Any time a man starts a new project - that means he has to go to the
store to buy a new tool especially needed for that project! I'm sure
hanging Christmas lights has the same requirement!

Donna in Idaho

On 12/2/2012 8:48 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
*I* am a quilter, round two. Needed some brackets to support the weight
of a 30 foot heavy-duty extension cord for the lights. This would
involve a trip down to the big shop for brackets, screws, the drill, the
bits, assorted journeys to the hardware store, some planning, swearing,
scratching and a few delays.
"Nonsense" says I.
I came inside, picked up a few yards of the selvedge edge from
Michael Miller's Frost in gold (this is tough stuff) and simply stapled
loops up inside the porch framing.
Do all men figure out the hard way to accomplish anything or am I
just a lucky assistant?
I am a quilter.
Polly


"Roberta" wrote LOL! OK, we probably need a photo, just to check if
your seams are
straight.
Roberta in D

On Sat, 1 Dec 2012 20:30:18 -0600, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

We had ten wonderful lights to install between 2 of the columns at
our front
door. A space after column one, a light, another space and so on. I
simply
drew a 'quilt' diagram with _ for spaces and 0 for lights. Measured
out to
need 10 and 1/3 inches for the spaces. Mr. Esther said, "We'll have to
fudge that 1/3".
Now. Really. No problem. I am a quilter.
Polly