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Some more birds for you

The Baltimore Oriole you have posted on your site is a juvenile.  The adult male Baltimore Oriole is a very differently marked bird.…



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Posted by K Bert on April 20, 2012 at 8:04pm

Yard Birds

The Texas state bird is a Mockingbird. Here on the coast we also have Sand Pipers and Sea Gulls.

Posted by Nelta Tinsley on April 20, 2012 at 12:00pm

Want to Help? Let's Slay Spam Bots Today!

Its getting to be epidemic!



As moderator this morning it seems all I have done is reject msgs to groups this morning - the ones with no subject line and those suspicious links in them.  The Spam Bots sure were busy last night!



Luckily we did catch them and stopped them from coming through.



Have YOU changed your passwords lately? What better time than now?



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Posted by Ila in Maine on April 19, 2012 at 11:17am — 1 Comment

color change sheets

For years I have been working on my own trying to learn my machine and my computer. I have to admit I do not want to make wrong choices on this sight. Would it be appropriate to ask about a design I purchased about 10 yrs ago from a sight. I was trying to learn to down load and print out my design leaving them in the history of the sight. At some point several of my designs had been retired. I was lucky enough to have gotten the designs down loaded but the color change sheets were no longer… Continue

Posted by pauline hunt on April 9, 2012 at 9:31pm — 5 Comments

Pies

If you liked the dbl.choc. pie then by all means you must try the

Apple/Blueberry with the butter crust..Just heavenly..Its apple pie plus 2 1/2 c. blueberries, and extra 1/2 c. sugar. OMG..you will get "I want more" on this one.

Have a blessed day, Betty Morgan

Posted by Betty Morgan on March 16, 2012 at 4:06pm

 

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    purse supplies

    good site to go to if you are making purses and need straps, etc.


    http://www.umx.info/purse-handbag-cat1.htm

    Created by diana May 23, 2012 at 10:10am. Last updated by diana on Wednesday.

    Quilt Bus

    the quilt bus is a new york based company catering to quilters and its worth taking the time to explore this site ... especially the notions section ... they also offer free patterns ...

    http://quiltbus.com/Default.htm

    Created by diana May 1, 2010 at 8:58am. Last updated by diana May 1, 2010.

    from Priscilla ....

    i get organ embroidery needles at allstitch - 100 for  10.25.  i've used them for a couple of years now, and no problem with the needles.  i get both regular (?) and ball point there.  if i buy them at my embroidery store, they are 4.39 for 5!!!
    i also get madeira thread there 1,000 for 2.45

    Created by diana Apr 13, 2010 at 6:35am. Last updated by diana Apr 13, 2010.

    Etsy.com

    etsy.com is probably the best site for selling your handcrafts ... the fees are excellent and the site features are wonderful ... the quality and variety of crafts on this site is very impressive ... when you list an item on etsy you have your own store (there is no additional fee for that either) and listings are for 3 months

    i have my own shop there and when…

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    Created by diana Mar 15, 2009 at 12:12pm. Last updated by diana Mar 15, 2009.

    Quilting Supplies

    Creative Obsession

    http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Creative-Obsession-Quilting

    this is an ebay store ... lots of good things for quilters plus they carry hobbs heirloom batting

     Wish Upon A Quilt…

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    Created by diana Jan 22, 2009 at 10:05am. Last updated by diana Mar 2, 2009.

    Digitizing Software

    http://redmoongardens.com

    if you are interested in EMBIRD ... this is a good basic software plus ... good program to learn the basics of manual digitizing ... from my site you can download the demo full version for 30 days use ... ... go to my home page and click on "Embird"

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigiStudio/

    probably the best yahoo group to join for embird ... amy…

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    Created by diana Jan 10, 2009 at 1:13pm. Last updated by diana Feb 16, 2009.

    this is the spot

    use this section to place a link you want to share with a brief description ... thank you ... diana Continue

    Created by diana Jan 11, 2009 at 4:21pm. Last updated by diana Jan 25, 2009.

    Fabric Sources

    Fabrics-Store

    an excellent source for linens, offers free swatches

    http://www.fabrics-store.com/

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    Hancock Fabris Paducah

    Huge variety for embroiderers, quilters, sewing…

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    Created by diana Jan 17, 2009 at 10:14pm. Last updated by diana Jan 18, 2009.

    Thread Sources

    All Threads:  http://www.allthreads.com/

    all shipping free, robinson-anton threads

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    Bob McDougal Sewing Machines: 

     http://www.bobmcdougal.com/accessories/embroidery_thread.htm

    supplier of Floriani threads +

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    Red Rock Threads: …

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    Created by diana Jan 17, 2009 at 10:09pm. Last updated by diana Jan 17, 2009.

    Blanks to Embroider

    here are two sources of blanks ... i think their prices are excellent ... many people buy an embroidery machine that have never sewed before ... for them blanks are extremely useful ... and for people that sew these are time savers

    http://www.embroiderthis.com/finelinens.html

    http://www.allaboutblanks.com/new_items.htm

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    Created by diana Jan 16, 2009 at 10:12am. Last updated by diana Jan 16, 2009.

     
     
     

    diana's website: http://redmoongardens.com

    use group's discount code: rmg39 and it will take 50% off your order total

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