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Old 03-14-2012, 06:10 PM
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I enjoy quilting but would rather get in the car and buy hubby a new shirt rather than repair or replace a button on one he already has
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Old 03-14-2012, 07:10 PM
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Ladies, Ladies, You are all good. Mathmatics-----Without the math and geometry there is no quilting. Consider yourselves very knowledgable being you do put the pieces together to form a quilt. Not all can do it.
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Old 03-14-2012, 07:56 PM
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I don't like to iron either. But, its not like having a whole basket of clothes to do. I like your pinwheels!
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Old 03-14-2012, 08:31 PM
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i think that same thing sometimes !!!
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Old 03-14-2012, 09:23 PM
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You like the feel of fabric..LOL
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Old 03-14-2012, 10:06 PM
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When I was studying math, it was a bunch of rote exercises with no real practical application to the things I love. Now with quilting, it has very real applications to my very real world, because it gives me information that I want and need to know. It now has real world application. For me, that's enough to take it out of the "hate" category and put it into the "not so bad" category, because I need it for something I love doing, and not just managing my check book (boring!)

As for ironing, I used to face the same darn basket of clothes week in and week out. Wash them, iron them, put them in the closets, let them get worn and dirty and back in the laundry. Then start all over again. Boring!! -- to keep ironing the same clothes over and over and over again. But quilting is so different! Each new piece is a creation, and I rarely have to iron the same pieces twice, unless I have to make several of the same blocks. But even then, when that project is done, I'm on to a new project with it's own colors, designs, intricacies, drama, challenges. Never the same old thing week after week. That is what keep ironing fresh and interesting for me. It's just a different perspective on the kinds of tasks we used to do. And I like the new perspective!

Thank heavens for permanent press!

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Old 03-15-2012, 04:20 AM
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I'm with you. Hated math in school & don't mind ironing that much, I must confess. Love the colours in your blocks.
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Old 03-15-2012, 04:22 AM
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It is addicting so we are hooked. But I know what you mean.
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Old 03-15-2012, 04:25 AM
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I like math. Ironing, not so fond of that and hubby can't stand the smell of starch.
Your quilt is going to be beautiful. You must post a pic when its done.
Hope i can master points like that some day!
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Old 03-15-2012, 06:13 AM
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Ahhh, because it fulfills you! Just watchinng those pieces come together is therapy in itself!
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