Originally Posted by Lacelady

Nice haul Kathy - you still didn't mention the Avante - didn't you see one?

Originally Posted by QuiltswithConvicts

Oh, yea, DH & I played with it. I didn't do as well this time as I had done back in November. It's gone up another $1,000. They've gotten in some new accessories for it. I really liked the "Groovy Boards." They have the pattern engraved in these plastic 2' long boards. There is a stylus - optional - that fits into the grooves & you follow it like a pantograph, but the grooves keep it more in-line. Each piece is $45.00. The 12' table is in 3 parts, so you can have 4', 8' or 12' table. If you were to buy enough boards to fit the 12' - it would cost $270.00. Yikes! I was asking about the Sweet 16 since, right now, it doesn't have a stitch regulator, but the lady said there is a rumor that they are working on having it be available. The stitch regulator on the Avante is track driven - there are sensors that make note of the movement of the wheels on the track to know how fast you are stitching. The Bernina stitch regulator senses how fast the fabric is moving underneath it. I don't know if it would be an upgrade for existing Sweetie or not. I guess I'm going to hold out for a while to see if the rumor is true. I will work on getting better with my own FMQ.

Everybody - please keep our ladies on the eastern seaboard of the US in your thoughts & prayers. Terri is in the direct path for Irene. There is a small child missing righ now somewhere in North Carolina. Loads of damage, 358,000 without power, so far. They are predicting this going all the way up to New England. Hurricane Gloria went right over our home in 1989 in New Hampshire, but she was falling apart quickly. CAn't sustain the momentum over land - need the waters of the Atlantic (cold) to build up steam.

Originally Posted by sandpat

Yeah....say a "dickie bird" !!!! LOL! (thats a new expression for me to use Lesley-cracks me up!)

I guess I'll have to look at those scissors...I tend to use cheapies most of the time. I do have a really nice pair that someone here sent to me..very nice...I use them for "special" projects...LOL!

Originally Posted by lynnie k

well hello again TO all I have been away from the board for a few months. I think I better get back here. I see I have missed alot.

Originally Posted by sandpat

I think its those "cockney rhyming words" that make some of the UK phrases so colorful Lesley :) It really creates some interesting looks when you say it around here...ROTFLMBO!!!

Good to see you back Lynnie!

Originally Posted by Lacelady

Apples and Pears = Stairs. My dad always sent me to bed by telling me to get up the Apples and Pears.

Whistle and Flute = Suit.

Dog and Bone = Phone

Just a few off the top of my head, I'll think about some more. Often, they were shortened, so you wore a Flute which was a Suit, and you got on the Bone to speak to someone.

I think I have a little book of them somewhere, I'll have to look for it.

Originally Posted by Butterflyspain

okay got some more for you I googled these and how they would say them in London. Honestly its a whole new language.


Ayrton Senna - Tenner (ten pound note)
Bacon and Eggs - Legs i.e., She's got a lovely set of Bacons. Barn Owl (Barney) - Row (argument) 'Ad a Barney with me Artful 'cos 'e refused to give me my Ayrton's.
Barnet Fair - Hair - She's just got her Barnet chopped.
Boat Race - Face -Smashed 'im in the Boat.
Battle Cruiser - Boozer (off license)
Bread and Honey - Money -He's got loads of Bread.
Britney Spears - Beers - Give us a couple of Britney's will ya?
Brown Bread- Dead - He's Brown Bread.
Bubble Bath - Laugh - You're 'avin' a Bubble.
Butcher's Hook - Look - Take a Butcher's at that!
Chevy Chase Face - He fell on 'is Chevy. in other words he has done well.
China Plate - Mate- How are you, me old China?
Christian Slater - Later-- See ya Slater.
Cream Crackered Knackered (tired/broken) I'm Cream Crackered!
Currant Bun - Sun - The Currant Bun's hot today.
Daisy Roots - Boots - 'Ere, put on yer Daisies.
Dicky Bird - Word - He hasn't said a Dicky in hours.
Dog and Bone - Phone -She's always on the Dog.
Donkey's Ears - Years - Ain't seen you in Donkeys.
Dudley (Dudley Moore) - A score, - or 20 pounds - Loan me a Dudley?
Frog & Toad - Road - I was walking down the Frog...
Half Inch - Pinch (steal) - Someone's half-inched me Ayrton. (tenner)
Ham'n'cheesy - Easy - Ham'n'cheesy does it.
Hank Marvin - Starving -(hungry) I'm Hank Marvin.
Jam Jar - Car - Me Jam Jar's Cream Crackered.
Jimmy Riddle - Piddle (urinate) - I really need to go for a Jimmy.
Joanna- Piano - He's great on the Joanna.
Lady Godiva - Fiver - (five pound note) -Lend us a Lady, mate.
Lemon Squeezy - Easy - It was Lemon, mate.
Loaf of Bread - Head - That's using the old Loaf.
Mince Pies- Eyes -You've got lovely Mince Pies my dear.
Mork and Mindy - Windy -It's a little bit Mork and Mindy today, innit?
Mother Hubbard - Cupboard - There's no grub in the Mother.
Nanny Goat - Coat - How much for the Nanny?
Nelson Mandela - Stella (Artois) - Mine's a pint of Nelson!
Oily Rag -Fag (cigarette) -Gis' an Oily, mate.
Pen and Ink - Stink - Eurgh! That Pen and Ink's!
Plates of Meat - Feet - I've been on me Plates all day.
Pony - £25 - Lend me a Pony?
Ruby Murray - Curry I'm going for a Ruby.

You did ask ...
and yes me jam jar is knackered lol

Originally Posted by QuiltswithConvicts

OK, you asked for it - here is my haul from this trip to Abluquerque. Doean't look like $250, does it? The fabric on the ends are on bolts as they are 3 1/2 yards of the green & 4 yards of the creamy one. In the middle are 1/2 yard cuts of a few more greens & 2 reds. The calendar is for the door prize bag for September's club meeting as I won it this month. There is a pattern for a small wall hanging, "Ascension Morning" is the big first day of the Albuquerque Balloon Feista when all balloons are inflated at dawn, so that the fires cause a glow inside each balloon. Decided I needed it! There is the book, 'Rose of Sharon Block Book. 2 Pairs of Karen Kay Buckley scissors & the pink Add-A-Quarter ruler - got 2 as someone from club asked me to get her 1 too.

Originally Posted by sandpat

LOL Elle!!!! Why do they take 1 word and make it into 2 words or more of a tongue twister??? LOL!

We Americans are much lazier...like we are too lazy to actually say McDonald's, so we say Micky's...too lazy to say Walmart...we say Wally's....we shorten so many words..fabulous to fab..disrespecting- dissing..I could go on...but I'm too lazy! :)

Kathy, we were posting at the same time! I love those greens...I agree, sadly, that doesn't look like $250...but then you do have some yardage on those bolts..so that makes it more :) Its all in all a great looking haul!

Originally Posted by QuiltswithConvicts

I forgot - I kept thinking there was more to my purchases - remembered when i walked by it. Didn't wash it or the background fabric as they aren't batiks & I won't do them until I actually use them. Anyway I had seen this fabric in the Hancock's of Paducah & fell in love with it. I only got 1 1/2 yards, but that's enough for a backing for a small quilt - or maybe something in the front.

I think the Mexican way of dealing with death is actually very healthy. Their Day of the Dead celebrates the life of the deceased. This fabric is a hoot!