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Posted by Kate Dicey on Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:18 AM    Post subject: Re: Please help *PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR EMAIL LIST*



Yet Another Graham wrote: [quote:214291fd16]"Kate Dicey" <kate@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk> wrote in
message news:44e1f4f2$0$60314$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net... Then I need to get making more saleable items!
Peg bags and tea cozies, anyone? Do you do saddle covers? With extra cushioning for, er, bits that need cushioning?
Graham (remove the trap from email to reply) Motor bike or wire donkey?[/quote:214291fd16] Haven't yet, but see no
reason why not. I do have experience with some outdoors pursuits fabrics (3 layer Goretex, light weight Cordura, rip-
stop nylon, Polartec fleeces - including 300 and Windbloc), and have made some strange things in my time (kayak spray
deck, for example), but no luggage, and no saddle covers yet. I do know about sealing seams. It would NOT be a cheap
option, however. I'd need the actual saddle to use to take a pattern, and we'd need to experiment a bit to see what
worked in the way of fabrics/padding and designs and bits to hold it in place... And my time runs at between £15 and
£25 per hour, depending on the complexity of the sewing. Beading and difficult to handle fabrics go at the top end,
straight seams at the lower end, zips somewhere in the middle... Do pop over to my web site to see what I get up to,
and if you want to pursue this, email me from there or just hit 'reply to'. Some of the costume and wedding stuff is
heavy duty sewing! I'm presuming you are on the cycling group, but just in case, this is still cross-posted. -- Kate
XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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Posted by Kate Dicey on Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:31 PM    Post subject: Re: Please help *PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR EMAIL LIST*

Jackdaw wrote: [quote:695c1b6e2b]"Helen Deborah Vecht" <helenvecht@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:313030303736393544E1EDF714@zetnet.co.uk... Kate Dicey <kate@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk>typed Do people
still fall into that trap? Aaaahhh bless... Hello Helen! You in the sewing group by mistake? Whether so or not,
welcome! Time for a cuppa... Nah, Kate. ****ing spammer crossposted all over the shop.
(uk.rec.competitions,uk.rec.crafts,uk.rec.crafts.sewing,uk.rec.cycling). I are reading the pschling arjsfroup. You're
right, it's time for tea. No..no.. Gin & Tonic! [/quote:695c1b6e2b] Not before I've cooked the dinner and finished
sewing for the day! Erm... Occasionally that means 3 am! [quote:695c1b6e2b]I did respond once and replied that it was
a scam,and all I got were some very odd emails from many sexually.. um.. different folks, and told basically to p***
off! [/quote:695c1b6e2b] How rude of them. [quote:695c1b6e2b] By the bye, I have found that there has been a slight
"upswing" in craft sales. Has anyone else noticed this, or am I being REALLY lucky this month? Dunno... No
more than usual round here, though I haven't been looking[/quote:695c1b6e2b] much. I need to get me bum in gear and
ebay some crafty stuff that is stacking up from my old stall days. Then I need to get making more saleable items!
Peg bags and tea cozies, anyone? -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of
the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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Posted by Pat in Virginia on Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:03 PM    Post subject: Re: Good Service

Fiskars also makes several sizes of sheaths for the blades. They work on other scissors too. These protect blades,
people, and sewing bags, AWA keep the blades closed. Cost: less than $2 for pack of two at JoAnne's, IIRC. NAYY. PAT
in VA/USA teleflora wrote: [quote:7334191a46]They sent me 2 clips for my pinking shears! I wrote asking if I could buy
another clip since the one holding mine closed broke. Very good company.[/quote:7334191a46]

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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:45 PM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

I would have died had it been my 3/4 inch strip scrap stuff!! OMG I never even thought about what if it was that
one!!!! You are right! SO glad it was one that was nice but not my OMG its gorgeous or OMG it took me 10 years one!!!
~KK in BC~ "Ginger in CA" <gaw93031@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1161055104.182051.208530@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... : Well, now you have a clean basement floor, it's just not
done in the : timeframe you were thinking about, right? You're right, good thing the : UFO was the soak-up cloth and not
a close-to-my-heart quilt! : : Follow Mz Flutterby's advice on the nasal spray. She knows/nose about : things like that
;)) : : Sending you cyber puffs of fresh air and sunshine : Ginger in CA : ~KK in BC~ wrote: : > and not because I
wanted to or had planned on it. : > Why is it when you think things may finally take a turn for the good : >
something else happens to mess it up? : > I spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, :
> some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had : > boiling toilets, spewing shower
drains and the main drain in my basement : > just up and puked. ARGH!!!! : > Of course me being not quite so
wonderful in my storing of things and : > such... well there were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO
and : > papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it all, the smell was : > insanely disgusting and we
wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached : > to the sewers right? : > : > I had pulled out the UFO to
get back into the feel of stitching and it : > seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it
wasn't a : > sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double : > Irish chain out of
scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole : > quilt. There is just no way I could even think about
tossing all that "gunk" : > into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of : >
bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it : > isn't time yet for me to settle
in at my sewing machine, it is time for me : > to declutter my basement. : > : > ~KK in BC~ who is terribly
allergic to bleach but what choice do you have : > when it is raw sewage?.... :-( :

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Posted by Ginger in CA on Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:18 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

Well, now you have a clean basement floor, it's just not done in the timeframe you were thinking about, right? You're
right, good thing the UFO was the soak-up cloth and not a close-to-my-heart quilt! Follow Mz Flutterby's advice on the
nasal spray. She knows/nose about things like that ;)) Sending you cyber puffs of fresh air and sunshine Ginger in CA
~KK in BC~ wrote: [quote:efbbb9d3dc]and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. Why is it when you think things
may finally take a turn for the good something else happens to mess it up? I spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a
bucket, some rubber gloves, some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had boiling toilets,
spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement just up and puked. ARGH!!!! Of course me being not quite so
wonderful in my storing of things and such... well there were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO and
papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it all, the smell was insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what
comes UP out of drains attached to the sewers right? I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching
and it seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a sandwich, just the blocks for the top.
I only had about 30 blocks (double Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole quilt.
There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that "gunk" into my washing machine, and the fact
that I spilled half my bucket of bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it isn't
time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me to declutter my basement. ~KK in BC~ who is
terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have when it is raw sewage?.... :-([/quote:efbbb9d3dc]

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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:23 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

Replied privately. ~KK in BC~ "Boca Jan" <poo_de_doo@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:7r-
dnfmXgcUp9q7YnZ2dnUVZ_rKdnZ2d@adelphia.com... : KK in BC - please email me privately at poo_de_dooat yahoodotcom : : I
may be able to help you out. : : -- : Boca Jan : Florida - Land of the Hurricanes :
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/poo_de_doo/myphotos : : : "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in
message : news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... : > and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. : > Why is it
when you think things may finally take a turn for the good : > something else happens to mess it up? : > I spent
most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, : > some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach.
Yup. Sewer backed up. I had : > boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement : > just
up and puked. ARGH!!!! : > Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and : > such... well
there were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO : > and : > papers and some fabric scraps and some
books. Lost it all, the smell was : > insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains : >
attached : > to the sewers right? : > : > I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and
it : > seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a : > sandwich, just the blocks
for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double : > Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't
lose a whole : > quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that : > "gunk" : >
into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of : > bleach water which of course splashed
EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it : > isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time
for me : > to declutter my basement. : > : > ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do
you have : > when it is raw sewage?.... :-( : > : > : :

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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:23 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

LOL What made it SO funny was Jeff Foxworthy. I had to move my truck so the snake guy could come into the house and
when I started my truck, Jeff was on the radio and his monologue was "It is AMAZING what mom's will clean up aint
it? The toilet is spraying brown muck 6 feet in the air, the family runs out side and there's mom, swinging a mop and
singing "Im singing in the rain......." ~KK in BC~ still giggling at the coincidence "Debi
Matlack" <debikayem@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:2rJYg.10081$Y24.5340@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net... : *shudder* I am so sorry this happened to you. It's bad
enough when the : toilet overflows in my house, I can't even begin to imagine.... : -- : Debi : : Chaos, panic and
disorder ... my work here is done. : : "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message :
news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... : > and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. : > Why is it when you
think things may finally take a turn for the good : > something else happens to mess it up? : > I spent most of
today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, : > some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer
backed up. I had : > boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement : > just up and
puked. ARGH!!!! : > Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and : > such... well there
were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO : > and : > papers and some fabric scraps and some books.
Lost it all, the smell was : > insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains : > attached :
> to the sewers right? : > : > I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it : >
seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a : > sandwich, just the blocks for the top.
I only had about 30 blocks (double : > Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole :
> quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that : > "gunk" : > into my
washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of : > bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere
<sigh>. Guessing maybe it : > isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me :
> to declutter my basement. : > : > ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have
: > when it is raw sewage?.... :-( : > : > : :

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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:23 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

Lookin up and white.... very white.... dang snow! Although, gave me a reason to stay in and sort the rest of my stuff
and put it away. ~KK in BC~ "Taria" <tariawilson@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:7iMYg.2129$IW6.1821@trndny01... : What an awful day. Hope things look up from here. : Taria : : ~KK in BC~ wrote:
: : > and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. : > Why is it when you think things may finally take a
turn for the good : > something else happens to mess it up? : > I spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a
bucket, some rubber gloves, : > some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had : >
boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement : > just up and puked. ARGH!!!! : > Of
course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and : > such... well there were quite a few things on
the floor, including a UFO and : > papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it all, the smell was : >
insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached : > to the sewers right? : > : >
I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it : > seemed like the right thing to get back in
step on. Thank God it wasn't a : > sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double : >
Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole : > quilt. There is just no way I could
even think about tossing all that "gunk" : > into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my
bucket of : > bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it : > isn't time yet
for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me : > to declutter my basement. : > : > ~KK in BC~
who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have : > when it is raw sewage?.... :-( : > : > :

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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:23 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

Thanks! So far so good, only bad mark was having to shovel snow :P ~KK in BC~ "Michelle"
<bookbug2005@gmail.com> wrote in message news:5l1d04-sq4.ln1@news.air-internet.com... : Oh KK, I'm so sorry!
Can't decide which is worse--having to deal with the : sewer back-up or losing all those lovely blocks. Sucks either
way! Hope : today is much, much better. : -- : Michelle in NV : http://community.webshots.com/user/desert_quilter : :
"~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message : news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... : > and
not because I wanted to or had planned on it. : > Why is it when you think things may finally take a turn for the
good : > something else happens to mess it up? : > I spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some
rubber gloves, : > some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had : > boiling toilets,
spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement : > just up and puked. ARGH!!!! : > Of course me being not
quite so wonderful in my storing of things and : > such... well there were quite a few things on the floor, including
a UFO : > and : > papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it all, the smell was : > insanely
disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains : > attached : > to the sewers right? : > : > I
had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it : > seemed like the right thing to get back in
step on. Thank God it wasn't a : > sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double : >
Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole : > quilt. There is just no way I could
even think about tossing all that : > "gunk" : > into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled
half my bucket of : > bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it : > isn't
time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me : > to declutter my basement. : > : > ~KK
in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have : > when it is raw sewage?.... :-( : > :
> : :

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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:23 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

Well uphill seems to be where the snow must be shovelled? on a pile that turns into a hill LOL My basement floor is
sure nice and shiny clean now! ~KK in BC~ "TerriLee in WA (state)" <tlbishopcats@earthlink.net> wrote
in message news:upEYg.10040$Y24.5717@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net... : Ewwwww!!! (((((((KK in BC)))))) What a
horrible thing to have happen!! : Hoping your week goes uphill from here!! : -- : TerriLee in WA (state) : remove the
cats to reply : : "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message :
news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... : > and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. : > Why is it when you
think things may finally take a turn for the good : > something else happens to mess it up? : > I spent most of
today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, : > some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer
backed up. I had : > boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement : > just up and
puked. ARGH!!!! : > Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and : > such... well there
were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO : > and : > papers and some fabric scraps and some books.
Lost it all, the smell was : > insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains : > attached :
> to the sewers right? : > : > I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it : >
seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a : > sandwich, just the blocks for the top.
I only had about 30 blocks (double : > Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole :
> quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that : > "gunk" : > into my
washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of : > bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere
<sigh>. Guessing maybe it : > isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me :
> to declutter my basement. : > : > ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have
: > when it is raw sewage?.... :-( : > : > : :

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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:23 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

No kiddin rotton...... the smell alone was enough to make me want to just pack what wasnt wet and move! lol ~KK in BC~
"Sandy Foster" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:invalid-
BEB999.07490216102006@news.west.earthlink.net... : In article <HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82>, : "~KK in
BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote: : : > and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. : > Why is
it when you think things may finally take a turn for the good : > something else happens to mess it up? : > I
spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, : > some garbage bags and a whole lot of
bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had : > boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement :
> just up and puked. ARGH!!!! : > Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and : >
such... well there were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO and : > papers and some fabric scraps and
some books. Lost it all, the smell was : > insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains
attached : > to the sewers right? : > : > I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and
it : > seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a : > sandwich, just the blocks
for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double : > Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't
lose a whole : > quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that "gunk" : > into
my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of : > bleach water which of course splashed
EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it : > isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time
for me : > to declutter my basement. : > : > ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do
you have : > when it is raw sewage?.... :-( : : : Oh no! How awful! What a rotten way to have to spend the day. :( :
-- : 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 ~KK in BC~ on Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:23 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

It had better get better or I may have to leave myself behind and move away somewhere LOL ~KK in BC~ "Cats"
<CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message news:45331a0e_3@news.chariot.net.au... : ((gagging)) in sympathy! : : On the
bright side - from where it started the week can : only get better, right? : : -- : : Cheryl & the Cats in OZ :
o o o o o o : ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) : Enness
Boofhead Donut : http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau : : :
"~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message : news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... :: and not
because I wanted to or had planned on it. :: Why is it when you think things may finally take a turn : for the good ::
something else happens to mess it up? :: I spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some : rubber gloves, ::
some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer : backed up. I had :: boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and
the main drain : in my basement :: just up and puked. ARGH!!!! :: Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my
storing of : things and :: such... well there were quite a few things on the floor, : including a UFO and :: papers and
some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it all, : the smell was :: insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP
out : of drains attached :: to the sewers right? :: :: I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of : stitching
and it :: seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank : God it wasn't a :: sandwich, just the blocks for
the top. I only had about 30 : blocks (double :: Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't : lose a
whole :: quilt. There is just no way I could even think about : tossing all that "gunk" :: into my washing
machine, and the fact that I spilled half : my bucket of :: bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere
<sigh>. : Guessing maybe it :: isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, : it is time for me :: to
declutter my basement. :: :: ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what : choice do you have :: when it is
raw sewage?.... :-( :: :: : :

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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:22 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

um ... thanks... I think (lol) I aint old, I just FEEL old (pffft) ~KK in BC~ takin the pity!! "Estelle
Gallagher" <gallagher11@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:vtednbV36rlqX67YnZ2dnUVZ8qqdnZ2d@bt.com... :
You poor old thing you. Sending my pity!! : "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message :
news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... : > and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. : > Why is it when you
think things may finally take a turn for the good : > something else happens to mess it up? : > I spent most of
today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, : > some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer
backed up. I had : > boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement : > just up and
puked. ARGH!!!! : > Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and : > such... well there
were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO : > and : > papers and some fabric scraps and some books.
Lost it all, the smell was : > insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains : > attached :
> to the sewers right? : > : > I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it : >
seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a : > sandwich, just the blocks for the top.
I only had about 30 blocks (double : > Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole :
> quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that : > "gunk" : > into my
washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of : > bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere
<sigh>. Guessing maybe it : > isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me :
> to declutter my basement. : > : > ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have
: > when it is raw sewage?.... :-( : > : > : :

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Posted by Michelle on Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:03 PM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

Oh KK, I'm so sorry! Can't decide which is worse--having to deal with the sewer back-up or losing all those lovely
blocks. Sucks either way! Hope today is much, much better. -- Michelle in NV
http://community.webshots.com/user/desert_quilter "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... [quote:fa34e8ddcf]and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. Why is
it when you think things may finally take a turn for the good something else happens to mess it up? I spent most of
today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed
up. I had boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement just up and puked. ARGH!!!! Of course
me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and such... well there were quite a few things on the floor,
including a UFO and papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it all, the smell was insanely disgusting and we
wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached to the sewers right? I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the
feel of stitching and it seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a sandwich, just the
blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't
lose a whole quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that "gunk" into my washing
machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>.
Guessing maybe it isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me to declutter my basement.
~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have when it is raw sewage?.... :-(
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Posted by Estelle Gallagher on Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:35 PM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

You poor old thing you. Sending my pity!! "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... [quote:46758d341b]and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. Why is it when
you think things may finally take a turn for the good something else happens to mess it up? I spent most of today
(Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I
had boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement just up and puked. ARGH!!!! Of course me
being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and such... well there were quite a few things on the floor,
including a UFO and papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it all, the smell was insanely disgusting and we
wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached to the sewers right? I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the
feel of stitching and it seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a sandwich, just the
blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't
lose a whole quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that "gunk" into my washing
machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>.
Guessing maybe it isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me to declutter my basement.
~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have when it is raw sewage?.... :-(
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Posted by Sandy Foster on Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:49 PM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

In article <HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82>, "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote:
[quote:ff40515b73]and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. Why is it when you think things may finally take a
turn for the good something else happens to mess it up? I spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber
gloves, some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had boiling toilets, spewing shower drains
and the main drain in my basement just up and puked. ARGH!!!! Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of
things and such... well there were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO and papers and some fabric scraps
and some books. Lost it all, the smell was insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached
to the sewers right? I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it seemed like the right thing
to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double
Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole quilt. There is just no way I could even
think about tossing all that "gunk" into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of
bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it isn't time yet for me to settle in at
my sewing machine, it is time for me to declutter my basement. ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what
choice do you have when it is raw sewage?.... :-( [/quote:ff40515b73] Oh no! How awful! What a rotten way to have to
spend the day. :( -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

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Posted by Taria on Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:02 PM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

What an awful day. Hope things look up from here. Taria ~KK in BC~ wrote: [quote:25ae134cd1]and not because I wanted
to or had planned on it. Why is it when you think things may finally take a turn for the good something else happens to
mess it up? I spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, some garbage bags and a whole lot
of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement just up
and puked. ARGH!!!! Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and such... well there were quite
a few things on the floor, including a UFO and papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it all, the smell was
insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached to the sewers right? I had pulled out the
UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it
wasn't a sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double Irish chain out of scrap 2"
squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that
"gunk" into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of bleach water which of course
splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time
for me to declutter my basement. ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have when it is
raw sewage?.... :-( [/quote:25ae134cd1]

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Posted by Boca Jan on Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:23 PM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

KK in BC - please email me privately at poo_de_dooat yahoodotcom I may be able to help you out. -- Boca Jan Florida -
Land of the Hurricanes http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/poo_de_doo/myphotos "~KK in BC~"
<koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... [quote:03038272cd]and not because
I wanted to or had planned on it. Why is it when you think things may finally take a turn for the good something else
happens to mess it up? I spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, some garbage bags and a
whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my
basement just up and puked. ARGH!!!! Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and such... well
there were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO and papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it
all, the smell was insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached to the sewers right? I
had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it seemed like the right thing to get back in step on.
Thank God it wasn't a sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double Irish chain out of scrap
2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that
"gunk" into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of bleach water which of course
splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time
for me to declutter my basement. ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have when it is
raw sewage?.... :-( [/quote:03038272cd]

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Posted by Debi Matlack on Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:47 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

*shudder* I am so sorry this happened to you. It's bad enough when the toilet overflows in my house, I can't even begin
to imagine.... -- Debi Chaos, panic and disorder ... my work here is done. "~KK in BC~"
<koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... [quote:91c288a6de]and not because
I wanted to or had planned on it. Why is it when you think things may finally take a turn for the good something else
happens to mess it up? I spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, some garbage bags and a
whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my
basement just up and puked. ARGH!!!! Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and such... well
there were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO and papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it
all, the smell was insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached to the sewers right? I
had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it seemed like the right thing to get back in step on.
Thank God it wasn't a sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double Irish chain out of scrap
2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that
"gunk" into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of bleach water which of course
splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time
for me to declutter my basement. ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have when it is
raw sewage?.... :-( [/quote:91c288a6de]

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Posted by Cats on Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:35 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

((gagging)) in sympathy! On the bright side - from where it started the week can only get better, right? --
Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y
< ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... : and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. : Why is it when you think
things may finally take a turn for the good : something else happens to mess it up? : I spent most of today (Sunday)
with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, : some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had :
boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement : just up and puked. ARGH!!!! : Of course me
being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and : such... well there were quite a few things on the floor,
including a UFO and : papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it all, the smell was : insanely disgusting
and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached : to the sewers right? : : I had pulled out the UFO to get
back into the feel of stitching and it : seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a :
sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double : Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares)
so at least I didn't lose a whole : quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that
"gunk" : into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of : bleach water which of
course splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it : isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine,
it is time for me : to declutter my basement. : : ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you
have : when it is raw sewage?.... :-( : :

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Posted by TerriLee in WA (state) on Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:04 AM    Post subject: Re: Downsized some stash...

Ewwwww!!! (((((((KK in BC)))))) What a horrible thing to have happen!! Hoping your week goes uphill from here!! --
TerriLee in WA (state) remove the cats to reply "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:HODYg.23111$H7.6995@edtnps82... [quote:2bc58770dd]and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. Why is it when
you think things may finally take a turn for the good something else happens to mess it up? I spent most of today
(Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I
had boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement just up and puked. ARGH!!!! Of course me
being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and such... well there were quite a few things on the floor,
including a UFO and papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it all, the smell was insanely disgusting and we
wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached to the sewers right? I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the
feel of stitching and it seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a sandwich, just the
blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't
lose a whole quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that "gunk" into my washing
machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>.
Guessing maybe it isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me to declutter my basement.
~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have when it is raw sewage?.... :-(
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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:23 AM    Post subject: Downsized some stash...

and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. Why is it when you think things may finally take a turn for the good
something else happens to mess it up? I spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, some
garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main
drain in my basement just up and puked. ARGH!!!! Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and
such... well there were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO and papers and some fabric scraps and some
books. Lost it all, the smell was insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached to the
sewers right? I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it seemed like the right thing to
get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double
Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole quilt. There is just no way I could even
think about tossing all that "gunk" into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of
bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere <sigh>. Guessing maybe it isn't time yet for me to settle in at
my sewing machine, it is time for me to declutter my basement. ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what
choice do you have when it is raw sewage?.... :-(

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Posted by Cats on Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:01 AM    Post subject: Re: fabric question

Shirley Do you have a rotary cutter or are you working with scissors? Piecing all comes down to accurate cutting and
accurate seam allowances. Most find that a 1/4" foot on their sewing machine helps. And is there a link to your
web site we can see? Do you have pictures of your work there to share with us? If you have any more questions just
post - someone will pop up with an answer. Actually, you will probably get several answers, not necessarily all the
same LOL -- Cheryl & the Cats o o o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < )
( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Shirley Shone" <nospam@allcrafts.area51.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:HD6ChsDqYKJFFwH7@allcrafts.demon.co.uk... : Thanks for your reply. : Many years ago before I finished work I used
to go round the market in : my lunch hour. There was a bedding stall that started selling odds and : ends of material.
So I bought bags of squares that are between 8 and 10 : inch square. I also bought some long lengths of about 3 to 4
yards of : strips which are roughly 4 inches wide. These have the selvage. These : are all poly cotton but I thought
would be okay to have a practice on. : Most are pastel shade with a few floral ones plus some deep pink. : : After
doing the centre beaded panel for the Enschede Quilt I thought : one day I would have a try to make a quilt. I gather
other bits and bobs : together. I put them away and forgot about them. Too busy with my : beadwork, greeting card
making and then computer studies. At the age of : 70 I built my own website and got my Diploma for computer studies. :
: I have just made 76 Christmas cards and have n more jewellery than : anyone else in the village. So I thought I would
find all that fabric : out. : : For a simple project I thought of cutting 6.1/2 inch squares and joining : them
together. : If I got on okay with that I would then maybe make one with banding : between the squares. : Not too
difficult for a start. I have made a graph and when I have : decided on the colours I will plan it. : Shirley : : : : :
: : : : In message <4524a061_2@news.chariot.net.au>, Cats <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> : writes : >Before you cut
what pieces? lol : > : >If you are strip piecing, you cut the strips WITH the : >selvages still on and sew
the strips together (usually : >lining up the selvages straight across at one end of the : >set), and only trim
when you cross-cut your strip sets. : >That way you only trim once to a straight edge and avoid : >waste. So you
do not trim before you cut your strips, but : >you do trim before you cut your piecing shapes/blocks. : > :
>As long as you do NOT incorporate the coarser threads of the : >selvages into your piecing it is probably a
matter of : >preference most times, but try to minimise the number of : >times you "trim" fabric as each
cut reduces the size you : >have to work from. : > : >BTW - most manufacturers have those coarse threads
running : >along both selvages even if the print runs all the way to : >the edge of the fabric. Those thicker
threads will shrink : >at a different rate to the finer threads in the body of the : >fabric, and that will
distort your blocks and the finished : >quilt. So you are not just cutting off the white strip : >because of
appearances. : > : : -- : Shirley Shone : shirley@allcrafts.demon.co.uk : http://www.allcrafts.demon.co.uk

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Posted by Mauvice in central WI on Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:27 PM    Post subject: Re: A fun quilting activity (long)

Hi Pat, My guild does this four times a year, our next activity is set for Nov. 5th. We have an open sew from 1:30 to
6:30 finishing up with a potluck supper at about 7. This time we are working on Chemo therapy pillows, Hats for Chemo
patients, and drain caddies(little flannel bags to hang around the neck). Last time we made NeoNatal quilts, 26
finished and another 30 kits ready for those who couldn't attend to take home. The time before that was for Patiotic WH
for our local national gaurd families, one for each who has a member serving in the Mid East, We made all told 92 of
these!!! Very gratifying.. The bigger guild loves the "kits" we make up, (batting backing binding, and top all
included) so all you have to do is sew...NO searching for materials. the neoNatal quilts were the start, our big guild
Piecemakers of Marshfield has a service committment of 2 neoNatal quilts a year per member, but I had found that every
year I was having trouble meeting my committment, so I figured there were others who had trouble too, so we had a block
drive, 10 x10 blocks appliqued in Juvenile theme with juvenile bright fabric, and a donation of 1/2 yd of juvenile
fabric or 1 yard of WOW juvenile print backing fabric. Then we had some sorting, some cutting, some sewing, some
pressing, a great success. Voila your service promise done in an afternoon! It has become a quarterly event. Mauvice in
Central WI Pat in Virginia wrote: [quote:6098160195]Last Saturday, my LQS held a really fun activity. Quilters formed
teams and made lap quilts for residents in the Veterans Hospital. We received kits and cutting instructions a few days
ahead. The kits had enough fabric for backing, borders, and most of the top. It was all patriotic in style and color. We
had to supply some muslin for background. I washed fabric and cut the strips, recruited three friends, and joined the
fun. There were five teams. There was some friendly competition through out the day. Every team had to follow the same
guidelines. Each quilt had 15 blocks each of two patterns, plus borders, and a pieced back. It was about 36" x
42" so we did the stitch and turn method to finish, then tied the quilts. My team made one quilt and finished up
mid afternoon. We did not win any of the contests, for special prizes, but we all had fun. Some teams were really on a
roll, and stayed the full day, so they made several quilts. I think there were a total of about 10 quilts FINISHED.
This would be a great activity for any group of friends. We were happy to donate the time and effort for special people.
The shop supplied a good lunch, and each quilter received two participation prizes. PAT in VA/USA[/quote:6098160195]

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Posted by Kellie J. Berger on Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:00 PM    Post subject: Re: sewing fairies/angels

well, didn't break out the brandy cause DH is outta town and with 3 little ones i decided one beer with dinner and
chocolate brownies for dessert might be safer. Will break out the harder stuff tomorrow if the sewing keeps up as it
has been :) then bury myself under the covers for a few hours with a bag of chocolate. Will be sure to share with
the fairies! Yup, have concluded that 4 threads and perfecting tension is a bad idea when i can't even usually get my
lovely sewing machines to cooperate as well as i'd like. Oh... forgot the part about the vcr eating the
instructional tape for the serger.... la la la la.... back to your regularly scheduled programs kellie "Sandy
Ellison" <eltex@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:C1398D22.B380%eltex@sbcglobal.net...
[quote:98ad44a7c0]Howdy! I like the way you think, Val. ... hold the coffee. LOL Better luck next time, Kellie.
Ragmop/Sandy -- 'cuz I don't drink coffee, but otherwise she could be my sister ;-D On 9/22/06 2:19 AM, in article
1158909566.579814@bubbleator.drizzle.com, "Val" <ya-shur@yabetcha.com> wrote: "Kellie J.
Berger" <kjbeanne@yahwho.moc> wrote in message news:qZDQg.14807$4B3.78@tornado.texas.rr.com... you really
should listen to them.... they know when you are messing up... but sometimes when you haven't even been in the sewing
room let alone picked up anything to sew in months, you forget that lesson. ~~ gentley snipped~~ Today i am going to
listen to the sewing fairies and angels and work on something else. Around here, after times like this, you can often
detect a whiff of brandy in the coffee. The problem is the tell tale aroma of medicinal coffee on the breath. This is
taken care of by digging into the emergency bag of chocolate chips. It's also amazing that only one batch of cookies is
made for every three to four bags of chips purchased....huh! In conclusion, sewing fairies really like brandy and
chocolate......the angels watch over you while self medicating and tomorrow will be a better day ;) Val
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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:53 PM    Post subject: Re: sewing fairies/angels

Howdy! I like the way you think, Val. .... hold the coffee. LOL Better luck next time, Kellie. Ragmop/Sandy -- 'cuz
I don't drink coffee, but otherwise she could be my sister ;-D On 9/22/06 2:19 AM, in article
1158909566.579814@bubbleator.drizzle.com, "Val" <ya-shur@yabetcha.com> wrote: [quote:6d23826d2d]
"Kellie J. Berger" <kjbeanne@yahwho.moc> wrote in message
news:qZDQg.14807$4B3.78@tornado.texas.rr.com... you really should listen to them.... they know when you are messing
up... but sometimes when you haven't even been in the sewing room let alone picked up anything to sew in months, you
forget that lesson. ~~ gentley snipped~~ Today i am going to listen to the sewing fairies and angels and work on
something else. Around here, after times like this, you can often detect a whiff of brandy in the coffee. The problem
is the tell tale aroma of medicinal coffee on the breath. This is taken care of by digging into the emergency bag of
chocolate chips. It's also amazing that only one batch of cookies is made for every three to four bags of chips
purchased....huh! In conclusion, sewing fairies really like brandy and chocolate......the angels watch over you while
self medicating and tomorrow will be a better day ;) Val [/quote:6d23826d2d]

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Posted by Val on Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:19 AM    Post subject: Re: sewing fairies/angels

"Kellie J. Berger" <kjbeanne@yahwho.moc> wrote in message
news:qZDQg.14807$4B3.78@tornado.texas.rr.com... [quote:4509695423]you really should listen to them.... they know when
you are messing up... but sometimes when you haven't even been in the sewing room let alone picked up anything to sew in
months, you forget that lesson. [/quote:4509695423] ~~ gentley snipped~~ [quote:4509695423]Today i am going to listen
to the sewing fairies and angels and work on something else. [/quote:4509695423] Around here, after times like this,
you can often detect a whiff of brandy in the coffee. The problem is the tell tale aroma of medicinal coffee on the
breath. This is taken care of by digging into the emergency bag of chocolate chips. It's also amazing that only one
batch of cookies is made for every three to four bags of chips purchased....huh! In conclusion, sewing fairies really
like brandy and chocolate......the angels watch over you while self medicating and tomorrow will be a better day ;)
Val

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Posted by elspeth on Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:49 PM    Post subject: Re: hotpad/potholder pictures

I agree that marketing is a really important part of the education plan for developmentally challenged students so,
yes, please on the lesson plans and for the gadget bag too. We have done a nine bean soup mix that we put in zip-lock
bags and then inside a pretty machine stitched bag tied with raffia -- that is a big hit at the school; wacky
chocolate cake in a jar is a good seller also. One year we made Thanksgiving bread baskets that looked like turkeys --
huge hit. I think it may be time to do those again. And those loom looper potholders were big sellers also. We took
bulletin board paper (from those big rolls in the library) -- all different colors -- and used wonder under to iron on
fabric motifs then folded the paper into gift bags. We have never made a profit as large as your daughter's but then we
have had only 5 kids able to do assembly. Thanks. Liz "BJ" <bhstevenson@alltel.net> wrote in message
news:80582$44ba7c5c$a228f2f9$1731@ALLTEL.NET... [quote:6c3b20f0b9]Hey, I'm always trying to come up with ideas for my
daughter's sp ed kids to make. As you know there is never enough money to do the things they need to do to practice
life skills. They have made these to sell at Christmas - I did the binding for them. The other two projects they have
done and made lots of money (plus practiced important skills) were Cookies in a Jar (my daughter has made the lessons
plans and will be glad to send them to you if you like). They have done them for 4 years and now have people calling to
place orders!! She believes it is the most important learning project they do all year. (they purchase, measure, make
tags, directions and pretty toppers, assemble, sell, keep records she goes on about it for hours) and they made $900
last Christmas - after paying for all the stuff to make them with. The other sewing project involves a large rectangle
potholder bought from the Dollar Store. They sew about 10 ziplock bags (also from the $ Store) in the middle...cut the
bags to size, fold the potholder and sew a button on the outside. I LOVE mine. I keep all my little sewing stuff in it
- it is soooo handy. Want pictures of that too? I know I made no sense describing it. "elspeth"
<elspeth47@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:nRuug.8930$PE1.3547@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... Thank you
-- that's what I was thinking I needed to do. Now I think I can set up a task with picture instructions myself for my
autistic students. You are the best! Liz "BJ" <bhstevenson@alltel.net> wrote in message
news:e46e9$44ba77cb$a228f2f9$22588@ALLTEL.NET... I put some more pictures to look at. I think I'm better at Show than I
am at Tell. http://photos.yahoo.com/bj31032 [/quote:6c3b20f0b9]

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Posted by BJ on Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:50 PM    Post subject: Re: hotpad/potholder pictures

Hey, I'm always trying to come up with ideas for my daughter's sp ed kids to make. As you know there is never enough
money to do the things they need to do to practice life skills. They have made these to sell at Christmas - I did the
binding for them. The other two projects they have done and made lots of money (plus practiced important skills) were
Cookies in a Jar (my daughter has made the lessons plans and will be glad to send them to you if you like). They have
done them for 4 years and now have people calling to place orders!! She believes it is the most important learning
project they do all year. (they purchase, measure, make tags, directions and pretty toppers, assemble, sell, keep
records she goes on about it for hours) and they made $900 last Christmas - after paying for all the stuff to make them
with. The other sewing project involves a large rectangle potholder bought from the Dollar Store. They sew about 10
ziplock bags (also from the $ Store) in the middle...cut the bags to size, fold the potholder and sew a button on the
outside. I LOVE mine. I keep all my little sewing stuff in it - it is soooo handy. Want pictures of that too? I
know I made no sense describing it. "elspeth" <elspeth47@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:nRuug.8930$PE1.3547@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... [quote:40ff545123]Thank you -- that's what I was thinking
I needed to do. Now I think I can set up a task with picture instructions myself for my autistic students. You are the
best! Liz "BJ" <bhstevenson@alltel.net> wrote in message
news:e46e9$44ba77cb$a228f2f9$22588@ALLTEL.NET... I put some more pictures to look at. I think I'm better at Show than I
am at Tell. http://photos.yahoo.com/bj31032 [/quote:40ff545123]

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Posted by Kate Dicey on Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:19 PM    Post subject: Re: Applique beginner

veripwolf wrote: [quote:194f23890d]Has anyone used vinyl/pvc when appliqueing? I was thinking of appliqueing pvc shapes
onto a stretch pvc skirt. Is that possible? Seeing as I can't go anywhere near the pvc with an iron. Do I just tape the
shapes onto the skirt and sew? I wasn't going to use a satin stich but just a zigzag instead. Any tips, do's or don'ts
would be very much appreciated. Cheers! Yes, lots - with kids on bags rather than on quilts. Glue stick
works[/quote:194f23890d] fine, but leave it to dry before sewing... And I've ironed PVC coated denim successfully: you
want to do it from the back, and it can kinda stick - a bit like freezer paper! :) Lots of stitches work: straight
stitch is OK, as is zigzag and 3-step zigzag... Mock blanket stitches also work. Best to use either a Teflon presser
foot or (even better!) a roller foot - one of those that runs on little rollers or wheels. :) If you have a look at
the Bag Lady page on my site, the Easter bag has a clear egg shaped appliqué with confetti in it! :) -- Kate XXXXXX
R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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Posted by Karen AKA Kajikit on Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:15 PM    Post subject: Re: Puzzle embellishment

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:09:40 GMT, "Deb in AR" <bsrdjr@NOSPAMsbcglobal.net> wrote: [quote:4f10fa8963]I'm
with Lynne, sewing for someone who's being pushy like that isn't worth the hassle. If you're looking for a way to bind
the paper bags together, what about punching holes and using ribbon tied together? [/quote:4f10fa8963] I don't even HAVE
a sewing machine... I just stick my gift albums together with glue and nobody's complained yet! Don't tell anyone
(shhhh...) I use a lot of el-cheapo glue sticks from the Dollar Tree for the big things...

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Posted by Deb in AR on Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:09 PM    Post subject: Re: Puzzle embellishment

I'm with Lynne, sewing for someone who's being pushy like that isn't worth the hassle. If you're looking for a way to
bind the paper bags together, what about punching holes and using ribbon tied together? -- Deb in AR - Desert Rat at
heart! http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bsrdjr@sbcglobal.net/my_photos Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Pages
complete 2006 = 3 Goal for 2006: 1 LO a week "King's Crown" <qoe@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:vFmOg.12184$xQ1.615@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... [quote:61349ada4d]I think your album would be just fine
without sewing. Especially for someone who's being so pushy! haha It does add a homey feel, but honestly I'm not sure
anyone would notice it it wasn't sewn. If you just had to have a sewing detail somewhere in the album one can punch
tiny holes with a pin and then draw between the lines with a white gel pen. Lynne "Scout Lady"
<scoutlady@nospam.net> wrote in message news:4mtcuuF7n5dpU1@individual.net... "King's Crown"
<qoe@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:s_4Og.11310$bM.10662@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net... The puzzle
title embellishment I was working on is pictured in my baby album on webshots. It's the title pape for the Brag paper
bag album I'm making for my neighbor's baby. -- That's really cute Lynne. I recently made a baby boy paper bag album
for a girl I use to work with. A couple of days later I got a call from a very pushy woman who asked me to make her a
paperbag album for a baby girl and I agreed although I didn't want to do it and she promptly informed me that she needed
three by the end of Sept. Then 2 other people called me and asked me to make them paperbag albums. I saw that you sewed
your pages. I had my niece sew the pages on the first album I made but she is back at school and I really don't know how
to use my sewing machine. Have you done any albums without sewing the pages? I want to do a nice job but the thought of
trying to sew all those papers is freaking me out. Lynne, Northern California
http://community.webshots.com/user/kingscrown Total pages for the year = 60 Total baby pages = 32 Goal for year - lots
of "baby album" pages ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Participated in Jacqui's Skinny Minnie Recipe Swap,
Katrina's ATC swap, Jessie's Birthday album, "The Barn" page swap and Jacqui's Title Swap. I was also enabled
in Monterey by OKC Dave our traveling Picture Placer. [/quote:61349ada4d]

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Posted by Debra on Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:05 AM    Post subject: Wading hip deep in fabric

Yes I said wading. Mom, her sister, and I spent a half day doing that one day last week. Someone passed along her
sewing stash to my aunt and suddenly it was too full for her to cook in there, so auntie called us over to sort through
it all. There were about 6 boxes and even more trash bags, all full of various fabrics. Some of it was quilt usable,
and some was totally useless but it was all mixed together so we just had to dump out the bags and boxes and have a good
sort. Mom is never timid or shy when it comes to an event like this so she grabbed the first bag, dumped it, and dug
right in. With a hand shooting past a large swath of slick bright pink polyester, she plucked out a stack of pre-cut
quilting cottons in 4 inch squares, and began searching for more. Then Auntie and I waded in too. There was fabric to
make sheers, jacket lining material, a lot of lightweight polyester, some jersey knit, sweatshirt fleece, a little bit
of old double knit, some almost finished curtains, half finished garments, and something pink with sequins that looked a
little like a tutu. All of that went into the discard pile right off the bat. Once we had been through it all we were
left with some denim, corduroy, and various weights of cotton and poly-cotton blends. We divvied up this fabric loot
into several piles until it was all gone. There was one box of various ribbon and lace trims. Both of them
elected me as the one to go through the box and salvage the good stuff out of it at a later date. There were two boxes
of 3 inch wide fabric wound on rolls, some was thin poly but most was quilting weight cotton, with enough on each of the
rolls to use as sashing or binding on several quilts, or use it in a strip or brick quilt or two. I've got one box and
mom has another. Mom has a load of floral and fruit prints, with a smattering of polka dots and stars. The sizes of
her fabric range from 4 inch squares to big enough for a quilt backing. I've got loads of corduroy in various shades of
pink and blue, some bright florals, some novelties and critters including a zebra print, and various dots and other
geometric prints, nothing big enough for a backing but I can raid Mom's stash if I have a need. I've now got two 13
gallon trash bags full of new to me fabric. I wonder how nice it would be to have a corduroy quilt. It's nice soft
cord that will probably be softer after I wash it. Might have to use big seam allowances though. Debra in VA See my
quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere

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Posted by Michelle on Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:03 PM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

Hi Shannon, Unfortunately, I can't help you with your question--but I know someone will be along who can. Just wanted
to say welcome to RCTQ! Pull up a chair and stay awhile. :-) -- Michelle in NV
http://community.webshots.com/user/desert_quilter "sgrube" <shannon.grube@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161194850.931437.302860@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... [quote:a897015d20]Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new
to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size
Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. I
have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to make a rag quilt tote bag, but don't know where to
start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right direction. Thanks Shannon babycat@kerrlake.com
[/quote:a897015d20]

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Posted by C&S on Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:10 AM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

Hi Shannon, welcome to the group. This is a great bunch of people and sooooooooo talented. Amazing what you learn
here. Do hunting dogs count as QI? -- Carole Champlain, NY http://photos.yahoo.com/ceridwen_rhea
http://360.yahoo.com/profile-Pp9n.fIyfrQ6NDNCfp9E0UU6hGPI Treasure your Mind, Cherish your Reason, Hold to your Purpose
Epictetus (52 c.e - 135 c.e.) "sgrube" <shannon.grube@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161194850.931437.302860@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... [quote:da94c968d3]Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new
to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size
Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. I
have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to make a rag quilt tote bag, but don't know where to
start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right direction. Thanks Shannon babycat@kerrlake.com
[/quote:da94c968d3]

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Posted by Butterflywings on Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:24 AM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

You forgot my licorice!!!!!!!! Butterfly (don't think I welcomed anyone for the past months but we have been house-
hunting since July--practically doing it in my sleep--have been reading tho) "Granny Waetherwax"
<news@danuta.nl> wrote in message news:C15D3BF3.14269%news@danuta.nl... [quote:a9165353a5]On 18-10-2006 20:07, in
article 1161194850.931437.302860@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com, "sgrube" shannon.grube@gmail.com> wrote: Hi,
my name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine, which
is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am
learning a lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to make a rag quilt
tote bag, but don't know where to start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right direction. Hi Shannon,
I'm a newby too and I learned a lot in just a few weeks here:) Lovely people and artists, every one of them:) I hope
you wil enjoy your time here, but watch your back....they are always looking out foor chocolat and stash:)
[/quote:a9165353a5]

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Posted by Roberta Zollner on Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:09 PM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

Welcome Shannon! You could probably do a simple tote by making 2 very small rag quilts the same size, then sewing them
together around 3 sides. Attach handles and you're done. Roberta in D "sgrube"
<shannon.grube@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:1161194850.931437.302860@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
[quote:e19f344c7c]Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters
sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to
sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to
make a rag quilt tote bag, but don't know where to start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right
direction. Thanks Shannon babycat@kerrlake.com [/quote:e19f344c7c]

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Posted by AuntK on Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:57 PM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

Hello Shannon. Another newbie myself saying welcome. While I'm not familiar with the rag quilt totes either, I'd
second the earlier suggestion of repeating the process you did for the quilt and then just making the tote instead of
the quilt if you're not able to find any specific patterns. As you've no doubt seen already, this is a great group full
of wonderful knowledge and always willing to help. Good luck! Kim in NJ sgrube wrote: [quote:3034731f5d]Hi, my name
is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine, which is a
Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am learning a
lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to make a rag quilt tote bag, but
don't know where to start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right direction. Thanks Shannon
babycat@kerrlake.com[/quote:3034731f5d]

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Posted by Granny Waetherwax on Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:28 PM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

On 18-10-2006 20:07, in article 1161194850.931437.302860@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com, "sgrube"
<shannon.grube@gmail.com> wrote: [quote:86bc67ca07]Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I would
love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6
Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt
and some small tote bags. I would like to make a rag quilt tote bag, but don't know where to start. Could someone
please help me or lead me in the right direction. [/quote:86bc67ca07] Hi Shannon, I'm a newby too and I learned a lot
in just a few weeks here:) Lovely people and artists, every one of them:) I hope you wil enjoy your time here, but
watch your back....they are always looking out foor chocolat and stash:)

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Posted by Karen, Queen of Squishies on Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:39 PM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

Hi, Shannon. I don't have any instructions for you, but I wanted to give you a big warm welcome to the group! Karen,
Queen of Squishies ----- www.PlayPianoNow.info [quote:5332046313]Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting.
I would love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with
6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt
and some small tote bags. I would like to make a rag quilt tote bag, but don't know where to start. Could someone
please help me or lead me in the right direction. Thanks Shannon babycat@kerrlake.com [/quote:5332046313]

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Posted by Dorothy McNutt on Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:09 AM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

Hi Shannon, Welcome to the group. I have done a little sewing off and on for the past few years but only in the last
4 years I have been doing some quilting. I love it. I have done some hand quilting and some machine quilting. I just
love to go to the quilt shows and see the fabulous quilts and also buy some sewing stuff from vendors. You can check out
some of my stuff at: http://community.webshots.com/user/dreamboat116 dreamboat "sgrube"
<shannon.grube@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1161194850.931437.302860@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
[quote:83f7c49552]Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters
sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to
sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to
make a rag quilt tote bag, but don't know where to start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right
direction. Thanks Shannon babycat@kerrlake.com [/quote:83f7c49552]

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Posted by Jacqueline on Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:29 AM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

Shannon, Welcome to the group, I am new to the group and quilting. Well I was in the group back around 1996-97 but
never did get the first quilt made so I am now working on projects. Notice I didn't say a project I said Projects. It
is so much fun, I just can't wait to get something finished that I can post. Those handbag/totes on ebay are cute.
Have you written the seller about them, I have found that most are willing to share how they do things. Jacqueline On
18 Oct 2006 11:07:30 -0700, "sgrube" <shannon.grube@gmail.com> wrote: [quote:0f3835209f]Hi, my name is
Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine, which is a Kenmore
Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am learning a lot of
things as I go. I have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to make a rag quilt tote bag, but don't
know where to start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right direction. Thanks Shannon
babycat@kerrlake.com Jacqueline from Kentucky[/quote:0f3835209f] http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun
things

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Posted by WV Quilter on Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:59 AM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

Welcome Shannon, I just finished my first rag quilt. I can't help with the tote question but hope to be of help maybe in
the future. I'm also new to this group but have found it helpful and a joy to read. I live in West Virginia, married 30
years. I have two furry friends at home, we call them the "girls" golden retreiver litter mates. When I get my
website cleaned up I will share some photos. Good luck & welcome WV Quilter sgrube wrote: [quote:0dc98c3c7b]Hi, my
name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine, which is a
Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am learning a
lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to make a rag quilt tote bag, but
don't know where to start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right direction. Thanks Shannon
babycat@kerrlake.com[/quote:0dc98c3c7b]

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Posted by Mary Anna on Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:47 AM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

On 18 Oct 2006 11:07:30 -0700, sgrube wrote: [quote:5b49e4c89a]Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I
would love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6
Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt
and some small tote bags. I would like to make a rag quilt tote bag, [/quote:5b49e4c89a] Hi Shannon, I can't help
with the tote either, since I'm a new quilter myself, but I'd like to welcome you to the group. I've only been here a
short time and have already learned about lot's of good tips and ideas. This is a very helpful group! -- Mary Anna in
NY

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Posted by Cats on Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:31 PM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

Hi and Welcome from Downunder Shannon! I am not sure what you mean by a rag quilt tote bag so I cannot help either,
but I wanted to warn you about the stash pirates on this group. Don't tell anyone where you keep your fabric stash!
-- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) (
> Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "sgrube" <shannon.grube@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161194850.931437.302860@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... : Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I
would love to : learn how. I have : my sisters sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size : Sewing Machine
with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to : sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. : I have made a
rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to make : a rag quilt tote bag, : but don't know where to start.
Could someone please help me or lead me : in the right : direction. : : Thanks : Shannon : babycat@kerrlake.com :

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Posted by Vikki In WA State on Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:29 PM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

Hi Shannon, Welcome. You have come to the right place to learn to quilt. While we really can't teach you, we can tell
you where to go for good advice. There is lots of information on the web. http://www.quilterscache.com/ is one place
to look. I am sure you will get lots of advise. It is what we are good at. -- Vikki in WA State "sgrube"
<shannon.grube@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1161194850.931437.302860@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
[quote:3c8ad77980]Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters
sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to
sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to
make a rag quilt tote bag, but don't know where to start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right
direction. Thanks Shannon babycat@kerrlake.com [/quote:3c8ad77980]

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Posted by Patti on Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:21 PM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

Welcome Shannon. Sorry, can't help you with your question, though! .. In message
<1161194850.931437.302860@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>, sgrube <shannon.grube@gmail.com> writes
[quote:c36a7271af]Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters
sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to
sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to
make a rag quilt tote bag, but don't know where to start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right
direction. Thanks Shannon babycat@kerrlake.com [/quote:c36a7271af] -- Best Regards pat on the hill

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Posted by Kate G. on Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:27 PM    Post subject: Re: Newbie....Hello

I can't help with the tote.... but I can say welcome! We're glad you found us! I'm sure you'll learn a lot from your
new quilting friends here.... we are a talkative bunch... and I know I have learned much here! Other things you
should learn.... (besides quilting tips and techniques) 1) hide your chocolate (which, by the way -- are you a dark?
light? milk? or other chocolate lover?) 2) hide your stash --- especially if you announce you are taking a vacation or
will be away from home for long. ;-) Tell us more about your family, any QI's (quilt inspectors aka pets). Favorite
colors... favorite fabric designers.... just tell us everything! Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves -- "sgrube" <shannon.grube@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161194850.931437.302860@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... [quote:4f74c8697a]Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new
to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine, which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size
Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am learning a lot of things as I go. I
have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to make a rag quilt tote bag, but don't know where to
start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right direction. Thanks Shannon babycat@kerrlake.com
[/quote:4f74c8697a]

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Posted by sgrube on Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:07 PM    Post subject: Newbie....Hello

Hi, my name is Shannon and I am very new to quilting. I would love to learn how. I have my sisters sewing machine,
which is a Kenmore Mini Ultra 3/4 Size Sewing Machine with 6 Stitches Plus Buttonhole. I am also new to sewing, so I am
learning a lot of things as I go. I have made a rag quilt and some small tote bags. I would like to make a rag quilt
tote bag, but don't know where to start. Could someone please help me or lead me in the right direction. Thanks
Shannon babycat@kerrlake.com

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Posted by Cats on Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:48 AM    Post subject: Re: bits and pieces: new member, thimbles, handquilting

Your scraps of flannel are perfect for holding needles and pins - different colour for each. Don't leave them loose in
the container lol -- Cheryl & the Cats o o o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y
< ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "BJ" <bhstevenson@alltel.net> wrote in message
news:9e735$452d80e5$4b753beb$4770@ALLTEL.NET... : Great idea - soap container - I'm putting it on my shopping list.
Pins, : needles and scissors have been a problem. : BJ in GA : http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bj31032/albums/ : :
"Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message : news:452d6b97_2@news.chariot.net.au... : > Hope you have
REALLY comfortable shoes and a BIG suitcase to : > take home the goodies. : > : > : > BTW - while I
understand that ziplock bags are handy for : > carrying small hand projects, I like to have my sewing kit : > in
a small plastic soap container. That way sharp things : > don't stick into me and I can snap the lid and throw it
in : > my pocket in seconds. The container fits into a ziplock bag : > with the sewing and if I need more than
one colour thread : > (for applique) I can fit up to half a dozen bobbins in the : > little box and they won't
unwind or get tangled. I still : > have a set of "good" tools and my beautiful hand crafted : >
accesories at home next to my chair, but I have one "sewing : > kit in a box" set up for each project I
work on so I can : > keep all the essentials ready to go. I think my last : > "sewing box" cost me
about 70c at the supermarket lol : > : > And two of those boxes (one in each pocket) carries a whole : >
day's Manx sewing supplies - up to 6 or more blocks - fabric : > strips included. : > : > -- : > : >
Cheryl & the Cats : > o o o o o o : > ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) (
> Y < ) : > Enness Boofhead Donut : > http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest :
> catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau : > : > "BJ" <bhstevenson@alltel.net> wrote in message : >
news:ea0a$452d5003$4b753beb$12006@ALLTEL.NET... : > : Hi and welcome new member Susan. I am soooo envious!! A :
> Jinny Beyer : > : class!! I'm pretty new here myself, but I'm enjoying : > getting to know lots : > : of
neat people (planning to meet some of you in Houston : > soon). I started : > : quilting 2 years ago and made 2
using a sewing machine : > before I remembered : > : that machines of any sort and I don't play well together. :
> Now I have : > : finsihed 2 hand-pieced, hand-quilted quilts. I have : > another one on my : > : design
wall waiting to be stitched together since I got : > sidetracked with a : > : candlewicking quilt that I hope to
finish up this week. : > Jinny Beyer's book : > : has been my constant companion since I couldn't find : >
anyone close enough to : > : teach me. I got her CD too but didn't find it as helpful : > as the book. : > :
: > : As for the person asking about what you really need to do : > the hand stuff. I : > : have a ziplock
bag with small scissors, a few pins, : > thread, needle threader, : > : a seam ripper and my thimble. Most of my
sewing is done : > on a bus going to : > : the airport, in the airport and on the plane - I fly to : > see my
grandbabies 3 : > : or 4 times a month. At home, I have the cutting board, : > cutter, markers that : > :
disappear when washed with cold water, a couple of rulers, : > iron and ironing : > : board. Finger pressing
works just fine when I'm : > traveling. That's pretty : > : much it. I do the 'lap quilting' someone else
described so : > well. I have a : > : hoop, but I can't seem to figure out how to use it except : > for the :
> : candlewicking. : > : : > : Thimble!! I tried about 15 different kinds of thimbles : > before I found
the : > : one for me. I have quite a collection that I am giving to : > quilting friends : > : when I see
them using one like I have. The one that works : > for me is a : > : Diamond Thimble. It is plastic and I
forget that I have : > it on. I liked it : > : so much that I ordered 6 more just so I could have one : >
whenever and wherever : > : I needed it. they are more expensive than some I tried : > (about $6) but well :
> : worth it to me. : > : : > : Thread - good quality is most important. The first I used : > was a
WalMart : > : brand (no quilt shops in my area). Then I bought some : > when I was in Houston : > : visiting
the grandbabies and could not believe the : > difference. : > : : > : I just saw a picture of the banner I'm
supposed to look : > for at the Houston : > : show. Do I need to know anything else? This will be my : >
first quilt show : > : and I am sooo excited. any hints on what to bring - : > besides money - : > : : > :
BJ in GA : > : http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bj31032/albums/ : > : : > : : > : > : :

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View entire thread: bits and pieces: new member, thimbles, handquilting
Posted by BJ on Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:40 AM    Post subject: Re: bits and pieces: new member, thimbles, handquilting

Great idea - soap container - I'm putting it on my shopping list. Pins, needles and scissors have been a problem. BJ
in GA http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bj31032/albums/ "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message
news:452d6b97_2@news.chariot.net.au... [quote:dd090661a9]Hope you have REALLY comfortable shoes and a BIG suitcase to
take home the goodies. BTW - while I understand that ziplock bags are handy for carrying small hand projects, I like
to have my sewing kit in a small plastic soap container. That way sharp things don't stick into me and I can snap the
lid and throw it in my pocket in seconds. The container fits into a ziplock bag with the sewing and if I need more than
one colour thread (for applique) I can fit up to half a dozen bobbins in the little box and they won't unwind or get
tangled. I still have a set of "good" tools and my beautiful hand crafted accesories at home next to my
chair, but I have one "sewing kit in a box" set up for each project I work on so I can keep all the essentials
ready to go. I think my last "sewing box" cost me about 70c at the supermarket lol And two of those
boxes (one in each pocket) carries a whole day's Manx sewing supplies - up to 6 or more blocks - fabric strips included.
-- Cheryl & the Cats o o o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < )
Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau
"BJ" <bhstevenson@alltel.net> wrote in message news:ea0a$452d5003$4b753beb$12006@ALLTEL.NET... : Hi and
welcome new member Susan. I am soooo envious!! A Jinny Beyer : class!! I'm pretty new here myself, but I'm enjoying
getting to know lots : of neat people (planning to meet some of you in Houston soon). I started : quilting 2 years ago
and made 2 using a sewing machine before I remembered : that machines of any sort and I don't play well together. Now I
have : finsihed 2 hand-pieced, hand-quilted quilts. I have another one on my : design wall waiting to be stitched
together since I got sidetracked with a : candlewicking quilt that I hope to finish up this week. Jinny Beyer's book :
has been my constant companion since I couldn't find anyone close enough to : teach me. I got her CD too but didn't
find it as helpful as the book. : : As for the person asking about what you really need to do the hand stuff. I : have
a ziplock bag with small scissors, a few pins, thread, needle threader, : a seam ripper and my thimble. Most of my
sewing is done on a bus going to : the airport, in the airport and on the plane - I fly to see my grandbabies 3 : or 4
times a month. At home, I have the cutting board, cutter, markers that : disappear when washed with cold water, a
couple of rulers, iron and ironing : board. Finger pressing works just fine when I'm traveling. That's pretty : much
it. I do the 'lap quilting' someone else described so well. I have a : hoop, but I can't seem to figure out how to use
it except for the : candlewicking. : : Thimble!! I tried about 15 different kinds of thimbles before I found the : one
for me. I have quite a collection that I am giving to quilting friends : when I see them using one like I have. The
one that works for me is a : Diamond Thimble. It is plastic and I forget that I have it on. I liked it : so much that
I ordered 6 more just so I could have one whenever and wherever : I needed it. they are more expensive than some I
tried (about $6) but well : worth it to me. : : Thread - good quality is most important. The first I used was a WalMart
: brand (no quilt shops in my area). Then I bought some when I was in Houston : visiting the grandbabies and could not
believe the difference. : : I just saw a picture of the banner I'm supposed to look for at the Houston : show. Do I
need to know anything else? This will be my first quilt show : and I am sooo excited. any hints on what to bring -
besides money - : : BJ in GA : http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bj31032/albums/ : : [/quote:dd090661a9]

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View entire thread: bits and pieces: new member, thimbles, handquilting
Posted by Cats on Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:07 PM    Post subject: Re: bits and pieces: new member, thimbles, handquilting

Hope you have REALLY comfortable shoes and a BIG suitcase to take home the goodies. BTW - while I understand that
ziplock bags are handy for carrying small hand projects, I like to have my sewing kit in a small plastic soap
container. That way sharp things don't stick into me and I can snap the lid and throw it in my pocket in seconds.
The container fits into a ziplock bag with the sewing and if I need more than one colour thread (for applique) I can
fit up to half a dozen bobbins in the little box and they won't unwind or get tangled. I still have a set of
"good" tools and my beautiful hand crafted accesories at home next to my chair, but I have one "sewing
kit in a box" set up for each project I work on so I can keep all the essentials ready to go. I think my last
"sewing box" cost me about 70c at the supermarket lol And two of those boxes (one in each pocket) carries
a whole day's Manx sewing supplies - up to 6 or more blocks - fabric strips included. -- Cheryl & the Cats
o o o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead
Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "BJ"
<bhstevenson@alltel.net> wrote in message news:ea0a$452d5003$4b753beb$12006@ALLTEL.NET... : Hi and welcome new
member Susan. I am soooo envious!! A Jinny Beyer : class!! I'm pretty new here myself, but I'm enjoying getting to
know lots : of neat people (planning to meet some of you in Houston soon). I started : quilting 2 years ago and made 2
using a sewing machine before I remembered : that machines of any sort and I don't play well together. Now I have :
finsihed 2 hand-pieced, hand-quilted quilts. I have another one on my : design wall waiting to be stitched together
since I got sidetracked with a : candlewicking quilt that I hope to finish up this week. Jinny Beyer's book : has been
my constant companion since I couldn't find anyone close enough to : teach me. I got her CD too but didn't find it as
helpful as the book. : : As for the person asking about what you really need to do the hand stuff. I : have a ziplock
bag with small scissors, a few pins, thread, needle threader, : a seam ripper and my thimble. Most of my sewing is
done on a bus going to : the airport, in the airport and on the plane - I fly to see my grandbabies 3 : or 4 times a
month. At home, I have the cutting board, cutter, markers that : disappear when washed with cold water, a couple of
rulers, iron and ironing : board. Finger pressing works just fine when I'm traveling. That's pretty : much it. I do
the 'lap quilting' someone else described so well. I have a : hoop, but I can't seem to figure out how to use it
except for the : candlewicking. : : Thimble!! I tried about 15 different kinds of thimbles before I found the : one
for me. I have quite a collection that I am giving to quilting friends : when I see them using one like I have. The
one that works for me is a : Diamond Thimble. It is plastic and I forget that I have it on. I liked it : so much
that I ordered 6 more just so I could have one whenever and wherever : I needed it. they are more expensive than some
I tried (about $6) but well : worth it to me. : : Thread - good quality is most important. The first I used was a
WalMart : brand (no quilt shops in my area). Then I bought some when I was in Houston : visiting the grandbabies and
could not believe the difference. : : I just saw a picture of the banner I'm supposed to look for at the Houston :
show. Do I need to know anything else? This will be my first quilt show : and I am sooo excited. any hints on what
to bring - besides money - : : BJ in GA : http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bj31032/albums/ : :

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View entire thread: handquilting equipment
Posted by Sandy Ellison on Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:54 PM    Post subject: Re: handquilting equipment

Howdy! Wow! What a fun subject to find on this group, first thing in the morning: handquilting! ;-D Tools: I love
the 12" hoops, thick ones w/ a good, sturdy screw to tighten the hoop; no floor stand, no floor frame any more. A
variety of needles helps, as does checking out a few thimbles to see what's comfortable. Good thread made for
handquilting, like the Gutermann & the good ol' Coats & Clark brands, are faves for hand quilting as well as
hand piecing. I like the scissor straps that hang around the neck to keep a small pair of (embroidery) scissors close
at hand, like these stork scissors which are sharp and have a nice feel to them, and a basket to keep everything beside
me (also holds a few chocolates &/or mints &/or chewing gum). I keep several packages of finger cots in the
notions drawers (pyramid cabinet by the front door <g>), a special treat for grasping & pulling those needles
thru' the layers; cheap item, must have it in my sewing bags. And that's it, the only handquilting equipment I *need*.
My best tools stay in a small cosmetic bag (snaps or zips shut) in the open sewing basket; a second set is packed in
another bag, ready to go when I do, containing my not-so-favorite thimbles and 2nd or 3rd best small scissors, thread,
extra needles & finger cots, marking pen, spare change, a couple of buttons, address labels & tiny note pad.
For airplane rides I have a small pill bottle stuffed w/ needles and finger cots, wrapped in masking tape (makes a great
guide for marking straight lines &/or seam allowances), also holds safety pins removed from the basted quilt; this
goes into a ziplock-type bag w/ thread & a plastic letter opener that has a tiny sharp metal edge in it for cutting
thread, along w/ a pen & a tiny note pad; this all packs into a larger ziplock bag containing the small take-along
quilting project. Newest favorite thimble: open-ended Clover metal
http://www.shopatron.com/product/product_id=CLV6017/181.0 (I didn't pay that much!); my fingers aren't tapered to a
point as so many thimbles are. A variety of thimbles is a good thing. <g> If a nimble thimble works for you,
Hanne, go with it. This should be fun and comfortable; handquilting is addictive. ;-) http://tinyurl.com/jxm2k Cheers
and good luck! Ragmop/Sandy-- http://tinyurl.com/ly7ld On 10/11/06 5:33 AM, in article egiha3$2kn$1@qmul,
"Hanne Gottliebsen" <hago@dcs.qmul.ac.uk> wrote: [quote:1850d602eb]So, having tried my hand at
handpiecing (going quite well, if I say so myself), I'm now thinking more seriously about learning handquilting too.
Where I live there aren't many classes etc, but so far I've learnt from books, web, you guys etc more than from classes.
Regardless, I need to get some stuff, right? For space and financial reasons, a hoop seems like a good place to start
for me, and I've found some that look nice that I can easily get when visiting my parents in a months time. I was
thinking to just get the hoop, this guy also does floor stands and gizmos that attaches the hoop to the table. If needed
I could get one of those later? But do I need some sort of stand to even get started? And if not, then how do you
balance everything (hoop and using both hands for quilting). And what about a thimble? I use a nimble thimble for hand
stitching, but I gather that is not suitable for quilting (no little holes for the needle to sit in). Hanne in London
PS. The handpieced 9-patches have generally straight seams, but the eye balling of 1/4" is still work in progress.
But as someone kindly said last week, it is easier to fudge than when machine piecing :-)[/quote:1850d602eb]

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View entire thread: OT cold turkey -- anticipating withdrawal symptoms
Posted by Anne in CA on Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:08 AM    Post subject: Re: OT cold turkey -- anticipating withdrawal symptoms

Invented by Pati Shambaugh, see http://www.steigerfamily.com/quilting/other.htm NAYY I did spell it wrong though. It
is a Quilt Pati, not a Pattie. That's for hamburgers and such, LOL I've been assigning myself two boxes a day,
minimum, to pack. Today I went through my closet for summer clothes and packed two boxes as well as got two grocery
bags ready for the clothing drive ... Weeding in the house is more fun than weeding in the garden ... Anne in CA
annerudolph AT comcast DOT net Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, fact, or tact are transmission errors.
http://community.webshots.com/user/annerudolph3 http://www.frappr.com/rctq http://annerudolph.home.comcast.net/anne.htm
Pauline wrote: [quote:5c91c160bf]What is "quilt pattie"? I hope it's not too obvious, do I don't embarrass
myself! Congrats on the new house Anne. The best thing I know about moving is the getting rid of all the stuff I just
can't part with, cause there's no real reason to keep it. Try to do that before the move. -- Pauline Northern
California "Anne in CA" <annerudolph@comcrap.net> wrote in message news:4oshqfFfs3o5U1@individual.net...
I just made an offer on a new house and it was accepted and I will be moving sometime at the end of October or early
November. Exactly when depends on some work that needs to be done on the house *after* the seller moves out but *before*
I can move in. Because of the uncertainty, I need to have the majority of my stuff packed by the end of the month, but
won't know just when it can be *un*packed again. Take into consideration that I just went back to college full time and
have classes M, W, and F from 8 am to 5 most days and until 8 some days. Needless to say, the SM, the stash and most
ongoing projects are going to be stuck in boxes for a while. There is a Grandmother's Flower Garden that I started hand
piecing (with quilt patties) a couple of years ago when DH was in the hospital a couple of times. I hope that will be
enough to ward off the shakes and general DTs that I have heard come with sewing/quilting withdrawal. Once I have moved
into the new house I will send out a call for a stash raid and y'all can come help me find it among all the boxes ;-)
p.s. -- Patti S in Seattle -- the new house has a yard and garden, wheeeee! (and no blackberries that I can detect.) --
Anne in CA annerudolph AT comcast DOT net Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, fact, or tact are transmission errors.
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View entire thread: Stash sorting completed!
Posted by Kate Dicey on Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:10 PM    Post subject: Re: Stash sorting completed!

Maureen Wozniak wrote: [quote:8e2db5c371]I don't know Kate. 53 crates? Maybe you need a little more stash.
<BEG>. Maureen I just went out and bought three more crates, two of which filled almost[/quote:8e2db5c371]
instantly. The third will take moments... That's got the stuff from the sewing room sorted! Well, *some* of it,
anyway! I have promised that except for exceptional circumstances, I will use stash for my next sewing