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Old 04-07-2009, 12:49 PM
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butterflywing, I love your calling them wonkies and squoogies! Now I have a name for them :lol: :lol: :lol: Ninnie in NC I am with cindyb
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Old 04-07-2009, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
the only thing i can think of is some contraption where you hang one roller from the ceiling with the quilt rolled on it. at the bottom would be another heavy roller to roll it onto. wet the center part as you go? it sounds like a lot of trouble, but the idea is to hang it with straight weight on the bottom and top to keep it stretched out top to bottom, then wet the sides. you didn't ned that living room anyway, did you?
how large a quilt are you talking about? hooks in the ceiling, rod on the hooks, sleeve on the rod. down below a heavy rod, sleeve basted to the bottom of the quilt. adjustable to height. when you're through, take everything down except the hooks. voila! that's my french for you. and my tag below.
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Old 04-08-2009, 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by butterflywing
the only thing i can think of is some contraption where you hang one roller from the ceiling with the quilt rolled on it. at the bottom would be another heavy roller to roll it onto. wet the center part as you go? it sounds like a lot of trouble, but the idea is to hang it with straight weight on the bottom and top to keep it stretched out top to bottom, then wet the sides. you didn't ned that living room anyway, did you?
how large a quilt are you talking about? hooks in the ceiling, rod on the hooks, sleeve on the rod. down below a heavy rod, sleeve basted to the bottom of the quilt. adjustable to height. when you're through, take everything down except the hooks. voila! that's my french for you. and my tag below.
Merci B mais ça me semble trop de boulot!!! Sorry, that's mean! What I said was thanks but that sounds like too much well, boulot is kind of work, no chore is better. Also, if I had that kind of contraption set up in the house, people might talk! :wink:

IF I was a perfectionist I'd do that but (as you've seen!!!) I'm not so I think I'll stick with wonkies and squoogies!

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PS I had noticed your new French signature - I LOVE it, sorry should have commented earlier. I also noticed that you put the old one back again as well! :D :wink:
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why not let people talk? they'll think you have a fascinating private life. who knows? i hope you do.

yes, i had changed it for my other favorite saying, which is really an extension of the same feeling. then i figured, s**t, why not go all the way?




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Originally Posted by butterflywing
why not let people talk? they'll think you have a fascinating private life. who knows? i hope you do.

yes, i had changed it for my other favorite saying, which is really an extension of the same feeling. then i figured, s**t, why not go all the way?
I had a friend in the UK whose hubby was into hang gliding - they had a strange set up of ropes, pulleys and shackles set up in their spare room - she CLAIMED it was so he could practice hang gliding but it looked a bit suspect to me - or maybe my mind lives in the gutter?! :lol:

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Old 04-08-2009, 11:12 PM
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butterflywing - here's your original signature in French - ish! :D

Si tu ne peux pas voler si haut que tu veuilles, vols si haut que tu puisses!

Probably not grammatically correct but close enough!

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only if the quilt is large. baby quilts not neccessary for me.. I hand stitch the binding on for baby quilts.

Parkenson's people.. if on top of meds, machine stitching ok.. other wise that needle going up and down and hands side to side.. always a scary thing !!

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Originally Posted by k3n
or maybe my mind lives in the gutter?! :lol:

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maybe they were happy that way. you know the rocks and holes theory? the rocks in his head fit the holes in her head!


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Originally Posted by k3n
butterflywing - here's your original signature in French - ish! :D

Si tu ne peux pas voler si haut que tu veuilles, vols si haut que tu puisses!

Probably not grammatically correct but close enough!

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gee, K, after reading that,...now my minds in the gutter! :lol:
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
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or maybe my mind lives in the gutter?! :lol:

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maybe they were happy that way. you know the rocks and holes theory? the rocks in his head fit the holes in her head!


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that sounds like them! You're welcome BTW!

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