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Minnesota flooding, snow and quilting
-- Whoohoo! Dreamweaver "What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset." -- Crowfoot, April 1890 |
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Okay! I hit the wrong button! Anyhooo, Central Minnesota is receiving 3-6
inches of rain per hour in some parts and it's causing quite a bit of flooding and it's still coming down! Northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota will be receiving that nasty four-letter word that begins with an "s" soon and I guess you all in Montana already have been "blessed!" Arrrgh! OTOH, it's finally quilting weather. Pulled out an old Lone Star that I started when I had very little clue what I was doing and worked on it tonight! It felt great! For having "very" little clue, I did pretty well back then. We'll see when I put the point together! ;-0! -- Whoohoo! Dreamweaver - stay safe out there. "What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset." -- Crowfoot, April 1890 "Dreamweaver" wrote in message ... -- Whoohoo! Dreamweaver "What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset." -- Crowfoot, April 1890 |
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If the point doesn't look right or won't lay flat just applique a
circle large enough to cover the bad spot and cut out the point area from the back. Remember it is your quilt and no one says it has to have a point in the center. Yours can have a lovely circle in the center. If the circle is a little larger than looks right then applique a design on the center of the circle. This year I have been trying to do something with a few of my UFO's other than toss them or mail them to one of you. I layout the work completed so far and try to think of other ways to finish it. Some bedsize quilts are now wallhangings. Thought a finished wallhanging was better than an unfinished bed quilt. At our quilt show in February we will have a mini quilt auction to raise money for charity. They want to have enough mini quilts to offer new ones each day. In the past no one bothered to bid on the first day of the show because they knew someone would out bid them on the closing day. October is my month to host the quilting bee. I am gathering all of these partially finished projects and deciding how they can be turned into mini quilts. The gals are planning to bring their machines and we should be able to finish at least six mini quilts during the bee. Of course I have way more than six unfinished projects on hand so hopefully my fellow bee members will take home a project or two. The guild goal is 75 miniquilts and as of our last meeting only 11 had been turned in. Your reference to the "s" word was not encouraging. I was raised in the midwest and always liked a good snow storm but the older I get the more interesting a retirement in a warmer climate sounds. My husband was raised in Southern California and says he has been temporarily in Chicago one more winter for the past 41 years. If the company demanded that he work in the office every day I think he would retire immediately. As long as they let him work from home so he can stay inside away from the cold and snow I think he will continue to work a few more years. We try to take a winter vacation to see a little sunshine. Keep warm. Susan On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 23:28:07 -0500, "Dreamweaver" wrote: Okay! I hit the wrong button! Anyhooo, Central Minnesota is receiving 3-6 inches of rain per hour in some parts and it's causing quite a bit of flooding and it's still coming down! Northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota will be receiving that nasty four-letter word that begins with an "s" soon and I guess you all in Montana already have been "blessed!" Arrrgh! OTOH, it's finally quilting weather. Pulled out an old Lone Star that I started when I had very little clue what I was doing and worked on it tonight! It felt great! For having "very" little clue, I did pretty well back then. We'll see when I put the point together! ;-0! |
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"Dreamweaver" wrote: Okay! I hit the wrong button! Anyhooo, Central Minnesota is receiving 3-6 inches of rain per hour in some parts and it's causing quite a bit of flooding and it's still coming down! Northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota will be receiving that nasty four-letter word that begins with an "s" soon and I guess you all in Montana already have been "blessed!" Arrrgh! OTOH, it's finally quilting weather. Pulled out an old Lone Star that I started when I had very little clue what I was doing and worked on it tonight! It felt great! For having "very" little clue, I did pretty well back then. We'll see when I put the point together! ;-0! -- Whoohoo! Dreamweaver - stay safe out there. Quilting weather?? It's still over 90° here! If I waited for "quilting weather" in this area, I'd only get a couple of days a year! LOL! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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Same here, Sandy. But I wouldn't have it any other way!!!
-- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo, a grateful refugee from Minnesota If it ain't broke, you aren't trying. --Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools --Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "Sandy Foster" wrote in message ... In article , "Dreamweaver" wrote: Okay! I hit the wrong button! Anyhooo, Central Minnesota is receiving 3-6 inches of rain per hour in some parts and it's causing quite a bit of flooding and it's still coming down! Northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota will be receiving that nasty four-letter word that begins with an "s" soon and I guess you all in Montana already have been "blessed!" Arrrgh! OTOH, it's finally quilting weather. Pulled out an old Lone Star that I started when I had very little clue what I was doing and worked on it tonight! It felt great! For having "very" little clue, I did pretty well back then. We'll see when I put the point together! ;-0! -- Whoohoo! Dreamweaver - stay safe out there. Quilting weather?? It's still over 90° here! If I waited for "quilting weather" in this area, I'd only get a couple of days a year! LOL! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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"Carolyn McCarty" wrote: Same here, Sandy. But I wouldn't have it any other way!!! -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo, a grateful refugee from Minnesota I agree, Carolyn, though I haven't lived in a cold climate since I was about 5 -- over 50 years ago! g But my blood is thinner now and I doubt that I'd survive anything but the desert. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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Thanks for the idea Susan! Good luck with the mini-quilts, they sound
interesting. -- Whoohoo! Dreamweaver "What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset." -- Crowfoot, April 1890 "Susan Laity Price" wrote in message ... If the point doesn't look right or won't lay flat just applique a circle large enough to cover the bad spot and cut out the point area from the back. Remember it is your quilt and no one says it has to have a point in the center. Yours can have a lovely circle in the center. If the circle is a little larger than looks right then applique a design on the center of the circle. This year I have been trying to do something with a few of my UFO's other than toss them or mail them to one of you. I layout the work completed so far and try to think of other ways to finish it. Some bedsize quilts are now wallhangings. Thought a finished wallhanging was better than an unfinished bed quilt. At our quilt show in February we will have a mini quilt auction to raise money for charity. They want to have enough mini quilts to offer new ones each day. In the past no one bothered to bid on the first day of the show because they knew someone would out bid them on the closing day. October is my month to host the quilting bee. I am gathering all of these partially finished projects and deciding how they can be turned into mini quilts. The gals are planning to bring their machines and we should be able to finish at least six mini quilts during the bee. Of course I have way more than six unfinished projects on hand so hopefully my fellow bee members will take home a project or two. The guild goal is 75 miniquilts and as of our last meeting only 11 had been turned in. Your reference to the "s" word was not encouraging. I was raised in the midwest and always liked a good snow storm but the older I get the more interesting a retirement in a warmer climate sounds. My husband was raised in Southern California and says he has been temporarily in Chicago one more winter for the past 41 years. If the company demanded that he work in the office every day I think he would retire immediately. As long as they let him work from home so he can stay inside away from the cold and snow I think he will continue to work a few more years. We try to take a winter vacation to see a little sunshine. Keep warm. Susan On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 23:28:07 -0500, "Dreamweaver" wrote: Okay! I hit the wrong button! Anyhooo, Central Minnesota is receiving 3-6 inches of rain per hour in some parts and it's causing quite a bit of flooding and it's still coming down! Northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota will be receiving that nasty four-letter word that begins with an "s" soon and I guess you all in Montana already have been "blessed!" Arrrgh! OTOH, it's finally quilting weather. Pulled out an old Lone Star that I started when I had very little clue what I was doing and worked on it tonight! It felt great! For having "very" little clue, I did pretty well back then. We'll see when I put the point together! ;-0! |
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Quilting weather?? It's still over 90° here! If I waited for "quilting
weather" in this area, I'd only get a couple of days a year! LOL! Tis, true, but around here the warm weather period is so short that to waste even a few hours seems such a loss. I'm outdoors every and all chances I get during the warm months. -- Whoohoo! Dreamweaver "What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset." -- Crowfoot, April 1890 "Sandy Foster" wrote in message ... In article , "Dreamweaver" wrote: Okay! I hit the wrong button! Anyhooo, Central Minnesota is receiving 3-6 inches of rain per hour in some parts and it's causing quite a bit of flooding and it's still coming down! Northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota will be receiving that nasty four-letter word that begins with an "s" soon and I guess you all in Montana already have been "blessed!" Arrrgh! OTOH, it's finally quilting weather. Pulled out an old Lone Star that I started when I had very little clue what I was doing and worked on it tonight! It felt great! For having "very" little clue, I did pretty well back then. We'll see when I put the point together! ;-0! -- Whoohoo! Dreamweaver - stay safe out there. Quilting weather?? It's still over 90° here! If I waited for "quilting weather" in this area, I'd only get a couple of days a year! LOL! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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