BOB is feeling old

BOB is feeling old -

Ever since -

She looked in the mirror -

And saw -

Her grandmother - ;))



But then again - it's probably just me.

BOB said "Hi"

BOB and I have been in a BIT muCHy mood lately -

In case you haven’t noticed - ;))

And have been having a lot of trouble being nice -

Tomorrow I have a “nice” post scheduled -

So don't worry - I AM feeling better -

But -

BOB was naughty -

I know that it was childish -

But BOB just couldn’t help it.

My other blog got a comment that pissed me off annoyed me -

It wasn’t rude -

Just annoying -

You can read all about it over there -
Look for the “Welcome” post -

This is the blog that nobody reads -

Except you guys, of course - ;))

So I can tell you what BOB did -

‘Cuz BOB got her feelings hurt -

And has to tell somebody.

The commenter was a “no-reply” -

But her profile had a blog listed -

So BOB went to say “Hi” -

BOB checked her blog -

And went back a few months -

To see what she had been up to.

She had just finished a FW quilt top -

Two or three posts/weeks ago -

Very pretty -

So BOB left her a comment -

On her latest post -

Saying that BOB thought her stuff was very nice -

And asked if she had tried the FW quilt yet.

I know that it wasn’t nice -

And I know that it was childish -

But BOB couldn’t help it -

And wanted her to know -

How it feels -

To have someone visit your blog -

Say “Hi” -

And then leave - ;))



But then again - it’s probably just me.

BOB doesn't do "requests"

BOB has NEVER made a quilt -

For someone else -

Let me rephrase that -

BOB DOES make quilts for family and friends -

As gifts -

Which assumes that they WANT one - ;))

But BOB has NEVER made a "commissioned" quilt -

She learned her lesson -

A long time ago -

When a lady she knew -

Asked BOB to make some dresses for her.

The lady paid BOB for the fabric - pattern - time - etc. -

No problem.

BUT when the lady went to try the dresses on -

The lady said that they fit just fine -

But that they were too LONG -

And that she wanted BOB to shorten them.

BOB asked if she was SURE -

That she wanted the dresses cut down -

Because once they were cut -

BOB wouldn’t be able to add it back on.
(See NOTE below.)

The lady said that she was SURE -

And BOB cut them down -

Then -

The lady decided that she wanted -

To wear the dresses with a BELT -

And complained to BOB -

That she couldn’t do that now -

Because the dresses -

Were TOO SHORT!!

BOB gave her her money back -

And has NEVER made anything -

For anyone else again -

Unless it was something BOB wanted to make -

And BOB got to decide the size -

The color -

The design - etc.

BOB believes that -

You can’t please them -

And that -

You can’t give someone what he/she wants -

When they don’t know -

WHAT they want - ;))

NOW -

When anyone asks BOB to make a quilt for them -

She politely declines -

But offers -

To TEACH THEM HOW TO QUILT -

Funny how the person asking -

Is no longer interested - ;))



But then again - it’s probably just me.


**NOTE - And before you ask -
The dress/pattern design was such that it was NOT a typical "just lower the hem" situation. The fabric was jersey knit and the hem was a double top-stitch - trimmed after sewn. The shortening was NOT reversible.