Holly that fridge door handle thing has had over 600 views lol oh the poor seller will think theres going to be a bidding war oh dear..... Yup the only word for it is what you said "different" hehe

coalrange1 - 2009-10-23 21:59:00

these old bones are off to bed

twilight23 - 2009-10-23 22:14:00

You have a good day tomorrow Twilight dont work too hard, nite :) im off to bed too, Nite Holly :) Nite all .

coalrange1 - 2009-10-23 22:19:00

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hollyj - 2009-10-23 23:21:00

i see im the first one here, just made some piklets and coffee and want to share them with you ( i did make them have put them on the little mat i made my friend for her 60th birthday lol) hope everyone is having a great day, the garage sale was busy to start with, but by 10 it was all over, going to get some sewing in before grandy chase comes at 1.30, they are off to the circus for 2 hours, and hes to young to go.

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/90/109086490_full.jp
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twilight23 - 2009-10-24 11:17:00

Morning all, gorgeous fabric just came in post awww I want to make somehing with it now but have to finish what im doing first....
Holly, Cindy dog hubby and i used to have bikes will include pic, mines the red 250 lol i was learning ;) One day i took hubbys bike up the road just to try it (one of the black ones in pic) way too big and heavy for me, but was fun. He was watching me, I got up the road and decided to do a u-turn to go back hmmm bad move, slowed down way too much and bike fell on the road - yup embarrasing. Hubby came up to help pick it up, i was trying but was too heavy hehe. He wouldnt pick it up till he had taken photo then sent me home on it lol i never tried it again. They were fun days, oldest kids were just little and they had 50cc bikes of their own. Bikes all gone now :( you move on http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/13/109086713_full.jp
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coalrange1 - 2009-10-24 11:24:00

Hi Twilight gee i type slow, youd put your message in there and i was still typing.
Yum thankyou so much mmmm thats perfect just what i felt like. Daughter and grandy just been, getting to be an everyday thing but she comes and cooks hers and my brekkie - eggs on toast -tis so nice :)

coalrange1 - 2009-10-24 11:29:00

mmmm yum thanks twilight!! Have just finish reading twilight saga (again) and have decided i will have to sneak off to the movies during the day while miss is at preschool to see New Moon. the movies dont compare to the books, but i'm gonna have to see it anyway... never been to a movie alone before...

liz_taylor - 2009-10-24 12:17:00

coalrange nice bikes, we must of had esp to both of us going on the message board at the same time, liz my daughter has read the books so many times and watched the movie so many times she never gets sick of them, cant wait to see new moon!!!

Edited by twilight23 at 12:53 pm, Sat 24 Oct

twilight23 - 2009-10-24 12:50:00

coalrange had a look at the fabric very nice were they all they all different????? i won that honey cat fabric, my son paid for them isnt he lovely,

Edited by twilight23 at 12:56 pm, Sat 24 Oct

twilight23 - 2009-10-24 12:56:00

Twilight the fabric that arrived is 247632059 and its gorgeous and as auction says 10 pieces :)
The 7" square ones havent come yet, lovely seller says shes going to add more :)
Think im gona have to read these twilight ones (daughter has them)
Just heard of a friend of a friend ... who has an ectopic pregnancy and they are doing a hysterectomy ! she has kids but that seems crazy they say shes highly likely to have another ectopic !!!! my first pregnancy was ectopic and i went on to have kids no trouble, maybe you are high risk but that seems extreme.
Anyway back to sewing, should be outside perfect day here :)

coalrange1 - 2009-10-24 13:06:00

Thats good Twilight they are lovely, that was nice of him :)
Show us what you make with them.

coalrange1 - 2009-10-24 13:09:00

oopppss wrong ones i looked at the ones on your feed back i like these to

twilight23 - 2009-10-24 13:14:00

Liz, why is your tradername what it is, I see why holly has hers, why twilight has hers. Is there a story behind yours ??? just dont answer if you dont want to tell ;)

coalrange1 - 2009-10-24 14:31:00

Yay fantastic sewing day, finished sewing mums quilt whew. Grandy just rang me ' what you doing grandma' told her i was just finishing raggie quilt and will snip it tonight. She says 'well if you dont get it finished i will do some for you when we come for brekkie' aww thats so sweet...
What you all doing ????

coalrange1 - 2009-10-24 17:01:00

Sorry me again !!!!
Twilight is this listing the same as the silk you sent me or different ?
249696792 no rush for answer :)
In silk there seems to be a few different kinds !

Edited by coalrange1 at 5:23 pm, Sat 24 Oct

coalrange1 - 2009-10-24 17:19:00

hi coalrange no thats not the one ,i sent you dupion silk this is real silk made by the silk worm thats y its irrigular in texture and colour , yes there are lots of different silks they are man made, just waiting for my ride to go to 60th birthday dinner, so looking forward to going out, its been a while.

twilight23 - 2009-10-24 17:46:00

Thats interesting - googled it - oooooh tis flash silk thankyou. That must be why i called it 'posh' hehe
Have fun tonight :)

coalrange1 - 2009-10-24 18:08:00

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cindydog - 2009-10-24 18:45:00

coalrange1 wrote:

Liz, why is your tradername what it is, I see why holly has hers, why twilight has hers. Is there a story behind yours ??? just dont answer if you dont want to tell ;)

Yeah i was silly enough to let my ex (Miss 3's dad) set up the account for me and for some reason he didn't put my usual username for things up (Kissthis or Tazmind)

liz_taylor - 2009-10-24 19:14:00

Hi Cindydog sunburnt aye oooooh hope its not painful, I didnt go out at all today, got sewing done - great day enjoyed it

Hey Liz i like your username :)

Just scrubbed out kitchen cupboards gee that was fun - NOT, hehe looks nice now tho.
Ok going to snip again done about a third.

coalrange1 - 2009-10-24 19:43:00

Brunch, one of my favorites!! Pancakes with maple syrup, bacon and caramlised banana!!! http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZqwYEf3dAGA/SqxUb6QmrnI/AAAAAAAAC-
E/WgWNFeGCYFY/s400/Bananapancakes.jpg (photo's thanks to google)

liz_taylor - 2009-10-25 10:53:00

Thanku Liz just what i needed :)
Crazy house here today, all home all mad i tell ya mad, hehe cant stop laughing now theyve decided to wash all cars and vans arghhh water fights coming back soon when its peaceful...

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 11:46:00

oh yummy thanks liz one of my favorites to, will have for lunch ,

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twilight23 - 2009-10-25 12:34:00

Morning Twilight, yum brunch - Ooooh Liz is spoiling us what a lovely surprise. All my crazy family gone out, house suddenly very quiet hmmm.
Just checked all my new listings in fabrics emails and my watchlist is still empty - thats good hehe got to use up some.
Finished quilt grandy didnt have to help this morning. Will put pic on later.
Holly your quiet what you up too hmmm i remember if my kids were too quiet it meant they were up to something hehe lol

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 12:53:00

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/8/109151108_full.jpg and

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/54/109151154_full.jp
g they are new zealand sea shells, we used to collect them, my mum still does. This is her christmas prezzie.

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 13:25:00

wow that is awesome love the nz fabric, did you get that from spotlight.
just want to share something with you guys my grandy chase 18 months started a fire in there house this morning,, they undid the hook from the fire gaurd and then he put is dressing gown and pj top in the fire, it lite up then he pulled it out on to the floor. d-in-law was in shower. by the time she saw it there was flames and smoke every where, the floor was on fire, she called the fire brigade they were there very quick just up the road from them, have been there this morning to help clean up, there is soot everywhere ,very large peice of burnt floor, they were so lucky that he wasnt burnt.

twilight23 - 2009-10-25 14:04:00

Awww Twilight hugs to you all, so scary. Thank goodness they are ok. Gee 'fiddle bum' you sure are living up to your name ;)
You ok Twilight that would of given you a big shock.

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 15:44:00

hi coalrange yes was a shock didnt know wat to think but all good now so no sewing for my today lol

twilight23 - 2009-10-25 16:12:00

Holly molly I am having a real blank moment a t the mo and can not think what the material is called that iones irons onto the back of material stiffing for appliqeing can you help coalrange. Nice to see this thread still going, I have been real good and have got rid of most of my fabric, Down sizing,

dilligaf_dah - 2009-10-25 16:30:00

Hi Dilligaf nice to see you again. I dont know much about it but is it called 'fusible web' or something like that.
Thats great your getting your stash down.
Come back in here whenever you like :)

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 17:08:00

Hi there again. I posted about a fortnight ago re advice on whether to take classes - I didn't in the end. Anyways I've decided to try patchworking myself first with help from 'you tube', books from the library and hopefully a little help from you guys:). Have been looking and decided that I probably need a rotary cutter, self healing mat and ruler. Any idea on type, sizes, length etc that you all have found useful. At the moment I'm looking at a 45mm cutter, 24 X 18 mat but not sure on ruler size. Does that sound about right? Can anyone advise on what they found worked good or didn't? Thanks again, Judy

juju40 - 2009-10-25 17:21:00

hi there sounds like you have it sorted i have 60x45 cm mat,45cm ruler and a 6in square, 45mm cutter and find them all good

twilight23 - 2009-10-25 17:36:00

Gidday Juju, i have 45mm cutter, my mats pretty much that size mines not a flash self healing one but one kids used for crafts years ago, will get a self healing one one day ... but that mat sounds fine. Ok ruler i have one called a 'new quiltline' it is 7.5cm (3" )wide and 60cm long . Stuff that has the 'olfa' trademark will cost you a fortune other brands just as good.
Cmon you guys help us out here dont want to advise juju wrong, wait till they answer before you buy anything.
Did you get your fabric squares ????

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 17:39:00

Thanks for that twilight23. What is the width of the ruler ie 45 x ?. I'm not sure whether to get 5cm, 7.5 or 10. Also what brand cutter do you have? Am looking at the Olfa but see they come in the standard and also safety model. Bit of a price difference and thought the standard one looks OK? Thanks again

juju40 - 2009-10-25 17:40:00

Thanks Twilight i need to type with more than one finger lol
Gee after all that talk about olfa and my cutter is olfa but the rulers and squares are same whatever brand just olfa is dearer.

Edited by coalrange1 at 5:43 pm, Sun 25 Oct

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 17:41:00

Thanks Coalrange1. Got my squares - 40 x 6 inches. Brought some cheaper plain solid colour fat quarters x 4 and a metre of white (only cost $10) from local shop so want to experiment with that first. Don't think scissors will be much good. The local shop have a pack for $55 but its a smaller mat, 6 in square & cutter. I think I'd be better to pay a bit more for the larger mat and also get a ruler. Will be back later on, Hubby and daughter both want the computer.

juju40 - 2009-10-25 17:49:00

I would go for a bigger matt than the one your talking about juju
mines 30x45 :( and i do find it too small sometimes.
Twilights one at 60x45 sounds perfect - try and get one of those :)
Sheesh i should type faster and think about things before i do then i wouldnt have to post so much ! sorry duh me ;)

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 18:00:00

Just kicked hubby off and won this auction # 248575184 for $9.50. Ones in shop were $30 new so I think its a good deal. Oops - Daughter just informed me its a double one that can be opened either side so may be a better deal than I thought :)

juju40 - 2009-10-25 18:05:00

Way to go juju fantastic buy :) you did well.
So do you have a matt going tonite too and a ruler hehehe

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 18:20:00

hi my ruler is 45cm x5cm cutter is kai from spotlight i think it was about $40 had it for about 6 years you can get new blades for it dont put laptop on cutting mat it gose wrinkerly lol silly me did that,
im just of to my nieces birthday dinner we are going to eat italiano yum yum

twilight23 - 2009-10-25 18:24:00

Our nearest Spotlight is 100 odd kms away so if I go there I'll spend more on petrol and lunch than what I would save probably. Cheapest mat I can find on Trademe is $35 (60 x 45) plus postage and our local shop has them for $40 so easier to get there. Can't find any rulers and haven't priced them in the shop so might have to wait til Tuesday. We only have 2 shops so not much selection.

juju40 - 2009-10-25 18:30:00

Juju your lucky to have a choice. I have one local shop but they are great.

Twilight gee your having a busy weekend, Have fun yum sounds good :)

I might start those twilight books ;)

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 19:17:00

my rulers (yes have 2) first i bought was a 1" (inch) by 12". By second and the one i use most often is a 6.5" x 12.5" which also has 30, 45 & 60 deg angles on it. I got the ones in inches because i find inches easier to work with when quilting. Only have a little 12" mat at the moment, but gonna get my dad to get me a new bigger one for my birthday (nov 10) and i just have an el cheapo 45cm rotary cutter

liz_taylor - 2009-10-25 20:06:00

Hi Liz, 10 Nov yay we will celebrate - what kind of cake would you like ???? anything you can dream up, surely i can google it. Have a think about it.

I have 2 measuring squares i use the most, because of the raggie quilts. An 8inch and a 6 1/2 inch.

Cindydog i hope your reading this i put you wrong ooooops sorry, its 61/2 not 7 you can get 57 squares out of 2 meters. You only need 56 for a 7x8 ohhhh hope you havent cut yet .....
Not in mood for reading so am cutting another raggie lol hehehe

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 20:36:00

Twilight im making the bag, fingers crossed it works lol am using the dark floral fabric i just got and will put black inside :)

coalrange1 - 2009-10-25 22:05:00

well it a fabulous day here, just finished my housework yuk, had a coffee now its sewing for the rest of the day, had a great dinner last night fettecine chilli,garlic chicken it was so yummy i took my camera but then discovered that the memory card was still in the computer lol

twilight23 - 2009-10-26 11:09:00

looking good in chch, well from what i can see out my window... hiding in bed as hubby burnt the bottem of the egg pan this morning and it STINKS

liz_taylor - 2009-10-26 11:19:00

Hows everyone going? Its an absolutely beautiful day here. I went to town hoping the fabric shop was open so I could buy my mat but it wasn't. Oh well, another trip into town tomorrow. Have paid for my cutter so hopefully that will arrive by the end of the week. Coalrange, I googled the 'new quiltline' ruler and have found one at Kiwiquilts for $16.10 which looks quite reasonable. So last decision is on the squares. They have a "nifty square 6.5 inches" for $13.80 or a "Easy square 8 inches" for $14.90. Figure for the extra $1odd that the 8 inch would probably be worth it. Worked it all out and for the cutter, mat, ruler and square (including postage) is going to be $88. I worked an extra nightshift on Saturday night so that will more than cover it. Now for it to all arrive and to find the time to start.

juju40 - 2009-10-26 14:39:00

that looks good... i agree the 8" square is probibly your best bet. No sewing done today, although am about to (FINALLY) start planing the christmas stuff... just been down too supercheap and picked up the light bulbs and wiper blade which should make my car pass it's warrent... I'm pissy, can't find any maternity pants/skirts i like, and my jeans are getting damn uncomfertable. Guess i'm gonna have to bite the bullet and make some *looks at overly large sewing list...*

liz_taylor - 2009-10-26 15:54:00