Is everyone quilting?

Pat in Virginia wrote:
It is so quiet here. I guess everyone is too busy quilting to
post. That is commendable, but I am shocked you haven't said a
peep for at least 13 hours! Wow.

I did some sewing today .... finally. I made a spool block. This
one was for a group BOM. I really have to work on the sewing
room. I walked into it today, and the UFOs attacked me!! If I
would get those under control (read resolved) the room would be
less cluttered. Not to say neat yet, but certainly less cluttered.

No time for that now. I am getting ready for a quilters' retreat.
This will be my first one. I am looking forward to it. NOTE: DH
and assistants will be on stash guard.


PAT in VA/USA

Pat - I think it's our news server....I haven't got any messages
either. I am using google cause I just couldn't stand it any longer

I have been working on the guild mystery....They handed out part 3 (4?)
and the solution on Tuesday...I peeked at the solution and must say I
am concerned.....it looks a lot busier than I would normally make a
quilt ;/ Hopefully the fact that I used calm colors will help it

Other than that - I have just been doing my darndest to keep up with
housework....

Roberta (in VA)

Yep, I'm busy quilting. But we've been cheeping a lot around here too, and
according to what I see, it ended just 10 minutes before your post. OH
well.

I finished my yellow brick road for my grandson who is due March 11, and
started a brick road in dark rich batiks for my son-in-law for Christmas.
Pics later on, gotta get ready for piano lessons......

Karen, Queen of Squishies

I've been busy hand quilting a twin-sized quilt. I did stitch in the
ditch by machine on all of the straight lines, but it needed a little
more, hence the hand work. This is not my favorite pastime, as I have
not yet mastered the use of thimbles, rocking motion, etc. I hate my
thimble and was quite interested in the thread about the silicone
thimbles, My LQS sells them, and, as one of you already said, they look
and feel like gummy bears, but no one at the store had ever used one.

I wish that all quilt stores would have a small basket (maybe behind the
counter) that held samples of the thimbles they sell, a small sandwich
of fabric and a couple threaded needles for the customers to try out. I
don't want to buy a half dozen thimbles and not use them.

Right now I am more "pulling" the thread through the fabric than pushing
the needle. I was thinking of buying a package of those finger cots
(they look like mini condoms). Do any of you use them? I might also buy
some little dots for my pushing finger.

Friday is a S.E.X. day, and I will be scouting for thimble type
thingies. I'm also seriously considering a Handi=Quilter II. There is
a picture of one in a catalogue I have, but I'm confused a little. I
know it would use my own machine, Janome 6500, but how do you steer the
machine around? Do you put handles on your machine? Where? and are
they supplied?
I will check out their website, but I like first-hand experiences.

Denise

Pat in Virginia wrote:

It is so quiet here. I guess everyone is too busy quilting to post. That
is commendable, but I am shocked you haven't said a peep for at least 13
hours! Wow.

I'm no expert, but my guess would be your news server didn't update, cuz
we are way too chatty a group to go quiet for 13 hours.

My quilting has been catch as catch can; I'm usually in too much pain to
do a whole lot. I'm behind on the newsgroup BOMs and barely managing to
keep up with my LQS BOMs. 'Tis a bit discouraging; I should have seen
more improvement with the physical therapy by now and even the PT is a
little puzzled. Doc is sending me to a specialist and I get to get (oh
joy) another MRI.

Life is *interesting* right now. *mutter*

--

the black rose
Research Associate in the Field of Child Development and Human
Relations
http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts
2005 BOMs: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blackrosequilts/my_photos

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Look on the bright side... at least that gets done externally!

I hope it all gets a LOT less interesting soon! boring life has it's good
sides...

--
Jessamy (who gets to get a vaginal ultrasound on Monday .. wooo hooo just
what I always wanted! :$)
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'm no expert, but my guess would be your news server didn't update, cuz
we are way too chatty a group to go quiet for 13 hours.

My quilting has been catch as catch can; I'm usually in too much pain to
do a whole lot. I'm behind on the newsgroup BOMs and barely managing to
keep up with my LQS BOMs. 'Tis a bit discouraging; I should have seen
more improvement with the physical therapy by now and even the PT is a
little puzzled. Doc is sending me to a specialist and I get to get (oh
joy) another MRI.

Life is *interesting* right now. *mutter*

--

the black rose
Research Associate in the Field of Child Development and Human
Relations
http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts
2005 BOMs: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blackrosequilts/my_photos

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Pat in Virginia wrote:

It is so quiet here. I guess everyone is too busy quilting to post. That
is commendable, but I am shocked you haven't said a peep for at least 13
hours! Wow.

I did some sewing today .... finally. I made a spool block. This one was
for a group BOM. I really have to work on the sewing room. I walked into
it today, and the UFOs attacked me!! If I would get those under control
(read resolved) the room would be less cluttered. Not to say neat yet,
but certainly less cluttered.

No time for that now. I am getting ready for a quilters' retreat. This
will be my first one. I am looking forward to it. NOTE: DH and
assistants will be on stash guard.

Not quilting here... Making silver hologramed sequined bikini out of
The Fabric From HELL - lurex knit with bonded on sequins! The knickers
caused giggles from my builders. No, I wasn't modeling them!
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

I am indeed quilting and happier'n a pig in a waller. I
received a handy little gift pack in the mail from the
wonderful Roberta with my first Dresden plate and my
hand-quilting book arrived today!

~(busy)Cat


Pat in Virginia wrote:
It is so quiet here. I guess everyone is too busy quilting to post. That
is commendable, but I am shocked you haven't said a peep for at least 13
hours! Wow.

I did some sewing today .... finally. I made a spool block. This one was
for a group BOM. I really have to work on the sewing room. I walked into
it today, and the UFOs attacked me!! If I would get those under control
(read resolved) the room would be less cluttered. Not to say neat yet,
but certainly less cluttered.

No time for that now. I am getting ready for a quilters' retreat. This
will be my first one. I am looking forward to it. NOTE: DH and
assistants will be on stash guard.


PAT in VA/USA

Catherine wrote:

I am indeed quilting and happier'n a pig in a waller. I received a
handy little gift pack in the mail from the wonderful Roberta with my
first Dresden plate and my hand-quilting book arrived today!

~(busy)Cat


Roberta in Deutschland, that is. I just realized there are
two Roberta's on here.

Yes of course! And if you have been timing us, perhaps you need to quilt
more? (Kidding! You work too hard already!) Or maybe go yell at your ISP?
Or get your vicious UFOs to yell at them?
Roberta in D

"Pat in Virginia" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:5ozcf.2266$ih5.679@dukeread11...
It is so quiet here. I guess everyone is too busy quilting to post. That
is commendable, but I am shocked you haven't said a peep for at least 13
hours! Wow.

I did some sewing today .... finally. I made a spool block. This one was
for a group BOM. I really have to work on the sewing room. I walked into
it today, and the UFOs attacked me!! If I would get those under control
(read resolved) the room would be less cluttered. Not to say neat yet, but
certainly less cluttered.

No time for that now. I am getting ready for a quilters' retreat. This
will be my first one. I am looking forward to it. NOTE: DH and assistants
will be on stash guard.


PAT in VA/USA

Yes, I'm quilting....lots of UFO's, BOM's, and my DGS dragon WUH. Have
fun at your retreat, Pat and Wendy. Mine is in February and I'm hoping I
don't need a dogsled to attend. LOL Nancycog in MD