I'm just curious...why do people make lap quilts...apart from the obvious that they are faster to make... why do we call them lap quilts and do people really use them??? Cheers, lynne in Toronto

Hi all, I have rec'd my package (yesterday) of fabric that I ordered from Big Horn Fabrics last week. It is the new Michael Miller Jet Black and is supposed to be the Blackest of the Blacks solid Black fabric. Comparing it next to some of my other "wanna-be" black solids I would say that it is a...

Does anyone have a good duck pattern?? Preferably appplicated. Carla -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =-----

Welcome to RCTQ, a usenet discussion group of quilters. We want to read all about your quilting activites, and welcome questions. We may even come up with some helpful answers! But we do have a few requests, to keep this NG moving along. We ask that you do not post pictures here, but we love to...

What the heck is it? Is it a method? A block? I'm lost, I can't find anything about it in the quilting books from my local library. If someone could take a moment and explain to me what it is I'd be very appreciative. I just started quilting about a year ago, I have made four quilts so far and am...

Mix one 15 oz can of pumpkin (not pie filling) into one box spice cake mix. Bake in sprayed muffin cups at 350. THAT'S IT!!! No measuring, no eggs, no milk, no nothin' else. I didn't believe it until my DH's cousin made some. If you have the pumpkin and the mix in your pantry, you can...

It's a girl Liliana born at 2:44 p.m. 6lb 12.5 oz 19 inches All is well with everyone I was there for the delivery. The baby quilt is all finished Hugs to all

OK, a few days have passed and Joyce has not emailed me about my offer for fabric. After I went through the fabric, I'm thinking that most of this wouldn't be all that great to make a nursing home quilt out of...some of it would be more suited to our 4 legged furry friends that Jill makes quilts...

I spent the morning updating my web pages. The Halloween quilts are posted, as is the Picnic quilt. There is also a section called Before and After, that shows my new "look". Now you can see just how far off Diana was in her description of me. In case you forgot, she said: "A Goddess. :-) Blue...

I have developed a new pattern to my day which was working well until someone rings the doorbell. I am out of bed by 6 am and read the newspaper while eating breakfast. By 7:00 I am ready to start my day but the men folk in my house are using all the hot water. Lately I have been coming to the...

Howdy! Where is That Damn' Banner? Anyone remember? Seen him lately? Ragmop/Sandy

Ok, who did the FabShopHop? How many shops did you get to and did you win and prizes yet? I got to 135 shops, 2/3 of which I did last night - they are like potato chips, you just can't stop at one! I wasn't going to do this one this time, but I got sucked in. Did find a few new favorites,...

Do you need to sign up for individual shop newletters/e-mails in order to be eligible for prize drawings or are you automatically entered when you find the quilt block and click on it? -- Audrey Eischens Angels are among us

I'm a newbie to this newsgroup and relatively new to quilting even though I'm in my early 60's. What quilting software do the "old pros" out there recommend. I really would like to be able to design some of my own blocks/quilts. -- Audrey Eischens Angels are among us

Somebody has sent me an ecard, and I can't pick it up. The site says I am not authorized to get in. Thanks for thinking of me whoever you are :) NightMist -- I'm a little teapot, short and stout here is my handle, here is my...other...handle?

Mine I think would be the double wedding ring. I am so drawn to that pattern and would love to due one in red & purple our favorite colors. It just looks so intimidating. Diana in Dallas (no grandbaby its due in two days on the 29th.) "Diana Curtis" wrote in...

My MIL is in full "fling" mode, contemplating moving into a smaller house and getting rid of many things she's accumulated over the years. Yesterday she let me go through her big boxes of linens. I came home with a huge haul. There are one or two pieces that might actually have been worked...

Gosh - I've had fun today... Took a class at my *local* LQS (local = 75 miles each way...) in Celtic Interlacing with Val Derks, and had a blast - she had us drafting our own patterns with several books as reference, also some of her own designs that she had done, and then we made a sample...

Someone was asking about making a halloween quilt. I have lost the thread...sorry. At any rate. I did manage to dredge up AlsoKims page where you can see pictures of the spiderweb quilt. http://community.webshots.com/photo/38543251/38543824hsYrzR enjoy! And where are Mz. Kim and Chef Scott...

I am considering a long-arm quilting machine. Has anyone had any experience with a Prodigy? It seems to have less vibration. Thanks. Janet