I've been warned that my favorite serger isn't going to last much longer. Right now, it only goes if I have the wire to the foot control weighted down with my 4 D battery flashlight. Anyone have a new serger that does a beautiful tiny fine rolled edge? I'm not going to finish seams on canvas...

As I have just sewed a row for the third time and have it come out exactly the same (5 mismatched points in a row), I thought I would start a new humor topic/question for all of those must-be-perfect projects... How do you hide your mismatched points? Here are my contributions: 1. Applique right...

We really could use some positive thoughts, prayers or whatever you can spare at the moment. It looks like we are going into foreclosure on our house. DH could really use some positive whatever about the work he keeps trying to get, and we could use a kick in the wherever for the probate court...

What other message boards, chat rooms or newsgroups do you guys belong to that is quilt related? thanks, joysjane

Hello! Every once in blue moon, I post a Focus on Design thread. The purpose is to encourage conversation about quilt top patterns. This is not the place to talk about the QI, nor chocolate, nor the relatives, nor weather; it is okay to mention those once in a while, but THIS thread is about...

Hi Everyone. I have completed a top made of black and bright yellow, green, purple, red and blue. I am using a black batting and backing it with a tone on tone black. The top turned out beautiful. Now the question of how to quilt it. I plan on hand quilting it and since it is a sampler, I am...

Ok, so I got the latest issue of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine and really liked the quilt that had ovals appliqued to 4.5x5.5" rectangles. It intrigued me. But it wasn't until I watched one of the current episodes posted on the Simply Quilts site yesterday that I realized there was a "new"...

Giles was working on her "homework" today, and became quite upset when she couldn't find a brown crayon. I dug through the crayon bin, and pulled out several brown crayons. She tried each one, and said each time "this isn't brown!" Ok so the wrappers didn't say "brown", but if I was making a...

Woo hoo! We have an offer. Not a fantastic one, but we have countered. They also wanted to take posession on July 6! LOL! Like I could pack up my sewing room in that time. Linda in Tx

Carol Doak's online paper piecing group was treated to a BOM over the course of the past year. I finished each block as it came out -- all in 3" squares -- and then couldn't think how to put them together in something a bit different from a 3 x 4 setting. As I was thinking about that last...

Someone donated a Singer 600E to the ESL (English as a Second Language) sewing group. The man that is repairing it has trouble with the bobbin. Does anyone own this machine? Could you email me a copy of the manual that talks about the bobbin? I will go to his house later in the day to see if it is...

Just had a call from DH who is currently in Shenzhen in China. Apart from having a dose of Bali Belly or the Thai Trots or China Chunders he was nastily mugged by three of the locals as he finished some shopping and was walking to find a cab to get back to the hotel. He's just spent half an hour...

I am Rhoda E. Wicker's daughter. I am writing back to follow up on previous, recent messages concerning her health. My mother passed away quietly, in her sleep, about two months from her admission under Hospice to a care facility a fifteen-minute drive from our home.. She died this past Tuesday,...

OK, I found this document, http://www.eldrbarry.net/im/meg/sas4var.pdf which includes a really good discussion of Storm at Sea, a great look at the variations possible by changing values AND coloring pages. Yay! Sunny

Here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all the conflicting medical studies: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. 2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer ...

I thought some of you might like to check out an auction I've started for the quilt I asked about a few weeks ago. Here's part of the description: You are bidding on an heirloom quality "Heart Of Roses" appliqued quilt designed and sewn by the renowned quilt designer C. Jean Horst. She employs...

Does anyone else have an addiction to Oriental fabric? I can't keep my fingers off it, and I have a bunch. My problem is I can't cut into it. I haven't seen a pattern that I think will lend itself to the lovely prints except for panel quilts. Anyone out there like me? -- Boca Jan Florida -...

We have been trying to buy a home for months now and with some previous problems (DH was in a near fatal accident and things fell apart in our world big time) things were pretty touch and go and "ify" We got the word today we are fully approved and all that is left is the paper signing and money...

Welcome to RCTQ, a usenet discussion group of quilters. We want to read all about your quilting activites, and welcome questions. We may even come up with some helpful answers! But we do have a few requests, to keep this NG moving along. We ask that you do not post pictures here, but we love to...

Hiya folks, My sewing machine is a bit dead. The wee clamp that holds the sewing needle in place snapped in half last night. Just like that. I was sewing denim, yes, but I was using a jeans needle, very low tension, and it was only 2 thicknesses. No I did not hit a metal stud - I have already...