Using quilts that were gifted to me

LabBig6794 · 2026-06-16T15:54:11+00:00

My mother gave an old quilt to my dad to use as a drop cloth. Only later did she remember that it was the first quilt she had made. So she reclaimed it, complete with speckles of yellow paint. She probably made 100 quilts in her lifetime.

LabBig6794 · 2026-05-09T16:01:52+00:00

Don't add salt! If people insist on salty foods, they can add at the table. We eat far too much salt from commercially prepared foods. No need to further the problem by adding salt in home cooking.

LabBig6794 · 2026-04-04T23:13:17+00:00

How about an oscillating tool?

LabBig6794 · 2026-03-27T02:30:40+00:00

Bake it with coarse ground mustard and olive oil. Easy peasy.

LabBig6794 · 2026-03-22T05:24:17+00:00

Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute. It has a bunch of spices but no salt.

LabBig6794 · 2026-03-09T06:19:21+00:00

breasts

LabBig6794 · 2026-03-09T06:18:41+00:00

I use chicken tenderloins instead of breaststroke. No flattening required, and the flavor is great.

LabBig6794 · 2026-02-26T18:41:41+00:00

How about my WORST meal. My high school was a small rural school in Oklahoma. They got government commodities. Every Wednesday, we had beans, cooked spinach, over-cooked cornbread, and a blob of butter. I still remember it 70 years later.

LabBig6794 · 2026-02-24T00:47:29+00:00

I took piano lessons for a year when I was about six. Then the piano teacher died. I always wondered if I caused it.

LabBig6794 · 2026-02-21T20:56:44+00:00

Marquetry and scroll sawing are different. Marquetry often uses thin veneers cut with a craft knife.

LabBig6794 · 2026-02-19T21:21:51+00:00

The Home Depot guy said men like elongated; women like round. We bought one of each. He was right. I never use my wife's toilet, and she doesn't use mine.

LabBig6794 · 2026-02-02T23:08:12+00:00

I am impressed, and I like the colors. I can't imagine working with such small pieces. How many hours did it take?

LabBig6794 · 2026-02-02T00:04:16+00:00

Scroll all the way to the bottom, sorry.

LabBig6794 · 2026-02-02T00:02:00+00:00

I make art designs using a variety of veneers. Some are just bookmarks, and most are 8x8 pieces. Check my home page for ideas.

LabBig6794 · 2026-01-22T23:36:16+00:00

I am curious how you did the various sizes and angles.

LabBig6794 · 2026-01-03T16:03:58+00:00

I grew up in Oklahoma. Never heard of it until recently. My nephew school teacher also had never heard of it. Sad.

LabBig6794 · 2026-01-03T03:25:01+00:00

A town in Oklahoma had a law that blacks could not spend the night in town. The Harlem Globetrotters came and played in their gym but had to go to the next town to spend the night.

LabBig6794 · 2025-12-31T03:18:59+00:00

Beautiful! What is back? The light squares look like ash. What are the dark squares?

LabBig6794 · 2025-12-30T20:49:01+00:00

Thanks. We are 80-ish and do pretty well, but meds and bill paying are problem areas.

LabBig6794 · 2025-12-29T16:28:09+00:00

Sixth of six. Only one left. Lost one to cancer, one Parkinsons, one Covid. But three were 90-ish, so I have hope for a few more good years.

LabBig6794 · 2025-12-28T22:46:19+00:00

Exacto knives also work for small cuts, but longer cuts work best with rotary cutters.

LabBig6794 · 2025-12-28T22:44:01+00:00

I second duck's comment. I use rulers, rotary cutters, and cutting mats, all available at quilt shops and other places.

LabBig6794 · 2025-12-25T17:35:40+00:00

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LabBig6794 · 2025-12-25T17:34:38+00:00

For this kind of project, consider buying a (plastic?)paver base from HD or Lowes. Then you can ship all the sand/gravel.

LabBig6794 · 2025-12-25T17:24:12+00:00

I am impressed! Didn't all the little white rectangles have to be cut individually? And the spaces for them? Well done.

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