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Reply-To: <PacBell.COM!fluke.icase.edu!lisa>
From: <boo!PacBell.COM!fluke.icase.edu!lisa>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: flannel wall
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 08:21:44 -0500


Several months ago I sent out a request for ideas on how to build
a flannel wall for my quilting room.  I got a lot of great ideas
and finally last night I finished putting up my flannel (with help
from scott).

I put up flannel in 2 places - I have a small (~ 3` x 4`) workspace
above my cutting table and a large (6' x 8`) space across the room.
I used 3/4" thick styrofoam panels for both walls and covered them
with some white flannel by wrapping the flannel to the back and
attaching it with straight pins.  The panels are attached to the wall
with some double-sided sticky stuff and a few nails.  I think the
cost was around $25 - the styrofoam is cheap stuff and I found the
flannel on sale for < $2/yd.  Since we are currentle renting the
walls are easily removed and reeuse.

The first thing after I got the large wall up was pull out my black &
white exchange blocks and stick them up - they look great!

Thanks to everyone that responded to my flannel wall request a while
back.  If anyone wants a copy of most of the notes (I don't think
i managed to save them all) send me mail and I'll forward them
to you.

                        ---lisa
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Reply-To: "Millie G. Wujek" <PacBell.COM!CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU!3ZMVZCO>
From: "Millie G. Wujek" <boo!PacBell.COM!CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU!3ZMVZCO>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject:      Pantone Book--Mary Folster
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 13:57:45 -0500

Mary,
I'm posting to the list instead of an individual note, because others
might be interested.

Do you also have access to ordering the Pantone Pallete with the swivel
out color slips (from same company?  cost?).

That might be easier to use in selecting harmonious color combos, though
the 1024 colors sounds great for nailing down exact matches to what one
already has in the way of fabrics.
At 8 or more color samples per page, are they large enough to be definitive?
It's really exciting that people like you are able to tell us about -- and
and find sources for -- so many great resources!

Millie

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Reply-To: Michael Grimes <PacBell.COM!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!mgrimes>
From: Michael Grimes <boo!PacBell.COM!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!mgrimes>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Mistake in Middle!!!!
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 14:43:36 -0500

I was finishing the top of my 70" by 90" quilt, the one I've mentioned as City
Block BLues.  I had the backing fabri all sewn together and pressed neatly. The
batting was ready for the "sandwich."

Just as I was about to begin putting it together I noticed I had used the wrong
pieces for four corners of one of the nine-patch variations. Of course it was
in the middle of one of the middle rows!!  I carefully took apart the seams at
these corners and took out the wrong patches and replaced them with the right
ones.  It was a little tricky because the seams had already been ironed and I
had to resew seams that were coming open from the extractions. Anyway, it
worked and the repair job is barely noticeable. A little more stitching and
pressing will be done before I do the sandwich.

How do you all deal with this kind of mistake/rescue job?

Mike
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!cherry.cray.com!jill (Jill McAllister)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!cherry.cray.com!jill (Jill McAllister)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Re:  Mistake in Middle!!!!
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 14:53:06 -0500

Mike wrote:

> How do you all deal with this kind of mistake/rescue job?

It depends on how you want to use the quilt, but a lot of times, I think
it's a good idea to leave a mistake in (even when it's the wrong fabric
in a spot).  One of the things I love about old quilts is "mistakes" like
this.  Putting in a wrong fabric on purpose looks the same, but doesn't
have the same "intent," if you know what I mean.  Of course, if it's a
quilt for competition, then you can't do that, but if it's a quilt to
sleep under, why not?


Jill McAllister
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Reply-To: "l vawter" <PacBell.COM!nocmsmgw.harvard.edu!l_vawter>
From: "l vawter" <boo!PacBell.COM!nocmsmgw.harvard.edu!l_vawter>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Linda Schiffer!
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 15:23:58 -0500

My apologies for sending this to the net, but I my mail to Linda keeps bouncing
(as does hers to me).

To: "Schiffer, Linda" <[e-mail]>

Hi Linda.  Thanks for the postcard.  I got a big horrible-looking red-bordered
envelope from the IRS which turned out to be harmless, but scared me
nonetheless, and your card made it all better.  If you have fabric to trade,
then ok, but please don't buy any for my sake.  Right now, I'm interested in
ethnic prints and plaids (woven, not printed), as well as jewel tone solids.
Or charm quilt scraps (6" print squares of anything) would be great.  If you
send me anything, it should be mailed to:

Lisa Vawter
MCZ Labs
Harvard University
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge MA 02138.

And my email is [e-mail] (that's an underline character between L
and Vawter).  There have been problems with the system lately, which may
explain bouncing.  Thanks again for the card.

Lisa
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!jericho.mc.com!linda (Linda Kosidlo)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!jericho.mc.com!linda (Linda Kosidlo)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Re: Mistakes in the Middle
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 15:26:46 -0500


I had a similar thing happen to me, only it was on a wall-hanging. I had
nine appliqued blocks all put together into the finished top. For the first
time I had completed a top in which all the corners came together
nicely. I had the sandwich all pinned and basted, and had done some
outline quilting in one of the blocks when I noticed that a block in
the middle was out of order. I was agonizing over it; my husband told me
that it wasn't a bad error and not to worry about it, but it really
bothered me. The block patterns were little bears in various positions, and
I didn't want two patterns that were the same next to each other. At first
I thought it wasn't worth the work, but I figured if it was going to
bother me everytime I looked at it, I should just go and do it.

So I took out two blocks and rearranged their order. I tried to leave the
sashing and corner squares intack. The sewing was a little more difficult,
but it came out ok (not as nice as before I took it apart), but I'm
satisfied with the results. Now whenever I look at it I'm glad I got
it looking the way I had intented.

Linda K.
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!Armstrong.EDU!law (Laurie White)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!Armstrong.EDU!law (Laurie White)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Re: Mistakes in the Middle
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 15:33:50 -0500


I haven't been quilting all that long, but I met a quilter last year
who was intentionally putting an error in a quilt top she was piecing.
She said it was traditional because no quilt could be perfect, so if you
planned in an imperfection, the rest of the quilt would be fine.

Now, if it were a horrible problem, or just one that would drive me
crazy, I could see redoing the piece, but since I'm a beginner, I don't
have to _plan_ for imperfections.  Has anyone else heard of this?

Laurie

Laurie A. White, Asst. Professor    Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Sci.
Armstrong State College             [e-mail]
11935 Abercorn St.                  [phone]
Savannah, GA 31419                  FAX [phone]
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Reply-To: Mary Folster <PacBell.COM!macc.wisc.edu!FOLSTER>
From: Mary Folster <boo!PacBell.COM!macc.wisc.edu!FOLSTER>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Pantone book vs. color chips
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 15:42:34 -0500

Millie,
        The Pantone color books (there are several for textiles)
        are published by Pantone.  My book supplier does not
        carry their publication.  I am sure it is because those
        items are published for the printing trade.  Some folks
        on this list have suggested calling local printers to see
        about getting those.

        The book that I can get is published by H.N.Abrams.  I don't
        think that it was created for the printing or textile trades
        but rather for us "lay folk".  As I mentioned earlier, there are
        a few introductory pages of very rudimentary color theory information.
        It is then followed by the color guide.  Since colors are printed
        on pages and are not removalbe, it would not be useful for looking
'       at colors in combination - it is grouped by color groupings (ex:
        blues together, greens together, etc.)  I will use it for naming
        purposes - if I converse with others using the same naming system,
        we can name the pantone color and the other person can look it up
        to see what I mean).

        So, I can't get the Pantone (published) books at a discount, only
        the book published by Abrams.

        The samples themselves are about 1 X 3 (I may be mistaken, I don't
        have it in front of me right now) but I think that the size is
        adequate.

        Here is a hint from the Royal Botanical color charts.  A great
        way to use this for color identification would be to punch a
        hole in each color sample and hold that over the fabric.  View
        it in natural light.

>Mary,
>I'm posting to the list instead of an individual note, because others
>might be interested.
>
>Do you also have access to ordering the Pantone Pallete with the swivel
>out color slips (from same company?  cost?).
>
>That might be easier to use in selecting harmonious color combos, though
>the 1024 colors sounds great for nailing down exact matches to what one
>already has in the way of fabrics.
>At 8 or more color samples per page, are they large enough to be definitive?
>It's really exciting that people like you are able to tell us about -- and
>and find sources for -- so many great resources!


        I can tell you about lots of other resources/bargains, but, since
        I have a business, I have to be careful about not "selling over
        the net".  I feel comfortable with the Pantone Book info since I
        wouldn't be selling that through my catalog.  However, since I
        have supplier contacts, its nice to be able to pass on the savings
        to my "network friends".


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Reply-To: Mary Folster <PacBell.COM!macc.wisc.edu!FOLSTER>
From: Mary Folster <boo!PacBell.COM!macc.wisc.edu!FOLSTER>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Re: mistakes on purpose
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 15:47:47 -0500

>who was intentionally putting an error in a quilt top she was piecing.
>She said it was traditional because no quilt could be perfect, so if you

>have to _plan_ for imperfections.  Has anyone else heard of this?
>


Yes, I have often heard of it.  It comes from the tradition of putting
an intentional mistake in your work so as not to offend God.  She might
be slightly put out if one of her subordinates made a feeble attempt
at perfection :).

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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!ibminet.awdpa.ibm.com!ibmpa!ajax.kgn.ibm.com!tracyk (Tracy Masuck)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!ibminet.awdpa.ibm.com!ibmpa!ajax.kgn.ibm.com!tracyk (Tracy Masuck)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: quilt imperfections
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 15:46:35 -0500

I have read that long ago, Women intentionally put a "mistake" into their
quilts because the only one who was truly perfect was God, and to try to
make a perfect quilt would be vain.

I don't plan mistakes, but enough mistakes occur "naturally" in my quilts
that they're never perfect.  But - since I give most away as gifts
(so far) I don't have to have mistakes glaring at me from across the room.

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Tracy K. Masuck         [e-mail]
t/l 695-1581                    Internet:  [e-mail]
IBM KINGSTON
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Reply-To: "Lee Radigan" <PacBell.COM!hawk.syr.edu!LJRADIGA>
From: "Lee Radigan" <boo!PacBell.COM!hawk.syr.edu!LJRADIGA>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject:      Re: Mistakes in the Middle
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 15:54:02 -0500


> I haven't been quilting all that long, but I met a quilter last year
> who was intentionally putting an error in a quilt top she was piecing.
> She said it was traditional because no quilt could be perfect, so if you
> planned in an imperfection, the rest of the quilt would be fine.
>
> Now, if it were a horrible problem, or just one that would drive me
> crazy, I could see redoing the piece, but since I'm a beginner, I don't
> have to _plan_ for imperfections.  Has anyone else heard of this?

Laurie -

There's an old Native American tradition that says that only the gods
make things that are perfect; that's why you always see an "error" in
(for example) Navajo woven blankets.  Same idea recurs worldwide,
though the setting and story details are often widely varying.  For
example, I can see a similarity with the Greek story of Arachne and
her weaving, challenging Athena to a test of skill and ending up
turned into a spider for her pridefulness.  The general idea is that
one or another of the gods (this almost always turns up in
pantheistic societies) will be offended at a mere mortal having the
gall to turn out something perfect; perfection is reserved to
immortals.

On the other hand, I'm with you - I don't have to *plan* mistakes,
they just turn up on their own in my needlework :-)














Lee Radigan                              Information Systems
Internet: [e-mail]          039A E.S. Bird Library
Voice:  [phone]                   222 Waverly Avenue
Fax:    [phone]                   Syracuse, NY  13244-2010
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Reply-To: Mary Folster <PacBell.COM!macc.wisc.edu!FOLSTER>
From: Mary Folster <boo!PacBell.COM!macc.wisc.edu!FOLSTER>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: last note (!) on Pantone
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 15:57:51 -0500

I won't pursue this because the book will suit my purposes, but,
For those of you who want to further pursue the color chip books, here is
and address, although I can't guarantee that it is current.  Maybe some
one out there who has contacted a local printer know more?
        Pantone Inc.
        55 Nickerbocker Rd.
        Moonachie, NJ 07074
        [phone]

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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!anubis.network.com!breegge (Sharon L. Breeggemann)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!anubis.network.com!breegge (Sharon L. Breeggemann)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: mistakes
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 16:03:32 -0500

I have done this several times and I usually don't discover my mistake
in piecing until the quilt is already started quilting.  Usually I leave it
in.  One quilt it happened on was a rail fence variation called fences around
the world.  The last row is on backwards.  I decided if anyone noticed that
that was where all the fences break down.  The funny thing is nobody notices
unless I point it out to them.

Sharon Breeggemann
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!sd-vax.bbn.com!SDAY
From: boo!PacBell.COM!sd-vax.bbn.com!SDAY
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Mistakes
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 16:27:00 -0500

All this talk of making mistakes in puting the blocks
together has me worried.  I just finished my Log Cabin
blocks for class, and my next class we will be going
over the process of laying the blocks down and
sewing them together.  My being worried is from all of
the problems in sewing the blocks together and the
stupid mistakes I made.  For example, in following the
QIAD instructions (by the way are great for us beginners)
the first instruction was to connect the center and first
light and I could get about 18 of these logs.  I thought
No problem, I can do this.  I then proceded to make
18 of them (oh by the way, I am making a baby quilt).
After a while, I couldn't understand why I was running
out of fabric (I was at the second light, I think).  Then
I realized I was making too many blocks for the amount
of fabric I bought (anybody else do this?).  Oh yes,
this goes with replacing the seams a dozen of times,
because I either put the wrong side of the fabric
of the strip to the right side of the completed log(s),
or my seams weren't quite right (got carried away with
the speed of the machine).  Then I had a mind foofoo,
this occured when I had looked at my blocks and exclaimed
MY CENTERS AREN'T SQUARE!  After thinking how I had
to take everything apart, I realized the last seam
was folded over and covered part of the center.

Well, after they were completed (the 9 blocks) I
am nervously waiting for the Saturday Class.

Does anybody else have memories of their bloopers?
I am laughing about what happened (right now, not
at the time). :^)

I am using Coats thread in my machine, but I am wondering
if there is any better thread to use?  Any suggestions?

Sherry
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Reply-To: Marla Greenspan <PacBell.COM!NLU.BITNET!MGRE>
From: Marla Greenspan <boo!PacBell.COM!NLU.BITNET!MGRE>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Hearthside Quilts
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 17:30:00 -0500

Hi!

I got a catalog from Hearthside Quilts that sells pre-cut quilt kits.
Did anyone ever order from them?  Is it a good deal?  Am I lazy?

By the way, the IQI charm quilts were really somthing!! Congrats to
Jane Moore; her's was something else!

Thanks to all who sent an answer to my question about machine piecing.


Bye for now!

Marla Sue at NLU
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Reply-To: "Carolyn Ybarra" <PacBell.COM!Forsythe.Stanford.EDU!Carolyn.Ybarra>
From: "Carolyn Ybarra" <boo!PacBell.COM!Forsythe.Stanford.EDU!Carolyn.Ybarra>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Bay area get-together
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 17:47:46 -0500

Below is my list of Bay area people who want to get together. Anyone
not on this list who wants to join us, please let me know now.

I'll send future messages by email, so please check that I
have your address right (just let me know if it's wrong). Also, let
me know where you live (what city) if it's not listed.  Then I can
figure out the most central location.

Several people have volunteered to host the get together.  Only one
person mentioned weekdays, so I'm assuming Saturday or Sunday
afternoon is better for most of us unless I hear otherwise.  Some
suggested getting together at a restaurant or at the classroom of
the Quilting Bee in Los Altos, or at a library meeting room.  I
doubt QB is centrally located, since we have some San Franciscians
and E.Bay folks.  I'm guessing of those who offered their homes,
Palo Alto or Menlo Park is most central (Probably a bit farther
north would be better, but no one offerred that I know of.  I'll
know better when I figure out whre everyone lives.) Let me know what
you think.  I'm thinking sometime in March might work.  -Carolyn Y.

Sharon Zakhour      [e-mail]   SF
Carrie Bryan        [e-mail]
 Pam Kee            [e-mail]
Anne Rock           [e-mail]
 Ali Perry          esprit![e-mail]
Pam Holt            [e-mail]             Sunnyvale
Mary Shepherd       [e-mail]               Menlo Park
Joann Loos          [e-mail]       Palo Alto
Marina Salume       [e-mail] Half Moon Bay
Diane B. Close      [e-mail]
Lynette Viste       [e-mail]        Berkeley
Kathie Riggle       [e-mail]
Nancy Moreno        [e-mail]
Jaye Lapachet       [e-mail]
Carol Topp          [e-mail]
Lara Allen          [e-mail]
Carolyn Ybarra      [e-mail] Stanford
Dorothy Westphal    [e-mail]
Bea Deering         [e-mail]               N.East Bay





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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!rechenau.Unify.Com!ceb (Caroline E. Bryan)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!rechenau.Unify.Com!ceb (Caroline E. Bryan)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Re: quilt imperfections
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 17:56:22 -0500

> I have read that long ago, Women intentionally put a "mistake" into their
> quilts because the only one who was truly perfect was God, and to try to
> make a perfect quilt would be vain.

I read recently that the phenomenon of the intentional mistake is actually
rather recent, from the late 1800's or so.  I wonder if the post-Civil-War
popularity of Persian rugs had anything to do with it?  (Hand-knotted Persian
rugs also have intentional mistakes in them, for the same reason.)

Carrie          [e-mail]  x6244        ---------------------+
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!astrals.portal.com!shams (Sharon Zakhour)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!astrals.portal.com!shams (Sharon Zakhour)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: question on drafting a design
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 18:56:25 -0500

Hi there!  I need some help with a quilt block I've designed.

The element that I have a question about is a 4 point star which is set inside
of a pointed arch.  The star is a single multicolor print and the background
(the arch) is a solid black.  I've already pieced the star which into a 3 1/2 inch
square.  I'm trying to decide how to go about creating the rest of the arch.  At
first I was planning to sew additional fabric to each of the four sides of the
star and then cut out the arch shape.  My husband seems to think that this is
weird.  Another possible approach would be to applique the star onto the
arch.  I could cut the square into a circle and do this but I'm afraid that I
wouldn't do a terrific job with this -- I'm better at machine piecing than I am at
applique, particularly a difficult shape like a circle.

Or maybe it doesn't matter at all since the background behind the star is solid
black, who cares how it's pieced...


I would appreciate advice on the best way to do this!

Thanks

Sharon Zakhour
[e-mail]
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu!bperry (bperry)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu!bperry (bperry)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Mistakes
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 22:05:49 -0500

   I have been working a a small (4'X5') quilt for about 3 months now.
It is a variation on Robbing Peter to Pay Paul that I found in "It's OK
If You Sit on My Quilt".  It is driving me crazy.  First I cut out too
many small squares and had to sew them together in pairs to make the
rectangles I need because I don't have enough cloth to cut enought
rectangles.  Next I sewed 72 of the equilateral triangles together with
wrong sides together so I had to rip them all apart and redo them.  Next
I sewed a bunch of the 2-toned squares together on the wrong sides so I
had to rip them out.  I think I have made some other polarity mistakes
too, but I have mercifully forgotten them.  This quilt is a dyslexic's
nightmare.  I was going to make the quilt reversable with the same
pattern on the other side.  Now I think I will make the other side as
simple as possible.  Not all quilts are fun ;-{
Betsy
--
Brian Perry
[e-mail]
SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton NY 13902
School of Management
[phone]
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!cc.bellcore.com!tonip (ramey,antoinette l)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!cc.bellcore.com!tonip (ramey,antoinette l)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: advice for NYC shopping ...
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 09:34:00 -0500

Hi everyone!

I've decided to take advantage of my long weekend to make
a trip into New York City.  Of course, one of my main goals
is to get down to the textile district to collect some
interesting fabrics that I wouldn't be able to get at home.

Does anyone out there have experience with fabric stores/
textile merchants in NYC?  Will they sell small yardages
to private persons (not businesses)?  Any recommended stores
or areas would be most welcome.

I did get the list of recommended stores for NYC, but there
were just three, so I thought I'd see if anyone had new ideas.
If not, I guess it's me and the Yellow Pages ...

Thanks in advance for any ideas you may have.  I'll let you
know if I find anything exciting!

Toni Ramey
[e-mail]

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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!unlinfo.unl.edu!mlf (mary flaglelee)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!unlinfo.unl.edu!mlf (mary flaglelee)
To: Multiple recipients of list <CORNELL.EDU!quilt>
Subject: Re: Mistakes
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 11:14:19 -0500

>
>    I have been working a a small (4'X5') quilt for about 3 months now.
> It is a variation on Robbing Peter to Pay Paul that I found in "It's OK
> If You Sit on My Quilt".  It is driving me crazy.  First I cut out too
> many small squares and had to sew them together in pairs to make the
> rectangles I need because I don't have enough cloth to cut enought
> rectangles.  Next I sewed 72 of the equilateral triangles together with
> wrong sides together so I had to rip them all apart and redo them.  Next
> I sewed a bunch of the 2-toned squares together on the wrong sides so I
> had to rip them out.  I think I have made some other polarity mistakes
> too, but I have mercifully forgotten them.  This quilt is a dyslexic's
> nightmare.  I was going to make the quilt reversable with the same
> pattern on the other side.  Now I think I will make the other side as
> simple as possible.  Not all quilts are fun ;-{
> Betsy
> --
> Brian Perry
> [e-mail]
> SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton NY 13902
> School of Management
> [phone]


Hi Betsy!!

Me, too. %-)      You have my sympathy!!!! Last night I was so excited
about starting a new quilt.  First off, I never found the fabric I
really wanted and substituted.  The farther I got in the cutting
process the more disappointed I became with my choice.  While I was
busy becoming more dissatisfied with the fabric choice, I became less
observant of what I was doing and forgot to separate out 6 strips for
borders.  That resulted in cutting squares from too many strips.  Yep,
now I'm short on fabric.  Then, I discovered that the pattern was
absolutely NO help in instructing me on how to attach the border.  The
instructions were hopelessly useless!!!!!!!  There was a referral to
diagram 14.  No such thing!!  Why when they publish instructions,
doesn't someone read them for clarity???

How do you get re-motivated and excited about your current quilt
project when it has been bad going from the start?  I'm ready to scrap
the bad start and buy different fabric and try it again from scratch.
I comfort myself with the thought that I'll make a crib quilt (I'm
going to be a great-aunt in about 7 mos.) with the squares I've
already cut.

Tomorrow's another day?

Mary Flagle-Lee
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Reply-To: MaryShepherd <PacBell.COM!mcc.com!mary>
From: MaryShepherd <boo!PacBell.COM!mcc.com!mary>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Mistakes
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 11:13:44 -0500

Betsy,

If you make any more mistakes on your quilt (and I hope you don't),
maybe you should just leave them and see how it turns out.  It could be
really interesting.

Mary
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!hal.hahnemann.edu!donovan
From: boo!PacBell.COM!hal.hahnemann.edu!donovan
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: RE: question on drafting a design
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 11:35:12 -0500

My approach would be to make a template of the arch area (including where
the star should be) and cut it out in background fabric.  Then appliqe
the star should be) and cut it out in background fabric.  Then applique the
star to the arch area.

An easy way to do applique, either by hand or machine is to draw the
FINISHED size star on the paper part of WONDER UNDER, cut it out and
iron it on to your fabric.  Cut out the star in fabric ALLOWING AN
ADDITIONAL 1/4" for turn under.  Before you remove the wonder-under
paper from the star, press the seam allowances under all around (so
you have in your hands a "finished" star applique).  Then remove the
paper from the back of the star, place it on the background arch and
iron it down.  The wonder-under holds it in place perfectly so you can
then either hand or machine applique the star.

I took a great machine applique class and learned all about the joys
of using wonder-under.  Now I love applique and no longer refer
to it as the A----word!

Judy Donovan
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Reply-To: Linn Compton <PacBell.COM!microsoft.com!linnco>
From: Linn Compton <boo!PacBell.COM!microsoft.com!linnco>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: RE: question on drafting a design
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 11:56:32 -0500

>An easy way to do applique, either by hand or machine is to draw the
FINISHED size star on the paper part of WONDER UNDER, cut it out and
iron it on to your fabric.
--------------

Question: Doesn't the Wonder Under make the whole thing pretty stiff? I
tried some kind of fusible stuff to make an appliqued pillow, and it
turned out STIFF. I'm not sure what it was I used (might have been
Stitch Witchery??), but whatever it was, the label said that it was
lighweight, and made especially for applique. I didn't launder the
pillow cover after I finished it; maybe that would have helped.
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!csufresno.edu!beverly_karau
From: boo!PacBell.COM!csufresno.edu!beverly_karau
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Re: Mistakes
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 12:07:14 -0500

     Speaking of log cabins, my last (not my only) huge mistake was on
a quilt-as-you-go log cabin quilt I was making for my stepfather's
80th birthday last year.  I sewed all the blocks together, bound it,
and hung it up on the wall to admire.  I had put a whole section in
upside down!  I panicked and thought about taking the whole thing
apart and doing it right.  But, the more I looked at it, the more I
liked it.  It kind of looked abstract--like I had really planned it
that way.  It was balanced and INTERESTING!  So I mailed it to my
stepfather and he LOVED it.  Of course he would love anything I did,
but he was happy.  Sometimes mistakes work out for the best.

[e-mail]
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Reply-To: Melissa Moore <PacBell.COM!ccstaff.cc.ukans.edu!MCM>
From: Melissa Moore <boo!PacBell.COM!ccstaff.cc.ukans.edu!MCM>
To: Multiple recipients of list <CORNELL.EDU!quilt>
Subject: Mistakes
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 12:15:49 -0500

    I'm discovering from all this talk about mistakes that we are all
alike - we are so focused on our work that we do not pause and look
it over to see how we are doing.  Maybe we all need to take a deep
breath every couple of hours and pause to smell the roses and take a
moment to enjoy our creations in progress.

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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!UCRAC1.UCR.EDU!MZUK
From: boo!PacBell.COM!UCRAC1.UCR.EDU!MZUK
To: Multiple recipients of list <CORNELL.EDU!quilt>
Subject: mistakes in quilts
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 12:31:44 -0500

I too had heard about this business of not offending the gods or
whatever, but it seems to me that Cuesta Benberry (I think that's
the right spelling) the quilt historian had an article in Quilter's
Newsletter talking about myths in quilting, and she said this was
one of those "traditions" everyone says has been going on forever
but no one actually can trace.  She suggested (as did many of you)
that we get enough mistakes in our projects as it is and doubtless
the errors we see in quilts are just that, with the makers wishing
they could take them out.  Anyway, I always think it's fun to see
these myths challenged.  Like finding out that the 20's weren't
nearly as bad a time for women in science as the 60's were (to use
an example from my own interests!)

Marlene Zuk
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!hal.hahnemann.edu!donovan
From: boo!PacBell.COM!hal.hahnemann.edu!donovan
To: Multiple recipients of list <CORNELL.EDU!quilt>
Subject: wonder under
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 13:06:29 -0500

> From: MX%"[e-mail]"  9-FEB-1993 11:58:47.34
> Subj: RE: question on drafting a design

> >An easy way to do applique, either by hand or machine is to draw the
> FINISHED size star on the paper part of WONDER UNDER, cut it out and
> iron it on to your fabric.
> --------------
>
> Question: Doesn't the Wonder Under make the whole thing pretty stiff? I
> tried some kind of fusible stuff to make an appliqued pillow, and it
> turned out STIFF. I'm not sure what it was I used (might have been
> Stitch Witchery??), but whatever it was, the label said that it was
> lighweight, and made especially for applique. I didn't launder the
> pillow cover after I finished it; maybe that would have helped.
>

Stitch witchery *is* stiff and nasty.  Wonder Under and Heat N Bond Lite
are good for applique and are *not* stiff.  Buy some samples of the various
fusible bonding products and test them out to see which ones you like
best.
                                   Judy Donovan
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!hal.hahnemann.edu!donovan
From: boo!PacBell.COM!hal.hahnemann.edu!donovan
To: Multiple recipients of list <CORNELL.EDU!quilt>
Subject: Wearables--recommended patterns, sources
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 13:32:20 -0500


After grousing about the inadequacies of the Jasmine Jacket pattern, I thought
I'd do something POSITIVE: post a list of current (in print) patterns that
I have made into quilted wearables that are very flattering.

So here goes.  PLEASE send me any of your personal recommendations on
good patterns.  Because they go out of print so quickly, it's nice to
be able to stock up on the good ones before they fade into the ozone.

Vogue 1904  (a Tamotsu design)  Nice simple unlined jacket, blazer-style.
Great for beginners to sewing as well.

Butterick 6022  "Boyfriend" jacket, a man-style oversized blazer, VERY
simple.  Makes up elegantly with contrast lapels and pockets in quilted
batiks or patchwork.  Yes, I even wear it to work!

Simplicity 7023  One size truly fits all Cocoon coat in two lengths.
Looks great on sizes 6 through 16 and can be done in crazy patch, simple
quilting, sashiko or the sky's the limit patchwork.

Style 1827  Unlined jacket with shawl-collar/lapels.  VERY few pieces.
Have made it in simple painted silk and in quilted patchwork.

McCall 5991  Vest in various styles including an assymetrical one that
just begs for different fabrics.  Very easy.

Vogue 1985  Loose skirt/blouse and cropped sleeve jacket.  The jacket is
really versatile in terms of patchwork and is loose enough to look good
even on "zaftig" figures.

McCall 5323  Tulip jacket with simple skirt and top.  The jacket is longer
in back than in front, has no lapels and curvy edges in front.  Very simple
and very flattering.  The skirt and top are great too, but I've only made
them in fabric (not any patchwork or embellishment)

Style 1732  Sarong skirt (I love it) and short jacket that can double as
a button down blouse.  If you live in warm climates this is good because you
can make the jacket in patchwork without batting and wear it like a blouse.

Style 1830  Camisole (with straps) and baggy evening pants.  The camisole
is nice in quilted fabric or patchwork for those who want something
quilty AND sexy!  I wore this to the Fairfield opening and felt most
elegant.

Fashion Blueprints 402  India Vest/shirt.  Born to be embellished or
pieced this is a nice warm weather shirt or cool weather vest.  Would
like to do one with saskiko stitching...

Fashion Blueprints 101  Bethlehem jacket.  A bolero jacket that you
can make out of 16 ten-inch blocks (size medium)  or create in
patchwork or whole cloth quilting.  Very simple, few pieces.

Fashion Blueprints 114 Tsumugi Hippari shirt/coat.  Loose fitting,
FLATTERING kimono-like jacket that is really a traditional Japanese
man's shirt.  I have made DOZENS of these in all kinds of fabrics for
myself and my husband.  A very versatile, easy to sew garment.


That's all I have for now.  If you've never heard of Style patterns,
they are available at places like Cloth World and they come from
England.  All sizes in one envelope, separate pieces for all sizes
(unlike Burda!).  They are more generously sized than amerian
oops AMERICAN patterns and have much more unusual styles.

Fashion Blueprints is a wonderful mail order source for patterns that
are based on ethnic designs (like Folkwear).  They are professionally
drafted and I've never made one that didn't fit properly.  You can get
a catalog for (i think) $2 from Fashion Blueprints, 2191 Blossom Valley
Drive, San Jose, CA 95124.

Another source for unusual and well-fitting patterns is Hawaii's Pattern
People, PO box 11254 Honolulu, HAwaii 96828.  Their Pauloa Patterns catalog
sells contemporary clothing patterns, Patterns pacifica sells patterns based
on traditional Hawaiian designs and POAKALANI Patterns sells a huge selection
of Hawaiian Quilt Patterns.  This company I've known about since I was in
high school and living near Hawaii.  $2 for the catalog.  Mail order only.

Whew!


Judy Donovan
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!unlinfo.unl.edu!mlf (mary flaglelee)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!unlinfo.unl.edu!mlf (mary flaglelee)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: wonder under/applique
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 13:54:02 -0500

I'm reading the posts regarding Wonder Under, etc. for applique.  I
would like to think that maybe one of my quilts will become an
heirloom and with that thought in mind:

Do we have any idea what may happen to the fabric with Wonder Under on
it over time?  Will it eventually break down the fibers of the fabric?

Any textile majors out there?

Mary Flagle-Lee
[e-mail]
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Reply-To: Sheri Bacon <PacBell.COM!psc.lsa.umich.edu!sherib>
From: Sheri Bacon <boo!PacBell.COM!psc.lsa.umich.edu!sherib>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Identifying the fiber content of fabric!
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 13:55:34 -0500

Hi all!  I decided last week to organize my fabrics using someone's method
(I can't remember who but Thanks!) of cutting swatches and attaching them
to index cards.  My fabric collection is small and I figured with all the
inspiration you give me I'd better start organizing now while it's still
managable!

Anyway I ran into a small problem...I have some fabrics that I bought a
while ago and can't remember if they are cotton or not!  Is there anyway
to tell?  I was thinking of just washing them all and seeing if they
shrink (I know I didn't wash any of them!) Is this a good way to tell?
Thanks!
Sheri

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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!jericho.mc.com!linda (Linda Kosidlo)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!jericho.mc.com!linda (Linda Kosidlo)
To: Multiple recipients of list <CORNELL.EDU!quilt>
Subject: Clothing patterns
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 14:03:53 -0500



Thank you Judy for sending your list of patterns. I'd like to sew some
clothing but the thought always intimidates me. The thing I like about
quilts is that the seams are mostly straight -- well, they're supposed to
be. Maybe now that you've listed some patterns you describe as easy and
good for beginners, I'll be tempted to try one.

Linda Kosidlo
[e-mail]
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!mrj.com!lsokol (Lisa Sokol)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!mrj.com!lsokol (Lisa Sokol)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Sewing Machines
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 14:14:57 -0500


I have also been shopping around for a sewing machine.

I found the Pfaffs and Berninas disappointing for their button holes -
I found out that the only ones that can make automatic buttonholes
are the very top of the computer lines.  All the others force you to
eyeball each seqment of each buttonhole.

Has anyone used the current generation of singers or vikings?  I would
be very interested in comments on those.

Thanks

Lisa
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Reply-To: Melissa Moore <PacBell.COM!ccstaff.cc.ukans.edu!MCM>
From: Melissa Moore <boo!PacBell.COM!ccstaff.cc.ukans.edu!MCM>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Re: Identifying the fiber content of fabric!
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 14:18:55 -0500

The best, or so the experts have told me, is to take a little and
burn it and then analyze it based on what it does.  I do not have
the info here at work but I have seen it in spinning and other fiber
books.  You might check your library.  Hope this helps.

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Coord. of Local Area Networking    Internet: [e-mail]
University of Kansas               Phone:    [phone]
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Reply-To: "Millie G. Wujek" <PacBell.COM!cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu!3ZMVZCO>
From: "Millie G. Wujek" <boo!PacBell.COM!cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu!3ZMVZCO>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject:      re: Hearthside Quilts
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 15:13:39 -0500

If Hearthside Quilts is the one in Vermont (as I think it is) one of the
members of our local guild has ordered several kits from them and says
they are wonderful -- accurately cut and she liked the fabric.

Although I've no personal experience with the company, I'm passing along
her testimonial.

Millie

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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!yale.edu!mahe-marie-christine
From: boo!PacBell.COM!yale.edu!mahe-marie-christine
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Re:  Identifying the fiber content of fabric!
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 15:16:30 -0500


Burning it is the best way to tell.  Cotton should frankly flame,
not just smolder, and after you extinguish it (promptly, I hope)
you should be able to feel the area and find ashes, not the
hard bead left by synthetics.  The most telling to me in this
test is the smell - it's easy to distinguish burning vegetable
matter from melting plastic bag.  Even a fairly small proportion
of polyester will give off a distinctly synthetic odor.

Marie-Christine
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!hal.hahnemann.edu!donovan
From: boo!PacBell.COM!hal.hahnemann.edu!donovan
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: finding patterns FAST
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 15:24:29 -0500

This is a little tip I should have added to my note about wearables
patterns.

If you go to the store in search of one of these patterns and don't want
to spend hours flipping thru the books, CHECK THE PATTERN INDED

 oops
INDEX in the back of each catalog.  You can look up the number and it
tells you what page in those humongous catalogs your pattern appears
on.

I thought this was "common knowledge" but recently amazed a friend
when I showed her this.  Librarians have common knowledge that is
a little different from the rest of the world!

Judy
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!md.interlink.com!mct (Monica Thomas)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!md.interlink.com!mct (Monica Thomas)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Fabric catalog ring
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 15:32:22 -0500

Several folks here have mentioned cataloging their fabrics by putting
them on cards.  One additional twist to this is to put all those cards
on a BIG key ring.  That way, when you go to the fabric store, you
can take it with you and easily reference it against new fabrics.

I'd like to take credit for this idea, but it was actually a "gift-with-
purchase" from a vendor at a quilt show.  The key ring is probably
about 3 inches in diameter and has a lot of cards, each of which is
about 2x3 inches.  It's pretty handy since you can swing one or two
out at a time to look at.  Kind of like one of the Pantone books
described here.  I don't remember if this was a marketed item, or if
the quilt vendor just put it together themselves.  Anyway, seemed
pretty clever to me.

Monica Thomas
[e-mail]
Columbia, Maryland
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!sciadm01.sciadm.purdue.edu!Katinka=Rodriguez%Advising%Sci=Counseling
From: boo!PacBell.COM!sciadm01.sciadm.purdue.edu!Katinka=Rodriguez%Advising%Sci=Counseling
To: Multiple recipients of list <CORNELL.EDU!quilt>
Subject: re: Wearables--recommended patterns, sources
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 14:59:25 -0500

Thanks, Judy, for the listing of patterns.  I especially like the descriptive
words simple and easy.  Maybe I'll try them out.  I've already shared the list
with a colleague who loves to sew.

Katinka
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!rechenau.Unify.Com!ceb (Caroline E. Bryan)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!rechenau.Unify.Com!ceb (Caroline E. Bryan)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Re: finding patterns FAST
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 16:55:11 -0500

From: [e-mail]
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 15:24:11 -0500

> ... If you go to the store in search of one of these patterns and don't want
> to spend hours flipping thru the books, CHECK THE PATTERN INDEX in the back
> of each catalog.  You can look up the number and it tells you what page in
> those humongous catalogs your pattern appears on.
>
> I thought this was "common knowledge" but recently amazed a friend
> when I showed her this.  Librarians have common knowledge that is
> a little different from the rest of the world!

A big sign over the front door of my high school said "Knowledge is not
having the facts:  it is knowing how to find them."

Carrie          [e-mail]  x6244
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!ixstar.att.com!ixevol!cptvideo
From: boo!PacBell.COM!ixstar.att.com!ixevol!cptvideo
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Fading fabrics
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 20:21:03 -0500

I have stories about the disasters that have befallen my first two quilts.
My very first quilt was a shower present for my brother's fiancee.  I cut
up many 6" squares of fabrics I had been sewing with -- heavier than
broadcloth -- and tied it with a double batt.  It wasn't a pretty sight by
my standards today, but at the time it was my best effort and most
appreciated, bless their hearts.  About four years after they were married
my brother called me up to ask if I could make another quilt.  I asked why,
and he responded that the one had just burned.  I asked how and found out that
he and his wife had just barely escaped the cave-in of the ceiling in their
bedroom of their apartment, when the apartment above theirs burned.  The
quilt had been thrown out the window in a smoldering heap and they had been
able to salvage only the outer shell.

My next story isn't quite so tragic, but the quilt died.  I proudly made a
scrap Log Cabin quilt for my son using quilt-as-you-go and the blue, green
and yellow color combination advertised in Woman's Day magazine in the '70's.
Again, I was naive about quality construction, but proud of it anyway.  It
won 2nd at the county fair -- not bad unless you consider that there was no
other quilt in the category!  To go on, it was on my son's bed in a sunny
but shaded bedroom facing south over our driveway.  Trees shade every other
room in the house.  It gradually faded:  navy blue to white, even.  These were
fabrics from the 70's.  I was surprised at how drastically the whole thing
changed.  Then the fabric started to sunrot.  There eventually was nothing
to save.  There wasn't even a cut-up space large enough to make a pillow
for sentimental preservation.  Big disappointment for my first heirloom,
but it prompted me to make another quilt that was much more worthy of
longevity.

Barb

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Reply-To: Eugene E Rosen <PacBell.COM!world.std.com!eer>
From: Eugene E Rosen <boo!PacBell.COM!world.std.com!eer>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Re: Macintosh Shareware
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 20:50:29 -0500

Im new to this quilting group. This is a favor to my mother-n-law
Maggie who is a real artesan and has been quilting off and on for
the past few years.  I have a mac and am interested in mac
shareware as it relates to quilting. What is the number of

fibernet.?

thanks
gene


Eugene E. Rosen                                           GENIE: erosen
22 Riverside Road                                       COMPUSERVE:74066,3444
Sandy Hook, Ct. 06482-1213                              AOL: Gene Rosen

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On Tue, 9 Feb 1993, Lisa Sokol wrote:

>
> Has anyone downloaded some of the mac shareware on Fibernet.  I don't
> have a modem, or I would try to get it. One of them is called
> Quilter's Aide.
>
> Thanks
>
> Lisa
>
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!ixstar.att.com!ixevol!cptvideo
From: boo!PacBell.COM!ixstar.att.com!ixevol!cptvideo
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Replacing fabric/repairing quilts
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 20:57:06 -0500

When replacing worn fabrics in an old quilt, it is probably best and
recommended by preservationists, that you applique the new fabric on top
of the old and not remove the old fabric.  If the quilt is antique, the
repairs should always be made so that they could be undone if necessary
to preserve the value of the quilt.  Try to use fabrics of the era of the
quilt, too.  With many of the reproduction fabrics available today, that
isn't too difficult.  Flea markets and estate sales may be resources for
antique fabrics -- buy aprons.  After appliquing the replacement fabric
in place, you can quilt it so the original quilting remains unbroken.

Barb

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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!uicvm.uic.edu!C5CX9J%IRISHMVS.CC.ND.EDU
From: boo!PacBell.COM!uicvm.uic.edu!C5CX9J%IRISHMVS.CC.ND.EDU
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Fabric samples on address lables
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1993 01:37:51 -0500

Hi all,

Can't remember who it was who said they put fabric samples on address
lables.  They did not say what size labels but since I liked the idea
so much and wanted to do it right away I use the regular 4-line
computer address lables I had on hand.  It is great and I found a
great way to store and carry them if you don't like the sandwich
bag idea.  That size fits great in a bandaid can or box.

Wendy
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