Mandy Currie's Comments

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At 10:10 on January 28, 2013, Ann Bernard said…: Mandy, I am honoured to become your friend. Thank you totally for asking me.

At 4:44 on January 22, 2013, Loren Frantzen-Murris said…: Looking forward to see your work !!!

At 4:42 on January 22, 2013, Loren Frantzen-Murris said…: Thank you so much Mandy, it is always nice to come across a soulmate ones in a while. There are lots of people very skilled in 1 or 2 area's , which makes me kind off envy them, because I want to do everything. Sometimes I get quite confused, where to start, which project first. To many idea's to little time, that must sound familiar I suppose? And on top of that , you are a animal lover :):):):) We have also a dog, a Collie... and three cats.

Nice to meet you.

At 9:04 on January 2, 2013, Salley Mavor said…: Thanks for your nice comments and friend request!

At 20:18 on December 25, 2012, mary beard said…: thanks re: the miniature crazy quilt....just like to work with all types fabrics lot of fancy ones...small quilts easier since you have time to finish them(haha) sometimes I will use basically one color in the block as in this quilt...then next time I mix up the colors...lots of fun and remember no rules! Mary (in Texas)

At 14:45 on October 21, 2012, Jill (www.jilltextileart.com) said…: Thanks for your kind comments...yes I've always taken an interest in prayer flags...

Happy stitching - Jill

At 3:50 on July 23, 2012, Jessica Grimm said…: Dear Mandy,

Thank you for the praise! I know that not having a car can make going places a bit more adventurous, to say the least. We don't own one either. However, public transport is good where we live. And I walk and cycle a lot.

I have only recently started to teach for the Royal School of Needlework. In January I will start a RSN satelite in the Netherlands. Very exciting!

Happy stitching, Jessica

At 2:32 on July 9, 2012, Chloe Grice said…: That would be great Mandy, thanks! Like you I have lots of projects on the go, so it'll probably be a while before I get round to needlelace too, but I think it'd be a great skill to learn :-)

At 14:00 on July 8, 2012, Chloe Grice said…: Hi Mandy, I'm interested to know how you get on with needle lace- it's one of the things I want to learn next! I taught myself to knit & crochet last year & also did some machine sewing for the first time, so I reckon I need a new challenge! :-)

At 9:55 on July 2, 2012, Margaret Blank said…: Mandy,

Thanks for stopping by my page and for your kind words on my blocks. I tried to do one a week and was successful till some time in April when 'life' got in the way. Now I am consistently 5 weeks behind, but with lovely weather for stitching in the garden, I hope to change that soon (I live in Canada so it's summer here at last!)

At 14:14 on June 9, 2012, Elaine Wilding said…: Mandy it's under discussions. I hope you find it . I t is an American pattern I got told. I did not know there was a difference. I hope you find it Hugs Elaine

At 18:43 on June 8, 2012, lisa payne said…: It only took me about 2weeks to make the purple blanket. My mish mash blanket will take a little longer as i am adding to it all the time. i am also doing granny squares to make into a cushion and put it in to a craft fair for grading.

At 18:09 on June 8, 2012, lisa payne said…: Hi mandy , ive not really looked yet. i will take a proper look in the morning when i get to go on pc. lol. i cant wIt to see all the projects. thank you for introducing me to this site

At 15:52 on April 17, 2012, Elaine Wilding said…: Hi Mandy did you get the email I sent. It did not come back that it failed yet.Just wondering. Hugs to you Elaine

At 6:34 on April 17, 2012, Elaine Wilding said…: Hi Mandy I sent the emails with the bookmarkers I sent 5 Heart Flower, Angel Lizard, butterfly bookmarkers I hope you get these this time

At 4:57 on April 15, 2012, Anneliese said…: Yes, Mandy, this issue is a nice one, with at least 3 articles which I liked. It is the April/May issue of this year. As I am not at home but at McDo's for internet I suppose only. Therapy blocks ist the title. You know I am not a precise worker but I love more the cutting, sewing together, cutting again. I don't want to count stitches, too slow. I love to make bags and have a lot hanging behind my "studio"door in Germany, but using more or less about 5 of them. Oh, about renovating: My husband wants to renovate another house, he did the one in the Vosges for 17 years now. I have a little room in it and it is just too great to be able to leave everything, just dropping the work and go to housework or garden work.

At 4:33 on April 15, 2012, Grace Lister said…: Mandy, I meant to add that the small boxes with embroidery on the top are made of folded thin card. It is incredible how strong they are and they don't need to be stuck down. Someone showed me how to do this. However, the embroidery would work on any kind of box as it is so straightforward. You only really need to know how to fold the corners of your fabric and any box-making book would tell you how to do this.

At 4:49 on April 14, 2012, Grace Lister said…: Thank you for your comments on my work, Mandy. The Ruskin work was done from a book - Ruskin Lace and Linen Work by Elizabeth Prickett published by B.T.Batsford Ltd - with very clear instructions and photos. What I would say is that it is a technique that takes a very long time to work as you have to prepare the hems etc before working the decorative patterns. Patience is definitely needed! The boxes, on the other hand, are very easy to embroider as the material used is pillow ticking and you just embroider between or over the lines in the fabric. They are very straightforward.

At 3:57 on April 14, 2012, Anneliese said…: Oh Mandy, not much. We are presently lookingk for an old house to renovate. So this takes up a lot of time. Did you see the article in Quilting Arts M. about therapy quilting. That's what I started. I have many hand dyed fabrics and some of them will go into this.