Tomorrow Bo, our neutered cat, is fixin' to lose his front claws. DH and I are very reluctant to do this, but we see no options. He is strictly indoors since we got tired of other QI's whom we loved turning into coyote chow (one of the hazards of living in the country). We've tried various...

Hello Group, I ran short on two sides of outer border butterfly print. I have two pieces that I can match up and make them long enough. Is there a sure fire way of piecing them to match perfectly? TIA

I'm not sure where that expression originated but that's what I'm doing. My Irish Chain scrappy quilt is successfully, p-l-e-a-s-i-n-g-l-y arranged. I simply sit here enjoying the way it plays nicely together. Much too often someone here posts a question, gets many replies and never lets us...

I have a very nice, ridiculously expensive down comforter. When I bought it, it was "baffled" so the feathers wouldn't shift. With a number of years of use, a lot of the stitching/baffling has come out, mostly in the center where it gets the most wear, and I noticed this past winter, that all the...

http://www.savagechickens.com/blog/2007/05/mutant-showdown.html Those of us who dye fabric understand. :) -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove the obvious to reply

Finally finished this thing in the Finished Quilts folder -- http://photos.yahoo.com/kayahr It's the 2007 Going Batty 101. I took a six-week class at a local quilt shop a couple of years ago. It was the class from H-E-double-golfsticks!!! I learned a lot, but the atmosphere was just mean. ...

I'm not sure if anyone is familiar with this item but it was widely used in suit and dress making years ago. If you know what I'm talking about does anyone know where one of these can be purchased? I've searched a lot of shops and have had no luck. Thanks in advance. Dorothy F DeFuniak Springs, FL

If anyone wants to plan on a meetup at the show, let me know when you'll be there and I'll see what I can come up with. Jerry asked about points of interest. There are several that I'd forgotten about until I got the Columbus magazine today. There are art quilt exhibits at the Riffe Gallery...

I'm trudging away sewing blocks together for a Mystery Sampler from M'lissa's Hawley's _Fat_Quarter_Quilts_. Borrrinnng; but I can show you the layout on my living room floor.. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2437841880049789727PyKlQf But I'm really sick of machine patchwork. I'm a...

Just wanted to say I will not be heading to Columbus for the quilt show. (much to my disappointment). But I leave Thursday for a few days visiting friends in South Carolina. Then I get back and Ryan's last day of school for the year is Friday ... so several activities for him to be shuttled to...

My wife and I are going to the NQA quilt show in Columbus, Ohio next week. We will go from North Alabama through Nashville, TN and Louisville KY to Columbus. We avoid the interstate when we can get a better view of the country side. Anyone have suggestions about things we should see and...

your cableone adress is showing permanent failure - did I miss an email addy update? Karen, Queen of Squishies -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never hurry, never wait.

The last few days, I've been making great progress on machine-quilting my first bed-size quilt, which I'm trying to have finished by the end of June. I'm a beginning quilter, and I don't think the quilting part is nearly as much fun as the planning, cutting, piecing, and sewing on binding steps. ...

Just realised my post got in with another thread with "Happy Dance" as the name - sorry about that! So, with not much time to spare I did finish the baby quilt before my God daughter's (well, not quite, but I only know the Danish term for this) Christening on Sunday past. Here are pictures of...

I have two boxes of quilting scraps of traditional fabric designs for which I would like to find a good home. I'll pay shipping costs. Green Gardener

So, with not much time to spare I did finish the baby quilt before my God daughter's (well, not quite, but I only know the Danish term for this) Christening on Sunday past. Here are pictures of the front: http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/~hago/Pics/mirandas_quilt_forside.JPG The Back:

I just found this great group! How fun to read all the posts! I discovered a new pattern called "Dancing Chickens" by Debi Hubbs. It is so darling! Sew's sewing Palace in Helena, MT has it available and you can even get a fabric kit like the one on the cover. Scroll down to the bottom of this...

Put the last stitches in this morning, and it's donedonedone! If this url works: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2045034380053917676ACMuzV Thanks for everything, Danielle! My personal challenge this time was to use my least favorite colors :-) Definitely a charity auction quilt! --...

I am contemplating doing a New York Beauty. If I paper piece the zigzag pieces, How do I join the plain pieces: 1. take the paper off and join the curve normally 2. put the plain pieces on paper as though they were paper pieced and join the curves 3. keep the paper on the pieced bits and join...

I'm sure you have all seen those single-serving "bowls" of cake to make in the microwave. They're pretty good, but rather expensive. Well, I had a spare cake mix sitting around, and decided to see if I could make my own snack cake, and it's delicious! It's also very easy, and inexpensive. All...