Quilter BOB's BFF - 7/13/12

Read about Quilter BOB's BFF - HERE - and/or - HERE -
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Got a letter* from a friend/relative -

I had told her that I had a blog -

And to check it out -

To see what I had been up to -

Her letter went like this -

“...B and I did go on your blog but thought it would show more of your things. I little disappointing, not what we expected although don’t know just what we did expect.”

To which I replied -

...Sorry you and B didn’t like my blog. I’ve been posting for almost two years now - documenting the stuff I’m working on as I go along. Right now I’m working on a sampler quilt of 6” blocks - but have made several other quilts - like Wolf Song and some Jelly Roll Race Quilts for the three little daughters of our nephew. I have a page on my blog that lists the quilts that I have made - Quilt Journal - that has links to the quilts that I have posted so far - with more to come. I also have a page dedicated to Left-Handed Quilting with links to stuff I made - Left-Handed - with photos and instructions for lefties. Most of it is about quilting - but some days I rant on and on about something. Lately I have been posting sampler blocks for those who want to make them along with me. I post about whatever interests me on any given day. Blogging is like talking to myself - or writing in my diary or in a journal. It keeps me busy - and it’s fun -

Speaking of which -

I need to make some more blocks so that I have something to post - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

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Didn’t realize that I needed to "show more of my things” -

Gotta fix that -

More “Quilt Journal” entries coming up -

After I scan and upload some old photos -

Wait - didn’t I say that? -

Oh, yeah - I did - here -

and - here -

and - here -

Scan older photos for posting -
Convert older stories from all caps to mixed case for blog -
Write up and schedule for future release -

She must not have read that part -

Or the tab/page with my Floral Applique quilt -

Or the stuff I've been writing -

About the stuff I've been making -

For the past two years -

But you know what? -

It doesn't matter -

I have come to realize that -

People new to your blog -

Just read the page that they are on -

VERY few actually explore -

Or read anything that you posted earlier -

I can tell -

By the comments - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -


*Letter - google it - it's like an email without the "e" - ;))

Quilter BOB's BFF - 7/6/12

Read about Quilter BOB's BFF - HERE -
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This rant is basically in three parts -

Part 1 - The Beginning -

Part 2 - The Middle -

And -

Part 3 - The End - ;))

The day before yesterday I directed you to The Beginning - HERE -

It was pretty much a “Modern, my a$$” sort of rant -

Yesterday I directed you to The Middle - HERE -

It was pretty much a "Get a clue, people" sort of rant -

Today is The End -

Unless I have more to say later -

Which I probably will - ;))

So -

SIMPLE DRAFTING -

First - draw a square -

Then - draw a line down the middle -

From top to bottom -

And another one -

From side to side -

Hey -

You just DRAFTED a 4-Patch -

MAGIC!!

Most blocks are based on a GRID -

The grid may be 2x2 - 3x3 - 4x4 - 5x5 - 6x6 - or whatever -

Obviously - or maybe NOT so obviously -

The BLOCK size is USUALLY a MULTIPLE of whatever the GRID size is -

For example - a 6” block can use the following grids quite easily -

2x2 (4-patch) where each "unit" FINISHES at 3” - (2 x 3 = 6" block)

3x3 (9-patch) where each "unit" FINISHES at 2” - (3 x 2 = 6" block)

4x4 (16-patch) where each "unit" FINISHES at 1-1/2” - (4 x 1-1/2 = 6" block)

6x6 (36-patch) where each "unit" FINISHES at 1” - (6 x 1 = 6" block)

The individual "units" can be squares - 4-patches - HST - QST - or whatever -

You draw the block -

Measure the pieces -

Add 1/4” seam allowances on all sides -

Make a pattern/template -

Mark and/or cut the pieces out -

Done -

IT’S NOT HARD - PEOPLE!!

My LHQSQ - Left-Handed Quilter Sampler Quilt -

Is based on a 3x3 grid -

A simple 9-Patch -

Where each "unit" FINISHES at 2" -

The ones that I have made -

So far -

Are basic - simple - public domain blocks -

And are EASY to draft -

I swear -

Even YOU could do it -

Honest - ;))

One of the biggest problems with a lot of the FW quilt blocks -

Is that they are trying to fit a 5x5 grid into a 6” block -

Good luck with that -

It can be done -

But it takes some actual DRAFTING -

Using some weird measurements -

And requires some actual TEMPLATES -

Oh, the horror!!

Q - How in the world did our grandmothers and great-grandmothers make weird blocks?

A - Simple - they knew how to draft them - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

Quilter BOB's BFF - 7/5/12

Read about Quilter BOB's BFF - HERE -
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This rant is basically in three parts -

Part 1 - The Beginning -

Part 2 - The Middle -

And -

Part 3 - The End - ;))

Yesterday I directed you to The Beginning - HERE -

It was pretty much a “Modern, my a$$” sort of rant -

Today I will direct you to The Middle -

Tomorrow will be The End -

Unless I have more to say later - ;))

So -

Please read The Middle -

AND THE COMMENTS - ;))

HERE -

Thanks - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

Quilter BOB's BFF - 7/4/12

Read about Quilter BOB's BFF - HERE -
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This rant is basically in three parts -

Part 1 - The Beginning -

Part 2 - The Middle -

And -

Part 3 - The End - ;))

Today I will direct you to The Beginning -

Tomorrow I will direct you to The Middle -

The day after will be The End -

Unless I have more to say later - ;))

So -

Please read The Beginning -

AND THE COMMENTS - ;))

HERE -

Thanks - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

Quilter BOB's BFF

Most of you already know that -
BOB is my alter-ego -
B!tchy Old Broad -

And that since BOB doesn't want to scare her nicey-nice quilty readers -
She usually rants on her very own blog -
Quilter BOB - here -

BUT -

Some rants need to be posted on THIS blog -

I call those rants -

Quilter BOB's BFF -

Quilter BOB's B!tch Fest Friday -
Or any other day that ends in “Y” - ;))

BOB’s version of “B!tch and Stitch” -
Or is it “Stitch and B!tch” -
BOB can never remember - ;))

Anyway -

Today’s rant is about HANDICAP -

If you would rather not read this rant -

You might be just the person who should read it -

I might be talking to you - ;))

So - let me ask you -

When you see a fat, old woman on a scooter -

What do you see?

Do you see a fat, old woman on a scooter -
Who - if she would just get off that scooter -
And walk instead of ride -
Would get some much-needed exercise -
And maybe not be so fat?

Do you?

Well - I don’t -

I see my friend -
Who cringes when someone says -
“That looks like fun!” -
Would they say that to her-
If she were in a wheelchair?

I see my friend -
Who WOULD walk -
If she COULD walk

I see my friend -
Who has a degenerative nerve disease -
And wears a leg brace -
And a diaper

I see my friend -
Who tries to hide her leg brace -
Under her long pants

I see my friend -
Who wears a leg brace -
Because the disease has made her leg virtually useless

I see my friend -
Who wears a diaper -
Because the disease has made her totally incontinent

I see my friend -
Who has been able to say “no” to a wheelchair -
So far

I see my friend -
Who sits patiently waiting for a handicap bathroom stall -
And wetting her pants -
While an able-bodied woman changes her clothes

I see my friend -
Who sits patiently waiting for a handicap bathroom stall -
And wetting her pants -
While an able-bodied woman corrals her children -
So that she can “use the facilities”

I see my friend -
Who sits patiently waiting for a handicap bathroom stall -
And wetting her pants -
While an able-bodied woman uses the stall -
Simply because it has more room -
Or because it was simply "available"

I see my friend -
Trapped in the bathroom -
Because the door opens “in” -
And she needs someone else -
To open the door for her

I see my friend -
Who no longer goes to quilt shows -
Because getting close enough to a booth -
To actually see anything -
Is like trying to “parallel park” a tank -
In quicksand (the crowd)

I see my friend -
Who occasionally runs into someone -
Who stops short in front of her -
Because the scooter has no brakes -
Think about it -
It’s like stopping a car -
By taking your foot off the gas -
You coast to a stop -
And hope you don’t hit anything

I see my friend -
Who no longer goes to quilt shows -
Because trying to get into a booth -
Is virtually impossible -
Even the larger booths -
Have narrow aisles

I see my friend -
Who knows that “wheelchair accessible” -
And “scooter accessible” -
Are two entirely different things

I see my friend -
Who no longer travels -
Because most motels and hotels -
Only have a few handicap rooms -
And she has trouble reserving one -
Because some knucklehead posted a “tip” -
That - if you want a room with “more room” -
To reserve a handicap room -
And another knucklehead likes handicap rooms -
Because they have bigger bathrooms

I see my friend -
Who sits patiently waiting for the knuckleheads -
Of this world -
To need a scooter -

That’s what I see -
My friend



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -