QuiltE

JanieW ... they are pretty flowers and I'll have to watch for them in the garden centres. Do they multiply much? I love getting things that give me lots of early colour to enjoy. Yes, the machine is home ....... and no name. Have never gone that route! So what do you call your machine?

DublB ... those flowers look like Texas Sunshine coming our way! Looks like you had "one of those days". Tomorrow will be better. Thanks for trying the embroidery on the block ... I guess, you know whether it;s OK or not. I have no clue! Email me if you want to talk further about it. I know nothing about embroidery. Sorry.

CarrieM ... Yes, I am sure your dishwashers like the mechanical one! From what you have shared, they are good kids, and do their part with helping with chores, other than dishwashing!! The D4Ps I am using, the starting blocks are 5-1/2" x 7-1/2". Once sewn together, then I am cutting 1-1/2" either side of the seam. Then do my shuffle. Nice touch with your fancy stitch quilting!!! For sure you will want to get your SITD and/or open toe AccuFeed feet!

Speaking of new machines ........... GGal ... we are all waiting with baited breath to know if you are the proud owner of an 8200 or 8900?

CarrieM and DublB ... too funny ... I had typed in "one of those days" ... and then continued reading to see CarrieM used the same phrase. Goes to prove that GMTA!!!

JeanieG ... will be fun to see the scrappy PC backing assembled!

MiraB ... oh what a sad day! Some people are outright stoooopid and say stoooopid things with no thought. And to think all that work you did in quilting it .............. is for their benefit, and NOT your quilt. That would annoy me even more, than if it had been my own quilt. Not that I would have been pleased. I'm not sure I would even bother setting up a demo for them when they are so small BTW ... Cheers to Canuck Shannon for supporting you. This makes my blood boil ... so can only imagine yours! Have a coffee ... maybe something stiffer? {{{{HUGS to you!!}}}}}

Good Night Ladies!!!

JeanieG

So sorry Mirabelle for those unkind remarks. What nerve some people have, and after all the work you did to make and quilt that beautiful quilt!

Glad you got your new machine QuiltE! Have you sewn anything on it yet???? We get so use to our old machines, anything new really is hard to get used to. I think as we get older it is even harder to change gears and remember something new. You will probably be fumbling around for a while!!!

dublb

Huggs my friend! She doesn't know what she is talkin' about! You are a wonderful quilter!!!!!

dublb

QE - Here iare 2 pict's o' the li'le block.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]409922[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]409923[/ATTACH]
They are off enough ta affect the seam allowance.

I haven't figured out how ta use the alphabet on the embroidery machine yet so I just wrote it.

dublb

I thought about some flower picts I can show ya'll.
There aren't very many bluebonnets in Brady this year but I spotted this li'le spot on the side o' the road.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]409925[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]409926[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]409927[/ATTACH]
These are Verbinia & White buttercups. They were mixed in.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]409928[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]409929[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]409930[/ATTACH]

Anael

I still have to read all posts of today but I wanted to share this picture with you, taken last Saturday. Isa just had her bath.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]409941[/ATTACH]

carriem

Anael--that is a very sweet picture.

QuiltingNinaSue

What a sweet picture, Anael; she is growing!! So nice to see a picture of the sew grands!

Mirabelle, do not pay attention to the peanut section; there seems to be one or two in every crowd, just quietly show them wrong and be as sweet as sugar to them....that really kills them. Too bad their Mothers did not teach them better manners. Guess you are soo talented, they just cannot believe it.!! Shannon sounds like a very good friend, a priceless one, ready to set the world back to right. Anger is so negative; turn it into a positive like lemonade from lemons.

Lovely pictures of 'Spring' showing up here; From Texas to Canada. Beautiful. Give the bluebonnets another month, Dublb, and they will bloom. Truly a great story with the flowers, Janie. Need to quilt them into a quilt for the family.

Anael

QNS, I'm so happy you received good news!

Bev, can I borrow your idea? I love the embroidery on the QuiltE block Did you remove the paper before embroidering?

carriem

Thanks for all the nice comments on my BB quilt..the fun part is you all helped! :

Mirabelle--sorry you had to deal with *those* types of people yesterday. We all know you do beautiful work.