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Murphy’s Laws for Quilters

  • On any given day the number of employees in a quilt shop is inversely proportional to the number of customers needing quick attention.
  • Every quilt will take twice as long as you expect and be ½ as beautiful (we are never satisfied).
  • There are only 2 kinds of masking tape: that which won’t stay on and that which won’t come off.
  • In cutting an intricate multi-piece block, your ruler will slip on the last side of the last patch.
  • When there is no time to do something right, there will always be time to do it over.
  • The value of any piece of fabric is directly proportional to the speed and ease with which you will ruin it.
  • In any mail-order shipment the item you need the most will be back-ordered.
  • The pattern in a special fabric will never repeat when or where you want it to.
  • Accidental destruction of a fabric will only occur to an expensive imported cotton, never to muslin bought at 50% off.
  • Fabric dyes will never run until the quilt has been completed.
  • A block with flawlessly straight sides, precision corners and perfect color placement will always be the wrong size.
  • A quilt that has to be completed for a birthday in two months will take two years to finish.  And its corollary:  A quilt that has no due date will take only two months to complete..
  • When you finally have your sewing space in the empty bedroom exactly the way you want it your son will move back home.
  • You will find the perfect fabric for your quilt only after it has been discontinued by the manufacturer.
  • A quilt judge will give you a bad critique only when the area is full of other people..
  • That same quilt judge will give praise only when no one else is around.
  • The busier you are on any given day the greater the number of quilting inspirations you will want to try.
  • Your quilting thread will break at the needle only when the last stitch has been taken in the line .
  • If a novice quilter decides to watch you use your rotary cutter, you will always ruin the fabric and cut yourself.
  • Your bobbin thread will only run out in the middle of a long line of stitching.
  • That perfect striped fabric you want to use in your sashing has been printed off-grain.
  • The top must be completed and basted to the backing before you notice the one block that has a mistake in it.
  • The quilt-marking pencil that you tested on every fabric before you marked your quilt top won’t disappear after you have completed the quilt.
  • You finally get a great idea for your Guild’s challenge one week before the quilts are due.
  • No matter how much fabric you have bought, you are not going to have enough for the quilt you want to make.
  • Posted by granny on Aug 24th 2010 | Filed in Fun Stuff | Comments (0)

    Helpful Information: Aluminum foil box

    I learned this lil tidbit from a friend and thought I’d pass it on.   Nope, I didn’t know it.  How many times has the roll popped out at the wrong time?

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    Was this something we were supposed to learn from our Mom’s???

    I can’t believe it’s been there all this time.
        
    I  had to go into the kitchen and check this out for  myself. Whoever looks at the end of your aluminum foil box? 
    You know when you try to pull some foil out and  the roll comes out of the box. Then you have to  put the roll back in the box and start over. The darn roll always comes out at the wrong  time.

    Well, I would like to share this with you.

    Yesterday I went to throw out an empty Reynolds foil box and for some reason I turned it, and looked at the end of the box. And written on the end it said, Press here to lock end. Right  there on the end of the box is a tab to lock the roll in place. How long has this little locking  tab been there?

    I then looked at a generic brand of aluminum foil and it had one, too. I then  looked at a box of Saran wrap and it had one too!  I can’t count the number of times the Saran wrap roll has jumped out, when I was trying  to cover something up. I’m sharing this with my friends.

    I hope I’m not the only person that didn’t know about this.
     
    I know you’re going to go and check your boxes, so go ahead!

    Posted by granny on Aug 17th 2010 | Filed in Fun Stuff | Comments (2)

    Barn Painting Update!

    After writing a blog about Barn Quilts in Mission Point my neighbor brought me a newspaper article  about barn end quilts from our local newspaper.

    The article talked about two sisters who paint barns called Gable End Barn Quilts and you can read about it here:   Barn quilts color the countryside .  I emailed them to see if these were their barn paintings and they replied no and all their barns are in West Michigan. You can find them around these cities:  Byron Center, Zeeland, Hudsonville, Hamilton, etc.

    Look at the barn these sisters paint – wow!!!

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    Visit there web site here: Gable End Barn Quilts  to see what fun these sisters have created!

    Next time my husband and I go for a ride we’re going to head that way we’ll head to those towns to search for more barns and take pictures.  I love scavenger hunts!

    Posted by granny on Jul 17th 2010 | Filed in Fun Stuff | Comments (1)

    Barn Quilt Paintings!

    My husband and I went for a ride up north last week to Old Mission Peninsula  in Traverse County MI. 

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     On our way out to the point we drove along the south side and I saw a painted barn with a quilt block on it.  I have read about these in other states and how you can drive a route to see all of them.  I didn’t think to much about this until I saw another one!  I had no idea that there were painted barns in Michigan and never thought about taking any pictures.

    We got to end of the peninsula,  played in the water, which is very erry, shallow and warm!  DSCN0752

    When we left, we took a different way back:  M37 and saw another barn!

    This time I finally got smart and asked my husband  to pull over so I could take a picture.  

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    And…. there were more!!!

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     I don’t know how many barns are up there and if any one knows let me know so we can do a map of them for all us quilters to find!

    Posted by granny on Jul 15th 2010 | Filed in Fun Stuff | Comments (4)

    1 Million Pillowcase Challenge Update

     We are participating in the One Million Pillowcase Challenge. Make a pillowcase, made a difference. Join quilters from around the nation today by making a pillowcase and odonating it to charity. Click here to learn more.

     Pillowcases donated update:  77,949

    Thank you for returning your pillowcases to me so I can donate them to “Everywomans Place” in Muskegon Mi.

    Pillowcases donated update by Abbi Mays: 47

    Purchase your kits here for $4.50: Pillowcase

    Use our included pattern to make a precut easy to sew pillowcase. 
    Or, click here  American Patchwork and Quilting: Free Pillowcase Patterns

     

    Posted by granny on May 16th 2010 | Filed in Fun Stuff, Projects | Comments (0)

    Million Pillowcase update

    One Million Pillowcase Challenge – March Update

    Abbi Mays has collected 45! Thank you!

    American & Patchwork has collected almost to 45,000 pillowcases entered into our counter! 
     
    Thank you to all you are doing to help us reach our goal.
    Here is a link to some new free pillowcase patterns: Patterns

     

     

    Posted by granny on Mar 31st 2010 | Filed in Fun Stuff | Comments (0)

    West Michigan Whitecaps new menu?

    If you’re from West Michigan do you  remember the Fifth Third West Michigan Whitecaps  burger monstrosity sold last year?  The ‘Caps are at it again, asking fans to vote on what they should add to their menu.

    The list includes some pretty, er, strange stuff. Some would be popular around these parts, like chocolate covered bacon. Well, maybe and don’t forget the milk!

    Voting has begun at the Whitecaps’ website, and the winner will be announced in March. But first you want to know what you’re voting, on right?

    1. Chicken and Waffles – Why did the chicken cross the road? To lie down on a bed of waffles, get smothered in gravy and get eaten by you, of course!

    2. Chili Mac Tacos – Think comfort food that took a trip to Mexico. Creamy mac and cheese is smothered in chili then loaded into a hard taco shell to create a taste experience that won’t soon be forgotten.

    3. Chocolate Covered Bacon – This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home and this little piggy dunked itself in chocolate to become a delicious treat for Whitecaps fans!

    4. Corn Dog o’ Plenty – If the Idaho Christmas Tree isn’t enough corndog for you then try the Corn Dog o’ Plenty. A full half-pound, footlong frank that is battered and deep fried to make one gigantic corn dog.

    5. Cudighi Yooper Sandwich – If you don’t know what this one is then you haven’t been to the Upper Peninsula. Cudighi is a spicy sausage found throughout the U.P. and we might bring it down to West Michigan. A sausage patty, smothered in cheese, pizza sauce, peppers and onions could grace the concession stands of Fifth Third Ballpark.

    6. Declaration of Indigestion – When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to disband from the tyranny of healthy eating, they should consume the Declaration of Indigestion. You see, all sandwiches are not created equal as this half-pound, footlong hot dog is covered in a philly cheese steak (steak, cheese, peppers and onions) and served on a gigantic sub roll. It is certainly your unalienable right to consume one of these in the pursuit of happiness.

    7. Idaho Christmas Tree – Why waste your time eating all of your favorite items separately? This is a batter-dipped hot dog rolled in french fries and deep fried to create the perfect limbed link on stick.

    8. Poutin – A real treat from North of the border. The French Canadians have done it again, and this time with gravy. Fries, fried cheese curds and gravy make up this delectable side dish. Tres bien!

    9. The Pink Panther – Not sure if this guy is named after the famous detective or the insulation, but either way it’s delicious. Take a hot dog bun, slather it in icing and fill it with pink cotton candy. Maybe drizzle some root beer syrup over the top for good measure. It’s the dessert dog you’ll have to try this summer!

    10. Twinkie Cheese Dog – This dog can survive any disaster and it might cause a few of its own. Simple – a hot dog laid in a Twinkie covered in cheese. Yum

    Posted by granny on Feb 23rd 2010 | Filed in Fun Stuff | Comments (0)

    We all need a little spring today!

    This only takes a second and it feels so good!

    I think we all need a little spring today!

    I’m sending you some Spring!!!!

    Click on the snowman. You will get a black page.
    Click your mouse anywhere (& everywhere) on the page & see what happens!
    Better yet, click (hold down) & drag your mouse over the black page…
    Enjoy!!

     

     

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    Posted by granny on Feb 15th 2010 | Filed in Fun Stuff | Comments (0)

    New Blog: Quilted Kitchen

    Quilts designed from the colors of your kitchen!

    This new blog by Tammy H. (BOM QUILTS) is going to make you hungry!

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    You’ll love the recipe and table runner!

    Does this make you hungry or what! Nice job Tammy!!!
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    Posted by granny on Jan 30th 2010 | Filed in Fun Stuff, Projects, Recipes | Comments (1)

    Fun….

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    THIS IS INCREDIBLE…. Read all the Numbers…
    Slowly and in Order!!  
    Be Careful not to MISS ANY  

     
    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10    
    11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19    
    20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27    
    28   29   30   

     

     

     

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    NEXT TIME  I WILL BLOG YOU THE ABC’s.  
    It is so easy to amuse some people!!!!

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    Posted by granny on Dec 13th 2009 | Filed in Fun Stuff | Comments (0)

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