A new toy!

It is the Ottawa guild's annual quilt show this weekend - I enjoyed
rootling around at the vendors' stalls - lots of items to choose from
- I came home with 2 charm packs, 4 scrap bags and 11 fat quarters and
best of all - I came home with a Husqvarna embellishing machine! I
had been talking with the 2 dealers last week while I decided about
buying - only one unit was available for sale today and it was at the
store - I said that if it could be brought to the quilt show within a
half hour, that I would buy it. It was delivered and I came home a
happy camper.
This afternoon, I have been playing and playing and playing some
more. I had intended to shampoo my carpets tomorrow but I don't know
about that idea anymore..........
jennellh (change the mail to news)

I just checked your horoscope. It says tomorrow would be a very bad day for
carpet shampoo. Your only choice is to play with the Husquvarna. Sorry.
Polly

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It is the Ottawa guild's annual quilt show this weekend - I enjoyed
rootling around at the vendors' stalls - lots of items to choose from
- I came home with 2 charm packs, 4 scrap bags and 11 fat quarters and
best of all - I came home with a Husqvarna embellishing machine! I
had been talking with the 2 dealers last week while I decided about
buying - only one unit was available for sale today and it was at the
store - I said that if it could be brought to the quilt show within a
half hour, that I would buy it. It was delivered and I came home a
happy camper.
This afternoon, I have been playing and playing and playing some
more. I had intended to shampoo my carpets tomorrow but I don't know
about that idea anymore..........
jennellh (change the mail to news)

Thanks Polly - that is a 'sign' that I should play yet again (pardon
the pun)
jennellh (change the mail to news)


On May 11, 10:19 pm, "Polly Esther"
wrote:
I just checked your horoscope. It says tomorrow would be a very bad day for
carpet shampoo. Your only choice is to play with the Husquvarna. Sorry.
Polly

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It is the Ottawa guild's annual quilt show this weekend - I enjoyed
rootling around at the vendors' stalls - lots of items to choose from
- I came home with 2 charm packs, 4 scrap bags and 11 fat quarters and
best of all - I came home with a Husqvarna embellishing machine! I
had been talking with the 2 dealers last week while I decided about
buying - only one unit was available for sale today and it was at the
store - I said that if it could be brought to the quilt show within a
half hour, that I would buy it. It was delivered and I came home a
happy camper.
This afternoon, I have been playing and playing and playing some
more. I had intended to shampoo my carpets tomorrow but I don't know
about that idea anymore..........
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Hi Lisa - I have lots of ideas - lots of knitting wool - lots of
discontinued designer home-dec samples - lots of batting scraps to
make whole again - and now, thanks to Polly's advice, I have
permission to play again tomorrow.
The shop lady first tried the machine after picking up some worn
cashmire jackets from the charity shop - she is wearing them proudly
now!
Good work on the purse - did you have any trouble deciding which side
you preferred to be the 'show' side?
I ran the machine in circles over a scrap flannelette block and the
underside looked like a fuzzy embroidery design - something to keep in
mind for another project maybe?
jennellh (change the mail to news)


On May 11, 11:30 pm, "Lisa Caryl" wrote:
Have fun with your new machine! I got one too! It was an early Mother's day
present from my sweet dh :-). I've already made a purse. It was made from a
felted sweater, wool roving and wool yarn. It was really fun to do.
Got pics up on my site, addy is under my name.

--
Lisa Carylhttp://www.picturetrails.com/quiltygurl

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It is the Ottawa guild's annual quilt show this weekend - I enjoyed
rootling around at the vendors' stalls - lots of items to choose from
- I came home with 2 charm packs, 4 scrap bags and 11 fat quarters and
best of all - I came home with a Husqvarna embellishing machine! I
had been talking with the 2 dealers last week while I decided about
buying - only one unit was available for sale today and it was at the
store - I said that if it could be brought to the quilt show within a
half hour, that I would buy it. It was delivered and I came home a
happy camper.
This afternoon, I have been playing and playing and playing some
more. I had intended to shampoo my carpets tomorrow but I don't know
about that idea anymore..........
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Have fun with your new machine! I got one too! It was an early Mother's day
present from my sweet dh :-). I've already made a purse. It was made from a
felted sweater, wool roving and wool yarn. It was really fun to do.
Got pics up on my site, addy is under my name.

--
Lisa Caryl
http://www.picturetrails.com/quiltygurl

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"jennellh" wrote in message
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It is the Ottawa guild's annual quilt show this weekend - I enjoyed
rootling around at the vendors' stalls - lots of items to choose from
- I came home with 2 charm packs, 4 scrap bags and 11 fat quarters and
best of all - I came home with a Husqvarna embellishing machine! I
had been talking with the 2 dealers last week while I decided about
buying - only one unit was available for sale today and it was at the
store - I said that if it could be brought to the quilt show within a
half hour, that I would buy it. It was delivered and I came home a
happy camper.
This afternoon, I have been playing and playing and playing some
more. I had intended to shampoo my carpets tomorrow but I don't know
about that idea anymore..........
jennellh (change the mail to news)

Hi Jennellh,
Thank you ! :-) No, no trouble deciding on the 'right' side because the
sweater felt was very thick. There was only a faint showing of the roving
and yarns on the back side.

I would like to try denim next. I'm going to try to look for a denim jacket,
or maybe turn a pair of jeans into another purse and embellish that with
felting. It will be awhile though...many quilting obligations to get out of
the way before I can rightfully play again.

I've been collecting a few online sites that have some good galleries
showing embellished projects. Here are 2 interesting ones if you haven't
seen them yet. (NAYY to them all):
http://www.fiberella.com/index.html
http://hermajestymargo.com/FluffsFancies.html

If you can, I'd love to see pictures of your projects and experiments with
your new machine. Hope you have a lot of fun tomorrow!
--
Lisa Caryl
http://www.picturetrails.com/quiltygurl

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Hi Lisa - I have lots of ideas - lots of knitting wool - lots of
discontinued designer home-dec samples - lots of batting scraps to
make whole again - and now, thanks to Polly's advice, I have
permission to play again tomorrow.
The shop lady first tried the machine after picking up some worn
cashmire jackets from the charity shop - she is wearing them proudly
now!
Good work on the purse - did you have any trouble deciding which side
you preferred to be the 'show' side?
I ran the machine in circles over a scrap flannelette block and the
underside looked like a fuzzy embroidery design - something to keep in
mind for another project maybe?
jennellh (change the mail to news)


On May 11, 11:30 pm, "Lisa Caryl" wrote:
Have fun with your new machine! I got one too! It was an early Mother's
day
present from my sweet dh :-). I've already made a purse. It was made fro
m a
felted sweater, wool roving and wool yarn. It was really fun to do.
Got pics up on my site, addy is under my name.

--
Lisa Carylhttp://www.picturetrails.com/quiltygurl

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"jennellh" wrote in message

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It is the Ottawa guild's annual quilt show this weekend - I enjoyed
rootling around at the vendors' stalls - lots of items to choose from
- I came home with 2 charm packs, 4 scrap bags and 11 fat quarters and
best of all - I came home with a Husqvarna embellishing machine! I
had been talking with the 2 dealers last week while I decided about
buying - only one unit was available for sale today and it was at the
store - I said that if it could be brought to the quilt show within a
half hour, that I would buy it. It was delivered and I came home a
happy camper.
This afternoon, I have been playing and playing and playing some
more. I had intended to shampoo my carpets tomorrow but I don't know
about that idea anymore..........
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On May 11, 10:09 pm, jennellh wrote:
It is the Ottawa guild's annual quilt show this weekend - I enjoyed
rootling around at the vendors' stalls - lots of items to choose from
- I came home with 2 charm packs, 4 scrap bags and 11 fat quarters and
best of all - I came home with a Husqvarna embellishing machine! I
had been talking with the 2 dealers last week while I decided about
buying - only one unit was available for sale today and it was at the
store - I said that if it could be brought to the quilt show within a
half hour, that I would buy it. It was delivered and I came home a
happy camper.
This afternoon, I have been playing and playing and playing some
more. I had intended to shampoo my carpets tomorrow but I don't know
about that idea anymore..........
jennellh (change the mail to news)


Congratulations!!!

Enjoy your new machine!!!

Marsha

In Celebration Of Quilts
at Century Village Historical Museum, which is on the town square in Burton,
Ohio- approximately the intersection of route 700 and route 87. It's in
Geauga County east of Cleveland, Ohio. Saturday & Sunday May 19th & 20th
10am to 5pm both days. There will be several guilds there and vendors, a
speaker, some quick classes, quilts for raffles and quilts for sale, and
most guilds sell things like old quilt magazines, books, and bags of scraps.
Old mags are usually a quarter apiece. It is a beautiful rural area with a
pretty good size Amish community. The museum owns some antique quilts,
usually a few of them are on display in the church. If you come, I will be
there Saturday morning with the Sheauga Quilters Guild. There is an
admission charge. You can eat at the show or there are restaurants on the
squa Joels- Italian food, Belle's- American food- I love their meatloaf,
and Cogans- good sandwiches, a log cabin that sells maple syrup & candy, and
a couple more restaurants I don't go to much. If you go east about 6 miles
on 87 you get to Middlefield where on Saturday you can visit the Cheese
Factory or eat at Mary Yoders Amish restaurant-(closed on Sunday), both on
route 608. There are more quilts displayed in Mary Yoder's.

Jane in NE Ohio