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From: DorothyL
Date: 03-05-2006, 07:47 AM (1 of 12)
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Laura (Bridesmom), Thanks for the suggestion of using wooly nylon to serge finish the edges on my reversible jacket. It looks great!! I didn't even have to mess with the tension. I did make the stitch as wide as possible. This has me thinking of other interesting things to do with the serger. All I have to do now is put my pockets on the jacket and it is finished. I'll do that today. It took me a while to get going on this because my husband was hanging out around the house with nothing to do and was driving me nuts. If I can find a photo place to post a picture I will. I'm very pleased with the way this is turning out. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: plrlegal
Date: 03-05-2006, 10:14 PM (2 of 12)
Dorothy glad to hear your jacket is turning out so well. I'm also gald to hear that my dh is not the only one that drives his wife nuts hanging around the house without a project of his own to work on. I tried all last week to get 2 simple skirt patterns and a jacket cut out so I can start sewing on them and I finally got the pattern on the lining to one of them just tonight after we came home from church. If he bugs me all this week like he did last week, I'm going to shut him and the dog in the back yard together every evening.  Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
Member since: 05-19-2001 Total posts: 318 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 03-08-2006, 01:31 AM (3 of 12)
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After almost a week of not being able to sit and play on the forum I have been going stir crazy. Dorothy I'm glad you liked the wooly nylon, looking forward to seeing a picture. How about we all send our husbands over and lock them into Patsy's back yard with her Dh and the dog! I'm on day shift now, and you'd think the poor man had been grossly neglected. I can't get anything done without, where are you, what are you doing, aren't you done yet??? Course if we do that to poor Patsy, she is going to have to bring all her sewing stuff to our places and camp out with all those men in her back yard!!!
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: Magot
Date: 03-08-2006, 03:10 PM (4 of 12)
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sounds like a plan!
love and kisses, Jan
Guts-R-Us Cells a Speciality DNA to order. |
User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626 
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From: jenny-o
Date: 03-08-2006, 05:13 PM (5 of 12)
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Can we put kids out there too? Jen |
User: jenny-o
Member since: 08-28-2005 Total posts: 132 |
From: Magot
Date: 03-09-2006, 03:52 PM (6 of 12)
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'bless him, my hubby has just asked if i mind if he goes to a meeting 8:00 am to 2:30pm on Saturday (it's our day off) He hasn't worked out yet that a day to myself is Jubilee as far as I am concerned..... "No of course dear, will that be early breakfast then?" love and kisses, Jan
Guts-R-Us Cells a Speciality DNA to order. |
User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626
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From: plrlegal
Date: 03-09-2006, 06:17 PM (7 of 12)
Good plan ladies! Send all the men to Oklahoma City and we'll all meet somewhere and sew to our hearts' content. Speaking of which, my Tuesday night church quilt group has arranged a 2nd Saturday Sew-In with our church. Yeah!!! We can sew all day where the men can't bug us except by cell phone and then all we have to do is turn them off!  Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
Member since: 05-19-2001 Total posts: 318 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 03-10-2006, 11:08 AM (8 of 12)
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That sounds perfectly lovely Jan and Patsy. Sometimes it gets so frustrating, work and hubby's really get into the way of my sewing plans. I guess its a good thing though, otherwise I may become a hermit, sewing away day by day in the basement, almost brings to mind the mad professor idea, or Igor!
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: Magot
Date: 03-10-2006, 12:14 PM (9 of 12)
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strange to tell my Head of department (science) refers to me as her "tusty hunchback Igor" my own fault for have a poster indicating that I had attended the Bavarian College of Mad Scientists on my door. " Yeath , Misthreth, coming"(sound of foot being dragged along the floor.....) I plan on trying to get some more borders on the advent quilt that Joanne started us on soooo lonng agoooo.......that and a little tweak on the net on the wedding dress. love and kisses, Jan
Guts-R-Us Cells a Speciality DNA to order. |
User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626
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From: LadySloPokes
Date: 03-10-2006, 08:35 PM (10 of 12)
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It took me a while to get going on this because my husband was hanging out around the house with nothing to do and was driving me nuts. If I can find a photo place to post a picture I will. I'm very pleased with the way this is turning out. Dorothy Dorothy (also my dear Mom's name  ), go to www.photobucket.com and sign up for a free photo album account. I did it just for the purpose of being able to post pics just for SWN's forums. I think you'll like it.As for forlorn and lonely men walking around needing to be entertained...well, that's not usually my problem. My SO and I work different schedules-he's Mon-Fri with weekends off, I work weekends, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I do babysit my 15 month GS at least one day a week, and run my daughter around on errands on another day of the week, which leaves me ONE day to do housework, my own errands, and bowl. I'm finding myself getting pretty tired everynight, leaving very little energy and motivation to do any sewing. I would love to have a day free in which I can just zone out and sew... 
Cookie
LadySlo...yes am I, but hey, I'm gettin' there! Are you sure it's supposed to look like this?! Proud owner of Singer Quantum Decor 7322 & Singer Quantum Futura CE 200.. "A balanced diet is having chocolate in both hands!" |
User: LadySloPokes
Member since: 08-15-2005 Total posts: 198 
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From: bridesmom
Date: 03-11-2006, 12:13 AM (11 of 12)
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Well Jan, now I don't feel so bad as I still have my SIIL's Christmas present sitting on my cutting table, though I haven't really done much with it, but move it from one side of the table to the other!
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: Magot
Date: 03-11-2006, 02:08 AM (12 of 12)
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yeah, but that stops the dust from gathering Laura and makes you feel as tho you had at least contemplated getting the creative juices flowing!
love and kisses, Jan
Guts-R-Us Cells a Speciality DNA to order. |
User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626
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