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I spent 20 minutes digging through piles, searching for a piece of fabric. I
had a bias tube made of it, but surely I didn't use the whole piece on that? Where was it? Not with the other fabrics I was using, not with the other other fabrics that were an offshoot of this project, not in the dreaded UFO drawer (the black hole of my sewing room), not in the big pieces cupboard. I finally gave up, chose a different fabric only to find what I was looking for under a stash bin I had put on my bed so I could have a rootle through it. Disorganized? Me? ;-P Nah. Just absent minded! -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Im not horrified, and I think to some extent most of us can relate in one way or another. Its so easy to aquire *things* nowadays and so hard to get rid of them that its made us into a nation of packrats with to much stuff! Just watch the plethora of shows on cable channels dealing with organizing 'stuff'. Its horrifying! And we keep buying MORE. If you dont believe me go to any decent sized garage sale and look at how many drinking glasses are for sale. Just so you know, this rant doesnt apply to quilt and craft books, supplies, tools or materials. The key to keeping those from being a problem is good storage techniques. ;-) Diana -- Queen of FAQs Royal Peace Maker http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "cozy" wrote ... Diana.. wow, I'm glad people are enjoying my efforts... I have to admit that before I began sharing it I was a little scared, thinking people would be horrified at the state of mess I have going here! |
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Is it because youre older? ... oh.. wait.. its on the 21st you become that
addlepated stereotypical older woman. sorry.. didnt meant to rush you. ;-) Diana -- Queen of FAQs Royal Peace Maker http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "frood" wrote in message .com... I spent 20 minutes digging through piles, searching for a piece of fabric. I had a bias tube made of it, but surely I didn't use the whole piece on that? Where was it? Not with the other fabrics I was using, not with the other other fabrics that were an offshoot of this project, not in the dreaded UFO drawer (the black hole of my sewing room), not in the big pieces cupboard. I finally gave up, chose a different fabric only to find what I was looking for under a stash bin I had put on my bed so I could have a rootle through it. Disorganized? Me? ;-P Nah. Just absent minded! -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Im not horrified, and I think to some extent most of us can relate in one way or another. Its so easy to aquire *things* nowadays and so hard to get rid of them that its made us into a nation of packrats with to much stuff! Just watch the plethora of shows on cable channels dealing with organizing 'stuff'. Its horrifying! And we keep buying MORE. If you dont believe me go to any decent sized garage sale and look at how many drinking glasses are for sale. Just so you know, this rant doesnt apply to quilt and craft books, supplies, tools or materials. The key to keeping those from being a problem is good storage techniques. ;-) Diana -- Queen of FAQs Royal Peace Maker http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "cozy" wrote ... Diana.. wow, I'm glad people are enjoying my efforts... I have to admit that before I began sharing it I was a little scared, thinking people would be horrified at the state of mess I have going here! |
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Drinking glasses? Do NOT, repeat, do NOT go to my cupboards and expect to
find a set of them....you won't. I have this really strange habit of dropping things like glasses /dishes/ you know the stuff you usually have SETS of...... hmmmmm, maybe I should hit a few garage sales this summer and actually BUY a set of glasses--then it might not bother me too much when I drop them...... Butterfly (I have ONE set of glasses that are only used for very special occasions--just so I can SAY I have 4 matching glasses---weren't those the 10 cent glasses you got this summer? : ) "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Im not horrified, and I think to some extent most of us can relate in one way or another. Its so easy to aquire *things* nowadays and so hard to get rid of them that its made us into a nation of packrats with to much stuff! Just watch the plethora of shows on cable channels dealing with organizing 'stuff'. Its horrifying! And we keep buying MORE. If you dont believe me go to any decent sized garage sale and look at how many drinking glasses are for sale. Just so you know, this rant doesnt apply to quilt and craft books, supplies, tools or materials. The key to keeping those from being a problem is good storage techniques. ;-) Diana -- Queen of FAQs Royal Peace Maker http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "cozy" wrote ... Diana.. wow, I'm glad people are enjoying my efforts... I have to admit that before I began sharing it I was a little scared, thinking people would be horrified at the state of mess I have going here! |
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We apparently aren't too hard on glasses. We've been married almost 37
years and recently broke another of the 12 or so glasses my brother gave us when we got married. Still have 3 left. Of course, we've gone through quite a few other glasses. Most of those from the fast food places didn't last a long time. My glasses are getting to look pretty tough from the dishwasher, so I think I may be replacing some before too long. But the old ones will be thrown when that happens. Julia in MN -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://mail.chartermi.net/~jaccola/ |
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LOL, I don't buy glass "glasses". I know they will get broken all too
often. Even without kids. We use Tupperware tumblers mostly, especially since I sold the stuff for 10 years. Most of what I have was originally bought as samples, so was written off the taxes. Do have some glass stuff, wine glasses (that get used once every few years) and a few others. Pati, in Phx Julia in MN wrote: We apparently aren't too hard on glasses. We've been married almost 37 years and recently broke another of the 12 or so glasses my brother gave us when we got married. Still have 3 left. Of course, we've gone through quite a few other glasses. Most of those from the fast food places didn't last a long time. My glasses are getting to look pretty tough from the dishwasher, so I think I may be replacing some before too long. But the old ones will be thrown when that happens. Julia in MN -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://mail.chartermi.net/~jaccola/ |
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I am quite the opposite. I have to have 8 matching glasses at all times. To match
my dishes...8 place settings. I'm insane, and happily so. Good news is, that I get rid of the glasses that are "extra" so i don't accumulate too much stuff. -- Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "Butterfly" wrote in message ... Drinking glasses? Do NOT, repeat, do NOT go to my cupboards and expect to find a set of them....you won't. I have this really strange habit of dropping things like glasses /dishes/ you know the stuff you usually have SETS of...... hmmmmm, maybe I should hit a few garage sales this summer and actually BUY a set of glasses--then it might not bother me too much when I drop them...... Butterfly (I have ONE set of glasses that are only used for very special occasions--just so I can SAY I have 4 matching glasses---weren't those the 10 cent glasses you got this summer? : ) "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Im not horrified, and I think to some extent most of us can relate in one way or another. Its so easy to aquire *things* nowadays and so hard to get rid of them that its made us into a nation of packrats with to much stuff! Just watch the plethora of shows on cable channels dealing with organizing 'stuff'. Its horrifying! And we keep buying MORE. If you dont believe me go to any decent sized garage sale and look at how many drinking glasses are for sale. Just so you know, this rant doesnt apply to quilt and craft books, supplies, tools or materials. The key to keeping those from being a problem is good storage techniques. ;-) Diana -- Queen of FAQs Royal Peace Maker http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "cozy" wrote ... Diana.. wow, I'm glad people are enjoying my efforts... I have to admit that before I began sharing it I was a little scared, thinking people would be horrified at the state of mess I have going here! |
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Jump on in! A nice way to start off a new year of quilting, with an
orderly place that you don't have to struggle to find something in! Jalynne wrote in message ink.net... You have inspired me, as well. My sewing room has become a huge mess. Partially dh's fault, but I'm gonna get it cleaned up and usable again. After this cold snap ends, i'll be doing just that. my room is in the basement, and the heater just doesn't warm the place up enough at this point. Then we can dig for buried treasure together! -- Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "cozy" wrote in message . com... Diana.. wow, I'm glad people are enjoying my efforts... I have to admit that before I began sharing it I was a little scared, thinking people would be horrified at the state of mess I have going here! Diana Curtis wrote in message ... I am enjoying your adventures so much. Its inspired me to take a fresh look around this place and instead of complaining about what I cannot do I am finding things I can do. One room at a time this time. Focus the energies. Thank you so much for coming to this group and sharing your journey. Its so much fun! Diana -- Queen of FAQs Royal Peace Maker http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "cozy" wrote in message news Unexpectedly, I awoke at 7am today (I'm never a morning person, at least for the first 51 years of my life!) I started working around 9 and found a box full of stuff that I must have bought at an auction... I can't believe what I'm finding in he old linens with handmade edges (lace, not the thin stuff, heavy embroidery kind) 6 basket blocks 6 medium size grandmothers flower garden *50* medium size grandmothres flower garden blocks 37 partial blocks 4 blocks with the muslin around the edges already a boat load of hex blocks cut out + lots of matching material to keep going 2 quilt tops: 9patch of muslin and a print -old half put together, the other half in finished blocks 1 top that is a little weird, just pieces of fabric sewn together. It's not quite tasteful... yet, I remember once seeing an ugly quilt show and they got ugly quilt tops that had been ditched and quilted them grandly and transformed even the ugliest, I remember thinking about that when I bought this one! I took pictures, so when I'm done with this process I'll put up my best finds along with UFO pics so you can see my discoveries! UFO ALERT: I also found an overnight case with my 'stars from stripes' 8pt star pieces I started a million years ago. These were all stacked horribly under the table, and now that I've drug them out, I can get _to_ the table. I mopped under there, reboxed things in tubs (yes there are vent holes) and threw out the old dust ridden boxes. Half the stuff I put back has not been gone thru yet, maybe I'll still feel like it tonight, we'll see. Once that is done, they'll be room to start sorting the mess ON TOP the table, I can already see my sewing maching emerging! I've called my mom and she's up for it so I'll knock off now and get ready to go play! |
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I'm definitely a patrack personality, and any hobby I've ever started I
thought I had to buy every thing associated with it before even starting.... it was like "the hunt is on"! Diana Curtis wrote in message ... Im not horrified, and I think to some extent most of us can relate in one way or another. Its so easy to aquire *things* nowadays and so hard to get rid of them that its made us into a nation of packrats with to much stuff! Just watch the plethora of shows on cable channels dealing with organizing 'stuff'. Its horrifying! And we keep buying MORE. If you dont believe me go to any decent sized garage sale and look at how many drinking glasses are for sale. Just so you know, this rant doesnt apply to quilt and craft books, supplies, tools or materials. The key to keeping those from being a problem is good storage techniques. ;-) Diana -- Queen of FAQs Royal Peace Maker http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "cozy" wrote ... Diana.. wow, I'm glad people are enjoying my efforts... I have to admit that before I began sharing it I was a little scared, thinking people would be horrified at the state of mess I have going here! |
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Congrats on finding it!
frood wrote in message .com... I spent 20 minutes digging through piles, searching for a piece of fabric. I had a bias tube made of it, but surely I didn't use the whole piece on that? Where was it? Not with the other fabrics I was using, not with the other other fabrics that were an offshoot of this project, not in the dreaded UFO drawer (the black hole of my sewing room), not in the big pieces cupboard. I finally gave up, chose a different fabric only to find what I was looking for under a stash bin I had put on my bed so I could have a rootle through it. Disorganized? Me? ;-P Nah. Just absent minded! -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Im not horrified, and I think to some extent most of us can relate in one way or another. Its so easy to aquire *things* nowadays and so hard to get rid of them that its made us into a nation of packrats with to much stuff! Just watch the plethora of shows on cable channels dealing with organizing 'stuff'. Its horrifying! And we keep buying MORE. If you dont believe me go to any decent sized garage sale and look at how many drinking glasses are for sale. Just so you know, this rant doesnt apply to quilt and craft books, supplies, tools or materials. The key to keeping those from being a problem is good storage techniques. ;-) Diana -- Queen of FAQs Royal Peace Maker http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "cozy" wrote ... Diana.. wow, I'm glad people are enjoying my efforts... I have to admit that before I began sharing it I was a little scared, thinking people would be horrified at the state of mess I have going here! |
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no.... it's nothing special, just something I bought at some hotel when they
had a bunch of cheap machines. Just nice to be able to get to it again. Kate Dicey wrote in message ... cozy wrote: Unexpectedly, I awoke at 7am today (I'm never a morning person, at least for the first 51 years of my life!) I started working around 9 and found a box full of stuff that I must have bought at an auction... I can't believe what I'm finding in he old linens with handmade edges (lace, not the thin stuff, heavy embroidery kind) 6 basket blocks 6 medium size grandmothers flower garden *50* medium size grandmothres flower garden blocks 37 partial blocks 4 blocks with the muslin around the edges already a boat load of hex blocks cut out + lots of matching material to keep going 2 quilt tops: 9patch of muslin and a print -old half put together, the other half in finished blocks 1 top that is a little weird, just pieces of fabric sewn together. It's not quite tasteful... yet, I remember once seeing an ugly quilt show and they got ugly quilt tops that had been ditched and quilted them grandly and transformed even the ugliest, I remember thinking about that when I bought this one! I took pictures, so when I'm done with this process I'll put up my best finds along with UFO pics so you can see my discoveries! UFO ALERT: I also found an overnight case with my 'stars from stripes' 8pt star pieces I started a million years ago. These were all stacked horribly under the table, and now that I've drug them out, I can get _to_ the table. I mopped under there, reboxed things in tubs (yes there are vent holes) and threw out the old dust ridden boxes. Half the stuff I put back has not been gone thru yet, maybe I'll still feel like it tonight, we'll see. Once that is done, they'll be room to start sorting the mess ON TOP the table, I can already see my sewing maching emerging! I've called my mom and she's up for it so I'll knock off now and get ready to go play! Way to go! Can you remember which make and model machine it is? ;P -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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