Sandy, what is the name of the pattern for the table runners in your avatar?

It is called "Ribbon Twist" made by Stitchin' Friends 17 E. State St. Algona, IA 50511 (515) 295-5841
Hope that helps. A dear friend gave me the pattern for my birthday. I have made several of this design. I did change it though because original is finished 14" x 45" and that is way too big for anything I have. I changed the squares and strips from 3.5 to 2.5 and it came out a more manageable size for my table. Hope that helps.
p.s. Hoping it was ok to post this. I am not trying to promote this site nor do I even know if they are still in business. Thought if they were you could buy the pattern. Hope I didn't goof up.

I found a tip to brush a small spot of a thin layer of rubber cement on your ruler at various locations. It works and you can just rub it off with your finger if you no longer need it or want to reapply a new layer.

I'm not familiar with the Cathedral Window pattern. I'll look it up. I spend winters in the Chandler area...Sun Lakes. I have a friend who lives in Trilogy in your area.

Thanks everyone for all the tips. When I get time I'm going to make a "Tip Sheet".

I used a combination of these tutorials. Mainly the 2nd but I tacked the points like it says in the first. I also sewed the squares in the first step but next time I probably will not.

http://ajpadilla.com/tutorials/cathedral-windows
the following are part 1 and part 2 at the same blog:
http://alamodefabric.blogspot.com/20...asy-peasy.html
http://alamodefabric.blogspot.com/20...-part-two.html

I get really sick to my stomach too. Ugh.

I've got to share that I found a large feather from one of the vultures that fly over our swampy area yesterday. I brought it in, washed it, let it dry. There I was two hours later dusting out the sections of the top of my machine and was thrilled to get a piece of thread I could see but couldn't get to before.

Thank you thank you thank you. All the canned air I blew into it didn't work out but the feather worked wonderfully.
Thank you!

Great tips! I'm going to have to bookmark this thread. :thumbup:

Be careful about feathers. An endangered bird even if found dead, it's a big fine if you are caught with a feather! I picked up an eagle feather with the thought it was perfect to use to get dust out of my machine and DH about had a stroke. It's very illegal to have anything of an eagle!


...Native Americans are the only people allowed to posses an eagle feather and even they must have certification of tribal membership and the appropriate registration license to acquire one legally. And there is the rub... or a mere pale-face such as myself, possession of even one feather brings a fine of $100,000 and a jail sentence....

Many owls are protected too. I doubt a vulture is but you never know.