tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post4103498115689524979..comments2024-03-29T08:09:15.265-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: For Chrisee..Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-86466619906843989662009-05-11T18:30:00.000-04:002009-05-11T18:30:00.000-04:00Half my family has listened to Atlas Shrugged and ...Half my family has listened to Atlas Shrugged and cannot get over how timely it remains...the other half are in denial.<br /><br />I know who John Galt is, what I really need to know is where is he NOW!mazie janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185835896076064910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-82660819147679392242009-05-10T02:10:00.000-04:002009-05-10T02:10:00.000-04:00thanks for the reply Bonnie...and for everyones co...thanks for the reply Bonnie...and for everyones comments. I do own a "thread cutter pendant" but the dental floss container is a great idea.chriseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286791280421906075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-73709612958940329102009-05-07T13:29:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:29:00.000-04:00Bonnie - instead of scissors for plane travel... i...Bonnie - instead of scissors for plane travel... if you are just cutting thread - bring a dental floss container and use that tiny built in razor blade - works like a charm and is allowed. Cheers! EvelynEvelyn aka Starfishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025353776081066815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-76462449791428438362009-05-07T09:10:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:10:00.000-04:00Oh Bonnie! Atlas Shrugged is my all time favorite ...Oh Bonnie! Atlas Shrugged is my all time favorite book. I have read it twice and listened to it once. You are right about being relevant to today. I also got my sons to read it and they loved it too.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03925796214628747836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-83359448221637697172009-05-07T08:53:00.000-04:002009-05-07T08:53:00.000-04:00I forgot to mention my recent run-in with TSA comi...I forgot to mention my recent run-in with TSA coming home from Paducah. And over a hairbrush, for crying out loud! They weren't even afraid it was anything dangerous, they kept saying "We think you have shampoo in there". Argh!Debby Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760830726436837922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-90583077624289161422009-05-07T08:51:00.000-04:002009-05-07T08:51:00.000-04:00I know who John Galt is!
I have a list of books t...I know who John Galt is!<br /><br />I have a list of books that I try to read every year. This is on it, as well as everything by Jane Austen. Some books are just like old friends and need to be revisited often.Debby Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760830726436837922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-51373626495184785812009-05-06T23:25:00.000-04:002009-05-06T23:25:00.000-04:00Knitters carry a dental floss box and use the flos...Knitters carry a dental floss box and use the floss cutter as a yarn cutter. Works for embroidery thread, too. Hope your mom is appreciative of the gift! And, I hope that your family realizes what a gem you are!woolywomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798060848062776281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-32762366815815567432009-05-06T16:25:00.000-04:002009-05-06T16:25:00.000-04:00Anthem by Ayn Rand is one fantastic book.Anthem by Ayn Rand is one fantastic book.sewprimitive karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125490235366694521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-44577256729945151072009-05-06T15:19:00.000-04:002009-05-06T15:19:00.000-04:00I'm reading Atlas Shurgged right now, too! I real...I'm reading Atlas Shurgged right now, too! I really love Ayn Rand's writing. Have read 3 of her other books and could not put them down. I am having a harder time committing to Atlas Shrugged, but only due to it's size, not it's content!Donna/Sara from Kindred Craftershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375441718551054923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-5067517108372930592009-05-06T15:17:00.000-04:002009-05-06T15:17:00.000-04:00I have recently traveled with: scissors (remember ...I have recently traveled with: scissors (remember the old school scissors with the blunt tip?), fingernail clippers, seam ripper, knitting needles and numerous pins and needles. Last summer I took my Featherweight sewing machine (w/o needle) and the TSA guy NEVER opened that bag. He was more interested in my small electronic converter...and THEN he just wanted to know where I got it! I try to act nonchalant and bored, like I know JUST what I'm doing<br />..and ZIP ..I'm thru... Knitting needles made of bamboo or plastic crochet hooks can be a good investment just for travel. I'm LOST without some kind of hand work. I usually take MANY!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228272999302748449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-67827846786137080832009-05-06T12:17:00.000-04:002009-05-06T12:17:00.000-04:00Ooo, Atlas Shrugged is one of my favorite books of...Ooo, Atlas Shrugged is one of my favorite books of all time. I got my brother to read it when we were in college 30 years ago, and car pooling to our summer jobs. We had a great book discussion in the car for the week it took him to read it. And I refused to answer the question, "Who is John Galt?" I didn't want to give it away!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544757598004565474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-28263174990138641082009-05-06T12:14:00.000-04:002009-05-06T12:14:00.000-04:00For a long time I carried a small child's scissors...For a long time I carried a small child's scissors that was more plastic then metal and barely cut thread. Then last year I was pulled aside for a bag search...you would think it was stilletto! The security guard was screaming! oh, well...not like that hasn't happened before. I used a plastic knife from the lunch box to cut my threads instead and it worked better!YankeeQuilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324287185970922332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-60485133163860248052009-05-06T11:33:00.000-04:002009-05-06T11:33:00.000-04:00I read a great travel tip somewhere making an emer...I read a great travel tip somewhere making an emergency sewing kit out of a large dental floss container. Put as many bobbins of thread in it as will fit, plus a couple of needles, and maybe a safety pin or two. Use the cutter on the floss container to cut your thread.<br /> For quilting you could use the same color thread, skip the buttons and safety pins. You'd probably would have to use snips later to clip the threads closer to the quilt, but TSA does allow dental floss containers. No risk of having your scissors taken.Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985153057462197110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-34982706938104273942009-05-06T11:05:00.000-04:002009-05-06T11:05:00.000-04:00going through Canadian customs can often be trying...going through Canadian customs can often be trying. However,I have also had many strange request with US customs too. If you still want to sew and carry something to cut your threads with, then might I suggestion a product from 'Clover'. It is called the "Thread Cutter Pendant". It is about the size of dollar coin and can be hung on a ribbon and worn like a pendant. It has 6 or so grooves around it to cut the threads. Retails for about $8USD. check your LQS for one. Happy flying and sewing!Lee Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733872088509481749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-51100307590947665862009-05-06T10:53:00.000-04:002009-05-06T10:53:00.000-04:00good flying tips...I also took knitting needles on...good flying tips...I also took knitting needles on board from Calif to MN. And small fold up scissors.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-7039657783346153702009-05-06T10:26:00.000-04:002009-05-06T10:26:00.000-04:00My daughter and husband just finished Atlas Shrugg...My daughter and husband just finished Atlas Shrugged and I'm next. They said it was awesome. I can't wait.<br /><br />thanks for the flying tips. I was going to crochet on the plane once, but since I only use my grandma's crochet hook, I chickened out. I couldn't bear to lose it. I learned to crochet with it when I was 6 years old.Sweet Woodruffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926424938367611947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-19555256546433315202009-05-06T10:07:00.000-04:002009-05-06T10:07:00.000-04:00I loved 'Atlas Shrugged'...back in the day! As for...I loved 'Atlas Shrugged'...back in the day! As for TSA and traveling...my blog is FILLED with my nightmere stories of travel to and from Alaska. From our carry-on Brie (cheese) and Polenta (cornmeal) being read as an orange plastique bomb to my antique silver rosaries (in chain mail pouches)causing TSA fits, to my seat being taken and no empty ones in sight, to no room for even one carry-on, to 3 months of hearing loss after a failed wheel flaps landing greeted by 5 firetrucks...my life is high drama, white knuckle flying all the way! I once had to change planes 3x before we even left the runway!<br /><br />Boy, I would love to just sit and read or sew. But I spend all my time getting my breathing slowed down and my baro-trauma earplugs put in and out ;)Michele Bilyeuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979296861999606692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-79234200798768634772009-05-06T09:54:00.000-04:002009-05-06T09:54:00.000-04:00I recently flew to Oregon for a 4 hour flight on A...I recently flew to Oregon for a 4 hour flight on American Airlines and when I checked the rules, it said that you can take a scissors with a 4" or less blade. So I did take some scissors like that, needles and some embroidery. I had no problem. I think those directives are from TSA. I got the Gail Pan BOM for March finished on the flight!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com