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Skriven 2013-10-11 18:24:52 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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-> ->  RH> Sometimes the fabric develops a mind of its own.
-> 
-> -> Then you have to beat it with a stick. (G)
-> 
->  RH> Or give it what it wants.  I just mailed a seriously gaudy flannel
->  RH> blankie out.  No pictures taken of this one; I didn't want to risk
->  RH> breaking the camera.  It's a mix of red and black buffalo plaid and
->  RH> bright orange tiger stripe.  They wanted to go together, so off
they
->  RH> went.
-> 
-> Did you pack sunglasses and a warning label in with the quilt? (G)
->
No, but I should have!
 
-> -> OK, I saw the postal system notification. It'll be a keep me busy
-> -> project. Sounds like there aren't too many traditional quilters in 
your
-> -> area or they just didn't happen to catch that yard sale.
-> 
->  RH> Some of both.  Nobody wanted to mess with the thing.  The center
->  RH> squares are
->  RH> all dark brown.  She even included the template, so it went along 
for
->  RH> the ride.  I should have sent the box of triangles too.
-> 
-> Send the triangles in another mail out. I may swap out something else
-> for the center squares, depends on what whimsey strikes me at the time I
-> put it together.

Those will probably end up in something I do.  I've always wanted to do a 
random granny quilt. 
 
->  RH> Good idea.  This lady cut herself a bunch of baby quilt jelly
rolls.
->  RH> Like I really needed more fabric, but....
-> 
-> I know, found out our preaching pastor & his wife are expecting a boy so
-> they will get a flannel strip blanket. They got a blue diaper bag for
-> #1.

And a bunch of meals brought in for Mommy or Daddy, depending on who does 
the cooking?
 
-> -> Not this one, it's a planned randomness.
-> 
->  RH> I do some random patch work too.  They're jigsawed together rather
->  RH> than cut into squares.
-> 
-> I do more of a planned randomness. Got some neat baby quilts made in HI
-> with alternating the random squares, usually with white.

Those can be really cute. I've done that before, but it's been a while.  
 
-> -> ironing board "lives" at one end and for lack of space in this house,
-> -> the table only has one side up.
-> 
->  RH> I don't have a table - no space.
-> 
-> I've got to have a cutting table--saves my back, helps me with various
-> other projects. It had no match earring backs, jump rings, chains and
-> clasps on it earler this week as I was making necklaces. I was also
-> making a pillow to go with the Attic Windows quilt and a shirt for
-> Santa; all were on the table in various stages of work.

I just move things around and generally work on the kitchen table. I don't 
make clothes so it's not bad.  I can't do it on the floor any more for 
certain. 
 
->  RH> Yep.  It's a childhood memory thing.  Those and "salt sticks" -
->  RH> baton-shaped bagels with kosher salt all over them.  I haven't
->  seen them anywhere but north Jersey.
-> 
-> One of my Mennonite cook books refers to them, gives a recipe too. I'll
-> have to post it another time. The area I grew up in probably has a

I wonder if they're bagels or something else.  If they're boiled and then 
baked, it'll be interesting to find out how a Jewish Jersey staple ended up 
in a Mennonite book.

-> chicken bbq restaurant's marinade as it's "known" food. I do it quite
-> often as it's just salt, oil, vinegar, poultry seasoning and an egg.
-> Chicken gets marinaded, then grilled with some of the marinade brushed
-> over it while cooking.

The egg leads to extra browning among other things.  I don't think CT has a 
real "known" food unless it's good pizza and the steamed cheeseburgers. 
Those are made in only one place, really, and no one's ever exported it.  
It's a restaurant thing since it requires some fairly big equipment home 
cooks won't have. 
 
-> -> Hasn't made it to NC that I know of, or as far west as TX (and 
beyond).
-> -> I think it's just a relatively localised thing.
-> 
->  RH> Most likely.
-> 
-> So you don't "burn out" on it except when you're in NJ.

Which doesn't happen any more anyway.
 
->  RH> Talk about learning the hard way!  Putting good orthotic inserts in
->  RH> the shoes would help more.  I used to like Spencos, but they've 
gotten
->  RH> hard to find.
-> 
-> Right now, doctor says "gel insoles until I see you at the end of the
-> month" so that's what he's using. He is doing better, but has learned
-> not to change shoes for one that doesn't give the support he needs.
-> 
At least he learned.  The gel ones are OK, but they're not always all that 
heavy-duty. 
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