Hello, I've recently gained an interest in quilting. I bought my used Husqvarna Lily 545 (which is the 'quilting' Lily) in the summer as I needed a new machine to make my wedding dress - it was a choice between the new 535 and a used 545. At the time, I thought I wouldn't use the quilting extras...

I remember the review of different black fabrics not so long ago. I have a red and white repro quilt coming up in the future and I would like to get a good quality white fabric for it. I would be willing to buy a whole bolt. I know that I would end up using it. Not looking for an optical white;...

I cleaned, sorted and organized my fabric closet today. I have a pile of material that I'm not sure if it's cotton or poly cotton. Is there any way to visibly tell the difference? I can tell the good quality cotton just by the feel of it, but what I'm not sure of would be the not top quality (if...

Now known as "The Starboard Side Stitchers" (look at the US map - east coast = starboard side). Ok, let's pick a date. It sounds like the meeting place will be someplace in Virginia. Kris has suggested Potomac Mills Mall which has a G-Street Fabrics, Hancock Fabrics and a Joann Fabric store as...

my note to the newsgroup. I can read but cannot post right now. Ginger W (Butterfly-- Messenger)

http://home.stny.rr.com/jazzmanian/cherqult.jpg This is a pic of the quilt after I finished tying it. Colin is bored, and mildly miffed that I had to push him around because he liked to try sleeping where I was working. I finished it by self-binding the muslin backing to the front, trimming the...

A lady at church stopped me today and asked if I had any applique patterns for baby quilts. Seems she has three: a goose with babies, a teddy bear and something else which I am forgetting. It's one big applique pattern that makes up the whole quilt - think cheater panel without the cheating ;-) ...

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Afternoon M'Ladies For the past 22 years I have been enduring an persnickety stove that has finally bit the dust. Hooray! Now I am shopping for the stove that I want. The choices are starting to make my head swim. Gas, Electric, smooth top, coil elements, convection, warming tray etc. DH and I...

Howdy! Over on the RCTQ Baseball Swap, we've been watching the World Series. Quilting and baseball, a good combo. g Congrats to the Florida Marlins for winning the 2003 Series. Ragmop/Sandy

Can someone tell me the standard measuremnts for crib, twin, full, queen and king size quilts? I am planning on making a quilt for my parents and it will need to be a full, then I want to make one for myself and DH, and finally I would like to make 3 quilts for my sisters.

I finally realized why my scrap quilts don't look like the ones in all those "quilts from scraps" books. I thought it was just that I had lousy design taste (which may be true in any case!) but it's also that my scraps are from 25 years of sewing clothes, most recently scrubs for a vet clinic....

After watching the Simply Quilts show today I am a bit confused about the software available to quilters. I am under the impression that several different programs were used to demo whats available. I downloaded the PCQuilt demo but wasn't happy with it. Since I am just investigating this aspect...

I see that Joann's has a special sale coming up. Prices are tempting but I will take a chair and a good book along if I go. Last week I was at the new Joann's Superstore in Naperville, IL on a very average Wednesday afternoon. They had six women working the cutting table and three registers open....

Does anybody know where I might find some fabric with "Taz" (the cartoon critter) on it? I meandered through a lot of online shops and got nada except one latch-hook kit---not too useful, that :-/ -- Jean S

Has there been an organized Shop Hop in the Eastern Virginia area? Who organizes such projects, the shops? A guild? or requests from the customers? -- Laura in Virginia

I decided that I just had to have a design board. There was a sheet of used paneling left over from our remodeling project standing in the garage. We cleaned it up and brought it in. Didn't know if it would do or not, but I covered it with some cheap, stretchy baby terry. Had to unearth very...

I am looking to buy a FW. I have been watching E-Bay, lots of them there. Any suggestions besides price? Most of them look very good as far as finish and decals. Most state working condition and condition of cords etc. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. -- Sugar & Spice Quilts by Linda...

I have a brother xl-3100. It came with 5 extra feet besides the one I'm used to. 1-Long white plastic with a sliding piece that attaches to the machine. It has measurement lines on it and one end has the letter 'A' on it. Each end also has a small hook. 2-Clear plastic with a blue back and lip...

Has anyone seen and operated the new Singer (low end priced). I think the model number is 2368. Was wondering what you thoughts are on this machine. Kate T. South Mississippi