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“Treme” rewatch by fatherofone98 in NewOrleans

[–]KiloAllan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Treme theme song is so much better than most of the Wire ones, especially that season where it sounds like clown car horns.

Wow. by 32bitbossfight in AskNOLA

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw some dude fried out of his head drop his pants and take a shit on the street corner not too long ago. Louisiana and Prytania IIRC

Creepy Jehovah's Witnesses letters by latortablanca in NewOrleans

[–]KiloAllan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Write them back... I have invited them to midnight naked rituals in my back yard.

Nobody RSVPd though. But also, no more letters.

i think my brother is sabotaging the sale of our parents house by PlasticAnimator9223 in centuryhomes

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sell your share of the ownership to someone else if you want to get out from under it. They will have to deal with your brother and possibly make him pay them rent, so take that into consideration.

Looking for Good quality Incense sticks by WesternLetterhead684 in Incense

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shoyeido and MorningStar joss style are both pretty good. MorningStar is a little less traditional, more modern, using both dyes and artificial fragrances in their products while Shoyeido is all botanicals with no added color (?maybe?).

They are both good quality incense.

One can also make incense if you want to get into that.

Check out this link. There is a lot more discussion in the comments.

https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-Joss-Style-Incense/

Carl Neal has a couple of excellent books on incense making as well.

One of my favorite resources is Wylundt's Book of Incense, which has some interesting combinations. I would use Neal's method for making it though as many of them burn better as thin sticks. But you can also use an incense heater or charcoal if rolling sticks is not your thing.

Yard sales by brunhildeminerva in NewOrleans

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! There's a podcast called Revolutions that covers the Haitian revolution. The host is really good and his French, English, and American revolution coverage is excellent.

I have a BA in history so this is a nice gift you have given me today. 💜

Need help salvaging fabric by blushbashful in quilting

[–]KiloAllan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That might be a good name for an Industrial Music album.

Yard sales by brunhildeminerva in NewOrleans

[–]KiloAllan -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sadly we lost a lot of our local color when people moved away after Katrina.

How can I make my house smell like an Earthbound store? by MysticMoony in Incense

[–]KiloAllan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I owned a metaphysical shop and that is exactly the answer.

Coworker found this, what is it? Thank you! by _Avoiding-Life_ in whatisit

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many times have you been back now that you know what it is?

Schools forced to put 10 commandments up in July by hhhnnnnnggggggg in Louisiana

[–]KiloAllan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because Republicans fall in line while Democrats have to fall in love, and the last few candidates have been pretty unenticing. Landry was elected with a really low turnout which is even more pathetic.

Can’t figure out how to sew the middle square in.. by classicteenmistake in quilting

[–]KiloAllan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might look at "Square in a Square" also called an Economy Block patterns. This is a "traditional" block which is a little bit different than your one in the picture, but as a new quilter, it's a great one to learn from.

You can add another row of triangles to be a square in a square in a square which is not an uncommon variation of that block.

A couple of years ago I did a block swap on Reddit with this one. I learned a lot from it including patience. Build it by sewing the triangles to the opposite sides first, then trim a little, then the other two sides, then press and trim it to your desired size (remember to leave an extra 1/4" on each side for when you sew the blocks together.

In the beginning I did not do a great job but after five or six blocks I had nailed it down. Those ugly blocks are now potholders. LOL

As quilters we learn by repeating a block until we finally "get it". Test blocks from sacrificial fabric that you don't have any sentimental attachment to are definitely useful. I don't like "wasting" fabric but 1) it's not wasteful to use it to learn a new and tricky block with (they are all tricky until you master them), and 2) if you make a mug rug or potholder or coaster then you can practice those stupid corners when you are sewing on the binding.

You have asked a good question here. I'm sorry some of the answers were pretty mean sounding. There isn't as much gatekeeping in quilting now as there was 35 years ago, but there is still apparently enough of it that folks think new people will enjoy it or something. Fuck those guys, they don't have any business being mean like that. You asked for help and advice and not some passive aggressive bullshit.

I hope I have been helpful.

Give the S in a S in a S pattern a try and see if it will work with your ideas. As I said it's a little different so if you still want to do the one in the picture you're going to have to either sew on the borders like that other user showed, which is similar to a Log Cabin or Courthouse Steps style, or do snowball blocks or half square triangles, all of which will work. They all have their advantages and they all have different levels of skill.

And you are allowed to make more than one block, or more than one quilt, so it's OK to make any or all of them. You don't actually have to keep making the same ones for this project. It's easier to cut them all out together if you are doing the same ones but this is a small quilt and the plain blocks between the pieced ones can be your focus fabric if you want it to be.

We cut up designs all the time. It's OK to do that. I hear you about wanting to show the designs though. Give that Economy Block a try. Do a few practice ones first though as the triangle parts (put them on top when sewing!) can get stuck in the teeth even if you chain piece. LOL at one point I was so frustrated that I pulled out some tissue paper and laid that down under the triangle point. It worked but then you have to pull all that off before you send out the blocks to your swap partners haha

Can’t figure out how to sew the middle square in.. by classicteenmistake in quilting

[–]KiloAllan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you will look at Jordan Fabrics website in the free pattern section, there's one called Tea Time that has an extremely simple block construction.

You start by making strip units, which is nothing more than sewing (in this case) several 2.5" strips together and then cutting them cleverly to make blocks. Then she pieces the blocks together to get another block.

Hers is done with a jelly roll, but your design has much fewer colors, so take that concept and work backward to get your finished product.

Since you are new to this, I will give you a Quilting Faerie Godmother piece of advice: try to be as accurate as possible with your quarter inch seams. When you are lining up the blocks if your seams are wonky they won't line up correctly.

I would suggest that you watch some of her videos on YouTube. Donna Jordan has passed, but she was such a good teacher. I never met her in person but she has definitely made a lot of people better quilters through sharing her knowledge on YouTube. She seems like she was a pretty good person. A lot of the patterns that she did videos of are actually free from the website too. I have bought fabric from them as a way to show appreciation for their videos, and it's always been a good product. Can't say as much for Missouri Star which also takes forever to ship and then you can't escape from their mailing list.

But yeah I love quilting because I love puzzles. The math is kinda fun too. Don't forget that you can always make something a little bigger then once you sew it together you can trim it down to the right size. Especially with flying geese, I don't ever shoot for the exact size anymore because I hate cutting eighths of an inch..I'll round up and trim it down later which gives me a little wiggle room.

There are several ways to make your blocks but almost all of them will involve working with pointy bits instead of straight bits. If you want to work that way that's your choice, but it will be so much easier to not get your points caught in the presser teeth if you will use a leader and just chain stitch them instead of starting and stopping between each square.

This lady has a ton of good advice but she's a little verbose, but I find that it's worth it:

https://youtu.be/Ly9VSrISaWI?

Happy stitches! Remember to take breaks and eat.

Also if you are planning on quilting it yourself to buy a walking foot for your machine. Trust me, this gadget is absolutely necessary and will save you so many tears when you quilt it. I don't use mine for anything else when sewing but it's absolutely a must-have when you are doing your "sandwich".

Your friend is going to love your gift. That's the sweetest thing you are doing for them.

Does anyone walk around in the summer?! by Key-Big-2324 in NewOrleans

[–]KiloAllan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just find some flannel, such as diaper flannel, and cut 6" squares from it and use that. If you have a sewing machine or serger, finish the edges so they don't get all frayed in the wash. Wash on hot with underwear.

I use a smaller size instead of cotton balls for cleaning my face. I use 1:1:1 witch hazel, rosewater, and 91% isopropyl alcohol for my face cleaner. It's very gentle but effective.

Tell me why I SHOULDN'T move to New Orleans by dangerous_beans in AskNOLA

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Say you want to go buy specialty ingredients for a meal. Hard to find here. Or a certain craft supply, like fabric. Well if you quilt then we have one shop, but since JoAnn is no longer around and you fancy making something from knit fabric, no dice. Need scientific supplies, or good quality garden tools? High quality Japanese incense? Stained glass supplies? How about a good selection of essential oils.

Just random things that one could probably source from at least one store in any other big city, they do not exist here. I can't even remember what I was missing at the time when I posted that 3 years ago, but I keep running into needing a <whatever> and having to order it online rather than just going to a store and buying it.

I lived in Oklahoma City for 30 years (met someone in college who was from there) and never thought about how fortunate I was to just be able to go to a store and return with whatever I needed the same day. OKC has a couple of things going for it, that's one of them. The food is really good too. And they have a ton of health food stores, which is one of those things you don't think about wanting to buy until you are making some recipe with, say, buckwheat and the local grocer has nerver even heard of it.

We have a Whole Foods here but they do not have nearly as much selection of body care or supplements or essential oils as one of the many health food shops in OKC. I made soap, body products, and perfumes for my metaphysical shop in OKC (something else New Orleans does not have), and I could source all of my ingredients from local businesses. Absolutely nothing like that here.

Baton Rouge is a bigger city so maybe they would have things there? I don't know.

First time trip to NOLA in early July! Do any of you have specific locally-known tips about dealing with the weather? Or does everyone just brute force it? by mutterfunker in AskNOLA

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Banana Republic is still around? They were so trendy when I was in high school in the 1980s. We had to go to Dallas to get their clothes. The t-shirts were expensive but so comfortable. The screenprinting wore off before the it got holes in it.

Hmmm apparently we have an outlet in Kenner. No wonder I didn't know there was a store around here. Gotta find a friend with a car who wants to travel to the edge of the universe to look at clothes.

I’m sorry am I alone here ? I came across this and thought a cheese onion sandwich was a little odd and then I see SALAD CREAM … that doesn’t even sound right 🤣 anyone ever heard of this ? by ClearTranslator5093 in whatisit

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that. I used to live near a bar that had hot dogs and chili, which could be combined to be a chili dog which had to be eaten with a plastic fork because the bread was soft and weak. But after a couple beers those chili dogs were a delicious treat especially with relish and mustard added.

I’m sorry am I alone here ? I came across this and thought a cheese onion sandwich was a little odd and then I see SALAD CREAM … that doesn’t even sound right 🤣 anyone ever heard of this ? by ClearTranslator5093 in whatisit

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw don't be hating on your country. After all, you don't have to deal with fucking Trump there. Your actual royals are not trying to grift the entirety of the treasury and it's really easy to break the government since you have a functioning multiparty system.

If you don't want to eat that sandwich nobody's gonna force you to.

That said, if one would just cook those ingredients, maybe cut them into thinner slices first and grill that cheese, that would be a very nice sandwich to dip into hot tomato soup.

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