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This is a test.
Just checking to see if this goes through. Got a new ISP - not by choice but by takeover. Marlys in Indiana
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OT OI! Bag People!
DD3 walks between 2 1/2 and 3 miles to school every day, and the same again to get home. Yeah, someday I am going to meet the former mayor that ditched the city bus system and sock him one. Anyhow,...
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safety gloves and rotary cutting
I use a cut-resistant glove on the non-cutter hand, because I know I can be a klutz. I'm a chemist, so know about the companies that supply us. And so I ordered this from ColeParmer: EW-86289-60...
 
connecting threads
Have any of you tried the Connecting Threads batiks? They're less expensive by far than most sites and look quite nice. But how do they feel and how do they hold up to handling/washing/stitching? I'd...
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For John - and other bag-makers!
Not patchwork, but still bags. These for the wedding on Sunday. http://pics.livejournal.com/katexxxxxx/pic/003afr7h
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OT seasonal lame jokes
Before you read I warned you they were lame. : ) Did you hear about the cannibal who was expelled from school? He was buttering up his teacher. Have you seen Quasimodo? I have a hunch he's back! How...
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Another New Bag
Here is a new bag that I think could be used as a Shoulder Book Carry Bag or Computer Carry Bag. The dimensions are: 16" tall x 14" wide x 3" deep. It was made for my wife, who goes to a local...
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OT: Prayers appreciated
I am pretty sick and would really appreciate prayer. I believe in the power of prayer or I wouldn't ask. It seems that after ten years of taking various anticoagulants + Plavix my poor stomache has...
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OT entertaining a 6 year-old?
Friday a beloved relative had foot surgery and died from a blood clot. He was only 57. We are stunned and hurting. His 6 year-old granddaughter has asked to come stay with me during the church and...
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Podcasts
The other day I was messing around in itunes at the "podcast" section of the itunes store. I was looking for quilting podcasts, and actually found a few by luck, but could not figure out a way to...
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A tale of Woe: Part 2. The final solution
I have been experimenting with construction methods for these bags, and have come up with some creative solutions that will allow me to use my Bernina treadle. I have in place a new Bernina that I...
 
Thanksgiving - Canadian
Some time back I posted a question about going to a Thanksgiving Day lunch and if I should take something foodwise or make a gift. After your great advice I made a little table centre-piece. I would...
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Batting scraps
I will de-lurk for a moment here and ask a question about uses for all those batting scraps that build up. I just finished cleaning/ straighting/ORGANIZING my sewing room. I promised myself I wouldn't...
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OT: sort of......I've been a slacker
I'm sorry haven't posted this summer. Real life set in with a vengeance with an ailing 98 year old mother and a sick husband. My sanity was to take 30 minutes when I could find it and escape to the...
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Prairie n' Peaks Quilt Festival
Prairie n=92 Peaks Quilt Festival June 10-19, 2011 Pincher Creek and the Crowsnest Pass, AB Workshops, quilt displays, guest speakers, trunk shows, merchant mall/ artisan fair, appraisals, quilt...
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