marymild

It is a Debbie Caffrey Mystery Quilt.
I took a class at my LQS.
It was several years ago.
I'll try to find the pattern, or I'll ask my LQS. They'll know.
I gave the quilt to a friend. It's in Seattle now.

It might be Surrounded by Monkeys

ganny

Hehe. Thought that was a good-sized woman. ;)

kalady

I was head of a large dept store alterations dept for years . I tell people these are separate skills as in- you cook but do you can? Alterations and mending are a different skill set than quilting or sewing from scratch.

marymild

It is a Debbie Caffrey Mystery Quilt.
I took a class at my LQS.
It was several years ago.
I'll try to find the pattern, or I'll ask my LQS. They'll know.
I gave the quilt to a friend. It's in Seattle now.

I think it is Surrounded By Monkeys Classy Pattern

rebeccalr

I make some of my daughters clothes, so a neighbor asked me to hem an expensive pagent dress for her grandaughter (atleast 5 layers to the gown). Then she told me how she wanted me to do it with "iron-on hem tape". I told her that wasn't sewing and she was obviously more experienced with it than me. Hopefully, I won't get asked again!! Not to mention, my own stack of mending is in the corner with lots of dust and cat hair on it!!!

Linda1

I had to laugh when my DH brought a pair of pants in the kitchen and asked me to get him a button, needle and thread. I told him I would sew the button on and he said he knew if I took those pants to the sewing room he would never see them again. He knows me really well after 42 years. I hate mending.

Marye

That is what I tell my husband, too. He takes all his hunting clothes to some one else. I use to sew for the public and when we got married I made him a shirt he didn't like it, and altered a shirt for him, he didn't like it, and him being a teacher, minister white shirts all the time 2x a day 14 a week and when it came time to iron them again he did not like the way I did them. So guess what been married 31 years and I have not ironed or sewed for him in 30 years 11 months and 22 days. He irons his shirts and takes the alters. to some one else.

MamaNan

I heard my niece, an avid quilter, tell someone that asking a quilter to mend is like asking Rembrandt to paint your barn.

catrancher

Yes, and my neighbor asked me to fix some patchwork shorts of hers once. The fabric was cheap and it had raveled out of its seam. I did the best I could, but it wasn't easy. I took them back to her house and hung them on her doorknob in a plastic bag. She never said another word about it--not a word of thanks, not a f-you, nothing. Last time I'll do that for her.

anewchapter

I have it all the time. The latest was a larger sized woman at work asked me to repair two of her bra's!! Of course not being able to say no, I did. Ugg!! I don't even consider myself to be someone who sew's... Quilt, yes, clothes not at all. :)