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    Search: Posts Made By: bookfare
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    Forum: Pictures
    07-31-2011, 12:59 PM
    Replies: 154
    Views: 11,071
    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: 4,553
    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: 24,376
    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: 8,356
    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: 5,827
    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: 8,419
    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: 9,621
    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: 6,544
    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: 23,795
    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: 13,002
    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: 15,138
    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: 1,902
    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: 13,607
    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: 13,607
    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: 7,682
    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: 20,479
    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: 13,039
    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: 5,373
    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: 1,893
    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: 6,778
    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: 7,069
    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: 10,364
    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: 2,718
    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: 6,010
    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: 6,886
    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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