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    French Bliss

    XXX: When Patchwork Is "Pornographic"

    Made to Measure: Or, Broken Dreams And A Wool Jersey Dress
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    Image of Pizza!Pizza!Pizza! Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
    09/10/09

    In reply to French Bliss
    Oh nuts. Now I want to paint my walls that color.
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    Image of GeorgeFayne GeorgeFayne
    09/10/09

    In reply to French Bliss
    I love that the walls are blue instead of Standard Gallery White.
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    Image of LaComtesse LaComtesse
    09/10/09

    @GeorgeFayne: Special exhibitions often have a "trademark color" for the walls. This blue was a lovely choice.
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    Image of WashingMyHair WashingMyHair
    09/10/09

    @GeorgeFayne: I gravitated towards that fact as well. But I just all around love this picture!
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    Image of Tits.McGee Tits.McGee
    03/05/09

    In reply to XXX: When Patchwork Is "Pornographic"
    This thread is useless without pics.
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    Image of Nibbles Nibbles
    03/05/09

    @Tits.McGee: My username is Nibbles and I endorse this statement.
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    Image of JulesNoctambule JulesNoctambule
    03/05/09

    In reply to XXX: When Patchwork Is "Pornographic"
    I often get the feeling that for some people, traditional handcrafts only have merit if they're 'edgy'. Too bad.
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    Image of undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink
    03/05/09

    @JulesNoctambule: I think that's a shame, because "edgy" loses value, but beautiful and well-made do not.
    Don't get me wrong, edgy has its place, but I don't need to see it all the time.
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    03/06/09

    @JulesNoctambule: I think so, but it can be a fun way to start. I am unfortunately boring and made a shawl for my grandma.
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    Image of baraqiel baraqiel
    03/05/09

    In reply to XXX: When Patchwork Is "Pornographic"
    "People react to quilts like nothing else". This has some validity -- I am more squicked at the idea of wrapping myself in a blanket covered in tiny sperm than I am at the idea of a shirt, or a poster or something with sperm on it.
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    Image of undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink
    03/05/09

    In reply to XXX: When Patchwork Is "Pornographic"
    Not related to quilting, but knitty.com has a "sexy" issue.
    [knitty.com]
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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    03/05/09

    @undomesticgoddess is addicted to equality: there are TONS of sex and knitting books . . .
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    Image of Never_Nude Never_Nude
    03/05/09

    @undomesticgoddess is addicted to equality: As a knitter, let me say I ADORE KNITTY.COM. Have made several items from their patterns and haven't been disappointed. Love, love, love it!
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    Image of undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink
    03/05/09

    @Never_Nude: I love it too!
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    Image of Aesop's Foibles. YES. Aesop's Foibles. YES.
    03/05/09

    In reply to XXX: When Patchwork Is "Pornographic"
    This makes me want to recruit people for a quilting bee. I will gather the most rockin' grandmas I can find and they will school me on the fine art of constructing handmade quilts bedecked with multi-colored-and-textured sex organs. Who's with me.
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    Image of Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd) Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd)
    03/05/09

    @..now it's just Aesop's Foibles.: They can teach us to make a quilt that says "Get that baby out of my face!" on a background of Gin and Tonics.
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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    03/05/09

    @..now it's just Aesop's Foibles.: i'll lend you my mother. she always likes corrupting the young and turning them into quilters and knitters.
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    Image of LaFemme LaFemme
    03/06/09

    @..now it's just Aesop's Foibles.: I KNOW HOW TO QUILT!!!!!!! I would love to do this with some other people.
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    03/06/09

    @LaFemme: TEEEACH MEEE I LOVE BLANKETS AND QUILTS ARE THE BEST!
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    Image of prestocaro fears the culling prestocaro fears the culling
    03/05/09

    In reply to XXX: When Patchwork Is "Pornographic"
    So... Joann's won't be promoting my crochet condoms, then?
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    Image of Beat Girl Beat Girl
    03/05/09

    In reply to XXX: When Patchwork Is "Pornographic"
    Come on, WaPo, shouldn't that be unSEAMly?
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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    03/05/09

    @Miss Carrie Nation: Quilt it, you guys! All these puns needle to stop. Otherwise this thread might just get silly, and people will be yarning from boredom.
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    Image of Callipegian Callipegian
    03/05/09

    @o português é muito sexy wastes more time on Jezebel than F...: Ugh! It's driving me batting!
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    Image of Beat Girl Beat Girl
    03/05/09

    @Callipegian: You guys are sew lame, I can't believe you're yoking around like this. Be sergerious!
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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    03/05/09

    @Callipegian: one more comment like this and i'll be in stiches!
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    Image of Ptarmigan Ptarmigan
    03/05/09

    In reply to XXX: When Patchwork Is "Pornographic"
    Banned by Jo-Ann Fabrics? That's gansta.
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    Image of gangey gangey
    03/05/09

    @Ptarmigan: As a crafter it hurts me to say this, but Jo-Ann's is hella lame.
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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    03/05/09

    In reply to XXX: When Patchwork Is "Pornographic"
    I LOVE THIS.


    I have a quilt my mother made titled "the womb quilt". It's multi-layered, sort of like a snuggie but better, you wrap yourself up in it.


    However, it's sort of less a womb and more a . . . well . . . vagina. That is, in fact, what my friends call it. One of my friends also insists that it has pubes, because it's tied (it's a method of binding quilts together.)


    My mother is a slightly crazy textile artist who tends to do things like this. She also made one with her and my father's outlines quilted into it called "my side of the bed".

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    Image of prestocaro fears the culling prestocaro fears the culling
    03/05/09

    @o português é muito sexy wastes more time on Jezebel than F...: Your mom sounds awesome! Your mom's quilts sound awesome! Do you have a link?

    I want a vagina quilt. I always lay on a quilt and tuck the ends over my feet, then roll over, making a quilt burrito.
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    Image of argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw? argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?
    03/05/09

    @prestocaro love/hates her kettlebell: yaaaay quilt burrito! i do this too.


    also? reminds me of the taco bed from the extreme home makeover episode of 'it's always sunny in phildelphia'.

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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    03/05/09

    @prestocaro love/hates her kettlebell: she does not have a site at the moment, but one of these days she may make one. or i may make one for her. i don't know if she could be talked into recreating the womb quilt though - i'm also not sure how she would react if she knew it's been renamed the vagina quilt.


    also, i tend to do the same things with quilts. unless i have a vagina quilt at hand.


    however, if you know how to quilt or want to learn, i'm sure i could talk you through vagina quilt instruction.

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    Image of argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw? argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?
    03/05/09

    @o português é muito sexy wastes more time on Jezebel than F...: oh, make one for her! i'd love to see her work; it sounds so cool.
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    Image of JLady JLady
    03/05/09

    @o português é muito sexy wastes more time on Jezebel than F...: Do you have photos, because those quilts sound awesome.
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    Image of sweet cuppin' cakes needs coffee sweet cuppin' cakes needs coffee
    03/05/09

    @argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?: That episode was hilarious. I mean, brown taco shell bed, meat blanket, lettuce pillow... I may be getting the parts wrong.
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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    03/05/09

    @argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?: @JLady: unfortunately, i don't have photos at the moment :(. they are fantastic though. i can take photos of the womb quilt since i own it now, but i don't know how/where to post them so you can see them?


    "my side of the bed" is absolutely gorgeous. it's outlines of my parents from their late 20s or early 30s, curled up each on their sides, their backs touching. the cloth is this very silky smooth cream fabric. the stitching is also cream - she managed to get the bedding such that the figures are thicker than the rest of the quilt. the rest of quilt just traces around the figures in ripples emanating out to the edge.

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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    03/05/09

    @o português é muito sexy wastes more time on Jezebel than F...: that was supposed to be "batting" . . . not "bedding." oops.
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    Image of aubonpam aubonpam
    03/05/09

    @o português é muito sexy wastes more time on Jezebel than F...: You need to help her make a site! These sound incredible! I would love to see them!
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    Image of a_mama a_mama
    03/05/09

    @o português é muito sexy wastes more time on Jezebel than F...: Photobucket girl! Post the pics on there and they host it for you to post here! I wanna see!
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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    03/05/09

    @a_mama: @aubonpam: @JLady: @argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?: @prestocaro love/hates her kettlebell: So there are photos now! of just the womb/vagina quilt, unfortunately, but still.






    There are more on photobucket.

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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    03/05/09

    @o português é muito sexy thinks suits are sexy too: ahhhhhhh that didn't work! ok . . . link is here. [s659.photobucket.com]
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    Image of xilo xilo
    03/05/09

    @o português é muito sexy thinks suits are sexy too: !! That is beautiful! I'm not sure I understand fully how it works, and I don't know how to quilt at all, but making something like that is my new five-year goal.


    It looks like your mother is an amazing artist. Thanks for sharing those.

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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    03/05/09

    @xilo: quilting is pretty straightforward, if you have a sewing machine. something like this is a little more complicated, but still not too bad.
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    Image of vamusical vamusical
    03/05/09

    In reply to XXX: When Patchwork Is "Pornographic"
    I am all about nostalgic crafts, I just choose knitting over quilting. And this reminds me of that terrifying crocheted Ann Coulter Birthing doll I found last month.


    [craftastrophe.net]

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    Image of I, Zombie Normal I, Zombie Normal
    03/05/09

    @vamusical: Wow, that doll is quite hirsute.
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    Image of EKane EKane
    03/05/09

    @vamusical: Oh... wow... that doll.
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    Image of undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink
    03/05/09

    @vamusical: I knit too! (And I get way too excited when other people knit.)
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    Image of gangey gangey
    03/05/09

    @vamusical: I'm a knitter too, but would love to get into quilting cuz that's my Momma's hobby!
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    Image of Flackette Goes Retro Flackette Goes Retro
    03/06/09

    @vamusical: I am friending all the fellow knitters in this thread! Also, if you are on Ravelry.com check out the Jezebelles group.
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    Image of Little Green Frog (Wise Latina) Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
    03/06/09

    @vamusical: @undomesticgoddess is addicted to equality: @gangey: @utensil42: @Flackette is a Red State Elitist: Another knitter here! Whoohoo!!!
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    03/06/09

    @Little Green Frog: AND ANOTHER LET US KNIT FANCY THINGS TOGETHERRR
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