hand piecing and quilting

I'm having a tough time following this thread but I
think it changed topics at some point. Cindy, I am ok if
you don't like cleaning. You have to use the toilets
not me. : )
Taria

"teleflora" wrote in message
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"Phyllis Nilsson" wrote in message
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I'm with both of you.


My toilets haven't been cleaned in weeks, but I walk out of this house
with my head held high.

Cindy

This thread reminds me of our family get-togethers. At all times, there are
at least 5 unrelated conversations going on and at least 3 who don't hear
very well and one or two that never listen anyway. You can't follow it all,
you just enjoy the love. Polly


"Taria" wrote, in part I'm having a tough time following this thread.

EH!!!???
nevermind nana, it wasnt important.
j.

"Polly Esther" wrote...
This thread reminds me of our family get-togethers. At all times, there are
at least 5 unrelated conversations going on and at least 3 who don't hear
very well and one or two that never listen anyway. You can't follow it all,
you just enjoy the love. Polly


"Taria" wrote, in part I'm having a tough time following this thread.

That's just like our small quilt group. There may only be 7 of us...but
there are often three conversations going on...loudly.

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"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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This thread reminds me of our family get-togethers. At all times, there
are at least 5 unrelated conversations going on and at least 3 who don't
hear very well and one or two that never listen anyway. You can't follow
it all, you just enjoy the love. Polly


"Taria" wrote, in part I'm having a tough time following this thread.

Mea culpa!! I was intending to welcome ELLEN, our newbie. For some reason
(brain burp?) I got all twisted and answered Mary instead. Anyhow, Mary has
never sent me chocolate, so my message is not a total loss.
Snicker, PAT

"Patti" wrote in message
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Mary isn't a newbie PAT. She knows all about you and your chocolate!
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Mary wrote:
Am I one of a dying breed? I enjoy piecing and quilting completely by
hand. I have 3 sewing machines, all working very nicely, but really
prefer to do everything by hand even though it takes a lot longer. My
only "modern" thing is that I use a rotary cutter and mat. Otherwise
I could probably be sitting on a log bench outside a log cabin . . .
So, are there others who love hand work and shun their sewing
machines?


Hi Mary,

I don't completely shun my sewing machines--in fact I've just recently
come to terms with them; they now know who is boss. :-) However,
because I was intimidated by the sewing machines (and as it turned out
didn't have a very good one), my very first quilt was totally
hand-pieced and quilted. I just used the sewing machine to attach the
plain outside border and the binding.

Since then, I've made two other hand-pieced quilts (both had curved
pieces) that were tied, and hand-quilted a round robin wallhanging.
However, I have made the transition to using the sewing machine as well.
I just finished hand-piecing a top that I intend to machine quilt--my
first foray into free motion. So as it stands now, I usually have one
or two quilts I'm doing on the machine, and one that I'm doing by hand.
I'm getting ready to start cutting for another Drunkard's Path which
will be pieced by hand, and probably hand-quilted as well.

Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada, USA
http://desertquilter.webs.com

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Mary and Polly....this is my first reply to the group but I have been
lurking a long time! Mary I do enjoy hand work because I can do it in
front of the TV and/or enjoy time with my family. I have limited my
hand work to quilting and not piecing but I am considering going back
to hand piecing for a few things.

Polly! I have never heard of anyone actually ironing men's underware,
is it true? I am 50 something and can remember back to my grandparents
being alive and 2 sets of great-grand parents and I never remember
seeing anyone ironing underwear!

Ellen

Lets see if this works... my first post to the newsgroup

A big, big welcome Ellen! I'm so glad you made the leap from lurker to
poster. :-) Of course, now you know you have to give us the scoop. Do
you have any QIs? What are you working on now? Favorite chocolate?

Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada, USA
http://desertquilter.webs.com

Ain't that the truth, Polly? We just had a 4th of July get-together
with some family--not all of them mind you. Most of the food was
prepared ahead of time, and our guests were here from Friday afternoon
to Sunday morning. I was totally exhausted afterward, and I think it
had to do with trying to follow multiple conversations!

Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada, USA
http://desertquilter.webs.com

Polly Esther wrote:
This thread reminds me of our family get-togethers. At all times, there are
at least 5 unrelated conversations going on and at least 3 who don't hear
very well and one or two that never listen anyway. You can't follow it all,
you just enjoy the love. Polly


"Taria" wrote, in part I'm having a tough time following this thread.

What a great idea! And I have some on hand.
"Sandy E" wrote in message
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Howdy!

On some machines I've used a band-aid in place of a quarter-inch foot.
Works great. One machine went out of here to its new home w/ the
band-aid still on it; no extra charge! (I gave it to a friend who
did not look at me funny when I explained what it was for. G)
The middle part (pad) of the bandage sticks up just a bit, acts as
a very good guide.

R/Sandy- I'm cheap but I'm easy ...

You guys have such good ideas. One more to write down and keep.
"KJ" wrote in message
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The good thing about the Post Its is they won't leave as much residual
adhesive as many kinds of tape. Painters tape works well too. I've seen
a demo of taking an exacto -type knife and slicing through several layers
of painters tape about two inches apart. Then peel off that "stack" and
use as the "dam/fence".

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