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klowe

klowe
Date Joined: December 23, 2008
Last Online: February 1, 2011

Country: United States

About Me

Hi!

I happily live with my husband in California. I am a librarian and I love to read, natch.

Favorite Music

Arcade Fire and Wilco are my two loves. I am also a huge Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris fan, but I do not like modern country. I tend to like female folksy singers, too. I am currently obsessed with She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward.) Oh, and I like musicals as well.

Favorite Books

Authors: Margaret Atwood, Cormac McCarthy, John Irving, Barbara Kingsolver, Roald Dahl, John Steinbeck, Louise Erdrich, John Cheever, Susan Orlean, Jhumpa Lahiri, Zadie Smith, Tolkein, Tom Wolfe, Alice Munro, Joan Didion, Jonathan Safran-Foer, Anne Lamott, Sandra Cisneros, and on and on and on.

Favorite Television

Six Feet Under and Lost above all else. My husband and I really enjoy Mad Men as well.

Favorite Crafts

I am a Craft Addict. I love all things sewing, quilting, patchwork, embroidery, weaving.

I love to buy fabric and I love all the popular designers (Amy Butler, Denyse Schmidt, cutesy Japanese fabric, reproduction 30's and 40's fabric, etc) as well as fabric from less-known designers. I tend to gravitate towards bright colors, which is strange because I tend to dress in neutrals and jeans, but I also appreciate the monochromatic neutral look. I guess I am expressing latent preferences that do not shine in my wardrobe. I currently have a love affair with the color red.

Sewing and quilting has introduced me to a whole new world. It has impacted the way I view the world. I find I value the handmade over the mass-produced. I love looking in thrift stores, collecting old Pyrex and tea towels. I am currently in the process of ridding my home of mass-produced quilts, pillowcases, curtains and throw pillows and replacing them with handmade items, whether by my own hand or a complete stranger from the thrift store. I love inventing stories about the provenance of these treasures!

Likes

buttons, sewing notions, fabric new and old (patterned and solids!), linen (natural color and earthy-tones), embroidery supplies, embroidered tea towels, anything handmade with love, herbal tea, dark, chocolate, vintage linens, vintage train cases, vintage Pyrex, vintage anything, photography, Boston Terriers, fog, cold weather, rainy days, thrift store finds, things with heritage, books old and new, craft books from the 1940's and 50's, child art, letters and correspondence (new and old), black and white photographs, ric-rac, craft kits, matryoshkas, polka dots.

Dislikes

milk chocolate, scrapbooking, food items past expiration date, artificial fruit-flavored things, rude behavior, BAD SWAPPERS!

Ratings

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Comment: Sorry it took me so long to update my comment! Thanks very much for following up, and for the extras you sent!!
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Comment: thanks again Katherine!! it was fun to get another vintage sheet package from you. i love the extra bit of vintage fabric you sent. xx
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Comment: Thank you!
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Comment: Thank you.~ I especially love the floral FQ. This was my FIRST Swap-bot package! WHEEEEeee.... Lucy~
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Comment: lovely swap thanks for letting me know about the delay
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Comment: Thanks so much for my package - I especially love the shabby chic rose fabric!
user385 rated for Vintage/thrifted sheets as fabric #7 on Dec 12, 2009
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Comment: thank you so much Katherine!! it's one of my favorite swaps too. i love the extra bit of vintage fabric you sent. xx
adaiha rated for Vintage/thrifted sheets as fabric #7 on Dec 7, 2009
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Comment: Thank you!! Love the fabrics you sent!
thebabykitties rated for Pattern & Fabric Stash Swap on Nov 28, 2009
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Comment: AHHH. You sent me such amazing stuff! I love you so much! Super generous!~ You really really really made my day! Thank you!
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Comment: Thanks again, Kathrine, for the lovely selection of fabrics.
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Comment: The fabrics are so beautiful. I cut them up and added them to the vintage quilt top I'm making from my mom's old sheets. I had to use them right away! Thanks for the special package.
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Comment: Thanks so much for the lovely selections and the little extras!
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Comment: Can I please give you like ten hearts??? This was such an amazing package and truly made my day -- thank you for being so generous! :)
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Comment: Thank for the the super great fabric, bonus fat quarter and note :)
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Comment: I DO love the soft! Thanks so much for your package and soft!
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Comment: I love it, thanks!
marijke rated for Sewing Colour Hunt Swap #5 on Jun 20, 2009
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Comment: Thanks. I like what you send me, especially the ribbons. Just wanted to tell you, you forgot to add a button, but it is alright for me.
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Comment: Thanks! I can't wait to use the sheets!
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Comment: Thanks for the sachets and the fat quarter! I will definitely make good use of them...

Rating Overview

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Comments

sweetavalanche on Sep 11, 2009:

Time for round 5 of the Vintage/Thrifted Sheets as Fabric swap - hope you can join us!

sweetavalanche on Jul 27, 2009:

Time for round 4 of the Vintage/Thrifted Sheets as Fabric swap - hope you can join us!

sweetavalanche on Jun 15, 2009:

Hi! Thanks for joining my Vintage/thrifted Sheets as Fabric swap, and I hope you had fun with it! If you're interested in more, I just started up Round 3!

sweetavalanche on Apr 22, 2009:

Hi! Thanks for joining my Vintage/thrifted Sheets as Fabric swap, and I hope you had fun with it! If you're interested in more, I just started up Round 2.

lisaeburg on Feb 4, 2009:

I will surely live. Don't worry I will rate you well. Lisa

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