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Skriven 2008-10-16 15:31:10 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 15066 av Nancy Backus (1:3634/12.0)
Ärende: what goes around.............
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Hi Nancy,

 RH> It is rather "addictive" at times.  I seriously got into it while we

 NB> I've gotten into enough addictive pastimes that I've managed to learn
 NB> some moderation...  ;>   Or at least to not get quite so far into new
 NB> ones as to add more... (G)

I've dabled with other in areas but keep coming back to needle, thread
and fabric.  Cooking can be fun or a drudge, depending on what I'm
fixing, what I'm cooking for, etc.  It's fun "playing" with the various
kitchen appliances I have, especially if most all of it can be put into
the dishwasher. (G)


 RH> we were in HI, doing quilts for babies in long term hospitalisation for
 RH> special needs.  It's amazing what could be done with squares,
 RH> rectangles and other basic shapes, along with bits of colorful fabric.

 NB> That's a worthy cause.  :)  And I've seen any number of really amazing
 NB> quilts... Guess I'll just stay an appreciator, not a doer...  :)

You never know.


 NB>  NB>> We made squares of Victorian crazy quilt... using scraps of
 NB> velvets  NB>> and satins and then covering the seams with various
 NB> fancy stitchings.

 RH> Typical Victorian type crazy quilt.  I've a box of scraps of fancy
 RH> fabrics to do a quilt or two like that.

 NB> For a while I was saving some scraps just for doing a full one of my
 NB> own... until I came to my senses...  now I'm just saving the scraps
 NB> for some unknown project, whether mine or someone else's...  (G)

I intend to get a number of tops done in the next few months, then qilt
them when we get resettled. I'll probably save the crazy quilt(s) until
after the move tho, maybe see if I can add a few more "fancies".  Most
of what's in that box are from garments I've made.

 NB> cooking, for  NB>> that matter), but I do have the quilter's "eye" for
 NB> color and pattern,  NB>> as my quilter friends agree.  :)

 RH> And you do need to have an "eye" for what goes together.  I was an art
 RH> minor in college; it helped me with some of the color theory issues
 RH> but didn't "ruin" my eye for working with fabric.

 NB> Other than the occasional art/appreciation/sewing class along the way,
 NB> I didn't have any training... just the natural knack...  and lots of
 NB> other interests to jostle around... ;)  I've helped design a number of
 NB> things, even helped bring some to fruition, but the only interest I've
 NB> retained is in the peripheries and the appreciation stage...  :)

I'll take a piece of fabric over to the thread rack & usually pull the
exact shade I need right off the rack. If not, then it's just a small
degree of difference.

 NB> Maybe if I had time and energy unlimited, I'd try my hand at quilting
 NB> for real, and go back to all the types of needlework I've left behind


I know, I can't do hand needlework very long, thanks to a coupleof
broken wrists & a broken elbow.  I still do some but not like I used to,
probably increased the amount of machine sewing since.  In the same
vein, I can't stir a pot very long with the left hand so will change off
every few minutes. (G)

 RH> The nice thing about quilting now is that if I'm really wrapped up in
 RH> a project that has a deadline, Steve can fix meals for both of us.  If
 RH> I'm really pressed, or just want to get back to it, he will do the
 RH> clean up as well.  Of course it helps to have all the kitchen tools I
 RH> do, including a dishwasher. (G)

 NB> And a willing spouse... :)

He's been very good about it; I really appreciate his help a lot.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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