Originally Posted by Muv
Originally Posted by Izy
Originally Posted by nana pat
SQUIFFY? Never heard it before but like it well enough to ad it to my vocabulary. Great quilt.
Haha...I think it's a shorted version of 'Askew' or another one we tend to use over the pond is 'Skeewiff' not sure how to spell that one! So now you have more to choose from LOL
Thanks for the compliments everyone!! I will be layering it up over the weekend, then get started on the quilting :shock: :lol: :D
Lovely top, Izy, and a great back to go with it. I'm sure your husband will love his quilt - it sounds as though he has already enjoyed watching it take shape. I'm looking forward to the pictures of it once it's finished.
Skew wiff - crooked. My mum (from North Staffordshire) always said that, but my Dad (from South Staffordshire) didn't. So the burning question is, is it regional, and can we draw a line across the country???
As for standing on the settee to take the picture, I understand entirely. It takes true British determination to make and photograph giant sized quilts in confined spaces. My husband had to reverse halfway up the front room chimney last time he had to photograph a quilt for me.
LOL Muv, I have a rather bizarre image in my head of your husband dressed as Santa up the chimney now...guess I must be preparing early for the festivities tee hee! Yes, British houses aren't best suited for quilting are they? Our little cottage certainly isn't, I have just announced to John that he will have to lay on the sofa today instead of his favourite recliner so that I can clear enough space to layer this quilt up :-D :shock: (I think I will have to toss some furniture into the hallway :roll: :lol: :D
I wonder about the use of of skew wiff...I am not sure if it is regional, as I born in Scotland, although I have lived most of my life in Manchester we still speak a lot of Scottish within the family, so who the heck knows where I got that from!!
Thanks everyone who has sent me such warming well wishes for John and wonderful compliments, you all make such a difference to each day when I check in here :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: