This reminds me of a few months ago when I went to a small local market and saw a car in the parking lot with a quilty license plate and also a quilty plate frame. I parked next to it, of course! My whole shopping trip was spent scrutinizing each shopper to see if I could figure out who the quilter was! The car was gone when I left and I never found out who my quilting sister was!!
I have a theory that Virginia has a higher percentage of "vanity" plates than any other. I got tired of counting them as we left Hampton (Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show)!
Having had an upholstery/drapery workroom for 15 years, I had a bumpter sticker on all my vehicles and the delivery truck which read:OLD UPHOLSTERERS NEVER DIE, THEY JUST RECOVER!I can't tell you how many times I was stopped as I was getting out in a parking lot or whatever... FUN!
When I was visiting Poland I wore a quilted jacket (buses get cold) and while in one Potter store I noticed this woman standing near me several times. I smiled and nodded...she smiled and then went back to her group and chatted excitedly. After a couple rounds of this the girl working behind the counter told me the women were pottery painters that worked there and they wanted to look at the fabric and designs in my jacket only none of them spoke English! I left my jacket on the counter while I finished shopping and let my fabric do the talking!
I remember going to a conference with my husband, and not knowing any of the other wives. On the first morning we had a wives bus trip to go shopping. I was very shy then, but then I saw a lady with a patchwork bag. We started talking about quilting it was great.
Hey girl,I was just over on your website and it is definitely in a funky state...is it still being worked on? It could just be my computer or something, but you might want to take a look-see.I love your site, your blog, your article in Quiltmaker, and I ordered your 2 books...you rock! I just finished an intense hand-appliqued, hand-quilted project and I am SERIOUSLY ready for some machine-sewn scrap therapy!!
I think Va has the most vanity tags. My sister lives there and we see all sorts when we visit. I gald you had a great retreat.
My license plate reads: LTZQWLT and the piece around the plate reads: He fishes, I quilt. At our guild meeting I love to park next to my friend whose plate reads QWLT2WLT.
My plates say WANASEW. Every once in a while some not very bright person will ask me why I want to sue someone. Duh!!!
My daughter lives in VA and she told me vanity plates are only $10.00 extra there, so that's why you see so many of them!My plate is NC and it reads QLTR4LYF. Honk and wave if you see me!
Just recently I was reading resumes and cover letters for a job opening in our office. There was one woman with absolutely no experience in our field, and I was ready to toss her on the NO pile until I saw "Avid quilter" listed under her hobbies! How fun would that be to work with another quilter! Alas, she never made it into the finalist pile, but I was sorely tempted - I knew this was someone I would want to meet.
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This reminds me of a few months ago when I went to a small local market and saw a car in the parking lot with a quilty license plate and also a quilty plate frame. I parked next to it, of course! My whole shopping trip was spent scrutinizing each shopper to see if I could figure out who the quilter was! The car was gone when I left and I never found out who my quilting sister was!!
ReplyDeleteI have a theory that Virginia has a higher percentage of "vanity" plates than any other. I got tired of counting them as we left Hampton (Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show)!
ReplyDeleteHaving had an upholstery/drapery workroom for 15 years, I had a bumpter sticker on all my vehicles and the delivery truck which read:
ReplyDeleteOLD UPHOLSTERERS NEVER DIE, THEY JUST RECOVER!
I can't tell you how many times I was stopped as I was getting out in a parking lot or whatever... FUN!
When I was visiting Poland I wore a quilted jacket (buses get cold) and while in one Potter store I noticed this woman standing near me several times. I smiled and nodded...she smiled and then went back to her group and chatted excitedly. After a couple rounds of this the girl working behind the counter told me the women were pottery painters that worked there and they wanted to look at the fabric and designs in my jacket only none of them spoke English! I left my jacket on the counter while I finished shopping and let my fabric do the talking!
ReplyDeleteI remember going to a conference with my husband, and not knowing any of the other wives. On the first morning we had a wives bus trip to go shopping. I was very shy then, but then I saw a lady with a patchwork bag. We started talking about quilting it was great.
ReplyDeleteHey girl,
ReplyDeleteI was just over on your website and it is definitely in a funky state...is it still being worked on? It could just be my computer or something, but you might want to take a look-see.
I love your site, your blog, your article in Quiltmaker, and I ordered your 2 books...you rock! I just finished an intense hand-appliqued, hand-quilted project and I am SERIOUSLY ready for some machine-sewn scrap therapy!!
I think Va has the most vanity tags. My sister lives there and we see all sorts when we visit. I gald you had a great retreat.
ReplyDeleteMy license plate reads: LTZQWLT and the piece around the plate reads: He fishes, I quilt. At our guild meeting I love to park next to my friend whose plate reads QWLT2WLT.
ReplyDeleteMy plates say WANASEW. Every once in a while some not very bright person will ask me why I want to sue someone. Duh!!!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter lives in VA and she told me vanity plates are only $10.00 extra there, so that's why you see so many of them!
ReplyDeleteMy plate is NC and it reads QLTR4LYF. Honk and wave if you see me!
Just recently I was reading resumes and cover letters for a job opening in our office. There was one woman with absolutely no experience in our field, and I was ready to toss her on the NO pile until I saw "Avid quilter" listed under her hobbies! How fun would that be to work with another quilter! Alas, she never made it into the finalist pile, but I was sorely tempted - I knew this was someone I would want to meet.
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