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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: Sally's Jacket followup
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 09:52:01 -0500
Another way to make "sandwashed" silk is to wash your silk with a cup of
vinegar thrown in the wash water. Dry in the dryer with some clean
sneakers to bump it around and you have a nice piece of indestructable
fabric. Works especially well with silk noil--you end up with a fabric
that looks like suede.
I buy all my silks from a mail order place called Exotic Silks. If you
buy at least 13 yards you can get it for around $4 a yard for china silk
or silk noil. (white only). It's soooo easy to dye that I keep large
quantities around just for lining my wearables and making summer
blouses. Somehow $4 a yard takes all the fear out of using silk!
Judy Donovan
Donovan@hal.hahnemann.edu
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Reply-To: Anne Louise Gockel <PacBell.COM!cs.cornell.edu!alg>
From: Anne Louise Gockel <boo!PacBell.COM!cs.cornell.edu!alg>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Maillist vs. Newsgroup
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 10:36:00 -0500
>Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 03:34:30 -0500
>From: Melissa Moore <MCM@ccstaff.cc.ukans.edu>
>
>> There are currently about 280 people on this maillist.
>
>At what point does the list qualify to become a news group? Or is
>this something that the group does not want. Has this been discussed?
This has been discussed, occassionally with more flames than desireable.
However there are many people that have joined the maillist since the last
time this was discussed. If you wish to discuss this further, I urge you to
review past discussions first.
If you are interested in summary of the last time this was discussed, write to
me and I'll see what I can dig up. The basic conclusion was that many people
would appreciate a newsgroups AND many people prefer the (more personal)
maillist format. Many people appreciate the casual, friendly nature of the
maillist; others would prefer a more structured public newsgroup.
Several people are working behind the scenes to create a Usenet newsgroup that
would be *completely separate* from the maillist. However if you are familiar
with Netnews you know that this takes a certain amount of administrative time
and effort. We hope to work on this project this spring. If you have 20+
hours and/or a great mail connection to dedicate to this task, please let me
know.
-Anne
Anne Louise Gockel Cornell Computer Science
Internet: alg@cs.cornell.edu UUCP: cornell!alg
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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: Silk
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 10:52:43 -0500
Anne, Procion MX was MADE for silk!! the colors are even more brilliant
on silk than cotton. You can dye paint with them (check out Ann Johnston's
new book DYE PAINTING for exaustive instructions on that, it's sold by
the American Quilter's society), shibori dye, immersion dye. THe methods
are identical to cotton, but you don't have to use as much dye because silk
is so much lighter than cotton--you could almost dye twice the amount of
silk as cotton with the same amount of dye.
The discount prices at Exotic Silks and Thai Silks are effective only if you
buy at least 13 yards. But that's not alot of silk, if you consider that you
need about 3 yards for a jacket, 3 for a skirt, 2 for a blouse. Think of your
purchase in terms of how much clothing you will get. That makes it feel like
a practical rather than extravagant purchase.
BTW, Thanks for the great purple hand-dyed piece! I should have mine out
this week.
Judy
Donovan@hal.hahnemann.edu
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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: Sally's Jacket followup
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 10:58:28 -0500
> I buy all my silks from a mail order place called Exotic Silks.
Could you post the address for Exotic Silks? Do they have a catalog
or flyer or something?
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Melissa Moore Bitnet: MCM@UKANVM
Coord. of Local Area Networking Internet: MCM@UKANVM.CC.UKANS.EDU
University of Kansas Phone: 913-864-0453
Lawrence, KS 66045 Fax: 913-864-0485
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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: Neat Book
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 11:38:52 -0500
Hi y'all!
I found a book last week that I really like and I thought I would tell
you all about it. I actually went out to get "Quilts, Quilts, Quilts",
but I certainly couldn't get just one book. The other book I got was
"The Quilter's Almanac", which is a book that has twelve block patterns,
one for each month. It also has recipes (gee - where was my stove
again?) and little quotes for each month. Eleanor Burns (the quilt in a
day lady) wrote it.
This is a good book for people who are sort of new at making blocks,
since Eleanor always gives an abundance of instructions and lots of
pictures.
By the way to the folks who are wating for blocks from me, they should
be in the mail on Thursday.
Happy Women's History Month!
Marla Sue at NLU
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Reply-To: "Karen Molloy" <PacBell.COM!BBN.COM!kmolloy>
From: "Karen Molloy" <boo!PacBell.COM!BBN.COM!kmolloy>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Note of appreciation
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 12:38:02 -0500
Hi quilters,
Thanks so much for the info on the American Quilters Society, discussed
a few weeks back. I joined it and received my first issue of their
quarterly periodical today. Nice magazine! Looks like the AQS is going
to be a good source for me.
Thanks again,
Karen Molloy
kmolloy@bbn.com
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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: dyes
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 14:27:37 -0500
My favorite supplier is the Pro Chemical and Dye Company. You can call
for a catalog at 1-800-2buy-dye.
Judy Donovan
Donovan@hal.hahnemann.edu
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!ingres.com!lynnette (Lynnette Viste)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!ingres.com!lynnette (Lynnette Viste)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: I bought a machine!
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 14:35:03 -0500
I did it! I bought a Viking/Huskvarna 1100 on Saturday. I'm still
a bit in shock - I wasn't really expecting to buy a computerized
machine but after I looked at a few computerized ones, the
non-computerized ones just seemed a bit clunky and plastic.
I just wanted to share my good news!
Anyone interested in hearing the details of why I chose the Viking
can email me. Mostly, it just came down to the fact that I liked
it's "personality" better.
Lynnette
lynnette@ingres.com
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!dispair.stsci.edu!quilter
From: boo!PacBell.COM!dispair.stsci.edu!quilter
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: silk and dyes
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 15:50:06 -0500
Oh, Judy, please do post the address for the Exotic Silks place...$4
a yard would make me much more interested in experimenting. ;) Do you wash
the things you make in the machine or by hand? :) Linda
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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: Miniature quilts
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 18:28:40 -0500
I went to a Sewing and Stitchery Expo this weekend (the first one I've
ever been to), and I came away absolutely hooked on miniature quilts! I
stopped by this one booth where a woman was sewing a little tiny quilt
block in the Pineapple pattern. The finished block was only about 3
inches on a side. There were several finished items hanging on the
wall, and they were exquisite! There were all done in standard quilt
block patterns, but the blocks were all miniature, and they had put
several blocks together with a nice border to make a small wall hanging.
The booth was selling rubber stamps of different quilt patterns. You
stamp it once on a piece of muslin (on-grain). The stamp has each piece
in the block numbered. You sew the fabrics on the front in the order
of the numbers, and you end up with an amazingly intricate, beautiful
tiny quilt block. You don't have to worry about cutting the pieces
on-grain because the muslin is on-grain, so all you have to do is
eyeball the approximate size, them sew it down and trim the seam allowance.
I wandered around the expo, and attended several seminars. I went to
another booth (for a local quilt shop) and they had a couple of
miniature quilts on their display wall too. They were giving out free
samples of a piece of muslin stamped with a half-log-cabin block, but
they weren't selling the stamps because the manufacturer (in the first
booth) had asked them not to compete with them. I bought a book about
machine piecing of miniature quilts. Several times during the day, I
went back to the original booth and admired the little hangings on the
wall. Finally, at the end of the day, I gave in and went back and
bought one of their stamps ($18). I can hardly wait to try it out!
When I came home and told my husband all about these miniature qiult
blocks, his question was...well, what do you do with them? Do you just
use a lot more of them to make a real quilt? I'm not real sure yet. But
the book I bought has a color picture of an amazing full-sized quilt
called (I think) The Quilt Show. Each block in this full-sized quilt
shows a woman displaying a miniature quilt!
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!watson.ibm.com!ejp (Elizabeth J. Poole)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!watson.ibm.com!ejp (Elizabeth J. Poole)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Copyrighting a quilt pattern?
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 18:48:45 -0500
I recently made a 3d applique Baltimore Album quilt block for a friend,
and was fairly proud of a parrot tulip block I came up with. It's simple
in principle, complex in effect, and, as far as I can tell, original. I
made the pattern myself, and haven't found it in any 3d book of
instructions yet.
A lot of other folks confirmed that *they* hadn't seen it anywhere else,
either, and advise me strongly to get it copyrighted. Have any of you
done this? Is it a lot of work? Is it expensive? Is it even appropriate?
Thanks for any pointers you can give me.
PS: Bonus points to Alert Quilt Reader Tracy Masuck, who was able to
identify me at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival from my brief description
here! The show in brief: the quilts were gorgeous -- lots of splendid
quality ideas and workmanship. :) The classes, lectures, and organization
in general left more than a little to be desired, though. :(
cheers, ejp
--------
Elizabeth Poole ejp@watson.ibm.com
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!sybase.com!rock (Anne Rock)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!sybase.com!rock (Anne Rock)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Wearables: patterns not available
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 20:53:16 -0500
Judy Donovan recently posted (thanks, Judy) a list of commercial patterns
that work well for quilted/embellished clothing.
I checked out the Vogue, Butterick, Simplicity, and McCall's patterns
this last weekend, and found only two currently available (Simplicity
7023 and McCall's 5991); the other numbers were no longer listed in the
index, and there weren't any in the pattern cabinets.
I did not check the Style pattern numbers.
Judy's descriptions:
>Vogue 1904 (a Tamotsu design) Nice simple unlined jacket, blazer-style.
>Great for beginners to sewing as well.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>McCall 5991 Vest in various styles including an assymetrical one that
>just begs for different fabrics. Very easy.
>
>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 1827 Unlined jacket with shawl-collar/lapels. VERY few pieces.
>Have made it in simple painted silk and in quilted patchwork.
>
>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.
>
[ info on other pattern companies deleted ]
>Judy Donovan
>Donovan@hal.hahnemann.edu
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Reply-To: PacBell.COM!sybase.com!rock (Anne Rock)
From: boo!PacBell.COM!sybase.com!rock (Anne Rock)
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: John Marshall events
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 21:24:24 -0500
Some of you may know John Marshall from his book "Make Your Own Japanese
Clothing" or from articles in Threads, or workshops. This is a schedule
of events around the country in coming months:
March 25-28 Japanese Clothing Design, Temari Center for Asian and
Pacific Arts, Honolulu, 808-735-1860
March 30, 31 Lecture & Exhibition: Works in Fabric, West Hawaii Arts
Guild, PO Box 3386 Kailuia, Kona, Hawaii 96745-3386 808-324-0448
April 17-18 Traditional Japanese Sewing Packets, Fresno Fiber Guild,
PO Box 16186 Fresno, CA 93755 (phone Careyn 209-233-0949)
May 13-19 Beginning Katazome and Tsutsugaki, the art of Japanese Paste
Resist Dyeing. John's studio, Oakland (address below)
May 20-22 Japanese Clothing Design. John's studio
May 24-29 Intermediate Katazome and Tsutsugaki. John's studio
May 30 & 31, June 1 & 2 Open Studio.
June 17-20 Japanese Containers, Unique Approaches to Packaging. Seattle
Art Museum, coordinated by The Couture Institute, Rita Donoghue @ 6252
52nd Avenue NE, Seattle WA 98115 206-527-6719
June 23-26 Japanese Clothing Design, Council of American Embroiderers,
Univ of Washington campus. Contact CAE PO Box 700768, Plymouth, MI 48170
July 12-17 Katazome and Tsutsugaki. The Fine Line: Creative Arts Center,
6N158 Crane Road, St Charles, IL 60175 708-584-9443
October 2 & 3 Japanese Bookbinding, Washington Association of Teachers
of Japanese, Seattle. contact Sandy Mizuno 206-869-6730
October 5-10 Katazome and Tsutsugaki, Seattle Art Museum.
coordinated by The Couture Institute, Rita Donoghue @ 6252 52nd Avenue NE,
Seattle WA 98115 206-527-6719
November 7-15 Katazome and Tsutsugaki plus Japanese Clothing Design.
Japanese Embroidery Center. Kurenai-kai, Ltd. 2727 Spalding Drive,
Dunwoody, GA 30350 404-390-0617
John has a small catalog of supplies, books, videos. His studio/mail/
fax/phone: John Marshall: Works in Fabric, 2422 East 23rd Street,
Oakland, CA 94601. phone/fax 510-533-8056.
Non-disclaimer: I've known John for about 7 years, and his friendship
and encouragement mean a lot to me. He doesn't know I'm posting this,
but I'm sure he wouldn't mind :-). I think he's a very good teacher --
secure in his own work and able to share his knowledge fully. (For
those interested in learning about dyeing, he uses natural dyes.)
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Reply-To: Hester Butler-Ehle <PacBell.COM!MTUS5.cts.mtu.edu!DWBUTLER>
From: Hester Butler-Ehle <boo!PacBell.COM!MTUS5.cts.mtu.edu!DWBUTLER>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cornell.edu!quilt>
Subject: Introduction
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 23:26:24 -0500
Hello! I've been on this list for two days now, and I guess it's time I
introduced myself. I was delighted to learn of the existence of a list devoted
to my passion of quilting, and am looking forward to talking with other
quilters. At this time I don't have time to participate in block exchanges,
but I love to talk quilts and will happily answer anyone who wants to email
me about them!
First, a little about myself. My name is Hester Butler-Ehle, and I'm here
via my husband, Dan, the owner of this account. (He'll make sure I get any
messages I receive.) We've been married about two and a half years, no kids
yet. I'm 30, I graduated from college a year and a half ago with a M.S. in
Rhetoric and Technical Communication; however, the economy being as it is, I am
currently working as a salesclerk in a craft store (I know, I know, all that
fabric!--it's a great temptation, but one I can usually withstand). We live in
Michigan's upper peninsula (we can see Lake Superior from our house, and if
conditions are right we can see Isle Royale on its horizon), where we enjoy
long, cold, snow-filled winters (which are excellent for getting a lot of
quilting done). When not quilting, in my spare time I join Dan in making
home-brewed beer. And at present I am robbing myself of much over-the-summer
quilting time by starting too many sorts of flower seeds indoors. It will be
worth it when I see all my favorites blooming in the yard this summer, though.
I must also plant a small plot of catnip to distract the cats, who like
nothing better than nice fresh dirt to roll around in.
I became addicted to quilting about three years ago. It started innocently
enough, with my acquiring a book on the subject and thinking "Hey, I could do
that!" I had never been much interested in sewing or crafts of any sort
before this, so it was surprising that I wanted to give it a try--I guess the
wonderful pictures in the book said something to me. However, when I want to
do something, I like to jump in feet first! My first project was a
96 X 96" bed quilt, a simple pattern (Friendship Star) but done entirely by
hand. When I finished it and immediately wanted to begin another one, I knew I
was in trouble! :)
Since then, I've begun seventeen projects (even finished three of 'em so far!).
I like to try different things, and I've enjoyed all I've tried so far: hand
piecing, hand applique, English paper-piecing (I have a Grandmother's Flower
Garden that won't be done for ten years or more, I expect--but I think that's
traditional for GFGs, isn't it?), and most recently I've started to do machine
piecing. I love that rotary cutter and mat--wonderful inventions! Not being
a good seamstress, I'm not on great terms with my sewing machine (it knows
where it wants to go, which isn't necessarily my plan for it) but I can sew
a straight quarter-inch seam. So far I've done a peach-and-dark-green
quadruple Irish Chain (finished), a brown-and beige Log Cabin, barnraising set
(being quilted at present), and a black-on-red-paisley Double Nine Patch (top
only done) on machine, and am working an a machine-pieced Tree of Life--machine
piecing triangles is a challenge. My husband sometimes teases me about the
number of projects I start compared to the number I finish, but I say that in
the long run I will get more done this way. If I want to do hand piecing, I
can; if I want to do hand applique, I can; if I want to machine-piece, I can.
Eventually they'll all get done.
One thing I have not tried is machine quilting. I don't think I will, as
the hand-quilting is my favorite part, and I can't imagine giving it up. I
quilt in a hoop--usually I'm lazy and baste with safety pins only--and work on
it in the living room on winter evenings.
I like to look at art quilts, but I have no desire to make one. My favorites
are traditional patterns, perhaps being treated in a non-traditional way. One
of the things that appeals to me about quilting is the feeling of connection to
those who have gone before you and will come after you. I like to think of
children and grandchildren yet to be born using the quilts I make. In any
case, to date I have only made bed quilts.
I have the quilters' addiction to fabric as well, naturally. I use all cotton
fabric (easier to quilt through) and almost always use prints or unbleached
muslin. I love scrap quilts, and keep my collection of quarter-yard cuts and
so forth in cardboard shoe racks/shelving units. Larger cuts I keep in larger
units. Works-in-progress I keep in plastic Rubbermaid containers. I haven't
yet solved the problem of where to keep VERY large amounts of fabric, such as
whole bolts of muslin. Of course, there's no such thing as too much fabric,
so I continue to add to my collection.
I am also a voracious reader of anything to do with quilts. I have far too
many quilt books, both picture books (I love the various state quilt project
books!) and how-to books. I read as many quilting magazines as I can find,
also, from those aimed at the beginner to those for more advanced quilters.
My collection of quilting books and magazines is threatening to overtake my
collection of fabric.
Well, this has gone on for longer than I'd intended, so I'll quit now and send
this out. I'm looking forward to exchanging information and conversation with
you!
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Hester Butler-Ehle DWBUTLER@MTUS5.BITNET -or- dwbutler@mtus5.cts.mtu.edu
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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: Re: Copyrighting a quilt pattern?
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1993 08:15:35 -0500
Re: ejp's question on copyrighting an orginal 3-d flower design
I'm not sure what your goal is in copyrighting the tulip pattern.
Do you want recognition for your original idea? Do you want to
stop others from using your idea? Do you want money if someone
else uses your idea?
If you just want recognition for your work I think writing an article
for QNM or other quilting magazine would be appropriate.
One of the things I love about quilting is the free exchange of
ideas so I'm not real excited about the thought of everyone running
out and copyrighting their original ideas before they share them.
---lisa
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Reply-To: "PAMELA J MITOVA" <PacBell.COM!mail.loc.gov!MITOVA>
From: "PAMELA J MITOVA" <boo!PacBell.COM!mail.loc.gov!MITOVA>
To: Multiple recipients of list <CORNELL.EDU!quilt>
Subject: QUILTS AS TABLE LINENS
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1993 08:45:30 -0500
More bounced mail
Has anyone ever seen or heard of quilts being used as table
linens, other than dining room tablecloths or placemats? I'm
thinking of table coverings in other parts of the house, like the
fine linens, laces and embroideries people used to use. Did
Victorian women ever put crazy quilt runners on their dressers?
I'm thinking that perhaps small quilts (or maybe miniature
quilts) to cover a night table or dresser would make good gifts
for people far away, or when it's not really practical to send a
whole quilt. Maybe I could exchange for some Bulgarian
embroideries!:) Pamela Mitova