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Cow Whisperer

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Jan 29, 2002, 8:47:10 AM1/29/02
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Help (again) please! I have a friend who is trying to come up with an idea
for a quilt or coverlet out of Crown Royal bags. I have noooo ideas, so any
help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Cow Whisperer
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The Laws

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Jan 29, 2002, 8:53:29 AM1/29/02
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I've seen one in a quilt show, but don't remember the pattern, I think just
different size squares and rectangles fit together randomly. Kay
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Taria

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Jan 29, 2002, 9:39:51 AM1/29/02
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I don't know about quilts but those bags are great for storing sewing
machine controllers in. I have one with each of my old machines.
What happens when the bags are washed?
Taria

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MerryStahel

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Jan 29, 2002, 9:59:46 AM1/29/02
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The bags "felt" when they are washed, at least the old ones did. Still usable,
but a little smaller.

Hubby uses them for shoe bags when he travels.

I've used them for gift bags at Christmas, and one of my daughters used them
for her hair jewelry (barettes, bows, snoods, etc).

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Kathy

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Jan 29, 2002, 10:07:48 AM1/29/02
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Cow Whisperer <cowt...@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Help (again) please! I have a friend who is trying to come up with an idea
> for a quilt or coverlet out of Crown Royal bags.

This is just *too* funny!

I'm on an email list for longarmers, and last year there was a
discussion on this very subject. I read the list early in the morning,
as I'm drinking my first cup of tea, and I'm not always too awake. So
instead of reading "Crown Royal" bags, I read "Royal Crown" bags. I
spent the rest of the day trying to figure out what kind of bags were
associated with Royal Crown soda! My friends on that list *still* tease
me about it.

So, I read your heading, and my brain DID IT AGAIN!!!

(And yes, everyone, I *do* know that Crown Royal bags are those purple
velvet things.)
--
Kathy Applebaum (Woodland, CA)
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Valerie Chapman

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Jan 29, 2002, 10:15:34 AM1/29/02
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How about Drunkard's Path? :-p
Or you could look at pattern books and select "crown" blocks and make a
sampler, such as King's Crown, Crown of Thorns, etc.

I've been approached by a friend to make one, so I'm trying to come up
with ideas, too. I saw one at the Puyallup Fair, but it was a while
ago.

How about an Attic Windows with the Crown Royal logo as the middle
square? Or a 99-bottles of booze on the wall quilt (consume one bottle
with each square?). I think I could realllllly enjoy making this quilt!

wahu1

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Jan 29, 2002, 10:22:08 AM1/29/02
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I think Kenda made one of those. Wanda fron T-Town
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Helen Smith

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Jan 29, 2002, 11:37:43 AM1/29/02
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OK - I give in - what on earth is a Crown Royal Bag?

Cheers
Helen

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Maureen Kincaid Speller

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Jan 29, 2002, 1:33:00 PM1/29/02
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 16:37:43 +0000, Helen Smith
<helen...@quaver.co.uk> wrote:

>OK - I give in - what on earth is a Crown Royal Bag?
>

Thanks ... I was about to crack and ask. Flour bags didn't seem right
but I can't imagine!

MKS

Maureen Kincaid Speller
Folkestone, Kent, UK

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Yvonne Stuchell

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Jan 29, 2002, 1:30:34 PM1/29/02
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Although I am certainly not a tea-totaller (not sure if I even came
close to the right spelling here), I can't imagine collecting enough
Crown Royal bags to make a coverlet much less a full-sized
quilt...this must have been a lifetime project of collecting even if
shared with friends....

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tea just now, but my boss frowns on that type of thing!!)

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LN

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Jan 29, 2002, 2:12:40 PM1/29/02
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Crown Royal is a whisky. Here is a website where they Almost show
the bag.. http://www.crownroyal.com/


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of it..." - The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien

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Julie Lawson

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Jan 29, 2002, 2:14:58 PM1/29/02
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There's a lady in TX named Dana Lacy Chapman and she made a Crown Royal
Quilt. I think she called it "How to Make a Grown Man Cry". She fussy cut
the bags and then did borders around them. I think she set them w/
alternate blocks that made stars as the alternate pattern. She laid one on
it's side and then quilted in a pale yellow color to make it look like one
bottle had spilled.....

She's made several theme quilts, and does quite a bit of clothing things
also. She's won awards at most of the big quilt shows.....She might have a
web site, but you might have to look for Dr. Dana Lacy Chapman. She has a
PhD in textiles I believe.....

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MerryStahel

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Jan 29, 2002, 2:22:33 PM1/29/02
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Crown Royal is a very fine, 12 year old sipping brandy (or is it a cognac?).
Think it's actually made in Scotland.

Every bottle comes in a little blue velvert-y bag with the words "Crown Royal"
in Edwardian script on the outside. It has gold drawstrings, with tassels,
too.

ACTUALLY, I just took out a bag to look at it - the bags are good quality, dark
marine blue double-sided flannel!!!

The small bottles are about 16 ounces (that's two glasses of water) and hubby
takes about 6 months to go through one.

He picked up the habit about 10 years ago, in the military, so we have about 20
or so of the bags hanging around.

LN

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Jan 29, 2002, 3:27:49 PM1/29/02
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I don't drink so I looked it up to see what it was specifically
and came up with this...

Crown Royal, a Masterful Blend.
The whiskies selected for Crown Royal are always the smoothest and
mellowest. Fully matured in specially selected oak casks, it is a
perfect balance of smoothness and strength. Crown Royal can be
enjoyed straight up or on the rocks. Of course, it's just as
enjoyable when mixed in the popular Crown & Cola, or in a classic,
like the Royal Manhattan.


So, that makes me think it is a whisky. Also, further up, it
mentions Canadian whiskies. So I think it is made in Canada.


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Pat in Virginia

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Jan 29, 2002, 5:25:12 PM1/29/02
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Lisa: Are you coming to MAQF again this year? If I've
already asked you, sorry but my mind is a sieve some
days.

PAT, who can't remember this quilt .... I've been to
every MAQF since '95

li...@earthlink.net wrote:

> Yes, I saw that quilt at MAQF a couple of years ago -- it definitely
> made an impression. :-)
>
> Lisa A

Kenda

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Jan 29, 2002, 6:11:02 PM1/29/02
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I made a quilt for one of the guys at work out of the CR bags. I washed all
of the bags, they felted, and bought some gold colored felty type material
(haven't seen any of it sense). I took the bags apart, cut out the
lettering making rectangles, then cut same size out of the gold and
alternated them, looked kinda like a brick road pattern. (does that make
any sense?) I then quilted in the ditch. Was a big hit with all the
Firemen!! They dubbed it the booze quilt! LOL

Kenda
(enjoyed making the quilt, all hand pieced and quilted, the guys at work
liked watching the progress as I only worked on it there)

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Ruth in Happy Camp

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Jan 29, 2002, 7:07:58 PM1/29/02
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They don't wear well. But if for a WH, they probably will never need
washing. I've also noted that they vary somewhat--but perhaps just the
different sizes are made from different fabrics.
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NBennett

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Jan 29, 2002, 7:16:01 PM1/29/02
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I just checked my bottle (xmas gift. I don't drink it) and the label reads
"Deluxe Canadian Whiskey" made by Seagrams in Waterloo Ontario.
The purple cloth bags with gold drawstrings is a classic. In my family it was the
ONLY proper way to store Scrabble tiles.

Nancy

Ruth in Happy Camp

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Jan 29, 2002, 7:14:20 PM1/29/02
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My husband liked Canadian rye whiskey, especially Crown Royal. If
he'd been able to afford only that brand, I would have been left with
enough bags to make a cover for an Olympic-size swimming pool.

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John A.

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Jan 29, 2002, 7:14:33 PM1/29/02
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 22:25:12 GMT, Pat in Virginia <pat.q...@cox.net>
wrote:

>Lisa: Are you coming to MAQF again this year? If I've
>already asked you, sorry but my mind is a sieve some
>days.
>
>PAT, who can't remember this quilt .... I've been to
>every MAQF since '95

You're forgiven. ;)

We hope to come, and will try.

JA

Ruth in Happy Camp

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Jan 29, 2002, 7:17:24 PM1/29/02
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Rye, Merry. And Canadian. And good! I'm not a T-totaller either--a
six-pack of Corona is a year's supply for me. But I'd go have a sip of
Crown Royal right now ---- If I had some in the house.

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M'isa

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Jan 29, 2002, 7:50:34 PM1/29/02
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> I just checked my bottle (xmas gift. I don't drink it) and the label reads
> "Deluxe Canadian Whiskey" made by Seagrams in Waterloo Ontario.
> The purple cloth bags with gold drawstrings is a classic. In my family it
was the
> ONLY proper way to store Scrabble tiles.
>
>

I know so many people who use them as dice bags.

*silently repeats to herself*
I'm not a gamer
I'm not a gamer
I'm not a gamer
Really, I'm not.


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Dina

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Jan 29, 2002, 8:33:33 PM1/29/02
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 06:39:51 -0800, Taria <ta...@antelecom.net> wrote:

>I don't know about quilts but those bags are great for storing sewing
>machine controllers in. I have one with each of my old machines.
>What happens when the bags are washed?
>Taria

Wow, that is funny that you say this just now, Taria. Just this
weekend a bottle in a Crown Royal bag mysteriously appeared on the
kitchen counter - bought on a whim, I think, as beer, wine (and
tequila in the summer) are what we usually drink. And also, I just
got a new old sewing machine and wrapped the foot pedal in a small
towel to protect the machine. Now I know what I'm going to use
instead of the towel!

Dina

Kenda

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Jan 29, 2002, 8:59:41 PM1/29/02
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I did!! And it was a smash!

Kenda
(no pun intended)

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