Well i'm the youngest at 22, mum to a 3 year old girl and a boy due in june. Married almost a year now, have done the solo mum thing, now Stay at home mum while my fab hubby works

liz_taylor - 2010-02-19 21:45:00

coalrange1 wrote:

Judy why dont you auction one of your quilts or have you already done this, im sure we would all bid :)

I originally got the idea from a lady on here doing just that. She did not manage to sell it (her reserve was $100). She shared the pattern and I had planned to make one but my sister had given me so many bandannas that I got carried away.

So, her idea, turned in to a different one for me. I walk in the Relay for Life (as a 36year survivor) and we are meant to fundraise for our team. I thought if I raffled the chance to win one of a choice of the four then we stood a better chance to raise good money. My friend and I have a raffle book each and now another team member's friend who works up at Waikato Hospital has a book as well.

When the Relay is on each team has a tent site on the edge of the track and we plan to push sales of tickets during that 22 hours. It will be drawn at the end of the event and announced there.

I believe we will get a great response. So thank you for your support, I think I will be able to help you make contact this weekend.

I love this thread . . . .

yduj - 2010-02-19 21:49:00

Liz, although it has been a long time (my eldest is 24) I have to say we made the best choice for me to stay home when our kids were young.

Just the other day I was talking to another 'oldie' that did the same and how we all enjoyed the time we had with our kids, their friends, and the parents. I do think it was a priviledge (sp) and I know I would have hated to have had to send them off to daycare. I loved that time with them.

Please, anyone reading this, do not take this as any sort of comment on the choices you have made. I just know how I enjoyed that time and how thankful I am to have spent it the way we did.

yduj - 2010-02-19 21:55:00

Lol, i love the time with her, however if it wasn't for preschool 3 full days (830-230) a week i would be soooo far up the wall. She is such a social kid, and loves having the other kids to play with.

liz_taylor - 2010-02-19 22:14:00

Ours loved it too, although we were at Playcentre so I was also involved. What I loved was that they were so comfortable with the other parents so when I wasn't rostered on duty they went with other families so easily. Kids definitely need the interaction with others.

I agree, it was also nice to have my own time. I loved the friendships I made as well and that has extended right through to the fact that for ten years I have been working for a company whose owners are the parents of one of my original Playcentre parent friends.

yduj - 2010-02-19 22:25:00

Time to sign off for the night - I have big plans for the baby quilt tomorrow. Night all

Edited by yduj at 10:26 pm, Fri 19 Feb

yduj - 2010-02-19 22:25:00

my 4 kids never went to kindy ( oops no my 1st one went to kindy for about a week ) then the 2 oldest went to school for about 2 years then i homeschooled the 4 of them right through. the last one finished school Christmas before last. I homeschooled for 22 years lol only cause there were big gaps between their ages. But i would do it all over again it was fantastic. The kids had friends all over nz and now all over the world. My son got married last year and had to have 4 best men just because they were all his best friends and you couldnt choose one over the others. They seem to be much more settled and content, and we have a fantastic relationship.
i realise its just not possible in alot of familys to only have one breadwinner and the money you are allocated for homeschooling didnt cover what they needed but i am very thankful that we were able to.

coalrange1 - 2010-02-19 22:25:00

Hubby would love me to homeschool, I however KNOW i'm not cut out for teaching.
But will defiantly make sure ALL my children know how to cook, sew, budget, grow vege, clean, and have SOME kind of technical skills (even just basic woodwork etc)
I've found a lot of people in my own generation who leave home not knowing how to cook (nuking a pie DOESN'T count), can't sew a button on a shirt, can't wash the dishes, clean the oven or soak a stain out of a shirt...
However, due to a mum who cooked and sews (even if she is somewhat useless now), and being encouraged to play with wood, nails, seeds and pots, I can grow a food in a bucket, Cook food from scratch, sew (a lot more than just a button), make a small wooden table/cupboard etc if i needed, change a lightbulb, car tire, isolate a blown fuse (learnt this at midnight in 6th form), managed to budget so successfully on the DPB i think i was living a better quality of life than my case worker (a bit tongue in cheek but you get the idea).
It really REALLY annoys me that people aren't getting taught these basic life skills...

liz_taylor - 2010-02-19 22:38:00

i should add i have 2 gorgous grandsons
and yes i would have to agree with liz there are a lot of young people out there that dont know the basics
coalie that was a nice chat you had with that seller lol

twilight23 - 2010-02-19 22:49:00

Fantastic Liz, its great to be able to do things for yourself aye :)
a while ago a friend and i were talking about a new kind of screwdriver that was out, the other friend couldnt believe we even knew how to use them lol
#3 daughter gave #1 daughter a hammer for christmas it has a pink handle and some diamond like jewells on the handle.
Good on you Liz for bringing up your kids like that :) we had a girl stay here a while ago she was about 18 she didnt know how to wash dishes without a dishwaher and didnt have a clue what to do with a tea towel hehe she knows now. But isnt that sad .

coalrange1 - 2010-02-19 22:50:00

nite everyone

twilight23 - 2010-02-19 22:51:00

twilight23 wrote:

coalie that was a nice chat you had with that seller lol

hmm yes .....im crawling back into my hole now duh thats so embarrasing hehe lol

coalrange1 - 2010-02-19 22:53:00

when you are on your own you learn very quickly to do things for yourself, even split wood and kinderling lol

twilight23 - 2010-02-19 22:54:00

no it wasnt it sounded all good

Edited by twilight23 at 10:55 pm, Fri 19 Feb

twilight23 - 2010-02-19 22:54:00

Nite all, new day tomorrow and im not asking any questions on any auctions hehe lol

sweetdreamzzzz :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-19 22:54:00

nite coalie
it was all good honest

twilight23 - 2010-02-19 22:55:00

did you google the quilt

twilight23 - 2010-02-19 22:56:00

twilight23 wrote:

did you google the quilt

not yet, will tomorrow tho ;) sounds like we are going to find lots to look at :) oh dear more ideas hehe

coalrange1 - 2010-02-19 22:58:00

i really liked it, with that lovely colour scheme, have plenty of fabric for somethimg like that to

twilight23 - 2010-02-19 23:03:00

morning all :)
off to the parents place to mow lawns, then doing our one here, its the longest in the street lol
its over cast and cooler today
great day for sewing
happy sewing day everyone

twilight23 - 2010-02-20 08:23:00

Morning all :)
whoohoo Twilight are you going to try the free motion lawn mowing haha ohhh tis fun ;)
have a nice day all of you, im going to try and get some quilting done today. sewing machine auction finishes late this morning......

coalrange1 - 2010-02-20 08:41:00

twilight23 wrote:

when you are on your own you learn very quickly to do things for yourself, even split wood and kinderling lol

OMG tell me about it! When me and my ex split my mum came round with a small toolbox for me, (hammer, screwdrivers, fusewire, adjustable spanner) all the things your dont realise you need till something goes wrong!!

liz_taylor - 2010-02-20 08:46:00

Am having mum's overlocker dropped over at 1pm... so thats going to make doing the bassinet sheets SOOO much easier!

liz_taylor - 2010-02-20 08:48:00

http://www.quiltsbyholly.com/showcase.htm

oh wow, just click on each pic for a larger pic oh this gets the imagination going ;)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-20 11:07:00

Hello :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-20 16:19:00

Helloooooooooooooooooooooooo back. I just realised this is the BIGGEST thread on the Crafts Message Boards

yduj - 2010-02-20 16:50:00

yep... Ended up sewing today... whoops... starting to think my quilt top might be ready by the end of next week!!

liz_taylor - 2010-02-20 17:00:00

Also had mum drop off her overlocker... and on the way out she said i may need to set the tension as someone had played with them *crys*

liz_taylor - 2010-02-20 17:02:00

yduj wrote:

Helloooooooooooooo-
oooooooooo back. I just realised this is the BIGGEST thread on the Crafts Message Boards

yes thats great aye, wait till we take you travelling in the twilight express lol hehe

twilight23 - 2010-02-20 17:14:00

liz_taylor wrote:

Also had mum drop off her overlocker... and on the way out she said i may need to set the tension as someone had played with them *crys*

that is easy fixed, just do little turns at the time, or start a zero and work from there, that is best

twilight23 - 2010-02-20 17:16:00

yep, thankfully she dropped off the manuel too... may have a go tomorrow afternoon... will see how i get on!

liz_taylor - 2010-02-20 17:20:00

yduj wrote:

I walk in the Relay for Life (as a 36year survivor).

awwww Judy thankgoodness you are a survivor otherwise we would never of seen your lovely quilts or talked to you, your a pretty amazing lady to have fought that battle and won :)

Edited by coalrange1 at 5:56 pm, Sat 20 Feb

coalrange1 - 2010-02-20 17:43:00

yduj wrote:

I walk in the Relay for Life (as a 36year survivor).

hi judy, thats amazing that you are a survivor and you have made all these fabulous quilts to support this wondeful fundraising :)

Edited by twilight23 at 6:02 pm, Sat 20 Feb

twilight23 - 2010-02-20 17:55:00

Are you sewing tonight twilight ?
did you try the free motion quilting on the lawns ????
thats all the questions for now hehe lol

coalrange1 - 2010-02-20 19:07:00

no not sewing son got his new laptop on wednsday so we are all on computers here. there is nothing on tv tonite, the terminal is on, have seen it, its good,
no didnt do free motion on the lawn, my parents were sitting outside and if they saw that, they would have me commited lol hehe

twilight23 - 2010-02-20 19:44:00

i was just checking to see whats on next, will try and watch it - lol i cant seem to concentrate on a whole programme - i will push record in case haha

Oh my gosh your parents would have u commited for that hmmm you'll have to be careful that you dont drive the twilight express near their place they may see you ;)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-20 19:54:00

things a bit slow here were on dail up boo hoo, have to wait till the 23rd

twilight23 - 2010-02-20 20:35:00

twilight23 wrote:

things a bit slow here were on dail up boo hoo, have to wait till the 23rd

:( aww Twilight. its ok we will just talk slowly ok hehe :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-20 20:39:00

aw gee thanks coalie

twilight23 - 2010-02-20 21:32:00

Goodnight all sweetdreamz :)

coalrange1 - 2010-02-20 21:56:00

everyone must be doing things in the real world lol hehe
check out the last question on the colourwash quilt top lol hehe
nite coalie

Edited by twilight23 at 10:04 pm, Sat 20 Feb

twilight23 - 2010-02-20 22:01:00

Goodmorning :) hope your all having a good day.
lol i read ths question Twilight, poor seller attracting all the silly questions haha she will be pleased when auctions finished haha

coalrange1 - 2010-02-21 08:26:00

morning all
its nice and cool here, great day for sewing
happy sewing day everyone :)

twilight23 - 2010-02-21 10:07:00

Hello Twilight, no one else here aye hmmm they must be all sewing, i am too :)
How are your quilts coming along ?

coalrange1 - 2010-02-21 12:04:00

wish i was sewing... it's shopping day... have done the 2 supermarkets, after lunch we are heading out to the growers for our fruit and vege

liz_taylor - 2010-02-21 12:50:00

no sewing yet just been to the lake for lunch and swim
weather has changed to a beaut day,

twilight23 - 2010-02-21 15:14:00

well, bought too much fruit and vege as per usual.. the apple and pear orchard opened... fresh apples $1.60 a KG!!!

liz_taylor - 2010-02-21 15:22:00

mmmmmm apple pie mmmmmmmmmmmm

coalrange1 - 2010-02-21 15:23:00

yduj wrote:

When the Relay is on each team has a tent site on the edge of the track and we plan to push sales of tickets during that 22 hours. It will be drawn at the end of the event and announced there.

I believe we will get a great response. So thank you for your support, I think I will be able to help you make contact this weekend.

I love this thread . . . .

OK - for those of you that asked about my fundraising raffle - see if you can read this, and also go back to message number 5398 for photos for the winner to choose from

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/98/121013498_full.jp
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yduj - 2010-02-21 15:55:00

And . . . . here's the first of the quiilted Stack & Slash Blocks for my grand niece

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/69/121013569_full.jp
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There are six individual blocks, quilted with decorative stitching along the seam lines, then joined together with binding (I'm using that dark red/pink fabric by attaching one piece to the top of one block and another piece to the back of another and then using decorative stitching through all layers. . . .confused, I'm not.

yduj - 2010-02-21 15:59:00