So I'm sitting here

15 years ago

quietly surfing the web for quilt photos and shows...

all I've heard for the past

twenty minutes

not kidding

are my neighbours thumping around, opening and closing car doors, closing their front door, opening their front door, slamming their screen door, thumping around, opening and closing car doors....

I'm in a side-by-side duplex (home) - I wish they could sit here with me and just listen to themselves.

This is the ONE THING that IRKS ME TO NO END

why can't they try to be a little more considerate?????

they are nice neighbours - just loud bangers with stuff in their house.

this is our last attached home in my lifetime unless I have absolutely no choice in the matter.

aaauuuuugggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Linda Wayman
15 years ago
Bless your heart Pag. I remember noises like that from when I lived in an apartment. it sure can interrupt a peaceful time.
Are you having any luck finding quilts? I found some real beauties a couple of weeks ago. They are Amish quilts and most of them are not within my budget, but they were so pretty to look at. Have you seen these?

Here is a link that might be useful: Amish country quilts
Linda Wayman
15 years ago
Well, Peg...I had to post again to say I know your name isn't Pag, but my submit button finger is faster than my brain. :)
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matti5 -- I wore my house slippers to the grocery too. DH was going to drop me off to shop while he went to the library. We got almost to the store when I realized I hadn't put shoes on. (He shopped. I waited in the car.) Yesterday I'd just hung up on a dumb solicitation call when the phone rang again. I thought the soliciter was calling back and answered with a barely civil, "Hello!" It was our MD's nurse, calling with a test report. (oops) Did anyone else ever go hunting for her purse and find it in the refrigerator? (That was many years ago, before I had the excuse of being a Senior.)
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wanda_va
15 years ago
I can sympathize. Our previous home was a townhome. Between parking and noise problems, we were so happy to leave there.

Now, our nearest neighbors are 1/2 mile away. It's so nice to have absolute peace and quiet.

Enjoy the Amish country quilt site that Linda provided the link for. I have spent hours at that site!
pattico_gw
15 years ago
McPeg...have you ever seen the mosaiced quilt...she made the base with chicken wire and concrete draped over an antique iron head board. If I remember right it weighs 300 lbs.

If I can find it would you like to see a pic. of it...?

patti
Linda Wayman
15 years ago
I remember that Patti. It sure was unique. Is this the one you're talking about?

Here is a link that might be useful: tile mosaic quilt
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15 years ago
Geez, I collect pics of quilts for future ideas...I don't want to 'copy' but get inspired by colour combinations. I'm still using my quiltmaker / QNM mags a lot but sometimes I like to see what other people are doing.

Once I get my basement cleared (I am making progress slowly on downsizing my clutter) I will be pulling out all of my sewing stuff to sort out and find out what I have again! I'm dying to get quilting but want to wait until other things are done this summer. It's more a fall/winter thing for me....

yeah, so here I am surfing and where do I wind up???

Well, cloth made menstrual pads - I'm sick of the disposable everything today and thinking seriously about checking these things out. I hate being 'trapped' by industry to 'need' their products...and don't get me started on other ideas because you probably won't want to read them....

like.......

making my own cloth wipes with a diaper pail setup to use when I only have water waste...(that wasn't too bad was it?)...toilet paper is sooooo expensive and we're trapped on that one too! Especially since catalogs seem to be going online and paperless!!!!!

Hey, so my prozac is being adjusted. Shoot me! I'm just thinking what if DH and I actually DO get that house built totally off-grid and we get marooned one winter for a wee bit due to weather??? Can't run to the store every five minutes, especially with gas prices the way they are! What did my Mom do on the farm in the depression? So I'm sitting here all over the internet with ideas. I could be folding laundry but I'm waiting for my lazy house fairies to return from their naps to catch up around here.

A friend of mine is also thinking about going to fabric as well instead of industry pads. I hate garbage. I hate packaging. I feel terrible we have so much waste.

So anyhow, maybe I'll go get inspired with those Amish quilts..........
pattico_gw
15 years ago
That's it Linda...I'm just amazed by it.

I wish I had the patience to finish one if I started it.

patti
susan_on
15 years ago
That's a great site, Linda. I looked at all the pics, and they are awesome!

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