Thanks Laura, I'll look forward to that.

Disappointing about your machine, but sounds like you are managing just fine.

Nan

Just realized that I have another pattern almost identical to the one in the magazine that I bought. Anyhow, package coming your way Margarita!

I used to do that on my very old clankety clank Kenmore and then at the Houston quilt show in 2007 I spent a bucket of money on a new Pfaff Quilt Expression and got a business associate of my husband to lug it down here. And I've had trouble ever since! Maybe I will go back to that! My 1/4" foot has half broken so I am going to get a new one this visit. Post-it notes are prohibitively expensive here so what we use is masking tape built up one layer on top of another and I got pretty good results making stars with that.

Ha Ha . I found it. Thanks. I guess you will get your 1/4" seams perfect making this quilt. I presume you have a 1/4" foot - have you tried sticking a bundle of post-it notes on the sewing machine bed 1/4" away (and down a bit) from the needle to help you guide the fabric through?

Perhaps you will post a photo on the Gallery when you get it finished.

Enjoy
Nan

It's really a simple pattern of stripes across rather than down, they look about 2" - 3" wide to me and it's very gay (please refer to original meaning of this word!), I am hoping to do it with neutrals and browns and some colour. I am just past beginner so this looks good to me. You can see it on the weekly newsletter of October 5th of the Allpeoplequilt website, under the section of Perfect 1/4" seams - you see - I'm still struggling to get consistent perfect 1/4" seams and this is recommended for practice. Probably end up making me and want to throw my sewing machine at something.

OK - so now I am really curious. Any chance of posting a picture of the pattern :

Nan

Margarita wrote:
PM means private message.

I just sent you one -- see the link below each person's name -- pm

Pam7040, yes absolutely, it's amazing.

Yes please that would be absolutely marvellous, I'll be staying with a friend in Houston (did I say I live in Venezuela) the only problem is I am racking my brains to think what a pm is?! Post something - pc is postcard in the UK but I don't know what a pm is - and when you tell me I expect it will be obvious - like FYI etc. the text generation! How exciting that you have a copy, I am really looking forward to seeing this pattern, thank you so much Laura.

Margarita, Isn't it wonderful that whatever the problem is on TQS there is always someone with the answer for you?????

I have the magazine and I don't need it, do you want me to mail it off to you?? Send me a pm with your address and I can mail it tomorrow.
Laura

This pattern was in Quilts and More (or is it Quilts'n'More) magazine of Spring 2007. It's by Kristine Kerrigan but I have been in touch with her and she can't unlock it from her computer now that the copyright that Better Homes and Garden held on it has expired. So I had given up but then saw another TQS searching for a pattern. I have also looked on the web at a site where a lady sells old magazines and books, she has a huge stash but not this one! It's too recent for her library. Perhaps I should just drop it or wait for Kristine to get it on her website but that was going to take at least a month maybe two if ever. Thanks for any suggestions!