silence, must be spring. ????????? Getting the last of work delivered or ready to be sewn when I return from Louisianna. Did I spell that right ?

Seeing Judet, she's coming back here with me, same plane ( handcuffs, blindfold ).

Met Paul Carter, finally, yesterday. Very gentlemanly, very young (as men who do this work are usually not ). Asked him to come to Baltimore and bring his work and business cards, we need guys too.

Leaving next wed, will be available none the less by usual means.

if you need it this moment and Dede isn't around, it's O'Hair

Legal name: Elena M. O'Hair
Name I actually use: Dede O'Hair

No classes, just a floor bum. :)

If someone looked at these post all they would think we do is eat and drink. What about slipcovers????

Dee I need the correct spelling of your name for badges in Baltimore....

What name do you want us to use? Are you taking classes or just being on the show floor???

K

hypnotize him, and get the recipe.

Meanwhile, anyone know a web source of huge rick rack ?

My husband has perfected his guamamole recipe - wish I could bring some... Must be served fresh, and I don't think I can duplicate it on site. :(

absolutely. Creme de mexico and american versions, absolutely.

Mmm... tamales... Will sour cream be available?

[signed] Dede, whose thighs attest to her love of sour cream...

everybody's quiet. The more I sew the more I talk ( because I didn't make it out the door to go shopping ).

Everybody coming to the P J party like Tamales ? There's a few bennies to having mexican in laws. ( I never turn down a tamales)

anyone read the disguise article in feb sew what ? there's some editing snafus that actually reversed what I said. The color thing is a major major issue in understanding behaviors of slipcovers.

Shirley, I hope the loveseat won't be too distracting because I would love to see it.

the love seat ( the one heavy piece ) is important to me because it can be sat in. Ordinarily you wouldn't want that to happen in a booth, but I arranged for two covers for this piece, alike fabric, identical fit, one black red white vivid print, and one green plain solid, to illustrate how color disguise affects the appearance of wear behavior. ( wrinkles show sooner, with fewer plops on unpatterned fabrics )

It's a mini version of the class that chf didn't accept a proposal for ( for the conference ) . I think it will be fun. I would understand if you thought this was too much distracting activity.

Gerry is out of here ( on his trip ) already by monday, and Judet will already be here. Anytime you get here is fine. I am going to have to make up samples in advance, so I will make up the love seat anyway.

Hello Shirley...

Donna and I will be arriving on Tuesday. Alicia and I are teaching a class on Wednesday to pay for the booth in Baltimore, so we need to be ready to go on Tuesday night and will have to go into Baltimore early Wednesday morning.

That means we have to have all the stuff ready to be taken to Baltimore on Wednesday and loaded through the dock on Wednesday afternoon for set up.

We were charged for pallets of total weight... miminum payment $200 plus. So of course the lease amount of weight possible is good.

Can't sleep in St Louis

I have skinny hair !

Although I won't be in Baltimore to help set up, I'll be happy to lend my skinny girly arms* to the removal effort on Saturday.

*please note there is nothing else attached to my body that is remotely skinny...

just to clarify...............when the bill for the union is figured up, was it not by # of carts ? I only have one furniture piece that requires any heavy breathing to lift, it's a childs love seat, all else is very light. Are you coming in before wed ? I still need to know to make it up sooner than that anyway. That was my main piece for details.

Yeow....

There are so many possibilities...

Just make sure whatever you bring the furniture is light weight. As we have to pay for pounds being taken in on the floor at Baltimore.

Our booth is only 10X20 so we have space but not too much. Variety of furniture is best.

Yes we want the PJ party to be washing fabric.... I am so involved with everything going on right now that I have not been able to respond, sorry...

K

having the time of my life ( not ). Sewing cushions on sunday night.

Banging my head about what to do that's new on slipcovers for the show.


Question: when you'd want to do a invisible zipper on the outside back, and you'd decide where to put it relative to the back corner, would you rather see it as near to the corner as you can get it or perhaps in naturally occuring seam ? What if it's a chair ?


How would you have that zipper intersect the skirt ( or would you ) and how to treat the inside flap of kick pleat if it does intersect ? Velcro the loose flap ?

For suggestions as to how to send or bring samples : others have successfully " slipcovered " boxes to represent furniture, as side tables and trash cans. If you have an ottoman cover to mail I can make the box.

Anyone see any new skirts lately or should I cook up a kooky one ?

To make use of what I have, to make it useful for me here ( with kids ) and to have some theme going on that shows what I like to do most, I have washables to sew.

I have a print, Bloomcraft, black background, white and pink tropical flower on barkcloth that I will steam heavily but not pre-wash.

Picked up a beautiful matlasse when Susan and I met thursday, I want to make something I can use later?? still have not yet decided, maybe a table skirt. I will test wash it, and save pices for the pj party. I am not hearing anything about anyone wanting washing to be the topic. Is another topic more desireable ?

I want to re-find ( forget where I saw it ) bright pink carnation color tussah. Still wish I knew where to get it other than Lady Ann or at retail. Anyone ?

each square is larger than the foot print of many " McMansions ". 50 by 50 feet. That's why they zip into four equal quarters.