Collecting for

Oh my goodness...I love this one British TV show...the lady is named after a flower...Hyacinth. When you mentioned that I thought of this one lady on the show. Pami

My 1970 Show was Welcome back Cotter. Pami

like that screwdriver fabric in my quilt...hehehehehe....loved it!! Pami

What are YOU collecting for? Pink 6 1/2" squares Campbell Soup stuff fabric postcards I like kitty fabrics angels owls cat figurines breast cancer pins tac pins homemade gifts from friends ...have cherished everyone of them. fabric scraps I will watch TV and cut out squares in the morning watching TV In the last year I haven't collected to much but spending more time with family and friends. However I loved reading about everybody's collections and seeing how much we are alike in so many ways. Pami

I collect silk floss (okay, not a big collection, but I've got perhaps a dozen colors -- just ordered one more from

As for fabrics, I've got lots -- and thread too. I could use some time (inclination?) to finish some of the pretties I've started. That would help!

Also, I paint, so I'm always looking at oils... buying though? No, not usually, and I can mix colors to create the shades I want so that's a good thing.

Gosh though, as soon as Publisher's Clearing House brings me my mega- check, I'll find a use for some of those funds ... wouldn't that be fun!?

Hurricanes

...and her sisters are Daisy and Violet.

The show is Keeping Up Appearances.

You can get it on DVD now. here is one place that links both Amazon and dvdempire:

NightMist

Have you seen Eterna silk floss?

Quilting related- orange and red scraps, any purples, food prints, bright blender/TOT's.

Thimbles from around the world.

Paper piecing books/patterns.

Non-Quilting- colorful, wild, cute socks. Old sheet music. Yarn for the kids at work to knit with.

Babs

Deanna- I have tons of bug fabrics and I spy type fabrics. Would gladly give you some of this stash. Pleaaase e-mail me at snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com with your address.

Babs

Fruits and vegitables any scale, it all started with an eggplant print!

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

Oh yes, I've got a couple of skeins of Eterna... eons ago the company offered free samples and sent two! One twisted, and one stranded. I liked the size (amount of) versus the larger skeins such as Caron's Waterlilies offers and the price was great too. Alas, while it was in the stores we ran into some rather high expenses so I wasn't able to partake of the goodies.

I'll definitely keep my eyes open for more... have seen the sets but the budget prefers a few at a time... and then I can pick my colors! I did order Blush! (the Flamingo) and a skein of silk from

P.S. - Enablers are good things!! Especially when it comes to stitching goodies.

Dear Sis,

Cat's Meows are painted wooden "statues/figurines" of someone or someplace famous. Each one has a black cat painted somewhere on it. Clear as mud, eh?

- dlm. ( who was glad you were taking the time to sit...you'd be mighty tired by now if you had kept on flitting! )

LOL Thanks for the enlightenment as I hadn't heard of them before. Will have to investigate further

Your Sis

I don't usually do this but...

I am still collecting for my 2 take along projects, both are hand pieced.

1. my blue and yellow Manx quilt - strips of blue and yellow 1.5" wide

1. my paper plates quilt - 3.5' fabric squares

Thanks for the link to the Eterna silks... yummy! I'll have to find more. That brand and the Sole something-or-other both come in smaller skeins that suit me better. Sure, I love Waterlilies, but since the chance of me ever using a full skein (or even a half!) it's not a good use of my funds.

One of these days though, once Publisher's Clearing House delivers my mega-check...! And where's Ed McMahon? I thought "here's Johnny!" was their representative, but didn't see him in the advertising flier. I'd like him to deliver my moolah, of course anyone who wishes to bring me a big fat check is always welcome.

So many projects, and so few completed. Still, as they say "it does keep me off the streets" so not all bad. I think the connotation isn't so good (or wasn't) but if anyone gets snippy, they'd better be cutting fabric! Still need to get my Featherweight fixed (would like to try parts replacement, but thus far, no answer from a pair of inquiries to a place mentioned here on rec.crafts.textiles.quilting.

Such is life. There's plenty of time for that I-Spy quilt in the planning stages. Kidlet's single, though has her eye on a nice fellow. He's a good guy -- anyway, as I've told her, it's LOTS better to be single wishing you were married, than married and wishing you were single.

And other sisters Rose and Lily. Debra in VA See my quilts at

I collect purples (cool, blueish purples with white/cream or other purples) for my Dear Jane Quilt (for which I have several unfinished blocks - hehe).

I also collect cartoonish cat prints (as in not too life like) - they've gone in a few kid's quilts, but really I'm going to me a bed quilt for myself of them one of these days.

Outside of quilting, I collect scout badges/patches, but unlike many collectors I only collect those where I have a connection to the place/event, like somewhere I camped or some event I went to. But this can include swapping badges with people at camp, for example swapping district badges with folk from other areas/countries. This restriction allows me to display them all (so far) on my camp fire blanket (new one coming up!).

Hanne in London