spider web of...

My DH is out of town for the weekend so I made good use of my time. I went to a small flea market that happens every Saturday in one of our small malls. There is a lady there selling fabric! I had such a great time! She had such beautiful batiks and I bought some blues. 7 metres worth! I guess I...

Nadine: Although I have not yet made a quilt with necktie fabric, I can recommend a book. Janet Elwin or Elwen wrote a book all about using ties in quilts, including cleaning and preparing them for patchwork. I can't remember the name of the book, which I borrowed from the County Library. Try to...

I've had a lovely couple of days with my non-quilting friends from where I used to live. But when I signed on to see what was new here, I was greeted with over 600 new messages! Since DH very cleverly put lots of fertilizer (manure-type) on the lawn as I was leaving, I don't have time to read...

I just wanted to say thanks for the postings on Christmas Stockings! I didn't start it, but I had never thought of using denim for them. And wouldn't you know, while I was collecting jeans for quilts, a friend had given me large size red and large size green jeans that I hadn't used yet! ...

Wow! That's wonderful! Great work, RRers! -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ...

My news server is acting up and won't let me reply so I am testing to see if it will at least let me post new messages. I know that telling you lot to ignore this is useless, so I won't bother. -- Anne in CA "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." --...

Hi all! I recently got some pictures in the mail from Kathy in AK. She did a lovely job on her first two quilts and I'm proud to show them off to y'all. :) Just go here and click on her album. http://www.picturetrail.com/lnw7 Enjoy!

I have to make 4 chickens, and place them on a 4" Square... What is the best way to attach them to the 4" Square, I have been playing around with Free Quilting on the machine.. But so far its not going all that well. and have to scrap one block.. I cut out 4 chickens the stitching looks funny or is...

Does anyone know of a good instructional site where I can see pictures of how to bind a quilts edges? I'm just about ready to start binding my first quilt. Thank you, Sindir

today my husband and i took a tour of a very old house it was built back in the 1700's. i was floored by the awsome beauty of this old house. i was huge and all the old wood that was in this house made me want to not leave. we took the tour bout i tend to get bored easy and i decided that we...

Trying again, Becky

I was wondering how many quilters have tried Flynn's Multi quilting frame and what you think about it. I am considering buying this. Thanks in advance for your help. :-) -- Kathyj Adversity is inevitable; Stress is optional

I am going to make a little quilt with limes, and hot peppers on it, and was looking for something to go with it, one or 2 more prints. Maybe fabric with margaritas on it, or hot sauces. Has anyone seen anything like it? Leafyeb

Hello All, I love using Gutterman thread. I use the heavy top thread, 30 m for sweatshirts. But here in SO. California I am not finding any stores that carry it. I haven't had much luck online either. Hope you all know someplace I can order it. Thanks, Queenmaeve Judy

Just came in from our courtyard after taking pictures of the tree that blew/fell over last night. It landed in our reflecting pool about 6 p.m. last night. I never heard a thing! One of my neighbours tells that he noticed he could see more of the river past the tree yesterday morning and they...