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Greetings and "Sew"utations!
Quilting newbie here, please call me "Lyric". Nurturing my joy of the D9P quilt pattern I stumbled upon this Forum thankfully. My fam hails from the southern portion of the USA where we are building a small family farm (did I say smaallll?).
One "interesting" point - we live off the electrical grid and after having purchased the sewing machine of my dreams (Viking Husqvarna) I married and had to come up with another way to sew. In comes an antique hand crank and treadle sewing machine. Finally, diving into learning the craft, I went to a Sister in my congregation and asked her to teach me how to quilt. It was the fall of 2013. I told her I wanted to make a scrap quilt. Get this . . . the strips are still hanging in their places and I've made a couple quilted totes, and a Versatile Wave purse. I have YET to make an actual bed quilt, LOL. I am kinda glad I did not immediately put together the strips because after we cut them out I began reading everything I could get my hands on about quilting and I discovered the Courthouse Steps quilt. Consequently, my "first" bed quilt with be of that style (I will rename it though) with red centers. Uw, I'm so excited. |
Welcome from Ontario, Canada. I have a Singer treadle that I still use. I do like my electric sewing machines though. Do you have any electricity? I would find it hard to live without refrigeration, computer and right now...air conditioning!
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Welcome from OHIO! I, too, am curious about "off the electric grid" which I thought meant "without electricity" but if that is the case, how do you access the internet? I could live without tv very easily, but not without electricity.
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Waving heartily. I love, love Ontario though I have not been in years. As a young woman when I first visited there I returned to the states heck bent on relocating, LOL. How naive of me. I had never seen so many white men with black women, open, no shame, WOW; even until this day, as I did there. Wonder if it's still like that? Yet, I digress . . .
No, no electricity. I hope, I hope, one day to be able to afford wind turbine and solar panels. Reading your words I had to laugh to self because I'm with you sister, now add to that no air conditioning. :shock: Not even a fan by gum by golly. I have yet to sew on my treadle. Sew I lean toward my hand crank: Wish I had gotten a later model antique (lol) treadle; i.e., early 1900's.
Originally Posted by Tartan
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Welcome from Ontario, Canada. I have a Singer treadle that I still use. I do like my electric sewing machines though. Do you have any electricity? I would find it hard to live without refrigeration, computer and right now...air conditioning!
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Originally Posted by Angel Bear
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Welcome from OHIO! I, too, am curious about "off the electric grid" which I thought meant "without electricity" but if that is the case, how do you access the internet? I could live without tv very easily, but not without electricity.
Cheers, Lyric |
Welcome from western NY and happy quilting :)
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Welcome from beautiful western NC. I enjoy my electricity too much to live "off grid" if that means maybe solar power or something else!
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Welcome to the board and congratulations on your new granddaughter!
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Originally Posted by JenniePenny
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Welcome to the board and congratulations on your new granddaughter!
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Originally Posted by lovinlocks
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Thank you, Ms. JenniePenny. My, aren't we the early birds? :)
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