Linda G. Craig Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 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 :P:P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 You just described me, and that is the truth my fellow quilter. Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltingjoyful51 Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 I agree, the threads seem to travel every where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anita Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Me to a tea, except I never know if they're picking off thread or dog hair! lol... Anita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 yep! that's me too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starrynight Quilter Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Got me down to a T as well...how did you know?LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Yes my hubby was complaining earlier that we are invaded by thread after finding a slither in his dinner !!!!! oh well !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 You know you are a LONGARMER if......:P Your thread stash is bigger than your fabric stash. You not only may have met Karen McTavish, but you know HOW to McTavish. Your non-quilty friends gasp when they meet your longarm.( They thought you had a tiny, crafty home business to keep you out of trouble, not a giant sewing machine that earns money!) You talk a language that includes "tension", "friendly", and "pita" which have no relation to the standard definitions of those words. You have made friends with an army of other quilters who care and share. That, of course, is the best part of it all! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Anderson Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Anyone want to guess why my business name is "Thread Trails"???LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 When I was a hand quilter, a long time ago, I would still have my thimble on when I went to the store. Got many funny looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltinginthecountry Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Linda, Very funny and so true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilt Happy Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 We just had a quilt show (with an outside judge) in Floyd, VA and some of the members who had never gotten a ribbon, ever, won. The winners said at the following guild meeting that they "never felt that they were real quilters until they had won these ribbons". Does it bother anyone else that here are two long time quilt makers, quilting over 20 years, that had to win a ribbon to feel like they were quilters? It is thrilling to get ribbons, but sometimes I wonder whether all the quilt shows and magazines sometimes make ordinary women who make quilts feel less than "real quilters". I never felt that with knitting or weaving or spinning. Am I imagining this? How did a homey craft get to be like this? I know shows promote quilting which is great for long armers, but I guess there is a down side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o2b Quilting Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 To both Lindas Thank you for sharing.:P So many of each of your lines describes me and many friends. My husband says "it must be an illness as it seems to get in you ladies' blood!" I keep reminding him that I know several men who are wonderful piecers and couple who are fantastic longarmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Both Lindas....yep that describes me to a t"....I have also forgotten and worn my thimble "out of the house" too.. one more to add, you worry more about getting blood stains on the quilt than the pin you just had to pull out of your finger or hand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 My dearest Linda's and all---yes us boys ,( a chosen few!), also have been enlightened to this form of delightful tedium that I hope will never cease. The wonderful family atmosphere only found here, with the sharing and caring that one grows to love! --Grasshopper & Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Love this thread...it speaks my language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelleywa Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 That is so true, piecing and longarming! I was once in my doctor's surgery and kept wondering why this lady was staring at me. Then I realised that I was still 'wearing' my clip on scissors complete with rose decoration on the front of my blouse! I just don't think about them being there! Shelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Linda, Awesome new avatar!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 I can only add one more line to this and that is wearing your Scissor Leash to the grocery store or to the neighbors or to the Post office. Like we are now the scissor police too. Oh, did I say that I did that? the answer is Yes to all off the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnice Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Yes you are describing a lot of us to the "T" . Oops, that was not the tea bag string in my cup....:P Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestieMom Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Linda and Linda, Thank you for sharing this...it made me smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Wonderful - love this!!! How silly ....... :cool::cool::cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Picture this, a big ugly red haired, freckle faced 6'2" guy with a tough looking jean jacket on that's embroidered Country Quilts N Crafts in big red letters across the back! Yes with thread hanging on various locations I couldn't reach or see. His tape measure hanging from his belt, fabric pens in pocket, and lurking in the fabric isle of the local quilt store with a quilt in hand checking for matching fabric for binding it. I do get a lot of stares but I enjoy it-- Ha ha ! The other twist is my farmer friends showing up to see if I can weld, fix, adjust, design and or build something for them, find a part, or just figure out whats wrong with their equipment and I tell them to come in I just have to finish the row I'm on first-- More Stares--LOL I LOVE IT!! Dave B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 I can add one to this list. You know people who don't quilt but you really don't want to hang around with them for long because you only want to talk about quilting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebFigved Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Dave, You continue to keep me amused. Very vivid description! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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