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Posted by Don/Gen on Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:14 PM    Post subject: Re: Bugs and creepy things Re: Swaps



where did you find the pattern. It sounds great--I just might like to try it one of these days. Gen If you have DGSs
into that sort of thing I have the most [quote:9c999fbed7]: wonderful design for a red back spider (Black Widow) from a
: Jillian Sawyer stained glass book. I have always dreamed of : sewing it about five feet high with a dark background
and : the black spider with a red satin patch on the back, and : silver quilting. But my friends all say that NO-ONE
could : possibly sleep under such a quilt. : : One day . . . . . . . . (evil chuckles) : : Let me know if you are game
to try it. LOL : -- : Cheryl & the Cats[/quote:9c999fbed7]

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Posted by Cats on Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:54 AM    Post subject: Re: Bugs and creepy things Re: Swaps

It's about #17 on the list . . . . . and given my rapidly slowing output rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . maybe one day.
-- Cheryl & the Cats 0 0 o o 0 0 ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y
< ) U ~ U Enness Boofhead Donut (Boofhead slowly recovering from
his 3 day absence and seemingly minor injuries) http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Kate Dicey" <kate@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message
news:450e5b2c$0$3580$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net... : Cats wrote: : : > If you have DGSs into that sort of
thing I have the most : > wonderful design for a red back spider (Black Widow) from a : > Jillian Sawyer stained
glass book. I have always dreamed of : > sewing it about five feet high with a dark background and : > the
black spider with a red satin patch on the back, and : > silver quilting. But my friends all say that NO-ONE could
: > possibly sleep under such a quilt. : > : > One day . . . . . . . . (evil chuckles) : > : > Let me
know if you are game to try it. LOL : : That sounds wonderful! You really should do 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 Vikki In WA State on Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:16 AM    Post subject: Re: Bugs and creepy things Re: Swaps

I made dgs pajamas out of fleece that had spiders and bats on it and he loved them. -- Vikki in WA State
"maryd" <mardor@*net> wrote in message news:12gs5jrn66sqg6b@corp.supernews.com... [quote:3051bba382]Bugs
are one thing but spiders another. <g> At least 2 are afraid of spiders. -- Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message
news:450e0862_3@news.chariot.net.au... : If you have DGSs into that sort of thing I have the most : wonderful design for
a red back spider (Black Widow) from a : Jillian Sawyer stained glass book. I have always dreamed of : sewing it about
five feet high with a dark background and : the black spider with a red satin patch on the back, and : silver quilting.
But my friends all say that NO-ONE could : possibly sleep under such a quilt. : : One day . . . . . . . . (evil
chuckles) : : Let me know if you are game to try it. LOL : -- : Cheryl & the Cats : 0 0 o o
0 0 : ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) : U ~ U : Enness
Boofhead Donut : (Boofhead slowly recovering from his 3 day : absence and seemingly minor injuries) :
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau [/quote:3051bba382]

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Posted by maryd on Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:45 AM    Post subject: Re: Bugs and creepy things Re: Swaps

Bugs are one thing but spiders another. <g> At least 2 are afraid of spiders. -- Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message
news:450e0862_3@news.chariot.net.au... : If you have DGSs into that sort of thing I have the most : wonderful design for
a red back spider (Black Widow) from a : Jillian Sawyer stained glass book. I have always dreamed of : sewing it about
five feet high with a dark background and : the black spider with a red satin patch on the back, and : silver quilting.
But my friends all say that NO-ONE could : possibly sleep under such a quilt. : : One day . . . . . . . . (evil
chuckles) : : Let me know if you are game to try it. LOL : -- : Cheryl & the Cats : 0 0 o o
0 0 : ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) : U ~ U : Enness
Boofhead Donut : (Boofhead slowly recovering from his 3 day : absence and seemingly minor injuries) :
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau

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Posted by Julia in MN on Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:37 PM    Post subject: Re: newbie

It is possible to make a quilt without any handwork; everything can be done on the sewing machine. Piecing and applique
are, of course, done a block at a time. For your first quilt, start with something small and simple. Some of the Quilt
in a Day books are good for beginners, because the instructions are very detailed. Their Log Cabin, Irish Chain, Trip
Around the World, Rail Fence are all especially good for beginners. You can quilt on your regular home machine, but
large quilts do get bulky and hard to handle. There are a number of techniques for reducing the bulk. Besides the
books & websites others have mentioned, you might want to take a look at "Machine Quilting in Sections"
by Marti Mitchell. She's gives several techniques for reducing the bulk of a large quilt; most of the ideas are
documented in other places, but I haven't seen anything else that describes all of them in one place. I've used a
couple of her techniques -- before I bought the book. I've documented one such project at
<http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/Quilting_in_Sections.html> Julia in MN Sharon & Jack wrote:
[quote:b51b6b6911]Hi - my name is Sharon, and I've never made a quilt. My SIL and I tried, several years ago - a BOM,
with no sewing. Instead, you fused a "picture", then outlined everything with a blanket stitch. Well, by the
time we got the thing fused, I needed a hammer and pliers to get a needle through the fused layers. That ended our
attempt at quilting. I've acquired a several books on quilting over the years, and always drool over the pictures, but
never go any further, for several reasons, primarily health - I can't do a lot of hand work. But, the other day I saw
an article about making blocks and completing them individually - right through the backing, and then assembling the
quilt. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry or something, because I don't have any idea where I saw it. Now the big
question - does anyone recall seeing anything like this? Thanks (and I'm not usually this ditzy, honest) Sharon
[/quote:b51b6b6911] -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus
http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/

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Posted by Sandy Foster on Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:02 PM    Post subject: Re: newbie

In article <zuGrg.4792$ye3.153@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>, "Sharon & Jack"
<rottnkids@earthlink.net> wrote: [quote:f6803aa77b]Hi - my name is Sharon, and I've never made a quilt. My SIL
and I tried, several years ago - a BOM, with no sewing. Instead, you fused a "picture", then outlined
everything with a blanket stitch. Well, by the time we got the thing fused, I needed a hammer and pliers to get a
needle through the fused layers. That ended our attempt at quilting. I've acquired a several books on quilting over
the years, and always drool over the pictures, but never go any further, for several reasons, primarily health - I can't
do a lot of hand work. But, the other day I saw an article about making blocks and completing them individually - right
through the backing, and then assembling the quilt. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry or something, because I don't have
any idea where I saw it. Now the big question - does anyone recall seeing anything like this? Thanks (and I'm not
usually this ditzy, honest) Sharon [/quote:f6803aa77b] Welcome, Sharon! :) Once you start, you won't be able to stop,
as most of us have happily discovered. <G> As for the technique you describe, that's how I learned to quilt, too
(though I've branched out a bit since then <G>). I used Georgia Bonesteel's books (she has at least four or
five) on lap quilting to teach myself to quilt, and I loved it. :) See if you can find one of her earlier books, either
at the library or online or at a bookstore; they're very easy to understand. HTH. :) -- 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 Anonymous on Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:59 PM    Post subject: Re: newbie

There are several methods of quilting as you go. Here are links that have descriptions of several methods. Please note
that while I reseached this a while back, I have not tried all of them, nor do I have any of these books on the subject.
* With this method, individual blocks or sections of a quilt can be done. It does require some hand work on the back.
Georgia Bonesteel's series of books, already mentiioned by Patti. http://www.secretsof.com/content/624
http://www.acornhillquilts.com/quiltasyougo.pdf * A method that requires no hand sewing. The batting in one section is
separate from the batting in another section. In the shown example, the quilting was done across strips of blocks that
were sewn together. http://community.webshots.com/album/547387259nozWsW * There is a variation on the previous one, but
for some reason I cannot find the link for it this morning. First the blocks are sewn together in strips (width or
length of the quilt). A single section is quilted, but not to the edges. The batting for the next section is sewn to
the batting in the already quilted section. The top strip for the next section is sewn to the top of the already
quilted section. The backing strip for the next section is sewn to the bottom of the already quilted section. The next
section is smoothed, basted and quilted (if it is not the outer edge of the quilt, do not quilt to the edges). Repeat
as needed. * A sashing on the back covers the seams. This sashing is machine sewn and shows on the front.
http://www.treadleon.net/quiltshop/joiningblocks/joining.html * Betty Cotton developed a different method, as shown on
her web site. The result is a reversible quilt, that has some three dimensional ridges. Betty appeared on "Sewing
with Nancy". I think there were three episodes on her "Pinetree" quilt. http://www.quiltyard.com/ *
Julie Olson has a method that uses Steam-a-Seam 2 and a bias tape maker that is described in her book.
http://tinyurl.com/ecw6p I'm sure there are others, as quilters tend to be so innovative. Bev in TX Sharon & Jack
wrote: [quote:6fdb41d172]Hi - my name is Sharon, and I've never made a quilt. My SIL and I tried, several years ago - a
BOM, with no sewing. Instead, you fused a "picture", then outlined everything with a blanket stitch. Well,
by the time we got the thing fused, I needed a hammer and pliers to get a needle through the fused layers. That ended
our attempt at quilting. I've acquired a several books on quilting over the years, and always drool over the pictures,
but never go any further, for several reasons, primarily health - I can't do a lot of hand work. But, the other day I
saw an article about making blocks and completing them individually - right through the backing, and then assembling the
quilt. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry or something, because I don't have any idea where I saw it. Now the big
question - does anyone recall seeing anything like this? Thanks (and I'm not usually this ditzy, honest)
Sharon[/quote:6fdb41d172]

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Posted by gyrlcentric on Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:34 AM    Post subject: Re: newbie

one of the quilting magazines i have, has an article about creating a reversible, block by block, complete as you go
type of quilt. my DH is asleep so i cannot search for it now but i can in the morning and send you copies if you'd
like. Sharon & Jack wrote: [quote:e98d6c5182]Hi - my name is Sharon, and I've never made a quilt. My SIL and I
tried, several years ago - a BOM, with no sewing. Instead, you fused a "picture", then outlined everything
with a blanket stitch. Well, by the time we got the thing fused, I needed a hammer and pliers to get a needle through
the fused layers. That ended our attempt at quilting. I've acquired a several books on quilting over the years, and
always drool over the pictures, but never go any further, for several reasons, primarily health - I can't do a lot of
hand work. But, the other day I saw an article about making blocks and completing them individually - right through the
backing, and then assembling the quilt. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry or something, because I don't have any idea
where I saw it. Now the big question - does anyone recall seeing anything like this? Thanks (and I'm not usually this
ditzy, honest) Sharon[/quote:e98d6c5182]

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Posted by Patti on Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:15 AM    Post subject: Re: newbie

Welcome to you Sharon Yes, the method of completing individual blocks and sewing them together is quite a well-known
one. There are several books on the subject. The ones I know of (without hunting too far in my pieces of paper with
notes on!) are by Georgia Bonesteel. The one I have is called 'Lap Quilting Lives'; but I'm sure there is an earlier
one. There are several methods of joining the blocks - there is no single correct way. I hope you'll get lots of help
with online sites, from folk here, and have a great time making your first quilt. Start simple and small, and you have
far less chance of getting frustrated. Have fun. .. In message
<zuGrg.4792$ye3.153@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>, Sharon & Jack <rottnkids@earthlink.net> writes
[quote:cbc3611d3c]Hi - my name is Sharon, and I've never made a quilt. My SIL and I tried, several years ago - a BOM,
with no sewing. Instead, you fused a "picture", then outlined everything with a blanket stitch. Well, by the
time we got the thing fused, I needed a hammer and pliers to get a needle through the fused layers. That ended our
attempt at quilting. I've acquired a several books on quilting over the years, and always drool over the pictures, but
never go any further, for several reasons, primarily health - I can't do a lot of hand work. But, the other day I saw
an article about making blocks and completing them individually - right through the backing, and then assembling the
quilt. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry or something, because I don't have any idea where I saw it. Now the big
question - does anyone recall seeing anything like this? Thanks (and I'm not usually this ditzy, honest) Sharon
[/quote:cbc3611d3c] -- Best Regards pat on the hill

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Posted by Sharon & Jack on Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:27 AM    Post subject: newbie

Hi - my name is Sharon, and I've never made a quilt. My SIL and I tried, several years ago - a BOM, with no sewing.
Instead, you fused a "picture", then outlined everything with a blanket stitch. Well, by the time we got
the thing fused, I needed a hammer and pliers to get a needle through the fused layers. That ended our attempt at
quilting. I've acquired a several books on quilting over the years, and always drool over the pictures, but never go
any further, for several reasons, primarily health - I can't do a lot of hand work. But, the other day I saw an
article about making blocks and completing them individually - right through the backing, and then assembling the
quilt. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry or something, because I don't have any idea where I saw it. Now the big
question - does anyone recall seeing anything like this? Thanks (and I'm not usually this ditzy, honest) Sharon

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View entire thread: Brother Sewing machine BS-2125 - manual?
Posted by Robert Boddy on Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:41 PM    Post subject: Brother Sewing machine BS-2125 - manual?

Hi, Sorry, don't know if this is an appropriated post for this group but desparation has set in. My partner has
inherited a Brother BS-2125 sewing machine from a relative but minus the manual. We've tried Brother but to no avail.
If anyone has a manual and would be kind enough to thumb a nose at UK copyright law and photocopy it I'd be eternally
grateful. Needless to say I shall recompense the cost of copying, postage etc, and would be happy to stand you a small
dry sherry or large Scotch depending on your particular bent. Yours in eager anticipation, Rob Boddy.

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View entire thread: Info - Sewing Stuff on Sale at Netto (NAYY!)
Posted by Kate Dicey on Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:27 AM    Post subject: Re: Info - Sewing Stuff on Sale at Netto (NAYY!)

Sarah Dale wrote: [quote:6e1453cc3e]Hi All, Just had a flyer through my door for Netto's. Shows several sewing / craft
related items for sale that I thought everyone might be interested in. Boxes of thread (probably cheap & tacky but
you never know) Wooden sewing baskets, Sewing machine! (£50 el cheapo) Wood burning / soldering kit Craft knifes 30cm x
22cm self healing cutting mats at £1 (!) etc. etc. NAYY! Sarah Aldi had one of those el cheapo sewing machine offers
a while back: it[/quote:6e1453cc3e] looked OK for £50, but I'd want to try it... Pity I don't have £50 to play with,
or I'd say get me one! I don't have a Netto near here. -- 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 Sarah Dale on Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:57 PM    Post subject: Info - Sewing Stuff on Sale at Netto (NAYY!)

Hi All, Just had a flyer through my door for Netto's. Shows several sewing / craft related items for sale that I
thought everyone might be interested in. Boxes of thread (probably cheap & tacky but you never know) Wooden sewing
baskets, Sewing machine! (£50 el cheapo) Wood burning / soldering kit Craft knifes 30cm x 22cm self healing cutting mats
at £1 (!) etc. etc. NAYY! Sarah -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

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View entire thread: SERVICE MANUAL for Husqvarna 2000
Posted by Kate Dicey on Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:44 AM    Post subject: Re: SERVICE MANUAL for Husqvarna 2000

flyingdutchman wrote: [quote:b1c83c19a2]Dear Kate i tried this but they said bring it in enand we repair it for you
but i know his repairing prices they are verry high and i know that when i have the manual i can do it easily myself i
dod some gearbgoxes for cars and electronic repairs before [/quote:b1c83c19a2] Car gearboxes and electronics are not
quite the same as sewing machine innards... ;) What's actually wrong with it? And do you know the price he'd charge?
A standard service for my HV Lily is about £45. Last time I needed a fix was for the overlocker, and that was about
£70. You could also try the Yahoo group Wefixit: we're dedicated to keeping old sewing machines working, and there may
be someone there who could help. -- 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 Franc Zabkar on Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:07 AM    Post subject: Re: Need instruction manual for Frister & Rossmann Cub 7 or

On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:36:16 +1000, Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> put finger to keyboard and composed:
[quote:c5a757fd7f]My mother requires an instruction manual for her Globe Cub 7 sewing machine. [/quote:c5a757fd7f]
Problem solved. She found her manual. - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

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Posted by Franc Zabkar on Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:36 AM    Post subject: Need instruction manual for Frister & Rossmann Cub 7 or Glob

My mother requires an instruction manual for her Globe Cub 7 sewing machine. The machine looks identical to this
Frister & Rossmann Cub 7: http://i23.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/3f/99/05_1_b.JPG TIA for any assistance. - Franc Zabkar
-- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

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View entire thread: Net curtain
Posted by Alan Holmes on Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:06 PM    Post subject: Re: (THIS IS SO REAL PEOPLE) IM ASKING FOR DONATIONS FOR HEA

"Ian Dalziel" <iandalziel@lineone.net> wrote in message
news:mioni297633k1j6u2gd0tnd5r30ctbcuph@4ax.com... [quote:68f2b8a5b6]On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:58:07 GMT, "Tom"
<kwerty@tpamy.com> wrote: mike wrote: aerodynamic pork? at least its not you've won a lottery, cannot take money
out of ********, a distant relative etc, [/quote:68f2b8a5b6] I wonder what the connection between this request and
sewing is? Alan [quote:68f2b8a5b6] Haven't you fucked off yet? -- Ian D[/quote:68f2b8a5b6]

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Posted by Eliza Wright on Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:30 PM    Post subject: Re: Machine Embroidery

Well how about that then, I have just found David Drummond on my continuing search for the ideal sewing machine! And in
Edinburgh as well. I'll phone him tomorrow! Eliza. PS I think that altho you can drop the feed dog on most machines,
if they are computer operated rather than mechanical, they get their knickers in a twist when you start doing funny
things with the tension. Liz Hall <lizhall@gotadsl.co.uk> wrote [quote:055a9fc31a]Why not ring David Drummond and
speak to him. I think you can drop the feed dogs on all machines, I do vermicelli on my machine. Liz
--[/quote:055a9fc31a] Eliza@2fishes.co.uk <URL: http://www.2fishes.co.uk/> - Skye-inspired Cross Stitch New!! 6
New Landscape Bookmarks of Skye and surrounding area!

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Posted by Liz Hall on Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:09 PM    Post subject: Re: Machine Embroidery

Why not ring David Drummond and speak to him. I think you can drop the feed dogs on all machines, I do vermicelli on my
machine. Liz "Eliza Wright" <sgudal@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
news:r8VK$UDjnkuEFAMS@isleofskye.net... [quote:96bd816430]Hi everyone, Is there anybody here who does machine
embroidery? I mean the free style sort where you lower the feed dog and move the material around yourself etc. I am
wanting to get a sewing machine specifically for this purpose. Have just spent ages looking around lots on the web,
until I feel dizzy. I should point out that my nearest sewing machine shop is about 250 miles away and so I will not be
going to test drive the machine. So, any help would be appreciated. thanks Eliza. -- Eliza@2fishes.co.uk URL:
http://www.2fishes.co.uk/> - Skye-inspired Cross Stitch New!! 6 New Landscape Bookmarks of Skye and surrounding area!
[/quote:96bd816430]

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Posted by Steph Peters on Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:38 PM    Post subject: Re: Machine Embroidery

Eliza Wright <sgudal@[127.0.0.1]> of 2 Fishes wrote: [quote:1d2b00a50c]Hi everyone, Is there anybody here who does
machine embroidery? I mean the free style sort where you lower the feed dog and move the material around yourself etc.
I am wanting to get a sewing machine specifically for this purpose. Have just spent ages looking around lots on the web,
until I feel dizzy. I should point out that my nearest sewing machine shop is about 250 miles away and so I will not be
going to test drive the machine. So, any help would be appreciated. [/quote:1d2b00a50c] I have done this type of
embroidery, but not in the last couple of years. I use my very basic 20 year old New Home machine for it. The things
that you want are: - ensure the feed dogs can be dropped under the faceplate so they do not protrude at all. Some
machines are better than others. - check on where you can get extra shuttles and at what price. I find it worthwhile
having 20 or so prewound with my favourite shades. - sometimes the fabrics used are quite flimsy. Use stitching paper
to help. Unfortunately this is where a real test drive would come in handy. - a friend's machine holds the thread reels
horizontally instead of vertically. This seems to work better - on my machine the reels of some fancy threads come
flying off the top of the spindle. Could just be my machine though. -- Those who are mentally and emotionally healthy
are those who have learned when to say yes, when to say no and when to say whoopee. W.S. Krabill Steph Peters delete
invalid from incm@sandbenders.demon.co.uk.invalid Tatting, lace & stitching page
<http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm>

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Posted by Eliza Wright on Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:14 PM    Post subject: Machine Embroidery

Hi everyone, Is there anybody here who does machine embroidery? I mean the free style sort where you lower the feed dog
and move the material around yourself etc. I am wanting to get a sewing machine specifically for this purpose. Have
just spent ages looking around lots on the web, until I feel dizzy. I should point out that my nearest sewing machine
shop is about 250 miles away and so I will not be going to test drive the machine. So, any help would be appreciated.
thanks Eliza. -- Eliza@2fishes.co.uk <URL: http://www.2fishes.co.uk/> - Skye-inspired Cross Stitch New!! 6 New
Landscape Bookmarks of Skye and surrounding area!

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View entire thread: crochet gathering in Durham City UK
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 Kate Dicey on Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:27 PM    Post subject: Re: Please help *PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR EMAIL LIST*

Helen Deborah Vecht wrote: [quote:b84a62c8cf]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. Hehehehe... We get everywhere, innit. Had tea, walked borrowed pooch,[/quote:b84a62c8cf] am
having more tea. Then will be sewing, making cake & bananananana bread, cooking dinner, in that order (probably).
I haven't been psycling fer more than 30 years. Bike got passed on to friend (freecycled?) when AP got posted to
Germany in 1974. I haven't owned one since. Feet are usually more reliable for the short distances I go on my own,
though the wire donkey would sometimes be useful for toting the veg home from t'shop. As it is I employ a nearly 12 YO
and his backpack. Or send the hubby in his 4 wheeled conveyance. -- 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 Jackdaw on Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:45 PM    Post subject: Re: Please help *PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR EMAIL LIST*

"Helen Deborah Vecht" <helenvecht@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:313030303736393544E1EDF714@zetnet.co.uk... [quote:b0b3f628db]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. [/quote:b0b3f628db] No..no.. Gin & Tonic! 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! 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? -- Jackdaw collector of junk, trivia and bright twinkly things. Visit my
gallery at www.jackdaw-crafts.co.uk

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Posted by Helen Deborah Vecht on Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:53 PM    Post subject: Re: Please help *PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR EMAIL LIST*

Kate Dicey <kate@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk>typed [quote:57612d4db6] 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...
[/quote:57612d4db6] 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. -- Helen D. Vecht: helenvecht@zetnet.co.uk Edgware.

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Posted by Kate Dicey on Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:28 PM    Post subject: Re: Please help *PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR EMAIL LIST*

Helen Deborah Vecht wrote: [quote:334c1aafe4]I first saw this when I'd been on the web less than a week and then
realised it was a scam. that was many years ago. Do people still fall into that trap? Aaaahhh bless... Hello Helen!
You in the sewing group by mistake? Whether so or not,[/quote:334c1aafe4] welcome! Time for a cuppa... -- 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 Max on Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:35 AM    Post subject: Re: Bookbinding supplies

http://www.canford.co.uk/commerce/resources/catdetails/2317.pdf Any good? "Gossipsfrolick"
<hemiola@nospamgotadsl.co.uk> wrote in message news:w86dnTy6T5Bk2mbeRVnyhA@pipex.net... [quote:965a27df98]Many
thanks for your help. I had looked on Ebay but drew a blank. There are several items on there now but nothing such as
you describe so you were obviously lucky. I've tried all the haberdashers round here and drawn a blank at every count!
Apparently the warehouse is out of stock so that could be a long wait! There is an outdoor shop that sells Barbour coats
so I think I'll pop in there and see if I can track something down. Thanks again. Gillian "Andy Dingley"
<dingbat@codesmiths.com> wrote in message news:c56iv1ta2i47dm05ukm2ouqd1n4l1hck82@4ax.com... On Tue, 14 Feb 2006
23:23:23 -0000, "Gossipsfrolick" hemiola@nospamgotadsl.co.uk> wrote: I'm looking for some bookbinding
supplies, in particular waxed linen thread, Best stuff I've ever found for this is the waxed thread used for tying
cables into wiring looms in old telephone exchanges. It has the magical property that even the simplest knot becomes
secure in it, because of the friction from the wax. I recently found a large roll of it on eBay, having finished off my
previous 20 year old roll of it. Otherwise try a decent sewing haberdashers or somewhere that deals with
leatherworking. Barbours make good linen threads, including ready waxed. It's also easy to wax your own thread - just
pull it a few times over a block of beeswax. [/quote:965a27df98]

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Posted by jones on Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:04 AM    Post subject: Re: embroideryfreebies

G'day Hal and Karen, Congratulations on a well designed website and lovely embroidery. Katherine - Sydney
"halk" wrote in message [quote:470a2ff359]Hi' my name is Hal ! I live in Australia with my wife Karin. We a
re empty nesters and our children have been replaced by our two Chihuahuas Pedro and Ally . With a bit more time on our
hands Karin has taking up machine embroidery and I'm creating some website for her designs. I hope you enjoy browsing
through this site and have lots of fun sewing out some of these freebees. Here some extracts from her Barrier Reef
quilt for you to see on these pages. http://www.abbydesigns.com.au [/quote:470a2ff359]

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Posted by halk on Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:01 AM    Post subject: embroideryfreebies

Hi' my name is Hal ! I live in Australia with my wife Karin. We a re empty nesters and our children have been replaced
by our two Chihuahuas Pedro and Ally . With a bit more time on our hands Karin has taking up machine embroidery and I'm
creating some website for her designs. I hope you enjoy browsing through this site and have lots of fun sewing out some
of these freebees. Here some extracts from her Barrier Reef quilt for you to see on these pages.
http://www.abbydesigns.com.au

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View entire thread: respin old baby blanket?
Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:18 AM    Post subject: Re: respin old baby blanket?

The ONLY thing you could do was sewing over it all length wise several times and width wise several times with the
Zigzag ,,,,, that is all ... mirjam [quote:fd4c23ef30]Georgia wrote: From someone (via me) who has been in the
position of the fiancee: "Tell him to leave his fiancee's blankie alone and buy her some nice jewelry
instead." Georgia Yeah, she probably likes it fine `as is'. sue michaelh101@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161402421.657330.105450@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... My fiancee has an old baby blanket that is in pieces. It's
basically knotted together and pretty much destroyed. But she sleeps with it every night (even though she is 25). Is
it possible to break it down, respin the yarn and recreate the blanket? This might be a completely naive question but
it seems possible to me. I have no idea who would be able to accomplish this mighty task, but if I could have it done,
I think it would be the most amazing present EVER. (If I lost the blanket though, the wedding would be off).
[/quote:fd4c23ef30]

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Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:11 AM    Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe

It wil look a bit like the seam on Jeans pants ,,,, it was also once called French seam mirjam
[quote:f3a83b7303]Well, I just looked up "felled seam" and now I'm confused -- but then, you didn't say it is
a felled seam, just that it looks like one, so I guess I don't really need to understand it. You overlap the edges by
half an inch , sew down the visible edge, then turn the whole thing over (or inside out) and sew down the other edge --
is that right? Doesn't it get too bulky on the thumb? Olwyn Mary wrote: Jackie wrote: How well would this work to
create felted mittens? How hard is the felted fabric to cut and sew? Thanks -- Jackie Dead easy!! Finer weight
sweaters come out a medium felt, and chunky comes out very thick - great for slippers. Provided you have felted
(fulled) them as far as they will go, they will not ravel. I stitch them with ordinary cotton sewing thread, which
usually buries itself right into the fabric. Small items I sew by hand with big stitches, larger ones can take a long
stith on the machine. To seam them I overlap the edges about half an inch and sew both edges - one on each side so it
looks like a felled seam. You can decorate them by cutting out shapes in contrasting thinner felt and hand sewing them
on, I put flowers on my dd and dgd vests, and saved a green sweater to use just for leaves and stems. By the way, they
are also machine washable and dryable. Have fun! Olwyn Mary in New Orleans -- Posted via a free Usenet account from
http://www.teranews.com [/quote:f3a83b7303]

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Posted by Jackie on Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:11 AM    Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe

Well, I just looked up "felled seam" and now I'm confused -- but then, you didn't say it is a felled seam,
just that it looks like one, so I guess I don't really need to understand it. You overlap the edges by half an inch ,
sew down the visible edge, then turn the whole thing over (or inside out) and sew down the other edge -- is that right?
Doesn't it get too bulky on the thumb? Olwyn Mary wrote: [quote:8ba0c12466]Jackie wrote: How well would this work to
create felted mittens? How hard is the felted fabric to cut and sew? Thanks -- Jackie Dead easy!! Finer weight
sweaters come out a medium felt, and chunky comes out very thick - great for slippers. Provided you have felted
(fulled) them as far as they will go, they will not ravel. I stitch them with ordinary cotton sewing thread, which
usually buries itself right into the fabric. Small items I sew by hand with big stitches, larger ones can take a long
stith on the machine. To seam them I overlap the edges about half an inch and sew both edges - one on each side so it
looks like a felled seam. You can decorate them by cutting out shapes in contrasting thinner felt and hand sewing them
on, I put flowers on my dd and dgd vests, and saved a green sweater to use just for leaves and stems. By the way, they
are also machine washable and dryable. Have fun! Olwyn Mary in New Orleans -- Posted via a free Usenet account from
http://www.teranews.com[/quote:8ba0c12466]

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Posted by Jackie on Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:07 AM    Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe

Thanks for the encouragement -- maybe I'll give them a try. I don't know what a felled seam is, but I think I
understand the process you describe. I'm not planning to try it right away, but when I do I'll let you know how they
come out. Thanks! Olwyn Mary wrote: [quote:d06abf5095]Jackie wrote: How well would this work to create felted
mittens? How hard is the felted fabric to cut and sew? Thanks -- Jackie Dead easy!! Finer weight sweaters come out a
medium felt, and chunky comes out very thick - great for slippers. Provided you have felted (fulled) them as far as
they will go, they will not ravel. I stitch them with ordinary cotton sewing thread, which usually buries itself right
into the fabric. Small items I sew by hand with big stitches, larger ones can take a long stith on the machine. To
seam them I overlap the edges about half an inch and sew both edges - one on each side so it looks like a felled seam.
You can decorate them by cutting out shapes in contrasting thinner felt and hand sewing them on, I put flowers on my dd
and dgd vests, and saved a green sweater to use just for leaves and stems. By the way, they are also machine washable
and dryable. Have fun! Olwyn Mary in New Orleans -- Posted via a free Usenet account from
http://www.teranews.com[/quote:d06abf5095]

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Posted by Olwyn Mary on Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:43 AM    Post subject: Re: OT - sorta maybe

Jackie wrote: [quote:904c00a47d]How well would this work to create felted mittens? How hard is the felted fabric to cut
and sew? Thanks -- Jackie [/quote:904c00a47d] Dead easy!! Finer weight sweaters come out a medium felt, and chunky
comes out very thick - great for slippers. Provided you have felted (fulled) them as far as they will go, they will
not ravel. I stitch them with ordinary cotton sewing thread, which usually buries itself right into the fabric.
Small items I sew by hand with big stitches, larger ones can take a long stith on the machine. To seam them I overlap
the edges about half an inch and sew both edges - one on each side so it looks like a felled seam. You can decorate
them by cutting out shapes in contrasting thinner felt and hand sewing them on, I put flowers on my dd and dgd vests,
and saved a green sweater to use just for leaves and stems. By the way, they are also machine washable and dryable.
Have fun! Olwyn Mary in New Orleans -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

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View entire thread: Sewing for a toddler. Need easy patterns
Posted by Juno on Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:32 PM    Post subject: Re: Sewing for a toddler. Need easy patterns

Kate Dicey wrote: [quote:1804e6a67d]Olwyn Mary wrote: Myrna wrote: HI, All, I haven't sewn for a long time and I know
things have changed. I'd like to make something for my granddaughter but I need something easy that uses fabric that is
easy to work with. Also do patterns come true-to-size? If I buy T2, will it be the size of T2s in the stores? I third
Kwik Sew. I like the book sewing for toddlers. It comes with a master patter that has multiple sizes and styles. Just
don't forget to[/quote:1804e6a67d] buy tracing paper so you can draw out the patterns. You don't want to cut your
master pattern. The book is well worth the money because it covers a lot of sizes. Juno

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View entire thread: help me with my machine
Posted by Ron Anderson on Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:35 PM    Post subject: Re: help me with my machine

First put in a new needle. Very likely it is bent and or inserted incorrectly. If it turns over by hand and does not
hit but does when you are sewing it is operator error. You may be pulling or pushing the material. Or it could even be
the material is to heavy for the machine/needle. -- Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine PO Box 60, Sand Lake, NY 12153
518-469-5133 http://www.singera1sewing.com http://www.a1sewingmachine.com "jelizbugg"
<jelizbugg@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1162753192.120081.245950@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
[quote:017adc42f0]I have a Kenmore 158.16250. Used it several times. Do not have a manual and the needle is hitting
the plate. I cannot seem to adjust. Anyone have any ideas please contact me immediately. In the middle of a project
and somehow it got out of adjustment and now I'm messed up. Thanks jelizbugg [/quote:017adc42f0]

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View entire thread: More reasons to sew
Posted by Anonymous on Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:41 AM    Post subject: Re: More reasons to sew

Kathy Morgan wrote: [quote:f6d8f693c2]sewingbythecea@aol.com> wrote: I ran to the store, grabbed two sets of cotton
knit pjs on the gallop, [...] The pjs are going to get some length spliced in, just above the hems, both pant bottoms,
and sleeves. Cotton knit is hard to find locally right now, though, so the alteration pile keeps growing. Were they
expensive? If they were inexpensive, you might want to just combine the two sets into one set that fits--take the
sleeves and legs from one set to add length to the other set. Depending on the print, you might even be able to modify
the sleeveless top to use for sleeveless outerwear Kathy - ---[/quote:f6d8f693c2] I thought about doing this, but,
since my sewing room is basically insulated with cabinets full of fabrics, so surely I can find _something_ to co-
ordinate with the 2 pj sets! I haven't given up on them yet, must find time to lead an expeditionary force on a dig.
Must find roofing shovels and hard-hats. Me and sleeveless outer-wear don't mix. And I've decided, from here out, all
of the seams on my pjs will be turned to the right side. No buttons. No scratchy fabrics.Comfort above all else. Flannel
sheets have already made their appearance in my bdrm, and I'm eyeing the sales on featherbed toppers, which carry
nesting to a whole 'nother level. Cea (yawn)

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View entire thread: Best overlocker?
Posted by sis on Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:20 AM    Post subject: Re: Best overlocker?

"Sascha Keates" <Sascha.Keates.2g4zb1@craftbanter.com> wrote in message
news:Sascha.Keates.2g4zb1@craftbanter.com... [quote:7f98d7e387] Please help. I know absolutely nothing about
overlockers (or sewing for that matter) but I would like to buy one for my mother. [/quote:7f98d7e387] NEVER ever buy a
sewing machine or serger for someone else withOUT their input! You should take your mother shopping to her favorite
sewing machine store and let her choose the overlocker. The choice may actually be determined by which store has a
better service department. Which is a good [quote:7f98d7e387]make, lots of extras etc. Any help will be greatly
appreciated. Sascha [/quote:7f98d7e387] Actually, the best thing you can do is to learn how to sew, and share that
passion with your mother. [quote:7f98d7e387] -- Sascha Keates[/quote:7f98d7e387]

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Posted by Kate Dicey on Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:37 PM    Post subject: Re: Best overlocker?

Sascha Keates wrote: [quote:e9d1b95e71]Please help. I know absolutely nothing about overlockers (or sewing for that
matter) but I would like to buy one for my mother. Which is a good make, lots of extras etc. Any help will be greatly
appreciated. Sascha The best one for her is the one SHE is happy with, so let her do the[/quote:e9d1b95e71] trying
and choosing. And do look at the sewing machine faq Ron pointed you at - it's the biz! :) -- 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 Phaedrine on Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:27 PM    Post subject: Re: Best overlocker?

In article <Sascha.Keates.2g4zb1@craftbanter.com>, Sascha Keates <Sascha.Keates.2g4zb1@craftbanter.com>
wrote: [quote:c3c22591e4]Please help. I know absolutely nothing about overlockers (or sewing for that matter) but I
would like to buy one for my mother. Which is a good make, lots of extras etc. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Sascha [/quote:c3c22591e4] When you're trying out sergers pursuant to other suggestions, watch out for excessive
vibration and ease of threading and switching to different stitches. Sergers change a lot from year to year so I can't
keep up with them; there are lots of decent ones however. I have three--- two Babylocks and a Bernina. I rarely use
the 15 year old Babylock anymore because it is just horrible to thread. The Bernina (800DL) is very nice, easy
threading and the Babylock Evolve is especially easy to thread though rather pricey. It does everything though,
including the coverstitch. I keep the Bernina set up for a regular 3 thread overlock and use the Evolve for
everything else. Too bad you missed the huge sale/promotion that Babylock just had. Be sure to ask about promotions
because dealers don't usually volunteer that info. Phae -- I fear me you but warm the starved snake Who, cherished in
your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)

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Posted by Pogonip on Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:35 AM    Post subject: Re: Best overlocker?

Val wrote: [quote:b76a2f9d5c]"Tatiana" <tanya_s@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:453d2eb6$0$15640$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... I second Emily www.husqvarnaviking.com Tatiana
I agree with Emily also, you really need to test drive those that interest you. One more hint.......take your own fabric
to test sew. Take pieces of whatever you will be sewing on, have sewed on or think you will sew on the most. Val This
isn't bad to read in this case, either.[/quote:b76a2f9d5c] http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00162.asp -- Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

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Posted by Val on Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:52 PM    Post subject: Re: Best overlocker?

"Tatiana" <tanya_s@ihug.com.au> wrote in message news:453d2eb6$0$15640$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-
01.iinet.net.au... [quote:4ccbf6a66a]I second Emily www.husqvarnaviking.com Tatiana [/quote:4ccbf6a66a] I agree with
Emily also, you really need to test drive those that interest you. One more hint.......take your own fabric to test
sew. Take pieces of whatever you will be sewing on, have sewed on or think you will sew on the most. Val

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Posted by Tatiana on Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:09 PM    Post subject: Re: Best overlocker?

I second Emily www.husqvarnaviking.com Tatiana "CypSew" <cypsew@att.net> wrote in message
news:_W6%g.338250$QM6.293376@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... [quote:944efdc40b]I suggest you go to each sewing
machines web site and look at the different sergers(overlockers) to see what is available. Then make a date for a
luncheon, an afternoon out, etc and take your Mom to a few shops and allow her to try out the machines in your price
range, which can vary greatly, depending on different features. Personally, I have a Pfaff 4872, 5 threads and cover
stitch, that is about 6 years old, which I enjoy using. Other people who I know have others and enjoy theirs as much as
I do mine. Sewing machines, including sergers, are very personal, like the automobile, so your Mom ultimately needs to
choose the one she likes and feels comfortable using. www.janome.com ; www.babylock.com ; www.pfaff-usa.com ;
www.singerco.com ; www.bernina.com These are some of the web sites, which I believe are all correct. Emily .
[/quote:944efdc40b]

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Posted by CypSew on Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:26 PM    Post subject: Re: Best overlocker?

I suggest you go to each sewing machines web site and look at the different sergers(overlockers) to see what is
available. Then make a date for a luncheon, an afternoon out, etc and take your Mom to a few shops and allow her to
try out the machines in your price range, which can vary greatly, depending on different features. Personally, I have a
Pfaff 4872, 5 threads and cover stitch, that is about 6 years old, which I enjoy using. Other people who I know have
others and enjoy theirs as much as I do mine. Sewing machines, including sergers, are very personal, like the
automobile, so your Mom ultimately needs to choose the one she likes and feels comfortable using. www.janome.com ;
www.babylock.com ; www.pfaff-usa.com ; www.singerco.com ; www.bernina.com These are some of the web sites, which I
believe are all correct. Emily ..

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Posted by Ron Anderson on Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:09 PM    Post subject: Re: Best overlocker?

You would do well to read this www.cet.com/~pennys/faq/smfaq.htm -- Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine PO
Box 60, Sand Lake, NY 12153 518-469-5133 http://www.singera1sewing.com http://www.a1sewingmachine.com "Sascha
Keates" <Sascha.Keates.2g4zb1@craftbanter.com> wrote in message news:Sascha.Keates.2g4zb1@craftbanter.com...
[quote:292c2586f1] Please help. I know absolutely nothing about overlockers (or sewing for that matter) but I would
like to buy one for my mother. Which is a good make, lots of extras etc. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Sascha
-- Sascha Keates[/quote:292c2586f1]

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Posted by Sascha Keates on Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:50 AM    Post subject: Best overlocker?

Please help. I know absolutely nothing about overlockers (or sewing for that matter) but I would like to buy one for my
mother. Which is a good make, lots of extras etc. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Sascha -- Sascha Keates

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View entire thread: Ag/farm Art workshop
Posted by romanyroamer on Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:14 AM    Post subject: Re: Ag/farm Art workshop

Hi Cea, I have yet to work out how or where to post pictures but will one day!!......Amelia
<sewingbythecea@aol.com> wrote in message news:1162472225.617437.88990@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
[quote:9fcfece44d] romanyroamer wrote: Hi all, Some of you may remember that apart from conventional sewing, I also Make
farm/Ag Art. You have to make a wearable garment (piece of Art) from things that are grown, found or manufactured on a
farm. This seems to be a purely Australian, New Zealand Thing that is conducted at mainly Field Days. Some of the items
I have used include, tractor parts, inner tube rubber, metal, grains, wool bale, wire etc. etc. I have always placed in
the top 4 of competitions and have won national finals twice and been placed 4th in The international comps, twice, in
New Zealand. I have been asked to conduct a workshop " Farm to Catwalk" on the 4th and 5th of November in
Horsham Victoria, Australia. So if anyone is interested please phone 03 5381 2604 for more info. The workshops will be
for children and Adults and will take sewing and costume making in a direction you may not have thought
of...........Amelia --- Oh, please post links to pictures of these creations. I'd love to see them, Amelia. Cea
[/quote:9fcfece44d]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:57 PM    Post subject: Re: Ag/farm Art workshop

romanyroamer wrote: [quote:52dc122c33]Hi all, Some of you may remember that apart from conventional sewing, I also Make
farm/Ag Art. You have to make a wearable garment (piece of Art) from things that are grown, found or manufactured on a
farm. This seems to be a purely Australian, New Zealand Thing that is conducted at mainly Field Days. Some of the items
I have used include, tractor parts, inner tube rubber, metal, grains, wool bale, wire etc. etc. I have always placed in
the top 4 of competitions and have won national finals twice and been placed 4th in The international comps, twice, in
New Zealand. I have been asked to conduct a workshop " Farm to Catwalk" on the 4th and 5th of November in
Horsham Victoria, Australia. So if anyone is interested please phone 03 5381 2604 for more info. The workshops will be
for children and Adults and will take sewing and costume making in a direction you may not have thought
of...........Amelia ---[/quote:52dc122c33] Oh, please post links to pictures of these creations. I'd love to see
them, Amelia. Cea

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Posted by romanyroamer on Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:47 AM    Post subject: Ag/farm Art workshop

Hi all, Some of you may remember that apart from conventional sewing, I also Make farm/Ag Art. You have to make a
wearable garment (piece of Art) from things that are grown, found or manufactured on a farm. This seems to be a purely
Australian, New Zealand Thing that is conducted at mainly Field Days. Some of the items I have used include, tractor
parts, inner tube rubber, metal, grains, wool bale, wire etc. etc. I have always placed in the top 4 of competitions and
have won national finals twice and been placed 4th in The international comps, twice, in New Zealand. I have been asked
to conduct a workshop " Farm to Catwalk" on the 4th and 5th of November in Horsham Victoria, Australia. So if
anyone is interested please phone 03 5381 2604 for more info. The workshops will be for children and Adults and will
take sewing and costume making in a direction you may not have thought of...........Amelia

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View entire thread: Help with material for pants.
Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out on Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:43 PM    Post subject: Re: Help with material for pants.

Johnny wrote: [quote:5c7de3296c]Perhaps some folks here can help me with a problem I'm having locating some items I
need. Here is my problem, we are issued uniform pants and they must be dry cleaned. Now after some time the dry
cleaning has worn the rubber out that helps hold your shirt inside. This rubber is inside the waist band and is gone.
What this does is keep you having to do a re-tuck all day and it gets old fast. [/quote:5c7de3296c] From
sewing.about.com: Where can I find the gripper products used in waistbands to keep shirts and blouses tucked in?
Cecelia H., e-mail Waistband Grippers Ely E. Yawitz Company, Dept. SN, Box 14325, St. Louis, MO 63178, sells two
products made with Snugtex non-slip rubber: 1 1/4"-wide belting in white and 2 1/2"-wide waistband curtain in
ivoly navy and black. The company also stocks sew-in or fusible waistband gripper tabs in beige or black. For a free
catalog of sewing, pressing and tailoring supplies, write to the address above, e-mail eeyco@aol.com or call (800) 325-
7915.

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View entire thread: Recommendation for machine
Posted by Nanci E Donacki on Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:14 PM    Post subject: Re: Recommendation for machine

I'm on my third Brother's machine and have always had a great experience with them. None of them had anything wrong
with them - I just upgrade! One of the things I like best about Brother's is the 25 year warranty. Never had a problem
with any of them Nanci (new to group) "Kate Dicey" <kate@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message
news:45017c05$0$3625$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net... [quote:2fb788f1ba]Chambers wrote: A friend suggested I
consider the following machines: BL16 an BL22 from Babylock Bernette 65 from Bernina I really would like a new
machine. What do you think about my friends suggestion? I bought the Singer 117 Featherweight II for my mum last year.
Compact, light weight, easy to operate, nice little machine (I tested it thoroughly so I could teach her how to use the
bits she wasn't familiar with). This year my dealer is selling the Frister & Rossman Cub SP in that slot as he
thought the newer 118 wasn't as good as the 117. I'm not keen on the Bernette range: there are better machines out
there for the same money. The current crop of Brothers look encouraging. Dunno anything about the Babylocks: we don't
see many of their sewing machines here in the UK, though the sergers/overlockers are quite popular. Talk to your dealer,
and don't forget to look carefully at what he/she has in the pre-loved department as well. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q
Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on
Kate's Pages and explore![/quote:2fb788f1ba]

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View entire thread: FAQs -- abbreviations and secret codes ;->
Posted by Sandy Ellison on Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:30 AM    Post subject: FAQs -- abbreviations and secret codes ;->

Howdy! Decoder Rings available upon receipt of chocolate &/or fabric squishie. ;-D Some general Internet
abbreviations: AFAIK = As Far As I Know BEG = Big Evil Grin >:-} BTDT = Been There, Done That BTW = By The Way FAQ =
Frequently Asked Questions FWIW = For What It's Worth FYI = For Your Information <G> = grin :) :-) GMTA = Great
Minds Think Alike HTH = Hope This Helps IIRC = If I Recall Correctly IMHO = In My Humble/Honest Opinion IMO = In My
Opinion IMX = In My eXperience IOW = In Other Words ISP = Internet Service Provider KISS = Keep It Simple Sweetie
(although I've heard different esses) LOL = Laughing Out Loud :-D NAYY = Not Affiliated, Yadda Yadda... NG = NewsGroup
OTOH = On The Other Hand PIP = Peeing In Pants RFI = Request For Information ROFL = Rolling On Floor, Laughing ROFLMAO =
Rolling on Floor, Laughing My Asterisks Off TIA = Thanks In Advance TTFN = Ta Ta For Now TTYL = Talk To You Later VBG =
Very Big Grin :-) VBEG = Very Big Evil Grin >:-} WRT = With Regard To Y2K = Year 2000 (2K in computer-speak) YMMV =
Your Mileage May Vary emoticons: combinations of punctuation marks (and occasional capital letters), that, when viewed
sideways, make little smiley, frowny, winking, disgusted (and so on) faces. other abbreviations found in this group:
BEX = Book Enhancement eXperience (variation on S.E.X.) BF = Boy Friend BFPH = Big Fat Poopy Head (because this is a
G-rated newsgroup) BOM = Block Of the Month BQ = Baby Quilt (crib-sized or going to a baby) CMQ = Commercially Machine
Quilted COC = Cream on Cream (Fabric print) CQ = Crazy Quilt (quilting pattern/technique) CW = Cathedral Window
(pattern) D-rivatives: DH-DD-DS-DW = (Dear/Darling/Darn/D**n) Husband-Daughter-Son-Wife DIL = Daughter In Law DWR =
Double Wedding Ring (pattern) EPP = English Paper Piecing (piecing technique) FIFI = Find It, Finish It FPP = Foundation
Paper Piecing (piecing technique, sometimes called PFP) FQ = Fat Quarter (1/4 yd of fabric, cut 18" X 22") FS
= For Sale (more appropriate in rec.crafts.marketplace) FW = Feather Weight (model of Singer sewing machine) GFG =
Grandmother's Flower Garden (pattern) HMQ = Home Machine Quilted HST = Half-Square Triangle ISO = In Search Of LQS =
Local Quilt Store/Shop LTP = Long Term Project MA = Machine Appliqué MEQ = Mind's Eye Quilt (existing only in one's
imagination, so far) MFP = Mini Foundation Pattern MIL = Mother In Law MLB = Major League Baseball (a yearly fabric
swap) MPP = Machine Paper Piecing (piecing technique) MQ = Millennium Quilt MSM = My Sainted Mother NQ/NQR = Non-
Quilting / Not Quilting Related OT = Off Topic PIGS = Projects in Grocery Sacks PIMP = Peeing In My Pants! (Warning to
read the following message at your own risk) PITA = Pain In The Asterisks PP = Paper Piecing (sub-categories: PFP =
Paper Foundation Piecing; PPP = Precision Paper Piecing) * QI = Quilt Inspector (4-legged kind) QIAD = "Quilt In A
Day" (TV show and technique by Eleanor Burns) QIP = Quilt In Progress QNM = "Quilters' Newsletter
Magazine" (Lehman Publishing) QOOT = Queen Of Off Topics (Sarah) QP = Quilt Police (no such thing) RCTQ =
rec.crafts.textiles.quilting RR = Round Robin (block exchange) SA = Seam Allowance SABLE = Stash Acquisition Beyond Life
Expectancy * SEX = Stash Enhancement eXperience SIL = Son In Law SITD = Stitch In The Ditch (quilting technique) SM =
Sewing Machine SNS = Stack 'N' Stash (pattern/cutting technique) SNW = Stack 'N' Whack (pattern/cutting technique/book)
SO = Significant Other SSS = Secret Sewing Sister TANQP = There Are (Ain't) No Quilt Police TATW = Trip Around The World
(pattern) TOL = Top Of the Line TSWLTH = The Store We Love To Hate ("JoAnn's Fabrics") TTYL = Talk To You
Later UFO = UnFinished Object USO = UnStarted Object VSC = Vertical Surface Cover (for those who just can't bring
themselves to say "wallhanging") W&N = Warm & Natural (a brand of quilt batt) WIP = Work In Progress
WOF = Width Of Fabric WOW = White On White (fabric print) WUH = not an abbreviation, just a cyber-stutter for those who
have trouble saying "wuh- wuh- wallhanging!" (see VSC) WS = Wrong Side (of fabric) WTB = Want To Buy (more
appropriate in rec.crafts.marketplace) WHIM = Work Hidden In Mind ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ Ragmop/Sandy

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View entire thread: QIs
Posted by Patti on Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:42 PM    Post subject: Re: QIs

Don't worry Redrose. It was weeks before I found out! QI = Quilt Inspector, usually any pets we might have who seem to
like snuggling down on fabric, quilts or watching the sewing machine! .. In message
<1162933471.420830.65640@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, redrose <redrose_920@yahoo.com> writes
[quote:3e73fe2dac]at the risk of sounding new..LOL..what is a QI? sorry I am still learning my way around here
[/quote:3e73fe2dac] -- Best Regards pat on the hill

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View entire thread: OT - Snow, wind, snow, snow and RAIN!!
Posted by Marigold on Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:36 PM    Post subject: Re: OT - Snow, wind, snow, snow and RAIN!! and word use

Hi Kelly Wow, you do get extremes don't you! As another Canadian who knows the joys of snow shovelling, I can empathize
to a degree. We only got about 8 inches of the white stuff and that was enough as it was so heavy and wet. Sunday and
Monday we had above freezing temps and no precipitation, and this morning we have a real chinook wind blowing through.
I've been watching the news reports from southern B.C. and wondering when their rain is going to get here. As snow I
would imagine. We have had an unusual amount of fog here, and now that the sun is up I can see it coming in off the
mountains yet again. Your husband is down in my neck of the woods now, so he will get to enjoy some of this fog. I am
an hour NW of Calgary, closer to the mountains so our weather is sometimes a bit different. Polly, I love your outlook
on life! I find the use of words, changes by generation as well as by where you live. I swear some of my grandchildren
speak a different language some days. I often have to look to their mother to explain the new use of terms.... the most
recent word that caught my attention was "pimp". Apparently, it is something good to be "pimp"
these days. Hugs to all. Marilyn in foggy Alberta, Canada "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com>
wrote in message news:j2U3h.95959$E67.6468@clgrps13... [quote:ae7beab9d9]As if over four feet of snow falling on us
wasn't bad enough, now its raining!!!!!! They haven't cleared any streets here in town and they are a total mess! I can
hardly drive my little Ranger anywhere because of the snow and ice and now....... RAIN! Freezing rain on top of all that
snow and all that ice and this is fair?? On the plus side, I am getting very buff from all that shoveling LOL. ARGH!!!
Things just aren't good around here. My husband had his vehicle stolen, they wrote it off and gave us a pittance, now we
are down to one small truck that wont even hold all of us and is pretty useless in the snow. My FIL had a heart attack
just over a week ago, they had to do the balloon thingy and then gave him a pace maker so my husband is as I type, on a
bus down to Calgary to look after him for a few days. (over 12 hours on the bus) My son's girlfriends' grandfather
passed away suddenly so when they were up here visiting they only got a few hours to visit :-( and they had to rush home
on the bus. Do you think I have had my fair share of bad luck yet? LOL Ok, just needed a bit of a rant. Whew!! I feel
better now :-D And to add just a bit of ON topic here: Happy dances to all of you and your wonderful quilty-ness! I am
still not able to sew due to the mass chaos happening (I did however get most of the sewer issue put behind me now LOL)
but reading the group keeps me on track and wanting to get my butt in my sewing chair and hear the soothing purr of my
old Kenmore. ~KK in BC~ who is also job hunting... wish me luck LOL I think I need some GOOD stuff now ;-)
[/quote:ae7beab9d9]

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Posted by Cats on Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:46 AM    Post subject: Re: OT - Snow, wind, snow, snow and RAIN!!

Fingers crossed that you have now turned the corner! Here's to all good news from here on. -- 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:j2U3h.95959$E67.6468@clgrps13... : As if over four feet
of snow falling on us wasn't bad enough, now its : raining!!!!!! They haven't cleared any streets here in town and
they are a : total mess! I can hardly drive my little Ranger anywhere because of the snow : and ice and now.......
RAIN! Freezing rain on top of all that snow and all : that ice and this is fair?? : On the plus side, I am getting very
buff from all that shoveling LOL. : : ARGH!!! : : Things just aren't good around here. My husband had his vehicle
stolen, they : wrote it off and gave us a pittance, now we are down to one small truck that : wont even hold all of us
and is pretty useless in the snow. My FIL had a : heart attack just over a week ago, they had to do the balloon thingy
and : then gave him a pace maker so my husband is as I type, on a bus down to : Calgary to look after him for a few
days. (over 12 hours on the bus) My : son's girlfriends' grandfather passed away suddenly so when they were up : here
visiting they only got a few hours to visit :-( and they had to rush : home on the bus. : : Do you think I have had my
fair share of bad luck yet? LOL : : Ok, just needed a bit of a rant. Whew!! I feel better now :-D : : And to add just a
bit of ON topic here: : Happy dances to all of you and your wonderful quilty-ness! I am still not : able to sew due to
the mass chaos happening (I did however get most of the : sewer issue put behind me now LOL) but reading the group
keeps me on track : and wanting to get my butt in my sewing chair and hear the soothing purr of : my old Kenmore. : :
~KK in BC~ who is also job hunting... wish me luck LOL I think I need some : GOOD stuff now ;-) : : : :

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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:16 AM    Post subject: Re: OT - Snow, wind, snow, snow and RAIN!!

OMG LOL!! Oh it does NOT mean gettin nekkid!! <blushing here> Buff. Toned. Muscles. In shape. In the buff means
you are buck naked. Getting buff means you will look good nekkid! ~KK in BC~ who is NOT gonna be nekkid in temps of
-20C ( -4F ) I am a tough Canadian but NOT THAT TOUGH!! <lol> "polly esther"
<misterclean@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:ZiV3h.3482$0r.2888@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... :I know
you'll forgive me, KK, but the difference in our language : understanding or misunderstanding is such fun to me on this
group. For : example, I'm told that you better say 'Missouree' or 'Missourah' depending : on which side of Missouri
you're on. I have no idea which side of Missouri : I'm on or which side you're on. : However. : "Getting
buff" here in the Swamp means getting quite naked. : I do hope you're not doing that shoveling 4 feet of snow.
: We know just nothing about shoveling snow and will yield to your best : judgment. Polly : : "~KK in BC~"
<koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message : news:j2U3h.95959$E67.6468@clgrps13... : > As if over four feet of
snow falling on us wasn't bad enough, now its : > raining!!!!!! They haven't cleared any streets here in town and
they are a : > total mess! I can hardly drive my little Ranger anywhere because of the : > snow : > and ice
and now....... RAIN! Freezing rain on top of all that snow and all : > that ice and this is fair?? : > On the
plus side, I am getting very buff from all that shoveling LOL. : > : > ARGH!!! : > : > Things just aren't
good around here. My husband had his vehicle stolen, : > they : > wrote it off and gave us a pittance, now we are
down to one small truck : > that : > wont even hold all of us and is pretty useless in the snow. My FIL had a :
> heart attack just over a week ago, they had to do the balloon thingy and : > then gave him a pace maker so my
husband is as I type, on a bus down to : > Calgary to look after him for a few days. (over 12 hours on the bus) My :
> son's girlfriends' grandfather passed away suddenly so when they were up : > here visiting they only got a few
hours to visit :-( and they had to rush : > home on the bus. : > : > Do you think I have had my fair share of
bad luck yet? LOL : > : > Ok, just needed a bit of a rant. Whew!! I feel better now :-D : > : > And to add
just a bit of ON topic here: : > Happy dances to all of you and your wonderful quilty-ness! I am still not : >
able to sew due to the mass chaos happening (I did however get most of the : > sewer issue put behind me now LOL)
but reading the group keeps me on track : > and wanting to get my butt in my sewing chair and hear the soothing purr
: > of : > my old Kenmore. : > : > ~KK in BC~ who is also job hunting... wish me luck LOL I think I need
some : > GOOD stuff now ;-) : > : > : > : > : :

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Posted by polly esther on Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:01 AM    Post subject: Re: OT - Snow, wind, snow, snow and RAIN!!

I know you'll forgive me, KK, but the difference in our language understanding or misunderstanding is such fun to me on
this group. For example, I'm told that you better say 'Missouree' or 'Missourah' depending on which side of Missouri
you're on. I have no idea which side of Missouri I'm on or which side you're on. However. "Getting
buff" here in the Swamp means getting quite naked. I do hope you're not doing that shoveling 4 feet of snow.
We know just nothing about shoveling snow and will yield to your best judgment. Polly "~KK in BC~"
<koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:j2U3h.95959$E67.6468@clgrps13... [quote:7bbcc49f41]As if over four
feet of snow falling on us wasn't bad enough, now its raining!!!!!! They haven't cleared any streets here in town and
they are a total mess! I can hardly drive my little Ranger anywhere because of the snow and ice and now....... RAIN!
Freezing rain on top of all that snow and all that ice and this is fair?? On the plus side, I am getting very buff from
all that shoveling LOL. ARGH!!! Things just aren't good around here. My husband had his vehicle stolen, they wrote it
off and gave us a pittance, now we are down to one small truck that wont even hold all of us and is pretty useless in
the snow. My FIL had a heart attack just over a week ago, they had to do the balloon thingy and then gave him a pace
maker so my husband is as I type, on a bus down to Calgary to look after him for a few days. (over 12 hours on the bus)
My son's girlfriends' grandfather passed away suddenly so when they were up here visiting they only got a few hours to
visit :-( and they had to rush home on the bus. Do you think I have had my fair share of bad luck yet? LOL Ok, just
needed a bit of a rant. Whew!! I feel better now :-D And to add just a bit of ON topic here: Happy dances to all of you
and your wonderful quilty-ness! I am still not able to sew due to the mass chaos happening (I did however get most of
the sewer issue put behind me now LOL) but reading the group keeps me on track and wanting to get my butt in my sewing
chair and hear the soothing purr of my old Kenmore. ~KK in BC~ who is also job hunting... wish me luck LOL I think I
need some GOOD stuff now ;-) [/quote:7bbcc49f41]

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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:35 AM    Post subject: OT - Snow, wind, snow, snow and RAIN!!

As if over four feet of snow falling on us wasn't bad enough, now its raining!!!!!! They haven't cleared any streets
here in town and they are a total mess! I can hardly drive my little Ranger anywhere because of the snow and ice and
now....... RAIN! Freezing rain on top of all that snow and all that ice and this is fair?? On the plus side, I am
getting very buff from all that shoveling LOL. ARGH!!! Things just aren't good around here. My husband had his vehicle
stolen, they wrote it off and gave us a pittance, now we are down to one small truck that wont even hold all of us and
is pretty useless in the snow. My FIL had a heart attack just over a week ago, they had to do the balloon thingy and
then gave him a pace maker so my husband is as I type, on a bus down to Calgary to look after him for a few days. (over
12 hours on the bus) My son's girlfriends' grandfather passed away suddenly so when they were up here visiting they
only got a few hours to visit :-( and they had to rush home on the bus. Do you think I have had my fair share of bad
luck yet? LOL Ok, just needed a bit of a rant. Whew!! I feel better now :-D And to add just a bit of ON topic here:
Happy dances to all of you and your wonderful quilty-ness! I am still not able to sew due to the mass chaos happening
(I did however get most of the sewer issue put behind me now LOL) but reading the group keeps me on track and wanting
to get my butt in my sewing chair and hear the soothing purr of my old Kenmore. ~KK in BC~ who is also job hunting...
wish me luck LOL I think I need some GOOD stuff now ;-)

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View entire thread: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melbourn
Posted by Karen, Queen of Squishies on Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:06 PM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

Oh are people supposed to sew at these things? I better tell my Friday group if this is the case. lol Karen, Queen
of Squishies -- ----- www.PlayPianoNow.info [quote:125fdae2b2]Not much sewing getting done rofl!
http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( > Y < ) (
> Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau [/quote:125fdae2b2]

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Posted by Kate Dicey on Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:59 PM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

Cats wrote: [quote:9440035070]Not much sewing getting done rofl! http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 Butbutbut! I cann SEE
fabric! And at least one sewing machine...[/quote:9440035070] And who cares when you're having THAT much fun! --
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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Posted by Sharon Harper on Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:45 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

Looks like great fun! We were down the local go-kart track running in two engines that we'd rebuilt over the weekend.
DDs did great - DD2 proved she had the bug by knocking 6 seconds off her best time at that track - even though she's
been there only once in about 3 months. She's aiming for DD1 and it won't be long til she catches her. Wish I'd been
out with you guys though..... -- Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes awhile to load) http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos
(same as website but quicker) "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message
news:454fe957_3@news.chariot.net.au... [quote:71fb6db4d8]Not much sewing getting done rofl!
http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( > Y < ) (
> Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau [/quote:71fb6db4d8]

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Posted by teleflora on Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:53 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

Gor! Would you look at that food?? And the wine?? What a great time! Cindy "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com>
wrote in message news:454fe957_3@news.chariot.net.au... [quote:46039e03c9]Not much sewing getting done rofl!
http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( > Y < ) (
> Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau [/quote:46039e03c9]

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Posted by Donna in NE La. on Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:11 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

Looks like a great time! What more could anyone want--food, wine and great company. Love the hats and the little witch!
-- Donna in NE La. "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message news:454fe957_3@news.chariot.net.au...
[quote:c58f59f38b]Not much sewing getting done rofl! http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o
o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau [/quote:c58f59f38b]

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Posted by Cats on Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:10 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

I am the one behind the camera -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( > Y
< ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Don/Gen"
<Donovanhenderson@msn.com> wrote in message news:XAS3h.185$7L1.1141@eagle.america.net... : Looks like fun. Now,
which one are you? : Gen : : "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message :
news:454fe957_3@news.chariot.net.au... : > Not much sewing getting done rofl! : > http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 :
> : > -- : > : > Cheryl & the Cats in OZ : > o o o o o o : > (
> Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) : > Enness Boofhead Donut : >
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View entire thread: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melbourn
Posted by Cats on Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:10 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

I am the one behind the camera -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( > Y
< ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Dee in Oz"
<davemalcolm@dodo.com.au> wrote in message news:1162867848.372858.23220@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... : Can we
guess which one is you Cheryl.......? : : I hope you are posting after photos as well. : : : Dee in Oz : : Cats wrote: :
> Not much sewing getting done rofl! : > http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 : > : > -- : > : > Cheryl &
the Cats in OZ : > o o o o o o : > ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y
< ) : > Enness Boofhead Donut : > http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : >
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau :

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Posted by Cats on Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:10 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

I straightened out the pics but the girls are not far from that rofl -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o
o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Dee in Oz"
<davemalcolm@dodo.com.au> wrote in message news:1162867749.599597.240070@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... : The
Cup doesn't run for a couple of yet, imagine what they will be like : then, a couple are sideways already......LOL : :
: Dee in Oz : : : : : maryd wrote: : > Looks like a good time was had tho. <g> : > : > -- : > Mary :
> http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 : > "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message :
> news:454fe957_3@news.chariot.net.au... : > : Not much sewing getting done rofl! : > :
http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 : > : : > : -- : > : : > : Cheryl & the Cats in OZ : > : o o
o o o o : > : ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) : > : Enness Boofhead
Donut : > : http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : > : catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau : > : : >
: : > : :

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Posted by Cats on Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:09 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

Drop in any Tuesday from about 9am to 4pm lol -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o
o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Ceridwen"
<ceridwenn_rheanospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:eioq2o0u2@news3.newsguy.com... : Wow, looks like a good
time! Food, wine what more could one ask? Is this : an exclusive Sit'n'Sew luncheon? ;o) - Looking forward to my
invitation! : LOL AThanks for sharing : : -- : Carole : Champlain, NY : : http://photos.yahoo.com/ceridwen_rhea :
http://360.yahoo.com/profile-Pp9n.fIyfrQ6NDNCfp9E0UU6hGPI : : : : "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in
message : news:454fe957_3@news.chariot.net.au... : > Not much sewing getting done rofl! : >
http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 : > : > -- : > : > Cheryl & the Cats in OZ : > o o o o
o o : > ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) : > Enness Boofhead Donut : >
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : > catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau : > : > : > : :

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Posted by Don/Gen on Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:55 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

Looks like fun. Now, which one are you? Gen "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message
news:454fe957_3@news.chariot.net.au... [quote:21443faea3]Not much sewing getting done rofl!
http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( > Y < ) (
> Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau [/quote:21443faea3]

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Posted by Dee in Oz on Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:50 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

Can we guess which one is you Cheryl.......? I hope you are posting after photos as well. Dee in Oz Cats wrote:
[quote:9521879e68]Not much sewing getting done rofl! http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o
o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau[/quote:9521879e68]

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Posted by Dee in Oz on Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:49 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

The Cup doesn't run for a couple of yet, imagine what they will be like then, a couple are sideways already......LOL
Dee in Oz maryd wrote: [quote:f65e927673]Looks like a good time was had tho. <g -- Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message
news:454fe957_3@news.chariot.net.au... : Not much sewing getting done rofl! : http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 : : -- : :
Cheryl & the Cats in OZ : o o o o o o : ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( >
Y < ) : Enness Boofhead Donut : http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest :
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau : : :[/quote:f65e927673]

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Posted by Ceridwen on Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:12 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

Wow, looks like a good time! Food, wine what more could one ask? Is this an exclusive Sit'n'Sew luncheon? ;o) -
Looking forward to my invitation! LOL AThanks for sharing -- Carole Champlain, NY
http://photos.yahoo.com/ceridwen_rhea http://360.yahoo.com/profile-Pp9n.fIyfrQ6NDNCfp9E0UU6hGPI "Cats"
<CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message news:454fe957_3@news.chariot.net.au... [quote:f2fd9f19a8]Not much sewing
getting done rofl! http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o
( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau [/quote:f2fd9f19a8]

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Posted by maryd on Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:10 AM    Post subject: Re: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melb

Looks like a good time was had tho. <g> -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 "Cats"
<CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message news:454fe957_3@news.chariot.net.au... : Not much sewing getting done
rofl! : http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 : : -- : : Cheryl & the Cats in OZ : o o o o o o : (
> Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) : Enness Boofhead Donut :
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau : : :

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Posted by Cats on Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:03 AM    Post subject: What happens when a Sit'n'Sew group get together on Melbourn

Not much sewing getting done rofl! http://tinyurl.com/y8dow2 -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o
o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau

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View entire thread: all free fabric taken for now
Posted by Carolyn McCarty on Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:09 PM    Post subject: Black Dirt: was previously: all free fabric taken for now

That story made me laugh. When we visited southern Minnesota from our home in the north of the state, all us kids
thought it had rained the night before because the soil was so dark. We hadn't seen rich, black loam in years! My
dad used to say that the only things he could grow in northern Minnesota was jackpines and kids. <grin> Thanks
for bringing back a memory that made me chuckle. -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you're not trying.
--Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools.
--Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "Susan Laity Price"
<slpdesigns@speakeasy.net> wrote in message news:i1btk21iq3hb4845o601154rp4lhj3jtmu@4ax.com...
[quote:c1974b7827]I think of Billy every time I see John Deere stuff. If he is still collecting let me know. Who knows
what I will see on a sales table. We will probably have Thanksgiving dinner at the John Deere Golf Club. Last year they
served a nice buffet. I haven't checked if they plan to do it again this year. The golf course is only a few miles from
my mother's house. Have I ever told you that my mother's uncle used to farm what is now part of the John Deere
International headquarters land? When she first arrived from the south she asked her uncle why he burned his fields. She
had never seen black dirt. Susan On 5 Nov 2006 15:37:00 -0800, "Tina" <tina@ogd-graphics.com> wrote:
Dear sweet Susan..... And here I was feeling guilty when I finally got around to unpacking some of my sewing room
stuff...open one box and realize, "Oh gosh! I still haven't returned the remainder of this fabric to Susan!"
Of course, Billy's old "tractor blankie" is now in shreds and he has asked (quite insistantly, I might add)
"Mom, when are you gonna make my new tractor blankie ?!?!?!" Yes Virginia, mommies do eventually finish
children's blankies! The binding on the baby quilt this week, finishing up Janes HUG and then I SWEAR, unpacking or no
unpacking, everything else in life can take a back seat to Billy's New Tractor Blankie! Hugs to you and thanks, again,
for sharing your stash! Tina[/quote:c1974b7827]

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Posted by Susan Laity Price on Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:35 AM    Post subject: Re: all free fabric taken for now

I think of Billy every time I see John Deere stuff. If he is still collecting let me know. Who knows what I will see on
a sales table. We will probably have Thanksgiving dinner at the John Deere Golf Club. Last year they served a nice
buffet. I haven't checked if they plan to do it again this year. The golf course is only a few miles from my mother's
house. Have I ever told you that my mother's uncle used to farm what is now part of the John Deere International
headquarters land? When she first arrived from the south she asked her uncle why he burned his fields. She had never
seen black dirt. Susan On 5 Nov 2006 15:37:00 -0800, "Tina" <tina@ogd-graphics.com> wrote:
[quote:1ce19c18bb]Dear sweet Susan..... And here I was feeling guilty when I finally got around to unpacking some of my
sewing room stuff...open one box and realize, "Oh gosh! I still haven't returned the remainder of this fabric to
Susan!" Of course, Billy's old "tractor blankie" is now in shreds and he has asked (quite insistantly, I
might add) "Mom, when are you gonna make my new tractor blankie ?!?!?!" Yes Virginia, mommies do eventually
finish children's blankies! The binding on the baby quilt this week, finishing up Janes HUG and then I SWEAR, unpacking
or no unpacking, everything else in life can take a back seat to Billy's New Tractor Blankie! Hugs to you and thanks,
again, for sharing your stash! Tina[/quote:1ce19c18bb]

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Posted by Tina on Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:37 AM    Post subject: Re: all free fabric taken for now

Dear sweet Susan..... And here I was feeling guilty when I finally got around to unpacking some of my sewing room
stuff...open one box and realize, "Oh gosh! I still haven't returned the remainder of this fabric to Susan!"
Of course, Billy's old "tractor blankie" is now in shreds and he has asked (quite insistantly, I might add)
"Mom, when are you gonna make my new tractor blankie ?!?!?!" Yes Virginia, mommies do eventually finish
children's blankies! The binding on the baby quilt this week, finishing up Janes HUG and then I SWEAR, unpacking or no
unpacking, everything else in life can take a back seat to Billy's New Tractor Blankie! Hugs to you and thanks, again,
for sharing your stash! Tina

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View entire thread: OT: Good Service
Posted by Julia in MN on Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:47 PM    Post subject: Re: OT: Good Service

René wrote: [quote:27bf8a57eb]Who do you take your scissors to, to be sharpened? Do places like "Home Depot"
do it? Barber shops will sometimes sharpen scissors. Another place to ask is at[/quote:27bf8a57eb] a place that services
sewing machines. They should be able to recommend someone. The local Joann's and Hancock's often have "scissors
sharpening" days, but I've never been willing to trust mine to an itinerant guy. I have a Fiskars shears and a
little Fiskars sharpener that works well. Julia in MN -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-
Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/

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Posted by Pat in Virginia on Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:03 PM    Post subj