After all, I am a quilter

We had ten wonderful lights to install between 2 of the columns at our front door. A space after column one, a light, another space and so on. I simply drew a 'quilt' diagram with _ for spaces and 0 for lights. Measured out to need 10 and 1/3 inches for the spaces. Mr. Esther said, "We'll have to fudge that 1/3". Now. Really. No problem. I am a quilter. Polly

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Roberta
*I* am a quilter, round two. Needed some brackets to support the weight of a 30 foot heavy-duty extension cord for the lights. This would involve a trip down to the big shop for brackets, screws, the drill, the bits, assorted journeys to the hardware store, some planning, swearing, scratching and a few delays. "Nonsense" says I. I came inside, picked up a few yards of the selvedge edge from Michael Miller's Frost in gold (this is tough stuff) and simply stapled loops up inside the porch framing. Do all men figure out the hard way to accomplish anything or am I just a lucky assistant? I am a quilter. Polly

"Roberta" wrote> LOL! OK, we probably need a photo, just to check if your seams are

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Ginger in CA

Any time a man starts a new project - that means he has to go to the store to buy a new tool especially needed for that project! I'm sure hanging Christmas lights has the same requirement!

D> *I* am a quilter, round two. Needed some brackets to support the weight

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Donna in Idaho

Sad to say, Polly, that I am the one who always thinks of the most difficult solution first! Mind you, that applies in my quilting as well as in everything else. I love this story >g< as an example to me to think twice about 'things to do'!! . In message , Polly Esther writes

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Pat S

E- rrrrr- m: that sounds an awful lot like a new quilting project >gg< Maybe there is a meeting between Mars and Venus?!! . In message , Donna in Idaho writes

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Pat S

My brain (such as it is) has two channels. One is 'Gitterdun' which calls for whatever's quick and simple. The other hopes for perfection. That rarely happens but sure does make me happy. Naturally, all quilters here understood the wisdom of having saved the selvedge. Polly

"Pat S" > wrote > Sad to say, Polly, that I am the one who always thinks of the most

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Polly Esther

Yeah, I once told our friendly tech guy "I just need a fix". He kindly provided one (programming, nothing else), and after that he took to telling me I needed to go to the pub when he saw me stressed out at work!

Hanne in DK (then in UK)

Den 03-12-2012 14:22, Polly Esther skrev:

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My climbing plants always sport that extra bit of color since I tie them to their trellis with selvedge edges.

My DH took down the Christmas lights to hang the Halloween lights. I think I need more holidays that he wants to decorate for so as to have a more even rotation. He also lights the horribly big windows on the hallway landing and sets up the putz there. His plans for the putz this year are so big I have to wonder if we will be able to squeeze by to get up and down the stairs.

Uh, is putz a Pennsylvania-Dutch word? or in general use? The little winter village that you set up for Christmas. Some people do Bethlehem surrounding a creche, and others (like us) just do a nifty little town.

NightMist

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On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 12:08:44 -0600, NightMist wrote (in article ):

I've never heard the term putz before, but I like it. I finally bought a creche after wanting one for forever. Just a stable and the holy family and donkey. But next year I'm hoping to add some shepards and an angel or something.

Maureen

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You made me google!

OK if you search for Christmas putz, you get quite a few hits. It is indeed Pennsylvania-Dutch by way of the Moravians. And hey, the term putz does derive from putzen. In the sense of polishing and adorning according to one Moravian church.

Back when when DH figured out it was a Christmas thing I missed from childhood, he started out buying ceramic buildings. Then he really really got into it. We have carried on with the ceramics, but build other bits of it, and people have started giving us bits to go in. The gift bits are not always in scale, and this has led to the expansion of the landscape. We have a quaint country village (with a quilt shop you may recall DD1 giving me a few years back), with St Paul's cathedral off in the distance. It was ridiculously small for the village, so we had to put it in perspective. If this keeps up we will need a separate room for it.

NightMist

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