I posted this over at 'that other place' and want to share it with those of you who don't go there. I've always loved the look of hand-stitched quilt binding but this looks pretty good to me. What do you think? http://latetocreate.com/2013/02/23/quilting-binding-tutorial-by-machine/ Polly

I finished step one of the mystery quilt. I had expected it to take a really long time, but I chain pieced, assembly line fashion, and actually finished in just a few hours, spread out over a couple of days. I have them bagged up now, and will be ready in April when the next step comes out. I...

Today Tristan asked me, "Mama, did you sew me?" I replied, "No, I had Dada's help to make you. Little boys and girls are far too complicated for me to sew, or I would have done it years ago!" -- Jo in Scotland

baby blues What are baby blues? More than half of mothers after giving birth to a child usually suffer from temporary symptoms of depression. It is also called postpartum blues. These symptoms are mixed feelings of happiness, usually associated with all or a combination of irritability, tears,...

Anyone have a neato idea for a wedding shower gift? 42 yo never been married but doesn't need anything really 'housey'. Don't particularly want to buy lingerie. Any good suggestions? TIA, Taria

During our day-long trip to civilization, I bought a magazine to enjoy while DH was getting his haircut. Long story short - the magazine had a section on saving money. One of the suggestions (really ! ) was to buy a sewing machine for $80 and save big bucks doing alterations, mending and...

http://blog.shopmartingale.com/?utm_source=Stitch+This%21+blog&utm_campaign=effdae12c2-Daily+Email%2C+Quilting&utm_medium=email To honour the memory of designer, Robin Strobel, Martingale publishing is offering 2 free e-book downloads and separately, all of the e- patterns contained in these books...

I wuz my Valentine. I've know for quite a while that my beloved favorite 'go-to' sm was waaay past life expectancy. 20,000,000 stitches on her. Really. I studied what was available for months and rejected any that had embroidery abilities, didn't see anything useful about the 9mm stitch...

I knew it was coming. I stocked up on everything yesterday- which happened to be my normal shopping day. The HairyButt Gang and I are warm and safe and have all we need in this freezing rain/ice/sleet/thundersnow weather. (I have almost 2 inches of ice and freezing rain on my sidewalk!) But...

I am just peeking in after not reading much (although I have popped in with an occasional question) for the last five years. I am cleaning through my quilt room this week, trying to get rid of some UFO's and organize my fabric stash, etc., and I've been remembering fondly some of the fabric that...

When WebShots changed over, there was advice on rctq to rescue our photos by receiving a zip file using WinZip. Well, I just tried to open my Winzip files and was informed that my "trial period" has expired and I have to pay or my photos are lost forever! Is there any way to get my pics away...

Will the price of fabric mean the end of the quilting industry or just the local quilt shop. Fabric purchasing is my one vise. I don't buy designer clothes or drink or gamble. I buy lots of fabric. But at $12.00 to $15.00 a yard I am thinking twice before purchasing. Recently our local quilt store...

Hello all, I'm planning to make a sofa cushion for a friend in the US and since I don't want to go broke from the postal fees, I plan to give her only the cover. Of course I have to know what measurements are common in the US. If it was for a friend here in Germany, I'd just go to IKEA and get...

As I hear the storm news from the east coast I think about our members living in the area. Please let us know how you are doing. Chicago weather continues to be strange. Thursday it couldn't decide if it wanted to rain, snow or sleet. Sometimes it did two at one time. Friday was very gray. The...

You know those instructions you get with a prescription or after being released from the hospital when they caution about NOT operating machinery? Well. I don't have either of those excuses but I managed to machine stitch through my finger today. Nothing sews like a Bernina. This includes...

hey dad, june 4, 1979 is the date of birth for Chris Dorner. more info here on him if you are interested : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Jordan_Dorner love, winkoo

On Facebook there was concern about Big Bear Lady with Dorner supposedly in the Big Bear area. I dropped her a line and here is her response: t is good to hear from you and please thank everyone for their concern. I'm actually at home in Palm Springs and my guests decided to still go to Big Bear...

Hello folks, I have found a bunch of messages in my "other" folder of my Facebook Inbox (who knew?) and wanted to update the Secret Santa 2013 list. Check to make sure you're on it if you want to be in it! US participants: Kay Ahr, Cindy Bettinger, Donna Dean, Sheila Drevna, Allison Haggarty,...

We have been replacing the ceiling in the living room. A messy business since the old ceiling was plaster and lathe, and we had to remove the old crumbling plaster before hefting up the sheetrock. The guy that has my needle threader soldered to his van has been helping. He is your typical "manly...

My Moma kept a copy of this on her dining room table and I've wanted to find it for decades. Finally, here it is. I especially love the bit about not recounting the endless details of our woes at every opportunity. A 17th century nun? Imagine. Even then we'd guess, old folks kinda over did...