tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post7505745960859249159..comments2024-03-19T18:14:11.757-04:00Comments on Pics & Pieces: Another from January 19, 2012Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-82700389265531017132012-01-30T01:09:02.555-05:002012-01-30T01:09:02.555-05:00I remember my grandmother saving every little scra...I remember my grandmother saving every little scrap of material she had to make a quilt with. All the leftovers from sewing projects. I remember an old, old quilt my mother had that wasn't quilted but pieced together out of mens old woolen dress pants and jackets. It was not pretty but very heavy and warm. <br />Hope you get your computer fixed!Cheryl @ TFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947085477739983984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-74682212405330850712012-01-29T22:36:28.329-05:002012-01-29T22:36:28.329-05:00Thanks for your comments on my post, Rose! And, I...Thanks for your comments on my post, Rose! And, I hope you can get your computer cleaned. I need to do that too as I can't access the disk drawers....they won't open! That has kept me from loading the disk for the printer and the scanner, and I haven't been able to use my old pics that are saved on disk. Not good!A Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-46733509950929322102012-01-29T22:36:14.990-05:002012-01-29T22:36:14.990-05:00Thanks for your comments on my post, Rose! And, I...Thanks for your comments on my post, Rose! And, I hope you can get your computer cleaned. I need to do that too as I can't access the disk drawers....they won't open! That has kept me from loading the disk for the printer and the scanner, and I haven't been able to use my old pics that are saved on disk. Not good!A Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-31035672551723463712012-01-29T19:46:31.055-05:002012-01-29T19:46:31.055-05:00Winter has been strange here too. I hope March is ...Winter has been strange here too. I hope March is not a BIG snowy surprise because by then I'm ready for spring.<br /><br />I think women were better savers of fabric when our mothers and grandmothers were quilting.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-67352594179218153952012-01-27T21:20:28.629-05:002012-01-27T21:20:28.629-05:00Beautiful winter photo!Beautiful winter photo!Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-86168522969312064962012-01-27T16:14:37.668-05:002012-01-27T16:14:37.668-05:00I don't blame you on not opening up your compu...I don't blame you on not opening up your computer - I would be at a total loss.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143140451200120833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-88945674691863340102012-01-27T14:35:48.501-05:002012-01-27T14:35:48.501-05:00I'm beginning to agree with you about our wint...I'm beginning to agree with you about our winter this year. It was nearly 60 degrees earlier this week. We have plants popping up all over the place.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-69629251980933912372012-01-27T12:24:20.052-05:002012-01-27T12:24:20.052-05:00Hi Rose, Interesting thoughts about how our ances...Hi Rose, Interesting thoughts about how our ancestors found enough fabric to quilt. But they did!!!! Of course the flour sacks back then were used ---and some of that fabric was gorgeous... I'm sure there were other things like that.<br /><br />I don't blame you for not trying to fix your computer yourself... Hope it is working now and that you don't have to take it to be repaired...<br /><br />I don't think we'll get any snow much --but who knows what will happen in Feb. and March.. My fear is that our spring flowers will bloom early and then we'll have a huge frost which will kill them all... Remember 2007???? Yipes.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-90808996750712377032012-01-27T10:50:45.552-05:002012-01-27T10:50:45.552-05:00I like the compressed air idea. That's a good...I like the compressed air idea. That's a good one to try.donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683101466651668784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-63587339660446589872012-01-27T10:30:53.203-05:002012-01-27T10:30:53.203-05:00when I think of scraps of material I am always rem...when I think of scraps of material I am always reminded of Dolly Parton's song "Coat of Many Colours."<br /><br />Back to snowing in my neck of the woods again,<br /><br />Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-20116810622117171412012-01-27T10:27:49.852-05:002012-01-27T10:27:49.852-05:00I think too...That they might have used fabrics fr...I think too...That they might have used fabrics from the clothes they didn't wear anymore.Judy https://www.blogger.com/profile/07886053115520735923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-19404496608832846322012-01-27T10:27:04.689-05:002012-01-27T10:27:04.689-05:00Any fabrics they had I don't think were as col...Any fabrics they had I don't think were as colorful as they are now do you think?Judy https://www.blogger.com/profile/07886053115520735923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-25206751786838602292012-01-27T09:31:06.314-05:002012-01-27T09:31:06.314-05:00I wonder if they started a quilt with what they ha...I wonder if they started a quilt with what they had and just kept adding as they got more fabric or if they waited until they had saved up enough scraps? Sure makes us quilters of today look spoiled :-) I should sit down with my scraps some day and determine to make whatever I can from them and see what it is like to do that. And I would sure miss my rotary cutter and rulers! I started out quilt making with a cardboard pattern and scissors and have no desire to go back to that!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552777489399984385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-70476142719985282712012-01-27T08:23:15.728-05:002012-01-27T08:23:15.728-05:00my grandmother uses what ever material she could f...my grandmother uses what ever material she could find, old shirts and flour sacks, no stores for her either. old dresses and blouses too<br /> <br />we cleaned our inside to the fan with my can of compressed air. put the straw in side after you take the back off and spray away the dust. you will be shocked how much comes out, also spray in in the vent holes. we did this because our neighbor told us how and said we need to keep the inside clean, electronics attract dust, like fan blades in the ceiling. my computer quit and he fixed it by cleaning it, so now we do our own.MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.com