tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33510674.post8149488698981269415..comments2023-04-18T05:21:16.934-04:00Comments on Live in it then! : Even I have some standards.Nostalgic for the Pleistocenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04369449719832190810noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33510674.post-30492532637537248442011-10-29T18:26:38.409-04:002011-10-29T18:26:38.409-04:00My Mother-in-Law quilted all her life. *Hand-quilt...My Mother-in-Law quilted all her life. *Hand-quilted*. Thousands of teeny, tiny, hand stitches. Every baby got a baby quilt. Every wedding got a wedding quilt. She made tote bags, pot holders, makeup cases, place mats, and gave them all away. She only stopped when her vision wouldn't allow her to see the tiny stitches anymore. I am in sheer awe of her.ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33510674.post-59550598363557955292011-10-26T12:29:29.110-04:002011-10-26T12:29:29.110-04:00Ditch the yarn. Learn to quilt!Ditch the yarn. Learn to quilt!Dannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304572506298209357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33510674.post-31506449609625901922011-10-26T07:19:40.069-04:002011-10-26T07:19:40.069-04:00This is where that magic formula thing comes into ...This is where that magic formula thing comes into play for us:<br /><br />"if a guy's woodwork or metalwork or whatever is lopsided, out of proportion, painted sloppily, or otherwise stupid-looking, nobody says, "Oh who cares, it's so cute, you made it with lu-u-uv!"?"<br /><br />The magic begins with a big hammer, or whatever tool is handy at the moment of discovery.<br /><br />The magic ends when the mess disappears in a pile of rubble with low a grunt of satisfaction or something more appropriate to the level of failure.<br /><br />I'm just saying.southernyankeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745308768638376460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33510674.post-52149605815710878052011-10-25T22:25:44.251-04:002011-10-25T22:25:44.251-04:00Oh, I needed this laugh! I could certainly use a f...Oh, I needed this laugh! I could certainly use a few of those labels myself!Christy Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13192519166354022489noreply@blogger.com