Remember that Jinny Beyer quilt ("Mayflowers") that I was trying to figure out the angles? The one that's $172 in a kit? Well, you can't buy the pattern online (they said they're working on getting patterns onto their website), but you CAN order just the pattern by phone. I called the toll-free...

This may sound like a strange dilemma but.......... I have several batik FQs and I'm having trouble with selecting other fabrics to use with them. Anyone have pictures of blocks using batiks? -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948

Another long day spent working on the sewing room. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kimenews/album?.dir=/6bf8&urlhint=actn,ren%3as,1%3af,0 I need DH to cut a hole for the cables, then I can load the rest of my fabric. Still need to load more purple, the green fabric, and my 3 1/2 crates of blue...

Three of the raffles at my DDs School Trivia Night last night. OUr small (but very smart) table came 7 out of 16 (we got rolled on the last round of questions) but gosh it was a good laugh. Now, I won a hamper of beauty products from Nutrimetics (don't know if you guys have them over...

I use the clover one on my teeny needles and it works. It is off white and has a capped wire on both ends. Just making sure you looked at the right one.

Hi! I really thought the blitze of materials had ended until this morning when I received another lovely piece of material very suitable for my patriotic themed quilt I am in the midst of planning out and cutting. This time the bundle was from Toni from Indiana. I looked up on the map to see if...

Evil Sunbonnet Sue is not Sue watering the flowers or standing alone contemplating the wonders of the Universe. Evil Sue is doing something of which her mother ought not be proud. For ideas of what people have done in the past, please check out this site (which may or may not have exceeded its...

In article , Joanne Passmore wrote: Just thought if you have a moment, please send good thoughts to my dad- in hospital after several "spells" to unconsciousness. All have happened while dad was in church...he insists he just...

I was digging out all my left over extra blocks for hugs and such. Most hug blocks asked for are usually 6 1/2 or 12 1/2. I found most of mine are 8 or 10 inches. While I think we tend to prefer specific colors, do quilters also tend to pick specific sizes? My log cabins are 10. The...

Sharon and I are meeting for coffee and chat-chat this Saturday in Melbourne, Oz. Anyone else wanna come join us?? Please, please? Bronnie

Who opened the freezer door! I don't think it got over about 15degC today, with a wind chil that dropped the temp about 4degC. Barrington Tops near here have had a dumping of snow, 65cm so far most of it fell yesterday. The forecast is for more of the same for at least another day or so. It's...

After 5 weeks hard work, anguish, ups and downs, I have finished my latest quilt project. It is a wall hanging 52x52 inches. Inspired by a pattern in EQ5 and the twinkling city lights at night viewed from my home. I set myself a lot of challenges with this quilt, some met, some not, and have lived...

My first speech in my "what a quilter needs" series was about needing an idea and some possible soures for these ideas, my second was about tools (or "hardware"), though I think I tried to put way too much in the speech. My third will be about consumables (or "software"), such as material, etc....

Yesterday I completed my jury duty (that was interesting!!) and celebrated by walking over to the LQS that was in the midst of the Western Washington Shop Hop to at least pick up my one square (which I'm going to add to last year's 16 blocks I haven't even started sewing). While there I got some...

Surfacing to take more pictures and post. The kids left at 8:45 this morning for their choir trip. Here is the link to today's progress: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kimenews/album?.dir=c598&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos I've assembled the first stash...

I finished my BIG project that's been going on since Jan of 04 -- Piecemakers' lighthouse quilt. Come see; it's the first quilt in my web site. -- susan kraterfield see my quilts: members.cox.net/kratersge

In article , IMS wrote: Thought you would enjoy this touching local story. The husband was a quilter....he passed away recently and the guild he belonged to finished his last quilt and presented it to his wife. ...

http://www.quiltbus.com/threadtheory.htm I thought this had lots of great info. Mary Ann

Went to Wal-Mart today and had to look at their cloth (car won't start unless I've done that.) Found a cute frog print; appears to be decent quality and certainly a decent price ($2/yard.) Bought 1/2 yard because I've been thinkin' of making a frog cabin for a really dear friend, and now that I...

CALLING ALL YOUR EXPERT CRAFTERS.... Destiny and I are working on setting up a web site to promote and sell your work. We are interested in any high quality goods you would like to produce and market. In other words, handcrafted only will be accepted, no exceptions. We want to be up and running...