No quilting for awhile.

ROTFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mary
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"Patti S" wrote in message
...
: Knowing you, and how quickly you seem to whip through your projects,
: you'll be posting next Tuesday. It will be a photo, of 22 fabulous sets
: of curtains, hand woven , perfectly dyed to match every room, and hung
: with drapery hooks or curtain rods that you forged out of wagon wheels
: from a vintage covered wagon. And the hand woven fabric came from sheep
: that are grazing in your back yard, and you won the sheep sheering
: contest while gathering your supplies..... or something to that effect.
: Good luck...... we'll see ya next week :-)
:
: Patti in Seattle
:

On Aug 30, 7:04 pm, (Patti S) wrote:
Knowing you, and how quickly you seem to whip through your projects,
you'll be posting next Tuesday. It will be a photo, of 22 fabulous sets
of curtains, hand woven , perfectly dyed to match every room, and hung
with drapery hooks or curtain rods that you forged out of wagon wheels
from a vintage covered wagon. And the hand woven fabric came from sheep
that are grazing in your back yard, and you won the sheep sheering
contest while gathering your supplies..... or something to that effect.
Good luck...... we'll see ya next week :-)

Patti in Seattle

Grinning from ear to ear,


John

One of my least favourite sewing activities.........always like the look of
newly made curtains but hate the journey of getting them there ( Hope you
have more fun, John......22 windows...sheesh
Wendy in NSW


"John" wrote in message
ps.com...
As some of you may know, We had 22 windows installed in the house and,
she who must be obeyed has,"suggested", that now would be a good time
to make new curtains for most of the house. Lined curtains, that is.
Sooo, No more quilting till that is finished. I will be still sewing
on the straight and narrow, but in a slightly different medium. Or as
I said to her; "Looks like it's curtains for me".
Ok, I couldn't help myself with that one.


John

***snorfle***

BTDT, it's rather fun!

--
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

"John" wrote in message
ps.com...
As some of you may know, We had 22 windows installed in the house and,
she who must be obeyed has,"suggested", that now would be a good time
to make new curtains for most of the house. Lined curtains, that is.
Sooo, No more quilting till that is finished. I will be still sewing
on the straight and narrow, but in a slightly different medium. Or as
I said to her; "Looks like it's curtains for me".
Ok, I couldn't help myself with that one.


John

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:54:57 -0700, John
wrote:

As some of you may know, We had 22 windows installed in the house and,
she who must be obeyed has,"suggested", that now would be a good time
to make new curtains for most of the house. Lined curtains, that is.
Sooo, No more quilting till that is finished. I will be still sewing
on the straight and narrow, but in a slightly different medium. Or as
I said to her; "Looks like it's curtains for me".
Ok, I couldn't help myself with that one.

Curtains, drapes, whatever - they're easy, but cumbersome. I made
three sets of double-lined drapes last fall, for my new apartment with
very old windows. I had one lining of thermal stuff (it feels like
flannel), and then another lining of shiny stuff so that they would
slide and hang properly. Along with fairly heavy drapery fabrics,
they were pretty hefty to haul around - kind of like doing machine
quilting on a bed-size quilt. (I wish I had new windows, especially
when I get my winter heating bills, but the curtains were a lot
cheaper and really cut down on the draft.)

I always use self-pleater tapes rather than do anything fancier on the
top. And I leave them hung up unhemmed for a while, partly because
you're supposed to and partly because that's a good excuse.

Oh, and if you choose little geometric patterns, you can basically cut
and hem along the patterns rather than measuring the horizontal and
vertical more precisely, which is a pain for such big pieces.

Louise

John wrote:
I said to her; "Looks like it's curtains for me".
Ok, I couldn't help myself with that one.

If you have some free time, here are some gorgeous
window coverings:

http://www.terrelldesigns.com/galleries-quiltblock.htm

nayy

-- Anita --

Yes, at the moment; but after the curtains you'll probably be putting
all those 'suggestions' into operation!
..
In message .com, John
writes
On Aug 30, 7:04 pm, (Patti S) wrote:
Knowing you, and how quickly you seem to whip through your projects,
you'll be posting next Tuesday. It will be a photo, of 22 fabulous sets
of curtains, hand woven , perfectly dyed to match every room, and hung
with drapery hooks or curtain rods that you forged out of wagon wheels
from a vintage covered wagon. And the hand woven fabric came from sheep
that are grazing in your back yard, and you won the sheep sheering
contest while gathering your supplies..... or something to that effect.
Good luck...... we'll see ya next week :-)

Patti in Seattle

Grinning from ear to ear,


John


--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

On Aug 30, 9:54 pm, John wrote:
As some of you may know, We had 22 windows installed in the house and,
she who must be obeyed has,"suggested", that now would be a good time
to make new curtains for most of the house. Lined curtains, that is.
Sooo, No more quilting till that is finished. I will be still sewing
on the straight and narrow, but in a slightly different medium. Or as
I said to her; "Looks like it's curtains for me".
Ok, I couldn't help myself with that one.

John

I've made curtains in my time. Beautifully made if I say so
myself ..But I got fed up of them after a short time so what was
the point in all that work! Same pointlessness in buying expensive
curtains. Or getting them made.
My current living room curtains are cheepos from Ikea which came with
a fusible web for adjusting! They look just fine and when I get sick
of them... I can just buy some more with out feeling guilty!
Elly

I have been admiring these patterns for years but never had the nerve
to start a set.

Susan

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:16:17 -0700, Irrational Number
wrote:

John wrote:
I said to her; "Looks like it's curtains for me".
Ok, I couldn't help myself with that one.

If you have some free time, here are some gorgeous
window coverings:

http://www.terrelldesigns.com/galleries-quiltblock.htm

nayy

-- Anita --

I'm with you, Elly. Guilt-free window coverings. Last house, we installed
vertical blinds and nothing else. Controlled light and privacy, no fuss.
Sadly, they wouldn't look right in this house (fake Bavarian farmhouse).
Curtains are easy but mind-deadening to sew!
Roberta in D

"Elly" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
ups.com...
On Aug 30, 9:54 pm, John wrote:
As some of you may know, We had 22 windows installed in the house and,
she who must be obeyed has,"suggested", that now would be a good time
to make new curtains for most of the house. Lined curtains, that is.
Sooo, No more quilting till that is finished. I will be still sewing
on the straight and narrow, but in a slightly different medium. Or as
I said to her; "Looks like it's curtains for me".
Ok, I couldn't help myself with that one.

John

I've made curtains in my time. Beautifully made if I say so
myself ..But I got fed up of them after a short time so what was
the point in all that work! Same pointlessness in buying expensive
curtains. Or getting them made.
My current living room curtains are cheepos from Ikea which came with
a fusible web for adjusting! They look just fine and when I get sick
of them... I can just buy some more with out feeling guilty!
Elly