--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: E3500018 Date: 03/04/97 From: NANCY BIRD Time: 8:11 am \/To: WENDY BUCHANAN (Read 0 times) Subj: LadyBear is back! (Shhh) Wendy Buchanan was yacking away to All over the back fence, and this s what I heard! wb> Well it's been 4 months and have I missed all of you! I'm wb> home alone here during the weekdays since Tom got a job wb> (contract programmer at the same place he's been laid off And welcome back! Congrats on the income, too! It's always a relief to finally get a source of income, isn't it? Nancy * TagGen: Stress Relief Tip # 27: Write a short story, using alphabet soup. nab01@gnofn.org nancy.bird@internetMCI.com http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3720/nancy.html --- DLG Pro v1.16g1 * Origin: Bayou Self BBS, Chalmette, LA Team Amiga! (1:396/88) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: E3500019 Date: 03/04/97 From: KATHY OGANEZOV Time: 01:34am \/To: WENDY BUCHANAN (Read 0 times) Subj: Hehehe! Oh, there you are! It's so nice to "see" you again!!! :) WB> KO> things I promised to send out 2 weeks ago! :} - Kathy WB>::GIGGLE!:: And what will you do for those who turned a deep WB>shade of blue from standing by the mailbox holding their breath WB>waiting for those things? Send 'em oxygen? Or is it too late? ;> Naw, ya'll ought to know by now that, if I give a date for mailing stuff, it will never make it - dunno why... "schtuff" happens. WB>So, you're making a baptism dress? How neat! I've never tried WB>one of those. Is it very hard? How are you making it? I've made one before - for Elmo's big sister. All the boys had their own "boy" baptism outfits - DH wouldn't go for a baptism dress on any of his sons! This one is just a simple pattern from Butterick: requisite extra-long skirt gathered to a yoke. I embellished & changed everything, OC, but it looks pretty much like it should. For the skirt I used some eyelet with a scalloped edge embroidered with roses: cut the scalloped part off & used it as a band at the bottom of the skirt & added lace to the bottom edge. If I'd been thinking, I would have cut the dress & the band as one piece, since it all came from the same piece of fabric anyway! I used a sheer knit with a crystal-like sparkle to it for the yoke & the bonnet brim. The sleeves of the dress are made of the same lace used in the bonnet & the whole outfit is trimmed with yards & yards of ruffled lace. (Can you tell I have 4 boys? I tend to go crazy when sewing girl stuff! :) All I have left to do is buttons & buttonholes (as soon as I figure out how to use the buttonhole attachment on my new machine) & add the ribbon on the bonnet. And the baptism is still a week off! No last-minute stitching on this one! :) I did do some of that last-minute stuff today, though. Irene has needed a new swimming suit for quite some time, but I just don't like any I've seen - too revealing for a little girl to wear. Sunday night I started cutting apart one of her old suits to make into a new one. I added a little here & lengthened it there, got it all cut out & sewn together last night & then tried it on her this a.m. It fit! I spent the afternoon furiously sewing the elastic in - Elmo stayed awake longer than I expected & it was a race to finish the elastic before Irene had to wear the suit to swim class this afternoon! I do have to go back & shorten the elastic in the back of the suit - it's a bit saggy, but I did get the thing finished so she could wear it. Irene must have told a couple of her little friends that her mom made her suit - one of the girls asked me how I could make something like that in one night. If she only knew! ;> Now I want to know: since I made that suit especially to fit this child, why does she keep pulling it down from her rear end? I know the suit is plenty long enough - must be an old habit... :) - Kathy ... * SLMR 2.1a * God gives us his love; *someone* to love he lends us. --- MsgToss 2.0d(best) 02/21/93 * Origin: JW-PC DataFlex.OS2 (608)274-9785 Team OS/2 (1:121/8) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: E3500020 Date: 03/04/97 From: KATHY OGANEZOV Time: 01:34am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Mqbe Rules MINI-QUILT BLOCK EXCHANGE DRAWING NEW WINNERS 1. WINNER'S name is drawn. WINNER has one week to select & post the pattern, color(s) & block size of her choice (finished size up to 6".) She is allowed one pattern square & (if she desires) one other request, EX: a solid piece of a complimentary color to help complete her project. 2. If the pattern is not one that can be drawn on the computer, she must snail-mail each participant a copy of the pattern. This should be done the first week (or as new participants request.) 3. Participants have the remaining 3 weeks to make the block & get it mailed to the winner so that she receives it in a timely fashion (before the drawing deadline.) 4. Two days before the end of the month the winner will draw a name from the list of participants from whom she has received blocks & will post the new winner so that ALL receive the name of the new winner by the first of the following month (barring any black holes that may develop!) If, for some reason, you cannot fulfill your committment, PLEASE notify the WINNER. If there are problems with FIDO, every effort will be made to compensate for msgs not received, etc. BLOCK SPECIFICATIONS 1. To ensure that blocks are uniform in size, all seam allowances will be 1/4" & all measurements posted will include the seam allowance. For instance, if you have selected a 9-patch block & want each square in the block to measure 1", in your directions you would say that these squares should be cut to a 1-1/2" size. Most patterns give the measure- ments this way. Posting the block instructions this way will crete less confusion, especially for anyone just getting into making pieced blocks. 2. Fabrics used should be pre-washed 100% cotton. 3. Blocks may hand- or machine-sewn, whichever you prefer. 4. The WINNER has the choice of asking participants to sign their blocks. Since it is sometimes difficult to sign a very small piece, the WINNER may choose to have particpants sign a separate piece of fabric or a card to be included when the block is mailed. 5. In addition to the mini-quilt block & the winner's one other request, participants must send the winner one foundation paper block, any pattern - a little extra goodie that will help us all increase our library of quilt block patterns! If you don't have access to paper foundations - that's okay, just skip this part. There are plenty of mini-quilt block books & magazines from which you could send a photcopy or even draft a design of your own! 6. This exchange is designed to be a learning experience. Since we'll all be making the same pattern (most of the time!), feel free to ask advice from the WINNER who posted the pattern or any other MQBE participant. This is supposed to be fun, not frustrating! :) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 1. Participation in the MQBE is open to any CRAFTING echo member. Participation is on a month-to-month basis (unless you're a previous winner.) Please notify the current winner that you intend to send her a block & also when the block is IN THE MAIL. 2. WINNERS will commit to participation in the next 3 months' exchanges, ensuring a nice number of blocks for subsequent winners. 3. WINNER will become eligible to be entered in drawings six months after winning - unless she requests that she not be included in future drawings. If you win in January, you will be eligible for drawings again in **July**; win in February, eligible in **Aug.**, etc.... 4. WINNER will post a copy of the participant log to the exchange coordinator when necessary. MOST IMPORTANTLY: HAVE FUN! ... * SLMR 2.1a * HOME: Clean enough for healthy; dirty enough for happy! --- MsgToss 2.0d(best) 02/21/93 * Origin: JW-PC DataFlex.OS2 (608)274-9785 Team OS/2 (1:121/8) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: E3500021 Date: 03/04/97 From: VALERIE MURPHY Time: 03:34am \/To: WENDY APGAR (Read 0 times) Subj: Chatting Hi Wendy, WA I'm to the point where I don't think the antibiotics WA are working. The infection in my toe which had gone away WA looks like it's back. Besides, I simply have no more WA money for meds. It is gone and I am way behind! So the WA doctors will have to do something different. I'm sorry to hear that the infection isn't getting much better. WA I'll look into it. As soon as I have some money I plan WA on going to the health food store. I'm sure they would WA have them. Thank you for the advice. (Especially since WA I have a yeast infection now!) Of course! Darn antibiotics. What I got from them has been really awful. I can't get my life back to normal. WA I take enough med's to help me manage my health that I WA am extremely thankful for the help they give me. WA (At least when they work.) I know what you mean. I have meds that I don't ever want to stop taking because it's improved the quality of my life as well as my health, but I'm really afraid of medication so it's always a hassle to get me to take a new one. I think the acidophillis makes sense though ( and I don't take any vitamins or any over the counter stuff so that saying allot for me) because the antbiotics kill off the good antibodies and the acidophillis is the good antibodies. A VM> It's so frustrating to be housebound because of illness when there is WA VM> so much to do. Thank God for my card making. I don't know what I woul WA VM> do if I didn't have my craft to keep me intersted in life. I've been housebound most of my life and now that I have all these things I want to do I'll be darned if I'm going to let some stupid antibiotic ruin whats left of my life! ttyl....VAl --- JABBER v1.2 * Origin: Pacific Online Services ISP/BBS (707.588.0250) www.pon.net (1:2002/2002) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: E3500022 Date: 03/04/97 From: VALERIE MURPHY Time: 03:34am \/To: SUSAN BARRINGTON (Read 0 times) Subj: Iron on Transfers Hi Susan, My sister-in-law makes Tiffany Eggs. She told me that if you Mod Podge a picture onto an egg you can peal the picture off and the image will remain on the egg. I can't remember if she said to let it dry first. Maybe someone else has heard of this trick. --- JABBER v1.2 DON'T LET YOUR FEARS STAND IN THE WAY OF YOUR DREAMS!! * Origin: Pacific Online Services ISP/BBS (707.588.0250) www.pon.net (1:2002/2002) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: E3500023 Date: 03/04/97 From: JO ANNE FAERBER Time: 07:40am \/To: WENDY BUCHANAN (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: LadyBear is back! Hi Friend, WB> Well it's been 4 months and have I missed all of you! I'm WB> home alone here during the weekdays since Tom got a job WB> (contract programmer at the same place he's been laid off WB> from for almost 5 years!) and has been back working for 2 WB> weeks now. I'm so happy for you. I was just thinking about you and wondering how you guys were doing. Been working on anything interesting lately? I finished a couple of bookmarks over the weekend and now back to the PM baby and wedding samplers. WB> It's great to be back and I see some interesting messages. WB> I am going to try to get my sysop to get Sew & Quilt for me WB> as well as this echo. He's offered to get me whatever I WB> want, so I also am going to ask for a million bucks in cash WB> or gift certificates for Hobby Lobby!!! hehehe! ME TOO!! I just love gift certificates and cold hard cash to spend. John gave me some money for valentines day. I went to a creative memories class and knew I was going to spend some money. What a sweetie!! Glad you are back and hope you are feeling ok. Happy Stitching. Jo Anne ... Cross-Stitching forever, Housework whenever!!! --- Blue Wave v2.12 [NR] * Origin: * MacSavvy OS/2 BBS * Dallas, Texas * 972-250-4479 * (1:124/1208) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: E3500024 Date: 03/03/97 From: BECKY ZEC Time: 10:43pm \/To: DENNIS MOTT (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Bookmarks -> BZ> works just before Valentine's and they sold fairly quickly. -> Selling BZ> bookmarks gives me enough crochet money to buy more -> thread at least BZ> and pay for postage to send things off. -> -> Sell them? I never thought of doing that actually. That was just about my reaction to my husband when he suggested it! :) But he took them into work and they've done fairly well. -> I have been told by several they could sell all the doily's I can -> make, but haven't found a 'quick' pattern. They all take alot more -> time than what they would be worth to make. I've sold one doily to a lady that works with my husband, she's ordered another and another lady requested one as well. They do take more time that what I'm getting for them but then I look at it this way too.....I would be sitting there crocheting anyway so why not reimburse myself for the cost of materials and making a few extra $$ in the bargain. -> I do have a Annies Attic pattern for High Top Tennies that are realy -> quick and easy to make and have been told they could sell for $6-$8 -> !! With only about 1.5 hours to make a pair I could do those!! You won't lose anything by making a pair or two and seeing if anyone wants to buy them. If they don't sell you can always use them as gifts or something. Recently I bought the plastic easter eggs that you can fill with little candies, etc, and I'm using patterns in a Crochet Fantasy magazine from last Spring to crochet covers for them. I make them in two different sizes from four different patterns and they are turning out pretty. I've already got someone from husband's work interested in them sight unseen. -> cellophane wrapping and priced at $00.65 ! for 600 yards! Several -> cones of that in the box! I keep a look out for things like that at -> the yard sales and estate sales we go to in the summer up here. That's how you can increase the profit margin if you do sell stuff...get the materials as cheaply as you can. -> I was going to modify the butterfly one to make 'Shamrocks' in -> green for St.Paddy's day. That's a good idea! That pattern would probably lend itself to Shamrock translation without too much difficulty. Hope it works!! Becky --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 5 * Origin: Hare Mail BBS/Cleveland,OH/Galahad Software (1:157/422) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: E3500025 Date: 03/04/97 From: TERESA HERMAN Time: 08:47pm \/To: WENDY BUCHANAN (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: polar fleece Hi Wendy: I picked up a book and looked at it yesterday that showed this pattern, and about 20 other patterns. Couldn't justify the price this week, as I had to pay my Visa for charges on it during the Creative Festival in town during the end of January/first of February. Spent too much, but thouroughly enjoyed t. I think that I will end putting this book on my list of books to consider in the future. Teresa ... I like the 486 tower. Does it come in red? --- JMail-G 2.80d * Origin: The Silver Hammer * Aurora, Co. USA * (303)766-80(FIDONET 1:104/518) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: E3500026 Date: 03/04/97 From: TERESA HERMAN Time: 08:57pm \/To: NANCY BIRD (Read 0 times) Subj: QBE Hi Nancy: NB> Now, does anyone remember who won last June, and if so, what they NB> requested? Well, I think it may have been me. I won both this one and the S&Q one the same month, and I believe I won over there in June. On the crafting echo I wanted a Milky Way block. It looks like I requested 10.5" unfinished size, in red, blue, green, or yellow. I have one of those blocks left that I haven't sewn into anything yet. It wasn't signed or dated, so I can't be 100% sure as to it being me, but I am 95% sure. Hope this helps you. I remember making a block for Bettie West, but I can't remember what it was. I am sorry. Is it possible that she isn't seeing your messages? Do you want me to try to ask her? I see her messages. Teresa ... 80486 100Mhz. Don't you smell something burning? --- JMail-G 2.80d * Origin: The Silver Hammer * Aurora, Co. USA * (303)766-80(FIDONET 1:104/518) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: E3500027 Date: 03/04/97 From: WENDY BUCHANAN Time: 09:39pm \/To: BEVERLY COHEN (Read 0 times) Subj: It's going around... Hi Beverly! -=> Quoting Beverly Cohen to Wanda Guin <=- BC> Hope you are feeling a lot better by now. We've had the creeping BC> crud going through our family. I know how you feel. I guess we got good flu shots, we've not had any virus type things at all. (I have no real wood to knock on at the moment, just this fake stuff! hehehe!) I have had a bladder infection though, that's lasted and lasted. Makes it really hard to sit and even stitch or crochet anything because I've been constantly jumping up and down to go to the bathroom. Maybe I ought to just sit in there during the day when Tom's at work, and do my crafts in there? I'd have to have the ottoman in there, though, to put my feet up. Can't you just see that? Sitting on the "throne" like the queen of Sheba, with my feet on an ottoman, stitching on plastic canvas or crocheting? Oh dear, I've been off Fido tooooo long! LadyBear Hugs, Wendy ... FIDO: Frequently Intermittent Dog Offerings ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 2 * Origin: Peyote Bud's - Dewey, OK - v34+ - 1.918.534.2124 (1:3815/123)