I used some of my scraps to make this quilt. I love making scrappy quilts cus there are no rules. I dont have to follow a pattern, or worry that the seams line up correctly. I can use what ever i have to create something wonderful for someone else.
1. Always buy fabric no matter how much you already have 2. Sew All Day and All Night absolutely no cooking allowed 3. Use a lot of spit for tiny droplets of blood, this always makes the quilt personal 4. Always start a new quilt before the last one is finished, this requires you to go back to step # 1
Fabric Hoarders Beware ! A recent study has indicated that fabric gives off certain Pheromones, that actually hypnotize women and cause them to purchase ungodly amounts.
When stored in large quantities in enclosed spaces, the Pheromones (in the fabric) cause memory loss and induce the nesting syndrome ( similar to the ones squirrels have before the onset of winter, i.e. storing food) therefore perpetuating their species, and not having a population loss due to their kind being cut up into pieces and mixed with others. Sound tests have also revealed that these fabrics emit a very high-pitched sound, heard only by a select few of breed of women known as customers.
When played backwards on an LP, the sounds are heard as chants "Buy me" "Cut me" "Sew me"! In order to overcome the so-called feeding frenzy effect that these fabrics cause, one must wear a face mask when entering a storage facility and use ear plugs to avoid being pulled into their grip. (One must laugh however, at the sight of customers in a fabric store, with WW2 army gas masks and headphones !)
Studies have also indicated that aliens have inhabited the earth, helping to spread the effect that these fabrics have on the human population. They are called fabric store clerks. It's also been my experience that these same Pheromones cause a pathological need to secret these fabric purchases away when taken home (or at least blend them into the existing stash) and when asked by a significant other if the fabric is new, the reply is "I've had it for a while"
(Originally published in August 1997 in the Western North Carolina Quilters Guild Newsletter) Written by Kathy (Smith) Harris, Tuscon AZ
You Know you are a Quilter If........ There's more Fabric in the House than Food "Fat Quarters" are not the heaviest part of your body Your ironing board is always set up but you never iron clothes You think of your job as an interruption of your quilting time You pet Fabric People are always picking threads off you You can measure a scant 1/4 by eye "Featherweight" Doesn't mean Boxer Your "UFO's" are not from outer space You clean up your sewing room & they think you are leaving
I was laughing so hard at all of these. I couldnt figure out if you were writing it on your own or if it was a copy n paste. when i saw fat quarter i knew you found it someplace. I have to print this out and hang it on my wall to keep me laughing while I sew. many people just dont realise the humer that sewers have in them.
I think that's gorgeous - and you're right - it works just fine....
ReplyDeleteI really like the look of the pattern can you tell me how you cut it and put it together?
ReplyDeleteI really like all the colors - wow!
ReplyDeleteooooooo....ahhhhhhh.....What lovely bright colors! It looks so girly! Perfect for a teenager!
ReplyDeleteRules for Quilting
ReplyDelete1. Always buy fabric no matter how much you
already have
2. Sew All Day and All Night absolutely no
cooking allowed
3. Use a lot of spit for tiny droplets of blood, this
always makes the quilt personal
4. Always start a new quilt before the last one is
finished, this requires you to go back to step # 1
Fabric Hoarders Beware !
ReplyDeleteA recent study has indicated that fabric gives off certain Pheromones, that
actually hypnotize women and cause them to purchase ungodly amounts.
When stored in large quantities in enclosed spaces, the Pheromones (in the fabric)
cause memory loss and induce the nesting syndrome ( similar to the ones
squirrels have before the onset of winter, i.e. storing food) therefore perpetuating their
species, and not having a population loss due to their kind being cut up into pieces and
mixed with others. Sound tests have also revealed that these fabrics emit a very
high-pitched sound, heard only by a select few of breed of women known as
customers.
When played backwards on an LP, the sounds are heard as chants "Buy me" "Cut
me" "Sew me"! In order to overcome the so-called feeding frenzy effect that these
fabrics cause, one must wear a face mask when entering a storage facility and use ear
plugs to avoid being pulled into their grip. (One must laugh however, at the sight of
customers in a fabric store, with WW2 army gas masks and headphones !)
Studies have also indicated that aliens have inhabited the earth, helping to spread
the effect that these fabrics have on the human population. They are called fabric
store clerks. It's also been my experience that these same Pheromones cause a
pathological need to secret these fabric purchases away when taken home (or at least
blend them into the existing stash) and when asked by a significant other if the fabric is
new, the reply is "I've had it for a while"
(Originally published in August 1997 in the Western North Carolina Quilters Guild
Newsletter) Written by Kathy (Smith) Harris, Tuscon AZ
oooo la la...I love the bottm! LOve color! Pink is so me!
ReplyDeleteYou Know you are a Quilter If........
ReplyDeleteThere's more Fabric in the House than Food
"Fat Quarters" are not the heaviest part of your body
Your ironing board is always set up but you never iron clothes
You think of your job as an interruption of your quilting time
You pet Fabric
People are always picking threads off you
You can measure a scant 1/4 by eye
"Featherweight" Doesn't mean Boxer
Your "UFO's" are not from outer space
You clean up your sewing room & they think you are leaving
i will send you a personal message and tell you haoe to do it the right way. this is from my mistake. it really is pretty simple.
ReplyDeleteI was laughing so hard at all of these. I couldnt figure out if you were writing it on your own or if it was a copy n paste. when i saw fat quarter i knew you found it someplace. I have to print this out and hang it on my wall to keep me laughing while I sew. many people just dont realise the humer that sewers have in them.
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