I went to Plano Show and it was very nice. A nice collection of beautiful quilts. Lots of Trapunto treatments with crystals. The one I liked the most was a scrappy pin wheel quilt that had 17,380 pieces. It took 3 years to make and was hand quilted in a diagonal pattern. It looked like a...

I recently had an email from Marny, 'Gentle as you go', and she asked me to share it with you. Mavia ************************************************ It's hard to do my own personal emails on this office computer ... I would be VERY grateful if you could share

Can someone please remind me of the URL for the chemo hat site? -- Mel Rimmer

Hi All, Another question: do you prewash fat quarters and fat eights? How do you do this? Usually I just toss the fabric into the washer and then the dryer. It doesn't matter if the ends fray on large pieces of fabric, but on a fat quarter or fat eight it might make a big difference. -- Bonnie NJ

and that's not a spam phrase!!! LOL -- I've been scoping out where I want to go this winter. How do you ever get to see each other?? Already I'm seeing a second trip on the horizon. Sorry Sharon -- I'm looking at only NSW and NZ for this one. Will there be any "don't miss, on pain of having...

Dear RCTQrs, Late summer seems like a good time to open up the HUG list once again for new members. The past several months have brought many changes to the list, and to RCTQ. We have a lot of new posters (big welcome, all!!!), and a number of HUGgers have had to drop out of being on the list for...

I recently helped judge the needlework (including quilts) at our county fair. My partner is the owner of one of our LQS's. First off, I was very disappointed since I know that there are some wonderful quilters in our area - not a one of them entered a quilt in the fair. No, I didn't look at the...

My future landlady, Mary (elder sister of one of my supervisors at work) tripped over a pebble while walking on the beach near Inverness on Thursday and ended up breaking her ankle in 3 places. Because of the location, the ambulance couldn't get anywhere near here, and they couldn't winch her up...

Hi, Has anyone had any experience using fusible batting? I have finished a Sunbonnet Sue quilt top (lap/crib size) for my grandniece and am thinking of using the fusible. I'm new to quilting, and I've only made a few other quilts using regular batting and wonder if the fusible works...

Did you miss me the last couple days??? I missed everyone here. Again a had a glitch in the computer but things are coming along in that department quite well. So the first thing I am doing is sending all a quick note to say "I'm back" But better yet, I spent the morning (getting away from the...

Wow, thanks everyone for your responses to my fusible batting question! I don't want to take up too much room, so I'll respond to all he IMS: I have an "extra" Sunbonnet Sue on a 12-inch block, so I think I will try the fusible for a pillow with that one before I attempt the quilt. Patti: ...

snort not entirely what I was expecting but gave me a good laugh at the start of a long day... -- Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Qof DU) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html Member of the Houston 2004 Party Animals "LN (remove NOSPAM)" wrote in...

I decided to take advantage of JoAnn's anniversary sale and got myself a portable Ott Lite. I love it. No more headaches when quilting, and it'll be sooooo good for me this winter, because I normally get slightly depressed in the winters. Yippeeee! Next, i'm gonna save up and get one of those...

http://members.aol.com/Joan8904/index.html Four of those are mine. Buttons and Bows was a group quilt that I made with my Mom. I did the blocks and put it together; she did the silk ribbon embroidery. Sorry that the pictures aren't better. Didn't have enough time. joan joan o'reilly New 311...

Ok, I'm back, posting my update as promised. Keep two things in mind when reading this....1) I am nearly incapable of posting a short post so this will be long and 2) like everything else in life, reading or deleting this is a choice. That said, on with the update. Hmmmmmmm, where to start. I...

Good morning all. I don't get too much chance to wander by our open door to the cyber-frame and peek in to see what-all is going on. Life is very busy right now. Let's see. In 3 weeks I am moving. Today I pay the last rent check of my life. Moving in with fiance and his 90 yo mom. We will be...

Hi all, I'm an italian quilter. I'm really interested in amish quilting style and some history information about quilting in Lancaster. I need to write an article on our newsletter and I need someone who is located near the amish farms, or has information about theyre living style, theyre quilt or...

Yep, it is "gopher guts" Top tension problem. http://www.sailrite.com/techtalk/sewing6.htm sez, "6. There are loops on the underside of the fabric. If there is a tangle on the bottom side of the fabric, there is not enough upper tension. More than likely the thread has not be pulled snugly...

Q: How many Internet discussion group subscribers does it take to change a light bulb? A: 1,189 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the mail list that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs; and how the light bulb could have been changed...

Anybody else have a thimble from Tommie? http://thimbles2fit.com/_home.htm I bought my elephant thimble (it's a regular quilting thimble with elephants on it) from her when she was in Raleigh at the end of May. I also purchased a thimble ring, which she took back to her shop to size and...