DONNA POSTER NEWSLETTER
DEC. ‘06
Oh boy---December is way too busy a month! I’d be willing to bet, you, like me, have a project sitting on your sewing machine that needs to be finished ASAP! So, with that in mind I’m just going to share a little email exchange that really cracked me up when I read it! It went like this:
Linda writes to Mr. Donna: “Hi, I just received the Foldy Stuff quilt pattern. My sister-in-law was making this quilt when we visited her last October. I really like this pattern. I was checking the yardage to purchase for making the quilt. This chart is most helpful. What width of fabric is used in calculating the yardage? This will make a huge difference in the amount of fabric I will need to purchase. Thanks--Linda.”
Mr. Donna‘s reply: “I just put that question to Donna (my wife) and she said that the calculations were made on 40 inches of useable fabric measured across, plus a little bit more on the yardage.” Now, I am an engineer, so I asked Donna to quantify the term “a little bit more”, and she said that as a quilter you would know what she meant.
I never heard of anyone building a bridge 5340 feet long, plus “a little bit more“, but hey, what do I know.
Linda answered: Arnold--thanks for your information--you certainly brightened a very cold, dark Friday morning in Indiana. Your wife is right--I understand “a little bit more” in quilting terms. Tell her thank you, also. I will definitely look at a bridge a little differently in the future--and smile to myself. Thanks again for brightening my day.
Mr. Donna here: Like I say, “what the hey do I know.”
I just loved that!!
Mr Donna and I wish you all a wonderful holiday and a great new year!
Your quilting buddy,
Donna