BOM 2014 - A-Z for Ewe and Me

[Lorna1021]

I think we should all move to Quilty, a town we found while driving around Ireland! How cool is that?

Geneva

Oh! I think I took a picture of that town name when we were driving through last year!
I thought it was such an awesome name!

[taosmacs]

Help, I just completed block (C ) and unfinished my block is 8" not the 6 1/2" like it should be. My instructions say to cut squares 2 3/4" . Has any one else had this problem? Please let me know . Thank you Victoria

[AndreeBergeron]

Help, I just completed block (C ) and unfinished my block is 8" not the 6 1/2" like it should be. My instructions say to cut squares 2 3/4" . Has any one else had this problem? Please let me know . Thank you Victoria

At the end of step 1, it says to trim HST to 2". Did you do that?

Andrée

[taosmacs]

Thanks I guess I don't read all directions , as I should . But I do usually learn from my mistakes. Wow can't believe I did this ii was just so anxious to complete block . Thank. You Victoria.

[AndreeBergeron]

Thanks I guess I don't read all directions , as I should . But I do usually learn from my mistakes. Wow can't believe I did this ii was just so anxious to complete block . Thank. You Victoria.

I'm sure you will be able to use your block in another project!

Andrée

[suehenyon]

FYI, I finally got two difficult fabrics to stop bleeding by adding white vinegar to the soaking water.

[idaho]

Sometimes"old" is good ! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Reetzbobeetz]

How much vinegar to how much water? The curious want to know.

[loise98]

I"m with Rosemary, where ever we go has to be cool enought to need quilts at least some of the time.

[suehenyon]

I think for a half to 3/4 yard piece of fabric, about a gallon of water and a couple of glugs (isn't that scientific?) of vinegar...maybe 3/4 cup. I was just filling a big bin in the tub. Now, the culprits had several previous soaks, but this finally stopped any color in the water. Persistance!

[Reetzbobeetz]

Okay thanks Susan. I can relate to a couple of glugs! :lol:

Quilty in Co. Clare here in Ireland, although it has the perfect name, is not good enough because it would be too cold and windswept most of the time. I agree that it must be somewhere that we can use quilts some of the time, after all it is our raison d'être. Personally I would go for the south of France, somewhere with a bit of culture and heat, good food, fresh bread and croissants every morning, good coffee....you get the picture. :lol: Sorry for hijacking the thread for those of you who are tut-tutting right now. :mrgreen:

[Zarah]

I learned a new word today. Fells like my grandson when he picks up words. He is 1½ years now and while we were having dinner he said very clearly: temperature. So cute! My new word is: glugs. Like the taste of it (doesn't have to be vinegar - uhh?)

[genevacarroll]

Rita, I'm with you on the South of France. I'm thinking we could just take over a city and name it anything we want!

Geneva

[genevacarroll]

'Glugs' can be used with most any liquid as a unit of measure - red wine into a stew or bolgnaise(ish) type dish is most likely in this household :wink:

[AndreeBergeron]

Same here!

Andrée