View entire thread: fabric shops in Austin. TX
Posted by KJ on Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:48 PM Post subject: Re: fabric shops in Austin. TX
Oh gosh Sandy....now I don't want to work at the convention...I want to go shopping! Darn. KJ "Sandy
Ellison" <eltex@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:C167D8A9.D498%eltex@sbcglobal.net...
[quote:cf3df83c55]Howdy! Almost everybody has b-b-que in Austin, most of it is delicious. <g
http://www.10best.com/Austin/Restaurants/Barbecue/index.html We always stay at the Driskill overnight in Austin, as
downtown as downtown can be. http://www.driskillhotel.com/ No fabric shops right around there, but plenty of city buses,
and pedicabs for evening traffic between the night spots. Thursday nights are THE party night of the week in Austin, w/
crowds of (mostly young) people doing the pub crawl, beer joints, blues bars, comedy shows, more booze & parties. I
can put him (via you) in touch w/ some 20-somethings there who can give the ins & outs of life in downtown Austin
(my older son lives there). One of the must-do's on my list is tramping thru' the shops on S.Congress. Funky, junky,
antique-y, weird and fun. They all offer something different. I like the ones that sell cheapie accessories from
Mexico (I stock up on carved, wooden cats). Digging around the shelves turns up many an odd piece of vintage fabric and
worn quilt. Getting there by bus is easy, w/ plenty of sidewalk space for browsing.
http://www.wcities.com/en/record/,75893/36/record.html It doesn't sparkle but it's real. Another gotta' eat there place
is Kerby Lane on South Lamar (also accessible by bus): Kerbey Lane Café 2700 S Lamar Blvd Absolutely the best pancakes
I've ever tasted, esp. the gingerbread ones (I have a recipe for these and it's always a hit w/ family and guests).
It's not fancy, but it's delish. Local memorabilia? Well, we got the tur..er.. what's his name out of the state,
mostly (he's not from here anyway) so there's very little furor for or against his royal pain-in-the-buttness in Austin.
But there are still plenty of yahoos near the Capitol, maybe we can send the current piker aka Governor Good Hair
(thanks, Molly Ivins) to your part of the world; for good/ever. <g Right now it's pretty much campaign buttons and
the Texas Flag everywhere. Don't know about the vampire types but there's the every night Flight of the Bats on Congress
Ave: http://www.austincityguide.com/content/congress-bridge-bats-austin.asp again, right there in downtown, accessible
via the city bus or by walking. Happy Trails/Travels to Marion's son. Ragmop/Sandy--north of Austin in n.Tx. ;-) On
10/27/06 11:33 AM, in article Txq0h.254755$1i1.3062@attbi_s72, "KJ" KJoger@NOSPAMmchsi.com> wrote: I'm
going to save this message too. I'm going to be in Austin for a percussion convention the week after next. BBQ...yum!
KJ "Tia Mary" <CatWom7711@aol.com> wrote in message news:4qenosFmuqllU1@individual.net... Jack Campin -
bogus address wrote: Marion's son is going to be in Austin, Texas next week. Is there a *good* fabric shop somewhere in
the town centre? Has to be easy to get to by public transport or walking, he won't have the use of a car. I'm talking
to DSis right now and she looked in the Yellow Pages but couldn't find any fab shops in the downtown area that he could
walk to. The "music" part of town is on 6th St. and she says it should be walking distance from a downtown. He
MUST try Texas barbecue and DSis says he could walk to Whole Foods, INL HQ which is a humongous market with a restaurant
inside that sells good BBQ. It is also walking distance from downtown on 6th & LaMarr. Another downtown restaurant
that serves fairly good BBQ is Pokey Joes. She says none of the places in the music district have good BBQ -- other
types f good food, just not BBQ. Jack wrote: Marion's son is going to be in Austin, Texas next week. Is there a *good*
fabric shop somewhere in the town centre? Has to be easy to get to by public transport or walking, he won't have the use
of a car. And is there anything local to Texas he could get? (Thinking of something with a repeat of Bush dynasty
portraits that could be embroidered with pistol-range target patterns or luminous vampire teeth...). ==============
j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland
| tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish
music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 [/quote:cf3df83c55]
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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:39 PM Post subject: Re: fabric shops in Austin. TX
Howdy! Almost everybody has b-b-que in Austin, most of it is delicious. <g>
http://www.10best.com/Austin/Restaurants/Barbecue/index.html We always stay at the Driskill overnight in Austin, as
downtown as downtown can be. http://www.driskillhotel.com/ No fabric shops right around there, but plenty of city
buses, and pedicabs for evening traffic between the night spots. Thursday nights are THE party night of the week in
Austin, w/ crowds of (mostly young) people doing the pub crawl, beer joints, blues bars, comedy shows, more booze &
parties. I can put him (via you) in touch w/ some 20-somethings there who can give the ins & outs of life in
downtown Austin (my older son lives there). One of the must-do's on my list is tramping thru' the shops on S.Congress.
Funky, junky, antique-y, weird and fun. They all offer something different. I like the ones that sell cheapie
accessories from Mexico (I stock up on carved, wooden cats). Digging around the shelves turns up many an odd piece of
vintage fabric and worn quilt. Getting there by bus is easy, w/ plenty of sidewalk space for browsing.
http://www.wcities.com/en/record/,75893/36/record.html It doesn't sparkle but it's real. Another gotta' eat there place
is Kerby Lane on South Lamar (also accessible by bus): Kerbey Lane Café 2700 S Lamar Blvd Absolutely the best pancakes
I've ever tasted, esp. the gingerbread ones (I have a recipe for these and it's always a hit w/ family and guests).
It's not fancy, but it's delish. Local memorabilia? Well, we got the tur..er.. what's his name out of the state,
mostly (he's not from here anyway) so there's very little furor for or against his royal pain-in-the-buttness in Austin.
But there are still plenty of yahoos near the Capitol, maybe we can send the current piker aka Governor Good Hair
(thanks, Molly Ivins) to your part of the world; for good/ever. <g> Right now it's pretty much campaign buttons
and the Texas Flag everywhere. Don't know about the vampire types but there's the every night Flight of the Bats on
Congress Ave: http://www.austincityguide.com/content/congress-bridge-bats-austin.asp again, right there in downtown,
accessible via the city bus or by walking. Happy Trails/Travels to Marion's son. Ragmop/Sandy--north of Austin in
n.Tx. ;-) On 10/27/06 11:33 AM, in article Txq0h.254755$1i1.3062@attbi_s72, "KJ"
<KJoger@NOSPAMmchsi.com> wrote: [quote:92bd9ba2bd]I'm going to save this message too. I'm going to be in Austin
for a percussion convention the week after next. BBQ...yum! KJ "Tia Mary" <CatWom7711@aol.com> wrote
in message news:4qenosFmuqllU1@individual.net... Jack Campin - bogus address wrote: Marion's son is going to be in
Austin, Texas next week. Is there a *good* fabric shop somewhere in the town centre? Has to be easy to get to by public
transport or walking, he won't have the use of a car. I'm talking to DSis right now and she looked in the Yellow Pages
but couldn't find any fab shops in the downtown area that he could walk to. The "music" part of town is on 6th
St. and she says it should be walking distance from a downtown. He MUST try Texas barbecue and DSis says he could walk
to Whole Foods, INL HQ which is a humongous market with a restaurant inside that sells good BBQ. It is also walking
distance from downtown on 6th & LaMarr. Another downtown restaurant that serves fairly good BBQ is Pokey Joes. She
says none of the places in the music district have good BBQ -- other types f good food, just not BBQ. Jack
wrote:[/quote:92bd9ba2bd] Marion's son is going to be in Austin, Texas next week. Is there a *good* fabric shop
somewhere in the town centre? Has to be easy to get to by public transport or walking, he won't have the use of a car.
And is there anything local to Texas he could get? (Thinking of something with a repeat of Bush dynasty portraits that
could be embroidered with pistol-range target patterns or luminous vampire teeth...). ============== j-c ====== @
====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660
4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food
intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557
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View entire thread: Quilt cleaning - Florida
Posted by Sandy Ellison on Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:11 AM Post subject: Re: Quilt cleaning - Florida
Howdy! Here's some info that says what I first thought of, take it outside and let the first layer of dust drop off,
let the quilt air out a bit: http://www.quilthistory.com/cleaning.htm (I'd skip the buttermilk bath; just wouldn't
"go there.") As the white fabric has yellowed, I'm supposing the blue used to be much bluer. Age has not
detracted from the beauty of your quilt. The close=up view shows a somewhat coarser cloth than we're used to seeing in
the past 50 yrs, so I'd hesitate to get it wet. BUT *if* I thought it safe I'd soak the quilt in a tub of cool water
w/ BIZ laundry product, gently, very gently squeeze out most of the water, lay it on a sheet out in the yard and let it
dry, preferably out of the sunshine. HOWEVER I'd be very reluctant to do that w/ the older appliqué stitches all
over that pattern. ;-) I also vote for getting someone to put a regular hanging sleeve on the back of your quilt.
Those tabs are adding to the stress on parts of the quilts; a sleeve distributes the weight evenly, adds to the
"integrity" of the fabric/quilt. Your local quilt shop(s) should be able to suggest someone, a local
professional, who could help w/ the sleeve. Pattern? There are so many appliqué patterns that individual quilters have
made up for themselves, and there are hundreds more traditional vintage patterns that were popular in Baltimore Album
type quilts. Amazon.com shows dozens of appliqué books; I'd look at some of the book covers to find something similar to
your quilt, note the authors, then look for websites for those authors; contact several of them to see if they could
help identify your quilt's pattern. Most quilters are a friendly bunch and will gladly pass along some of their
knowledge. I don't want to blow off your questions, just want to point you to some experts in this field. Your quilt
has some beautiful handquilting on it. Good luck, Tony. Please let us know what you find out about your treasure. And,
again, a good, gentle shake is the start of cleaning your quilt. Give it some air. Ragmop/Sandy--professional
handquilter, sizzling in north Texas On 8/24/06 3:56 PM, in article hg3se2pckr04bd5dnabeh1l8tg6oavuu51@4ax.com,
"Tony Cooper" <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote: [quote:b24c2a1a57]On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:50:23
-0400, Pat in Virginia pat.quilts@cox.net> wrote: I'd have to do more search for the blue pattern name but the
white/white quilting almost loks like it may be trapunto although it's hard to tell without seeing it really close up.
It's gorgeous, truly a beautiful and classic quilt. Age is difficult, someone real knowledgable close by about quilts
could possibly give you an idea. They'd need to look at the fabric, etc. If it were mine and I wanted more information
on it I'd probably start in the phone book looking for local quilting shops and ask for members of the local quilting
guild or someone they could recommend to take a look at it. The pattern eludes me... it almost looks like a variation on
a snowflake but that's not quite it either. It's very interesting. Can you take a few close up photos to show the
stitching of the blue against the white as well as the white/white areas of the quilting?
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/cooper213/quilt2.jpg for closer photos. Let me make something clear...The quilt
needs cleaning. I'm looking for a source to do that. I don't care about the value of the quilt. It would be nice to
know the pattern name and approximate age, but that's not really important to us. A little history: We've had the
quilt hanging as show in http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/cooper213/quilt.jpg for 27 years; ever since we moved
into this house. The quilt was given to us by a relative (in the midwest) who inherited with his mother's estate. The
relative found it stored in a trunk and had no idea how long it had been there or where it came from. The relative had
no interest in "old things" and knew we collected antiques. (The relative is an Ikea and Crate and Barrel
fan) The relative also gave us some dish towels and other linens because they were old and thought anything old must be
an antique. (The dish towels were kind of tatty and probably came from Woolworth's.) We keep it because we like it and
because it's a family thing, and for no other reason. We're in our late 60s, and the quilt will eventually go to our
daughter because she also likes it. Some time ago we had our son and daughter go through the house and put dibs on what
they each wanted so there will be no fussing over who gets what. [/quote:b24c2a1a57]
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Posted by Pati Cook on Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:09 PM Post subject: Re: Quilt cleaning - Florida
Beautiful quilt. The pattern is one of the many variations of Oak leaf and Reel. Best way to clean.....depends on its
age and the quality of the fabric. I would suggest finding a quilt appraiser to value it and give you some idea of
age. You can find one by checking for "certified quilted textile appraiser" or your local quilt shop may have
information about a local appraiser. (Cost is probably around $30, may vary by area) Good to have for insurance and
other purposes too. <G> Dating is difficult to do from pictures.... easier to do in person. One of our local
appraisers told me to remove dust from an antique quilt by tumbling it, no heat in the dryer, being sure there is a bit
of lint on the trap to catch the dust. If the fabric is weak, or the quilt very old, the best way to wash it is to do
it in the bathtub. Use a cleaner meant for antique textiles (like "Restoration", Biz may also work). Put a
clean white sheet into the tub, laying it up over the sides. Add water and dissolve cleaner. Then lay in the quilt.
Squish the quilt gently up and down a few times and leave to soak. Gently smoosh down the quilt a few times as you
remember. Drain tub. Add rinse water and smoosh to remove excess. Drain and repeat until water is clear/clean. Notice
you are never lifting or pulling on the quilt. Just moving the water through it. When finished with rinsing, drain the
tub and let the quilt sit for a bit. Press gently to remove more water. When you have pressed out all the water you
can, pull the sides of the sheet together over the quilt and lift it from the tub. Don't lift the quilt, lift only by
the sheet with the quilt in it. Take it outside, spread out the sheet, spread the quilt on top of it and top with
another sheet. Let dry. when top part is dry and quilt is lighter in weight you might turn it over and replace the
bottom sheet so it dries too. <G> When almost dry you can tumble gently with no heat. Not a terribly difficult
job, but not a one I would want to trust to someone else personally. Unless I knew that that person cared as much
about vintage textiles as I do. <G> Good luck with it. Pati, in Phx Tony Cooper wrote: [quote:760211d81e]We
have a quilt (age unknown) that has been hanging on the wall for 27 years without having it cleaned. An image is at
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/cooper213/quilt.jpg . The quilt is approximately 72" x 108" (hard to
measure up on a wall). The chain in the photograph is a lamp chain since the quilt hangs on a wall that is part of a
opening above our kitchen in our two-story house. If memory serves, it was once blue and white, but is now blue and
yellowish. We'd like to have it cleaned. (Not drycleaned, as we have been advised that this is destructive)
Preferably, we'd like to send it out to have it done by an experienced person. And, one preferably in or near Florida.
The local quilt shop has provided instructions on washing it ourselves, and there are several websites that provide
information on this. We'd rather not, but will if that's the only option. Can anyone recommend a source to send this
to? Replies will be read here or are welcome by email at tony_cooper213@earthlink.net Pattern identification and
guesses to age would also be appreciated.[/quote:760211d81e]
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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:24 AM Post subject: Pattern Re: Quilt cleaning - Florida
Howdy! Thank you, Pati, for the pattern name! Saves me running upstairs to rootle thru' my books. <g> Oak Leaf
and Reel examples: http://www.riversideca.gov/museum/exhibit/q3432.html
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/quilts/quilt.html 2-color:
http://www.osv.org/learning/CollectionViewer.php?N=26.23.41# "The oak leaf and reel pattern is a more masculine
design - indeed the oak leaf symbolizes strength, dignity, and longevity. We felt that a group of quilters could have
made such a quilt for Superintendent Samuel Steele, who was a bachelor at the time." Cranbrook Quilting Guild
Another historical view: http://www.fabrics.net/Laurette19thCentury.asp Cheers! Ragmop/Sandy On 8/24/06 4:09 PM, in
article YzoHg.1193$bM.715@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net, "Pati Cook" <plhbc@mindspring.com> wrote:
[quote:d349d78942]Beautiful quilt. The pattern is one of the many variations of Oak leaf and Reel. Best way to
clean.....depends on its age and the quality of the fabric. I would suggest finding a quilt appraiser to value it and
give you some idea of age. You can find one by checking for "certified quilted textile appraiser" or your
local quilt shop may have information about a local appraiser. (Cost is probably around $30, may vary by area) Good to
have for insurance and other purposes too. <G Dating is difficult to do from pictures.... easier to do in person.
One of our local appraisers told me to remove dust from an antique quilt by tumbling it, no heat in the dryer, being
sure there is a bit of lint on the trap to catch the dust. If the fabric is weak, or the quilt very old, the best way
to wash it is to do it in the bathtub. Use a cleaner meant for antique textiles (like "Restoration", Biz may
also work). Put a clean white sheet into the tub, laying it up over the sides. Add water and dissolve cleaner. Then lay
in the quilt. Squish the quilt gently up and down a few times and leave to soak. Gently smoosh down the quilt a few
times as you remember. Drain tub. Add rinse water and smoosh to remove excess. Drain and repeat until water is
clear/clean. Notice you are never lifting or pulling on the quilt. Just moving the water through it. When finished with
rinsing, drain the tub and let the quilt sit for a bit. Press gently to remove more water. When you have pressed out all
the water you can, pull the sides of the sheet together over the quilt and lift it from the tub. Don't lift the quilt,
lift only by the sheet with the quilt in it. Take it outside, spread out the sheet, spread the quilt on top of it and
top with another sheet. Let dry. when top part is dry and quilt is lighter in weight you might turn it over and replace
the bottom sheet so it dries too. <G When almost dry you can tumble gently with no heat. Not a terribly difficult
job, but not a one I would want to trust to someone else personally. Unless I knew that that person cared as much about
vintage textiles as I do. <G Good luck with it. Pati, in Phx Tony Cooper wrote: We have a quilt (age unknown)
that has been hanging on the wall for 27 years without having it cleaned. An image is at
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/cooper213/quilt.jpg . The quilt is approximately 72" x 108" (hard to
measure up on a wall). The chain in the photograph is a lamp chain since the quilt hangs on a wall that is part of a
opening above our kitchen in our two-story house. If memory serves, it was once blue and white, but is now blue and
yellowish. We'd like to have it cleaned. (Not drycleaned, as we have been advised that this is destructive)
Preferably, we'd like to send it out to have it done by an experienced person. And, one preferably in or near Florida.
The local quilt shop has provided instructions on washing it ourselves, and there are several websites that provide
information on this. We'd rather not, but will if that's the only option. Can anyone recommend a source to send this
to? Replies will be read here or are welcome by email at tony_cooper213@earthlink.net Pattern identification and
guesses to age would also be appreciated.[/quote:d349d78942]
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View entire thread: Question to wash or not to wash
Posted by Taria on Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:09 AM Post subject: Re: Question to wash or not to wash
The vintage pinwheels I put together for my cousin had one piece of navy fabric that ran from here to forever. That
with 2 color catchers in the washer. Man what a nightmare. I wash everything I can. If you ever have worked in retail
and know how dirty stock rooms are you would want to wash. There are also bugs in stockrooms, if there aren't any bugs
there is a lot of poison to keep them away or kill them. Yuck! I wash. Taria Louise wrote: [quote:f34a54fc76]I
definitely prewash! I wasn't always so adamant about it, but I learned my lesson the hard way. I bought some beautiful
wine-colored fabric at the LQS (definitely not cheap stuff!), and it bled, and bled, and bled, and then bled some more.
It affected any fabric that was lighter than it was - blues turned purple, beiges turned pink, etc. I do keep a box of
that color-catcher stuff on the laundry shelf now, but I'm not sure even that would have helped this
fabric![/quote:f34a54fc76]
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View entire thread: eBay & quilting
Posted by Debra on Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:53 PM Post subject: Re: eBay & quilting
On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 08:16:53 GMT, Irrational Number <nospam@nospam.com> wrote: [quote:f0e39dcf98]C&S wrote:
Having nothing better to do as my SM is in the shop, I took to browsing eBay quilting section. It's amazing to see
what's out there and at what price. Yep, browsing ebay for quilty stuff is my guilty pleasure. I've never bought, but
I love looking. -- Anita -- [/quote:f0e39dcf98] It's the most interesting of window shopping. I've seen some nice
stuff that made me want to buy it, and some absolutely horrible stuff that made me shudder. I found the world's
ugliest crazy quilt top there once. Many of the pieces were obviously left overs from making '60s and '70s clothing,
mis-cut collars, facings, and large pieces of cloth that had sleeve shaped cut-outs in them. The fabric criteria seemed
to be; colors that make the eyes bleed, high texture polyester knits, and whenever possible put clashing colors side by
side. The description was, "Beautiful vintage fabric quilt top. You have to see it to believe it!" Debra
in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere
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View entire thread: dollhouse miniatures, crafting supplies and much more..
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View entire thread: To wash or not to wash?
Posted by Taria on Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:01 AM Post subject: Re: To wash or not to wash?
I usually wash my quilts before I give them. If there is a problem I'd rather deal with it. The one blue pinwheel on
the vintage blocks I did for my cousin ran like crazy. It was work but was good when I gave it to her. (2 color catchers
in the wash and it still ran). I prewash my fabrics and pre shrink my batting so it crinkles a tad but not a lot. I'll
take a finished quilt any way you want to give it to me though ; ) Finished is a fine thing. Taria Polly Esther
wrote: [quote:c3a841645d]I've changed camps. I used to be one of the 'new is so beautiful' quilters. Now, I vote with
Mary. I like the look and feel of a washed quilt and I like to assure them that they can use and wash the quilt.
Polly "Betty in Wi" <bevans@NOSPAMfrontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:5O_qg.4950$Oh1.748@news01.roc.ny... I wash the fabric before sewing...........I don't wash the quilt before
giving. I don't like the washed look....just my preference. Betty in WI "S" <shemphill@genext.net>
wrote in message news:1152152480.617641.87970@v61g2000cwv.googlegroups.com... Question: when giving a quilt for a gift,
do you wash it first or not? I love the way quilts look after that first wash, but I don't know what the proper
etiquette is for giving. What do you all think? Sunny [/quote:c3a841645d]
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View entire thread: Roll Call: What did you do "quilty" today?
Posted by Pat in Virginia on Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:23 PM Post subject: Re: Roll Call: What did you do "quilty" today?
Kate, You asked the question on Saturday, and today is Sunday. However, I will report on what I did Friday! LOL
First, I went to the PPQG Day Chapter meeting. I entered one Purple FQ into the FQ Drawing. I won six, including one
of my own. So, I got five new purple pieces! Also, someone set up a table of stash from a deceased member. We were
invited to donate to the kitty to help the family. I put in a nice donation, and took a small piece of vintage
fabric. It is very pretty, and will remind me of Ann. I also entered my name in the Winter Mystery Drawing and was
the winner there too. This prize is absolutely FANTASTIC!! I won a two yard cut of fabric a guild member recently
bought in Africa. The selvage says: Veritable Auden Real Wax A043695. It is a dark blue Stylized Leaf print on a
light blue ground; I think it was originally a white ground. The design runs length of the fabric. This will work
VERY well with the Indigo pieces I bought in February. I only bought a few, so I guess I will have to stock up at IQF
in Houston. <G> The program at the meeting was a trunk show given by a talented local couple. After the
meeting, I went up to Richmond to the Richmond (Virginia) Quilt Guild Show. Saw many pretty quilts. Bought about
three FQ. A lovely, quilty day!! PAT PS: Is anyone familiar with that Auden Real Wax Fabric? To me it has some
resemblance to the Indonesian Batik.
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Posted by Sandy Foster on Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:53 PM Post subject: Re: Roll Call: What did you do "quilty" today?
In article <s0vYg.18239$vC3.17433@dukeread02>, Pat in Virginia <pat.quilts@cox.net> wrote:
[quote:e544518071]Kate, You asked the question on Saturday, and today is Sunday. However, I will report on what I did
Friday! LOL First, I went to the PPQG Day Chapter meeting. I entered one Purple FQ into the FQ Drawing. I won six,
including one of my own. So, I got five new purple pieces! Also, someone set up a table of stash from a deceased member.
We were invited to donate to the kitty to help the family. I put in a nice donation, and took a small piece of vintage
fabric. It is very pretty, and will remind me of Ann. I also entered my name in the Winter Mystery Drawing and was the
winner there too. This prize is absolutely FANTASTIC!! I won a two yard cut of fabric a guild member recently bought in
Africa. The selvage says: Veritable Auden Real Wax A043695. It is a dark blue Stylized Leaf print on a light blue
ground; I think it was originally a white ground. The design runs length of the fabric. This will work VERY well with
the Indigo pieces I bought in February. I only bought a few, so I guess I will have to stock up at IQF in Houston. <G
The program at the meeting was a trunk show given by a talented local couple. After the meeting, I went up to Richmond
to the Richmond (Virginia) Quilt Guild Show. Saw many pretty quilts. Bought about three FQ. A lovely, quilty day!! PAT
PS: Is anyone familiar with that Auden Real Wax Fabric? To me it has some resemblance to the Indonesian Batik.
[/quote:e544518071] Wow, Pat! What a great day! And that Auden Real Wax fabric sounds gorgeous! Have I mentioned
lately that I *love* blue? ;) -- 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 Roberta Zollner on Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:43 PM Post subject: Re: What to do with scraps?
I used some heavy fabric samples to make chenille bath mats. 10" squares are a good size. Stack up 4 and sew
diagonal lines about 3/8" apart. (They look better if the top square in each stack is more or less the same
color.) Slice with a chenille cutter. Trim to uniform 9" squares. 12 of these will make a nice small mat.
Assemble using 1" strips of fabric: First make 3 rows of 4 squares. Attach 2 fabric strips RST on the front and
back of the 1st square. Attach the next square RST to one strip, fold under the edge of the other strip and stitch
down. Put the rows together the same way, making sure your squares line up. Roberta in D "Sunny"
<shemphill@genext.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:1159728004.064503.61730@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
[quote:48af305f04]I stopped at an estate sale (bad Sunny, bad....) and ended up paying $4 for a bag of scraps because
there was a piece against the outside that looked dreamy. It is. A yard of 36" wide vintage red on white cotton,
big and bold sweeps of bright red against the white background and textured to boot; beautiful! And well worth the $4.
Also got a couple really good pieces that will be wonderful backing or even good for piecing. But....I also got the rest
of what was filling that huge bag. It's upholstery fabric samples. Some no bigger than 5" squares, the biggest
maybe 10 inches, all with ragged edges or glue on the edges to be cut off. They're lovely but I've no idea waht to do
with them. I'm not a purse maker or little craft person. I tossed the lot into the washer and then the dryer, threw away
what didn't survive and still have a mound. I took the rotery blade to some and ended up with a good batch of 4.5"
squares. Not enough to make anything. And because of the type of fabric they won't play well with others. They're not
bad for applique, if there were a few. But folks, this is a huge amount of fabric. Any suggestions, beyond sending them
to somebody more deserving than me. ;) Well, gotta go clean up. House is a disaster. Errands to run this p.m. Will fill
you all in on the "Saga of Red" tomorrow after I get a couple solid hours to stitch. Sunny
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Posted by Debra on Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:02 AM Post subject: Re: What to do with scraps?
On 1 Oct 2006 11:40:04 -0700, "Sunny" <shemphill@genext.net> wrote: [quote:c9d29c4431]I stopped at an
estate sale (bad Sunny, bad....) and ended up paying $4 for a bag of scraps because there was a piece against the
outside that looked dreamy. It is. A yard of 36" wide vintage red on white cotton, big and bold sweeps of bright
red against the white background and textured to boot; beautiful! And well worth the $4. Also got a couple really good
pieces that will be wonderful backing or even good for piecing. But....I also got the rest of what was filling that huge
bag. It's upholstery fabric samples. Some no bigger than 5" squares, the biggest maybe 10 inches, all with ragged
edges or glue on the edges to be cut off. They're lovely but I've no idea waht to do with them. I'm not a purse maker or
little craft person. I tossed the lot into the washer and then the dryer, threw away what didn't survive and still have
a mound. I took the rotery blade to some and ended up with a good batch of 4.5" squares. Not enough to make
anything. And because of the type of fabric they won't play well with others. They're not bad for applique, if there
were a few. But folks, this is a huge amount of fabric. Any suggestions, beyond sending them to somebody more deserving
than me. ;) Well, gotta go clean up. House is a disaster. Errands to run this p.m. Will fill you all in on the
"Saga of Red" tomorrow after I get a couple solid hours to stitch. Sunny [/quote:c9d29c4431] Sunny mix those
with 4.5' squares with heavier weight cloth like denim, velvet, and such. Make yourself an afghan sized quilt, without
batting, and back it with something yummy soft like flannel. Debra in VA See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere
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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:07 AM Post subject: Re: What to do with scraps?
Howdy! First put them into a tub, stick that tub in the closet and let it "ripen" for a while. Hey, works
for me! <G> You can buy/beg/filch fabric of similar weight to complete a project, whatever that is. Our guild
has a call list for a "fabric dig" at a local drapery shop; all kinds of odd shapes and sizes of scraps,
mostly triangles w/ one lonnnnng pointy end. I made curtains out of a bunch of scraps that look good together, using
some remnants from a NewYear'sDaySale long-long ago, nice fabric, cheap prices; covered 3 full-length windows. One of
the quilters brought a wallhanging to a "dig", made from a bag of scraps, just gorgeous. Good luck!
Ragmop/Sandy-- hey there little Red Riding Hood, you sure are lookin' good! On 10/1/06 1:40 PM, in article
1159728004.064503.61730@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com, "Sunny" <shemphill@genext.net> wrote:
[quote:93ff9e2bf4]I stopped at an estate sale (bad Sunny, bad....) and ended up paying $4 for a bag of scraps because
there was a piece against the outside that looked dreamy. It is. A yard of 36" wide vintage red on white cotton,
big and bold sweeps of bright red against the white background and textured to boot; beautiful! And well worth the $4.
Also got a couple really good pieces that will be wonderful backing or even good for piecing. But....I also got the rest
of what was filling that huge bag. It's upholstery fabric samples. Some no bigger than 5" squares, the biggest
maybe 10 inches, all with ragged edges or glue on the edges to be cut off. They're lovely but I've no idea waht to do
with them. I'm not a purse maker or little craft person. I tossed the lot into the washer and then the dryer, threw away
what didn't survive and still have a mound. I took the rotery blade to some and ended up with a good batch of 4.5"
squares. Not enough to make anything. And because of the type of fabric they won't play well with others. They're not
bad for applique, if there were a few. But folks, this is a huge amount of fabric. Any suggestions, beyond sending them
to somebody more deserving than me. ;) Well, gotta go clean up. House is a disaster. Errands to run this p.m. Will fill
you all in on the "Saga of Red" tomorrow after I get a couple solid hours to stitch. Sunny
[/quote:93ff9e2bf4]
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Posted by Boca Jan on Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:46 PM Post subject: Re: What to do with scraps?
If you have the time, cut up the scraps into 6 1/2" pieces (or 2 1/2" pieces if the scraps are small and you
want to save them.) I keep these blocks handy for "scrappy" quilts. Seems like these sizes work in most
patterns. -- Boca Jan Florida - Land of the Hurricanes http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/poo_de_doo/myphotos
"Sunny" <shemphill@genext.net> wrote in message
news:1159728004.064503.61730@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... [quote:e7cf959b81]I stopped at an estate sale (bad Sunny,
bad....) and ended up paying $4 for a bag of scraps because there was a piece against the outside that looked dreamy. It
is. A yard of 36" wide vintage red on white cotton, big and bold sweeps of bright red against the white background
and textured to boot; beautiful! And well worth the $4. Also got a couple really good pieces that will be wonderful
backing or even good for piecing. But....I also got the rest of what was filling that huge bag. It's upholstery fabric
samples. Some no bigger than 5" squares, the biggest maybe 10 inches, all with ragged edges or glue on the edges to
be cut off. They're lovely but I've no idea waht to do with them. I'm not a purse maker or little craft person. I tossed
the lot into the washer and then the dryer, threw away what didn't survive and still have a mound. I took the rotery
blade to some and ended up with a good batch of 4.5" squares. Not enough to make anything. And because of the type
of fabric they won't play well with others. They're not bad for applique, if there were a few. But folks, this is a huge
amount of fabric. Any suggestions, beyond sending them to somebody more deserving than me. ;) Well, gotta go clean up.
House is a disaster. Errands to run this p.m. Will fill you all in on the "Saga of Red" tomorrow after I get a
couple solid hours to stitch. Sunny [/quote:e7cf959b81]
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Posted by Sunny on Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:40 PM Post subject: What to do with scraps?
I stopped at an estate sale (bad Sunny, bad....) and ended up paying $4 for a bag of scraps because there was a piece
against the outside that looked dreamy. It is. A yard of 36" wide vintage red on white cotton, big and bold sweeps
of bright red against the white background and textured to boot; beautiful! And well worth the $4. Also got a couple
really good pieces that will be wonderful backing or even good for piecing. But....I also got the rest of what was
filling that huge bag. It's upholstery fabric samples. Some no bigger than 5" squares, the biggest maybe 10 inches,
all with ragged edges or glue on the edges to be cut off. They're lovely but I've no idea waht to do with them. I'm not
a purse maker or little craft person. I tossed the lot into the washer and then the dryer, threw away what didn't
survive and still have a mound. I took the rotery blade to some and ended up with a good batch of 4.5" squares. Not
enough to make anything. And because of the type of fabric they won't play well with others. They're not bad for
applique, if there were a few. But folks, this is a huge amount of fabric. Any suggestions, beyond sending them to
somebody more deserving than me. ;) Well, gotta go clean up. House is a disaster. Errands to run this p.m. Will fill
you all in on the "Saga of Red" tomorrow after I get a couple solid hours to stitch. Sunny
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Posted by Jacqueline on Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:31 AM Post subject: Re: What to do with scraps?
Sunny, My parents owned a furniture store for 54 years, we had bunches of those pieces like you are speaking of and
one thing mother did with a few of them was to put them in those type of frames that you can put collectibles in. She
used small ones and put the fabric around the small round card board that came with them and put mementos in them,
things that Dad and her's class rings are in one, something that my grandfather always carried in his pocket in one, a
silver dollar that someone special gave her. Her metals from band and other metals she and dad won over the years. We
have them hanging on the steps going to the basement. Now there was still boxes and boxes of them left. We took them
to the school for art classes and they appreciated them, because we all know that art is one thing that gets funding cut
for when things are short in the school budget. Just a few thoughts from a person that also used them to cover switch
plates that matched the bed spreads and drapes in the rooms. Jacqueline On 1 Oct 2006 11:40:04 -0700,
"Sunny" <shemphill@genext.net> wrote: [quote:d53833f3fb]I stopped at an estate sale (bad Sunny,
bad....) and ended up paying $4 for a bag of scraps because there was a piece against the outside that looked dreamy. It
is. A yard of 36" wide vintage red on white cotton, big and bold sweeps of bright red against the white background
and textured to boot; beautiful! And well worth the $4. Also got a couple really good pieces that will be wonderful
backing or even good for piecing. But....I also got the rest of what was filling that huge bag. It's upholstery fabric
samples. Some no bigger than 5" squares, the biggest maybe 10 inches, all with ragged edges or glue on the edges to
be cut off. They're lovely but I've no idea waht to do with them. I'm not a purse maker or little craft person. I tossed
the lot into the washer and then the dryer, threw away what didn't survive and still have a mound. I took the rotery
blade to some and ended up with a good batch of 4.5" squares. Not enough to make anything. And because of the type
of fabric they won't play well with others. They're not bad for applique, if there were a few. But folks, this is a huge
amount of fabric. Any suggestions, beyond sending them to somebody more deserving than me. ;) Well, gotta go clean up.
House is a disaster. Errands to run this p.m. Will fill you all in on the "Saga of Red" tomorrow after I get a
couple solid hours to stitch. Sunny[/quote:d53833f3fb]
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Posted by Jessamy on Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:33 AM Post subject: Re: Just how much fabric do you have????
not to mention better on the waist line ;-) -- 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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Hmmmmm, I don't know how much I have. Usually the only appropriate
answer is "not enough" LOL. I am trying to be "good" and not buy so much because there is a sewing
machine I dearly want and should really be saving every penny in the wild hope I can afford it. But......I keep running
into garage sales where there are such good bargains on vintage or odd fabric. And TWO new LQS have opened in town since
the old one closed in July. It's hard not to just nibble a little. Do any of you wonder if you have an addiction? I
mean a REAL addiction? I sometimes wonder if I do. When I feel really lousy, I go out and buy something fabricky (even a
good skirt at a garage sale that can be cut up for squares will do) and I feel better. Oh well, safer than drugs,
cleaner than booze and cheaper than therapy I guess. Safe Spending, Sunny JPgirl wrote: [quote:bf12f8681f]I spent a
couple of hours last night refolding and sorting my stash, between my 15 month old daughter ripping it off the shelves
at will and me rifling through it whenever I get a new project in mind it was a mess. Well Since it was so nice and
neat I decided to count up just how much I had in that 'little' stash of mine. Turns out I have over 230 metres of
fabric (insert googly eye emoticon here), and that doesn't count the other 10-20 metres I have set aside for projects on
the go. I also have a big rubbermaid container FULL of scraps. All of this has been collected in the past year! I have
them seperated into four groups, general prints, plaids, childrens prints, and solids. Last winter I was driving a snow
plow and making some spare money, whenever I got paid I would head down to the Fabricland clearance centre and pick
through their sale tables, which were often on clearance themselves at 50% off. So I would pick up almost ANYTHING that
was resonably pretty and the proper fabric for quilting, cotton or a cotton poly blend is ok with me as long as it
doesn't feel or look crappy I bought it! Most of the yardage I have was bought anywhere from $1-3 a metre. I need
MORE!!!!!! I think I have a problem ;)[/quote:bf12f8681f]
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Posted by Sunny on Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:54 AM Post subject: Re: Just how much fabric do you have????
Hmmmmm, I don't know how much I have. Usually the only appropriate answer is "not enough" LOL. I am trying to
be "good" and not buy so much because there is a sewing machine I dearly want and should really be saving
every penny in the wild hope I can afford it. But......I keep running into garage sales where there are such good
bargains on vintage or odd fabric. And TWO new LQS have opened in town since the old one closed in July. It's hard not
to just nibble a little. Do any of you wonder if you have an addiction? I mean a REAL addiction? I sometimes wonder if
I do. When I feel really lousy, I go out and buy something fabricky (even a good skirt at a garage sale that can be cut
up for squares will do) and I feel better. Oh well, safer than drugs, cleaner than booze and cheaper than therapy I
guess. Safe Spending, Sunny JPgirl wrote: [quote:af6bc6e429]I spent a couple of hours last night refolding and
sorting my stash, between my 15 month old daughter ripping it off the shelves at will and me rifling through it whenever
I get a new project in mind it was a mess. Well Since it was so nice and neat I decided to count up just how much I had
in that 'little' stash of mine. Turns out I have over 230 metres of fabric (insert googly eye emoticon here), and that
doesn't count the other 10-20 metres I have set aside for projects on the go. I also have a big rubbermaid container
FULL of scraps. All of this has been collected in the past year! I have them seperated into four groups, general
prints, plaids, childrens prints, and solids. Last winter I was driving a snow plow and making some spare money,
whenever I got paid I would head down to the Fabricland clearance centre and pick through their sale tables, which were
often on clearance themselves at 50% off. So I would pick up almost ANYTHING that was resonably pretty and the proper
fabric for quilting, cotton or a cotton poly blend is ok with me as long as it doesn't feel or look crappy I bought it!
Most of the yardage I have was bought anywhere from $1-3 a metre. I need MORE!!!!!! I think I have a problem
;)[/quote:af6bc6e429]
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Posted by Pat in Virginia on Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:51 PM Post subject: Re: Squished !
Yep, 1947 was a very good vintage! PAT, Virginia Blush, of NYS vineyards! Denise Jameson wrote: [quote:a170249ca1]59
must be the magic number!!!!!!! I too will be turning 59 on the 24th of this month, I just recd my very first birthday
squishie!!! Thank you so much........I already know what I'm going to be doing with this wonderful piece of fabric. You
know who you are!!! Thanks and a huge cyberhug from Ontario, Canada.[/quote:a170249ca1]
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Posted by nzlstar* on Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:05 PM Post subject: Re: Squished !
yup, sure was. :) jeanne <59 later this yr aslo> -- san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz nzlstar on yahoo msg'r
http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar http://www.frappr.com/rctq Put yourself on the RCTQ map!!!
http://www.gen.gen.nz/ "Pat in Virginia" wrote... [quote:c6849400a9]Yep, 1947 was a very good vintage! PAT,
Virginia Blush, of NYS vineyards! Denise Jameson wrote: 59 must be the magic number!!!!!!! I too will be turning 59 on
the 24th of this month, I just recd my very first birthday squishie!!! Thank you so much........I already know what I'm
going to be doing with this wonderful piece of fabric. You know who you are!!! Thanks and a huge cyberhug from Ontario,
Canada.[/quote:c6849400a9]
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Posted by woolydream@earthlink.net on Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:16 PM Post subject: Re: Life Imitates Art......
A good portion of my wardrobe is black but I do like a jolt of bright color now and then to perk things up.........so
how about orange and black with a dash of yellow and lime??! I very recently bought a linen blouse in a shade of
"pumpkin" looks great with black or blue jeans........I'm kidding you just a little but I do have quite a
large collection of Halloween things......such as black cat couples, pumpkin couples, many ceramics and so on......many
of the pieces are vintage style, very charming and fun.......also have a black Halloween "tree" that I leave
up all year in my studio so I can admire & be inspired by the colorful & amusing Halloween ornaments. Martha
Stewart featured an article in her mag a year or so ago on using black as an interior color scheme.......but don't think
black was a main wall color, more as color accents and trim with lots of black painted furniture & fabric prints.
However, I wouldn't mind having a wall painted in black and may do so yet.......be perfect to set off some of my
colorful collections of things and quilts. In fact, since the cost of putting in white shutters all at once on ALL 24
new windows is almost cost prohibitive right now, I plan to sew shirred panels to be fitted inside the window casements
using black & white prints lined in white.......was hoping to find a print with a dash of red and black on white.
The first piece of new furniture we just bought is an armchair in red leather! Looks great on the black oak floor!
Coincidentally.....the painters are here right now prepping the hallway walls that'll be painted in brilliant white
tomorrow! --- Lula http://www.woolydream.com Pat P wrote: [quote:5cf28b9262]Oh dear - I don`t think that mainly black
and red would be a good idea to paint rooms! Pat P[/quote:5cf28b9262]
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