call for pattern matchers - Page 5

> BEI Design wrote:

<snip>
> > You know what I think? I think you don't sew at all,
> > you just like the company of those of us who do. ;->
> > Am I
> > right?
> > Beverly
> I don't sew much anymore, that's true.

> I tend to sew
> that which I can't buy,

> or which I can't find quite what
> I want.

> Like the pillowcase I made for my wedge pillow. The
> grocery totes from this great remnant I found at
> Savers. I searched the house for the black webbing that
> I knew I had.....somewhere......and was thrilled when I
> actually found it. But I haven't done regular clothes
> for some years now.

> Of course, I don't wear regular clothes
> anymore. I did make some nightgowns.....some of
> madras for summer, really cool, and some flannel for
> winter. Pillow covers for the couches. But mostly I
> like reading and listening and stirring the pot a bit
> from time to time.

> Pogonip wrote:
>> BEI Design wrote:
>
>>> You know what I think? I think you don't sew at all,
>>> you just like the company of those of us who do. ;->
>>> Am I
>>> right?
>>> Beverly
>> I don't sew much anymore, that's true.
>
> Aha, just as I suspected!
>
>> I tend to sew
>> that which I can't buy,
>
> We all do that...
>
>> or which I can't find quite what
>> I want.
>
> Like perfectly matched paisley or Glen Plaid jackets? I
> just couldn't find one *anywhere*.
>
>> Like the pillowcase I made for my wedge pillow. The
>> grocery totes from this great remnant I found at
>> Savers. I searched the house for the black webbing that
>> I knew I had.....somewhere......and was thrilled when I
>> actually found it. But I haven't done regular clothes
>> for some years now.
>
> Now the truth comes out.
>
>> Of course, I don't wear regular clothes
>> anymore. I did make some nightgowns.....some of
>> madras for summer, really cool, and some flannel for
>> winter. Pillow covers for the couches. But mostly I
>> like reading and listening and stirring the pot a bit
>> from time to time.
>
> And you do that very well! "Bubble, bubble, toil and
> trouble..." You could embroider that as a motto for your
> "sewing room".
>
> ;-)
>
> Beverly
>
>

>
> A plan is beginning to form. When (and not if) I or one of you finally
> meets Beverly in RL (real life), what we need to do is to stare at a
> seam. When she asks what's wrong, we will say, "Nothing." But continue
> to stare. If she asks again, we just shrug and say, "You did the best
> you could." Before doing this, make a note of the closest exit, and
> when she goes ballistic, take the exit quickly.

> Pogonip wrote:
>> A plan is beginning to form. When (and not if) I or one of you
>> finally meets Beverly in RL (real life), what we need to do is to
>> stare at a seam. When she asks what's wrong, we will say, "Nothing."
>> But continue to stare. If she asks again, we just shrug and say, "You
>> did the best you could." Before doing this, make a note of the
>> closest exit, and when she goes ballistic, take the exit quickly.
>
> Excellent! I will save this for future reference. :)

> Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > > A plan is beginning to form. When (and not if) I or
> > > one of you finally meets Beverly in RL (real life),
> > > what we need to do is to stare at a seam. When she
> > > asks what's wrong, we will say, "Nothing." But
> > > continue to stare. If she asks again, we just shrug
> > > and say, "You did the best you could." Before doing
> > > this, make a note of the closest exit, and when she
> > > goes ballistic, take the exit quickly.
> > Excellent! I will save this for future reference. :)
> GMTA.

that you have a "mind" which "thinks". ;->