Another really nice couple of templates for a Storm at Sea quilt are made by Deb Tucker or Studio 180 Designs. One of the advantages of Deb Tucker's tools is that she includes fabric cutting...

Do you want to (legally) sew Disney designs? If you do, then you have only one choice: BROTHER. Only Brother is licensed to sew Disney creations.

Having said that, I've owned two Brother...

@Denise: Yes, my mind has certainly wandered down that path!

@MSN: Exactly my thoughts today when the pressure was gone from our realtor to sign the OK-we-understand, get-out-of-jail-free...

How fun to have your own sewing room! We definitely downsized, as we have already bought our new home. It's 2,000 square feet smaller and a bit of a fixer upper, but the fixing up has to wait until...

Thank you, Grey Lady. I guess we're in good company.

I like that "option fee" idea. I'm going to see if that can be done in California.

I don't think the buyers' funding fell apart, as this all happened over the holiday weekend,and they cancelled on...

Amazing story about how you got your house! And you are welcome to be a fly in my ointment anytime you wish, my friend.

The negotiations pertained to us getting out of the house in the timeframe...

Thank you, Suzanne.

I'm going to have a serious talk with my realtor. I believe she gave us bad advice about not getting the buyers' earnest money. Yes, they had legal recourse to back out if the...

Your quilt looks as yummy as that candy. You have great talent for naming!

A huge Happy Birthday to you, Beth!

I've been looking for a set of fat quarters to make the "Cornerstone" quilt pattern:...

Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone! You are just the most awesome and supportive group of people in the world.

Forgive me for not being super specific about things, but given that we're a...

After knocking myself out staging our home to sell, the listing went live the day before Thanksgiving.

A couple came to see our house within two hours and made a full-price offer on Thanksgiving....

Jocelyn, I'm glad you recommended this book. It will make me take a second look at Stephen King. I've never read anything he wrote, and I've only seen one of his movies (something like Secret...

As you all know, I run a bit late. Always. So I'm just getting the backing to my Angela Walters quilt challenge top sewn to size. I'm using the John Flynn diagonal seam method. I was really scared...

What a fun quilt!

And your quilting is extraordinary. You are very talented.

I'm so glad to hear that you are still under warranty! You must feel quite relieved.

Yes, please do post an update. I'd love to hear what happens.

@MONIQUE!

I just wanted to send you a great big thank you for posting this article. I thought I had ruined my favorite iron with fried adhesive gunk. But I know there is great wisdom on this...

Hello from Northern California!

Hope to see you here on the forum frequently!

Thank you for explaining this! You've answered some nagging questions I've had about the Juki. What you've said makes complete sense and answers my questions. I apologize for my mis-statements.

Yes, I think you're right, MHG!

I'm super tempted by the M* Oliso, but I own too many irons already!

I love my older Panasonic cordless (shaped like an iron, not a football). But last week, I accidentally got Steam-A-Seam on the...

Keep us posted. I think giving your Juki a good cleaning may fix the problem. It's a mechanical machine, so dust bunnies in the wrong places can wreak havoc.

Hi Lorie,

You can; you just put the outgoing package in your mailbox and raise the red flag.

Unfortunately, in this day and age, raising the red flag for the postal carrier also seems to be an...

Thank you, Laura. I just bought a couple of collections!