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Write a Limerick and WIN SOME GREEN!

3/7/2014

Put down your needles and sharpen your pencils!!
Limerick Contest begins today!

Whether or not you have a drop of IRISH blood in you is no matter. My son came home having to write a limerick for school and I caught the bug! My attempt is to the left because I could be her!

I've got a stack of green (fabric that is!) here that will go to the most creative, hysterical limerick about sewing, quilting or crafting.

Limerick Rules:
5 lines. A, A, B, B, A. Rhythm pattern (google limerick if you need some ideas on how to write one!) It has to be about quilting or sewing.

******Give it a go and win some GREEN!!***********************************************

POST YOUR LIMERICK IN COMMENTS by 3/16. DRAWING MARCH 17th OF COURSE!!

69 Comments

Sharon Rexroad's Bringing Creativity 2 Life link

3/7/2014 03:42:40 am

A sewer named Sharon was quilting
Her energy, it was a'wilting
To chocolate she went
Her money she spent
On Dark Dove (it's healthy, no guilting!)

Darlene Krystal

3/7/2014 05:17:02 am

There once was a quilt oh my,
She loved to quilt the sky,
One evening night,
She took a fright,
And watched a comet blaze on by.

darlene krystal

3/7/2014 05:20:37 am

the "er didn't get added in to quilt - er.......

Kimberly Redwood

3/7/2014 05:27:34 am

I admit I am hooked on “Quilt”
I can say it without any guilt
Whether it’s patchwork or foundation pieced
My fabric addiction has been wholly unleashed
So I’ll brag of all I have built

Sarah link

3/7/2014 05:35:36 am

While pressing a seam it would seem
A good idea to use steam
If your hands tend to linger
You may burn a finger
Then “son of b****” you will scream!

Delaine

3/7/2014 05:39:53 am

There once was a knitter named Dee
Who thought knitting was her to a "T"
She tried quilting one day
Threw her needles away
Now there are quilts as far as you can see!

Carol Kuntz

3/7/2014 06:13:21 am

There once was a stitcher so rash
She spent every cent of her cash
Santa tried to come down
No room could be found
She'd stuffed up the chimney with stash!

Terri van Gulik

3/7/2014 06:29:03 am

A quilter needed one more fat quarter
Then decided to add a small border
To the quilt shop she went
All her money was spent
And now she is featured on Hoarders

Suzer

3/7/2014 06:39:46 am

Too Much Fun!!!

The purple, the green and the blue,
Well… every color and hue.
Slippery and soft
...is the weave and the weft.
They call to the dreamer in you.

Linda

3/7/2014 06:40:57 am

Holly loved her fabric stash
Even though it took all her cash
Oh the reds and the blues
And the grays of all hues
All ready for a real quilting bash!

Deb

3/7/2014 06:43:36 am

Ann was a quilting maverick
Her quilts used unusual fabric
She said "That's my style"
And after awhile
Her style has become quite classic

susie link

3/7/2014 06:47:10 am

I met an old woman who sews
Fabric snips fell around her toes
Heaps of fabric and spools of thread
Ideas danced, in her cute little head
Until the piles were as high, as her nose

GrannyTo8Boys

3/7/2014 07:01:00 am

Stitch,Sew,Poke and Pick,
Quilt it then send it,
Ya gotta be quick.
If you keep it too long,
It's gonna stick!!

Patsy Firth-Trotter

3/13/2014 11:44:04 pm

There was a young quilter named Patsy
Whose quilts were both plain anf quite fancy
Every piece that she'd do
Always contained some Sampou
And for that they both were quite happy🍀❤

Laura G

3/7/2014 07:08:04 am

There once was a sewer named Jane
Who thought zippers were just such a pain.
A video! she thought,
Maybe she COULD be taught,
YouTube to the rescue again!

Michele T

3/7/2014 07:14:49 am

There once was a dog who could sew
His machine was tilted and low
The quilts took forever
And quite the endeavor
That dog was considered a pro!

Connie I link

3/7/2014 07:27:41 am

All the men went fishing
They got tired of staying home wishing
Their dear wives wouldn't have to stop
At each and every quilt shop
But come home instead for more kissing

Mary E. Flynn

3/7/2014 08:27:58 am

I started to work on my quilt
But high temperatures caused me to wilt.
So now, dontcha know,
I’ve got a new UFO
And my conscience is riddled with guilt.

Kimberly Redwood

3/7/2014 08:29:16 am

I was tired of sewing for boys
Pants, patches and toys
I have one girl with long tresses
And I sewed pretty pink dresses
With all the ruffles she enjoys

Kimberly Redwood

3/7/2014 08:38:28 am

Measure twice, I was strongly told
Cut once, don’t be too bold
Or your fabric you’ll waste
In your hurry and haste
And a mess in your hand you will hold

Kimberly Redwood

3/7/2014 08:39:03 am

I know I'm a limericking fool
And many more rhymes I could spool
But now I must go
To my machine and sew
And curse that fabric called tulle

Gay Reeder

3/7/2014 08:43:20 am

I went to the fabric store
Hoping to brighten up my decor
I found some pins, needles and thread
And bought lots of fabric all in bright red
So now my room is not an eyesore

Audrey K Goodwin link

3/7/2014 08:47:57 am

There once was a lady mislabeled
As some may describe as disabled
With this name she felt guilt
Until she learned how to quilt
Now her gifts will surely be fabled.

Jan Nelson

3/7/2014 10:03:28 am

Her fabric was so delicious,
cutting it seemed quite malicious.
She gave it a stroke,
feelings of love did evoke.
But the rotary cutter made the task expeditious.

Lorna Joy

3/7/2014 10:42:04 am

There once was a quilter named Harriet
Who drove to the shop in a chariot
When she got back to her place,
The stash ran out of space.
So she decided to bury it.

Julie Mock

3/7/2014 10:44:42 am

There once was a quilter named Gertruda
Who lived with a hungry barracuda
Her quilt called "Holy Man"
Hung happily in her den
'Til the barra' escaped and ate the Buddha

Julie Mock

3/7/2014 10:48:51 am

There once was a quilter named Gertrudas
Who lived with a pair of barracudas.
Her quilt called "Holy Men"
Hung happily in her den
'Til the "barras" got out and ate the Buddhas.

Julie Mock

3/7/2014 10:49:00 am

There once was a quilter named Gertrudas
Who lived with a pair of barracudas.
Her quilt called "Holy Men"
Hung happily in her den
'Til the "barras" got out and ate the Buddhas.

Julie Mock

3/7/2014 10:52:32 am

There once was a quilter named Gertrudas
Who lived with a pair of barracudas.
Her quilt called "Holy Men"
Hung happily in her den
'Til the "barras" got out and ate the Buddhas.

Rene Roberts

3/7/2014 11:39:10 am

For years they met at Saturday night
to share all our fabrics and shop at the store
we quilt all the hours away until it was light
on day to much dismay
all our CPQB fat quarters had been packed away
and put in the truck to sell at a show!
(haha, not really)

rene roberts

3/7/2014 11:42:39 am

it should say
'one day to much dismay'

Sandy link

3/7/2014 12:34:26 pm

When all you want to do is sew
The first thing that you need to know
With patterns piling up so high
And fabric reaches to the sky
You cannot sew when your thread is low

Sharon Rexroad's Bringing Creativity 2 Life link

3/7/2014 01:48:32 pm

Inspired by true life events since my earlier limerick...

Rotary cutters are (OUCH!), oh so sharp!
Need a bandage as big as a tarp.
My toe, it is bleeding.
My mind, it is pleading:
Don't die! Don't want to play a harp!

Jean link

3/7/2014 08:53:31 pm

Miss Lucy loves to make big quilts
But there's a secret she's hiding
Beneath that quilt
Where none can see
She hides a lover still smiling

Julie Mock

3/8/2014 12:48:51 am

There once was a quilter named Jerry
Whose fabric of choice greatly varied.
Gold lame, corduroy, organza, NOT cotton,
His works of art most cleverly begotten,
Proving strange fiber bedfellows most happily can marry.

Rita McCart link

3/8/2014 03:38:28 am

There once was a lady from Bunceton
Who always sewed the latest fashion.
She was googled and blogged daily
her fashion sense so stately,
is what all said to her once done.

Sue Vanderveen

3/8/2014 04:34:22 am

Hundreds of patterns and fabric are mine
Ideas and combinations intertwine
To piece is OK
To applique is the way
But to quilt and bind is divine

Marilyn Schmidt

3/8/2014 07:38:30 am

There once was a girl who made clothes
Until one day she began making "O"s
"A Wedding Ring" it was, she was told
Pink and purple, oh, it was so bold!
And now, she hates sewing clothes!

Marilyn Schmidt

3/8/2014 07:44:34 am

She finally got a GOOD sewing machine
On sewing and quilting now she is keen
Her new hobby takes up half the house
Thank goodness she has a great spouse
But now only the garage is clean

Marilyn Schmidt

3/8/2014 07:45:43 am

She finally got a GOOD sewing machine
On sewing and quilting now she is keen
Her new hobby takes up half the house
Thank goodness she has a great spouse
But now only the garage is clean

Marilyn Schmidt

3/8/2014 07:46:32 am

She finally got a GOOD sewing machine.
On sewing and quilting now she is keen.
Her new hobby takes up half the house.
Thank goodness she has a great spouse.
But now only the garage is clean.

Marilyn Schmidt

3/8/2014 07:46:59 am

She finally got a GOOD sewing machine.
On sewing and quilting now she is keen.
Her new hobby takes up half the house.
Thank goodness she has a great spouse.
But now only the garage is clean.

Marilyn Schmidt

3/8/2014 07:48:19 am

She finally got her first good machine.
Then another, and another, til his wallet was clean.
Thank heavens for a tolerant spouse,
Or she would feel like such a louse.
But she finally found her quilting gene!

Jean Levins

3/8/2014 07:50:25 am

There was was a girl named Jean,
She hopes to become a quilting queen,
But she loves the colors green,
So send me the fabrics green.
And I'll become the Irish quilt maker Queen.

Claudia

3/8/2014 09:09:11 am

The wearin’ o’ the green
makes me feel betwixt and between.
Because it’s yellow for Sue
and my husband likes blue.
And yet with green I feel like a queen.

Linda A.

3/8/2014 07:44:08 pm

There once was a Sweet Irish quilter named Rose
Who sat down to write some prose
She'll have Corn and green Beans
Where she can fit in her blue jeans
'Cause her Corned beef and Cabbage is still froze

Mary E. Flynn link

3/8/2014 08:34:30 pm

While quilting some outrageous feathers
Into sumptuous, veggie-tanned leather,
I needled my thumb,
Then fell on my bum.
I was suddenly under the weather.

Julie Mock

3/9/2014 12:53:02 pm

There once was a horse named Mabel,
Who liked to make quilts in her stable.
But the work of this talented mare -
All the rage and the talk of the fair -
Was in fact stitched by mice she paid under the table!

When they found out Mabel was a fake,
She said, "Oh let them eat cake!"
'Though they're not what they "seam",
My quilts give sweet dreams,
And my mice get good cheese for their take.

Now after Mabel went to jail,
Baab Blacksheep tried to post her bail.
He proclaimed, "She's an entrepreneur!"
Cried the Judge, "That's a bunch of manure!"
"Ten years and a whack on the tail!"

When Mabel was at last released,
She married a great big wildebeest.
They opened up their very own stall,
And named it "All Quilters Great & Small",
Selling fabric, notions, and fusible fleece.

If you think this is a fantastic story,
Just remember there's no lack of glory -
After all is said and done -
In tales stitched together just for fun.
Mixing animals in with your allegory!

Denise Mitchell

3/10/2014 01:03:57 am

Red, yellow ,pinks and blues oh my
The fabric is piled to the sky
I so need more
If I could score
But for now I am crossed - eyed!

Debbie Rogowski

3/10/2014 01:35:38 am

Two quilters who couldn’t agree
Went on a fabric spree
To get some fat quarters
To finish their borders
And now they can start a new bee

Karen Witte

3/10/2014 05:44:32 am

There once was a woman named Jean
who studied her fabrics in green
of blocks she would dream
made with blenders of cream
the likes of her quilts were unseen

Pam

3/10/2014 10:50:22 am

There once was a quilter who sewed everywhere
Swim meets, games, concerts, she didn't care
Her teenagers were embarrassed
And sometimes felt harassed
Until they grew up and treasured the quilts she had caressed

Em link

3/11/2014 01:40:19 am

It's time to sew and I'm chipper!
Almost done; just must finish this zipper.
Now it's in … upside down?!
And I'm wearing a frown
As I reach for (AGAIN!) my seam ripper.

Mary

3/11/2014 02:08:01 am

There one was a gal from Missouri,
Who bought fabric all day without worry.
She spent so much cash
On her beautiful stash,
To use it all in her life she must hurry!

Bethany link

3/11/2014 04:43:48 am

There once was a girl who loved to sew
A poor college student without any dough ($)
She tried to win as much as she could
But she didn't think she ever would!
Now she needs your help to make her green throw!

Jeanne B

3/11/2014 08:40:03 am

My hip was in need of repair.
And healing required much care.
But time to complete
Hand piecing - a treat!
Grandma's garden quilt now ready to share. 😀

Margaret C

3/12/2014 03:11:34 am

A young sewist from Silk Road
Whose cache crowded her abode
"Camels inside!" judge decrees
"Chaos thrives!" she appeals
Camels outside. Stash now a small load.

LINDSAY

3/12/2014 09:20:34 am

There once was a girl with some thread.
Who longed so much to be wed...
So she sewed up a husband.
With some fabric and buttons.
He even matched the bed-spread.

Lindsay Rodems

3/12/2014 09:29:49 am

I’m a stay at home mom with two little girls
That love pinks and purples and things with pearls.
To keep my sanity, when they are asleep
Into my world of fabric I creep.
I sew and quilt with fabric a whirl

Mary E. Flynn link

3/12/2014 12:35:01 pm

I heard that a quilter named May
Decided she’d sew the whole day.
First cut, pin, and stitch,
Then quilt in the ditch
And bind so the quilt doesn’t fray!

Mary E. Flynn

3/12/2014 02:08:59 pm

Betty likes quilting her blocks
But she noticed a hole in her socks
“Darn it!” she uttered
Then her quilting hand shuddered
So she returned all her blocks to their box.

Karen Bishop

3/13/2014 12:35:42 am

A quilter whose stash was a-groaning
Heard her husband one day softly moaning
For a house this condition
I must build an addition
Requiring a city re-zoning

Mary Flynn

3/13/2014 05:03:51 am

Good one!

Patsy Firth-Trotter

3/14/2014 12:56:47 am

An amazing artist named Kate
Created quilts both miniture and great
One year she did teach
At Empty Spools by the beach
Her students it's said
Were covered in thread
Machine quiltings the name of her game

Karen Bishop

3/14/2014 08:11:32 am

Eileen quilted shamrocks galore
Her children said please make some more
We think they're dandy
And trade them for candy
Whevever we go to the store

A quilter whose stash was all green
Created each quilt as a scene
O'Keefe they were not
But she liked them a lot
And hung them outside to be seen

Carole Carr

3/15/2014 07:24:32 am

I wanted to spend the day stitchin’
So I brought my machine in the kitchen
The husband was whining
Asked "When are we dining?"
Here’s a jelly roll, now stop your bitchin’!

Cait Gordon link

3/15/2014 05:50:11 pm

To me making quilts is pure bliss
With hues of red, blue, or a mix
But when I hold greens
Every shade of the trees
My heart skips a beat – goes amiss!