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- From: Marina.Salume@corp.sun.com (Marina Salume)
- Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
- Subject: Re: quilting bee
- Date: 27 Jan 1993 17:40:55 -0500
- Organization: Cornell University
- Lines: 32
- Sender: daemon@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu
- Message-ID: <9301272243.AA09607@marny.Corp.Sun.COM>
-
- > How long does a quilting bee go? All day? I know
- >it is partly work, partly fun, and partly socializing and that sounds good.
- >
- >But what are good foods to serve and what are bad?
-
- If your friends have never quilted before, you may not get
- your whole top done in one day. Or even two. But you will
- all have fun, so who cares? You should have your quilt already
- in the frame when everyone arrives, and know how you want it
- quilted. If a design has to be marked on the top, do that first
- (unless it's one that you can mark as you go along). Have plenty
- of needles, thread, scissors and thimbles in different sizes for those
- who don't bring their own. Four to six people is about the most
- you can get around a frame at one time, some people need more elbow
- room than others.
-
- When I quilt alone, I like to listen to books on tape. But with a
- group, some soft music in the background won't compete with talking.
-
- As far as food, the best fun is a potluck. But you can serve anything
- you like, keeping in mind that greasy finger foods will mean that
- everyone has to wash their hands before they go back to quilting.
- Plenty of tea and coffee of course.
-
- Non-quilters may tire of quilting very fast, it can be hard on the
- fingers. They might be happy to sit and chat and thread needles for
- others tho. Or perhaps you can encourage them to bring along other
- stitchery projects they might want to work on.
-
- It sounds like fun! Be sure to let us know how it goes.
-
- --marina
-