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Posted by Dee in Oz on Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:15 AM Post subject: Re: Flutter, flutter... Ooh, he's growing up (Not totsally O
Just wait till she gets a real boy friend Sharon, thats even scarier Dee in Oz Sharon Harper wrote:
[quote:d19047d7c6]LOL, isn't it such a funny feeling when they start to grow? DD1 (all of 9 years old) came up to me a
few weeks ago and made me promise not to tell daddy or DD2 (note she did not say I couldn't tell you guys!!) "I
have a boyfriend....well not really a boyfrend". I managed to work out she has a mega crush on one of the rookie
(next level up) go-karters - he's a nice kid too and the feeling appears to be sorta mutual. As mutual as it can be at
9 and 12!! Isn't it sooooo sweet? My baby's growing up....waaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh -- Sharon from Melbourne Australia
(Queen of Down Under) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes awhile to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but quicker) "Kate Dicey"
<kate@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message news:44f823cc$0$2672$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
He's growing up... Expedition on the school run by himself this afternoon: got to catch the bus into town and get back,
by himself. At the moment things don't look so good: he had less than an hour to get the bus, and has yet to find his
watch, get his shoes on, and eat his lunch! I shall bury myself in the sewing room while he is out, to keep the worry-
monsters at bey... There are name tapes, several quilt tops, and a few dresses vying for my attention! -- Kate XXXXXX
R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore![/quote:d19047d7c6]
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Posted by Jessamy on Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:54 AM Post subject: Re: Flutter, flutter... Ooh, he's growing up (Not totsally
Akkkkk!! silly lad! and good for you to laying down the law! - he's lucky by the sound of things when my mother hit the
roof over tidying up we were banished to our rooms till they were tidy - no exiting the room for *any* reason till it
was clean. (and I can tell you that by the time we needed to "go" we got *fast*) at 12 he should indeed know
not to push the limits over something like this. I certainly understand the dyslexic memory thing it's what makes me go
up stairs to do/get something and forget why as soon as I'm there <sigh> at least at home it's no big deal - just
a couple of stairs to run up and down extra to keep me fit LOL but when I worked it could be a real pain! only a few
more days and you will have him back in school -- Jessamy (and the BBC will*finally* start broadcasting kiddie TV at
sensible times again - like when I want to do the cleaning) In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the colour_ to reply.
www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nope! He failed miserably to get out the door! He 'lost' his watch,
which he'd need for time checks to make sure he was in the right place at the right time to get the bus back. The
result was that I hit the roof and he hit the tidy-up button - with a lot of persuading! He lost his lunch over it.
After telling him to eat it twice, I then told him if he didn't eat it NOW he'd loose it. He said he wasn't hungry...
by the time he wanted it, I'd binned the bread and poured the soup down the drain. Tough. He's almost 12. By now he
should know I mean what I say! He still has things to sort out and put away. Lots of crap on what should be book and
toy shelves, and a box of miscellaneous junk I will bin if it isn't empty and everything in it put away by the end of
tomorrow. That includes things like his Game Boy if I find it lying around again... He still has labels to sew on
clothes (about 3 more pairs of socks and 6 shirts) - I've done his blazer, sports kit, shoes, knickers, lab coat and CDT
apron: anything he loses at school after this, he replaces. I've put a stopper on all modelling, Warhammer activities,
and anything else until this is done and he's up to date with everything needed for school on Tuesday. The watch
eventually turned up on the shelf by his bed - where he swears he'd looked! Yeah - like glanced and hadn't seen it!
Lucky, really, or he'd have been replacing that tomorrow - out of his own money! I got NONE of my sewing done at all,
between sewing his labels on and chivvying him to death to get the crap heap/dumpster he calls his bedroom tidy enough
to breath in safely! I've told him in no uncertain terms that the only things I expect to find on his bedroom floor
from now on are the carpet and the furniture, and anything else is likely to vanish into the bin without warning.
Clothing that vanishes this way he will be expected to replace. And he will: *I* have control of his bank book, and I
will draw money out of his account to replace missing items if I need to. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des
Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and
explore!
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Posted by Sharon Harper on Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:32 AM Post subject: Re: Flutter, flutter... Ooh, he's growing up (Not totsally
LOL, isn't it such a funny feeling when they start to grow? DD1 (all of 9 years old) came up to me a few weeks ago and
made me promise not to tell daddy or DD2 (note she did not say I couldn't tell you guys!!) "I have a
boyfriend....well not really a boyfrend". I managed to work out she has a mega crush on one of the rookie (next
level up) go-karters - he's a nice kid too and the feeling appears to be sorta mutual. As mutual as it can be at 9
and 12!! Isn't it sooooo sweet? My baby's growing up....waaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh -- Sharon from Melbourne Australia
(Queen of Down Under) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes awhile to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but quicker) "Kate Dicey"
<kate@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message news:44f823cc$0$2672$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
[quote:a2cd9074a2]He's growing up... Expedition on the school run by himself this afternoon: got to catch the bus into
town and get back, by himself. At the moment things don't look so good: he had less than an hour to get the bus, and
has yet to find his watch, get his shoes on, and eat his lunch! I shall bury myself in the sewing room while he is out,
to keep the worry-monsters at bey... There are name tapes, several quilt tops, and a few dresses vying for my
attention! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore![/quote:a2cd9074a2]
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Posted by Jessamy on Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:56 PM Post subject: Re: Flutter, flutter... Ooh, he's growing up (Not totsally
(((hugs)))) did he manage all right then ? ;-) -- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _i love the colour_ to reply.
www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He's growing up... Expedition on the school run by himself this
afternoon: got to catch the bus into town and get back, by himself. At the moment things don't look so good: he had
less than an hour to get the bus, and has yet to find his watch, get his shoes on, and eat his lunch! I shall bury
myself in the sewing room while he is out, to keep the worry-monsters at bey... There are name tapes, several quilt
tops, and a few dresses vying for my attention! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine,
Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Kate Dicey on Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:21 PM Post subject: Flutter, flutter... Ooh, he's growing up (Not totsally OT!)
He's growing up... Expedition on the school run by himself this afternoon: got to catch the bus into town and get
back, by himself. At the moment things don't look so good: he had less than an hour to get the bus, and has yet to
find his watch, get his shoes on, and eat his lunch! I shall bury myself in the sewing room while he is out, to keep
the worry-monsters at bey... There are name tapes, several quilt tops, and a few dresses vying for my attention! --
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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View entire thread: Finding things
Posted by Taria on Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:03 PM Post subject: Re: Finding things
I like sewing near the fridge. I might be tempted to turn one kitchen into a sewing room if I had a spare. : ) I
just wish I had one good size kitchen with enough storage. Taria Polly Esther wrote: [quote:ea1afd625d]We found out
that they were His and Hers. He was a maniac fisherman. She didn't want the frying grease and such smelling up her
pristine kitchen. I'm the only person I know with a spare kitchen. You just never know when you might need one. Polly
"maryd" <mardor@*net> wrote in message news:12ffcs9289jvja3@corp.supernews.com... summer kitchen and
winter kitchen? one for cooking one for canning? one for him and one for her? LOL [/quote:ea1afd625d]
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View entire thread: OT Back in the land of the living
Posted by Sandy Ellison on Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:11 PM Post subject: Re: Chocolate and treadle (was Re: OT Back in the land of th
Howdy! Okay, so you mention being sick and then start talking about drawers needing to be cleaned and.. well, the mind
just takes off from there. <g> Hope your drawers are clean enough to go to work and to the Scharffen Berger
source and that w/ clean drawers you can walk into your sewing room. Back to the quilt corner, Ragmop/Sandy ;-D On
8/28/06 11:18 AM, in article HHEIg.1226$Cq4.70@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net, "Kathy Applebaum"
<KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com> wrote: [quote:5be9d5f047]You're absolutely right! I knew I was starting to feel
better yesterday when I finally noticed there wasn't any chocolate in the fridge. I'd been so sick it hadn't occurred to
me to look before then. *grin* I made due scarfing up the watermelon DH had brought home, but I may have to get some
Scharffen Berger at lunch time. Need to build up my strength again, doncha know. ;-) When I first started feeling bad
last Monday, I assumed it *was* the treadle making me stuffed up. I'd been cleaning it with a mixture of naphtha,
vinegar, denatured alcohol and linseed oil. I'm pretty sensitive to solvents, but these are ones that normally don't
bother me. I just figured I'd gotten to my limit, and needed to stop for a while. Tuesday morning I got to work and
realized I felt much worse, which would not have happened with solvents. I saw the handwriting on the wall and headed
back home for bed. Only the drawers still need cleaning on the woodwork, and then I get to start putting on shellac and
paste wax. After that, all the metal gets cleaned. Can't wait to get it all put back together -- not only will it look
great, but I'll be able to walk in my sewing room again! LOL[/quote:5be9d5f047]
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View entire thread: OT Back in the land of the living
Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:18 PM Post subject: Chocolate and treadle (was Re: OT Back in the land of the li
You're absolutely right! I knew I was starting to feel better yesterday when I finally noticed there wasn't any
chocolate in the fridge. I'd been so sick it hadn't occurred to me to look before then. *grin* I made due scarfing up
the watermelon DH had brought home, but I may have to get some Scharffen Berger at lunch time. Need to build up my
strength again, doncha know. ;-) When I first started feeling bad last Monday, I assumed it *was* the treadle making
me stuffed up. I'd been cleaning it with a mixture of naphtha, vinegar, denatured alcohol and linseed oil. I'm pretty
sensitive to solvents, but these are ones that normally don't bother me. I just figured I'd gotten to my limit, and
needed to stop for a while. Tuesday morning I got to work and realized I felt much worse, which would not have happened
with solvents. I saw the handwriting on the wall and headed back home for bed. Only the drawers still need cleaning on
the woodwork, and then I get to start putting on shellac and paste wax. After that, all the metal gets cleaned. Can't
wait to get it all put back together -- not only will it look great, but I'll be able to walk in my sewing room again!
LOL -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com
http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove the obvious to reply "Marcella Peek"
<marcella@extra.peek.org> wrote in message news:marcella-7BD4E3.08515428082006@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
[quote:58a214cc27]Bummer. I think it was a result of too little chocolate and not enough time to play with the new
treadle. marcella In article <EpCIg.1197$Cq4.651@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>, "Kathy Applebaum"
<KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com> wrote: Yes, I've survived my week long bout with the flu, and am back among the
living. (You know you're sick when you're too sick to fondle fabric!) Hope I didn't miss much![/quote:58a214cc27]
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View entire thread: OT - gardening questions
Posted by Pat in Virginia on Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:38 PM Post subject: Re: OT - gardening questions
I think it is the combination of long hot summers, and *high* humidity ... if it is below 50% we consider it low
humidity. LOL I've just never seen vibrant lilacs here. The few we see are rather scrawny and dull. Sooner or later,
someone will develop somewhat are Zone 7-B Hardy, meantime better to stick to what is native. But thanks anyhow,
Taria! PAT in VA/USA Taria wrote: [quote:fbb2a2aef6]Golly Pat, Lilacs grow in the high desert. There is probably 3
weeks of over 100' heat after the regular hot (90's) rest of the summer. We get freezes there in the winter for a couple
of months. The lilacs are a real treat there. I planted 2 outside my son's old bedroom knowing that when he moved out
that was going to be my sewing room. They are wonderful now. Maybe you just need a different kind of lilac than you are
accustomed too? (I could send some cuttings if I knew when the time was right) Taria[/quote:fbb2a2aef6]
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Posted by Taria on Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:55 PM Post subject: Re: OT - gardening questions
Golly Pat, Lilacs grow in the high desert. There is probably 3 weeks of over 100' heat after the regular hot (90's)
rest of the summer. We get freezes there in the winter for a couple of months. The lilacs are a real treat there. I
planted 2 outside my son's old bedroom knowing that when he moved out that was going to be my sewing room. They are
wonderful now. Maybe you just need a different kind of lilac than you are accustomed too? (I could send some cuttings
if I knew when the time was right) Taria Pat in Virginia wrote: [quote:23ca2ec19b]K: Call your local Cooperative
Extension about the lilacs. Sad to say, due to the heat, lilacs don't do well in my agriculture zone, and I am reluctant
to advise. We prune crape myrtle in January and February though. Iris leaves can be cut back when all brown and dry
looking. Some people like to do it as soon as the flowers are gone, and that is not bad, but the other gives more
opportunity for the rhizomes to stock up on nutrients from sun and water. I you hate the look, you can just bunch up
some and fold over and fasten with rubber band. Of course, if you have lots of iris, that would be a bother. Again, your
local Extension has the most timely advice for YOUR area. PAT, Volunteer for Virginia Cooperative Extension Karen,
Queen of Squishies wrote: When do I prune my lilac bushes? And when do I cut down the iris leaves? Karen, Queen of
Squishies [/quote:23ca2ec19b]
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View entire thread: New photos up
Posted by Maureen Wozniak on Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:28 PM Post subject: Re: New photos up
On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:24:39 -0500, off kilter quilter wrote (in article <it-
dnaK8XKdKJHrZnZ2dnUVZ_qWdnZ2d@adelphia.com>): [quote:6261f8e5d6]http://photos.yahoo.com/nystitcher1972 family album
- kids at Kings Dominion quilting album - pics of the FINAL quilt top for Jennell as well as 2 quick shots of Mom and
Dads quilt (they love it...he took it with him when he headed home Friday morning) Sewing ROoms - the current set=up
(and CLEANING!!) of the sewing room. The pile of fabric in front of the closet door needs to be worked through and
either used or given new homes...most of it is for SOldiers Angels blankets, so..... Larisa [/quote:6261f8e5d6] Looks
like everyone had a really good time at King's Dominion. The kids are really cute. The quilts are nice too. Maureen
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Posted by off kilter quilter on Sun Aug 20, 2006 2:24 AM Post subject: New photos up
http://photos.yahoo.com/nystitcher1972 family album - kids at Kings Dominion quilting album - pics of the FINAL quilt
top for Jennell as well as 2 quick shots of Mom and Dads quilt (they love it...he took it with him when he headed home
Friday morning) Sewing ROoms - the current set=up (and CLEANING!!) of the sewing room. The pile of fabric in front of
the closet door needs to be worked through and either used or given new homes...most of it is for SOldiers Angels
blankets, so..... Larisa
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View entire thread: Back from sewing retreat
Posted by Sandy Ellison on Fri Aug 18, 2006 5:53 PM Post subject: Re: Back from sewing retreat
Howdy! Welcome home, Maureen! Sounds like a fun retreat, esp. w/ all those zippers. (never put in a zipper in my life,
don't intend to start now <g>) Making no judgments on family and the like, or their likes, how sweet of you to
make that sundress for your uncle's wedding; I'm sure he'll look quite fetching, however unconventional. A table
runner, too? Having not heard otherwise, I'm sure it turned out beautifully, you pre-washed the fabrics, right? (hi,
Polly! NASA wants to know if you can make enough of those placemats to cover a Space Shuttle, small one, of course
<g>) Bet you're so busy you haven't even noticed any changes in your stash; raiders are good, real good, about
covering tracks. ;-D Looking forward to the pics. Ragmop/Sandy On 8/18/06 8:11 AM, in article
0001HW.C10B26BD00907628F0407530@news.spf.sbcglobal.net, "Maureen Wozniak" <mwoz2@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
[quote:fd3ef4258a]I actually got back Wednesday afternoon (only 1 night away) but had to go into work yesterday, so am
only now getting a chance to report on the trip. Unfortunately, I did not get much done and very little of that was
quilty. I spent most of my time ripping. Honestly, you'd think I never seen a zipper before, let alone put bunches of
them in. I had a big pile of things with me, but didn't get much of it done. Managed to finish a sundress for my
uncle's wedding in September, late Tuesday night, after I'd ripped out the zipper once, managed to somehow get the
orginial zipper off its track and spent half an hour trying to get back on track, breaking about 4 needles, and making a
run into the Walmart "in town" for more needles and two more zippers (figured at the rate I was going I might
need a spare), Fortunately the second zipper went in smoothly and I was able to finish the dress except for the hem.
Wednesday, after discovering the spool of thread that I thought was nearly full was not because everything on the spool
ended up on the bobbin (does that make any sense?) and begging thread from one of the other ladies, ( I wish I'd known I
needed thread when I was at W\allyworld the night before) I proceeded to a pair of shorts. Now, I've made this pattern
before, actually twice last summer, and it fit fine and the shorts I made from it still fit fine, but for some reason,
these are a little tightish, and once again I could not get the zipper in to save my life. I ripped that one out at
least three times and it still does not look right to me when I hold them up from the waist band, though it looks just
fine when its laying on the ironing board. I'm hoping it just need the final press to make it look okay, otherwise I
don't know what I'll do with these things. On the quilty side I did manage to finish a pile of blocks for a guild
exchange (only had to rip a couple of those) and quilted and bound a table runner that I pieced in a class with Annette
Ornelas this spring at Paducah. Of everything I did Tuesday and Wednesday, that turned out the best, although I swear as
I was sewing the binding to the back it grew to about a million feet long. It then shrunk its self back up to table
runner size. I'd also hoped to get all my BOMs finished and start a Halloween wallhanging, but I spent so many hours
ripping I never even got to look at them. My pile for show and tell at the end of the afternoon on Wednesday looked
pitifully small compared to the output of the others. Yes, I will post pics as soon as I get them taken. (Well, maybe
not the shorts--I think those might be too hideous) I'm hoping to get everything back down to the sewing room and
sorted out today, and with luck I'll get the pictures taken too. Maureen [/quote:fd3ef4258a]
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Posted by Maureen Wozniak on Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:11 PM Post subject: Back from sewing retreat
I actually got back Wednesday afternoon (only 1 night away) but had to go into work yesterday, so am only now getting a
chance to report on the trip. Unfortunately, I did not get much done and very little of that was quilty. I spent most
of my time ripping. Honestly, you'd think I never seen a zipper before, let alone put bunches of them in. I had a big
pile of things with me, but didn't get much of it done. Managed to finish a sundress for my uncle's wedding in
September, late Tuesday night, after I'd ripped out the zipper once, managed to somehow get the orginial zipper off
its track and spent half an hour trying to get back on track, breaking about 4 needles, and making a run into the
Walmart "in town" for more needles and two more zippers (figured at the rate I was going I might need a
spare), Fortunately the second zipper went in smoothly and I was able to finish the dress except for the hem.
Wednesday, after discovering the spool of thread that I thought was nearly full was not because everything on the
spool ended up on the bobbin (does that make any sense?) and begging thread from one of the other ladies, ( I wish I'd
known I needed thread when I was at W\allyworld the night before) I proceeded to a pair of shorts. Now, I've made
this pattern before, actually twice last summer, and it fit fine and the shorts I made from it still fit fine, but for
some reason, these are a little tightish, and once again I could not get the zipper in to save my life. I ripped that
one out at least three times and it still does not look right to me when I hold them up from the waist band, though it
looks just fine when its laying on the ironing board. I'm hoping it just need the final press to make it look okay,
otherwise I don't know what I'll do with these things. On the quilty side I did manage to finish a pile of blocks for
a guild exchange (only had to rip a couple of those) and quilted and bound a table runner that I pieced in a class
with Annette Ornelas this spring at Paducah. Of everything I did Tuesday and Wednesday, that turned out the best,
although I swear as I was sewing the binding to the back it grew to about a million feet long. It then shrunk its
self back up to table runner size. I'd also hoped to get all my BOMs finished and start a Halloween wallhanging, but
I spent so many hours ripping I never even got to look at them. My pile for show and tell at the end of the afternoon
on Wednesday looked pitifully small compared to the output of the others. Yes, I will post pics as soon as I get them
taken. (Well, maybe not the shorts--I think those might be too hideous) I'm hoping to get everything back down to the
sewing room and sorted out today, and with luck I'll get the pictures taken too. Maureen
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View entire thread: Birthday Squishie Thanks
Posted by Taria on Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:55 PM Post subject: Re: Birthday Squishie Thanks
I'm not the squisher but Happy Birthday Irene. TAria IMS wrote: [quote:2e66e081c7]THANK you...for the gorgeous and
soft birthday squishie; blue with lovely curly-ques all over! And just in time, too, as the nieces are back home and I
get my spare bedroom back for sewing room this weekend. You know who you are, thanks so much you really made my day.
-Irene -------------- You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. --Mae West
--------------[/quote:2e66e081c7]
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Posted by IMS on Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:23 PM Post subject: Birthday Squishie Thanks
THANK you...for the gorgeous and soft birthday squishie; blue with lovely curly-ques all over! And just in time, too,
as the nieces are back home and I get my spare bedroom back for sewing room this weekend. You know who you are, thanks
so much you really made my day. -Irene -------------- You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
--Mae West --------------
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View entire thread: Off for a few days
Posted by Sandy Ellison on Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:50 PM Post subject: Re: Off for a few days
Howdy~! Gassing up the Cruiser. I'm sold on Kathy's plan. ;-D Ragmop/Sandy--did I mention it's 103* F here today?
On 8/15/06 2:15 PM, in article 93pEg.13615$gY6.5500@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com, "Kathy Applebaum"
<KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com> wrote: [quote:de2c4c76a1]Ragmop, her sewing room (or should I say sewing suite)
is quite lovely. Perhaps we could have a shindig there before we make off with all the fabric? And if we don't get
enough in the raid, I'm pretty sure I still remember the way to the closest LQS. *grin*[/quote:de2c4c76a1]
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Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:15 PM Post subject: Re: Off for a few days
Ragmop, her sewing room (or should I say sewing suite) is quite lovely. Perhaps we could have a shindig there before we
make off with all the fabric? And if we don't get enough in the raid, I'm pretty sure I still remember the way to the
closest LQS. *grin* -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com
http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove the obvious to reply "Sandy Ellison"
<eltex@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:C1078401.8D95%eltex@sbcglobal.net... [quote:4f945a9449]Howdy! Have a
great time. Visit some shops while you're there, bring home some good souvenirs. Hmm..stash raid-- if you were
trying to take the fun out of it, forget it. We're coming in, engines roaring, wake the neighbors, bribe them w/ QI
cheese & burger, too. When you get to the retreat, please face north and wave towards Princeton, 54 miles north of
Peoria. <g Sending personal greetings to my mom should substitute for a visit, right? Thanks, Maureen! We want
pictures of your ASG retreat projects. Ragmop/Sandy On 8/15/06 7:40 AM, in article
0001HW.C1072AFF0012D05AF0407530@news.spf.sbcglobal.net, "Maureen Wozniak" mwoz2@sbcglobal.net> wrote: I'm
off to the hinterlands of Illinois for the local ASG chapter's semi-annual sewing retreat. Have fun while I'm gone.
The stash has been freshly organized for you raiders. The QI guards can be bribed by sharp cheddar cheese and fresh
hamburger. If you take the fabric for the quilt guild's challenge, please return the finished project in time for the
October meeting. Maureen [/quote:4f945a9449]
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View entire thread: Quilting fix
Posted by Jessamy on Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:08 PM Post subject: Re: Quilting fix
that sounds like a cosy home to me :-D -- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the colour_ to reply.
www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clean house... That's what my mother has after her two ladies have been
in! My house is clean in patches... Usually the loo and wash basin in the bathroom, and the towels... Bath is OK, but
don't look closely at the shelves, the ends of the bath, and the windowsill... Kitchen work surfaces and cooker are
usually clean at least once per day, sometimes more often, but the floor is a disgrace. Good job the cats and the dog
don't care! And I hate the floor in there, so try to keep it hidden! White floor in a kitchen? Madness! Never again!
The sewing room is usually the cleanest room over all, but there are hidden pockets of dust and spider webs. Who, after
all, dusts books that are 7 feet off the floor! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine,
Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Kate Dicey on Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:02 PM Post subject: Re: Quilting fix
maryd wrote: [quote:864cb605d0]I'm not sure. Someone did mention it tho. <g Clean house... That's what my mother
has after her two ladies have been[/quote:864cb605d0] in! My house is clean in patches... Usually the loo and wash
basin in the bathroom, and the towels... Bath is OK, but don't look closely at the shelves, the ends of the bath, and
the windowsill... Kitchen work surfaces and cooker are usually clean at least once per day, sometimes more often, but
the floor is a disgrace. Good job the cats and the dog don't care! And I hate the floor in there, so try to keep it
hidden! White floor in a kitchen? Madness! Never again! The sewing room is usually the cleanest room over all, but
there are hidden pockets of dust and spider webs. Who, after all, dusts books that are 7 feet off the floor! --
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Jacqueline on Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:40 AM Post subject: Re: The Original Little Food Oops should be the original li
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 23:38:46 -0400, Jacqueline <coldiron46@yahoo.com> wrote: [quote:09aa871e62]Today I got out my
sewing box and oh my gosh, what I all I found in it and my sewing machine that I don't have the faintest idea what they
are. I think, if I remember that I found 9 pressure foots/feet one of which is called the Original Little Foot by Lynn
Graves says this presser foot you've wished for--designed by a quilter for a quilter. Then says it is good for Little
Log Cabins Curved Seam piecing Seminole piecing Doll and Toy making All your machine piecing The right edge is 1/4 inch
from center needle position for accurate 1/4 in seam allowance The left edge is 1/8 inch for from center needle
position. This permits clearance of previous seam allowance. Curved seam piecing is much easier because there is less
fabric under the left side of the foot; therefore you are less likely to get a tuck. Actually after typing all of this
I found it on the a web site. http://littlefoot.net/lfoot.html is this the kind of pressure foot I need for piecing
quilt tops or is there some other type? When I get back from the doctor tomorrow I am going to take a picture of the
feet that I have, sewing machine ones, :) an see if you all can tell me just what they are. If you don't mind that is
and if I feel like it. I did not find my rotary cutter but I found a replacement blade for it and it had been changed
because it was written on as used. Now I have to wonder if the rotary cutter is in the basement with a bunch of
material I had bought to make pj's for the entire family with or what. I must of had good intentions when I bought this
sewing machine to really use it because I have enough junk/stuff/good stuff and stuff I have no idea what it is with in
the sewing machine itself and the sewing box. I found a walmart close to where I am going to the doctor tomorrow and
also a store called sewing shop, I certainly hope that my friend that is taking me to the doctor will swing by these
places and let me go in and take a gander. I will bring dinner home for dad tomorrow, that is the only way he will eat
food that is not cooked at home, and then I am also, now this is if I feel like it, going to set up my table in the
living room and start playing. I can't wait, hope if I can't get to it tomorrow that Tueday I can. I plan on buying me
all the tools I need tomorrow if I can find them and about 10 yards or more of cotton material, some thread and anything
else that I find I think I might need. I also might just buy me enough material to make a full material quilt and play
with quilting on it. If I do this it will have to be less expensive material to play with. If I was able to jump I
would be jumping up and down now. :) I just can't wait. Now off to bed because 6 AM comes early and I have business
to take care of. Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things [/quote:09aa871e62] Jacqueline
http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things
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Posted by Jacqueline on Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:38 AM Post subject: The Original Little Food
Today I got out my sewing box and oh my gosh, what I all I found in it and my sewing machine that I don't have the
faintest idea what they are. I think, if I remember that I found 9 pressure foots/feet one of which is called the
Original Little Foot by Lynn Graves says this presser foot you've wished for--designed by a quilter for a quilter.
Then says it is good for Little Log Cabins Curved Seam piecing Seminole piecing Doll and Toy making All your machine
piecing The right edge is 1/4 inch from center needle position for accurate 1/4 in seam allowance The left edge is 1/8
inch for from center needle position. This permits clearance of previous seam allowance. Curved seam piecing is much
easier because there is less fabric under the left side of the foot; therefore you are less likely to get a tuck.
Actually after typing all of this I found it on the a web site. http://littlefoot.net/lfoot.html is this the kind of
pressure foot I need for piecing quilt tops or is there some other type? When I get back from the doctor tomorrow I am
going to take a picture of the feet that I have, sewing machine ones, :) an see if you all can tell me just what they
are. If you don't mind that is and if I feel like it. I did not find my rotary cutter but I found a replacement blade
for it and it had been changed because it was written on as used. Now I have to wonder if the rotary cutter is in the
basement with a bunch of material I had bought to make pj's for the entire family with or what. I must of had good
intentions when I bought this sewing machine to really use it because I have enough junk/stuff/good stuff and stuff I
have no idea what it is with in the sewing machine itself and the sewing box. I found a walmart close to where I am
going to the doctor tomorrow and also a store called sewing shop, I certainly hope that my friend that is taking me to
the doctor will swing by these places and let me go in and take a gander. I will bring dinner home for dad tomorrow,
that is the only way he will eat food that is not cooked at home, and then I am also, now this is if I feel like it,
going to set up my table in the living room and start playing. I can't wait, hope if I can't get to it tomorrow that
Tueday I can. I plan on buying me all the tools I need tomorrow if I can find them and about 10 yards or more of
cotton material, some thread and anything else that I find I think I might need. I also might just buy me enough
material to make a full material quilt and play with quilting on it. If I do this it will have to be less expensive
material to play with. If I was able to jump I would be jumping up and down now. :) I just can't wait. Now off to
bed because 6 AM comes early and I have business to take care of. Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes
and other fun things
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View entire thread: NAME HAS BEEN CHOSEN, thanks to all of you!!
Posted by KI Graham on Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:28 PM Post subject: Re: NAME HAS BEEN CHOSEN, thanks to all of you!!
Don't know about the US, but in Canada, you only charge/pay taxes if your expected income from the sale of
products/services is over a certain amount [think its $15,000/year or thereabouts.] I'm pretty safe with books, since
I'm still showing a net loss/year. Not much of a business woman! -- Kim Graham http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham
Nanaimo, BC, Canada THE WORD IN PATCHWORK "klh in VA" <v70xc_1998REMOVETHIS@verizon.net> wrote in
message news:NOKCg.16622$l95.2006@trnddc08... On the other hand, if you have a tax number then you buy the materials
tax free and charge tax on what you sell. If you pass the materials to the customer at your cost+tax and only charge
for labor, then perhaps you don't need it. and there is paperwork, for sure! all in all not so simple as it looks. or
nothing is ever as simple as it looks. and if it is, you probably haven't read the whole form. having a bus id and a
tax number may entitle you to some fringe benefits such as being able to get into places which only 'sell to the trade'
for decorator and designer stuffs. especially important when you start to decorate your sewing room with new furniture
after your initial profits :-) klh [also also in va] sewingbythecea@aol.com wrote: off kilter quilter wrote:
<snip> information that I needed about starting a business (including the fact that I *do* need a business
license, zoning certificate, register the business name, and go through a virginia website to get info on sales tax).
WIll update more when things are more settled....I will probably go ahead and get all the legalities taken care of in
the near future, but won't actually *start* until closer to the end of the year (have to clean and straighten the sewing
space up and get things off hte floor and on the walls or wherever else they belong!!!) --- Congrats for moving
along. BTW, Larisa, if you are just selling your services, not products, there is no sales tax added to services in Va..
Loads of hassle to fill out all tha tax paperwork, plus you have to pay estimated sales tax--if I remember right, it's
every 4 months in Va, though I may be mis-quoting, I remember a four month statement. You can probably check that
online. Cea (also in Va.)
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Posted by klh in VA on Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:21 PM Post subject: Re: NAME HAS BEEN CHOSEN, thanks to all of you!!
On the other hand, if you have a tax number then you buy the materials tax free and charge tax on what you sell. If you
pass the materials to the customer at your cost+tax and only charge for labor, then perhaps you don't need it. and
there is paperwork, for sure! all in all not so simple as it looks. or nothing is ever as simple as it looks. and if
it is, you probably haven't read the whole form. having a bus id and a tax number may entitle you to some fringe
benefits such as being able to get into places which only 'sell to the trade' for decorator and designer stuffs.
especially important when you start to decorate your sewing room with new furniture after your initial profits :-) klh
[also also in va] sewingbythecea@aol.com wrote: [quote:02d2fe7dee]off kilter quilter wrote: snip information that
I needed about starting a business (including the fact that I *do* need a business license, zoning certificate, register
the business name, and go through a virginia website to get info on sales tax). WIll update more when things are more
settled....I will probably go ahead and get all the legalities taken care of in the near future, but won't actually
*start* until closer to the end of the year (have to clean and straighten the sewing space up and get things off hte
floor and on the walls or wherever else they belong!!!) --- Congrats for moving along. BTW, Larisa, if you are just
selling your services, not products, there is no sales tax added to services in Va.. Loads of hassle to fill out all tha
tax paperwork, plus you have to pay estimated sales tax--if I remember right, it's every 4 months in Va, though I may be
mis-quoting, I remember a four month statement. You can probably check that online. Cea (also in Va.)
[/quote:02d2fe7dee]
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Posted by Kate Dicey on Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:45 AM Post subject: Re: OT: Was can't get to my stash
Fey wrote: [quote:50693a6f43]Greetings ppls If anyone wants me I shall be in the sewing room checkin each piece of my
stash until I am certain it is all there and unharmed. [/quote:50693a6f43] Needs soothing and ruffled corners smoothing,
doesn't it. [quote:50693a6f43] Fay ps. carpet is in and looks just like carpet. [/quote:50693a6f43] Oh, good. I'd
worry if it looked like wallpaper... -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress
of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Fey on Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:56 PM Post subject: OT: Was can't get to my stash
Greetings ppls If anyone wants me I shall be in the sewing room checkin each piece of my stash until I am certain it is
all there and unharmed. Fay ps. carpet is in and looks just like carpet.
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View entire thread: Memory Quilt help Please!
Posted by joysjane on Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:22 PM Post subject: Re: Memory Quilt help Please!
How do you print them onto the fabric? I was hoping for bigger squares maybe 6x6 or 8x8, then sash, figure how many I
need for the size and then add the border. I just don't know how to get the pictures onto the fabric. Martha joysjane
"Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message news:44d95944_1@news.chariot.net.au... [quote:44ed607cdb]If
you have a digital camera take lots of pictures and print them onto fabric. Even if they don't go onto the front of the
quilt they can go on the back. There are doubtless some good books around but imagination is all you need. If you have
a pattern of odd sized blocks that have been joined together by small squares (say 2X2") fill the blocks with the
"memories and join with fabrics in his favourite colours. Or make Log Cabin or star blocks with memory centres.
The possibilities are endless. We make about one a month here for birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, etc. They
have all been different, all gorgeous in their own way and none from a book or pattern, -- Cheryl & the Cats _ _
_ _ _ _ ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ~ ~ ~ Enness
Boofhead Donut Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "joysjane"
<joysjane@cableone.net> wrote in message news:12dijvcddj71ff@corp.supernews.com... : All right, you asked for
it!!! He is busy cleaning and selling off his : beloved stuff, which includes very high end stereo equipment and three
mini : coopers (we sold one already (yeah!). So, his quilt is going to feature : pieces of stereo equipment and his
cars and various car parts (it will be : two sided) and so on (the stereo in one of his mini coopers was $10,000), so :
he is sad and wants memories!!!! (pursed lips and eyebrows raised). : : BTW, I can do the king size, I just hate them
and every time I do one I : swear it is the last one, and obviously it never is. : : I made the mistake of asking him
what colors he wanted and he started off : with the colors of his favorite mini cooper and so on. I thought he was :
joking, until he said "then just go to the store and buy me a blanket", : well, you know how that felt. I
said, now that was a low blow, and walked : out of the room, into the sewing room and started picking out colors for :
him. But today, I realized what he is doing (and why - very, very long : story - and he isn't asking me to sell my
sewing stuff, he is making : sacrifices), so I thought, okay, I'll try this. : : So ladies, HELP!!! : : joysjane :
Martha : : : "Sandy Foster" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message : news:invalid-
DB12FF.15435708082006@news.west.earthlink.net... : > In article <12dhrg8jo30a8e@corp.supernews.com>, : >
"joysjane" <joysjane@cableone.net> wrote: : : >> My husband is begging for a memory quilt, you
won't believe what he wants : >> on : >> it. But I have never done one. What is the best book I should
get? : >> Hancock's is having a big sale this Saturday (don't know if the books : >> will : >> be
really reduced) or I can use my Joann's coupon too. : : >> It will be a king size (gulp). I SWEAR it is the LAST
king size I make. : >> Someone please guide me in the right direction.....I am scared...... : : >> joysjane
: >> Martha : : : > Martha, we might be better able to help if we knew what he wanted on : > it.... <G :
> -- : > Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas : > my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front : >
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 : : > AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education : : [/quote:44ed607cdb]
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Posted by Cats on Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:41 AM Post subject: Re: Memory Quilt help Please!
If you have a digital camera take lots of pictures and print them onto fabric. Even if they don't go onto the front of
the quilt they can go on the back. There are doubtless some good books around but imagination is all you need. If you
have a pattern of odd sized blocks that have been joined together by small squares (say 2X2") fill the blocks
with the "memories and join with fabrics in his favourite colours. Or make Log Cabin or star blocks with memory
centres. The possibilities are endless. We make about one a month here for birthdays, anniversaries, retirements,
etc. They have all been different, all gorgeous in their own way and none from a book or pattern, -- Cheryl &
the Cats _ _ _ _ _ _ ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ~
~ ~ Enness Boofhead Donut Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "joysjane"
<joysjane@cableone.net> wrote in message news:12dijvcddj71ff@corp.supernews.com... : All right, you asked for
it!!! He is busy cleaning and selling off his : beloved stuff, which includes very high end stereo equipment and
three mini : coopers (we sold one already (yeah!). So, his quilt is going to feature : pieces of stereo equipment and
his cars and various car parts (it will be : two sided) and so on (the stereo in one of his mini coopers was $10,000),
so : he is sad and wants memories!!!! (pursed lips and eyebrows raised). : : BTW, I can do the king size, I just hate
them and every time I do one I : swear it is the last one, and obviously it never is. : : I made the mistake of asking
him what colors he wanted and he started off : with the colors of his favorite mini cooper and so on. I thought he
was : joking, until he said "then just go to the store and buy me a blanket", : well, you know how that felt.
I said, now that was a low blow, and walked : out of the room, into the sewing room and started picking out colors for
: him. But today, I realized what he is doing (and why - very, very long : story - and he isn't asking me to sell my
sewing stuff, he is making : sacrifices), so I thought, okay, I'll try this. : : So ladies, HELP!!! : : joysjane :
Martha : : : "Sandy Foster" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message : news:invalid-
DB12FF.15435708082006@news.west.earthlink.net... : > In article <12dhrg8jo30a8e@corp.supernews.com>, : >
"joysjane" <joysjane@cableone.net> wrote: : > : >> My husband is begging for a memory quilt,
you won't believe what he wants : >> on : >> it. But I have never done one. What is the best book I
should get? : >> Hancock's is having a big sale this Saturday (don't know if the books : >> will : >>
be really reduced) or I can use my Joann's coupon too. : >> : >> It will be a king size (gulp). I SWEAR it
is the LAST king size I make. : >> Someone please guide me in the right direction.....I am scared...... :
>> : >> joysjane : >> Martha : > : > : > Martha, we might be better able to help if we knew
what he wanted on : > it.... <G> : > -- : > Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas : > my ISP is
earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front : > http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 : > : > AKA Dame Sandy,
Minister of Education : :
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Posted by joysjane on Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:52 AM Post subject: Re: Memory Quilt help Please!
All right, you asked for it!!! He is busy cleaning and selling off his beloved stuff, which includes very high end
stereo equipment and three mini coopers (we sold one already (yeah!). So, his quilt is going to feature pieces of
stereo equipment and his cars and various car parts (it will be two sided) and so on (the stereo in one of his mini
coopers was $10,000), so he is sad and wants memories!!!! (pursed lips and eyebrows raised). BTW, I can do the king
size, I just hate them and every time I do one I swear it is the last one, and obviously it never is. I made the
mistake of asking him what colors he wanted and he started off with the colors of his favorite mini cooper and so on.
I thought he was joking, until he said "then just go to the store and buy me a blanket", well, you know how
that felt. I said, now that was a low blow, and walked out of the room, into the sewing room and started picking out
colors for him. But today, I realized what he is doing (and why - very, very long story - and he isn't asking me to
sell my sewing stuff, he is making sacrifices), so I thought, okay, I'll try this. So ladies, HELP!!! joysjane Martha
"Sandy Foster" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:invalid-
DB12FF.15435708082006@news.west.earthlink.net... [quote:0d02dbbd01]In article <12dhrg8jo30a8e@corp.supernews.com>,
"joysjane" <joysjane@cableone.net> wrote: My husband is begging for a memory quilt, you won't believe
what he wants on it. But I have never done one. What is the best book I should get? Hancock's is having a big sale
this Saturday (don't know if the books will be really reduced) or I can use my Joann's coupon too. It will be a king
size (gulp). I SWEAR it is the LAST king size I make. Someone please guide me in the right direction.....I am
scared...... joysjane Martha Martha, we might be better able to help if we knew what he wanted on it.... <G --
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education[/quote:0d02dbbd01]
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View entire thread: name voting..current stats....you guys are really helping me
Posted by desert quilter on Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:36 PM Post subject: Re: name voting..current stats....you guys are really helpin
Hi Larisa, I'm partial to: Larisa's Lovelies: Custom Sewing and Larisa's Stitches. Just my 2 cents. :-) Michelle in
NV off kilter quilter wrote: [quote:525bb76729]Here is what I have so far: Larisa's Lovelies: Custom Sewing 2 Larisa
Sews: 2 LRV CLoth Creations: 1 Larisa's Stitchery: 1 Sew What!: 1 Larisa's Stitches: 1 Custom Sewing by Larisa: 1 Larisa
V., Custom CLothier: 1 will be taking the following out of the running, so the above ones are the only ones now under
consideration. Removed from consideration: LRV Creative Sewing, So-Sew, Sew-Sew, LRV CReations, Larisa Sew What,
Larisa's Lovelies I am going to run the first group by DH and see what he thinks, but I would appreciate any more input
if you have any. Tomorrow will be spent trying to contact the correct offices regarding business licenses and whatnot
<sigh>. On the plus side, the entire room could be written off on taxes since it will be used for
business....<whee! Larisa, off to finish packing boxes for shipping and maybe (dare I Hope??) some
sewing![/quote:525bb76729]
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Posted by recarlos on Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:03 PM Post subject: Re: name voting..current stats....you guys are really helpin
What about "Larisa's Theme" Ruth Sydney "off kilter quilter" <spamfree@somewherequiet.net>
wrote in message news:PvidnS36wvSfRUrZnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d@adelphia.com... [quote:bf800ded1d]Here is what I have so far:
Larisa's Lovelies: Custom Sewing 2 Larisa Sews: 2 LRV CLoth Creations: 1 Larisa's Stitchery: 1 Sew What!: 1 Larisa's
Stitches: 1 Custom Sewing by Larisa: 1 Larisa V., Custom CLothier: 1 will be taking the following out of the running,
so the above ones are the only ones now under consideration. Removed from consideration: LRV Creative Sewing, So-Sew,
Sew-Sew, LRV CReations, Larisa Sew What, Larisa's Lovelies I am going to run the first group by DH and see what he
thinks, but I would appreciate any more input if you have any. Tomorrow will be spent trying to contact the correct
offices regarding business licenses and whatnot <sigh>. On the plus side, the entire room could be written off on
taxes since it will be used for business....<whee! Larisa, off to finish packing boxes for shipping and maybe (dare
I Hope??) some sewing![/quote:bf800ded1d]
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Posted by off kilter quilter on Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:17 AM Post subject: name voting..current stats....you guys are really helping me
Here is what I have so far: Larisa's Lovelies: Custom Sewing 2 Larisa Sews: 2 LRV CLoth Creations: 1 Larisa's
Stitchery: 1 Sew What!: 1 Larisa's Stitches: 1 Custom Sewing by Larisa: 1 Larisa V., Custom CLothier: 1 will be taking
the following out of the running, so the above ones are the only ones now under consideration. Removed from
consideration: LRV Creative Sewing, So-Sew, Sew-Sew, LRV CReations, Larisa Sew What, Larisa's Lovelies I am going to
run the first group by DH and see what he thinks, but I would appreciate any more input if you have any. Tomorrow will
be spent trying to contact the correct offices regarding business licenses and whatnot <sigh>. On the plus
side, the entire room could be written off on taxes since it will be used for business....<whee!> Larisa, off to
finish packing boxes for shipping and maybe (dare I Hope??) some sewing!
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View entire thread: Sore face! (OT)
Posted by Jessamy on Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:58 PM Post subject: Re: Sore face! (OT)
I am lucky - it's just cat drool I react to if I'm going to react to that *particular* cat so I can still visit car
loving friends no problems sadly I react badly to all dogs (even so called anti allergic dogs) so I have a hard time
visiting family and my doggie owning friends :-( so don't worry about a few stray cat hairs - I can cope :-D --
Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I sure that
all the squishies I send are as cat-free as possible: washed and bagged before a mog can get at them! And the critters
are not allowed in the sewing room. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress
of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Kate Dicey on Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:42 PM Post subject: Re: Sore face! (OT)
blackrosequilts wrote: [quote:6baa7d452d]Cats wrote: Turns out I am allergic to an enzyme in cat saliva so the bite
led to more than just an infection. Same here. If a cat licks me I get a welt. But I'm also allergic to their
dander, which is very fine and permeates the air in any house a cat lives in because walking around raises the dander
dust back into the air. If I have to push a cat away, I have to wash my hands very quickly, before I touch anything
else. And the evil little creatures make a beeline for me. It's a conspiracy -- they're trying to kill me. ;-) I sure
that all the squishies I send are as cat-free as possible: washed[/quote:6baa7d452d] and bagged before a mog can get at
them! And the critters are not allowed in the sewing room. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady
Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Taria on Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:11 PM Post subject: Re: Sore face! (OT)
SOunds like Sugar Puff is on the mend. Glad you got her meds and hope she is better soon. Taria Kate Dicey wrote:
[quote:19462455c9] Well, she's snuggled up on James's lap now (having abandoned our bed for the sewing room, and been
evicted!) 'watching' Fifth Element with him, so I guess she's feeling a little better than she was this morning after
being stabbed with a needle twice and having a thermometer shoved up her bum! She's uncomfortable in her face, but
otherwise fine for now. :) As for being away... Well, Auntie Mo Next door comes in to feed and cuddle them, and had
there been a problem she'd gave got it sorted and told us about it, but I think this happened the night we got back,
blowing up yesterday. [/quote:19462455c9]
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Posted by Kate Dicey on Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:31 PM Post subject: Re: Sore face! (OT)
Sandy Foster wrote: [quote:fe2d8b3212]In article <44d710ce$0$60353$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net>, Kate
Dicey <kate@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk> wrote: AKK! MOGS! Sugar Puff has been in a scrap. She has acquired a
nasty little puncture wound above her right eye, and a nasty swelling below it. Bathing the area yesterday got the scab
off and released a lot of nasty mess, so we did it again yesterday evening and will have another go today. Warm salt
water is the key here. We took her to the vet this morning and got her examined and pumped full of antibiotics and anti
inflammatory drugs, and she has a course of pills to start tomorrow morning. I am *not* looking forward to THAT!
Meanwhile, she is a little grumpy but not off her food, and she made stink in the cat box on the way home (cat box
bedding currently in washer!) just to make her displeasure really obvious! A few good wishes wafted her way would be
welcome. She would do this while we were away, naturally! Still, we seem to have caught it in time to fix without too
much bother. Yikes! That's every QI's person's biggest worry, isn't it? That the QI will be hurt while the person is
away and can't do anything to help. I hope Sugar Puff is feeling better very soon and that there are no long-lasting
effects. [/quote:fe2d8b3212] Well, she's snuggled up on James's lap now (having abandoned our bed for the sewing room,
and been evicted!) 'watching' Fifth Element with him, so I guess she's feeling a little better than she was this
morning after being stabbed with a needle twice and having a thermometer shoved up her bum! She's uncomfortable in
her face, but otherwise fine for now. :) As for being away... Well, Auntie Mo Next door comes in to feed and cuddle
them, and had there been a problem she'd gave got it sorted and told us about it, but I think this happened the night
we got back, blowing up yesterday. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress
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View entire thread: Hand dyed fabric
Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:07 PM Post subject: Re: Hand dyed fabric
"Sunny" <shemphill@genext.net> wrote in message
news:1154963953.122158.145480@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... [quote:cc096b7677]I'm good with this (thank you for such
specific information!) right up to the part where you dump the fabric into the already agitating washing machine. I
have a front loader. How does one handle that? I know they couldn't be put in together. Could I shake them into a big
tub of water and stir it around for a while before putting them into the washing machine? [/quote:cc096b7677] Here's my
(current) method. Everyone has their own, and if it works for you, it's right! I do a QUICK rinse of the fabric. I'm
blessed with a deep sink next to my washer, but you could use a bucket if needed. The purpose of this is just to get
the excess dye out -- I'm talking a three second rinse. In a bucket I'd just dump it in, swish once, and wring it out.
I have a top loader, so I turn on the machine to fill while I'm doing the three second rinse, and start dumping in the
fabric as I'm rinsing. I can't see why that wouldn't work with a front loader -- just start the machine immediately
after you dump in the fabric. I do three washes in the machine. The first two are cold with no synthrapol -- they are
just doing all the hard work of rinsing for me. The last wash is hot with synthrapol (VERY little -- I don't measure,
but I guess I use about a teaspoon for a load of 10 yards). The only trick is to not let the wet fabric sit between
washes. I leave the laundry room door open and go play in my sewing room across the hall so I can hear the washer
stop. As long as I do this I never have backstaining, even when I do rainbow yardage. If you have soap or hard water
deposits in your machine, they may take on a little color but they never seem to affect future loads. At my house it
has the added benefit of annoying DH so he scrubs out the machine for me. *evil grin* -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove the
obvious to reply
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View entire thread: OT: Moving!!!
Posted by Louise on Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:39 PM Post subject: Re: Moving!!!
That's great news, Charlotte (well, except for the dial-up part!). Congrats on the new-to-you home. -- Louise in Iowa
nieland4 at mchsi dot com http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa "Charlotte Hippen"
<hippenc@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:gIKxg.54613$FQ1.41512@attbi_s71... [quote:1e0b13ff11]It finally looks
like I'm getting out of here to a bigger home!!! We have someone purchasing our mobile home and we have a home set up
to rent for a little while. Yippeee!!! The new home doesn't have as much space as I'd like, but it has a fireplace in
the living room, an area off the kitchen that will work as a sewing area. We just will have a small master bed room and
won't have a family room or a designated sewing room rather than an area like we wanted, but we can live with this for
now. It will be much better than our current cramped quarters. Don't know what we are going to do for internet service
once we move. We have cable currently (and really like it), but DH said he didn't think that the rental had any cable
jacks (older home) so we will have to see. May have to do dial up for awhile yuck!! I guess we could also look into
DSL, but we didn't like how things were handled by the provider when we tried to get it working in our current home. I
can finally start to pack!!! Although not too much just yet, we have til mid/late aug. -- Charlotte
http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108 [/quote:1e0b13ff11]
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Posted by Sandy Foster on Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:51 PM Post subject: Re: OT: Moving!!!
In article <gIKxg.54613$FQ1.41512@attbi_s71>, "Charlotte Hippen" <hippenc@yahoo.com> wrote:
[quote:b8ccefc026]It finally looks like I'm getting out of here to a bigger home!!! We have someone purchasing our
mobile home and we have a home set up to rent for a little while. Yippeee!!! The new home doesn't have as much space
as I'd like, but it has a fireplace in the living room, an area off the kitchen that will work as a sewing area. We
just will have a small master bed room and won't have a family room or a designated sewing room rather than an area like
we wanted, but we can live with this for now. It will be much better than our current cramped quarters. Don't know
what we are going to do for internet service once we move. We have cable currently (and really like it), but DH said he
didn't think that the rental had any cable jacks (older home) so we will have to see. May have to do dial up for awhile
yuck!! I guess we could also look into DSL, but we didn't like how things were handled by the provider when we tried to
get it working in our current home. I can finally start to pack!!! Although not too much just yet, we have til mid/late
aug. [/quote:b8ccefc026] Congratulations, Charlotte! And best of luck with your moves and with finding something
"just right" when you decide to leave the rental. :) -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is
earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education
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Posted by Taria on Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:45 PM Post subject: Re: OT: Moving!!!
woohoo Charlotte. Taria Charlotte Hippen wrote: [quote:4821736af0]It finally looks like I'm getting out of here to a
bigger home!!! We have someone purchasing our mobile home and we have a home set up to rent for a little while.
Yippeee!!! The new home doesn't have as much space as I'd like, but it has a fireplace in the living room, an area off
the kitchen that will work as a sewing area. We just will have a small master bed room and won't have a family room or
a designated sewing room rather than an area like we wanted, but we can live with this for now. It will be much better
than our current cramped quarters. Don't know what we are going to do for internet service once we move. We have cable
currently (and really like it), but DH said he didn't think that the rental had any cable jacks (older home) so we will
have to see. May have to do dial up for awhile yuck!! I guess we could also look into DSL, but we didn't like how
things were handled by the provider when we tried to get it working in our current home. I can finally start to pack!!!
Although not too much just yet, we have til mid/late aug.[/quote:4821736af0]
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Posted by Charlotte Hippen on Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:09 PM Post subject: OT: Moving!!!
It finally looks like I'm getting out of here to a bigger home!!! We have someone purchasing our mobile home and we
have a home set up to rent for a little while. Yippeee!!! The new home doesn't have as much space as I'd like, but
it has a fireplace in the living room, an area off the kitchen that will work as a sewing area. We just will have a
small master bed room and won't have a family room or a designated sewing room rather than an area like we wanted, but
we can live with this for now. It will be much better than our current cramped quarters. Don't know what we are going
to do for internet service once we move. We have cable currently (and really like it), but DH said he didn't think
that the rental had any cable jacks (older home) so we will have to see. May have to do dial up for awhile yuck!! I
guess we could also look into DSL, but we didn't like how things were handled by the provider when we tried to get it
working in our current home. I can finally start to pack!!! Although not too much just yet, we have til mid/late aug.
-- Charlotte http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108
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View entire thread: OT: surprisingly not going through withdrawl
Posted by off kilter quilter on Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:30 AM Post subject: Re: surprisingly not going through withdrawl
Larisa72 and I don't know when I can schedule in a visit..might have to be during a school break and the kids would be
there to help <grin>. I don't have a problem clearing out stuff for other people, I just need a babysitter so
that I can get things done!! Kate G. wrote: [quote:e56b584737]When you're finished I'm sure you'll be quite the expert
and cleaning out and organizing.... so..... when should I expect you? ;-) Kate in MI PS -- what name to you use on
ebay -- so I can see what you are selling! Or provide a link to one item... and we can find the rest! "off
kilter quilter" <spamfree@somewherequiet.net> wrote in message
news:ToGdnf_YBolO9VrZnZ2dnUVZ_rednZ2d@adelphia.com... I am clearing out the sewing room - from patterns to fabrics, and
including some finished crafty things, and not a single bit of withdrawl or regret. Well, maybe a twinge for the
Keepsake Quilting "Galaxy Medley" that I bought to make a quilt out of for DS. However, he has moved away
from space and is now into superheroes, so I just don't have the motivation to make it now. There are probably close to
30 patterns (clothing, costumes, crafts) that are going away, fabrics that I always thought I would do something with,
and I am still clearing out!! Not that it will make much of a profit, but they will be going on ebay sometime today,
and at least it will be more space in my room. I will probably also be going through the accumulated books, saving only
the best ones (about ADHD, sensory integration dysfunction, etc.). The good thing about all of this is that it will
make rearranging the sewing room MUCH easier - moving computer back to corner, sewing table under the window (to make
use of as much natural light as possible), probably moving cutting table where sewing table is so that I can give myself
a larger design wall...wait, that brings this on topic, sort of...lol. I will also probably get the wall cabinets
installed finally - they are sitting on the floor in various locations that make things rather annoying. Anyway, if
you don't read about any progress being made or I don't respond/post for a while, please know that I am holding the
entire group in my thoughts and prayers while I try to straighten up this small corner of my life. See what happens
when you get started on trying to straighten the budget out?? You end up thinking of ways to make some money, and then
you wind up getting rid of about 1/3 of your fabric stash and 1/2 of your pattern stash!! Larisa, off and rambling
again [/quote:e56b584737]
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Posted by off kilter quilter on Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:29 AM Post subject: Re: OT: surprisingly not going through withdrawl
go to advanced search options, search by seller name...I am Larisa72 Sunny wrote: [quote:bcad366a28]Larisa, how do we
find your stash on ebay??? Sunny off kilter quilter wrote: I am clearing out the sewing room - from patterns to
fabrics, and including some finished crafty things, and not a single bit of withdrawl or regret. Well, maybe a twinge
for the Keepsake Quilting "Galaxy Medley" that I bought to make a quilt out of for DS. However, he has moved
away from space and is now into superheroes, so I just don't have the motivation to make it now. There are probably
close to 30 patterns (clothing, costumes, crafts) that are going away, fabrics that I always thought I would do
something with, and I am still clearing out!! Not that it will make much of a profit, but they will be going on ebay
sometime today, and at least it will be more space in my room. I will probably also be going through the accumulated
books, saving only the best ones (about ADHD, sensory integration dysfunction, etc.). The good thing about all of this
is that it will make rearranging the sewing room MUCH easier - moving computer back to corner, sewing table under the
window (to make use of as much natural light as possible), probably moving cutting table where sewing table is so that I
can give myself a larger design wall...wait, that brings this on topic, sort of...lol. I will also probably get the
wall cabinets installed finally - they are sitting on the floor in various locations that make things rather annoying.
Anyway, if you don't read about any progress being made or I don't respond/post for a while, please know that I am
holding the entire group in my thoughts and prayers while I try to straighten up this small corner of my life. See what
happens when you get started on trying to straighten the budget out?? You end up thinking of ways to make some money,
and then you wind up getting rid of about 1/3 of your fabric stash and 1/2 of your pattern stash!! Larisa, off and
rambling again [/quote:bcad366a28]
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Posted by Kate G. on Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:18 PM Post subject: Re: surprisingly not going through withdrawl
When you're finished I'm sure you'll be quite the expert and cleaning out and organizing.... so..... when should I
expect you? ;-) Kate in MI PS -- what name to you use on ebay -- so I can see what you are selling! Or provide a
link to one item... and we can find the rest! "off kilter quilter" <spamfree@somewherequiet.net>
wrote in message news:ToGdnf_YBolO9VrZnZ2dnUVZ_rednZ2d@adelphia.com... [quote:99b64be121]I am clearing out the sewing
room - from patterns to fabrics, and including some finished crafty things, and not a single bit of withdrawl or regret.
Well, maybe a twinge for the Keepsake Quilting "Galaxy Medley" that I bought to make a quilt out of for DS.
However, he has moved away from space and is now into superheroes, so I just don't have the motivation to make it now.
There are probably close to 30 patterns (clothing, costumes, crafts) that are going away, fabrics that I always thought
I would do something with, and I am still clearing out!! Not that it will make much of a profit, but they will be going
on ebay sometime today, and at least it will be more space in my room. I will probably also be going through the
accumulated books, saving only the best ones (about ADHD, sensory integration dysfunction, etc.). The good thing about
all of this is that it will make rearranging the sewing room MUCH easier - moving computer back to corner, sewing table
under the window (to make use of as much natural light as possible), probably moving cutting table where sewing table is
so that I can give myself a larger design wall...wait, that brings this on topic, sort of...lol. I will also probably
get the wall cabinets installed finally - they are sitting on the floor in various locations that make things rather
annoying. Anyway, if you don't read about any progress being made or I don't respond/post for a while, please know
that I am holding the entire group in my thoughts and prayers while I try to straighten up this small corner of my life.
See what happens when you get started on trying to straighten the budget out?? You end up thinking of ways to make some
money, and then you wind up getting rid of about 1/3 of your fabric stash and 1/2 of your pattern stash!! Larisa, off
and rambling again[/quote:99b64be121]
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Posted by Sunny on Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:01 PM Post subject: Re: OT: surprisingly not going through withdrawl
Larisa, how do we find your stash on ebay??? Sunny off kilter quilter wrote: [quote:6d835a84af]I am clearing out the
sewing room - from patterns to fabrics, and including some finished crafty things, and not a single bit of withdrawl or
regret. Well, maybe a twinge for the Keepsake Quilting "Galaxy Medley" that I bought to make a quilt out of
for DS. However, he has moved away from space and is now into superheroes, so I just don't have the motivation to make
it now. There are probably close to 30 patterns (clothing, costumes, crafts) that are going away, fabrics that I always
thought I would do something with, and I am still clearing out!! Not that it will make much of a profit, but they will
be going on ebay sometime today, and at least it will be more space in my room. I will probably also be going through
the accumulated books, saving only the best ones (about ADHD, sensory integration dysfunction, etc.). The good thing
about all of this is that it will make rearranging the sewing room MUCH easier - moving computer back to corner, sewing
table under the window (to make use of as much natural light as possible), probably moving cutting table where sewing
table is so that I can give myself a larger design wall...wait, that brings this on topic, sort of...lol. I will also
probably get the wall cabinets installed finally - they are sitting on the floor in various locations that make things
rather annoying. Anyway, if you don't read about any progress being made or I don't respond/post for a while, please
know that I am holding the entire group in my thoughts and prayers while I try to straighten up this small corner of my
life. See what happens when you get started on trying to straighten the budget out?? You end up thinking of ways to
make some money, and then you wind up getting rid of about 1/3 of your fabric stash and 1/2 of your pattern stash!!
Larisa, off and rambling again[/quote:6d835a84af]
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Posted by off kilter quilter on Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:06 PM Post subject: OT: surprisingly not going through withdrawl
I am clearing out the sewing room - from patterns to fabrics, and including some finished crafty things, and not a
single bit of withdrawl or regret. Well, maybe a twinge for the Keepsake Quilting "Galaxy Medley" that I
bought to make a quilt out of for DS. However, he has moved away from space and is now into superheroes, so I just
don't have the motivation to make it now. There are probably close to 30 patterns (clothing, costumes, crafts) that
are going away, fabrics that I always thought I would do something with, and I am still clearing out!! Not that it
will make much of a profit, but they will be going on ebay sometime today, and at least it will be more space in my
room. I will probably also be going through the accumulated books, saving only the best ones (about ADHD, sensory
integration dysfunction, etc.). The good thing about all of this is that it will make rearranging the sewing room MUCH
easier - moving computer back to corner, sewing table under the window (to make use of as much natural light as
possible), probably moving cutting table where sewing table is so that I can give myself a larger design wall...wait,
that brings this on topic, sort of...lol. I will also probably get the wall cabinets installed finally - they are
sitting on the floor in various locations that make things rather annoying. Anyway, if you don't read about any
progress being made or I don't respond/post for a while, please know that I am holding the entire group in my thoughts
and prayers while I try to straighten up this small corner of my life. See what happens when you get started on trying
to straighten the budget out?? You end up thinking of ways to make some money, and then you wind up getting rid of
about 1/3 of your fabric stash and 1/2 of your pattern stash!! Larisa, off and rambling again
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View entire thread: Confession
Posted by KJ on Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:02 PM Post subject: Re: Confession
Every two years!!! I'd be in the funny farm by now. I'll admit to getting an itch for a new house, but I don't
scratch it. KJ "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." <quilteacher@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1153846351.746805.96230@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... [quote:53c2b0cb3d]Now I feel I have to confess, too. I
have some kind of a warped "house fetish". I usually last about 2 years in a house and then get the itch for
another one. (Yep, I'm right on schedule with the currect house! LOL) I like one single thing about moving so often-
while I'm packing I find all the things that have gone missing. Of course, I put all the recovered stuff in a
"safe place" as I pack the boxes. Then, at the next house, I have all kinds of new toys and goodies that I
found during the move! Of course, I also have a bunch of new stuff that's gone missing from the current move. Maybe
one day I'll find everything all at the same time and hang on to it and then I won't ever want to move again??? Leslie
(doubting it) & The Very Adaptable, Movable Furbabies in MO. Bonnie NJ wrote: Okay Ladies, I must make a
confession. Remember last year when I lost or should I say tossed by accessory box to my newly received 301. Welllllll,
when I was moving things around in my sewing room I had to move my cutting table and wal la - there it was my long lost
accessory box! So now I have two. I promise to take better care of my possessions, or at least try harder. -- Bonnie
NJ [/quote:53c2b0cb3d]
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Posted by Leslie & The Furbabies in on Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:52 PM Post subject: Re: Confession
Now I feel I have to confess, too. I have some kind of a warped "house fetish". I usually last about 2 years
in a house and then get the itch for another one. (Yep, I'm right on schedule with the currect house! LOL) I like one
single thing about moving so often- while I'm packing I find all the things that have gone missing. Of course, I put
all the recovered stuff in a "safe place" as I pack the boxes. Then, at the next house, I have all kinds of
new toys and goodies that I found during the move! Of course, I also have a bunch of new stuff that's gone missing from
the current move. Maybe one day I'll find everything all at the same time and hang on to it and then I won't ever want
to move again??? Leslie (doubting it) & The Very Adaptable, Movable Furbabies in MO. Bonnie NJ wrote:
[quote:9e5a580005]Okay Ladies, I must make a confession. Remember last year when I lost or should I say tossed by
accessory box to my newly received 301. Welllllll, when I was moving things around in my sewing room I had to move my
cutting table and wal la - there it was my long lost accessory box! So now I have two. I promise to take better care
of my possessions, or at least try harder. -- Bonnie NJ[/quote:9e5a580005]
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Posted by Roberta Zollner on Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:18 PM Post subject: Re: Confession
I remember. Was that already a year ago? Because shortly after that, I cut out a stack of teddy bear parts to sew into
bears for the women's shelter and carefully placed the instruction sheet in the basket with the parts (easy pattern,
but works better if sewn in the right order). Finally got around to sewing them over the weekend. And now I cannot find
the pattern envelope anywhere. So annoying! Does this mean I have to clean? (Already cleaned the machine -the fluff
inside from the bear fabric was really vicious!) Roberta in D "Bonnie NJ" <maebe43@earthlink.net>
schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:_jnxg.4478$bP5.1367@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... [quote:2d9ad0b967]Okay Ladies, I
must make a confession. Remember last year when I lost or should I say tossed by accessory box to my newly received
301. Welllllll, when I was moving things around in my sewing room I had to move my cutting table and wal la - there it
was my long lost accessory box! So now I have two. I promise to take better care of my possessions, or at least try
harder. -- Bonnie NJ [/quote:2d9ad0b967]
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Posted by Taria on Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:49 PM Post subject: Re: Confession
I find little mouse toys the kitties toss around. There was one in the back recesses of a little used kitchen drawer
the other day. Yuck. Taria Polly Esther wrote: [quote:dac73a74ab]Yes, I remember. I mourned with you, but I agree -
spare parts are never bad. All I ever find when I move things about are Yorkie squeaky toys. Polly "Jan"
<maketimetoquilt@nospam.serendipityquilting.com> wrote in message
news:Xns980B46B4EED89maketimetoquiltnospa@207.217.125.201... "Bonnie NJ" <maebe43@earthlink.net> wrote
in news:_jnxg.4478$bP5.1367@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net: Okay Ladies, I must make a confession. Remember last
year when I lost or should I say tossed by accessory box to my newly received 301. Welllllll, when I was moving things
around in my sewing room I had to move my cutting table and wal la - there it was my long lost accessory box! So now I
have two. I promise to take better care of my possessions, or at least try harder. ROTFL YIPPPEEE!!! Nope, I've
never done that... nope... never... ouch! That lightening strike was close ;-) Just think of it this way, spare parts
are never bad ;-) Glad you found them. Has to make you feel a little better. -- Jan RCTQ Coffee Diva
[/quote:dac73a74ab]
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Posted by Taria on Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:47 PM Post subject: Re: Confession
That isn't all bad Bonnie. I'm so glad you found it. I'd much rather it was MIA a while than tossed in the trash.
Taria Bonnie NJ wrote: [quote:9ccf607bf9]Okay Ladies, I must make a confession. Remember last year when I lost or
should I say tossed by accessory box to my newly received 301. Welllllll, when I was moving things around in my sewing
room I had to move my cutting table and wal la - there it was my long lost accessory box! So now I have two. I promise
to take better care of my possessions, or at least try harder. [/quote:9ccf607bf9]
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Posted by klh in VA on Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:35 PM Post subject: Re: Confession
Bonnie NJ wrote: [quote:1c0b4ef7d4]Okay Ladies, I must make a confession. Remember last year when I lost or should I
say tossed by accessory box to my newly received 301. Welllllll, when I was moving things around in my sewing room I
had to move my cutting table and wal la - there it was my long lost accessory box! So now I have two. I promise to
take better care of my possessions, or at least try harder. our telephones have a pager function. when i can't find i
last put (of[/quote:1c0b4ef7d4] course not in its official holder), i go to the master station, press button, and the
remotes start ringing. other than the time i left it in the cellar and could hear a faint ringing. finally had to get a
friend to call me so i could find the one in the cellar. probably too hard to put ringers on the cone holders though.
klh in VA
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Posted by Kate Dicey on Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:11 PM Post subject: Re: Confession
Bonnie NJ wrote: [quote:5b29c16349]Okay Ladies, I must make a confession. Remember last year when I lost or should I
say tossed by accessory box to my newly received 301. Welllllll, when I was moving things around in my sewing room I
had to move my cutting table and wal la - there it was my long lost accessory box! So now I have two. I promise to
take better care of my possessions, or at least try harder. I am really happy for you! The number of times I have done
something[/quote:5b29c16349] similar... :( Right now the puzzle is where the new cone supports for my serger got to.
I bought a set when the Toyota and Huskylock ended up sharing (I trod on a few... Happens when you drop them and you
have the wrong specs for seeing as far as your feet on coz you are sewing!), and they promptly vanished after one use!
Now ONE of the four has turned up ON A WORK BENCH in the sewing room! Humph! Maybe I should destack it and the
stack of sewing machines and bits beside it. They could be in the fireplace down behind there! -- Kate XXXXXX
R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Estelle Gallagher on Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:55 PM Post subject: Re: Confession
Whoops, I've just done a similar thing. I "lost" the lead to my Batik wax pot last year and it has taken me a
year to get around to finding a replacement! Just been reorganising/painting my room before it has to double up as
guest room and voila!I now have 2.The second is a longer lead though and is more useful.That's my story and I'm
sticking to it! lol -- Estelle UK http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gallagher11@btinternet.com/album?.dir=c431&.src
=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//uk.photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos "Bonnie NJ"
<maebe43@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:_jnxg.4478$bP5.1367@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
[quote:ac5eeea13a]Okay Ladies, I must make a confession. Remember last year when I lost or should I say tossed by
accessory box to my newly received 301. Welllllll, when I was moving things around in my sewing room I had to move my
cutting table and wal la - there it was my long lost accessory box! So now I have two. I promise to take better care
of my possessions, or at least try harder. -- Bonnie NJ [/quote:ac5eeea13a]
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Posted by Polly Esther on Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:23 PM Post subject: Re: Confession
Yes, I remember. I mourned with you, but I agree - spare parts are never bad. All I ever find when I move things
about are Yorkie squeaky toys. Polly "Jan" <maketimetoquilt@nospam.serendipityquilting.com> wrote in
message news:Xns980B46B4EED89maketimetoquiltnospa@207.217.125.201... [quote:3db880afcc]"Bonnie NJ"
<maebe43@earthlink.net> wrote in news:_jnxg.4478$bP5.1367@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net: Okay Ladies, I must
make a confession. Remember last year when I lost or should I say tossed by accessory box to my newly received 301.
Welllllll, when I was moving things around in my sewing room I had to move my cutting table and wal la - there it was my
long lost accessory box! So now I have two. I promise to take better care of my possessions, or at least try harder.
ROTFL YIPPPEEE!!! Nope, I've never done that... nope... never... ouch! That lightening strike was close ;-) Just
think of it this way, spare parts are never bad ;-) Glad you found them. Has to make you feel a little better. -- Jan
RCTQ Coffee Diva[/quote:3db880afcc]
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Posted by off kilter quilter on Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:14 PM Post subject: Re: Confession
Bonnie NJ wrote: [quote:4b964c24de]Okay Ladies, I must make a confession. Remember last year when I lost or should I
say tossed by accessory box to my newly received 301. Welllllll, when I was moving things around in my sewing room I
had to move my cutting table and wal la - there it was my long lost accessory box! So now I have two. I promise to
take better care of my possessions, or at least try harder. put a lojack on them :-)[/quote:4b964c24de]
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Posted by Jan on Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:57 PM Post subject: Re: Confession
"Bonnie NJ" <maebe43@earthlink.net> wrote in news:_jnxg.4478$bP5.1367@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net:
[quote:fbd3cf18bf]Okay Ladies, I must make a confession. Remember last year when I lost or should I say tossed by
accessory box to my newly received 301. Welllllll, when I was moving things around in my sewing room I had to move my
cutting table and wal la - there it was my long lost accessory box! So now I have two. I promise to take better care
of my possessions, or at least try harder. [/quote:fbd3cf18bf] ROTFL YIPPPEEE!!! Nope, I've never done that...
nope... never... ouch! That lightening strike was close ;-) Just think of it this way, spare parts are never bad ;-)
Glad you found them. Has to make you feel a little better. -- Jan RCTQ Coffee Diva
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Posted by Bonnie NJ on Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:33 PM Post subject: Confession
Okay Ladies, I must make a confession. Remember last year when I lost or should I say tossed by accessory box to my
newly received 301. Welllllll, when I was moving things around in my sewing room I had to move my cutting table and
wal la - there it was my long lost accessory box! So now I have two. I promise to take better care of my possessions,
or at least try harder. -- Bonnie NJ
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View entire thread: OT: Calling pirate Frood!
Posted by Karen Garza on Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:31 PM Post subject: Re: Calling pirate Frood!
After I read this I had a sudden craving for M&M Pirate Pearls. I went to the only grocery store in town to get
some, but they didn't have them Grrrr... I ended up buying both regular M&Ms and mini M&Ms. Yeah I know they
taste the same, but I wasn't happy so I over indulged. And the M&Ms are now sitting in a drawer in my sewing room
because I have claimed them as Quilter's Candy" Karen "Ceridwen" <ceridwenn_rhea@yahoo.com>
wrote in message news:e9ghto02ggo@news4.newsguy.com... [quote:341714aa3b]Just tried the M&M Pirate Pearls.
AAAAAAARRRRRRRRR! thems are good. I wonder if it will be a regular item or just a limited time offer. One problem I
find with them is that I can't handle too many. They are sweeter than the regular chocolate ones! -- Carole
Champlain, NY http://photos.yahoo.com/ceridwen_rhea[/quote:341714aa3b]
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Posted by Tia Mary on Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:37 PM Post subject: Re: Advise/enabling
Polly Esther wrote: [quote:726a6bd9df]....... I do watch (somewhat) the tv decorators. Very often they will take a
print and use a stripe, plaid, smaller print and assorted solids and such to 'do' a room. I don't think you would want
to do an entire room with bed skirt, table topper, valance and quilt all from the same collection. ..... Polly
[/quote:726a6bd9df] Since moving to GA, most of my paid sewing is in home dec stuff so I know what Polly &
Patti are talking about. **IF** the fabric line has been properly designed, all of the colors are coordinating AND
there is a difference in scale of the designs on the fabric. This is how you can mix florals, plaids, checks, etc.
and not have them clash with each other. If you have a large floral, medium plaid and small check in coordinating
colors, it will look great together. The problem is when you use widely differing fabric prints that are all the same
scale. Charlotte -- if you are doing the window treatment, table toppers, bed skirt, shams, etc. in the designer
print fabrics, you might want to make your quilt predominately solids &/or tone on tone fabrics with your
decorator fabrics as accents. Let the amount of decorator fabric you have left after making the other items determine
the quilt block pattern. With all the other things made of the decorator fabric, you really won't need a lot of it
for the quilt itself. This way, when you are ready to make the quilt, you can take swatches of your decorator fabrics
with you when you go shopping for the tone on tone (or whatever you decide) fabrics. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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Posted by off kilter quilter on Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:04 PM Post subject: not quilting, but still a joy!
I finished altering DDs clothes so that they will fit her (she's such a tiny little thing!) and didn't want to get
involved in a major project at 10pm, so I straightened my sewing room a bit!!! I can now see and walk on roughly half
my floor!! LOL. WIll be working on clearing some more this afternoon - Mother is due to arrive sometime today so I
need to clean the basics...like the bathrooms and kitchen - then straighten the rest of the house. Family room is
getting a MAJOR work-over...took out area rug and beat it until nothing flew out - it's now sitting in another room
until I clean the family room floors. DD wanted to wear her "big girl-go-too-school" underwear today, which
is another reason the area rug is up (much easier to wipe down hardwood then clean carpet). We've only had 1 accident
in the last 3 hours, so maybe today is the day we get rid of the pull-ups..who knows? ANyway, I'm just jazzed that I
can actually walk a bit in my sewing room, so I had to share :-) Larisa, now off to pay bills
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Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:05 AM Post subject: Re: Blocks and scraps to give away -- let the beg fest begin
And now the scraps are gone. Thanks for playing, everyone! -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps
http://www.kayneyquilting.com , mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com remove the obvious to reply "Kathy
Applebaum" <KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com> wrote in message
news:cATmg.71717$4L1.31630@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com... [quote:1d81fd189c]Nine patches are gone, too. We're down to
just the scraps. -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com ,
mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com remove the obvious to reply "Kathy Applebaum"
<KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com> wrote in message news:d%Smg.71700$4L1.71370@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com... #2,
the HSTs are gone. -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com ,
mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com remove the obvious to reply "Kathy Applebaum"
<KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com> wrote in message news:9OSmg.71698$4L1.35876@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com... The
sewing room got straighten up yesterday, so I'm looking for a good home for a couple of things. 1) A gallon ziplock bag
about half full of scraps. Decent sized, variety of colors, but they just aren't speaking to me. 2) A gallon ziplock
bag about half full of HST's. 3.5" unfinished, one side is white or off-white on all of them. Left overs from a
project that was finished about five years ago -- I always meant to do something with them, but again, they're no longer
speaking to me. I'll throw in a handful of smaller HST's that are rust-red on one side, tan on the other. 3) A dozen
nine-patches, red and white. Looks like they're 6.5" unfinished. They were extras made for a swap years and years
ago here on RCTQ (1999 I think?) Please email me PRIVATELY (don't forget to de-spam the addy!) with your snail mail and
let me know which ONE thing you'd like. (Please pick one -- don't say "send me anything!"). Due to postage
costs, I'd like this to be US only, please. Thanks! -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps
http://www.kayneyquilting.com , mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com remove the obvious to reply
[/quote:1d81fd189c]
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Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:02 AM Post subject: Re: Blocks and scraps to give away -- let the beg fest begin
"Sandy Ellison" <eltex@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:C0C1B937.56C7%eltex@sbcglobal.net...
[quote:7159fb1311]Howdy! Send whatever you think I need to play with, and Finish into a quilt. You sent me swap blocks
a couple of years ago; that little quilt went to ABC quilts via the guild. Did I show you a pic of it? Blue and sparkly
stars and siggies of people I didn't know.... [/quote:7159fb1311] No, you didn't show me a picture. And I'd love to see
one, hint, hint. But there's more sewing room being cleaned, and there's already something else set aside with your
name on it. Might go in the baseball swap package, might be sent separately. :) -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of
Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com remove the obvious to reply
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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:29 PM Post subject: Re: Blocks and scraps to give away -- let the beg fest begin
Howdy! Send whatever you think I need to play with, and Finish into a quilt. You sent me swap blocks a couple of years
ago; that little quilt went to ABC quilts via the guild. Did I show you a pic of it? Blue and sparkly stars and siggies
of people I didn't know.... You have my number. <VBG> Ragmop/Sandy On 6/23/06 9:21 AM, in article
9OSmg.71698$4L1.35876@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com, "Kathy Applebaum" <KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com>
wrote: [quote:f83236c360]The sewing room got straighten up yesterday, so I'm looking for a good home for a couple of
things. 1) A gallon ziplock bag about half full of scraps. Decent sized, variety of colors, but they just aren't
speaking to me. 2) A gallon ziplock bag about half full of HST's. 3.5" unfinished, one side is white or off-white
on all of them. Left overs from a project that was finished about five years ago -- I always meant to do something with
them, but again, they're no longer speaking to me. I'll throw in a handful of smaller HST's that are rust-red on one
side, tan on the other. 3) A dozen nine-patches, red and white. Looks like they're 6.5" unfinished. They were
extras made for a swap years and years ago here on RCTQ (1999 I think?) Please email me PRIVATELY (don't forget to de-
spam the addy!) with your snail mail and let me know which ONE thing you'd like. (Please pick one -- don't say
"send me anything!"). Due to postage costs, I'd like this to be US only, please. Thanks![/quote:f83236c360]
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Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:15 PM Post subject: Re: Blocks and scraps to give away -- let the beg fest begin
Nine patches are gone, too. We're down to just the scraps. -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps
http://www.kayneyquilting.com , mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com remove the obvious to reply "Kathy
Applebaum" <KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com> wrote in message
news:d%Smg.71700$4L1.71370@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com... [quote:60011cd0c7]#2, the HSTs are gone. -- Kathy A.
(Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com remove the
obvious to reply "Kathy Applebaum" <KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com> wrote in message
news:9OSmg.71698$4L1.35876@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com... The sewing room got straighten up yesterday, so I'm looking for
a good home for a couple of things. 1) A gallon ziplock bag about half full of scraps. Decent sized, variety of colors,
but they just aren't speaking to me. 2) A gallon ziplock bag about half full of HST's. 3.5" unfinished, one side
is white or off-white on all of them. Left overs from a project that was finished about five years ago -- I always meant
to do something with them, but again, they're no longer speaking to me. I'll throw in a handful of smaller HST's that
are rust-red on one side, tan on the other. 3) A dozen nine-patches, red and white. Looks like they're 6.5"
unfinished. They were extras made for a swap years and years ago here on RCTQ (1999 I think?) Please email me PRIVATELY
(don't forget to de-spam the addy!) with your snail mail and let me know which ONE thing you'd like. (Please pick one --
don't say "send me anything!"). Due to postage costs, I'd like this to be US only, please. Thanks! -- Kathy
A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com remove
the obvious to reply [/quote:60011cd0c7]
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Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:35 PM Post subject: Re: Blocks and scraps to give away -- let the beg fest begin
#2, the HSTs are gone. -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com ,
mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com remove the obvious to reply "Kathy Applebaum"
<KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com> wrote in message news:9OSmg.71698$4L1.35876@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
[quote:c8bd675155]The sewing room got straighten up yesterday, so I'm looking for a good home for a couple of things.
1) A gallon ziplock bag about half full of scraps. Decent sized, variety of colors, but they just aren't speaking to me.
2) A gallon ziplock bag about half full of HST's. 3.5" unfinished, one side is white or off-white on all of them.
Left overs from a project that was finished about five years ago -- I always meant to do something with them, but again,
they're no longer speaking to me. I'll throw in a handful of smaller HST's that are rust-red on one side, tan on the
other. 3) A dozen nine-patches, red and white. Looks like they're 6.5" unfinished. They were extras made for a
swap years and years ago here on RCTQ (1999 I think?) Please email me PRIVATELY (don't forget to de-spam the addy!)
with your snail mail and let me know which ONE thing you'd like. (Please pick one -- don't say "send me
anything!"). Due to postage costs, I'd like this to be US only, please. Thanks! -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen
of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com remove the obvious to reply
[/quote:c8bd675155]
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Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:21 PM Post subject: Blocks and scraps to give away -- let the beg fest begin!
The sewing room got straighten up yesterday, so I'm looking for a good home for a couple of things. 1) A gallon
ziplock bag about half full of scraps. Decent sized, variety of colors, but they just aren't speaking to me. 2) A
gallon ziplock bag about half full of HST's. 3.5" unfinished, one side is white or off-white on all of them. Left
overs from a project that was finished about five years ago -- I always meant to do something with them, but again,
they're no longer speaking to me. I'll throw in a handful of smaller HST's that are rust-red on one side, tan on the
other. 3) A dozen nine-patches, red and white. Looks like they're 6.5" unfinished. They were extras made for a
swap years and years ago here on RCTQ (1999 I think?) Please email me PRIVATELY (don't forget to de-spam the addy!)
with your snail mail and let me know which ONE thing you'd like. (Please pick one -- don't say "send me
anything!"). Due to postage costs, I'd like this to be US only, please. Thanks! -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen
of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com remove the obvious to reply
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Posted by Susan Laity Price on Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:16 PM Post subject: Re: 4-Patch Stacked Posies--A Kaleidoscope Quilt
Your quilt is gorgeous! The four patch stack and whack idea has been around for several years. We used it set with
alternate plain blocks or hour glass blocks. The new setting given in the pattern you list is by far the better setting.
I have not seen the variation with the drunkard's path setting. I will have to try it. A local teacher has used the
same idea of setting as the pattern you list but instead of framing each square individually she sewed four squares
together and then framed them as a unit before adding the sashing and cornerstones. It is lovely. The four patch stack
and whack is great for anyone who has not tried the stack and whack technique. It is more forgiving than trying to sew
six or eight pieces together into a pinwheel. I have used the four patch with beginning quilters and their quilts all
turned out great. They all had the reaction of "I can't believe I made that beautiful thing!" I have used
some of the ugliest fabric for stack and whack and they always turn out great. Any fabric with a diffenent pattern can
be used. If the design is small just cut smaller squares. If there is a color in the fabric that you don't like, cut
extra blocks and don't use any blocks which have the unwanted fabric in this quilt. Set them aside for another quilt. I
personally don't like people or animal parts in my stack and whack blocks so avoid fabrics with those motifs. All of
this talk has made me want to do a stack and whack today. Wish I had a "play day" coming. I do need a wedding
gift with a nature them. Maybe a stack and whack using a green leafy print would work. Better get back to my 30's repro
quilt for the club in July. 30's repro fabric does not stack and whack! Susan Price On 21 Jun 2006 13:20:42
-0700, "joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" <joan8904@aol.com> wrote:
[quote:1572ec8483]http://community.webshots.com/photo/257963008/2882719530062000453IFPYvh Similar to the Stack and
Whack, but done with a four patch block. Much easier to make! And cool, I think. This is the unquilted top and, yes,
my sewing room floor needs vacuuming of major proportion. But if I clean, I don't have time to sew! joan
:[/quote:1572ec8483]
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Posted by Judy on Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:09 PM Post subject: Re: 4-Patch Stacked Posies--A Kaleidoscope Quilt
Ooooohhhh! I love it! Love your fabric! Gonna have to try this one as I'm a Stack'n'Wack nut! Thanks for posting! ME-
Judy "joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" <joan8904@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1150921242.572595.216360@b68g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
[quote:d17a5bc1a3]http://community.webshots.com/photo/257963008/2882719530062000453IFPYvh Similar to the Stack and
Whack, but done with a four patch block. Much easier to make! And cool, I think. This is the unquilted top and, yes,
my sewing room floor needs vacuuming of major proportion. But if I clean, I don't have time to sew! joan :
[/quote:d17a5bc1a3]
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Posted by Sandy Foster on Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:49 AM Post subject: Re: 4-Patch Stacked Posies--A Kaleidoscope Quilt
In article <1150921242.572595.216360@b68g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska"
<joan8904@aol.com> wrote:
[quote:4b38a7e9a6]http://community.webshots.com/photo/257963008/2882719530062000453IFPYvh Similar to the Stack and
Whack, but done with a four patch block. Much easier to make! And cool, I think. This is the unquilted top and, yes,
my sewing room floor needs vacuuming of major proportion. But if I clean, I don't have time to sew! joan :
[/quote:4b38a7e9a6] Ooooooh, that's *pretty*, Joan! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net --
put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education
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Posted by maryd on Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:15 AM Post subject: Re: 4-Patch Stacked Posies--A Kaleidoscope Quilt
Gorgeous, Joan -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 "joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska"
<joan8904@aol.com> wrote in message news:1150921242.572595.216360@b68g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
[quote:4cb051d2cd]http://community.webshots.com/photo/257963008/2882719530062000453IFPYvh Similar to the Stack and
Whack, but done with a four patch block. Much easier to make! And cool, I think. This is the unquilted top and, yes,
my sewing room floor needs vacuuming of major proportion. But if I clean, I don't have time to sew! joan :
[/quote:4cb051d2cd]
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Posted by Sharon Harper on Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:45 AM Post subject: Re: 4-Patch Stacked Posies--A Kaleidoscope Quilt
Ooooh that's stunning! Where did y'all find the pattern? -- Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load) http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos
(same as website but quicker) "Patti" <Patti@quik.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OHtjjiMZbbmEJAiO@quik.clara.co.uk... [quote:75db2f71e1]Beautiful, Joan. Gorgeous fabric and I love that pattern.
Thank you for sharing. . In message <1150921242.572595.216360@b68g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, joan8904 in Bellevue
Nebraska <joan8904@aol.com> writes http://community.webshots.com/photo/257963008/2882719530062000453IFPYvh
Similar to the Stack and Whack, but done with a four patch block. Much easier to make! And cool, I think. This is the
unquilted top and, yes, my sewing room floor needs vacuuming of major proportion. But if I clean, I don't have time to
sew! joan : -- Best Regards pat on the hill[/quote:75db2f71e1]
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Posted by joan8904 in Bellevue Nebr on Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:46 PM Post subject: Re: 4-Patch Stacked Posies--A Kaleidoscope Quilt
Wish I had. You can find it at hddesigns.net. I have discovered a variation, using a drunkard's path template to make
each 'square' into a pie-shaped wedge. Neato! joan KJ wrote: [quote:ff5535112a]That's really neat Joan! Did you make
that up yourself? It's really refreshing. Thanks for sharing. KJ "joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska"
<joan8904@aol.com> wrote in message news:1150921242.572595.216360@b68g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
http://community.webshots.com/photo/257963008/2882719530062000453IFPYvh Similar to the Stack and Whack, but done with a
four patch block. Much easier to make! And cool, I think. This is the unquilted top and, yes, my sewing room floor
needs vacuuming of major proportion. But if I clean, I don't have time to sew! joan : [/quote:ff5535112a]
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Posted by joan8904 in Bellevue Nebr on Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:44 PM Post subject: Re: 4-Patch Stacked Posies--A Kaleidoscope Quilt
It's a printed pattern from hddesigns.net. (not JD, but HD.) It's not a difficult quilt to make, but the directions
are necessarily vague. Everything is based on the length of the repeat of the pattern in the fabric, not yardage or
inches. joan TerriLee in WA wrote: [quote:d2cccafa83]That's gorgeous. Where did you find the directions? (and we
don't care if the SR floor has threads & bits, the quilt is the important thing). ;-) -- TerriLee in WA (state)
"joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" <joan8904@aol.com> wrote in message
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http://community.webshots.com/photo/257963008/2882719530062000453IFPYvh Similar to the Stack and Whack, but done with a
four patch block. Much easier to make! And cool, I think. This is the unquilted top and, yes, my sewing room floor
needs vacuuming of major proportion. But if I clean, I don't have time to sew! joan : [/quote:d2cccafa83]
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Posted by TerriLee in WA on Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:21 PM Post subject: Re: 4-Patch Stacked Posies--A Kaleidoscope Quilt
That's gorgeous. Where did you find the directions? (and we don't care if the SR floor has threads & bits, the
quilt is the important thing). ;-) -- TerriLee in WA (state) "joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska"
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[quote:5d7a682525]http://community.webshots.com/photo/257963008/2882719530062000453IFPYvh Similar to the Stack and
Whack, but done with a four patch block. Much easier to make! And cool, I think. This is the unquilted top and, yes,
my sewing room floor needs vacuuming of major proportion. But if I clean, I don't have time to sew! joan :
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Posted by Louise on Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:18 PM Post subject: Re: 4-Patch Stacked Posies--A Kaleidoscope Quilt
I like that a lot. I've never had a burning desire to make a Stack and Whack, but this looks like something I might
try. Thanks for sharing! -- Louise in Iowa nieland4 at mchsi dot com http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
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[quote:b4303a331f]http://community.webshots.com/photo/257963008/2882719530062000453IFPYvh Similar to the Stack and
Whack, but done with a four patch block. Much easier to make! And cool, I think. This is the unquilted top and, yes,
my sewing room floor needs vacuuming of major proportion. But if I clean, I don't have time to sew! joan :
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Posted by Julia in MN on Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:57 PM Post subject: Re: 4-Patch Stacked Posies--A Kaleidoscope Quilt
Lovely! Julia in MN joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska wrote:
[quote:f4f489770b]http://community.webshots.com/photo/257963008/2882719530062000453IFPYvh Similar to the Stack and
Whack, but done with a four patch block. Much easier to make! And cool, I think. This is the unquilted top and, yes,
my sewing room floor needs vacuuming of major proportion. But if I clean, I don't have time to sew! joan :
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