I learned about Windows Live Writer from Suzan so I needed to check it out. This is my first attempt at doing so.
Now I am trying the ‘Insert photo’, so I will show you the Fil-Tec Magna-Glide bobbins I ordered last night from AllStitch LLC .
Soooo, that seemed to work ok. I just discovered the font choices. Woo hoo! I LOVE different fonts. There are lots of different color choices for fonts too. Oh baby! I am going to LOVE THIS! Of course, I am ‘winging it’ without reading directions or learning what does what before I start, but that’s just me.
So, thank you Suzan, for pointing me in this direction. I love computers and I will be forever grateful. Everyone have a wonderful, blessed, and God appreciative day!
Be blessed!
Michelle
Then you get your backing fabric and lay it over the middle roller good side facing down, and let the backing fall onto your sheet, instead of the dirty garage floor.
Pin it, and roll it up.
Then get your batting and quilt top stretched across your rollers, adjusted for proper length and width on top of the roller with your backing, then let it fall onto the sheet on the floor.
Then roll it up and pin it in place.
I was really disappointed last night when I realized I might not have enough varigated green top thread. I didn't have any green for the back in The Bottom Line thread either, that I usually use. 'I CAN'T WAIT TIL NEXT WEEKEND! I'VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH! I WANT TO GET THIS QUILTED THIS WEEKEND!' (Whew, yes, I almost did have a little tantrum!) So I started looking at the thread that I had, and decided I would have to make something else do. 'Ahhh....yes. I should try this Magna-Glide Fil-Tec bobbin thread I bought. What the heck!' I found matching thread for the top, although, it really wouldn't have mattered, but as I said, I had no green that would work, and I had no black. I really didn't want to use black anyway.
So the directions say to remove the little tension spring from the bottom of the bobbin holder. Ok, I can do that. (Michelle, make a mental note which way the spring was in there! Check!)
See those little plastic thingies on my wrist magnet? Those are the core of each bobbin. Of course, you cannot reuse these bobbin centers yourself, but I saw online where some places are taking them back and giving your credit for them. Smart idea. I think I'll hang onto mine. Maybe I can repurpose them into something else, or save them til I have a bunch. The black part is a magnet, and you put the magnet towards the bottom. It replaces the spring, and it keeps the tension consistent, like it resists free movement, keeping the tension taut. Can I just say I LOVE MAGNA-GLIDE bobbins!!!!!!!!!
The tension was PERFECT the whole time. I did not have ANY trouble with the bobbin thread, and it looked tight and consistent the whole way through. There are no thread glitches towards the end with these bobbins. When you run out, you run out. That's it. 
Renea and Kate! If you haven't used your Magna Glide bobbins yet, try them! You will love them! I used Signature Mercerized Cotton on the top. I made NO adjustments to the bobbin case WHATSOEVER! 
The next picture is a rare specimen, and 'sightings' are seldom and rare. Catch a glimpse while you can! (DARN that Louie!)
It took me about 7 1/2 hours from setting up the frame to cutting the quilt off the frame. I used 4 1/2 bobbins. Had I used regular quilting thread in my bobbins on a quilt this size, I could have easily used close to 20 bobbins. Here is the quilt right after I cut it from all the excess. After all that, I took a break. The big white blotch on the left hand lower corner is sunshine coming in under the curtain on the window. (Time: 3:45pm)
Thanks for letting me share my pictures.
Don't ask me why I have to bring every quilt I see home. I is one of those probably made in a China, but it's a quilt, none the less. $8.38. 
I bought the two sheets on the top of this stack, and the floral one under the solid green one. The others I bought at different times. (The solid green one is now part of my quilt back.)
Not a whole lot of treasures this weekend, but just enough to calm my 'junkin' addiction.
Next, I had to figure out what I was going to do for backing. I had a plan in my head, but I was running short on the black I used on the border, so that plan was out the door. I had two light green sheets that I decided to use. I laid out the first sheet in the middle of the quilt and figured out how wide the borders needed to be, to add to each side to make it the right size. I used up almost completely, the second sheet just for borders. I did have enough sheet left to add another strip across the top of the backing to wrap around the quilt rollers. My backing cost me a total of $4.50. 
The black piece you see on the white strip on the right side is just pinned on to tell me that will be the top of the quilt.
Next was the 'fun' part. (sarcasm). I needed to piece the batting. I have a roll of 90" wide batting, so I unrolled 130" for length, but needed to add about 18" more for width, so I cut two strips 18" by WOF and joined those two pieces end to end, then joined the new long 18" wide strip to the width of the other piece. It went together pretty good. Here it is, all pieced, and folded lengthwise in 4th's, ready to put on the quilter.
I finished up and placed my front, back and batting here in this pile about 5:00 pm. It always takes me longer than I think it will. Hopefully, I will be all ready for the quilter next weekend, 
Do you want to see my new ironing board cover I got off eBay a few weeks ago? I love it! The lady I got it from makes them and sells them all the time, and I think, also takes custom orders. If I need any more, I will be getting them from her! The fabric is quilt shop quality. It's almost too pretty to use!
...and now, I'll share a little bit of humor to offset my whining...
So anyway, go 
I can't believe how fast it all went! Polly and I are holding this up sideways so everyone could see the whole thing, even if they did have to look under the table! With thirty blocks, I made six blocks long by five blocks wide. 
Louie and I measured it, and 'tried it on' the bed this morning. Right now, it is 87" wide. Length does not matter on the quilt frame, only the width. As you can see, it is pretty long, which is what I wanted. 
I am going to add borders to it yet though, and I needed to know how wide it was so I knew how much border I could add, and yet, have it fit across my widest rollers on my quilt frame. I have about 20" yet to play with, so I am going to add a 9 or 10" border all the way around it yet, which will make the quilt almost touch the floor on the sides, and with the extra length, it should be long enough so that I can make the bed like a bedspread, instead of a quilt, by tucking the pillows in. If you look, you can see a floral bedspread underneath the quilt top. It doesn't touch the floor either, so I would like this quilt to be just a little bigger. I have not totally figured out the backing yet, but I know I will use a sheet, and will probably have to get a little creative by adding a border to the backing too. I have all week to figure that out.
If you are looking for a quick project quilt, this one is it! Check back later (who knows when) for the finished, quilted quilt. I'm not sure when I will get it quilted, but I'm sure it will be in the not so distant future! 
Christie's birthday is March 31st. Here she is with Mrs. D, who made her cake.
Here are just some snapshots. This is Mrs. D and her daughter Barb.
Patty
Polly, who I realized I did not get a picture of her quilt. I will have to wait for pictures from the other girls who took pictures. Sorry Polly!
Christie at her machine, and Kate (with her back to us) and Margaret.
..and Christie laying her blocks out.
Here is Jeanne. She had a busy weekend planned, so she was only able to join us for a short time
Here is Leslie. Her black and white quilt which she was working on, is on the design wall behind her. Oh! I guess you can see some of Polly's quilt, and the colors she used.
Here is Barb's first finished quilt top. She was working on a second one later on.
Here is Mrs. D's laying on the floor waiting to be sewn.
Here is Kate's quilt top. A few of the girls did 'Turning Twelve'.
Here is Patty's finished Turning Twenty. 
Here is my finished Turning 'Thirty'. I will show you more in another post and show you where it is going, and what else I plan on doing with it.
It was a wonderful fun filled day. We were all pretty pooped by the end of the day. About 9:15pm, Mrs. D and Barb went to a motel for the night, Patty, Polly, Christie and I came home, and Margaret, Leslie and Kate stayed overnight at the quilt shop. Renea was not able to join us, and we missed her. 
