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Posted by Sherry on November 1, 2009, 10:24 am
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> > HOOooooEeeee, Sherry, you've learned a lot. =A0Creating a quilt to sell=
would,
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> > I think, just smother me. =A0I can be bought, however; =A0$ 20,000 or s=
o might
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> > do it. =A0Other than that, I just don't think I could. =A0Don't think I=
could
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> > handle the pressure. =A0Polly
> Join the club! :O I've noticed that one of the first things many people
> ask when they find out that we're quilters is, "Do you sell your
> quilts?" Nope. Not me. I think it would take all of the fun out of
> making them.
> --
> Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
> sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)http://www.san=
dymike.net
You are so right. It sucks the fun right out of quilting for me.
Polly's descriptive, "smother" is true. And this was a crib quilt!
Only 45"x45"!
I'd have had a nervous breakdown long before a fullsized bed quilt was
done.
Sherry
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Posted by teleflora on November 1, 2009, 2:24 pm
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> Join the club! :O I've noticed that one of the first things many people
> ask when they find out that we're quilters is, "Do you sell your
> quilts?" Nope. Not me. I think it would take all of the fun out of
> making them.
Too much like work if I HAVE to do it! You got to be real careful how you
tell people though. We had a little quilt show at a church during a
community festival a few weeks ago. About 30-40 quilts, it was really
beautiful!
A woman came in and asked one of the girls if the quilts were for sale. The
quilt gal said, "oh, honey, you couldn't afford them!" Meaning, like Polly,
most of us sure ain't doing it for the money. However, for $20,000 I, too,
could be bought.
The woman got extremely offended (rightfully so!) yelled at the quilt gal
and stomped off. We didn't get a chance to explain that it is just
something we quilters say to each other.
This is what happens when they let us out amongst the English. We mostly
keep to our own kind and forget how to interact with "normal" people.
Cindy
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Posted by Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. on November 1, 2009, 7:06 pm
I once had a 'kindly' lady at a quilt show sell one of my crib sized quilts-
blue ribbon and all!- for $15. Now this was 20 years ago but I'm still
miffed! And she promised the buyer I'd make her a second one for $15, too.
(I had said I'd donate the quilt for a benefit raffle, but to sell it
outright and for that price *and* promise a second one???)
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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>> Join the club! :O I've noticed that one of the first things many people
>> ask when they find out that we're quilters is, "Do you sell your
>> quilts?" Nope. Not me. I think it would take all of the fun out of
>> making them.
> Too much like work if I HAVE to do it! You got to be real careful how you
> tell people though. We had a little quilt show at a church during a
> community festival a few weeks ago. About 30-40 quilts, it was really
> beautiful!
> A woman came in and asked one of the girls if the quilts were for sale.
> The quilt gal said, "oh, honey, you couldn't afford them!" Meaning, like
> Polly, most of us sure ain't doing it for the money. However, for $20,000
> I, too, could be bought.
> The woman got extremely offended (rightfully so!) yelled at the quilt gal
> and stomped off. We didn't get a chance to explain that it is just
> something we quilters say to each other.
> This is what happens when they let us out amongst the English. We mostly
> keep to our own kind and forget how to interact with "normal" people.
> Cindy
>
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Posted by teleflora on November 1, 2009, 7:53 pm
So? Did you MAKE the second one??
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Cindy > gotta have The Rest of the Story!
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>I once had a 'kindly' lady at a quilt show sell one of my crib sized
>quilts- blue ribbon and all!- for $15. Now this was 20 years ago but I'm
>still miffed! And she promised the buyer I'd make her a second one for
>$15, too. (I had said I'd donate the quilt for a benefit raffle, but to
>sell it outright and for that price *and* promise a second one???)
> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>>> Join the club! :O I've noticed that one of the first things many people
>>> ask when they find out that we're quilters is, "Do you sell your
>>> quilts?" Nope. Not me. I think it would take all of the fun out of
>>> making them.
>> Too much like work if I HAVE to do it! You got to be real careful how
>> you tell people though. We had a little quilt show at a church during a
>> community festival a few weeks ago. About 30-40 quilts, it was really
>> beautiful!
>> A woman came in and asked one of the girls if the quilts were for sale.
>> The quilt gal said, "oh, honey, you couldn't afford them!" Meaning, like
>> Polly, most of us sure ain't doing it for the money. However, for
>> $20,000 I, too, could be bought.
>> The woman got extremely offended (rightfully so!) yelled at the quilt gal
>> and stomped off. We didn't get a chance to explain that it is just
>> something we quilters say to each other.
>> This is what happens when they let us out amongst the English. We mostly
>> keep to our own kind and forget how to interact with "normal" people.
>> Cindy
>
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Posted by Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. on November 1, 2009, 9:26 pm
Of course. Exactly like the first one but she chose the colors- and the $30
went to the local volunteer fire dept. Then we sold our house and moved
away. Not any connection to the quilt episodes, tho! ;-)
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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> So? Did you MAKE the second one??
> Cindy > gotta have The Rest of the Story!
>>I once had a 'kindly' lady at a quilt show sell one of my crib sized
>>quilts- blue ribbon and all!- for $15. Now this was 20 years ago but I'm
>>still miffed! And she promised the buyer I'd make her a second one for
>>$15, too. (I had said I'd donate the quilt for a benefit raffle, but to
>>sell it outright and for that price *and* promise a second one???)
>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>>>> Join the club! :O I've noticed that one of the first things many people
>>>> ask when they find out that we're quilters is, "Do you sell your
>>>> quilts?" Nope. Not me. I think it would take all of the fun out of
>>>> making them.
>>> Too much like work if I HAVE to do it! You got to be real careful how
>>> you tell people though. We had a little quilt show at a church during a
>>> community festival a few weeks ago. About 30-40 quilts, it was really
>>> beautiful!
>>> A woman came in and asked one of the girls if the quilts were for sale.
>>> The quilt gal said, "oh, honey, you couldn't afford them!" Meaning,
>>> like Polly, most of us sure ain't doing it for the money. However, for
>>> $20,000 I, too, could be bought.
>>> The woman got extremely offended (rightfully so!) yelled at the quilt
>>> gal and stomped off. We didn't get a chance to explain that it is just
>>> something we quilters say to each other.
>>> This is what happens when they let us out amongst the English. We
>>> mostly keep to our own kind and forget how to interact with "normal"
>>> people.
>>> Cindy
>
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