This is both a plea for advice and a whine! Yesterday I spent the late afternoon applying stain to the deck in the back yard. It was a nice day, and I was well supplied with cold water, portable radio, and cordless phone. Work went well, and I cleared up and came in the house and had a beer and...

Would it be ok to post some of my personal quilt type books and magazines to sell here? I'm cleaning out my book shelf and have a few books and magazines I need to get rid of. TIA Barbara

DH purchased a new cordless drill several weeks ago for the price of $299 or thereabouts. He loves the thing. He was outside up a ladder today installing some down lights and had the drill resting on the top rung of the ladder while he pulled out a stubborn piece of plaster. What will happen...

Well Ive just finished another Raggy Quilt and its in the washer getting all raggy. Im so glad its done as I hate snipping all those seams. The quilt is for my sister who is moving house on Friday so it will be for her new bedroom. I used Thimbleberries Fireside Flannels so it should be nice and...

Howdy! That about says it, Happy Birthday! What'd you do to celebrate? Got cake? Got fabric? Light any candles (look what happened last time you celebrated w/ candlelight!! g) Cheers! Ragmop/Sandy

When I was a Senior Scout, there was a "fad" to put all the badges and other insignia from our previous Scouting onto the "wheat" colored Levi jackets. Still have mine there. We wore them a lot. Pati, in Phx Nana2B wrote: Look at good will stores for old Girl Scout uniforms. I actually have...

Hi everyone I have been down south as we call it, here in Perth Western Australia. It is a beautiful quiet place amongst the giant Karri and Tingle trees and I am one of the lucky ones who has a DH who happily piles the car and trailer with all my sewing needs for our 2 week get away. This year...

Oh to win Lotto! -- Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Qof DU) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html Member of the Houston 2004 Party Animals "Butterfly" wrote in message ... Can't remember whom it was that was in love with these,...

I was talking to someone tonight that casts metal. I challenged him to make me the perfect thimble as I have never found one. The only one that has come close is a leather one I like to use, but eventually, the needle goes thru it. So, I described my perfect thimble to him. He's gonna see what he...

Let's see if you guys agree with me. I took an aplique class with Nancy Chong and she taught us some basic skills that I think enable me for doing aplique pretty well. What I need now is practice, which comes from doing it, right? Together with my boss' secretary, we signed up for one of those...

You may have better luck selling these on the rec.crafts.textiles.marketplace and rec.crafts.marketplace newsgroups. This newsgroup does not allow ads or selling. Good luck with your auctions. -- Alice in NJ RCTQ - "Royal Cybrarian" www.ourcyberfamily.us "A friend is someone who knows all about...

Great news Suzie, I'm so pleased for them and for you. Hope it continues long and strong. .. In article , Paul & Suzie Beckwith writes T'was both my Mum & Dad's birthdays this weekend, they were both 81, and we went up...

Well, I have relunctantly returned from from colorful Colorado. I spend nine hours with Lori and her Cruiser, Teresa of the Bernina Shop, and their comrades, accomplices, and buddies. Whew! Where did the time go? I had a ball! Never laid eyes on any of these 12 or so women before, but sure...

If I am doing a quilt that is only 44" across, I do the top and bottom first and then the sides so that I the length of one cut of the fabric will do. I then piece the sides to make their appropriate size. Debbi in SO CA "Ann" wrote in...

Last night, while I was perusing a google search for this NG (looking for my old, easier coaster instructions), on one page there was information about THIS newsgroup...did you know we have 9,900 subscribed here? Wow. That sort of explains my Webshots page, which says 2,864 people have viewed the...

Let us say that you have finally finished all the blocks and arranged them until you're pleased. There are 80 blocks. They are arranged 8 across and ten down. Going across, they are called "rows". Going down they are called "columns". Are you with me here? Okay. You safety pin their names on. The...

It's official, my eyes are starting to go. Trying to trim some HST's for a friendship block for my guild, I realized that the green fabric is exactly Olfa green and blends perfectly into my cutting mat. Adding insult to injury, the finished size of these little guys is 2 1/8". I cannot see...

Its nice to meet you Bev, welcome to the group. What joy you must make for others and yourself with such selfless work. Im making a note... do NOT stockpile material.. use it...use it...use it... then buy more. lol Its a good thing to remember...fabric doesnt last...

Recently I posted that one shouldn't buy backing material until the final size of the top was known. I really oughtta take my own darn advice! I finished the top of a raffle quilt; a kid/stack-n-whack with a Seminole border; I'll MQ it w/ Warm-n-Natural batting. Then I made the backing--and it is...

This group has given me some great advice on starting a flannel quilt, but I still have a question. My blocks are very simple, large HST's, 8" wide. Usually I square up HST's but the flannel seems like it needs less handling. Or maybe since the block is so bit, but so simple that they are...