:D I love to sew Quilts have been doing Quilts for several years now , but I know there still lots to learn and tips and such, I love this group already ..Pickles

Welcome Pickles! this is a great spot to talk about quilts Wilma

Hi Pickles (What an adorable name!) Welcome to the group. :D

Hi Pickles: I hope you enjoy this group as much as I have. I am new also, i've gotten addicted to this site. Looking forward to your input.

Hello and welcome. I hope you find this site as informative and fun as I do. It's a great forum to share info and learn from others.

Hi to all-- i very new at this and only have a simple question? I have ARTHRITIS in my hands, not to bad yet. if i sit and do a rag quilt they hurt, is their some kind of bracket or brace that will cut my squares for me , so their already slit an inch apart or whatever it shouldd be???

Hi to all-- i very new at this and only have a simple question? I have ARTHRITIS in my hands, not to bad yet. if i sit and do a rag quilt they hurt, is their some kind of bracket or brace that will cut my squares for me , so their already slit an inch apart or whatever it shouldd be??? [/quote]

You may have already tried this but I got some spring type scissors to cut rag quilts with. They make it a lot easier. Other than that I don't know of anything. Oh I did see something on the Flynn quilt frame site and they used a weed whacker....can you believe that!!?? I would have a whole mess of fabric laying there!! LOL
Gay

thanks for the help

[i] Hello eveyone.....I'm new here and hope to find out some new ideas on sewing with Peach Skin.I was able to purchase 5 yards of this heavenly fabric really cheap. I know It's used mainly In clothing construction.But was wondering If anyone has any Ideas on how this could be used In other ways.Maybe a throw or something...Open for any Ideas....Thanks,Cindy D[quote]

I have arthritis in my spine, hands, neck, almost all my joints but anyway what I do on the days I have no way of holding my rotary cutter, I use my electric scissors. I have to adjust some of the seam, I do use the quarter inch, but it's a little more cut out, but worry not, they look good anyway.

Sorry about your pain, I know it well!
Sharon from NC

Hi everyone,
I'm new to this group and like pickles,I've quilted for years...self-taught mostly, and there's a lot I still want to learn. But Now I'm greiving over the loss of all my quilting supplies, due to a fire 2 months ago that burned my home and everything in it. Quilt magazines and books I'd had since the seventies. Also 4 new quilts I had finished for gifts. I'm looking foreward to getting back into quilting as soon as I can.
Luella
Arkansas

Sorry to hear about your loss....thankful that it was just "things" that were lost & not lives.

Thank you. Yes, had we been home fire chief said we probably would not have gotten out. I am thankful we were gone. I try to remember what we have left (our lives) not what we lost