Good morning girls
Hey... we are going to get above zero!!! There is hope for us after all!
Lois... Those old B & D irons are work horses!! I think my Mom had the same one for about 10 years! I tried ordering one from Amazon, but it was defective so I sent it back. I have 2 going at the same time here, one in sewing room and one on the big ironing board in my kitchen (both have auto shut off) and have had good luck with my T-Fal one and the Hamilton Beach Durathon. I do use water in them, but filtered water. I seem to notice they don't feel they get as hot unless I have water in them. But for as much as I use the irons---like every day-- If I get 2 years out of them I think I'm doing pretty good.
Maryz.... Yup, chores are done, tho there always seems to be some kind of mess to clean up! Nothing worse than waiting for test results!! Have you ever tried raspberry vinegarette? I had a salad a local restaurant that sounds just like the one you are making and it had that dressing---so good... I did find some at the store made by Kraft and it's delicious---I could drink it right from the bottle! I think it's my new favorite--along with Olive Garden Italian.
Lyn.... Did you make curtains for the cabin or the MH? I have made drapes in my lifetime, but now I just stick to little valances!
Valerie... Sorry to hear you have to go through so much drama just to treat a patient!! Don't you wonder sometimes what people are thinking when they do stuff like that other nurse? What does it gain her to cause a disruption between you and the wife? Just to make herself look better. I imagine you are counting the days until you are DONE!
Judi... 563 Yo-Yo's!!! Oh my.... If I ever run out of other TV watching projects I might try them, but I'll send them to you!!
You start with a circle I'm thinking? How big of a circle?
I have a ton of 2.5" squares you could have
Jana... What a wonderful story about the quilt for your Mom!! It just proves my theory that every quilt has a story---or will eventually. I had a quilt that my grandmother got as a wedding present in 1920. It was in pretty good shape for a long time until the dog chewed a hole in the middle of it. Not know anything about quilting at the time, I put it together the best I could. Years later after many washings it was so nice and soft, and just starting to show a little wear around the edges. Jen adopted it and slept with it and carried everywhere. Even tho it's sad to think of it now being in pieces... it was well loved and used and that is what quilts are for--in my opinion. When I go up to visit this summer, I'm going to try to and find whatever pieces remain and perhaps try to frame some.
Chriss.. I wish I was one of those people that went to bed with a clean kitchen, but it just never works out that way. I guess because I eat my dinner on the couch and from there I don't move until it's bed time.
Lori.... I knew Temecula sounded familiar. I have a cousin that lives there. She actually lives with her son! My only wondering about a reversible quilt it how to get it lined up on the LA machine so it all matches!!
Speaking of messy kitchens I better go get to it. Since the red & White quilt worked up so fast I got a blue and white one all cut out yesterday and a lot of the little 9 patches sewn, so we will see how far we get today. If I get it done today, I'll post pictures!
In the meantime, I will you all the very best today!
And amazingly expensive. 
So I have the quilt here, on the middle bedroom bed. Now I did make a boo bo9 in the beginning of this quilt, I rounded the bottom corners too much, for my liking and that still bugs me now. So I keep saying, I want to fix that, but Sarah repeatedly tells me I have to leave them alone. There's plenty of space in the last border that I could fix it, but I have so far behaved. So that's the story of the Radiant Star quilt that I made. When we sold my mom's house, Sandee took the drapes I made and they lived in her bedroom. 
