Well I did it, after exercising today we went shopping for a cheap (shall I say inexpensive?) printer that would print out labels on fabric. I found an HP printer for a penny under $50 it had the two print cartridges included in the box and a free DVD program for American Greeting Cards. We got home and set it up and I printed my labels. I followed the instructions to the letter as I always do and the ink did not bleed and did not fade. I guess the trick to printing on fabric other than using pre-treating fabric as I always have is to use a cheap printer! I should have done this quite some time ago as soon as I realized our nice printer was not going to work for fabric, but as usually I didn’t want to spend the money 
I have no trouble spending money on quilting supplies so I don’t’ know why I didn’t think that I could look on it as a quilting expense but I didn’t.
I have gotten the label for the Scrappy Irish Chain sewn on and I need to sew on two more labels. One to put on the quilt that my Aunt gave me last fall that my grandmother had made and I also made a label for the Mariner’s Compass that I had finished at the end of last year. I was behind on labels because of the fiasco with the printer situation. I just do not like to hand write labels, I never get them neat enough to suit me.
I haven’t posted a photo of a mug for awhile so I thought I would post two of them this evening. This one on the right has a handle that is made from two pieces of clay twisted together to form a rope hand. It is small holding about 8 to 10 ounces. I didn’t buy it anywhere special I believe it was at a local craft show. The handle caught my eye and I bought it. I usually use this mug for a small cup of 
apple cider or green tea. This one on the left is from Mexico. My younger daughter and her husband went o Mexico once when they took a vacation in the gulf area of Texas, just a day trip across the border and picked up this mug for me in a little tourist town. This 
photo is of the front of the mug – it is very rounded so hard to get it all in one photo so I took a side view also. They bought it for me about 10 years ago. It is a large mug and hold about 18 ounces of liquid. I use it everyday — but not for coffee — I keep my make up in it that’s right, it holds mascara, eye shadow, eye liner ect. I use it every day and remember who gave it to me!
Yesterday’s question was which sewing needles are helpful for hand applique?
The answer was A & C — sharps and milliners (sometimes called straw needles) I disagree with this answer as I use the same needles that I hand quilt with – betweens size 11 – it is a tiny needle but I am comfortable with it. I do not like the long straw needles I am constantly stabbing at one finger or another when I use it and end up having to put a band aide on to keep from bleeding on fabric!
Next question: When did Bernina introduce its knee-activated presser foot lifter?
A- 1938
B- 1945
C- 1963
D- 1968
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