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Forum: Pictures
07-31-2011, 12:59 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 9,396
Posted By bookfare

Fantastic! I'm making one and never thought...

Fantastic! I'm making one and never thought machine quilting would do one justice--how wrong can you be? A good idea since I'll never live long enough to finish it AND hand quilt it!
Forum: Introduce Yourself
07-27-2011, 10:12 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,586
Posted By bookfare

Welcome from SE Texas. Looked through my K.C....

Welcome from SE Texas. Looked through my K.C. Star patterns, and didn't find that exact one, but found one from 1929. Will be glad to scan and email it to you, if you will send your email address. ...
Forum: Main
07-26-2011, 08:29 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 20,013
Posted By bookfare

This I've heard of, but never done myself. Live...

This I've heard of, but never done myself. Live within half an hour from where the International Quilt Festival is held. Someone said they loaded their trunk with their stash, went to Festival, when...
Forum: Main
07-23-2011, 05:50 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 7,276
Posted By bookfare

I've also heard it called "piece goods." What we...

I've also heard it called "piece goods." What we called "outing", short for outing flannel, is now "flannel." And we wore thongs on our feet; "Here comes Peter Cottontale" line--"things to make...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-15-2011, 12:32 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,835
Posted By bookfare

Soon to be 84, and my husband and I went to watch...

Soon to be 84, and my husband and I went to watch TV (first in our town) for an evening of "test pattern watching." We thought it awesome--that was 1948. No stations were available yet, and but that...
Forum: Main
07-09-2011, 06:51 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 6,835
Posted By bookfare

It depends upon who the recipient will be. For...

It depends upon who the recipient will be. For citizensam.org (for critically wounded troops), they are as specified, 48"x78", wide enough for a gurney or stretcher. Make them approx. 40"x40" for lap...
Forum: Main
07-08-2011, 08:06 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 8,125
Posted By bookfare

Mine is probably classified as an antique, as it...

Mine is probably classified as an antique, as it has to be between 45-50 years old. Gift from my oldest daughter when a teenager. It is a GE and works perfectly--had the cord replaced once as I was...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-06-2011, 12:21 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 5,271
Posted By bookfare

Great-grandfather in Union Army, Civil War,...

Great-grandfather in Union Army, Civil War, father in Army, WWI, his brother (my uncle) in Army Signal Corps, killed in WWI, my brother in Army (Europe), WWII, husband (now deceased), Navy Seabees,...
Forum: Main
07-03-2011, 04:15 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 20,943
Posted By bookfare

Most of my quilts are for others now. At my age I...

Most of my quilts are for others now. At my age I don't need any more. LOL! Quilt guild makes kids quilts and lap robes for rest homes; try to do at least one a year for each. My favorite charity is...
Forum: Main
07-02-2011, 10:36 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 11,071
Posted By bookfare

You're way ahead of me. I hand quilt, and can...

You're way ahead of me. I hand quilt, and can machine quilt only when doing staight lines or stitch-in-the ditch. Otherwise they are out the door and someone else's problem! At my age I haven't time...
Forum: Main
06-29-2011, 09:54 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 13,112
Posted By bookfare

Wish I lived there!!! Every trip to our Goodwill...

Wish I lived there!!! Every trip to our Goodwill is disgusting--a huge building with clothing, clothing, clothing. And that so expensive you might almost as well buy new. Never any fabrics, and all...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
06-26-2011, 10:47 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,228
Posted By bookfare

I was born and lived in KS for 73 years--tell...

I was born and lived in KS for 73 years--tell these Texans that I wasn't born in TX, but came as soon as I could! LOL!
Forum: Main
06-21-2011, 01:42 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 11,300
Posted By bookfare

Oh, yes--I'm right handed and right footed; the...

Oh, yes--I'm right handed and right footed; the above problem doesn't stop me from sewing and quilting!
Forum: Main
06-21-2011, 01:40 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 11,300
Posted By bookfare

I feel that I have a left-handed mind in a...

I feel that I have a left-handed mind in a right-handed body. Surely makes for poor coordination, though each hand has its particular work. Sometimes the whole world seems backwards; paper-piecing...
Forum: Main
06-14-2011, 10:30 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 6,636
Posted By bookfare

I've recently made 3 quilts for the...

I've recently made 3 quilts for the citizensam.org organization, for wounded veterans needing extra warmth as they are being transported in cargo planes. Other than that, our church quilters make...
Forum: Main
06-05-2011, 02:22 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 16,508
Posted By bookfare

I'm 4'10", so dining table works perfectly. Have...

I'm 4'10", so dining table works perfectly. Have a cutting table, but use it for pin basting and tying (which I sometimes do on jeans quilts, charity quilts, etc.). Too high to get leverage for...
Forum: Main
06-02-2011, 06:36 PM
Replies: 195
Views: 9,518
Posted By bookfare

I made my first 4-H slip and dress on my mother's...

I made my first 4-H slip and dress on my mother's treadle machine in the 30's, then many more dresses during high school. She never had an electric machine, and I wish I had her machine now!
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
05-21-2011, 06:03 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,780
Posted By bookfare

Does anyone besides me proofread anymore? ...

Does anyone besides me proofread anymore? LOL...this will probably have a typo as well! Surely glad to know that a recent quilt was made with men's shirts and not shorts, as originally stated! Hard...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
05-17-2011, 05:14 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,489
Posted By bookfare

Give Kansas a big hug for me--lived there 73...

Give Kansas a big hug for me--lived there 73 years and loved it! Welcome from a much hotter place--Texas!
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
05-16-2011, 06:46 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,000
Posted By bookfare

My bird feeders are on a shepherd's crook just...

My bird feeders are on a shepherd's crook just like yours, found a squirrel-proof feeder online, and also suspended from the top of crook a "slinky", as squirrels just climbed up the post. Now t...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
05-13-2011, 06:51 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 5,636
Posted By bookfare

As I (unfortunately) moved, had to leave my...

As I (unfortunately) moved, had to leave my favorite behind, which was a Nu-Tone (I think) central vac. Easy to put in then, as we built the home; harder to add to a home. Have had many, including a...
Forum: Main
05-11-2011, 06:21 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 8,274
Posted By bookfare

Saliva does work, and on dried blood as well as...

Saliva does work, and on dried blood as well as fresh. Didn't notice on a pair of shorts until later. LOL! And it isn't gross at all--just spit on it and rub with an old toothbrush. Might take a...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
05-11-2011, 06:40 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,992
Posted By bookfare

Welcome from Texas, but a Kansan for 73 years!...

Welcome from Texas, but a Kansan for 73 years! Get super-homesick sometimes--loved it there!
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
05-08-2011, 11:09 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 5,165
Posted By bookfare

My once-upon-a-time cat loved to be sprayed with...

My once-upon-a-time cat loved to be sprayed with water, as that was the "beginning of a chase," every time he clawed on my sofa. Finally I put some coins in a tin can and shook it. He hated that!
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
05-06-2011, 06:17 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 4,425
Posted By bookfare

Had a BLT this evening--yum, yum, yum! Have had...

Had a BLT this evening--yum, yum, yum! Have had and given away several tomatoes; lettuce and tomatoes are in plastic tubs on flagstone patio. From a huge garden to a "postage stamp" size to a...
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