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Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
06-27-2012, 05:40 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 647
Posted By Maride

Looking for a quilter from Texas

A few months ago I was "talking"on the board with a member from Texas who has a son that applied to MIT in Cambridge, MA and was waiting to hear about his admission. If the story sounds familiar to...
Forum: Main
05-13-2012, 06:58 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,391
Posted By Maride

It is something hard to explain, unless you are...

It is something hard to explain, unless you are on the cutting side of the table yourself. I try as much as possible to give straight cuts and treat fabrics as if they were mine. But I also have to...
Forum: Main
05-07-2012, 04:52 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,385
Posted By Maride

I am surprised most of us use only one iron for...

I am surprised most of us use only one iron for all purposes. I have discovered that exactly the same way we change scissors depending on the job being done, we change needles depending on the thread...
Forum: Main
04-04-2012, 03:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 905
Posted By Maride

Thanks, Jan.

Thanks, Jan.
Forum: Main
04-03-2012, 05:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 905
Posted By Maride

Having a senior moment

Maybe because I rarely piece quilts the traditional ways, but I need help to figure out the size on the setting triangles on a table runner with the squares set on point. Can anyone recommend? My...
Forum: Main
03-31-2012, 05:21 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,341
Posted By Maride

The City Quilter

Hi ladies, and gentlemen,

If any of you are in the New York City area and visit The City Quilter on a Wednesday or Friday, look for me. I got a part time job there. Started yesterday. I had never...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
12-23-2011, 07:11 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,217
Posted By Maride

Wow! Thanks everyone for the responses. It has...

Wow! Thanks everyone for the responses. It has been a wonderful Christmas season. I have been blessed in so many wonderful things including a huge bunch of quilting friends, who have not only cheered...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
12-21-2011, 07:30 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,217
Posted By Maride

I have wanted to post this for a long time

Yes, one year, 9 months and 25 days to be exact. I am officially back to work after loosing my job so long ago. Today I became a funeral director (in training, but paid). On January 3rd I begin my...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
12-17-2011, 06:19 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,084
Posted By Maride

Sorry. I should have explained. He was accepted...

Sorry. I should have explained. He was accepted to MIT (Masachussets Institute of Technology), which is the top technological school in the country. He applied under a program called Early Action,...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
12-17-2011, 10:46 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,084
Posted By Maride

Proud Mother doesn't begin to describe it

My son got into MIT early action. I am so happy and proud!
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
12-15-2011, 06:28 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,738
Posted By Maride

I already had a college degree, so I had 12...

I already had a college degree, so I had 12 credits transferred. After those, I had to go to school for one year, including the review for the boards and taking them. Is an accelerated program where...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
12-14-2011, 10:22 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,738
Posted By Maride

It get better! I got a 98% on my boards. Now I...

It get better! I got a 98% on my boards. Now I can say I am officially done with school! Happy dance.
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
12-13-2011, 08:35 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,738
Posted By Maride

Great News

Grades were public today. I finished Funeral Services school with a 4.0 Average. We finished the review for the national board. Last Saturday I took part one of my boards and passed with a 91%....
Forum: Main
11-04-2011, 04:19 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,844
Posted By Maride

That is a good deal. I tryed this machine once...

That is a good deal. I tryed this machine once and it was wonderful to play with.
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-30-2011, 07:47 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,485
Posted By Maride

It look great both ways. My hair is weird. Is...

It look great both ways. My hair is weird. Is super curly and I kept it like that for many years. My family did not support changing it. When I became an adult and could have it my way I started to...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-27-2011, 01:00 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 602
Posted By Maride

It happens and sometimes you don't know who is...

It happens and sometimes you don't know who is the answer or comment for. I like to quote the message I am replying to.
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-27-2011, 02:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 756
Posted By Maride

Priority mail doesn't really have any priority....

Priority mail doesn't really have any priority. It means absolutely nothing. Express mail is guaranteed, but nothing else is. It usually takes 4 to 5 days.
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-26-2011, 08:44 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 7,886
Posted By Maride

That is something DH has brought up a couple of...

That is something DH has brought up a couple of times and we never do anything about it. He wants to get a set someday but I don't want to be bothered. We just have plates. Tons of them, which we use...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-26-2011, 05:22 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,219
Posted By Maride

I am not sure, but they are at least to me. ...

I am not sure, but they are at least to me.

1) I can write mirror image

2) I would love to go back to live in the country and buy the same house I had to sell when I lost my job (I want my...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-26-2011, 02:17 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 6,336
Posted By Maride

Love it for ten minutes, then hate it for another...

Love it for ten minutes, then hate it for another year.
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-22-2011, 02:34 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,919
Posted By Maride

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Moved in...

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Moved in 1987 to NY to get married and have moved within NY a couple of times. Almost moved to California 3 years ago bu ended up moving back to NYC instead. I...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-22-2011, 11:48 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 9,036
Posted By Maride

I don't want to imagine what will those that...

I don't want to imagine what will those that insist on dressing the same way they did when they were young will look like. Now...that IS scary.
Forum: Main
10-20-2011, 08:08 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,240
Posted By Maride

That can only mean that you will be very...

That can only mean that you will be very successful at applique. We have all done that. A magic eraser will clean your iron and a new cover will help a lot, like nothing happened. If you don't...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-20-2011, 07:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 590
Posted By Maride

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Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10-20-2011, 04:10 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 11,309
Posted By Maride

I only do Natural Instincts (Shampoo color). I...

I only do Natural Instincts (Shampoo color). I started school and everyone is younger than I am, so I started to do it. It doesn't make me look any younger, but it is all in my head. When school is...
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