/* This JavaScript (Random Quotes) developed by Scott Clark
The Source is available at http://www.clarksco.com/blog/
Copyright 2005 Clark Consulting */

var num_of_quotes = 36;
quotes = Math.floor (num_of_quotes * Math.random());

if (quotes==0) {
title="Support your local quilt shop!! ";
body="They need us to stay in business and we need them to stay in business.";
}

if (quotes==1) {
title="Press after every seam ";
body="getting up often from your sewing machine counts a sewing machine aerobics.";
}

if (quotes==2) {
title="Try silk thread for hand appliqué. ";
body="This thread is fine and strong and needles beautifully.";
}

if (quotes==3) {
title="You know you are a quilter when..... ";
body="You're on vacation and it's no fun until you find at least one fabric store.";
}

if (quotes==4) {
title="You know you are a quilter when..... ";
body="People are always grooming thread bits off of you.";
}

if (quotes==5) {
title="You know you are a quilter when..... ";
body="Your husband know the names of the blocks and occasionally knows what pattern they make.";
}

if (quotes==6) {
title="You know you are a quilter when..... ";
body="No one dares go barefoot in your house.";
}

if (quotes==7) {
title="You know you are a quilter when..... ";
body="You find yourself trying more new quilt patterns and techniques than new recipes.";
}

if (quotes==8) {
title="You know you are a quilter when..... ";
body="The only time you do laundry is when you come back from the fabric store.";
}

if (quotes==9) {
title="You know you are a quilter when..... ";
body="You think of your job as an interruption in your quilting time.";
}

if (quotes==10) {
title="You know you are a quilter when..... ";
body="You start saving those jeans and shirts that the kids have outgrown instead of donating them.";
}

if (quotes==11) {
title="You know you are a quilter when..... ";
body="You pet fabric.";
}

if (quotes==12) {
title="You know you are a quilter when..... ";
body="You dream of new quilt projects.";
}

if (quotes==13) {
title="You know you are a quilter when..... ";
body="You carry around more photos of your quilts than of your children.";
}

if (quotes==14) {
title="How many Quilters does it take to change a light bulb? ";
body="Answer: Seven - One to change the bulb and six to make a quilt commemorating the event.";
}

if (quotes==15) {
title="Trouble beginning a line of stitches? ";
body="Use a scrap starter as the first piece in a chain of pieces. Simply stitch into the scrap as the first piece in the chain. Sew until you can clip the scrap from the chain then stitch into it as the last piece and leave it under the foot, ready to start the next chain line.";
}

if (quotes==16) {
title="To remove wrinkles from your batting; ";
body="place it in the dryer for 15 minutes.";
}

if (quotes==17) {
title="To safely store used sewing machine or hand needles ";
body="keep an empty 35 mm film container with the lid hand. Clearly label the contents!";
}

if (quotes==18) {
title="Make practice blocks out of Christmas fabric ";
body="and eventually you will have enough to make a project.";
}

if (quotes==19) {
title="When making placemats ";
body="use Christmas fabric on the bottom and they can be used at Christmastime.";
}

if (quotes==20) {
title="When machine piecing ";
body="and you find the top layer stretching place it on the bottom. The crosswise grain stretches because the threads are woven over and under. The lengthwise grain has no stretch because the threads lie flat. Give the fabric a little tug to see if it remains tight. Place that piece on top.";
}

if (quotes==21) {
title="God put me on this earth to quilt ";
body="and finish a certain number of things. I am so far behind now...I will never die!";
}

if (quotes==22) {
title="Blessed are the daughters of the piecemakers ";
body="for they shall inherit the quilts.";
}

if (quotes==23) {
title="Quilting Forever - ";
body="Housework Whenever!";
}

if (quotes==24) {
title="LOST! Husband, dog and sewing machine. ";
body="Reward offered for sewing machine.";
}

if (quotes==25) {
title="Lead your life ";
body="so that you won't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.";
}

if (quotes==26) {
title="May your sorrows ";
body="be patched and your joys be quilted.";
}

if (quotes==27) {
title="Quilts, like friends ";
body="are different, colourful, fun, warm and comforting. You can never acquire enough of either.";
}

if (quotes==28) {
title="Asking a Quilter ";
body="to mend is like asking Picasso to paint your garage.";
}

if (quotes==29) {
title="Store quilts ";
body="in a pillowcase or wrapped in a sheet.";
}

if (quotes==30) {
title="Quilts should be refolded ";
body="3 to 4 times per year or place crumpled acid free tissue paper or a muslin tube stuffed with batting along folds to prevent permanent creasing.";
}

if (quotes==31) {
title="Avoid direct contact ";
body="between a quilt and cardboard or wood. Line storage container with muslin or acid free  tissue.";
}

if (quotes==32) {
title="Before washing, carefully test all fabrics ";
body="to be sure they will not run. Use a white towel or cotton ball and cold water; dab each fabric.";
}

if (quotes==33) {
title="You can carefully wash a quilt ";
body="in cold water in the bathtub. First, place a white sheet in the tub; then, lay your quilt on top. You will use the sheet as a sling to lift the quilt. Use mild detergent such as Orvus and fill and drain the tub several times. Do not agitate the quilt. To dry the quilt, do not put it in the dryer or wring it out. Lay it flat to dry outside between two sheets or inside under a ceiling fan. Do not line dry.";
}

if (quotes==34) {
title="To remove musty smells ";
body="lay the quilt outside in the shade on a dry windy day.";
}

if (quotes==35) {
title="A label can be made with muslin ";
body="or a leftover block sewn to the back or write directly on the quilt backing. Use a permanent acid-free marker to preserve precious information about the quilt maker, the occasion or the quilt owner, the date and place made, etc.";
}

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