Batting

[elle...@my-deja.com]

I am going to start a quilt for my 12yr old GD and I was thinking about
using the warm and natural batting for it . Is it true that this would
have to be hand washed? I'm not sure her Mother (of 5) would like this
idea. I don't want a real thick quilt. I am a beginner so any help
would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ellen

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[Debi]

In article <93mu33$714$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, elle...@my-deja.com writes:

>
>I am going to start a quilt for my 12yr old GD and I was thinking about
>using the warm and natural batting for it . Is it true that this would
>have to be hand washed? I'm not sure her Mother (of 5) would like this
>idea. I don't want a real thick quilt. I am a beginner so any help
>would be appreciated.
>Thanks,
>Ellen
>
>

Warm and Natural batting is very easily machine washed and dried. It
holds up very well. I've used it in tied quilts and machine quilted quilts but
I've heard that it's kinda tough to hand quilt. It does shrink a little so if
that would be a problem for you, you might want to preshrink the batting. I
think you'll like it - not too thick but nice and warm.

Debi
"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most!"

[CANDCMOM2]

I use W&N almost exclusively and my quilts are washed often by machine. If it
has to be handwashed it doesn't enter my house! If you're handquilting you
might want to rethink it - have to handquilt so I've heard but I stab and
stitch so I don't have a problem.

Peg

[Kathy Riley]

Warm and Natural is great for machine quilting, but its density and texture
makes it difficut to hand quilt.

Consider this before making your selection.

Kathy

"Work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt....and dance
like no one's watching !"

[nom...@spam.com]

For a similar look if you are hand quilting go with the thin quilters
dream cotton batting. Its a great batt. Nothin like hobbs wool... I
am crazy about that wool batting... but I wouldn't use it for a child
probably. Christina

[Lenora C]

If you need to handquilt Hobbs sells a few great cotton battings that
can be handquilted.

Lenora
In Illinois

[Kim Graham]

NO...I machine wash AND dry my quilts made with warm and natural and they
get better and softer with time If you don't, the batting will shrink inside
the finished quilt by about 3 per cent - this gives an antique puckered look
to the quilt, which some people like. Depends on personal preference (it
does help to hide imperfections in machine quilting.) If you don't want that
shrinkage, pre-damp the batting (not wash!) by putting it in a bathtub or a
washer without agitation, then spin dry and dry in the dryer until just
about dry then hang to finish.

WARNING...do NOT use Warm and Natural for hand quilting. I gather it's much
harder to needle than other battings.
--
Kim Graham
kigr...@home.com
http://www.mountain-inter.net/~graham

<elle...@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:93mu33$714$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...

[NBennett]

Ellen
If you pre-wash the W&N you have to do it by hand.
I soak mine in the bathtub in HOT water, then pull the plug and let it
drain naturally (too big to wring out) and toss it in the dryer for an hour
or so on HOT. I do this to try to shrink it to make it thicker. Seeing as
it doesn't seem to be working, I have not pre-washed the batting for the
last two quilts. Doesn't seem to make any difference in the end.

I hand quilt and don't find it difficult, but I am a stabber.

Once the quilt is finished, I machine wash and dry it from then on.
Haven't had any problems.

Nancy

[Pat Winters]

Hi, I used W&N just once and didn't know not to
pre wash it in the machine. So, I just put the
batting in washer & added my favorite horse soap.
I set it at delicate cycle with very warm but not
quite hot washing water and a warm rinse. Then
tumbled in the dryer at perma-press setting. NO
problems! PAT in Virginia

[frood]

In November, I went to TSWLTH, and used a coupon to buy 5 yds. W&N. A few
weeks ago, I did the same thing, and got 6 yds. The same lady waited on
me both times. She asked me "have you ever used this before?" (no, I've
never tried it. That's why I'm buying so much.) My real answer: yes. "So
you know you have to pre-wash it." Me, hoping to avoid looking stupid:
yes.

I looked at the instructions that came with it (all 6 yards of it), and
it tells how to prewash, but says it is not necessary. Good, because I
didn't, and the I Spies have been washed several times each (travel is
messy), and look just fine!

When pwin...@picusnet.com spoke, these pearls of wisdom spewed forth...

> Hi, I used W&N just once and didn't know not to
> pre wash it in the machine. So, I just put the
> batting in washer & added my favorite horse soap.
> I set it at delicate cycle with very warm but not
> quite hot washing water and a warm rinse. Then
> tumbled in the dryer at perma-press setting. NO
> problems! PAT in Virginia
>
>

--
Wendy
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If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y plus Z, where
X is work, Y is play, Z is keep your mouth shut.
-- Albert Einstein

[sarah curry]

elle...@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> I am going to start a quilt for my 12yr old GD and I was thinking about
> using the warm and natural batting for it . Is it true that this would
> have to be hand washed? I'm not sure her Mother (of 5) would like this
> idea. I don't want a real thick quilt. I am a beginner so any help
> would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Ellen
>

Absolutely NOT, Ellen! (have I missed something? Have we met? where
are you? :-) ).
I'm a machine-piecer, and a machine-quilter, and I make my quilts to be
USED (and thus, washed AND dried in a MACHINE). Never a problem with
W&N. I love the stuff!
Good luck!
Grins,
Sairey (who's off to get some more W&N (I think ... may go to Quilter's
Dream, just 'cause I haven't done that before, and this quilt IS going
to southern California. The one downside I've seen to W&N is that it's
HEAVY :-) ) tomorrow)

[Don/Gen]

Sorry, but not true! I pre wash W/N in the machine with hot water,
set on regular cycle and fast spin to extract the water, then dry in a
hot dryer. I don't like the puckered look, so I want to shrink it as
much as possible. I've done up to 6 yds. at a time this way and never
had a problem. Can't imagine trying to haul it out of a tub with
water still in it.
Gen

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[taria]

Well Sarah it is very cold in southern California right
now. Since they keep threatening to shut off the
power a really warm quilt sounds great, although
newlyweds probably do just fine staying warm : )
I do love that quilter dream though.
Taria

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[elle...@my-deja.com]

Thanks, ladies for all your help. My concern was for the washing of
the fabric, but I had no idea it was difficult to hand quilt. My last
quilt(my first) was all in flannel and that was a little difficult for
a beginner to work on small stitches. Hopefully, this one will seem a
little easier!!
Ellen

In article <3A5FE4E0...@hughes.net>,

[quilt...@my-deja.com]

In article <93mu33$714$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

elle...@my-deja.com wrote:
> I am going to start a quilt for my 12yr old GD and I was thinking
about
> using the warm and natural batting for it . Is it true that this
would
> have to be hand washed? I'm not sure her Mother (of 5) would like
this
> idea. I don't want a real thick quilt. I am a beginner so any help
> would be appreciated.

I used to be a big fan of W&N, until I started using Quilters Dream
batting. Great stuff. :) No shrinkage and it hand or machine quilts
beautifully. Here's an URL to an online site that offers free samples
(at least they used to, hope they still do :) )...
http://www.virginiaquilter.com

AH

[Dogmom]

My LQS said the seeds in W&N could leave grease-like stains on my quilt;
they hate the stuff and steered me instead toward Hobbs Heirloom Cotton. I"d
already bought some and decided I should save it for a dog blanket, but
after reading this thread I'm thinking they were wrong. Has anyone had that
problem?

Dogmom

<elle...@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:93mu33$714$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...

[nom...@spam.com]

When W&N first came out it had some seeds in it, that had an oil, and
could make a spot on the quilt. This is no longer a problem. If you have
some really older W&N I would just prewash it, and not use it on a light
colored quilt. It will be fine. Course, the dog might like a quilt.
Christina

[Debi]

In article <CLY76.300968$w61.3...@dfw-read.news.verio.net>, "Dogmom"
<dom...@igg-tx.net> writes:

>
>My LQS said the seeds in W&N could leave grease-like stains on my quilt;
>they hate the stuff and steered me instead toward Hobbs Heirloom Cotton. I"d
>already bought some and decided I should save it for a dog blanket, but
>after reading this thread I'm thinking they were wrong. Has anyone had that
>problem?
>
>Dogmom
>

I haven't seen any grease like stains from the W&N. Part of the reason I
like it so much is that I can buy it on sale for 50% off. I have NO complaints
about it so far.

[Elaine Ross]

I totally agree. I used to always use W&N until I started using Quilter's
Dream. I love that batting. It is so light in weight, but still warm.
The Virginia Quilter usually has a good price on it. It is well worth the
extra $ in my opinion.

Elaine in Batavia, NY

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[Barbara Pinocci]

I have used Quilters Dream cotton a few times and think that it is very
nice. I have also used (once) the new Quilters Dream Poly. DD (age 8)
wanted her quilt (truly hers, as she did all the sewing) to be softer,
drapey-er than the quilts I made with QD cotton, so we tried the poly.
Very nice. The density is very close to the cotton, but it is just a
little softer and lighter. Didn't slip when we were machine quilting.
Less expensive than cotton as well.

You should know that I HATE polyester in general. Break out in a cold
sweat just looking at clothes or linens made with polyester. This
batting was lovely, though. Has anyone else tried it?

Barbara in Virginia

[Sylvia Steiger]

Interesting! I know another quilter who tried prewashing W&N by machine
and wound up with a useless lump.
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[Sylvia Steiger]

Not sure what TSWLTH is, but it can't surprise you that a salesperson
can also be an idiot ... <sigh> I use W&N exclusively because it's
cheap (on sale) and warm and I almost always machine quilt, and I only
prewashed ONCE, for a photo quilt that I didn't want to shrink after
quilting. W&N is clearly something you can prewash or not prewash,
depending on whether the slight washing shrinkage will be desirable,
neutral, or undesirable.

[Sylvia Steiger]

I thought I was the only one who hated poly!

[Peggy]

I used W&N to hand quilt the James Byrd quilt and had no problem with it.
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[Jennifer]

Sylvia Steiger wrote:

> Not sure what TSWLTH --

The Store We Love To Hate....I think it is Joannes??

[news.sisqtel.net]

When I was a kid, I used to eat those seed. So if you find one, please
send it to me so I can re-live my past.
--
Ruth in Happy Camp

Dogmom <dom...@igg-tx.net> wrote in article
<CLY76.300968$w61.3...@dfw-read.news.verio.net>...

[Pat Winters]

Barbara Pinocci wrote:
>
> I have used Quilters Dream cotton a few times and think that it is very
> nice. I have also used (once) the new Quilters Dream Poly. DD (age 8)
> wanted her quilt (truly hers, as she did all the sewing) to be softer,
> drapey-er than the quilts I made with QD cotton, so we tried the poly.
> Very nice. The density is very close to the cotton, but it is just a
> little softer and lighter. Didn't slip when we were machine quilting.
> Less expensive than cotton as well.
>
> You should know that I HATE polyester in general. Break out in a cold
> sweat just looking at clothes or linens made with polyester. This
> batting was lovely, though. Has anyone else tried it?
>
> Barbara in Virginia

*And*, Quilter's Dream Batting is made in
VIRGINIA!!
PAT in Virginia

[SEBass]

I am currently hand-quilting a wall-hanging that is filled with Quilter's
Dream Polyester. It is an extremely nice batt. I too hate polyester, but
this is not your normal polyester. I suppose I will try machine quilting it
next.

Suzanne
Houston, Texas

Barbara Pinocci wrote in message <3A607FC8...@cox.rr.com>...

[Sylvia Steiger]

> The Store We Love To Hate

Thanks, I thought I knew all the acronyms around here but that one
stumped me!

[LN]

An expensive useless lump, I should add. <G>

I'd have cried.
--
LN

Latest stuff: http://www.lnscreations.eboard.com

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[..Mickie Swall..]

Ruth, I think you need a lie-down. A long one.
Hugs,
Mickie <grins>

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> When I was a kid, I used to eat those seed. So if you find one, please
> send it to me so I can re-live my past.
> --
> Ruth in Happy Camp

>
> Dogmom <dom...@igg-tx.net> wrote in article
> <CLY76.300968$w61.3...@dfw-read.news.verio.net>...
> > My LQS said the seeds in W&N could leave grease-like stains on my quilt;
> > they hate the stuff and steered me instead toward Hobbs Heirloom Cotton.
> >

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[sarah curry]

Dogmom wrote:
>
> My LQS said the seeds in W&N could leave grease-like stains on my quilt;
> they hate the stuff and steered me instead toward Hobbs Heirloom Cotton. I"d
> already bought some and decided I should save it for a dog blanket, but
> after reading this thread I'm thinking they were wrong. Has anyone had that
> problem?
>
> Dogmom

Seeds? Not in a long time, has W&N had seeds (and actually, they were
just little BITS of seeds -- has anybody but me SEEN a cotton seed?
:-) ). Yours might have the little bits in it, if it's old, but now,
you shouldn't have a problem.
My ONLY complaint about W&N is that it's HEAVY (you gotta remember that
I make BIG quilts).
I used the Hobbs batting for some time, liked it, but then switched to
W&N (for all the reasons, including price/sale price).
Looking forward to seeing what this Quilters Dream does!
Grins,
Sairey

[sarah curry]

news.sisqtel.net wrote:
>
> When I was a kid, I used to eat those seed. So if you find one, please
> send it to me so I can re-live my past.
> --
> Ruth in Happy Camp

Well, apparently YOU have seen (and eaten) a cotton seed, Ruth! And I
just happen to have some REAL cotton (with REAL seeds in it) in my
house, even as I speak! Of course, I wouldn't have it here if I'd yet
gathered together ALL the stuff (into one place) that I plan to send to
Flat Stanley's buddies and gotten it MAILED ...
Do you REALLY want some cotton seeds?
Grins,
Sairey (who was too busy plantin' that cotton, then choppin' that
cotton, then pullin' that cotton, to be interested in the SEEDS when she
was a kid :-) )

[sarah curry]

taria wrote:
>
> Well Sarah it is very cold in southern California right
> now.

So I hear! But it doesn't happen all that OFTEN in So. Cal, any more
than it happens here!

Since they keep threatening to shut off the
> power a really warm quilt sounds great, although
> newlyweds probably do just fine staying warm : )

I s'pect they do (but I haven't asked :-) )

> I do love that quilter dream though.

Looking forward to trying it!
Grins,
Sairey

[Donna in Bellevue]

I have seen, picked and petted cotton straight from the field. I was
verrrry young at the time. Back when there were lots of cotton fields near
Mesa/Chandler Arizona.
Thanks, Sarah, for the reminder of the olden days when there were but few
responsibilities and my life was not kept on a calendar.
I think you're gonna like that Quilters Dream. Wonderful stuff.
--
Donna in Bellevue, WA USofA

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[Leigh Ann Dabbs]

Nope, Miz Sairey, I grew up in the Mississippi Delta and have seen more than
my share of them cotton seeds. BTW, I learned to quilt with W& N and have
always loved it -- bits of seeds and all.

--
Leigh Anne Dabbs in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains

When life gives you scraps, make a quilt, even if it is crazy.

"She seeks wool and flax, and willingly works with her hands." Proverbs
31:13

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"sarah curry" <scu...@zianet.com> wrote in message
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[Judy Smith]

Hi there,

Yes I've seen cotton growing. Even picked some that was on the roadside
of the fence.
This was many years ago [I was 11] but I had it for a LONG time. Still
have the bits
of wool from my Uncle's farm.

Judy

>
> Seeds? Not in a long time, has W&N had seeds (and actually, they were
> just little BITS of seeds -- has anybody but me SEEN a cotton seed?
> :-) ).

> Looking forward to seeing what this Quilters Dream does!
> Grins,
> Sairey

--
##########################################################
Judy Smith in Oz
mailto:Judy...@newmail.net
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2456/

[..Mickie Swall..]

Anybody have a few viable cotton seeds laying around?
The horticulturist in me wants to grow some!
Hugs,
Mickie, no not planning any homespuns <grins>

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[Ellison]

Howdy!
Sarah said it, the W&N doesn't leach
cotton seed oil anymore.
I grew up "way down yonder in the land of cotton",
actually lived next to a cotton field a couple of years.
We were allowed to pick a some and I had a little bowl
of cotton, which my mom taught me to clean.
I used it for a tiny doll pillow. Never picked enough
for a quilt. Never ate the seeds (they stink).
--
Ragmop--Texas is the biggest cotton producer in the USA ;-P

"sarah curry" <scu...@zianet.com> wrote in message
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[The Great Charmander]

>Texas is the biggest cotton producer in the USA ;-P

That's funny. . .I live in TX and I hadn't seen any cotton plants until we
drove through Louisiana and Mississippi on our trip back from Indiana. . .(we
came back on the back roads instead of the interstates. . .not too bad except
one area in Louisiana--we were going to Alexandria--where it was very narrow
and very green. . .pretty, but kind of scary. . .there was like no one around.
. .)
The Great Charmander--student, artist, sometimes quilter, and ruler of the
Pokemon Kingdom with my sister, the Lady Eevee

[sarah curry]

..Mickie Swall.. wrote:
>
> Anybody have a few viable cotton seeds laying around?
> The horticulturist in me wants to grow some!
> Hugs,
> Mickie, no not planning any homespuns <grins>

Not "on me," Mickie (except for the 20 or so in the Flat Stanley
cotton), but a good friend runs one of the local gins, and I'll bet I
can put my hands on some purty quick!
What's it worth to you? (snickersnort)
Grins,
Sairey

[sarah curry]

Donna in Bellevue wrote:
>
> I have seen, picked and petted cotton straight from the field. I was
> verrrry young at the time. Back when there were lots of cotton fields near
> Mesa/Chandler Arizona.
> Thanks, Sarah, for the reminder of the olden days when there were but few
> responsibilities and my life was not kept on a calendar.
> I think you're gonna like that Quilters Dream. Wonderful stuff.
> --
> Donna in Bellevue, WA USofA

Chuckling, Donna! *I* pulled (never had to PICK cotton, thank goodness;
and yes, there is a huge difference between "picking" cotton out of the
boll and "pulling" the cotton, boll and all) a LOT of cotton when I was
a kid (and yes, at the same time I wore those feedsack dresses). NOT a
fun job! Hot, backbreaking, miserable, HEAVY manual labor, pullin'
cotton.
Never could figure out whether it was more efficient to drag the
cotton-sack between my legs or off to the side.
There is a great deal of truth (although nobody who's not pulled cotton
for money knows why) to that wish to be in "tall cotton". With TALL
cotton, one gets to straighten UP, and not just go bent over, row upon
mindless row.
Glad I had to do it, but don't want to do it again, ever!
Grins,
Sairey

[wahu1]

When I was small , MSM, two brothers and I would scrap cotton after the main
picking was done, MSM would card the cotton and make quilt batts from it.
She used 2 brush to do it. The cards looked like the wire brushes you groom
dogs with. It was along time ago but it seems like the batts were about
4"x8". It took a lot to have enough for a quilt.Did the carding take the
seed out? If anyone knows, let me know. I plan on planting some cotton in my
flower bed this spring, it is a beautiful plant.Wanda the
Distinguished,exalted elder from T-Town

"Leigh Ann Dabbs" <leigh...@home.com> wrote in message
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[Katrina Worley]

In article <OJoVF#3fAHA.278@cpmsnbbsa07>, wahu1
<wa...@email.noSPAM.msn.com> wrote:

> When I was small , MSM, two brothers and I would scrap cotton after the main
> picking was done, MSM would card the cotton and make quilt batts from it.
> She used 2 brush to do it. The cards looked like the wire brushes you groom
> dogs with. It was along time ago but it seems like the batts were about
> 4"x8". It took a lot to have enough for a quilt.Did the carding take the
> seed out? If anyone knows, let me know. I plan on planting some cotton in my
> flower bed this spring, it is a beautiful plant.

No, the carding will not take the seeds out. That is done either by
hand (VERY tedious) or by a mechanical device called a "gin" (short for
"engine").

Katrina

[Krysia Thompson]

talking of Flat Stanley - I never got mine!!!

Krysia (aka S's loving adopted bison)

K.T. - starannie opakowana

[Krysia Thompson]

I had raw cotton in Nigeria - sacks of it. It was used for
stuffing leather cushions (the floor size) etc. I carded it too,
AND spun it using a spindle. Knitted it it. BQ - before
quilting...

I wouldn't mind some seeds either, please, pretty pleasy...

Krysia

K.T. - starannie opakowana

[CANDCMOM2]

>I hand quilt and don't find it difficult, but I am a stabber.
>
>

oh so nice to know there's at least 1 other stabber out there. Sometimes I
feel so 'inferior' cause I can't, just can't do that rocking stitch.

Peg

[CANDCMOM2]

I used W&N 90% of the time for bed quilts and have never prewashed it. I like
the slight crinkle my quilts get when they're all together and then washed.

Peg

[Sudrlg]

re msg from Peggy - dated 1/13
Hi Peggy
what is the James Byrd quilt
SG in Philly

[Roberta Zollner]

Was you Flat Stanley the same as mine? Cause mine hasn't appeared either.
Roberta in DK

"Krysia Thompson" <krysia_...@fmlc.unn.ac.uk> wrote in message
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[Krysia Thompson]

Looks like it...

Krysia

[Ellison]

Howdy!
Here's part of FS's itinerary:

4S3
This guy is quite the European traveler! Again, hostesses will have
slightly longer with their guests. And if you come up with side trips to
other people, that would be SUPER, as there are only 3 people in this
grouping.

Suzie Beckwith
Southen-on-Sea, England NOV to mid DEC

Roberta Zollner
Gentofte, Denmark Mid DEC to end JAN

Uschi Urban
Vienna, Austria FEB to mid MAR

**Roberta, he's late to your house, by a month.

4W2
This guy is doing the United Kingdom thing!
Caroline Morris
Killamarsh, Sheffield, England NOV to mid DEC

Gloria Kerry
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England Mid DEC to end JAN

Kyrsia Thompson
Washington, Tyne and Wear, England FEB to Mid MAR

Jan Aitken
Dundonald, Co Down, Northern Ireland Mid MAR to end APR

**Krysia, you're early. <g>

Good luck. FS was here w/ us for Dec., spent Christmas,
and New Year's Eve, then he took off. He's quite a
quilting fan, and so very helpful w/ those stray threads,
didn't protest even once when I put tape on his feet and danced
him across the carpet. <G>
When he was here, we got him some new clothes,
a pair of jeans, a plaid shirt, western belt w/ huge buckle,
and a cowboy hat. ;-P
--
Ragmop

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[The Laws]

What wew you doing in Nigeria?
Krysia Thompson wrote in message ...

[Linda Campbell]

I bet you a nickel you can!!!!!

That rocking stitch can be a rascal to learn!!!! And then, one day, after 147
trillion gazillion tries on that practice square ( or maybe the third or
fourth practice square) it just all comes together and - there it is!!!

So drag those Practice Squares back out, Peg, - do your QI's all need their
own little QI-Quilts? - and every day before you start that stab stitch
stuff, practice for about 10 minutes.

And one of these days, shazaam!!!!!
I promise!!!!!!!!
Linda and the Gang(of course, that's the same theory I used about Joe Bob and
Brie, wasn't it)in SF

[Krysia Thompson]

living...

Krysia

[Krysia Thompson]

Thank, Raggs. It's just possible FS will go to Poland with me!
Gloria - you better get him some thermal longjohns!! hehe
BTW - does he fold up? I don't want to be seen marching across
airports with a man under my arm... which reminds me of one of my
little adventures, which I may have already quoted here - I was
in a DIY store with DH. He went one way, I went the other... we
forgot to agree where we meet and when. So I started walking
along those long isles looking purposeful, yet slightly lost. One
of the people who worked there came up to me and asked :" are you
looking for anything in particular, madam?".
To which I answered - yes! Husband!
To WHICH he said with a glint in his eye - you've come to the
right place - we have flat packs, self-assembly, hydroponic ones
(they have a gardening section), prices to suit all pockets!

David found us as there was howling, PIMPing and general happy
noise coming from one part of the store,. He knew EXACTLY where
to find me!

Krysia

K.T. - starannie opakowana

[Judy Fearn]

Linda Campbell wrote:
>
> I bet you a nickel you can!!!!!
>

> CANDCMOM2 wrote:
> > oh so nice to know there's at least 1 other stabber out there. Sometimes I
> > feel so 'inferior' cause I can't, just can't do that rocking stitch.

I couldn't get the hang either until I *saw* someone doing it. I read
the books and magazines that described it but I needed to see a real
human do it, where I could pop my head under the quilt, to finally
"get it." The person who so kindly demonstrated was the lady who sold
me the Roxanne thimble. I can't remember the name of the vendor right
now, but she sold mostly "stick-on" stencils (Yellow catalog and
yellow printed materials on the bags of stencils as I recall, if that
rings a bell for anyone. The Stencil Place???).

Judy in MN
I get it, now I'm working to get better at it

[Janet Franco]

Debi wrote:

> In article <93mu33$714$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, elle...@my-deja.com writes:
>
> >
> >I am going to start a quilt for my 12yr old GD and I was thinking about
> >using the warm and natural batting for it
> >
> > Warm and Natural batting is very easily machine washed and dried. It
> holds up very well. I've used it in tied quilts and machine quilted quilts but
> I've heard that it's kinda tough to hand quilt.
>
> Debi
> "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most!"

I use W&N all the time, and I only handquilt. It's just the right thickness for
my quilts. I am handquilting my king-size log cabin on my bed, but working on my
sister's wedding quilt at the moment. Both with W&N. Hand washing definitely not
required.

Janet in Portland

[SMercado]

When you visit Lowell,MA you can go to the textile museum & also there
is a mill museum, where they talk about the mill girl's life in Lowell.
It's very interesting. They have cotton buds at the museum and you can
touch a bushel of cotton.

I love visiting Lowell in the summer.. Some roads are paved in brick and
having the quilt museum there makes me feel all quilty inside (that
feeling of being part of a heritage, proud to be a quilter..)

Starlady

[LN]

When I taught this at my guild, I put a piece of clear plastic in my hoop
instead of a quilt sandwich so they could all see what the under hand does.
Then I took another hoop with a project in it to show how it looked with
thread and fabric. Some were just stuck with their own way of holding the
needle and couldn't 'rock', but if you want to bad enough, you'll get it.
Just keep practicing.

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[LN]

He's on an 8.5" x 11" piece of laminated paper. He'll fit just fine.

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[Krysia Thompson]

so he's just a wee lad!

Krysia

>He's on an 8.5" x 11" piece of laminated paper. He'll fit just fine.

K.T. - starannie opakowana

[sarah curry]

Roberta Zollner wrote:
>
> Was you Flat Stanley the same as mine? Cause mine hasn't appeared either.
> Roberta in DK

Is it TIME yet? I was the first one on my Flat Stanley's list. I think
FS had about a year's worth of visits. One has made it to Australia. I
never got a word back from my FS's new hosts (e-mailed 'em, too), but FS
didn't come back to me, so I assume he's about on his third host, by
now.
You may've been far down the list.
Grins,
Sairey

[Roberta Zollner]

Well, Marian's schedule said something about after Christmas and maybe New
Year, so I was just wondering. Apparently he's supposed to come here after
Suzie, who may have drowned under the pier because we haven't heard much
from her lately!
Roberta in DK

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[Krysia Thompson]

The last I heard from me knees, she was appliqueing and stab
stitch quilting the subonnet/overall kitty quilt> oh, and working

Krysia (Susie's Anty)

K.T. - starannie opakowana

[sarah curry]

I haven't seen an answer to this (perhaps because I don't receive all
the messages), so I'll speak, SG (what's your name?)

James Byrd was a black man (and, among other things an artis, a
musician, and a family man) who was dragged to death behind a pickup in
Texas a couple of years ago.

Those of us on RCTQ who were outraged by Mr. Byrd's senseless and
horrible death decided to make what amounts to a "HUG" quilt for the
Byrd family. We called it a "reconciliation" quilt. Many of the
members of this newsgroup made blocks for that quilt. I don't remember
now whether Peggy assembled the quilt (I don't think she did), but I
know she hand-quilted it and delivered it to the Byrd family.

There was a web-page with the quilt on it for quite some time, but I
don't know whether the page is still in operation. Someone here will
know the URL.

Of all the blocks I've made for the various HUG-quilts, the ones I made
in memory of Mr. Byrd, for his family, were the most difficult for me to
complete, and yet the most beautiful I've made.

Sarah

[Nurse Ratched]

> I don't remember
>now whether Peggy assembled the quilt (I don't think she did), but I
>know she hand-quilted it and delivered it to the Byrd family.
>

Sue DiNapoli in New York assembled it.

Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply)

Sacred cows make great hamburgers.

[Moira Riddell]

Yes, I can confirm that both Paul and Suzie are alive and kicking.........
they came over to visit our quilt group meeting on Tuesday (albeit on a
rather circuitious route!!!! leaving the M25 at jct 10 instead of jct
3!!!!!!!!!)

Moira

Krysia Thompson <krysia_...@fmlc.unn.ac.uk> wrote in message

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[Gloria]

Hi Krysia you can fold him up gently not too rough.How large do you think he
is he's only A4 size.You can wrap him in a scarf as a blanket if he's
cold.I'm sure he'll have a zany time with you in Poland.Goodnight and hugs
from Gloria In Essex UK
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[Tiggrrr]

Much to DH's chagrin, I can always locate him in a store when I've lost him.
I just do the same whistle I used to get the cat to come! ;) Either that
one, or the one that sort of sounds like the noise that the Star Trek
communicators make (a twiddle-eee-squirge kind of noise). Doesn't make him
too happy that I whistle for him, but sometimes it's the only way I can find
him. I'm only 5' tall and can't see over the shelves.

Tigg

> >"Krysia Thompson" <krysia_...@fmlc.unn.ac.uk> wrote in message

[Krysia Thompson]

OK then, he will be comfortable with me. Eventhough I am a bit
larger than A4

Krysia

K.T. - starannie opakowana