Mini Swap is Now Officially Closed for Signups. We have 21 members. What a good showing! Thanks all! Melissa in NJ

I'm thinking of getting another sewing machine (surprise, surprise). My question is this: if you had your choice between purchasing a 401 or a new machine with the multiple stitches which would you choose. I need a zig zag capable machine and don't have the money for a new top of the line...

Last night my guild had a pajama party with prizes given in various categories. I wore my Sock Monkey pajamas and slippers, wore a tiny sock monkey in my hair, and carried two of my monkeys. One of the monkeys was the one I recently got from Ebay. I won for most creative. I won three fat...

She's come to live with me! I'm hoping I can get her fixed up and running. The lady who Freecycled her to me said she ran over a pin recently and now it acts as if something is 'catching' inside. David's pretty handy with mechanical things so I'm hoping he can fix her for me. I got a little box...

I am going on a weekend retreat this weekend with the ladies in my church group. I am very excited since I haven't been on a quilty trip/retreat in over four years. The last time I made it to IQF in Houston was 4 years ago, and the last quilting retreat I went on was probably two or three years...

I participated in this project way back when and never found my block when I looked for it. The person heading up the project died and the project got stalled. Yesterday I was looking at "fire quilts" and ran across this site. It is very well done. My block is the second one on the 33rd page,...

With the thread about quilt retreats I thought I would mention that one is being planned for Arizona. G Have to brag a bit, because I was asked to be one of the teachers. If anyone is interested, please let me know and I will get info to you. (Don't want to do a lot of advertising here) And...

Susan, Cheryl in Oz posted information in the last 6 months about a strip piecing method for doing log cabins. Strip piecing is usually supposed to be faster than doing the blocks individually. Maybe it will come up with Google or maybe she'll see this and re-post.... As for how to proceed --...

Hi Jan My dill dip recipe calls for grated green onion (just the white parts - a tablespoon or more to suit your taste) and just a smidge of celery salt. Patti in Seattle "If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater, suggest that he wear a tail."

Hi Gals, I just signed up for the Thimbleberries Club 2006 to make the Vintage Stitches quilt. I can't wait to start. I posted the link to my LQS (NAYY) so you can see the quilt top...and it's pieced on BOTH sides, so I think I might make 2 quilts instead of one. Here is the link (scoll down...

Are you using fresh dill weed, or are you crushing dill seed? PAT in VA/USA Jan wrote: Anyone have a tried and true dill dip recipe?? We can't do mixes because of allergy issues... but I'm just missing something out of this everytime I try it..... Jan

I tried to e-mail you several times but it keeps bouncing back to me no matter how I try to unmunge your e-mail addy. Thank you for the squishie! It is the perfect color for an applique heart or fall leaf or perhaps even a butterfly. The card was beautiful too. It did bring a smile to my face. ...

Hi, I just started a Yahoo group to discuss the beautiful work of designer McKenna Ryan of the company Pine Needles. (www.pineneedles.com) Hope you can join! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PineNeedles_patterns

I am so happy to finish two quilts this week. http://community.webshots.com/album/110770032jrFcCT #1: Scrappy Log Cabin: which has been a WIP since 2003. I started this one to keep my cotton scrap bin in check, and when I was finished all these blocks, I didnt see any difference in the amount of...

For those of you who are snow bound - I just went out to read the max-min thermometer on the south (cool) end of the hosue. Overnight min 24C (75F) Yesterday max 47C (about 119F) They forecast hotter today. At least the carpet dried out after the flooding from the storm on Friday LOL --

Tina, was it you that was going to do a BOM where you send each person on the list a certain size of the same fabric and everyone sends back to you a block using some of that fabric? Am I describing this correctly enough that someone will know what I am talking about? I can't remember who or what...

So, LN...for those of us who might be contemplating squishies to thank you for your work on the directory, or for just the curious, what does "Trimmings" mean for your yum colors? Small scraps? How small? (I am amassing a little bag of batik scraps over here from my current project). Lynn

Tina- We missed an important holiday! Check out- http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/January/squirrelappreciation.htm Hugs, Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

As some of you may have seen, I've been having serious computer problems. I've recently traced it to a conflict between my all-in-one printer/fax/copier/scanner and my computer. After hours/days on the phone with an Apple techie and reinstalling my OS several times, that's the only thing that...

here is my completed quilt top for the first BOM....second one to follow sometime soon: http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/album12/bom4 -- Terbear~Curator of the HUG Gallery~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS Teri's quilts~