Just a laugh about fabric
11-08-2015, 04:26 AM
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Just a laugh about fabric
In one of our Board swaps, my person indicated they liked civil war reproduction fabric. I have seen this mentioned many many times on this Board. So off I went to fabric shops looking for fabric showing men fighting in civil war uniforms. Needless to say I could not find any....... so I got on Google last night and when I found the "civil war reproduction" fabric on one of the fabric sites and realized my error in understanding, I laughed and laughed! Everyone have a great day! 
11-08-2015, 04:48 AM
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When my mom taught me to sew, we often would do French Felt seams. I always wondered why the people of France would want to feel a seam. A couple years ago my niece asked if I could find a you tube video on how to do this (we couldn't meet in person). When I couldn't find anything I eventually discovered I heard my mom wrong and it was a FELLED seam. Only took 50+ years to figure this one out.
11-08-2015, 10:40 AM
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When my mom taught me to sew, we often would do French Felt seams. I always wondered why the people of France would want to feel a seam. A couple years ago my niece asked if I could find a you tube video on how to do this (we couldn't meet in person). When I couldn't find anything I eventually discovered I heard my mom wrong and it was a FELLED seam. Only took 50+ years to figure this one out.
11-08-2015, 11:04 AM
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Well, join the club. When I first started quilting I saw some fabric called Exclusively Quilters.
I thought they were just that...exclusively for a group of quilters and I avoided those fabrics. LOL
Took a while to realise it was a brand. Duh.
I thought they were just that...exclusively for a group of quilters and I avoided those fabrics. LOL
Took a while to realise it was a brand. Duh.
11-08-2015, 11:30 AM
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I showed a quilt at guild done in "30's repro fabrics" and had a newer quilter ask what I meant. So just when you think everyone will know what you are talking about you find you have a chance to further the knowledge of quilting lingo. Plenty of things I don't know about and am always glad to have them explained.
11-08-2015, 11:44 AM
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This thread reminds me of a discussion I had with friends a few years back, where we were discussing misheard song lyrics. My favorite was Steve Miller Band's song "Jet Airliner", the line goes "Big ol' jet airliner" and my friend thought it was "Big ol' Jack had a light on". Rofl!!
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