The pattern calls for a solid border, but I think I'm finished, even if the quilt isn't. http://www.flickr.com/photos/28328779@N00/2040031663/ joan : p.s. Next project is a quilted cover for a blood gas analyzer. My best friend sells these gizmos and she loves to show off the quilted covers...

From what she said (and the angry shouts of other members), she's going to complain to every agency (most notably the "Dept of Agriculture" here in FL - who licenses vets here, IIRC). Chances are, though, no one will do a durn thing. Unfortunately, animals don't seem to rate too high on the...

When sewing 2 pieces together (with the grain not bias), I've noticed the top piece often times gets lengthened a bit during the process. I assume it is due to a slightly uneven feed through the machine. I really hate trying to get an accurate 1/4 in with my walking foot. Any other...

Narrow borders are EASY if you know the secret! VBG I didn't want this to get lost in Hanne's thread about how to quilt her darling Christmas wallhanging. Somebody might miss it and it's such a simple way to get tiny narrow borders- with accuracy. First allow sufficient 'space' for the...

Do you mean "honeybees" as in the kind that buzz and sting?? You've just given me the willies - I'm allergic to bee stings!! :) Hugs!! Connie :) "Julia in MN" wrote in message ...

Those things don't even use thread!! They have multiple needles that pretty much tangle (though prettily so) the embellishments (wool roving, yarns, etc) into the fabric - so it becomes a part of the fabric rather than just sittin' on top of the fabric! I think they're neat and I'd not turn one...

An ad I placed in the local Freecycle yesterday brought an immediate response from a young lady who wanted the cat to give to an older friend who's cat died last month. She came and picked her up this afternoon, and now the dear kitty has a new home. I'm so glad it doesn't have to go to a shelter...

I have been very busy (more on that later) and haven't read the news group much. I opened the file this morning and thought the date was 11/15. After answering Polly's question about a good chair I realize the date was 10/15. Sorry, didn't realize it had been a month since I even downloaded...

The last quilt that my daughter (aged 13) machine quilted, she used the Greek Stitch!! Does that count?? :) "Thou shalt not machine quilt with other than a straight stitch!" Hugs!! Connie :) "Mauvice in central WI" wrote in message

I think Polly may have hit it on the head ... my Grandma did grow up during the Depression (have to capitalize it - she'd never forgive me if I didn't). Moreover, my Grandpa died fairly young (I was 6 months old at the time) and for a long time, she lived solely on his pension from the school (he...

Hubby calls quiltin' a hobby, though not in my earshot ... but he's quick to correct other when THEY (usually, our friends) call it a "hobby." He says quilting's too durn expensive to be called a "hobby!" :) He HAS used the words "addiction," "habit," "lifestyle choice,"...

My daughter (13) has a Brother BC-1000 ... and she LOVES it!! Does beautiful stitchin' and feeds like a dream!! It purrs like a kitten. She's got the walkin' foot for it and has machine quilted a few things and it never complains!! (And if any SM would complain, it would be when my DD is quiltin' -...

What you do is this: * Talk non-stop about how much a doggie would enrich your lives. * Talk non-stop about how there's so many poor puppies out there desperately needin' a home. * Endlessly monologue about how the American Dream ALWAYS has a pet figured prominently in there somewhere. * State...

Actually, Patti, I went to Amazon looking for your book and I found that BD carries it yesterday. But I didn't buy it from them because they have a not-so-stellar reputation (I read the feedback given to them by customers). So, I would look at it this way: you may have "charged" a teeny bit...

My quilting buddy and I went to the Chicago show last Friday, doing a 1 pm workshop where we made a bright/zany flowery wall hanging with Laura Wasilowski- (http://www.artfabrik.com/) We had super expensive rooms at the hotel attached to the convention center, paid for valet parking, tipped the guy...

Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday dear Octobooooooos Happy Birthday to you Butterfly (took me a long time to come up with this one ; ) OCT has SIL 1, SIL 2, Bro/SIL 3 married same bd, GNiece, and DH's, and I haven't a card for ANY of them yet)

Last year I learned bling and blog with your help. This week I've discovered skew. For reasons totally obscure to my old brain, 'skew' is what you want when you're trying to figure out how to reduce or make smaller. At least that's how Windows, in its infinite wisdom, uses the word. Now....

I'm buying an embellisher. I went to pick up my machine from the wicked witch of the west and she had was showing another customer the Babylock embellisher. I watched and then took a try. It's really good. Better than the Viking or Janome either one -- I've played a good bit with both. The Babylock...

I have to thank you, Alice, for recommending Sauders down in Pa ... we found it without any problem at all - thanks to your instructions. I couldn't believe it when we drove up and I saw this little bungalow, thinking there's no way there's much here. Boy was I ever surprised when I walked down...

Hi everyone, just had to let you all see the bargains on the Quilter's Quarters web page link below http://www.quiltersquarter.com/cgi-bin/Store/store.cgi?product=Notions_Threads_Main DARN! I've only just ordered a pack of the neutrals from somewhere else. never mind you win some you loose...