I only have three posts for May, one on the second and two on the fourth. Is everyone busy outside, or is something wrong with my newsreader, eternal-september? Linda

Just want to let all hand quilters know that if they would like to have an actual thimble for the "under" hand while hand quilting, I came across a man on Etsy that custome made one for me. I call it my "Under-handed thimble". It is shaped much like a mushroom and works great. No more...

I know this is a bit early for some, but I just found this and it made me cry and think about my Mother: Happy Mother's Day In Heaven How I'd love to touch your face And talk with you once more To hear your voice and see your smile Watch you walk through my door.

Looking for a quilt block pattern to piece a bulldog or a 4-6 inch cheater' s piece

You already know that I am not a facebook fan but I go there to cherish the baby pictures of kith and kin and to see what our absent quilters are up to. Tonight we have an in person report from our Jeanne herself. Praise God, she is doing well. Complaining. (That's always such a good sign.)...

It seems I'm the last one to get back home and Home Sweet Home it is. Yes, the silly weather was so cold I started addressing Christmas cards. DH and I have been to a reunion where lots of the folks were getting close to 80 years old. What a hoot! You can learn a heap about 'old age and...

I recently purchased and EZ3 Grace Hand Quilting Frame. After many hours spent attaching all my headers and fabric etc... quilting and taking the quilt off my back is terrible. What did I do wrong?

Having finished a top I already had half done, I am back to not quilting. I'm kinda creaky and would probably cut my fingers off if I tried using a rotary cutter. I am hoping this will pass soon, though the doctors have not had much to say about it. I've been alternating between assorted thread...

Just wondering about quilt retreats and how they are done in different guilds. The guild I belong to has a retreat twice a year with between 40&60 attendees. They start on a Thursday and end on Sunday. We have door prizes and there is an organized shop hop on the way up and back for retreat...

I've been busy moving 'stuff' away from all my windows in preparation for the installation of new windows soon - it is not as easy as it sounds. I haven't used any of my sewing machines for several months because of eye troubles so I didn't notice this particular problem until I was packing up...

Ooooh! Let us know how that one comes out. I wonder how they'll decide? Louise in Iowa nieland1390@mchsidotcom On 5/1/2012 10:36 AM, Alice in PA wrote: I live near Lancaster, PA, and there is a battle going on now between Pennsylvania and Maine. Both states are trying to claim that they are ...

Hi All, Just wanted to share a new project that I'm working along side of making the blankets for animal rescues. I'm making thick matts, not what I call a bed, but much better to lay on that the hot sand or cold ground. I got involved with a local charity, www.thedesertangel.org ,...

Thank you for the many cards, prayers and good wishes from my RCTQ friends. It has been very encouraging to know there are so many people that care. I am gaining strength each week. Next week I start cardiac rehab. After 2 1/2 weeks in the hospital and another 3 weeks laying around the house my...

Yall still cool over your way? For a week I've been ready to put up the Christmas tree and bake goodies! For a few days it has been cool, dark and rainy looking here in the foothills of SC. I haven't finished any Christmas sewing! It will surly pour rain within the hour. Barbara in dark SC

Michael's quilt top is finished. "To be quilted soon." Photo is in my Flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rose-morgan/7112682483/in/photostream I used a focus fabric that he liked as the inspiration and made it sort of "planned scrappy" with four each of the dark, medium and light browns...

Six months ago my quilt guild entrusted me with the job of re-establishing our guild's web presence. This is a project I have now been working on together with a website authoring company with an objective to bring our website kicking and screaming into the 21st century. The old one was seriously...

I am not necessarily a fan of the Duggar fannily and don't care to debate their choices (VBG) but I am going to try their recipe for laundry soap. In my research I found that you can add 1/2 cup of baking soda with the Borax and it will eliminate the need for fabric softener. I also read you...

I have a new laptop . . . although it may be something else. A small (but not very) computer thingie we can take on trips so I can read email, visit with you all and other stuff. Two questions: I'm thinking it needs a cover with pockets to hold the wireless mouse and the charger cord. ...

Haven't been on here for a long while, but just had to tell you all about the show in Slidell, LA. No pictures as my camera went bonkers. The quilts were all so beautiful. Real eye candy. Mostly machine quilted although a hand quilted one won second place. A lot of trupunto and applique this...

So, definitely getting a new sewing machine soon, looks like I had sufficient to get something like a Janome 6600, BabyLock Quest, or Viking Sapphire (not the top one with the thread snipper), along with needed accessories. We had an unexpected windfall and though I'm not planning to add it to...