Hand sewn or sewing machine?

Howdy!
Hey--none of those disappearing tricks, ya' hear!??!

I'm ex-directory, too; send me your addy by private e-mail;
we'll see what happens. ;-)

Ragmop/Sandy--- "It's just quilting!" Mary Ellen Hopkins
(quilting guru)
"Roberta" wrote in message
...
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

((((((((((happy hugs!!! ))))))))))))))))
I could never have made a quilt in the beginning if I hadnt used free bits
of polycotton people gave me.
Im so glad youre going to stay! *and not just for the promised squishie!*
Diana


--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44
"Roberta" wrote in message
...
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

I did get some GOOD news for the ENT Dr today--and yes I have ONE MORE
pill to take! I do NOT have a sinus/ear infection--just chronic sinus
disease and the possibility of a collapsing Eustachian tube --and now
(as a precaution) will have a CAT Scan to make sure she isn't missing
anything--and then off to an allergist..but she is having me try
Clarinex to see if that helps.......at least I don't have to take any
more antibiotics !!! YAY!!! AND I won't have to take Benadryl (makes me
so tired!)
Thanks Diana for puttin me at the top---the idea alone has cheered me
greatly : )
HUGS
Butterfly (not sewing/quilting today--just resting)


Diana Curtis wrote:
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

OH DIANA!!! Thanks for the quilt you'll be sending me. I can't wait to
actually get to fall into my first true SWOON! lol
Shelly
"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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Good Grief!
Thank goodness for that. Good job my namesake and others read between
the lines. I read your post and just thought you were a private person
and just wanted to keep your own personal stuff to yourself. I never
dreamt it was because you felt you'd have to 'live up to' something. Of
course, over here in the UK, we can rarely if ever find anything less
expensive than $10 per yard!! But that's just the way of the world - we
only mention prices to make you all feel good over there. g

Now that you are feeling better about the group, I'm sure you'll have a
much more fun time. You won't be worrying about things. I do wish I
were a little more psychic sometimes. Anyway, all sorted now. And,
honestly, the sharing part is really terrific.
..
In article , Roberta
writes
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




--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

Sorry to hear this Butterfly. You take care now. If you want to sleep,
you just do it. Most things will wait!!
..
In article , Butterfly
writes
Her name comes AFTER mine
I *NEED* comatose right now.......
Butterfly (big changes in meds--bod is not adjusting well--just wants
to SLEEEEEEEPPPPPPP)
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

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

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

Me and my $300 Kenmore are happy to have you. =)

-georg
always loving a squish

georg wrote:

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

Me and my $300 Kenmore are happy to have you. =)

-georg
always loving a squish


And me and my £10, 80 YO Singer 66, too - as well as the electronic
wizard, Lily, who has to earn her keep!
--
Kate XXXXXX (Who thinks that fabric that costs 85p a meter is FAB for
making costumes!)
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

DH says that they will make sure I roll over every hour
Butterfly (Heheheee)

Patti wrote:
Sorry to hear this Butterfly. You take care now. If you want to sleep,
you just do it. Most things will wait!!
.
In article , Butterfly
writes

Her name comes AFTER mine
I *NEED* comatose right now.......
Butterfly (big changes in meds--bod is not adjusting well--just wants
to SLEEEEEEEPPPPPPP)