Dianne, I love the cutting part... such a stress reliever! However, last week, I dropped my cutter and my finger got in the way. Ooooh that smarted. I might work on my borders tonight. I have the backing waiting at the quilt shop, and it looks like I need to pick up the batting as well. I only have full size batting at home. I've asked to teach the Turning 20, and I have a tentative "yes." It's a big block and so much fun and quick. Though it's similar to those 6 hour quilts. It can be done in a day, but I think you need to put it down for a bit. Chris

I hope you had fun making it. I met Kaye Wood at the Quilt show in Chicago. Not anything like you see on tv. I had done her tumbling star quilt in a class. It's made with the star-maker 6. I still need to back it, applique it. I want it for a bedspread rather than a wall hanging. My cats sometimes decide that it's time to snuggle when I am on the machine. But they MUST test all of my quilt tops for comfort/satisfaction.

Me too! My sister and I did major damage at a small town quilt shop in Alma, Michigan during our visit. We both decided to do a Turning 20 well actually adapted it to Turning 30... it's a quilt that uses 20 fat quarters. I have the borders to finish and then the top is done. It's wonderful! I've also been working on a hand-stitched 9-patch (foundation pieced) for the Milwaukee Soldiers' Home Sewing Circle. If my elbow weren't shot I'd still be working on it. It's turning out to be a lot of fun, except for the tendonitis.

Hi Diane! I am a native California transplant by way of Berkeley, Corona del Mar, Philadelphia PA, Cleveland and Columbus Ohio areas and now in the Dallas Fort Worth area. We moved around a lot while I was growing up! I LOVE to sew and have been sewing my own clothes, etc. since I was 8 (that would be 40 years ago!) I just started quilting last year and it is soooo much fun! The only problem was the need to build my stash so I could have a complete pallete of colors available for art quilts! Right now I am working on a series of pillows for my living room that are from Kumiko Sudo's origami quilt books. Her designs are just gorgeous! I hope to start making art quilts by the end of the year! Glad to see some posters here finally! Hugs, Carol

What a small world! Furnace Brook Parkway is the next street over from us! I am going crazy not being able to quilt, but I cannot do any pushing/pulling, et****il the doc clears me for it. And I only have like 30 projects in the works - what quilter doesn't? Liz F. West Quincy, MA. Post-Op since 08/10/2004 4th day without pain meds!!!!!