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Snowbound - let's quilt! by
AliceW
Well, I got up this morning to let out my Westie pups who measure 15". I
opened the door to the deck to 16" of snow! Plus they are white pups!
Well, I did the only smart thing to do in a case like this - I woke up my DH
to shovel the deck!
So, we have about 16" on the ground and the snow is...
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my first fabric bowl by
News
I did one finally. I bought a yard of Timtex while on a shop hop with my SIL
about 5 months ago, and today it yelled at me to make it. I think the thing
that took me the longest was finding where I put my book!:)
I did the square one, but then I cut off a triangle off each corner and
ended up with...
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January 24th 05 11:14 PM
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Quilting day 2 or is it 3? by
KJ
I've started working on a kit got for my birthday a year and a half ago.
Here's the picture.
http://www.creativecurves.com/wwhirlpool.htm
I cut all the pieces out quite a while ago, and after that it was going to
be a while before I felt like working with it again.
But today was the day! It will...
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January 24th 05 11:35 PM
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OT - NOW we are home from the hospital......again by
Queen of Squishies
Okay, we were home from the hospital less than 24 hrs. when we realized no
water of any kind from any where would go down the drains. And it was Sat.
morning. Daughter and SIL worked on it all day to no avail. Two rooms at
the motel. Sun. same thing. Monday we got a plumber over here, and now...
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Template Puzzle - can anyone solve it by
Sally Swindells
I have just been sorting through my templates, and came across some
which belonged to my late sister. There are triangles, circles,
hearts, a train and a duck and this....See
http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin
under Quilting, then Puzzle.
I am completely stumped - it must be a...
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OT - my new newserver by
Donna A
I'm all signed up with new.individual.net and can read newsgroups! I
downloaded Forte-agent & didn't like it nearly as well as Outlook Express.
Sure is nice not to have to use my dialup anymore to read newsgroups.
Thanks for everyone's suggestions.
--
Donna Aten, Coordinator
Project Linus -...
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January 25th 05 02:31 AM
by maryd
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OT - TOP TEN THINGS ONLY WOMEN UNDERSTAND by
LN \(remove NOSPAM\)
10. Cats' facial expressions.
9. The need for the same style of shoes in different colors.
8. Why bean sprouts aren't just weeds.
7. Fat clothes.
6. Taking a car trip without trying to beat your best time.
5. The difference between beige, ecru, cream, off-white, and eggshell.
4. Cutting your hair...
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Quilting day (sort of) by
Elizabeth Young
Saw some fabric the other day in Walmart, and thought about non-stop for
a day or two.
Bought the whole bolt today. 7 yards and a smidge of beautiful blue and
white swirly smudgy batik with gold stamping on it. Once we move into
our house (mid Feb at this point), and I find my directions, it...
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Progress on the Nightmare Quilt by
Sharon Harper
Many of y'all have heard me tell of DH's Nightmare Quilt. Yup my First Big
Quilt (third one ever). He chose it and it is FULL of curves. He chose the
fabric (a variety of quality but nice colours). He keeps encouraging
(read - nagging). And I keep saying how much I hate it (and I do) as it...
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Rhode Island fabric, yarn, and sewing machine stores list by
[email protected]
Hi folks,
I've added a page to my web site which lists fabric stores, yarn shops,
and sewing machine dealers in Rhode Island:
http://www.tomfarrell.org/textiles/stores/index.jsp?state=RI
The list is completely free. It includes some commercial/industrial
resources, and some stores may have gone...
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Do you want a free Ipod? by
Drummmachine
http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=14249501
Just go here to get started. It's simple. You just need to participate in
just one of the many great offers. I signed up with Blockbuster online and
haven't had to go into a DVD rental store since. It's 9.99 for the first month
for 3 movies at a time with...
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January 25th 05 11:56 AM
by AliceW
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Using two spools of thread by
Polly Esther
There are some tulips and leaves dancing across the quilt in progress. They
called for a buttonhole / blanket / appliqué stitch around the edges. Swell.
Do you have any idea how many points a @#$! tulip has and how hard it is to
pivot all those points?
Naturally, I decided that the embroidery...
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Hug quilt by
Joanne Passmore
I am sitting here with tears in my eyes- you are an amazing group- so
generous of spirit for people you've never met. I thank you all from the
bottom of my heart. Julie (my neighbour) is a passionate gardener and her
husband is a carpenter by trade. I was thinking about a quilt that had
flowers or...
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Annual RCTQ Quilting Week 2005 by
Pat in Virginia
Loyal Subjects of the Kingdom of RCTQ:
Hear yea! Hear yea!
The Third (or second or fourth) Annual Quilting
Week of RCTQ is hereby commenced: 21 through 27
January, 2005.
Gather yea fabric, ye needles, ye thread and ye
trusty cutters. Piece, applique, quilt to ye
heart's delight. Read quilt...
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Hug quilt requirements by
Joanne Passmore
Thank you Karen for the advice. You can all tell I am new to this process.
So here goes:
6 1/2" unfinished or 12 1/2" unfinished squares
Any garden, flower, carpenters tool theme would be awesome.
Greens, earth colors, flower colors.
Please sign your squares- Julie will love reading them.
Keith is...
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January 25th 05 05:40 PM
by Patti
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Newsgroup closing question by
Mrsfrz
I just got a message from AOL that all the AOL newsgroups will be closing soon.
I reach this group through an AOL link, but I see others who post who are not
on AOL. Can anyone explain how to access this group from other browsers? I just
reappeared and would hate to disappear so soon....
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January 25th 05 05:45 PM
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For Estelle (UK) by
Butterfly
Sorry, I don't have your email addy at hand.
Just wanted to let you know that your block for Ginger's Wedding HUG made it
: )
They sure are pretty.
Thank you for being a part of this
Butterfly
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Taking a break by
KJ
I'm taking a break before tackling the last part of a project. DD's friend
called me yesterday to ask if I could hem some dance pants for her. Sewing
buttons and hemming pants...some of the most practical sewing projects but I
put them off as often as possible. It must be my "time" though. DH...
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For Bonnie (NJ) by
Butterfly
HI Bonnie (Don't have your email addy at hand)
Your block and batting $$ made it ; )
It sure is a sunny one--perfect addition to the rest of them for Ginger's
Wedding HUG.
Thank you for being a part of this
Butterfly
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January 25th 05 08:57 PM
by Bonnie
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