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Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
09-05-2010, 10:25 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,481
Posted By Alabama Belle

The Doc told my family (5 sisters) that 99% of...

The Doc told my family (5 sisters) that 99% of the people in the world with underactive thytoid are female. My dad had a severely underactive thyroid in later life. As a result my sisters and I were...
Forum: Main
09-04-2010, 07:40 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 14,148
Posted By Alabama Belle

It always amazes me when people who don't care...

It always amazes me when people who don't care for a specific hobby or pasttime finds a way to belittle those who do enjoy it! In reality, the money we spend on fabric and etc. would be going other...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
08-15-2010, 07:40 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,811
Posted By Alabama Belle

Welcome from Moulton!

Welcome from Moulton!
Forum: Main
08-09-2010, 07:32 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 13,866
Posted By Alabama Belle

This goes back to the days before the steam iron....

This goes back to the days before the steam iron. my grandmother 'sprinkled' her clothes with an old brown clorox bottle that she had punched small holes in the lid. She placed her clothes in the...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
07-31-2010, 07:56 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 661
Posted By Alabama Belle

Welcome from North Alabama!

Welcome from North Alabama!
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-11-2010, 08:01 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,250
Posted By Alabama Belle

The grease from the meat will make...

The grease from the meat will make oil....congealed grease...sometimes. Is it grease of is it a clear liquid?
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-11-2010, 07:42 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,250
Posted By Alabama Belle

I canned 14 quarts of chicken stew today.... oh...

I canned 14 quarts of chicken stew today.... oh and 7 quarts of dill pickles. I generally cut my tomatos, cook them, add onions, carrots, boiled and shredded chicken and onions and corn. Cook over...
Forum: Main
07-05-2010, 08:12 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 5,817
Posted By Alabama Belle

Someone posted a picture of a block.... a star...

Someone posted a picture of a block.... a star with a twisted border around it. They didn't know the name of it, but I've since learned it's called Twisted Star. I took her picture and made blocks...
Forum: Main
06-27-2010, 08:07 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 10,276
Posted By Alabama Belle

I have 1 LQS near me... the cheapest fabric is...

I have 1 LQS near me... the cheapest fabric is 14.99 a yard. I can't justify that for any reason. The lady is friendly, BUT friendly doesn't pay my bills.
Forum: Main
06-22-2010, 08:35 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 16,109
Posted By Alabama Belle

Earlier this spring I was 'donated' the stash of...

Earlier this spring I was 'donated' the stash of a hoarder. She was my sister's ex-MIL, had a stroke and was placed in a nursing home. Her kids were clearing out her home and were going to BURN this...
Forum: Main
06-15-2010, 07:32 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,377
Posted By Alabama Belle

I have a dozen tops finished........ but I only...

I have a dozen tops finished........ but I only hand quilt. With the garden soming in, the quilting will have to wait for winter. So be it.
Forum: Main
06-14-2010, 08:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,204
Posted By Alabama Belle

I can't seem to upload pics on here. I have tried...

I can't seem to upload pics on here. I have tried repeatedly. I am assuming it's because I have the dreaded dial-up.
I have 2 huge plastic bags that I seperate my scraps into..one for strings or...
Forum: Main
06-13-2010, 08:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,204
Posted By Alabama Belle

The garden is starting to come in here in...

The garden is starting to come in here in Alabama. I don't have time to get into a new indepth endeavor, so I started a string quilt with the full bag of selvedge and various other strips of cloth I...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
06-13-2010, 06:53 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,268
Posted By Alabama Belle

Hey there from North Alabama! The folks here are...

Hey there from North Alabama! The folks here are very friendly. Welcome.
Donna
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
06-07-2010, 08:32 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 6,355
Posted By Alabama Belle

age 52 hubby is 56, married 36 years 3 sons...

age 52
hubby is 56, married 36 years
3 sons 35, 34,& 27
daughter is 22
8 grandsons, ages 14, 14, 13, 11, 5, 3, 1 & 10 months
second of 5 sisters, their ages are 54, 50, 49 & 48
parents...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
06-02-2010, 08:31 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 6,352
Posted By Alabama Belle

I live in the South... northern Alabama. We don't...

I live in the South... northern Alabama. We don't get snow as a rule, very few earthquakes, too far from the coast for hurricanes to really bother us. What we DO get are tornados. We spent the spring...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
06-02-2010, 08:29 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 6,352
Posted By Alabama Belle

I live in the South... northern Alabama. We don't...

I live in the South... northern Alabama. We don't get snow as a rule, very few earthquakes, too far from the coast for hurricanes to really bother us. What we DO get are tornados. We spent the spring...
Forum: Main
06-02-2010, 07:27 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,094
Posted By Alabama Belle

That's what my hubby did....... his heart went...

That's what my hubby did....... his heart went into V-Tack (ventricular fibulation). He was on a moniter at the time and was in the hospital for his stomach...NOT his heart. I'm not sure how much...
Forum: Main
06-01-2010, 07:35 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,094
Posted By Alabama Belle

He is much better, but will never be well again....

He is much better, but will never be well again. He is 56 years old, has 7 stents in his heart, the defibulator will restart his heart if it stops again (God willing). Nothing is 100%. I also battle...
Forum: Main
05-31-2010, 07:45 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,094
Posted By Alabama Belle

I grew up in a home where my Mom sewed for us 5...

I grew up in a home where my Mom sewed for us 5 girls. She taught us early, I did the 4-H thing, Home Ec, the usual. Over the years, I sewed for my own children and for pleasure. It was hit or miss,...
Forum: Main
05-09-2010, 07:32 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,913
Posted By Alabama Belle

My Grandmother used EVERYTHING until it was gone....

My Grandmother used EVERYTHING until it was gone. I,to the dismay of my children, tend to do the same. I am 52 years old, and while we weren't poor in the true sense of the word, lived frugally ........
Forum: Introduce Yourself
05-07-2010, 07:40 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 2,439
Posted By Alabama Belle

Welcome from northwest Bama.

Welcome from northwest Bama.
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
05-01-2010, 08:12 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 7,007
Posted By Alabama Belle

Weather says all that stuff is heading toward me...

Weather says all that stuff is heading toward me now... after midnight and most of Sunday. Two weekends in a row no less. I was wanting rain to get my garden up and growing. But it's hard to grow...
Forum: Main
04-22-2010, 07:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,515
Posted By Alabama Belle

I made a denim quilt with old blue jeans .........

I made a denim quilt with old blue jeans ...... it WAS for my oldest grandson's bed ....until my hubby claimed it. I cut 12 inch squares, seams and pockets included. I made seams wrong side to wrong...
Forum: Main
04-16-2010, 08:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,528
Posted By Alabama Belle

My hubby's Grandmother pieced all of her...

My hubby's Grandmother pieced all of her great-grandchildren quilts before she died. Two of the four I received to quilt for my children were polyester. I hand quilted one over the winter.......the...
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