Anyone here still?

Just asking, to see if anyone is here still? That hasn't come over to the dark side ;) yet ...

Over there they are currently collecting up info for the new Directory if you're interested.

Janner

France

I'm still here and read every day and try to post a short post to most things. But haven't been sewing or quilting because of a friend's very sick dog I have been helping with. And I have company coming in tomorrow for a week. Just a very busy time for me! Barbara in Florida

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I am still here, too, but the email attached to these posts from me is not the addy I like to use. The correct email is still snipped-for-privacy@msn.com.

Sorry, won't go to Facebook. Guess that leaves me out of a lot of the group. Too bad for them. I say we have a fun time on this access!

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I'm here, too - just very quiet. I check in every day or three but just haven't had anything of interest to write about! I was on the FB group for a while, but decided it just wasn't for me any more, so I'm relying more on my local quilting friends for inspiration and quilty discussions! It's been fun!

I've been working at a LQS for a little over a year now - just work two days a week as a rule - and I really enjoy it. It's so much fun getting to play with fabric (a lot of which has made its way home with me!) all the time.

The other days of the week I spend primarily at the quilting machine. I pick up a little more business every year, and it's all word of mouth (because I don't have an advertising budget!).

It's good to "see" everyone who's still here. Even though I know this group isn't as private as the FB one, I still like it better!

Louise > Just asking, to see if anyone is here still? That hasn't come over to

On Sat, 07 Feb 2015 15:30:15 +0100, Janner wrote:

yep I am still here!

Still fussing with health issues. I just went in to my primary for a check up. I happened to have a cold, and she decided I had pneumonia. I am pretty sure it is just a cold, but I took the x-ray, and the pile of drugs anyway. DH tends to threaten to tie me up and put me to bed if I scoff over much at a diagnosis these days.

Since my sewing room tends to be a bit chilly I am back to knitting again.the grandson loved a couple of toys I knit him to death, so I have to remake them for him. Ruby bear:

who I will be doing with a triple strand comprised of Premier Merry in the color "red globes", Bernat Boa in "santa suit" from the holidays line, and a strand of number 10 scarlet crochet cotton. The cotton sort of draws it together for a closer knit fabric (important in stuffed animals) and keeps it from being too stretchy (also important in stuffed animals). I have combined Premier and Bernat eyelash yarns in projects before and the effect is awesome. You see the "lashes" in the Premier yarn are about twice as long as those in the Bernat. so you get a "dual coated" effect. Why yes our lad is super fond of red! (G) He also really really likes the button joints on Ruby Bear. The last one I made the buttons myself with a needle, a spare bit of wool, and a button stick. (as for a dorset button, only wrapping the thread around the stick several times to use for a ring) Really, it is a very easy thing to do, and if you make things that require buttons for very small children, or anyone with pica I highly recommend it. I shall probably use the scarlet crochet cotton to make the buttons for Ruby Bear mk II. At present I am working on Tall Tiger. Why yes he does bear a strong resemblance to a famous tiger from print media. Also, yes this pattern is a bit of a pain in the backside. I strongly suggest that anyone attempting it read each line of instruction more than once to make certain you know what she is saying. It comes out beautifully once you have it sussed out. This go round I am doing it in Caron simply soft (the regular is closer to DK than to worsted weight) using "pumpkin" for my orange. Last time I was using Bernat satin sport which I had got on sale, and the orange was too melon colored for a proper tiger. I am also hoping that the heavier yarn will make Hobbes live a little longer. Test swatches and previous use show that this yarn is less stretchy than many others, and since the pattern calls for double stranding the fabric comes out very closely knit, so I don't feel the need to brace it with a strand of cotton.

I am waiting for the spring shearing, and the arrival thereafter of my reserved fleeces. An elderly lady of my acquaintance (her family and my grandparents were close) is making noises about giving me her loom. If she starts to sound very serious I shall start to panic for it is an heirloom and a proper counterbalance loom. A very large responsibility on several fronts. To say nothing of the fact that it would pretty much need it's own room.

I am hoping to either get a new space heater, or that the doctor decides it is just a cold so I can get back to sewing.

Have to get this year's garden starts going in the next few weeks too.

NightMist never on facebook

I still look in every day. Not doing any sewing as such but still trying to ply the needle with bead work. Alas I have cataracts forming but not ready for removal so I can only work with the beads for a short time before my right eye blurs.

I am not on face book either. Hugs Shirley

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I am still around and pop in from time to time. I havent gone to FB, but really miss 'the old days' when there was lots of postings I am still quilting although recently made 14 fishing reel covers for DH Neoprene ones retail for $15-20. I used some heavy knit fabric, doubled in some spots but obviously lots of money that I could then use it for quilting supplies, a win win sitiation

Ginger, Janner! Hi! Ginger, how are you? I'm going to try and come back more. Maybe I can persuade the others to stop in more often too. Btw, my current email is [remove spaces, etc.] jj alma redman at outlook dot com.