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Skriven 2008-06-09 13:27:10 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 8522 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
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Hi Janis,

 JK> of > pink goodies for a baby's nursery. (G)  The only thing I've to
 JK> cut out > yet are the quilts.

 JK> That's pretty neat :)  Do you mean full sheets for baby quilts?  Not
 JK> sure how you're doing it -  I've never made a quilt for a baby so I'm
 JK> dumb about that one (g)

The log jam broke loose last night!  I've got lots of Fido to read now!

I cut crib sheets (fitted style) and will cut squares for quilts.
Generally when I make a baby quilt, I make it about 36" by 48". That
gives me lots of choices when it comes to choosing a pattern; I usually
use one based on either a 3" or 4" square (finished size) of fabric.
That way I can use a 44/45" wide piece of cotton for the backing.  I'm
planning to bring the pieces for the scrappy 4 Patch quilt with me on
the trip and (hopefully) getting time to do some of the piecing.  I'll
show you what I do when we get to Windsor.


 JK> > Haven't been doing much cooking as it's been hot here.  Yesterday's
 JK> high > was 96, with a heat index reading of 102.  We've worked more on
 JK> eating > out of the freezer stash--got to make room for some ice
 JK> cream!

 JK> We hit 90+ today... absolutely hot weather for here today.. it's
 JK> supposed to be something like 73 tonight for a low .. well I guess
 JK> we'll be able to turn the air conditioner off eventually ... We bought

We were about 98 yesterday with the promise of another hot one today.
Then it's supposed to cool a bit and possibly be in the upper 80s by
this week end.  The AC is running full time, supplimented by  some fans
to move the air around.  The humidity is the killer factor so I'm
staying inside as much as possible.


 JK> two half-gallons of ice cream yesterday so I know what you mean about
 JK> making room in the freezer!

We (Steve) made a batch of vanilla Saturday night.  It has been good for
cooling us down a bit.  Last Wednesday, the food section of the local
newspaper had several ice cream recipies, all based on a cooked custard.
Steve wants to try making one of them too.  He does the clean up, so I
don't mind. (G)


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