Visiting Hours for John?

Perhaps he's taken up basket weaving with some nice, young men in white suits?

Patti in Seattle

On Mar 25, 10:29 pm, "Polly Esther" wrote:

to finish him instead. We could make her a Hug. Polly

Alright, steady on there. Better weather has happened and I have been out on a couple of 50-60 mile bike rides. And yes I have been involved in doing the quilt from hell. So far I have about 6 of the square diagonals in 2 colors done in batches of 300 squares each. I am going to do up all of the batches and then start sewing up the top. This might take at least a month until that I am at that state, as life seems to intrude on these plans. This one is quite a test of endurance, to say the least. Being as it is based on a quilt from about 1830 that I used as inspiration. It makes me appreciate the work that went into doing it by the woman who probably did it by hand. It probably was something that was used as a time filling hobby between hand washing all the clothes for the family, Cleaning the house, cooking over a wood fired stove and birthing and caring for 8-10 children, which was common at the time. Thank god there were 48 hours in the day in the 19th century. I feel so challenged with only 24 hours to devote to the various pursuits in my life. There really is not a lot to say about this thing other than it is ongoing. When there is a further development, I will give you an update. I did receive 50 yards of various color blue fabric that is set aside for my next project. A fan/English sunrise pattern quilt of my design which is still in the awakening process. All in a blue tonal variation. Should be interesting, at least for me.

John

Oh, what a relief! I was so worried about what sorts of things to send to the "bin". ;) Of course, John, I can sympathize -- having only 24 hours in the day really does cut down what one can accomplish in these modern times. LOL! Good luck!

Well, at least the next project gives you something to think about while you do this project. Quilt from hell is it? I read somewhere that lots of people in the 19th century tried to set records with the number of itsy pieces in their quilts. Be careful, John, you're headed toward the Dark Side! Roberta in D

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50 yards! WOW, for someone with no or little stash, you sure have jumped in. Blue is my 2nd fav quilting material. Purple is my first - in any hue. hehehe

Hey, I am traveling to Orange Beach/Gulf Shores area next week and unfortunately, rain is forecast. Anyone know of any fabric shops close by I can visit?

I am in the process of acquiring a number of bolts of fabric in varying hues that cover the color spectrum to use as a base for quilting purposes. They are all solids and are in 10-20 yard sizes. I hope to fill all my shelves up with a wonderful palet of color that will be pleasing to the eye and a useful resource. So far I have come across most of them in the $1.59 per yard price range and the quality is very good. A nice "hand", as they say. Marshals Dry Goods in Arkansas is a place that I have found that is very prompt and easy to deal with on line. I would recommend them. Here is the url.

Enjoy,

John

It will be a very big quilt!

Denny, there are a couple that I know of.

Sea Quilt Shop Gulf Shores, Al

251 968 7327

Lacy's Quilt Studio

904 N. McKenzie St. Foley, Al 251 943 4302

There is also one in Pensacola, Fl Quilt Corner

805 E. Gadsden St Pensacola, Fl 850 439 9080

And not really a quilt shop but a huge selection of quilt shop quality fabric. It is located in one side of a small local pharmacy. It is not far from where my Mom lives and I always manage to visit there when I'm home and give them a large quantity of my money LOL. A & E Stores

921 New Warrington Road Pensacola, Fl 850 455 0112

Hope this helps!! Have a great trip!

thanks,

Just what I need if I can't sit on the beach all day, and all close enough to drive.

Take a map and a cell phone with you. As ridiculous as it might sound, it is just so easy to get turned around and confused in that area. The highway numbers and the state lines of Alabama and Florida and the beautiful coastline will get you so you don't know which state you're in or which way is back home, not that you'll mind, of course. The quilt shops and the scenery are wonderful. Polly

I wish you wouldn't do that John. A huge base of solids is just so limiting. Imagine, if you will, if you had a warehouse floor-to-ceiling filled with oak. Oak is lovely and I love it but there are just so many wonderful things you'd be missing. You'll want to enjoy batik, watercolor,

30's repro, Oriental, I Spy, . . . ah me. Can't begin to name them all. I collected solids for 2 or 3 years before I retired for 'one day'. I gave them all to DDIL to use to line purses. They just bored me silly. IMHO Polly

"John" I am in the process of acquiring a number of bolts of fabric in

yup, i agree, Ms Polly. as lovely as the amish quilts are to look at... a steady diet of them could become rather tiring. they've got no texture. what would we do without the amazing texture in the fabric of life. :) i looooooove the texture of the various hand-dyeds, batiks, tone on tones that today we are so lucky to have at our fingertips to play around with when making quilts. cheers, jeanne

of course if Denny does get lost he can always go fly a kite, eh. sorry, i had to say it as the picture came to mind, lol. i wonder if he always carrys one or two with him for those odd 'lost' moments in life. :)) jeanne

As a salesman, I have 2 in my trunk all the time. Sometimes lunchtime, the winds call. Lots of time I get to the hotel early and have time late in the day. The beach is the best however. I haven't been to orange beach since the hurricane came through, however I heard the beach is much larger today. My wife and friends laugh as I have 5-6 kites up from around 10:00 until we go to supper around 5. Sometimes we put lights on them and fly at night.

However the forcast I have seen is rain, so I may be shopping.

Well, I also sew shirts and other clothes. I am always looking for colors to make them out of and if I have some on hand then it saves me a 40 mile round trip drive to the store. Aside from the Hawaiian Shirts, most all of my shirts are solids. Women seem to favor prints, but this guy, at least, favors solids. I always seem to use solids in my quilts also, at least so far. About half of the fabrics, or more, are solids in my quilts. I use them for contrast with the fabrics of pattern. Therefore, I think it will be an advantage to have some on hand. It will stimulate the pursuit of patterns if I have a palette of colors to work from when planning something. They won't deteriorate and they will eventually be used up. I probably will buy other patterned designs as they become available at a good price. I think that is called a stash. This quilt that the blues are being used for is something that I have had in mind for awhile and as I had some of the blues on hand it seemed to come together with the purchase of the remaining blue colors. I am sure my tastes will change as time goes on though. Doesn't everybodys?

John

John

Oh no, let him buy all he wants! Then when he discovers the urgent need for bolts of all those other luscious fabrics, he'll need to toss out the solids to make room... Roberta in D

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While I love prints, I don't think I've made but one quilt that didn't have solids in it. While the top of the quilt I'm making now has no solids, the pattern for the reverse side does (an extra large, long-sleeved, like new,

100% cotton shirt I got at the Salvation Army for $2.00).

P.S. I also prefer solid color blouses.

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Naw. I'll just add on to the room. Remember, I have carpentry tools and I'm not afraid to use them.

John