Ok, I know you are all being patient, but I am working feverishly on the Directory. I am in the done with email checking and am now checking out the entries that have not been in previous directories. I ask you all to be patient a tad more. We have had a major project launched at work and I...

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my RCTQ friends! I'm not cooking the turkey this year. We are heading into the city for turkey dinner at one of the daughter's houses this afternoon! I'm on desert detail. So for this year we have apple pie, pumpkin cheesecake, and sex in the pan. Should be varied...

today I was THUNKED! - a huge squishy from a great gal here :-) it *so* made my day! now I can't stop myself from wondering what to do with it *all* while I'm quilting the monster! (which was going well till it made 2 nests in a row last night so I cleaned it and gave it a new needle, a hug and...

If anyone lives near Burlington, NJ there is a new quilt shop that just opened on the main street (High Street, I believe). It's called "Olde City Quilts" and it's worth the drive! Lots of wonderful fabrics and they also give classes on using their long arm. Once qualified, they charge...

Twp weeks I was bit by a spider. I don't know what type but my DS said it had to be big and he thought it could possibly have been a brown recluse. I still have the imflamation and spots traveling up my arm. I've been using benadryl and taking advil for the pain. My question: Do any of you...

My mother called me this morning to tell me that she found an old quilt in with my grandmother's things. (the grandmother that left this world last month) My mother said that she thinks the quilt was made by my grandmother's mother or grandmother. The pattern is lone star, and I'm waiting to see...

My manager, Jackie, is someone I've known for many years, but I do not know her well at all. She's based in a different state than I, but I've always liked and respected her. She got diagnosed with breast cancer a month ago and had an operation two weeks ago. She now needs chemo and...

Hi I can't find the post from someone about the Japanese Garden Path pattern and not wanting to buy the entire book for one pattern. Whoever it was, email me. I think that I can help. Steve Alaska

I saw someone using pins that had two sharp ends, made especially for holding open a seam. Has anyone used these? Do you know where I could get some? -- Boca Jan Florida - Land of the Hurricanes http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/poo_de_doo/myphotos

Our Guilds Quilt Show is this week end if anyone can make it, we would love to have you come. It is Friday,Oct. 13th, Saturday, Oct.. 14th 10-5, and Sunday, Oct. 15th, 11-4. It is at Brady's Run Lodge in Brady's Run Park off of Route 51 in New Brighton, PA It is on Route %! between the towns of...

More magazines to give away. I'd prefer these all go to one person to minimize postage. SQE Professional Sept 2006 SQE Professional Apr 2006 Quilting Professional Aug 2006 These are all geared mostly towards LQS owners, with a little bit of longarm stuff in them. One issue has a Judy Hopkins...

Sorry I left you high and dry Saturday night, Larisa! Sounds like things got worse. I'm sending healing thoughts for you all. Sunday the In-Laws came over. Then, we made the mistake of opening an email in front of Autumn. It was one of those that you find the red dot in each pic, then one with a...

This afternoon we drove up to see the grandkids. I took along my handsewing kit because DGS (age 6) wanted the patches (pack number, etc.) sewn on his Cub Scout shirt. On a whim, I also took along a ziplock bag full of assorted 4" squares of fabric. Of course, DGS and DGD (almost 4 years old)...

Anyone have any paper piece patters or any other kind of patterns for doing anything irish? claddagh, clover, anything would be greatly appreciated.. or if someone kjnows where i can buy one off the web that'd be fine too.. thanks! Michelle in NJ

Pictures of the fabric can be found he http://www.distinctivenurseries.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=7124 And he http://lucyandmichael.com/itemsDetail.asp?id=9 Has anyone seen it in a store by the yard? Thanks!! NS

I don't post often, but I thought you all might like to know what I've gone and done. I was following the thread on the S@S design, and followed a link to view some. Beautiful, and I've wanted to do one for a while. I went to the link to get coloring pages for S@S, printed many 8x11 pages, and...

I'm finally in the process of getting some UFOs finished. I started two quilts in ... ahem .... the 1980s. They were stored away and have now found their way into my sewing area. One is a queen sized, originally designed, and pieced quilt for my DD. She had her color and pattern...

I tried to email you and it bounced! Help! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Karen, Queen of Squishies invited me to join her Fri. quilt group after she found out I didn't live to far from her. It was at Musicmaker's , I think she is on this group, not sure, house this time because Karen couldn't be there. This is the very first time I have been to something like this and...

A couple of weeks ago I asked for help to get a magazine sent over to Oz and a kind rctq'er helped out. Well, look what arrived with the magazine today. Dovetail joins, a thimble stand, an embedded magnet to hold needles, a slot for scissors, another hole that just fits my threader nicely...