Sometimes I Wish There Really Were Quilt Police

"Sir, do you know why I pulled you over today?

No, sir, it's about what is in the back of your pickup truck.

No, sir, not the Ikea book case. What is that covering the book case?

No, that is not just an old 'blanket' from your grandmother's closet, sir.
It's an Ohio Star Quilt.

And I'm afraid it's hand-quilted, sir. You can't use quilts in this manner,
sir.

Well, sir, if it were sunny out, I'd let you go with a warning. But it's
raining today; I'm afraid I'm going to have to write you a citation."

Write the citation and confiscate the quilt!
Ginger in CA
[who has rescued quilts from unknowing/uncaring people]

On Sep 14, 5:49*am, Maureen Wozniak wrote:
"Sir, do you know why I pulled you over today?

No, sir, it's about what is in the back of your pickup truck. *

No, sir, not the Ikea book case. *What is that covering the book case?

No, that is not just an old 'blanket' from your grandmother's closet, sir.. *
It's an Ohio Star Quilt.

And I'm afraid it's hand-quilted, sir. *You can't use quilts in this manner,
sir.

Well, sir, if it were sunny out, I'd let you go with a warning. *But it's
raining today; I'm afraid I'm going to have to write *you a citation."

Yes, I wish we had the Quilt Police over here in Aus.

--
Di
I'm creative! You can't expect me to be neat too.
Vic Australia

"Maureen Wozniak" wrote in message
...
"Sir, do you know why I pulled you over today?

No, sir, it's about what is in the back of your pickup truck.

No, sir, not the Ikea book case. What is that covering the book case?

No, that is not just an old 'blanket' from your grandmother's closet, sir.
It's an Ohio Star Quilt.

And I'm afraid it's hand-quilted, sir. You can't use quilts in this
manner,
sir.

Well, sir, if it were sunny out, I'd let you go with a warning. But it's
raining today; I'm afraid I'm going to have to write you a citation."

I sure hope it was one of those cheapie chinese awful quilts. That is how
those should be used.
Taria
"Maureen Wozniak" wrote in message
...
"Sir, do you know why I pulled you over today?

No, sir, it's about what is in the back of your pickup truck.

No, sir, not the Ikea book case. What is that covering the book case?

No, that is not just an old 'blanket' from your grandmother's closet, sir.
It's an Ohio Star Quilt.

And I'm afraid it's hand-quilted, sir. You can't use quilts in this
manner,
sir.

Well, sir, if it were sunny out, I'd let you go with a warning. But it's
raining today; I'm afraid I'm going to have to write you a citation."

On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:53:55 -0500, Ginger in CA wrote
(in article
):

Write the citation and confiscate the quilt!
Ginger in CA
[who has rescued quilts from unknowing/uncaring people]


LOL! "Step away from the quilt and no one gets hurt!"

Maureen

On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:41:50 -0500, Bobbie Sews More wrote
(in article ):

OK Maureen, did you see a truck with a real quilt in the back? Did you
rescue the equilt? WHAT REALLY HAPPENED???? I really wanna know.
Barbara in HOT sunny SC



nearly happened. I managed to rescue the quilt from David's clutches before
he decided to use it as a moving blanket. And it is not a cheapie Chinese
quilt. It is definitely hand quilted and maybe even an antique. Not Ohio
Star, I don't know what the pattern is, but it is very pretty.

It is now folded up in a pillowcase waiting for me to show it off tonight at
my little quilt group.

Maureen

Looks like you have some work to do with David. He needs some
training/retraining. lol
I'm glad you were able to save the quilt. Good work.
Taria

"Maureen Wozniak" wrote in


nearly happened. I managed to rescue the quilt from David's clutches
before
he decided to use it as a moving blanket. And it is not a cheapie Chinese
quilt. It is definitely hand quilted and maybe even an antique. Not Ohio
Star, I don't know what the pattern is, but it is very pretty.

It is now folded up in a pillowcase waiting for me to show it off tonight
at
my little quilt group.

Maureen

Ah, a good happy ending to the story!
Barbara in SC

On Sep 15, 11:28*am, "Bobbie Sews More" wrote:
Ah, a good happy ending to the story!
Barbara in SC

A sad ending: When my mom was pregnant with my sister (she's 60 now,
and I'm 69), she started a quilt that was really cute - it had
appliqued figures which were characters whose bodies were fruit -
Sally Strawberry, Charlie Cherry, Billy Banana, etc. - one for most
letters of the alphabet. It was in primary colors - a child's quilt.
But she never got it finished.

When I was pregnant with my oldest, Mom gave it to me to finish - and
I did.

When my son was buying and selling his first few dozen trucks and
cars, he had an old Blazer with no front seat, so he built a seat up
with various things he found lying around - a milk crate, my good
cashmere coat, and this quilt, which I had given him, thinking he was
ready to take care of it. Wrong. I managed to rescue my coat, and
bring it back to life, but I never knew what he did with the quilt,
and he swears he doesn't remember it at all. My mom is gone now, and
it makes me sad to think of the quilt, because although I have other
things she sewed - like dresses for toddler me - I don't have the only
quilt she worked on.

N.

On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:18:03 -0500, Taria wrote
(in article ):

Looks like you have some work to do with David. He needs some
training/retraining. lol
I'm glad you were able to save the quilt. Good work.
Taria

"Maureen Wozniak" wrote in




Agreed. I thought he knew better. But maybe because he doesn't know who
made it or when he really doesn't think it's as special as the quilt on our
bed?

Maureen