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08-11-2011, 03:03 PM

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Flying_V_Goddess

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Originally Posted by bearisgray

- forge a needle

I don't know why, but this one made me bust out laughing. Then I imagined prospecting the metal to make the needle. Which I found even more hilarious.

On that note I am impressed with anyone who does have the skill and patience to hand quilt even a halfway decent looking quilt. A year or so ago I was at the LQS for a couple hours. During my visit the owner was hand sewing some nine patches and insisted on teaching me to hand sew. I said, "Sure. Why not?" I did make a pretty decent block, but the whole time I was frustrated with it and it took me like half an hour to do. My stitches weren't even, I couldn't keep the stitches a short length, and I had trouble pushing the needle through. I thanked her for teaching me, but had to politely tell her this frustrated me too much.

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