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Old November 26th 05, 05:22 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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I don't reject them, I'm quite pleased when I do get one. I just open the
Squishie by the washing machine and after checking it out, it goes right in
the washing machine, then the dryer, off to the compie desk where I write
my TY, and then it's introduced to the rest of my 'stash' : ) IF I am told
ahead of time that it has come from a smokers home then DH or DS opens it
for me.
I LOVE being squished ; )

Butterfly

"Roberta Zollner" wrote in message
...
I would never spray anything on outgoing fabric -only incoming! However,
there's bound to be somebody out there who's sensitive to my detergent, so
there's just no perfect squishy method.
Roberta in D, Queen of the Scrap Heap, all fabrics guaranteed a good home

"Butterfly" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
I was thinking the same thing. I do NOT want another shot in the back of
my head to STOP the migraine chain that I just went thru. The shots
STOPPED them in their tracks. I was lucky this go round as after a week of
them the Dr said ENUF. The med kept them under control but didn't stop
them. We haven't figured out what caused them this go round : (
Squishies are opened by the sink and go right into a warm bath..rinsed
and dried , put by the compie until the TY has been sent, and then they
join the rest of my fabric : ) Chocolate goes to my guys and the
licorice------wellllllll, maybe just maybe, I might share : )

Butterfly

"the black rose" wrote in message
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Roberta Zollner wrote:
No worries: Febreeze
Roberta in D

ACK! POISON!!! A Febreeze-treated squishie would give me an instant
migraine.

Make sure you enclose such a squishie in a sealed baggie with a clear
warning label, so if the person is sensitive they can have a
non-sensitive person open it somewhere else and wash/air it out.

--

the black rose
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Relations
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  #22  
Old November 26th 05, 06:03 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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ah ok.. I was *sure* you preferred being thunked more :-P

*snicker*

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Jessamy dropping a box of "black stuff" to distract as I can't run away now

In The Netherlands
Time to accept, time to grow, time to take things slow
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I don't reject them, I'm quite pleased when I do get one. I just open the
Squishie by the washing machine and after checking it out, it goes right in
the washing machine, then the dryer, off to the compie desk where I write
my TY, and then it's introduced to the rest of my 'stash' : ) IF I am told
ahead of time that it has come from a smokers home then DH or DS opens it
for me.
I LOVE being squished ; )

Butterfly



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Old November 26th 05, 07:38 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Does this mean I hafta bug the mail carrier huh huh huh vbg?
Nope, I didn't ask that.....Christmas is coming...amazing that : )

Butterfly (having a good AM---SIL has picked more roses for the table--sun
went away---hopefully, it will peek back out in a lil bit)

"Jessamy" wrote in message
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ah ok.. I was *sure* you preferred being thunked more :-P

*snicker*

--
Jessamy dropping a box of "black stuff" to distract as I can't run away
now

In The Netherlands
Time to accept, time to grow, time to take things slow
www.geocities.com/jess_ayad
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jess_ayad/my_photos

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I don't reject them, I'm quite pleased when I do get one. I just open the
Squishie by the washing machine and after checking it out, it goes right
in
the washing machine, then the dryer, off to the compie desk where I write
my TY, and then it's introduced to the rest of my 'stash' : ) IF I am
told
ahead of time that it has come from a smokers home then DH or DS opens it
for me.
I LOVE being squished ; )

Butterfly





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Old November 26th 05, 07:59 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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nah not now.. it's too late to make the Christmas post and probably would
get left in the cold too long somewhere anyway...

don't worry...
--
Jessamy
In The Netherlands
Time to accept, time to grow, time to take things slow
www.geocities.com/jess_ayad
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jess_ayad/my_photos

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Does this mean I hafta bug the mail carrier huh huh huh vbg?
Nope, I didn't ask that.....Christmas is coming...amazing that : )

Butterfly (having a good AM---SIL has picked more roses for the table--sun
went away---hopefully, it will peek back out in a lil bit)



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Old November 26th 05, 08:23 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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I live in Nevada--a state that is ruled by the casinos and has some of
the most liberal smoking laws in America. I don't smoke, but I can't
walk into a casino bar or many restaurants without coming back out
smelling as if I do. But, I'm not complaining!! I'm a big girl and
can choose whether to go in or not. And guess what? I'm also a big
enough girl to pop a squishie or block into the washer if it needs a
little sprucing up. :-)

Michelle in NV

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Old November 27th 05, 12:41 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Not yet -- he collects fabric and has spoken of "one day". I'm slowly
getting him in that direction (making curtains and requiring his
assistance on some things -- gave him the quick once over on how to
thread my machine today, etc.)

Of course he still leaves buttons for me to replace on his shirts, etc.
*snicker* It will happen eventually. At least he doesn't turn his
nose up and dismiss it as "women stuff".

Tricia

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Old November 27th 05, 01:46 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Ok, now I won't 'freeze', figuratively speaking, waiting for him to show
up. thanks for clearing that up : )

Butterfly

"Jessamy" wrote in message
...
nah not now.. it's too late to make the Christmas post and probably would
get left in the cold too long somewhere anyway...

don't worry...
--
Jessamy
In The Netherlands
Time to accept, time to grow, time to take things slow
www.geocities.com/jess_ayad
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jess_ayad/my_photos

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Does this mean I hafta bug the mail carrier huh huh huh vbg?
Nope, I didn't ask that.....Christmas is coming...amazing that : )

Butterfly (having a good AM---SIL has picked more roses for the table--sun
went away---hopefully, it will peek back out in a lil bit)





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Old November 27th 05, 10:06 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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oh good! I would have felt terribly guilty if you had frozen!

--
Jessamy (who tries to avoid larger squishies in the run up to Christmas)
In The Netherlands
Time to accept, time to grow, time to take things slow
www.geocities.com/jess_ayad
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jess_ayad/my_photos

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ok, now I won't 'freeze', figuratively speaking, waiting for him to show
up. thanks for clearing that up : )

Butterfly



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Old November 27th 05, 04:53 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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I was gonna say I would have been safe....but DH pointed out the FROST on
the grass this AM. So thank you thank you thank you for telling me NOT to
wait : ) I'm all warm and cozy this AM---and when SIL gets up we will go
back to arranging the squares on the Design Wall.....and then working on our
Quilt themed puzzle......and then they will go back to the Antique Store and
pick up a Christmas Pressie they saw yesterday for DD.....

Butterfly (AFTER Bkfst, of course ; )


"Jessamy" wrote in message
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oh good! I would have felt terribly guilty if you had frozen!

--
Jessamy (who tries to avoid larger squishies in the run up to Christmas)
In The Netherlands
Time to accept, time to grow, time to take things slow
www.geocities.com/jess_ayad
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jess_ayad/my_photos

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ok, now I won't 'freeze', figuratively speaking, waiting for him to show
up. thanks for clearing that up : )

Butterfly





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Old November 27th 05, 09:48 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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On 24 Nov 2005 07:06:54 -0800, "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote:

Okay- this "to wash or not to wash" topic comes up frequently. This
brings up a question.... how do we determine if a pre-washed
squishie/hug block will be welcomed?

Every fabric I buy goes straight to the washer and dryer with softener.
All three of us smoke- sadly. When I want to squish someone, it isn't
convenient to drive 40 miles one way to my nearest not very local LQS
to buy un-washed fabric- especially since I drive a BIG truck that gets
lousy gas mileage and gasoline prices are so fierce right now. I try
to remember to re-wash squishies, but I fear they get stinky again
before they are shipped or the odor doesn't come completely out. I
also send books to other quilters and I sure can't wash them!

What does a pre-washing smoker do??? I truely would like to hear some
opinions.... :-)

Leslie (got some S'Mores fabric I'm anxious to send out....) & The
Furbabies in MO.


I smoke too Leslie. I give all the small pieces of fabric and blocks
a wash and hang dry them outside. Just to be on the safe side, I
always wash my hands before I touch the washed fabric. The fabrics
stay outside until they are put into a plastic baggie and
pre-addressed envelope. If they need ironing I use my portable
cutting mat/ironing board that I keep in a closed smoke free room. I
usually wash and mail on the same day.

Books are harder. Most sensitive/allergic people know used books
usually harbor lots of different types of allergens and avoid
borrowing one. You can remove some odor from a book by putting the
book with the pages fanned open in a plastic storage box with a fresh
box of baking soda for at least a week. It won't remove enough for
someone who is allergic to cigarette smoke, but usually is enough for
many non-smokers.
Debra in VA
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