i have lost .4 lbs. guess cutting out the oreos and caramel egg creams works (sort of). i have to admit i'm having a very hard time focusing on weight loss and not eating whatever is at hand. i'm getting some of my projects finished so i can finally do what i have promised none qb people, like my dgd, olivia. i'm making a valentine table runner, and i swear, the more quilted things i make, the worse my quilting gets. i can piece, i just can't seem to get the hang of actual quilting. i can do artsy stuff, but nothing traditional, and no fmq. i may be one of those who sends out her quilts to be quilted or takes it to an lqs with a computerized long arm. means i may not need to buy an expensive machine to fmq if i can't do it. how much of it is the machine, and how much is the sewist? i really want to know! does anyone else have the same problem? it is soooo frustrating! but that does seem to be my life right now 8-}