EMPLOYED! Not sure how many hours or how often right now but for the next two days I'm required to be in and learn the routine at the local LQS, www.calico-crafts.com. (I am affliated with them now but trust me, the website is very basic and I'm just sending ya all to look at the pictures of...

Last year, I resolved to do something in the pineapple pattern. I didn't. I resolved to do something using a toile. I haven't. So just think of the time I've saved. Did any of you resolve to try something new and actually do it?

Since you'all have listened to me for the past umpteen years,,,,,,,,,I thought it'd be fair to post GOOD NEWS. Had my yearly check-up, and it went well. BEST PART: I can walk again--more than 'just do, and then sit again.....but actually WALK FOR 5 MINUTES before I have to sit and rest. No, I...

I quilted a bunch of straight lines with a walking foot for the first time today, and found it quite . . . erm . . . challenging. I am pretty sure that the solution to most of my problems is practice, practice, practice, but I thought I'd make a few notes here and see if anybody has any words...

I was at a quilting retreat the last 2 days and one of the women asked the rest of us to keep our eyes open for fabric with steam engines on it. Have any of you ever seen anything like that? I do plan to do some Internet searching when I have a little more time, but thought someone might have seen...

Hullo Susan What a lovely surprise. I recognised the name 'Wakeman', but didn't think it was you back with us after so long. We have had a few trolls since you were last here, and - sadly - it has made us a bit wary. Hope you can understand. It's really good to see you. When I have a bit of...

I am recovering from allergies that have stopped my ears up, so I am doing the minimum around the house and not talking on the phone. I need to take my SM to be repaired. No sewing is happening! So I have been working some in the sewing room to help get things ready for when the Pfaff will...

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I'm finishing up my Seminole lap quilt. There are some areas with some heavy quilting that are ending up quite thin. (All cotton top and back, Batting is 80/20). I know this will soften up when I wash it, but will this affect how warm the quilt is? Or should I quilt less for a somewhat thicker...

Right now I am taking a couple of months off on quilt making. This will keep me from having a burnt out. Both of my sewing machines are in the shop for repair and cleaning. I feel like My right arm is missing and yesterday I took most of my quilt scraps left over from other quilts and either cut...

I recently purchased a design collection disc from Dakota Collectibles. Upon reviewing the design colors, I find that the color names Dakota specifies (i.e. Dk. Dk. Rust, Blue4, Lt. Green2, etc.) do not correspond with any of the brands of embroidery threads we currently have. I checked Dakota's...

DH just read these out from his WWII re-enactment forum, so I just had to share... they are kinda male-based but funny anyways! Universal Truths 1. Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones. 2. At the end of every party there is always a girl crying. 3. One of the most awkward things...

The Time; Tonight at 6:30 pm CST The Place; http://www2.bernina8series.com/ The Reason; The official launch of the Series 8 Machines Be There or Be Square.

I have a lot of 2 1/2 inch squares that I have been saving. This is from left over material that has been made into quilts. What kind of block or quilt can I make with 4 sq's, 6 sq's, 8 sq's or 12 sq's. I can use some ideas if anyone has can help. Sandy$

Today my S.O. went to Walmart's and bought fabric. It is all $3.96 a yard. It looks so thin and the colors are not great. She has purchased from her quilt store where she takes lessons but thinks the $6-$9 per yard to much. What do you think? My opinion is that if you are going to put in all...

A while back, someone here recommended a book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I couldn't put it down; I just finished it and LOVED it! So, thanks. I had gotten it from Library to read during and after my upcoming Hospital Adventure, but I've already finished it. Now I need a...

after our own frappr map being set up i thot it was so cool i posted about it on a yahoo group. a rather large and also int'l group. i thot it might be something useful for that group too. holy smokes, i got rapped over the knuckles for that and i just dont see what i did that was so wrong. it...

"M. Wetmore" wrote in message ... I mentioned the 221parts.com problem on a list and several people wrote to me asking how they could read the whole thread that ran on this newsgroup. I advised them to look it up on Google. ...

DH was gone for almost a week, returning home from visiting his mom just last night. I decided to make that week a sort of marathon piecing session, and I made the deadline I hadn't thought I'd make. :) I really wanted the top to my Eureka quilt (started at camp the week before) to be finished when...

Hello! I am brand, spanking new at quilting, and I would like very much to get some advice. Exactly what kind of thread should I use for my first quilting project. It will be a four-patch with a twist, using cotton thread. While exploring the Internet, I see all kinds of threads - 35 wt., 40-wt.,...