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Totally. You'd have to stay an extra two weeks just to get me over it.
*BG* Elena PS, ya want purple onions to go with those yeller ones? "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... I dont see why not! The hard part is going to be collecting all those onion skins for dyeing. Maybe this project is a bit over my head. Would you be offended if I showed up with a cheater panel quilt, tied, and a jug of lemonade instead? lol I can still make you comatose other ways. Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Elena" wrote in message news:2ynRa.80176$Ph3.9374@sccrnsc04... Ermm.. well.. okay. Can't argue with that. Need any help on Butterfly's? LOL Elena mmmmmm comatose.... sounds good...This quilt WILL come with you to housekeep for a week or two, won't it? Not much cleaning, just chase the kids and dog, and the rocking chair out on the patio needs sitting in for awhile. Quilting studio readily shared. You can even have my scrap..errr...stash if I get a quilt out of it. "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Ok.... scribble, scribble, scratch.... (pen noises dontcha know) Butterfly, Then Elena... who is next? Sorry Elena but need comes before want... Diana Hurry up meds and sort yourself out, we need out Bfly well and flittin' about here! -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Butterfly" wrote in message ... Her name comes AFTER mine I *NEED* comatose right now....... Butterfly (big changes in meds--bod is not adjusting well--just wants to SLEEEEEEEPPPPPPP) Diana Curtis wrote: No, really, I coudnt do that to you. This quilt will be packed to the gunwales with love, I mean it will be oozing from every hand stitched seam, it will be positively squooshy with love and the swoon would last a fornight at least. Think how that would cut into your quilting time! And therein lies the problem. Anyone I would love enough to make such a quilt for I would also love to much to put them through two weeks of a comatose nature. Such a moral dilema.... But, if I ever do, your name is top on the list. Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Elena" wrote in message news:mpeRa.65176$OZ2.11861@rwcrnsc54... Woohoo! You have my snail for this one, right? *grins* Elena in Tx, who has picked cotton before and has a nice comfy chair into which to swoon. "Diana Curtis" wrote in message . .. Dont tell me that you *buy* your fabric?? Dont you know that fabric you make yourself makes the quilt more special? Printing the designs in the fabric yourself means more love too... and then you must grow your own cotton..right? Diana, going out to the back 40 to plant the cotton which she will weave into cloth and dye with onions skins from onions which she grew herself and then on to the cotton gin so she can make her own batt, so that when this quilt is done it will be so chock full of love that the recipient will fall over in a dead swoon when they get it. -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Marijke" wrote (and I would snip but it all makes so much sense) DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT!! Sorry for yelling (well, not really but anything to get your attention). Quilting began by women piecing together pieces of scrap fabrics, old clothing and sac cloths out of necessity. That is where the joy and beauty of quilting began. They'd be aghast at some of the snobbery that lives in the craft world these days. NEVER, EVER be ashamed of where you buy your fabric or how you put YOUR quilts together. There are NO quilt police. There are always judgemental people who will tell others that they aren't good enough parents (gasp, my kids drink cola), or your house isn't clean enough (you mean you DON'T clean your walls every week?) or your kids aren't doing well enough in school (what do you mean you don't force them to do math four hours a day??), or your car isn't new enough.......you get my drift. Just as there are people like that, there are those who sniff at anything less than what they would do. You know what to do about those people? IGNORE THEM. You sound like me. We quilt because we love it. It's soothing, it's relaxing (well, it's relaxing when it's going well and you're not pulling out your hair and chewing up your lips because a pattern isn't going well or the stupid post office lost a quilt....), we love the beauty and the work that goes into making such lovely products. I really wish you would share your finds, your methods and all stuff like that. Even us experienced quilters can learn from beginners and - we may even be reminded of what it was like when we first began. Did I get through to you? grin YOUR quilts, YOUR choices are just as good as anyone else's here. Off soapbox now before I fall off, Marijke |
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Hello Roberta,
Have no fear, I don't have an expensive sewing machine either and I can do what ever I want with it. I have only ever purchased 1 sewing machine and that was about 8 years ago after the one I found 'dumpter - diving'. That machine was already well than 20 years old and I used it for another 15 years or so, until the crank shaft deteriorated. The only other machine I have is my treadle and I paid $3.00 for it... and I have never spent more than $6.00 a yard for a piece of fabric. Garage sales and Estate sales are great for finding fabrics. I did pay $1.00 for 40 yards of fabric once at a garage sale. Made a big addition to my stash. In recent years I purchased a great deal of fabric when our local JAF went out of business. The sales were unbelievable! I do hand piece on my more expensive fabrics. Like my reproduction fabrics. Though I do a lot of hand piecing when working on scrap quilts. fortunately there is a time and place for each. Glad to know your are sticking around here. juliasb Roberta wrote: Thank you Pat (and everyone else that replied to this thread) I love this group and have gotten so many great ideas but I really was just a keystroke away from unsubscribing because I just kept feeling like I'd never live up to $10.00 a yard, $7000 sewing machine 20 years to quilt a project expectations. And being to embarrassed to share what I do just defeats the purpose... Now that I know that there are enough people that DON'T feel that way I figure I'll stick around awhile (at least long enough to get on the next address list in six months so that I may squish all of you that made me feel like I should stay) Roberta in MD In , Pat in Virginia typed: Roberta: "Almost" ?? .... well that's better than a flat no I guess! But not as good as a quilt in the mail! Now listen here young lady! WHO said you are an outsider to this group?? Aren't you the Roberta who's been here a month or two? The Roberta in Maryland? We know you now girl ... maybe you are a relative newbie, but you are NOT an outsider. In fact you are practically my neighbor!! If you come to the MAQF in Williamsburg VA in February I hope to meet you at the RCTQ get together. (Assuming we all avoid flu and snow next time!) As a relative newbie, did you remember to send 1-2 lb.. chocolate to be vetted? Just send it to my Palace in Virginia and I'll report back to you. You want to make sure you have the good kind, right? PAT, Official Chocolate Taster of RCTQ Roberta wrote: For your comment Pat I'd almost send ya a quilt ;0) It is nice to know that there are people that are less judgmental out there. As an outsider to this group and a new quilter I have to say...I would never feel comfortable posting where I buy fabric, what kind of sewing machine I just bought or how I intend to quilt my projects. I do get a lot from reading suggestions and links to sales. I also love to look at all of the beautiful quilts and quilts in progress. Roberta -- ** When responding in email please put in subject line RCTQ *** this will insure the mail will go to the right box **** Remove (nospam) from address. now... come and journey with me from darkness.... .... into New Life http://www.nwlife.com |
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No, people seem to actually like me. BG
Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Barbara Bomberger" ... ARe you like - the Martha Stewart of Quilting? |
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Good for you, Roberta. We welcome you and will squish you, too, if you
privately email your snail mail addy. Nancycog in MD (the Eastern shore part) |
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