I took a class at a not so local quilt store in November and it was a disaster. Mainly due to the teacher being clickish with the other class members who were also store employees. I received a call today from the teacher of that class she was just looking over her notes and she knows what she did...

I was thinking about all the "Queen of...." that we seem to have. I realized that as little ones, you must have all been Princesses and THAT made me think of another story. On Halloween my DGD (age 3 years) was Sleeping Beauty. When she got back from Trick or Treating, she plunked her little...

Nana V, please email me with your email address. I would like to graph for you the comment that your granddaughter made on Halloween. That is too sweet. I know it will forever be a favorite saying in your family and rightfully so.

Jokes of the day - the second may be a bit risque so the more dainty of y'all should perhaps avoid it. Don't say I didn't warn ya! A construction boss in Boston was interviewing men when along came a guy named Vinny from New York. "I'm not hiring any wise-ass New Yorker," the foreman thought, so...

Sheesh, now you're gonna make me go and watch it again sigh. Larisa Jan wrote: Anyone ever notice in The Ballad of Little Joe that Larry teaches the other prisoners to quilt... and that's how they spend thier day? lol... Jan

In case anyone is interested, just finished my 2nd Hungry Animal quilt. This is for a good friend who is due to have a baby... um yesterday.. :). This one is a wall hanging (the other was a blanket).. Now I just have to make another one for my own son...

Hi All.. Okay now that the hungry animal projects are done, i'm working on a quilt for my son. it's originally called "There's a monster in my closet" but since that fabric is no longer availalbe anywhere i've looked.. i picked out some bright fun flannels.. andi would like to put pictures of our...

Okay, I spent the earlier part of today taking apart my troublesome Hot Flashes blocks and trying to figure out how to reconstruct them with a limited fabric supply. Just about the time I was about to throw it all in and become a couch veg for the day, I decided that I needed to try an...

Hi everyone. After about a year away, I finally made it back to the group. I will not be posting much for awhile (until I get caught up on things) -- I just got my service set up, and there is 5100+ messages listed so I'm going to be very busy reading for awhile. Even once I'm caught up, I...

Hi Folks My name is Marsha and I live in Masschusetts. I've been retired for about a year and have had both knees replaced since I've retired. I had my hips replace the previous year. So now I'm bionic! So Louise, I know where your DH is right now. Let me know if you want some tips on anything....

Hello folks, Thank you all for your kind words, thoughts and prayers. I copied all the messages that were sent to the newsgroup into an email for Alex, and here is his reply: Dear Jo, Thank you very much indeed. I really need a support now and I am deeply grateful to you. I am really alone. ...

My father got his colostomy reversal surgery over and done with! He went in this week and just now got home!!! He still has some recouping to do, but seems to be doing really well! Thanks for all the prayers. -- Kellie kjbeanne at yahoo dot...

Would like to chat with other Pfaff 2100 users. -- Yvette in MI Pfaff 2144

Has anyone ever satin-stiched an applique onto a quilt sandwich? It seems to me that if you want to use satin-stitch, you'd need to do it with just the quilt top. Then, of course, you'd have quilt around it, which would be a pain. If I hand stitch the applique, then I can do it on the sandwich...

Hear ye, hear ye! Today, the twenty-seventh of January is the final day of the Whatever Annual RCTQ Quilting Week. If you have not yet joined the fun, please do so this fine day. Kindly note that the week is according to Eastern Standard Time here in North America. So, even if you are in Australia...

I can take a deep breath again! DH went into the hospital yesterday for a total knee replacement, and I've been a bit of a basket case to say the least. You know how they have to tell you everything that could possibly go wrong in surgery? Well, I worry about them all in the days leading up to...

Please, if you have a moment, direct good thoughts towards my friend Alex, in the Ukraine. He is spending all day and night taking care of his mother - she is completely bed bound now, and he is cleaning and dressing wounds several times a day, plus administering injections 4 times a day. All of...

Stinky cold from Hell notwithstanding, I did get to the shop today! Picked up my fixed serger, and 3 and a half m of Warm & Natural needled cotton batting. James remarked that it was expensive, so Wilf and I both said it was the best, and did he expect *ME* to buy anything else for his quilt? I'm...

Spike and Giles are consuming large amounts of chocolate, in honor of your day. Soon, they will be whirling dervishes in a mad cap happy dance of celebration. Enjoy your day, and many more to you! -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply

She is doing OK. Still not eating well so they had to put in a feeding tube. She is getting physical therapy 3 times a day now. Hopefully she will be moved into rehab this week. DH came home yesterday. -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948