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    Search: Posts Made By: Sis
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    Forum: Main
    11-04-2013, 08:21 PM
    Replies: 28
    Views: 5,228
    Posted By Sis

    If you can't locate a guild thru you local quilt...

    If you can't locate a guild thru you local quilt shop, what about asking if there is a group of quilter that gather informally at a church, community or senior center? Also check on the internet for...
    Forum: Mission: Organization
    09-25-2013, 09:23 AM
    Replies: 42
    Views: 9,495
    Posted By Sis

    I use those blue or white thingys that fit in the...

    I use those blue or white thingys that fit in the top of the thread spool to keep my bobbin and spool of thread together. A reinforcement circle used for notebook paper holes is used on the top of my...
    Forum: Pictures
    04-15-2013, 10:16 PM
    Replies: 191
    Views: 27,021
    Posted By Sis

    I agree with the previous posts praising your...

    I agree with the previous posts praising your creativity,colors, and all over gorgeous quilt.I LOVE IT!
    I do have some questions:
    1. How did you get the pictures-scan a comic or book picture?...
    Forum: Mission: Organization
    04-09-2013, 06:24 PM
    Replies: 22
    Views: 7,365
    Posted By Sis

    Please check some of the other threads on the...

    Please check some of the other threads on the subject of using cardboard,cereal boxes, etc to store fabric on or in. I believe you'll find alot of people have discouraged their use because of the...
    Forum: Main
    12-04-2011, 06:46 PM
    Replies: 102
    Views: 11,215
    Posted By Sis

    Like so many of you I learned to sew from my mom....

    Like so many of you I learned to sew from my mom. My mom had me hand sewing on 'sewing cards' using yarn @ 5 y.o. My paternal grandmother kept an old old tea tin of scrap fabric with hand sewing...
    Forum: Main
    10-31-2011, 07:52 PM
    Replies: 79
    Views: 8,936
    Posted By Sis

    I purchased a sheet of 'whiteboard'at a building...

    I purchased a sheet of 'whiteboard'at a building supply & had it cut the length of a full/double bed. I use the small piece if I need a small extension on the dining table.The larger piece on the bed...
    Forum: Main
    10-09-2011, 10:00 PM
    Replies: 88
    Views: 9,276
    Posted By Sis

    What absolutely creative and thrifty people on...

    What absolutely creative and thrifty people on this board. I just love to read all these terrific ideas. It's like a corporate 'think tank' out there. :thumbup: :)
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    05-28-2011, 09:13 PM
    Replies: 111
    Views: 7,151
    Posted By Sis

    1.)Having your only children(2 sons) return...

    1.)Having your only children(2 sons) return safely stateside from deployments to hostile areas of the world.
    2.)Knowing that I don't have to be 'perfect' or do everything 'perfectly'.That most of...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    05-17-2011, 08:51 PM
    Replies: 29
    Views: 4,060
    Posted By Sis

    You are too much, Ditter!!!! LOL Please keep the...

    You are too much, Ditter!!!! LOL Please keep the laughs coming! We are supposed to have at least 12 laughs a day to stay healthy.
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    05-11-2011, 11:35 AM
    Replies: 73
    Views: 4,737
    Posted By Sis

    Please PM her address to me. I know how much a...

    Please PM her address to me. I know how much a card/note can cheer a person.
    Sis
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    04-02-2011, 08:06 PM
    Replies: 70
    Views: 4,433
    Posted By Sis

    I agree with Ditter and I'd like to add... I...

    I agree with Ditter and I'd like to add... I heard the show's writer/creator talk about this episode before it aired. She said she'd had the 'characters singing' idea for quite awhile but was waiting...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    01-04-2011, 09:49 PM
    Replies: 112
    Views: 12,685
    Posted By Sis

    I have found that using a temporary color in a...

    I have found that using a temporary color in a lighter shade than my natural color also helps my gray 'blend' in with what natural hair color I still have. My mom and sister's gray hair was/is coarse...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    12-30-2010, 10:13 PM
    Replies: 153
    Views: 11,550
    Posted By Sis

    WOW!!! So many books...so little time to read AND...

    WOW!!! So many books...so little time to read AND quilt. Thanks to everyone who has shared their reading recommendations with the rest of us and to the person who began this topic.
    Here's mine:
    I...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    12-19-2010, 11:02 PM
    Replies: 92
    Views: 17,291
    Posted By Sis

    Sounds like women who lived on the...

    Sounds like women who lived on the frontier-caring for and protecting the home while the menfolk were doing whatever they did back then.
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    12-19-2010, 10:59 PM
    Replies: 92
    Views: 17,291
    Posted By Sis

    Sounds like women who lived on the...

    Sounds like women who lived on the frontier-caring for and protecting the home while the menfolk were doing whatever they did back then.
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    12-19-2010, 09:17 PM
    Replies: 30
    Views: 4,637
    Posted By Sis

    Love your quips.In fact I scan down the list of...

    Love your quips.In fact I scan down the list of topics to see if you have posted anything that day. You light up my day!!! :lol:

    Sis
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    12-18-2010, 10:32 PM
    Replies: 72
    Views: 5,854
    Posted By Sis

    I think our gifts were wrapped when we were...

    I think our gifts were wrapped when we were younger but as we got older, mom felt it was such a waste of money and paper to wrap them. So she was one of the original "gift bag" people by using paper...
    Forum: Main
    12-18-2010, 09:35 PM
    Replies: 55
    Views: 8,081
    Posted By Sis

    I also use the clip hangers that come on slacks...

    I also use the clip hangers that come on slacks or plastic clothespins/hangers to hang fabric in a closet. The multi-clip skirt hangers are good to keep more than one fabric for a project hanging...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    12-16-2010, 07:59 PM
    Replies: 40
    Views: 5,386
    Posted By Sis

    So many wonderful ideas shared on this topic....

    So many wonderful ideas shared on this topic. Since I have two sons(no daughters to pass it on to)and DIL's wanted their own new dresses. Probably sounds crazy but until I saw these ideas I didn't...
    Forum: Main
    11-29-2010, 09:58 PM
    Replies: 107
    Views: 14,981
    Posted By Sis

    My MIL uses the used fabric softener sheets as...

    My MIL uses the used fabric softener sheets as her foundation piece for sewing her scraps and/or crumbs to. She was one of 11 children raised on a farm during the depression. I have learned so much...
    Forum: Recipes
    11-13-2010, 09:18 PM
    Replies: 34
    Views: 4,925
    Posted By Sis

    Here is a website that I found that has LOTS of...

    Here is a website that I found that has LOTS of variations to add to the basic batter.
    http://www.armchair.com/recipe/amish/amish025.html

    I hope link works OK.
    Forum: Main
    10-11-2010, 08:43 PM
    Replies: 140
    Views: 11,474
    Posted By Sis

    I have told my only children (2 sons who do not...

    I have told my only children (2 sons who do not understand my love of fabric) that when I die just ask for an unlined casket or pine box. Then pile a modest amount of my fabric on the bottom,place me...
    Forum: Main
    05-11-2010, 05:34 AM
    Replies: 98
    Views: 13,136
    Posted By Sis

    To wash or not to wash is your question but my...

    To wash or not to wash is your question but my suggestion is to not store any quilt in a plastic bag especially right out of the dryer. Even though it feels dry some moisture may remain and putting...
    Forum: Main
    03-25-2010, 05:42 PM
    Replies: 121
    Views: 10,847
    Posted By Sis

    When I purchase a piece of fabric only to find I...

    When I purchase a piece of fabric only to find I already have some at home I just say,"Well I know that I still like it really,really alot." I tell hubby that what I had must have been in the stash I...
    Forum: Main
    09-19-2009, 07:29 PM
    Replies: 42
    Views: 4,116
    Posted By Sis

    While our sons were deployed to the "Big...

    While our sons were deployed to the "Big Sandbox", we sent many packages using the "one Rate" boxes provided by the post office. We found this the best "buy" for our money especially if it was heavy....
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