Maurene
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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A few years ago when I was knitting at a bus stop a lovely old man with a big Hungarian accent came up to me and said "Busy hands keep the devil away"! I thought that was so nice!
Thanks for your post, take care,
Maurene[/quote]
Hello and welcome from Perth, Western Australia. You certainly do have a lot of very worthy causes to quilt for. In regards to the quote above....my Nan used to say "Idle hands the devil's work make". So being busy is definitely a good thing.
Thanks for your post, take care,
Maurene[/quote]
Hello and welcome from Perth, Western Australia. You certainly do have a lot of very worthy causes to quilt for. In regards to the quote above....my Nan used to say "Idle hands the devil's work make". So being busy is definitely a good thing.
#26
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Montreal
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Was your Nan Eastern European too? The saying has a distinctive cultural ring to it, must look it up on the net.
This board has such a cozy and encouraging atmosphere - this afternoon I tried to work QuiltPro for the Job's Tears block, gave up and did the 8.5" and 5.5" blocks using a ruler and calculator. Odd measurements are easier to change in metric I found! Also picked up a UFO and did one 18" thread of hand quilting just now. I'll post them as soon as they're finished.
Maybe I'll dig up the bicentennial quilt to post, I think most people would enjoy it. I'll have to figure out how.
Thanks again for your post,
Maurene
This board has such a cozy and encouraging atmosphere - this afternoon I tried to work QuiltPro for the Job's Tears block, gave up and did the 8.5" and 5.5" blocks using a ruler and calculator. Odd measurements are easier to change in metric I found! Also picked up a UFO and did one 18" thread of hand quilting just now. I'll post them as soon as they're finished.
Maybe I'll dig up the bicentennial quilt to post, I think most people would enjoy it. I'll have to figure out how.
Thanks again for your post,
Maurene
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Montreal
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Thank you, My name is almost Irish, but it is after two grandmothers MAUde and iRENE so spelled differently, but pronounced the same way.
Where in Ireland do you live? I see you've made a whole cathedral windows quilt - it looks beautiful.
Where in Ireland do you live? I see you've made a whole cathedral windows quilt - it looks beautiful.