http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/?saved=1 Yay! Done in time for the first Sunday of Lent. Two months of work came together finally last night with the last bit of hand stitching (the hanging sleeve). I'm so glad to be finished. Next week, I'm going to clean my floors, dust and maybe even...

So, into the store Bert and I walked and the one lady from the other night greeted me very warmly, as did the two other workers, and the second lady from the other night was busy. But, the first lady remembered that I had been in buying reds for "the neatest project" and came right over to...

Those of you who are expressing an interest in the directory, please email your info to me at hicall80 @ mchsi.com (remove the spaces). I need your rctq name, your real name, email address, mailing address, favorite fabric, and birthday month and day. We have about 30 names so far, by my best...

There's a difference. Maybe it's progress, maybe not. But here's the deal - being in the directory does not put you on the Hug List. Being on the Hug List does not require that you be in the directory. If you would like to participate in the directory and exchange happy little gifts and...

This week's Quilting Gallery contest theme is baskets. I have an entry and would appreciate your vote! http://quiltinggallery.com/2012/02/24/vote-now-quilts-with-baskets/ Nann in northeasternmost Illinois

Hi everyone! Some of you are facebook friends so you already know that I am back in Western New York after moving to Las Vegas last fall to live with my sister and brother in law. For one reason or another that just wasn't working for me so here I am back in Penfield! I love my sister dearly...

So, last night when I took my young friend back home, I stopped at the fabric store to get six reds for a red sticks quilt. Tonight I washed it and ironed it. That is when I found that the one lady cut my yard cuts 3 inches short. The other lady cut 36 inches. Three okay, three not okay. I...

Thought I'd post an update since I know this group is full of prayer warriors and supportive people. On 2/8, a child on the bus called my DS gay, then tripped him right as he was at the top of the stairs to get off the bus. DS was able to catch himself, but his glasses got a little bent....fixed...

Hi all Life has been crazy the last couple of days with Parent/Teacher conferences until 7:30 Monday night and then picking up our young friend yesterday evening for another overnight and out to school this morning and then back to his home this evening. So. . . . here is a general response to...

Polly asked us to show & tell what we are stitching, so I'll go first, and I hope this works. If not I'll figure another way. This is hand piecing and has been very calming for me during this past week. http://tinyurl.com/76rqmhj Karen, Queen of Squishies

After getting a very small response on a topic that usually generates a few more comments, I am reposting under a different subject line. Would anyone here be interested in me putting together a simple directory? Does anyone still want to send out squishies, or is that something of the past?...

What was I thinking? I decided to make a Christmas quilt. Collecting Christmas was big fun and not too pricey since lots of it is on sale now. Mr. Esther politely says it sure is colorful. Yes, it is that. I have everything from carols, nativity scenes, snowmen and even 3 wisemen. ( no...

Hi All Honest answer needed. The secretary at work, the one that I love to death and is an obsessive quilter like me, goes to two quilt retreats a year. One in October and one in February. They are four days long from Thursday through Sunday. They rent a bible camp, stay in the dorms, each...

Pami's obituary. http://didonatofuneralservice.com/online-obituary/10027065 -Irene

Finished a couple today. See the very last page at http://community.webshots.com/album/121288433oygsbY One is the BOM that Kate did for us last year (thanks Kate!), the other is a small quilt that only needed the binding sewn. It's been sitting around for a while, made for an occasion that didn't...

Would anyone here be interested in me putting together a simple directory? Does anyone still want to send out squishies, or is that something of the past? Hug quilts seem to be going by the wayside, also, I noticed. Lifestyles are changing, commitments are increasing, etc. Any thoughts on a...

If it works, I'll patent it gg .. In message , Sandy writes Go for it, Pat! And let us know how the "life extension" works out. ;) -- Best Regards Pat on the Green

I had errands to run for work today which conveniently took me with a few hundred yards of our LQS. A friend (not local) had emailed me last week to say that this LQS had Ricky Tims booked for 4th April, so I diverted and bought my ticket there and then. For any interested UK quilters the link...

I'm hoping to get some threads shipped to my SIL for DH to pick up before he flies home from Florida on 28th Feb. Who are your favourite supplier with good prices & reliable shipping? TIA Lizzy

Hi Everyone, Thought I would check in with y'all. I have not been on RCTQ for a while but have kept up with some of your activities through FB. Have been crying since I found out that Pami lost her most heroic fight on Wednesday night. I haven't done a lot of quilting lately, but the bug is...