View entire thread: Flutter, flutter... Ooh, he's growing up (Not totsally OT!)
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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View entire thread: APNQ
Posted by shhdesigns on Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:32 AM Post subject: Re: APNQ
Hi Everyone, As promised here is a short report. I left work on Thursday night to drive down to my friend Donna's in
Bellevue. Got there by 8:30 p.m. The next morning we headed over to Adele's and helped pack the delivery truck with
baskets for the silent auction. Some wonderful goodies. Then off for breakfast, a quick trip to Pacific Fabrics, and
the Loft quilt shop. Next we went home for a nap, neither one of us slept very well the previous night. Then an
early dinner, some reading and bed by 10 p.m. Saturday we were at the Seattle Centre by 0930 to pick up our volunteer
tags. Then we went to the Northwest rooms to help with setting up the tables for the silent auction and whatever else
we could do. Back downstairs to the show. What a great show! The best of show is a huge cat quilt that has quilt
blocks and a cat on it. There was something for everyone. The touring show Spice of Life was on display. The vendors
market was great. I had a decided to buy one of the Tutto suitcases for my sewing machine so I only got a sashiko
pillow square to work on along with thread and needles. I ended up getting the large suitcase because I don't think
I'd ever take my sewing machine on a plane, so the larger one is more practical for workshops and retreats. She also
had a show special for the Serger tote so I got one to match. The suitcase collapses down to about 3". Here is a
review and link to their website if you are interested. http://www.planetpatchwork.com/tuttoreview.htm I ended up with
the hot pink colour. It will go nicely with my turquoise and black luggage! Now to find some bright yellow accents
and I'll have my colour wheel with me always! The gala dinner was great, although I was busy trying to keep track of
bidding numbers and their bids. I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend and will offer to help again. Back to Donna's by 10
p.m. and home Sunday afternoon. Tired but happy to have the experience. Check out http://www.apnq.org/ for info about
APNQ Cheers, -- Sandi in New Westminster B.C. Queen of the Travelogues www.shh.apparitiondesigns.com
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View entire thread: Quilting studios/sewing spaces
Posted by Taria on Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:46 PM Post subject: Re: Quilting studios/sewing spaces
The book Rx For Quilters by Susan Delaney Mech MD is really a good one to have. You can get it on Half.com for almost
nothing. I am setting up my new sewing room and always enjoy hearing what works for others. A fun way to see what other
quilters do is to Google images for sewing rooms, quilting rooms or quilting studio. Lots of links to neat ideas. Taria
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote: [quote:2d06f408e6]Starting a new thread here..... we've talked about my
homemade ironing center and offered Butterfly some tips for her new area and I thought this deserved it's own thread.
There are two excellent books (that I personally know about and own copies of) on this subject. One has been around for
a while "Setting Up Your Sewing Space- from small areas to complete workshops" by Myrna Giesbrecht and a newer
one "Creating Your Perfect Quilting Space- Sewing Room Makeovers for any space and any budget" by Lois L.
Hallock. Both address ergonomics and various size spaces, work triangles and arrangements, suggestions for furnishings
and storage, lighting and all kinds of other essentials plus "would love to have" ideas to consider. I'd
highly recommend both or either book.... even if you are still in the "just dreaming of my very own space"
stages. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. [/quote:2d06f408e6]
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View entire thread: Great week
Posted by Michelle on Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:39 PM Post subject: Re: Great week
Sounds like a little piece of heaven! -- Michelle in NV http://community.webshots.com/user/desert_quilter "Jane
Kay" <kayfamily1@alltel.net> wrote in message news:50769$45379858$438c5926$21609@ALLTEL.NET...
[quote:43c821f046]Well, I'm back from my vacation. Quilt buddy Julie and I went to Ripley WV for 5 days at Zepora's
Educational Quilting Seminar. It is an annual event held at Cedar Lakes Conference Center every October and has been
going on for 23 years! It is so energizing to be surrounded by quilters. Everyone talks about fabric, thread, patterns,
quilt shops they have visited, what they have made, are working on now, plan to make. You don't have to cook or get
into your car once you arrive until you leave unless you want to. You can go back to your classroom after dinner &
sew until midnight if you feel like it, or just socialize. There were studio classes offered where you could bring other
projects to work on and the teacher will help you if you get stuck. We arrived Sunday afternoon and left Friday
morning. I took 3 classes, 2 one day appliqué classes ( I love the versatility of appliqué but hate to do it- I'm trying
to learn to like it) and 1 two day class called Triple Threat Baskets. It was supposed to be triple treat baskets but
there was a typo in the class list. Both names seem appropriate. There are 15-20 teachers and over 200 student
quilters. Class size ranged from 6 up to 25 for the popular machine quilting class and the fabric painting & dyeing
class. Julie and I stayed in a double room in one of the cottages. The room was the size of a walk-in closet but we had
our own bathroom. There was a small dresser, a built-in storage alcove with space to hang our coats and a couple of
other garments and a shelf for each of us, 2 twin beds made up with sheets & blankets and clean towels fresh every
day. There were 10 of these tiny rooms around a decent size lounge area with a microwave and a fridge and tables big
enough to set up our sewing machines in the evening or cut fabric for the next day's class. Other room choices are a
"dorm" room with 10 beds and you bring your own linens- I stayed in one the first 2 times I went. Five women
from my guild went together and we each had a bed to sleep in and one to hold our "stuff". We did have to
share 1 bathroom-not easy for 5 women. There is also a modern type hotel. I bought a meal ticket for 3 meals a day at
the dining hall but Julie wants to keep her figure so she brought coffee, cereal bars, juice, fruit, and yogurt to eat
for breakfast & lunch and just ate dinners at the dining hall. Sunday evening is show & tell with people bring
in things they have finished in the last year, especially those from classes they took previous years. Monday &
Tuesday were free evenings to work on our projects, shop at the small vendors' mall or go into town to Wal-Mart and/or
the local quilt shop that stayed open just for us. Wednesday the teachers showed their work and talked about workshops
they would like to teach next year. Thursday evening we showed what we made in our classes this year. The scenery is
beautiful, hills surrounding the conference center buildings and the lakes in the center. A few men came. Some quilt and
some fished, played golf, or hiked. One husband who came played the bagpipes for us. Last year he was just learning but
this year he sounded good. The weather was warm & sunny on Monday and Tuesday then cooled off & started to rain.
We didn't care, the power was on and we were warm & dry inside sewing. I came home with 3 more unfinished projects
and a good idea how to proceed, if I get a chance to work on them before I forget what I was doing. West Virginia has
the Powerball lottery so I bought a 5 weeks worth ticket when we left. Maybe I'll win and be able to retire & just
go to quilt shows & sew instead of wasting good quilting time working. It was still raining when I got home, and my
electricity was out Friday evening until 3am Saturday morning. I plan on going again next year. DH doesn't want to come
with me, but that's OK, he stayed home to guard my stash. [/quote:43c821f046]
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View entire thread: Great week
Posted by teleflora on Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:32 AM Post subject: Re: Great week
That sounds like a dream week to me. I keep sayikng I am going to go on a quilt cruise someday. Nothing to do but sew
and eat. Cindy "Jane Kay" <kayfamily1@alltel.net> wrote in message
news:50769$45379858$438c5926$21609@ALLTEL.NET... [quote:7ee4f715a9]Well, I'm back from my vacation. Quilt buddy Julie
and I went to Ripley WV for 5 days at Zepora's Educational Quilting Seminar. It is an annual event held at Cedar Lakes
Conference Center every October and has been going on for 23 years! It is so energizing to be surrounded by quilters.
Everyone talks about fabric, thread, patterns, quilt shops they have visited, what they have made, are working on now,
plan to make. You don't have to cook or get into your car once you arrive until you leave unless you want to. You can
go back to your classroom after dinner & sew until midnight if you feel like it, or just socialize. There were
studio classes offered where you could bring other projects to work on and the teacher will help you if you get stuck.
We arrived Sunday afternoon and left Friday morning. I took 3 classes, 2 one day appliqué classes ( I love the
versatility of appliqué but hate to do it- I'm trying to learn to like it) and 1 two day class called Triple Threat
Baskets. It was supposed to be triple treat baskets but there was a typo in the class list. Both names seem appropriate.
There are 15-20 teachers and over 200 student quilters. Class size ranged from 6 up to 25 for the popular machine
quilting class and the fabric painting & dyeing class. Julie and I stayed in a double room in one of the cottages.
The room was the size of a walk-in closet but we had our own bathroom. There was a small dresser, a built-in storage
alcove with space to hang our coats and a couple of other garments and a shelf for each of us, 2 twin beds made up with
sheets & blankets and clean towels fresh every day. There were 10 of these tiny rooms around a decent size lounge
area with a microwave and a fridge and tables big enough to set up our sewing machines in the evening or cut fabric for
the next day's class. Other room choices are a "dorm" room with 10 beds and you bring your own linens- I
stayed in one the first 2 times I went. Five women from my guild went together and we each had a bed to sleep in and
one to hold our "stuff". We did have to share 1 bathroom-not easy for 5 women. There is also a modern type
hotel. I bought a meal ticket for 3 meals a day at the dining hall but Julie wants to keep her figure so she brought
coffee, cereal bars, juice, fruit, and yogurt to eat for breakfast & lunch and just ate dinners at the dining hall.
Sunday evening is show & tell with people bring in things they have finished in the last year, especially those from
classes they took previous years. Monday & Tuesday were free evenings to work on our projects, shop at the small
vendors' mall or go into town to Wal-Mart and/or the local quilt shop that stayed open just for us. Wednesday the
teachers showed their work and talked about workshops they would like to teach next year. Thursday evening we showed
what we made in our classes this year. The scenery is beautiful, hills surrounding the conference center buildings and
the lakes in the center. A few men came. Some quilt and some fished, played golf, or hiked. One husband who came played
the bagpipes for us. Last year he was just learning but this year he sounded good. The weather was warm & sunny on
Monday and Tuesday then cooled off & started to rain. We didn't care, the power was on and we were warm & dry
inside sewing. I came home with 3 more unfinished projects and a good idea how to proceed, if I get a chance to work on
them before I forget what I was doing. West Virginia has the Powerball lottery so I bought a 5 weeks worth ticket when
we left. Maybe I'll win and be able to retire & just go to quilt shows & sew instead of wasting good quilting
time working. It was still raining when I got home, and my electricity was out Friday evening until 3am Saturday
morning. I plan on going again next year. DH doesn't want to come with me, but that's OK, he stayed home to guard my
stash. [/quote:7ee4f715a9]
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Posted by Kim E on Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:36 PM Post subject: Re: Great week
Can anyone attend this retreat or just those who live in WV? When is registration? Kim (in Northern VA) Jane Kay
wrote: [quote:abb4ec7489]Well, I'm back from my vacation. Quilt buddy Julie and I went to Ripley WV for 5 days at
Zepora's Educational Quilting Seminar. It is an annual event held at Cedar Lakes Conference Center every October and has
been going on for 23 years! It is so energizing to be surrounded by quilters. Everyone talks about fabric, thread,
patterns, quilt shops they have visited, what they have made, are working on now, plan to make. You don't have to cook
or get into your car once you arrive until you leave unless you want to. You can go back to your classroom after dinner
& sew until midnight if you feel like it, or just socialize. There were studio classes offered where you could bring
other projects to work on and the teacher will help you if you get stuck. We arrived Sunday afternoon and left Friday
morning. I took 3 classes, 2 one day appliqué classes ( I love the versatility of appliqué but hate to do it- I'm trying
to learn to like it) and 1 two day class called Triple Threat Baskets. It was supposed to be triple treat baskets but
there was a typo in the class list. Both names seem appropriate. There are 15-20 teachers and over 200 student
quilters. Class size ranged from 6 up to 25 for the popular machine quilting class and the fabric painting & dyeing
class. Julie and I stayed in a double room in one of the cottages. The room was the size of a walk-in closet but we had
our own bathroom. There was a small dresser, a built-in storage alcove with space to hang our coats and a couple of
other garments and a shelf for each of us, 2 twin beds made up with sheets & blankets and clean towels fresh every
day. There were 10 of these tiny rooms around a decent size lounge area with a microwave and a fridge and tables big
enough to set up our sewing machines in the evening or cut fabric for the next day's class. Other room choices are a
"dorm" room with 10 beds and you bring your own linens- I stayed in one the first 2 times I went. Five women
from my guild went together and we each had a bed to sleep in and one to hold our "stuff". We did have to
share 1 bathroom-not easy for 5 women. There is also a modern type hotel. I bought a meal ticket for 3 meals a day at
the dining hall but Julie wants to keep her figure so she brought coffee, cereal bars, juice, fruit, and yogurt to eat
for breakfast & lunch and just ate dinners at the dining hall. Sunday evening is show & tell with people bring
in things they have finished in the last year, especially those from classes they took previous years. Monday &
Tuesday were free evenings to work on our projects, shop at the small vendors' mall or go into town to Wal-Mart and/or
the local quilt shop that stayed open just for us. Wednesday the teachers showed their work and talked about workshops
they would like to teach next year. Thursday evening we showed what we made in our classes this year. The scenery is
beautiful, hills surrounding the conference center buildings and the lakes in the center. A few men came. Some quilt and
some fished, played golf, or hiked. One husband who came played the bagpipes for us. Last year he was just learning but
this year he sounded good. The weather was warm & sunny on Monday and Tuesday then cooled off & started to rain.
We didn't care, the power was on and we were warm & dry inside sewing. I came home with 3 more unfinished projects
and a good idea how to proceed, if I get a chance to work on them before I forget what I was doing. West Virginia has
the Powerball lottery so I bought a 5 weeks worth ticket when we left. Maybe I'll win and be able to retire & just
go to quilt shows & sew instead of wasting good quilting time working. It was still raining when I got home, and my
electricity was out Friday evening until 3am Saturday morning. I plan on going again next year. DH doesn't want to come
with me, but that's OK, he stayed home to guard my stash.[/quote:abb4ec7489]
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Posted by Jane Kay on Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:23 PM Post subject: Great week
Well, I'm back from my vacation. Quilt buddy Julie and I went to Ripley WV for 5 days at Zepora's Educational Quilting
Seminar. It is an annual event held at Cedar Lakes Conference Center every October and has been going on for 23 years!
It is so energizing to be surrounded by quilters. Everyone talks about fabric, thread, patterns, quilt shops they have
visited, what they have made, are working on now, plan to make. You don't have to cook or get into your car once you
arrive until you leave unless you want to. You can go back to your classroom after dinner & sew until midnight if
you feel like it, or just socialize. There were studio classes offered where you could bring other projects to work on
and the teacher will help you if you get stuck. We arrived Sunday afternoon and left Friday morning. I took 3
classes, 2 one day appliqué classes ( I love the versatility of appliqué but hate to do it- I'm trying to learn to
like it) and 1 two day class called Triple Threat Baskets. It was supposed to be triple treat baskets but there was a
typo in the class list. Both names seem appropriate. There are 15-20 teachers and over 200 student quilters. Class
size ranged from 6 up to 25 for the popular machine quilting class and the fabric painting & dyeing class. Julie
and I stayed in a double room in one of the cottages. The room was the size of a walk-in closet but we had our own
bathroom. There was a small dresser, a built-in storage alcove with space to hang our coats and a couple of other
garments and a shelf for each of us, 2 twin beds made up with sheets & blankets and clean towels fresh every day.
There were 10 of these tiny rooms around a decent size lounge area with a microwave and a fridge and tables big enough
to set up our sewing machines in the evening or cut fabric for the next day's class. Other room choices are a
"dorm" room with 10 beds and you bring your own linens- I stayed in one the first 2 times I went. Five
women from my guild went together and we each had a bed to sleep in and one to hold our "stuff". We did have
to share 1 bathroom-not easy for 5 women. There is also a modern type hotel. I bought a meal ticket for 3 meals a day
at the dining hall but Julie wants to keep her figure so she brought coffee, cereal bars, juice, fruit, and yogurt to
eat for breakfast & lunch and just ate dinners at the dining hall. Sunday evening is show & tell with people
bring in things they have finished in the last year, especially those from classes they took previous years. Monday
& Tuesday were free evenings to work on our projects, shop at the small vendors' mall or go into town to Wal-Mart
and/or the local quilt shop that stayed open just for us. Wednesday the teachers showed their work and talked about
workshops they would like to teach next year. Thursday evening we showed what we made in our classes this year. The
scenery is beautiful, hills surrounding the conference center buildings and the lakes in the center. A few men came.
Some quilt and some fished, played golf, or hiked. One husband who came played the bagpipes for us. Last year he was
just learning but this year he sounded good. The weather was warm & sunny on Monday and Tuesday then cooled off
& started to rain. We didn't care, the power was on and we were warm & dry inside sewing. I came home with 3
more unfinished projects and a good idea how to proceed, if I get a chance to work on them before I forget what I was
doing. West Virginia has the Powerball lottery so I bought a 5 weeks worth ticket when we left. Maybe I'll win and be
able to retire & just go to quilt shows & sew instead of wasting good quilting time working. It was still
raining when I got home, and my electricity was out Friday evening until 3am Saturday morning. I plan on going again
next year. DH doesn't want to come with me, but that's OK, he stayed home to guard my stash.
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View entire thread: The chi is flowing again!
Posted by Pati Cook on Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:47 PM Post subject: Re: The chi is flowing again!
Polly, it also depends on the state of the other rooms in the house. <G> Here in the desert, every room is piled
with stuff that never quite got put into a proper place. Most of the books are on bookshelves, but......... And I
really want to pull up this crappy carpet that is now over 20yrs old, and was cheap to begin with. <G> Pati, in
Phx, hoping that I can do this while the weather is a bit cooler............. Polly Esther wrote:
[quote:0ec4964dfe]Hmmm, Alice. Not too sure about the PODS thing. You could postpone or ignore a POD. If you move
everything out of the sewing room into the other rooms in your home, that makes finishing the project quite urgent. I
guess it would depend on how finely honed your level of procrastination is. Polly "AliceW" < wrote >
Oh, PODS, I never thought of doing that. What a great idea! [/quote:0ec4964dfe]
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Posted by AliceW on Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:16 AM Post subject: Re: The chi is flowing again!
Not to worry, Polly. The DH is "fiscally retentive" (read cheap) and would say "if you need to store it
in a PODS, you have too much and you should get rid of it". Plus, he now parks "his" boat in
"his" driveway so the only place for a PODS is in "my" driveway which would eliminate my ability to
park in "my" garage. Plus, I have a very large guest room right next to my sewing room, so no carrying
boxes and totes downstairs - safety first! Oh, and the money I save from renting the PODS I can spend on more fabric -
when I'm ready, of course. -- Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/ "Just about the time a
woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack "Polly Esther"
<misterclean@mindspring.net> wrote in message news:9M5Lg.6543$bM.3528@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net... : Hmmm,
Alice. Not too sure about the PODS thing. You could postpone or : ignore a POD. If you move everything out of the
sewing room into the other : rooms in your home, that makes finishing the project quite urgent. I guess : it would
depend on how finely honed your level of procrastination is. Polly : : "AliceW" < wrote > Oh, PODS, I
never thought of doing that. What a great : idea! : :
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View entire thread: HMS Daring - My next quilt!
Posted by Eddie on Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:41 PM Post subject: Re: HMS Daring - My next quilt!
"Debi Matlack" <debikayem@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:LC%zg.2091$xp2.202@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... [quote:d96ea14bad]Best of luck Eddie! I hope to someday get
my sewing room back. It's nice, central location in the house and large area makes for an excellent depository for
whatever my husband moves from various rooms while he paints and spruces things up. No complaints about the painting, it
looks very nice and I don't have to do it, but I have told him I want my sewing room back ;-) No such conflicts in your
house, I'll bet ;-) [/quote:d96ea14bad] Hi Debi Nope I do what I am told!! ;-)) If there is any decorating to do I
call in a professional to do it. :-)) Wouldn't dare interfere with Sue's quilting space!! Just had the picture of the
ship blown up and am just about to trace the outline. Great discussions here on how to quilt the bow wave with foam
etc. Newbie Eddie
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Posted by Debi Matlack on Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:02 PM Post subject: Re: HMS Daring - My next quilt!
Best of luck Eddie! I hope to someday get my sewing room back. It's nice, central location in the house and large area
makes for an excellent depository for whatever my husband moves from various rooms while he paints and spruces things
up. No complaints about the painting, it looks very nice and I don't have to do it, but I have told him I want my
sewing room back ;-) No such conflicts in your house, I'll bet ;-) Take care, Debi "Eddie"
<ed@btinnternet.co.uk> wrote in message news:I8adnXgcA63jBlLZRVnysQ@bt.com... [quote:20f28397fc]For those of you
who remember my efforts at quilting and my Red Sea Quilt. I have today under the gentle directions of my lady wife ;-))
begun my next quilt. Washed and ironed the fabrics and machine sewn the sea and sky background together. Scary!! :-))
HMS Daring plan next. Wonder how long this one will take in the making!! ;-)) Newbie Eddie Still! I have my RCTQ
"around the world" badge to look at while I am working!! [/quote:20f28397fc]
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View entire thread: Cleaning out
Posted by Patti on Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:58 AM Post subject: Re: Cleaning out
Thanks very much Wendy. It sounds completely do-able for us. I will print out your reply and suggest it to our
Chairman. It could also be a lot of fun! We have some wonderful 'bakers' in our group - great cake >g< .. In
message <unHlg.81035$Lg.59381@tornado.southeast.rr.com>, frood <froodbuffy@STUFFGriffinsFlight.com> writes
[quote:97bf636e98]That is pretty much how ours works. Each member is requested to clean out their sewing rooms to find
items to donate. For every month of the last year, the auction chairperson had a "theme" - look for yellow
items; things you read; polka dotted... etc. It made it a bit more fun - almost a treasure hunt of cleaning! I was
amazed at the volume of things people brought in! This is also how we clean out donated fabric - for example, if a guild
member dies, and the guild inherits the entire stash. Some is donated to the quilt-making charities we run (quilts for
kids, for example), and some goes into the SA. Books that have not been checked out of the guild library for 3 years
also go. We had slips of paper for our donor name (optional), the name of the item (in case it gets separated from the
item), and bid amount. We do not put opening bid amounts on it - that is up to the bidder. Many items start at 25 cents.
You have from whenever the item arrives (between 6:30 and 7:00) until about 7:15. President calls a 2-minute warning and
we start our meeting. Then, after the meeting, we get 2 minutes more to find our "must have" items and place
our final bids. At the end, you go around and collect the items you are top bidder on (this goes amazingly well) and
take it to one of the check out persons who total and take your money. Oh, and we get cake and ice cream, too!
[/quote:97bf636e98] -- Best Regards pat on the hill
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Posted by frood on Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:33 AM Post subject: Re: Cleaning out
That is pretty much how ours works. Each member is requested to clean out their sewing rooms to find items to donate.
For every month of the last year, the auction chairperson had a "theme" - look for yellow items; things you
read; polka dotted... etc. It made it a bit more fun - almost a treasure hunt of cleaning! I was amazed at the volume
of things people brought in! This is also how we clean out donated fabric - for example, if a guild member dies, and
the guild inherits the entire stash. Some is donated to the quilt-making charities we run (quilts for kids, for
example), and some goes into the SA. Books that have not been checked out of the guild library for 3 years also go.
We had slips of paper for our donor name (optional), the name of the item (in case it gets separated from the item),
and bid amount. We do not put opening bid amounts on it - that is up to the bidder. Many items start at 25 cents. You
have from whenever the item arrives (between 6:30 and 7:00) until about 7:15. President calls a 2-minute warning and we
start our meeting. Then, after the meeting, we get 2 minutes more to find our "must have" items and place
our final bids. At the end, you go around and collect the items you are top bidder on (this goes amazingly well) and
take it to one of the check out persons who total and take your money. Oh, and we get cake and ice cream, too! --
Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm De-STUFF email address to reply "Tricia"
<cricket527@e-garfield.com> wrote in message news:1150758064.804668.75270@h76g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
[quote:0f8143ce9e]Patti, A silent auction in my experience is where the items are put out on display and with them are
sheets of paper attached or next to them. You write your name on first available line and a bid higher than the one
above it. No shouting, fast talking, or confused hand signals to worry about then..... HTH, Tricia (I'd just gotten
used to being called Patti again by teh time the weekend and all the related family functions were done with -- I
changed over in college) Patti wrote: Wendy, since you have raised the subject of a Silent Auction again, I wonder if
you could explain what it is and how it works? I have seen it mentioned here many times, and have sort of wondered!
but the time has come when I can't stand the not-knowing any longer >gg I'd be ever so grateful. It sounds like
something our small group might be able to do. Thanks in advance. . [/quote:0f8143ce9e]
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Posted by Jean B. on Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:56 PM Post subject: Re: "Drat", says newbie...
Jacqueline wrote: [quote:fddf854646]Jean, trust me you never have enough room. I live in a 3 br house 2 baths, hugh
kitchen and dinnning room, big living room and a full size basement that has a second kitchen/laundry room, workshop and
family/game room in it. There is just by father and me and we do not have enough room. I have been trying ever since
my mother died in April '05 and then when I fell in Dec. '05 to get my dad to build another room onto the house for
things like laundry room, computers, have 4 of them with just the two of us, and now a sewing corner and he just can't
grasp that I need it. We own a couple of rental houses next door to our's I think I will tell him he can build me a
room or I am going to move someone out and make me a "junk" house. LOL, we use to own a furniture store and
we had so much stuff that was personal in it, (after 54 years of being in business) that when he sold it he had to come
home and build a 3 car garage that serves as a barn or a place for HIS junk, out in our back yard, all I am asking for
is a room the 1/2 the length of our house. No go! Oh we also have a full size attic and it too is full of stuff. But
it is unfinished where as the rest of the house is. :) There is also three very small rooms in our basement that I
keep things like canning jars in, some Christmas stuff and things like that. We need another room so don't worry if you
had that bigger place you wouldn't have enough room. Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun
things [/quote:fddf854646] I think you're right, alas. Only my daughter and I live in this house, and it has three
bedrooms. The room I'm in, the extra bedroom, is lined with bookcases, and has all the computer-related things in it.
No room here. The big LR has pretty much been taken over by my daughter, although I am thinking I will commandeer at
least enough of it to put up a card table for current projects. There are some comfy chairs, with good natural light,
which I am thinking I might also avail myself of. The kitchen table is totally overrun with materials related to
dyeing and fabric painting. :-( I wish the basement was usable--not prone to leaks.... -- Jean B.
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Posted by Debra on Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:20 AM Post subject: Re: "Drat", says newbie...
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:44:24 -0400, "Jean B." <jbxy2@rcn.com> wrote: [quote:02357fb5e7]Debra wrote:
Don't sweat it Jean. Everyone here doesn't have a dedicated sewing space. A lot of us are using various rooms to quilt
in. Sometimes I use the livingroom, sometimes the kitchen, and sometimes I use both those rooms plus the hallway (the
ironing board fits nicely along the long wall). Everything I have, including the cutting table is totally portable and
can be set up in very little time. Once upon a time I tried making a sewing spot in one room but quickly found out,
among other things, that it didn't have enough light or space in the room for sewing. Debra in VA See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere No, sweating it wouldn't have any positive results. But I'd better get
more organized or something. [/quote:02357fb5e7] Organized? If I wait until I'm organized I'll never get to quilt. I
just turn a blind eye to the chaos somedays and steal the time to sew. Debra in VA See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere
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Posted by Jacqueline on Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:16 AM Post subject: Re: "Drat", says newbie...
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:42:54 -0400, "Jean B." <jbxy2@rcn.com> wrote: [quote:fae3e9b3fc]Sandy Foster
wrote: In the house we had in Arizona before moving here, I had a sewing *closet*, Jean -- you do what you have to do.
<G> Now I have a room -- it's not very big, just a spare bedroom -- small -- that I appropriated when we moved
here. <G> Other people have lovely big studios. <drool But as long as we can quilt, we're happy. :) Well,
there's no extra room here. I do look at houses and wish for just one more room for projects. [/quote:fae3e9b3fc] Jean,
trust me you never have enough room. I live in a 3 br house 2 baths, hugh kitchen and dinnning room, big living room
and a full size basement that has a second kitchen/laundry room, workshop and family/game room in it. There is just by
father and me and we do not have enough room. I have been trying ever since my mother died in April '05 and then when I
fell in Dec. '05 to get my dad to build another room onto the house for things like laundry room, computers, have 4 of
them with just the two of us, and now a sewing corner and he just can't grasp that I need it. We own a couple of rental
houses next door to our's I think I will tell him he can build me a room or I am going to move someone out and make me a
"junk" house. LOL, we use to own a furniture store and we had so much stuff that was personal in it, (after
54 years of being in business) that when he sold it he had to come home and build a 3 car garage that serves as a barn
or a place for HIS junk, out in our back yard, all I am asking for is a room the 1/2 the length of our house. No go!
Oh we also have a full size attic and it too is full of stuff. But it is unfinished where as the rest of the house is.
:) There is also three very small rooms in our basement that I keep things like canning jars in, some Christmas stuff
and things like that. We need another room so don't worry if you had that bigger place you wouldn't have enough room.
Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things
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Posted by Jean B. on Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:44 PM Post subject: Re: "Drat", says newbie...
Debra wrote: [quote:732725dc49] Don't sweat it Jean. Everyone here doesn't have a dedicated sewing space. A lot of us
are using various rooms to quilt in. Sometimes I use the livingroom, sometimes the kitchen, and sometimes I use both
those rooms plus the hallway (the ironing board fits nicely along the long wall). Everything I have, including the
cutting table is totally portable and can be set up in very little time. Once upon a time I tried making a sewing spot
in one room but quickly found out, among other things, that it didn't have enough light or space in the room for sewing.
Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere [/quote:732725dc49] No, sweating it
wouldn't have any positive results. But I'd better get more organized or something. -- Jean B.
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Posted by Debra on Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:22 AM Post subject: Re: "Drat", says newbie...
[quote:4a099ea8d2]Eeek! I already collect cookbooks and am being run out of house and home by them. I think I need to
get organized.... How many of you have good spaces to quilt in? I don't have an extra room, alas, and am planning on
commandeering part of the livingroom. I'm going to have to save all of these great suggestions (alluding to yours and
those from others). Thanks! [/quote:4a099ea8d2] Don't sweat it Jean. Everyone here doesn't have a dedicated sewing
space. A lot of us are using various rooms to quilt in. Sometimes I use the livingroom, sometimes the kitchen, and
sometimes I use both those rooms plus the hallway (the ironing board fits nicely along the long wall). Everything I
have, including the cutting table is totally portable and can be set up in very little time. Once upon a time I tried
making a sewing spot in one room but quickly found out, among other things, that it didn't have enough light or space in
the room for sewing. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere
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Posted by Fred on Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:38 AM Post subject: Re: OT Replacing Flooring & More craziness - new house - hah
Not sure if your flooring is original cherry wood color or dyed cherry wood. However cherry wood being what it is here
is a word of caution. When it is new, sanded and varnished or whatever it will look fantastic, - however cherry wood
that is subjected to direct sunlight will darken faster than cherry wood that is shaded - sometimes within a few days.
Soooo when you have a chair or table near a window it will cast a shadow on the floor. In a few days the cheery wood
that is NOT in the shadow will go naturally darker than the cherry wood that IS shadowed. During the day you will hardly
notice the difference but at night when your room is lit by artificial light you will really see the difference and it
will look terrible. You can remove whatever is causing the shadow for a few days and hope for the best. The part that
was in the shadow will darken up and naturally so will the part that was never in a shadow. After about 6 months? in
direct sunlight all cherry wood darkens to it's natural shade and remains that way unless sanded - assuming all the
cherry wood was cut from the same tree. Last thing that you want to do is have a small scatter rug or object blocking
sunlight from shining on a new cherry wood floor. You can't sue your contractor over that one. Having said all that,
most hardwood flooring these days is made from maple, birch or oak and dyed a specific color. I question that you can
match a new floor color to an old naturally darkened cherry wood one. If old flooring in not in too bad a condition, my
first choice would be to sand and varnish it. Old flooring that hasn't shrunk or worn too much is the best you can have
assuming that it was nailed down properly. Squeaks can usually be cured by driving in long finishing nails in the squeak
areas and filling in the nail holes with wood filler or wax. One has to be careful not to use nails that are too long or
one may hit an electrical wire running under the floor. However your contractor should know all these things. A
squeaky floor in front of the fridge or cupboard where momma hides the cookies can be a real pain in the butt. LOL Fred
http://www.stitchaway.com Don't backstitch to email just stitchit. If you are on thin ice you might as well dance!
W.I.P. - "Fiddler on the Roof", "Oriental Maiden". "ellice"
<egirl22@verizon.net> wrote in message news:C11C73EA.4A8%egirl22@verizon.net... [quote:06a5942921]Hey gang - A
mini vent/rant here. So, as some of you have read, we're in the final stages of the repair of the semi-gutted (floors,
part walls, exterior of windows reflashed, stone siding redone) living room and dining room. Nowadays, when hardwood
(not laminate) is manufactured, it's coded so that all the wood stained on a certain day evidently makes a dyelot so in
case of repairs it can be matched - sure, we who look at colors all the time believe this. We have a box of some
leftovers from the construction - for replacing the odd board here and there. Now, the entire living room (formal, not
large sitting room - say 200 sq ft) was removed - except a few boards along one wall. In the dining room - which is a
much larger room - they took up about 70-80 sq ft - right up to the threshold into our butler's pantry (hallway/bar that
leads to kitchen) which is tiled. The flooring company president is very nice - he's the one that told the builders
they had to replace all the damaged wood, and found the water problem with me. His workmen are exceptionally polite -
however - the crew we've had seem to be Japanese immigrants with very limited English. Very, very nice - and thorough.
So, the drywall is mostly repaired - they used a different company than originally worked on the house. Did a good job
- except that the plastic curtaining isolating the rooms was left up - and when we pulled some today - of course the
tape pulled off some drywall & paint. Oh, well. Floor guys were supposed to be here before 8, they showed at 9. I
have to leave by around 5 today (been taking some "advanced" sewing classes at G-Street Fabrics - this one is
the last of 6 weeks of "wearable art"). They start bringing in the new flooring - and we have a slight
argument about removing the last 3 rows that were left in the living room - but eventually they agree. They were
supposed to do it originally, but the guy overseeing the whole remediation got so annoyed (they kept uncovering the
sealed ducts, etc) that he just stopped them. The new floor color is slightly different- but not noticeable - since
some boards are darker/lighter anyhow, and foyer boards were left running into the lr. But, in the dining room - they
start laying some of the boards down for me to look at, and, well, they're definitely more brown than the existing
cherry. Then the guy argues with me that he doesn't want to replace the threshold (I win that one). So, they go get
another box, and we look at that, and the 2 guys are kind of shaking their heads, and, well, we all agree that when the
tooth this in I'll have a lovely bargello floor. So, now after they waited for their supervisor to come and see, who
didn't - they instead left to go look at the shop for some other sets of the flooring. And of course, this is the
stuff that supposedly matches what we have. So, hmmm, I just kind of threw up my hands and said - well, we're going to
sue the builder anyway. Of course, this is why we were concerned about them trying to fit back in 1/3 of the room
rather than just lifting it all. What a pain. So, I'm thinking that we won't have the floors in for Labor day. What a
surprise. 6 weeks and counting. So, that's my little rant. But, I'm thinking that if I can see a real difference in
the wood colors - running parallel to the length of the Dining Room - even under the table - it's going to look weird.
And we haven't bought a rug for that room yet. Any ideas? Comments? The floor being replaced is just under about 1/2 the
width, running the length of the room. The boards run perpendicular to the long direction, across in the width. I know
- in the grand scheme of things - this is trivia, but it sure can be either disappointing or frustrating. I think it's
the whole economy of things - housing here is so outrageous, and well, we do work for whatever, so... DH tells me that
last night on the news they announced that for counties with populations over 250,000 Loudoun Cty (where we now live) is
now holding the dubious honor of having the highest per capita (richest) county in the US. Woohoo. Got to be the
Redskins players! Happy stitchin' ellice later - [/quote:06a5942921]
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Posted by bungadora on Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:56 AM Post subject: Re: OT Replacing Flooring & More craziness - new house - hah
I would say you're entirely justified. Judging from the home decorating shows I watch, no decorator makes his living by
saying that's OK, we can live with that. Dora ellice wrote: [quote:fe7dd5e438]Hey gang - A mini vent/rant here. So,
as some of you have read, we're in the final stages of the repair of the semi-gutted (floors, part walls, exterior of
windows reflashed, stone siding redone) living room and dining room. Nowadays, when hardwood (not laminate) is
manufactured, it's coded so that all the wood stained on a certain day evidently makes a dyelot so in case of repairs it
can be matched - sure, we who look at colors all the time believe this. We have a box of some leftovers from the
construction - for replacing the odd board here and there. Now, the entire living room (formal, not large sitting room
- say 200 sq ft) was removed - except a few boards along one wall. In the dining room - which is a much larger room -
they took up about 70-80 sq ft - right up to the threshold into our butler's pantry (hallway/bar that leads to kitchen)
which is tiled. The flooring company president is very nice - he's the one that told the builders they had to replace
all the damaged wood, and found the water problem with me. His workmen are exceptionally polite - however - the crew
we've had seem to be Japanese immigrants with very limited English. Very, very nice - and thorough. So, the drywall is
mostly repaired - they used a different company than originally worked on the house. Did a good job - except that the
plastic curtaining isolating the rooms was left up - and when we pulled some today - of course the tape pulled off some
drywall & paint. Oh, well. Floor guys were supposed to be here before 8, they showed at 9. I have to leave by
around 5 today (been taking some "advanced" sewing classes at G-Street Fabrics - this one is the last of 6
weeks of "wearable art"). They start bringing in the new flooring - and we have a slight argument about
removing the last 3 rows that were left in the living room - but eventually they agree. They were supposed to do it
originally, but the guy overseeing the whole remediation got so annoyed (they kept uncovering the sealed ducts, etc)
that he just stopped them. The new floor color is slightly different- but not noticeable - since some boards are
darker/lighter anyhow, and foyer boards were left running into the lr. But, in the dining room - they start laying some
of the boards down for me to look at, and, well, they're definitely more brown than the existing cherry. Then the guy
argues with me that he doesn't want to replace the threshold (I win that one). So, they go get another box, and we
look at that, and the 2 guys are kind of shaking their heads, and, well, we all agree that when the tooth this in I'll
have a lovely bargello floor. So, now after they waited for their supervisor to come and see, who didn't - they
instead left to go look at the shop for some other sets of the flooring. And of course, this is the stuff that
supposedly matches what we have. So, hmmm, I just kind of threw up my hands and said - well, we're going to sue the
builder anyway. Of course, this is why we were concerned about them trying to fit back in 1/3 of the room rather than
just lifting it all. What a pain. So, I'm thinking that we won't have the floors in for Labor day. What a surprise. 6
weeks and counting. So, that's my little rant. But, I'm thinking that if I can see a real difference in the wood
colors - running parallel to the length of the Dining Room - even under the table - it's going to look weird. And we
haven't bought a rug for that room yet. Any ideas? Comments? The floor being replaced is just under about 1/2 the width,
running the length of the room. The boards run perpendicular to the long direction, across in the width. I know - in
the grand scheme of things - this is trivia, but it sure can be either disappointing or frustrating. I think it's the
whole economy of things - housing here is so outrageous, and well, we do work for whatever, so... DH tells me that last
night on the news they announced that for counties with populations over 250,000 Loudoun Cty (where we now live) is now
holding the dubious honor of having the highest per capita (richest) county in the US. Woohoo. Got to be the Redskins
players! Happy stitchin' ellice later -[/quote:fe7dd5e438]
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Posted by ellice on Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:09 PM Post subject: OT Replacing Flooring & More craziness - new house - hah
Hey gang - A mini vent/rant here. So, as some of you have read, we're in the final stages of the repair of the semi-
gutted (floors, part walls, exterior of windows reflashed, stone siding redone) living room and dining room. Nowadays,
when hardwood (not laminate) is manufactured, it's coded so that all the wood stained on a certain day evidently makes a
dyelot so in case of repairs it can be matched - sure, we who look at colors all the time believe this. We have a box
of some leftovers from the construction - for replacing the odd board here and there. Now, the entire living room
(formal, not large sitting room - say 200 sq ft) was removed - except a few boards along one wall. In the dining room -
which is a much larger room - they took up about 70-80 sq ft - right up to the threshold into our butler's pantry
(hallway/bar that leads to kitchen) which is tiled. The flooring company president is very nice - he's the one that
told the builders they had to replace all the damaged wood, and found the water problem with me. His workmen are
exceptionally polite - however - the crew we've had seem to be Japanese immigrants with very limited English. Very,
very nice - and thorough. So, the drywall is mostly repaired - they used a different company than originally worked on
the house. Did a good job - except that the plastic curtaining isolating the rooms was left up - and when we pulled
some today - of course the tape pulled off some drywall & paint. Oh, well. Floor guys were supposed to be here
before 8, they showed at 9. I have to leave by around 5 today (been taking some "advanced" sewing classes at
G-Street Fabrics - this one is the last of 6 weeks of "wearable art"). They start bringing in the new
flooring - and we have a slight argument about removing the last 3 rows that were left in the living room - but
eventually they agree. They were supposed to do it originally, but the guy overseeing the whole remediation got so
annoyed (they kept uncovering the sealed ducts, etc) that he just stopped them. The new floor color is slightly
different- but not noticeable - since some boards are darker/lighter anyhow, and foyer boards were left running into the
lr. But, in the dining room - they start laying some of the boards down for me to look at, and, well, they're
definitely more brown than the existing cherry. Then the guy argues with me that he doesn't want to replace the
threshold (I win that one). So, they go get another box, and we look at that, and the 2 guys are kind of shaking their
heads, and, well, we all agree that when the tooth this in I'll have a lovely bargello floor. So, now after they waited
for their supervisor to come and see, who didn't - they instead left to go look at the shop for some other sets of the
flooring. And of course, this is the stuff that supposedly matches what we have. So, hmmm, I just kind of threw up my
hands and said - well, we're going to sue the builder anyway. Of course, this is why we were concerned about them
trying to fit back in 1/3 of the room rather than just lifting it all. What a pain. So, I'm thinking that we won't
have the floors in for Labor day. What a surprise. 6 weeks and counting. So, that's my little rant. But, I'm thinking
that if I can see a real difference in the wood colors - running parallel to the length of the Dining Room - even under
the table - it's going to look weird. And we haven't bought a rug for that room yet. Any ideas? Comments? The floor
being replaced is just under about 1/2 the width, running the length of the room. The boards run perpendicular to the
long direction, across in the width. I know - in the grand scheme of things - this is trivia, but it sure can be either
disappointing or frustrating. I think it's the whole economy of things - housing here is so outrageous, and well, we do
work for whatever, so... DH tells me that last night on the news they announced that for counties with populations over
250,000 Loudoun Cty (where we now live) is now holding the dubious honor of having the highest per capita (richest)
county in the US. Woohoo. Got to be the Redskins players! Happy stitchin' ellice later -
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