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quilt for cat? "Drat", says newbie...
Jean B. wrote:
Debra wrote: My quilt project materials get used by the cats before they even become quilts. Debra in VA Hehe. Well, do the cat hairs get incorporated into the quilts? I have a long-haired white and tiger. He's got every feline color fur in there except orange, so it shows on everything. He likes to sleep on top of the stash, sit on the cutting board while I'm cutting fabric, sit in my lap for hand sewing, and if I work by machine, he's supervising the machine. Why yes, everything comes out with Pepe hair on it, incorporated into the stitching. The rest of the cats aren't as involved. Pepe hard at work: http://runningscared.powerblogs.com/files/pepestitch -georg |
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quilt for cat? "Drat", says newbie...
look at it this way - the QIs help put insulation and warmth into a quilt!
IMHO ME-Judy "Jean B." wrote in message ... Debra wrote: My quilt project materials get used by the cats before they even become quilts. Debra in VA Hehe. Well, do the cat hairs get incorporated into the quilts? -- Jean B. |
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"Drat", says newbie...
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:59:59 -0400, "Jean B." wrote:
Too bad the chocolate with erythritol (artificial sweetener that doesn't have a laxative effect) seems to pretty much have disappeared. It was quite good. I do see that there is some available online, which folks seem to like though. Jean, if you ever look at the sugar free items they are full of carbs, and carbs turn to sugar which causes your blood sugar to go up so they aren't really good for a diabetic either and one of the main ingredients in them is sugar alcohol so that isn't a good exchange. I pretty much just try to eat fairly low carb, not what someone on a low carb diet would call low carb but what a diabetic calls low carb whichi is around 100-125 carbs a day. Please don't go by the ADA diet because, as my doctor said, "they thought they were helping people, when in fact they were killing them." This was from an overload of carbs. They recommend to this day 4 carb units with each meal, that is around 60 carbs per meal. If I ate that many carbs for breakfast I would die from a high blood sugar for sure, but it would not be good for me at any meal. I limit my meals to 25-30, except for breakfast which is only 6-9 carbs, carbs at breakfast affect me really bad. Then I have a snack or two during the day to make up for that extra 25-35 carbs hanging around. I have not been out of range on the high end in a long time. Can't say I haven't hit the long end a couple of times, but mostly I stay like a normal non-diabetic person is. Jacqueline who is so glad to get to time to post again but doubts she makes it through over 600 posts today. Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things |
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quilt for cat? "Drat", says newbie...
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:59:02 -0400, "Jean B." wrote:
Debra wrote: My quilt project materials get used by the cats before they even become quilts. Debra in VA Hehe. Well, do the cat hairs get incorporated into the quilts? Yes. The most noticeable is Samson's 5 inch long black hair. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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"Drat", says newbie...
Jacqueline wrote:
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:59:59 -0400, "Jean B." wrote: Too bad the chocolate with erythritol (artificial sweetener that doesn't have a laxative effect) seems to pretty much have disappeared. It was quite good. I do see that there is some available online, which folks seem to like though. Jean, if you ever look at the sugar free items they are full of carbs, and carbs turn to sugar which causes your blood sugar to go up so they aren't really good for a diabetic either and one of the main ingredients in them is sugar alcohol so that isn't a good exchange. I pretty much just try to eat fairly low carb, not what someone on a low carb diet would call low carb but what a diabetic calls low carb whichi is around 100-125 carbs a day. Please don't go by the ADA diet because, as my doctor said, "they thought they were helping people, when in fact they were killing them." This was from an overload of carbs. They recommend to this day 4 carb units with each meal, that is around 60 carbs per meal. If I ate that many carbs for breakfast I would die from a high blood sugar for sure, but it would not be good for me at any meal. I limit my meals to 25-30, except for breakfast which is only 6-9 carbs, carbs at breakfast affect me really bad. Then I have a snack or two during the day to make up for that extra 25-35 carbs hanging around. I have not been out of range on the high end in a long time. Can't say I haven't hit the long end a couple of times, but mostly I stay like a normal non-diabetic person is. Jacqueline who is so glad to get to time to post again but doubts she makes it through over 600 posts today. Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things I have been on a low-carb diet before, and I agree. (I have been remiss too, sooo....) -- Jean B. |
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"Drat", says newbie...
Jean, I must of missed the info on alzehemiers that you were going to
send, but I got so far behind in reading posts it would have been very easy to do. Would you mail it to me at quilter at mountain-breeze dot com please? Jacqueline On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:39:49 -0400, "Jean B." wrote: Jacqueline wrote: On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:59:59 -0400, "Jean B." wrote: Too bad the chocolate with erythritol (artificial sweetener that doesn't have a laxative effect) seems to pretty much have disappeared. It was quite good. I do see that there is some available online, which folks seem to like though. Jean, if you ever look at the sugar free items they are full of carbs, and carbs turn to sugar which causes your blood sugar to go up so they aren't really good for a diabetic either and one of the main ingredients in them is sugar alcohol so that isn't a good exchange. I pretty much just try to eat fairly low carb, not what someone on a low carb diet would call low carb but what a diabetic calls low carb whichi is around 100-125 carbs a day. Please don't go by the ADA diet because, as my doctor said, "they thought they were helping people, when in fact they were killing them." This was from an overload of carbs. They recommend to this day 4 carb units with each meal, that is around 60 carbs per meal. If I ate that many carbs for breakfast I would die from a high blood sugar for sure, but it would not be good for me at any meal. I limit my meals to 25-30, except for breakfast which is only 6-9 carbs, carbs at breakfast affect me really bad. Then I have a snack or two during the day to make up for that extra 25-35 carbs hanging around. I have not been out of range on the high end in a long time. Can't say I haven't hit the long end a couple of times, but mostly I stay like a normal non-diabetic person is. Jacqueline who is so glad to get to time to post again but doubts she makes it through over 600 posts today. Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things I have been on a low-carb diet before, and I agree. (I have been remiss too, sooo....) Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things |
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Beginning "Drat", says newbie...
Sandy Ellison wrote:
Howdy! I used to hand-piece all my quilts. Here are a few pictures of beginning the piecing process, just taking those 2 squares, laying them right sides together, sewing a (mostly) straight seam along one side; I use handquilting thread as it is *strong* & doesn't need to be doubled on the needle: http://www.kathkwilts.com/lessons/gendirs.html http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.ne...andPiecing.htm http://www.roserushbrooke.com/handpiece.html http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/...quilting/43586 good pic on p.2 I don't use templates, just cut the pattern pieces w/ the rotary cutter (most newer instructions include the seam allowance). If you can eyeball a 1/4" seam, good; if not, mark it. http://tinyurl.com/fmezs This is a running stitch; I back-stitch every 3 or 4 stitches to lock the stitch in the seam; if the thread every breaks it only goes so far. http://heirloomquilts.com.au/tut/tutorial2.php One of the best resources for info: public library; another is to get a quilter or 5 to show you how, maybe at the local quilt shop. You can do this, Jean B!!! Oh, how sweet it is to get someone else involved in this addiction. LOL Ragmop/Sandy --handquilter On 8/16/06 1:46 PM, in article , "Jean B." wrote: Sandy Ellison wrote: Howdy! oooowaaahahahahahahaha! Hooked another one! Easiest by hand: cut some fabric squares, all the same size. Sew 2 of them together: you have a pair. Sew 2 more of them together: another pair. Sew the pairs together: you have a 4-patch. See how easy that was? Repeat. g Let the fabric make it fun & interesting for a 4-patch. When you get them all put together, then you move on to another pattern, a 9-patch, playing w/ triangles, curves--really, curves are not difficult. Crazy quilting, tho', could be a bigger challenge for a first quilt. Or not. ;-) Good luck! And Welcome, Jean B!! Ragmop/Sandy-- my favorite 4-patch: http://tinyurl.com/jf58k Latest 4-patch mix: http://tinyurl.com/j7shs Such a very late reply, which I profusely apologize for. Those are some great links, Sandy! They are about the level I need. I did finally find a great book, through Interlibrary Loan: First-Time Quiltmaking: Learning to Quilt in Six Easy Lessons by Becky Johnston. Among other things, it has a glossary for total newbies--and other basic terms are also explained in the book. I am tempted to type them all up and post them here.... -- Jean B. |
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OT Ping Jean B.
Jean, I tried to email you back about the email. Yes it was the
alzehemier's group you belonged to that you were going to send me. Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things |
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OT Ping Jean B.
Jacqueline wrote:
Jean, I tried to email you back about the email. Yes it was the alzehemier's group you belonged to that you were going to send me. Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things Sorry. You have to change the 2 to a z in my addy when you reply. I got tired of seeing that in my posts and thought others would too.... -- Jean B. |
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