Hi everyone, just dropping by to say Bonjour! Lots of patchwork here in France. In my group just now we're doing "quilts d'amitié", or friendship quilts, where each person chooses a theme, and everyone else does a block for it. I've only done 4 so far - letters of the alphabet, South Sea...

http://community.webshots.com/photo/2857213690062000453CXPyUR First picture is of our faithful and wonderful cocker Kelly. She was 14 and a half years old and getting very sick. Monday we finally decided that her time was over. It would have been a much more difficult decision if it wasn't...

In about an hour DH and I leave on a road trip. We are taking my 93 yr young mother-in-law on a 7 hour drive. There we will pick up my 90 yr young father. Tomorrow morning will proceed to Yosemite Nat'l Park. DH and I will be sharing the driving duties....... Waterfalls from the spring run-off are...

My DD called yesterday to ask what kept her nephew home from school on friday. He had spent the night with us, and I watch Rachel during the day. Her daughter came down with a cold, and now SHE's getting it too. Chris is scheduled for a c-section on friday 6/2 to deliver her second child, and is...

They are beautiful! I find a twin is the largest quilt that I can manage to machine quilt also. I periodically look at SM to see if any make a longer arm that would help out. I would love to be able to do queens. I can't afford a long arm quilting machine nor do I have the space for it, so I either...

Hi Cheryl - could you please email me privately. Thanks. Sharon

Well, figuratively. They were captured 15 miles away across the state line. The little girl they had with them, came from Pittsburg, which is up the road a mile. I think I know the little girls mom! how weird is that? Cindy I knew NOTHING about any of this til this morning. -- ~~Life is...

I have had to re-cut too many things today because my ruler slipped. I have been pressing down hard and trying to put my fingers where they can prevent this, but inevitably it happens. How do you prevent your rulers from slipping without covering up the markings? -- Boca Jan Southern Florida -...

My version of one of Mary Whitehead's Gordian Knot patterns is done done done and finished! Last night I finished sewing on two hanging sleeves so it can go either portrait-wise or landscape-wise. It is hanging vertical in my current entry hall but it will be getting a new home as soon as I do so...

This was so stupid I had to share. I was approached to make a fetish corset. No problem. She wants the outer done in black leather. No problem. She wants a big flashy zipper up the front. A pain in the behind, but OK. She wants the zipper to be functional. Say what?

finished both today!! http://community.webshots.com/photo/549112002/2973920920053386571RTeAYb -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948

I don't remember the exact start date, but it's been a few years. I know it's completion date though....it's May 26, 2006! It will soon travel to New York to my old church for a raffle prize at their annual Craft Fair this coming November. But, it's done! It's done! It's done! And you can see...

A while back, I asked for help to find the piano quilt pattern. It was in McCall's Quilting, Feb 2005. Thanks to everyone who helped find it! Anyway, it was finished for the Silent Auction on Saturday (OK, it went into the washing machine at 3:30AM). It took over $80 in fabric and at least 100...

What a wonderful surprise. I always thought that batik was stiff, scratchy and other ills. Wrong. Today, I was inspecting sweet quilts to deliver to the baby shelter. I ran my serious lights and hands over everything we were giving (thanks and hugs to everyone who loved the little ones with...

Just in case any of you know what in the heck you're lookin at - my son and his wife have posted pics of 2 of the ultrasounds they've had so far - my grandbaby is lookin Good! http://community.webshots.com/album/550781373pmgirc Musicmaker

now if only the temperature would go up here I could get hot too for a change - it's darnright *cold* here for the time of year! -- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: so much quilting to reply. Time to accept, time to grow, time to take things...

I have just started to learn my EQ5 program with the intentions of laying out my Dresden Plate pattern using the materials I already have to create this pattern in EQ5. Does anyone know if that block is already in the program? As a neophyte, I can't seem to find out if it is here or not. Does...

For the last couple of weeks I've been having a h#ll of a time trying to read this list. More often than not when I go to open a post, all I get is that stupid hourglass, and the messages won't open at all. Anybody know what causes this? There were a couple responses to my query about...

When do you quilt a crazy quilt? Wouldn't the fancy stitching get in the way?

Finally dug out the sewing room AGAIN!!! Have decided that, to celebrate, I have a few things to do: 1-get the last bit of border on the Asian baby quilt (yes, I can finally get to my sewing machine again!!) This will be finished tonight, then I need to figure out which fabric will be used for...