I have a non-sewing one. My sister's name is Anita (nickname Nita) and mine is Lynda (nickname Pynda). My younger brother came home from kindergarten one day where he had learned about Columbus's ships - the Nita, the Pynda, and the Santa Maria. He thought it was cool they had named the first two ships after his sisters.

This isn't quilt related, but when my youngest daughter was small she liked to help me make "dead old eggs". couldn't figure what she meant until it hit me- deviled eggs. We still laugh about it.

Having worn many a feed sack as a child, I have to wonder when I am looking a reproductions; What happened to all the ugly as sin sacks I had to wear at times?

I, too, learned the term as "flat felled seam" in Home Ec back in the dark ages.

I also love Civil War reproduction fabric! Thanks for the laugh!!

My husband still talks about a friend, when he was a kid, who talked about "the seven old Indians." Turns out, he meant Seminole! :) We still chuckle when we pass Seminole St. in our town.

Ditto what MargeD said. Nice to start the day off with.

I learned the flat felled seam AND the French Seam in Home Ec. I still use the French Seam when making pillowcases, but I sew my 1st seam at less than 1/4 inch, more like 1/8 inch. I used the felled seam when making clothing for my son when he was a little fellow.

This thread has me laughing, a good laugh!! When my daughter was young the song Cherish You by Mark Wills came out and when she sang it and got to the part of Cherish You she thought he was say 'share a shoe' and that how she sang it.

First time daughter and I heard term 'toile' on designer TV show we just went crazy trying to find out the spelling to be able to search for it on line--lol. Not at all like it sounds--beautiful prints we still like !