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Have not cooked this for long long time, last time I cooked it was almost a year ago. This time, tried to clear both green bean and sweet potato before they became little crawlers' food. As usual, I added some rice like my mom always did. Higher satiety, she said. Hence, my green bean "soup" was more like porridge. Who else likes to add rice in green bean soup?
Do you like to add sweet potato in sweet soup like this too? And, ever wonder how to keep the potato in good shape just the those selling at dessert stalls? Well, it does not really need extra effort to do it. Keep reading, promise no more sweet potato "paste" in the soup anymore. I used half sweet potato in this soup and other half in sweet potato rice, both turned out good no blunt edges at all.
- 150 g green beans / mung beans
- 1/2 bowl cooked rice (used Japanese rice this time, better texture), optional
- 200 g sweet potato
- Sugar to taste
- 2-3 slices ginger, optional
- Rinse green beans, add in about a litre of water then bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile, clean sweet potato and cut into chunks. Submerge sweet potato in water, set aside.
- Add in cooked rice and ginger into pot, continue to cook on low heat till well cooked.
- Drain sweet potato, add into the pot and add sugar to taste.
- Cook till sweet potato is done. To check, insert a toothpick in the middle of a piece of sweet potato, if it can be inserted easily means it is done.
- Turn the heat off. Serve warm, room temperature, or chilled.
Picked up the trick yet? Yes, simple as that. Just submerge sweet potato chunks in water for about 30 minutes before cooking it. Have fun cooking with potato!


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Good grief! Here we go again. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is eligible to be president. So is Barack Obama.
Re: �Rubio can�t serve� (letter, Dec. 16).
Good grief! Here we go again. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is eligible to be president. So is Barack Obama.
For the life of me, I can�t figure out why people keep getting this wrong. If you were born in the territory of the United States of America, you are a natural-born U.S. citizen, period. It doesn�t matter if your parents were born on the moon.
Although the U.S. Supreme Court has never �defined� it, the matter has been discussed ad nauseam by Congress and the executive branch since the beginning of the 19th century. The consensus has always been that if you were born here, you�re eligible. After the Civil War and universal suffrage, other obstructions were technically removed.
I do commend the letter writer, however, for applying his views without regard to party or philosophy.
But for all others who cling to any reason to justify their view of the ineligibility of this president, I offer this: Except for his choice of running mate, Sen. John McCain is generally considered a pretty smart guy. Don�t you think that with all the resources at his disposal, he could have found out in 2008 if his opponent was ineligible to be running for president?
Oh, and by the way: The president is not a Muslim, he�s not going to take away your guns, climate change is real, and reforms of insurance companies and Wall Street will help the small investor and are not creeping socialism.
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According to one of my contacts in Tehran there were thousands of Basiji and Revolutionary Guards in the streets of Tehran today attacking the protestors. He witnessed a mother and her child get beaten savagely by Basij forces during the protest.
The main slogan people were shouting was "death to dictator" and "death to Khamenei". There are also numerous videos on Youtube showing protestors setting fire to garbage cans in the streets and shouting "death to Khamanei" and "death to Dictator"
A piece of good news was that according to numerous sources most of the security guards on the streets were Basij and Revolutionary Guards, not Nirouye Entezami (The Army/Police). This may very well be because Nirouye Entezami does not support the Islamic Regime and does not necessarily want to get involved in the beating and arresting of protestors. I certainly hope that in the near future the Army will join the people in their fight against the Islamic Regime.
There have also been reports of protests in the City of Tabriz however this news has not be confirmed by any official news agency.
Down with the Islamic Regime in Iran
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If you have a laptop computer with both wired and wireless network adapters, you can use your laptop to connect your Xbox One console to Xbox Live. This type of connection is called a network bridge connection. This connection is quick and easy, but you can't access the Internet on the laptop when it's connected to your console.
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BOSTON, MA – Krista Ledin (Bridgewater, MA) and Tayla Andrews (Plymouth, MA) opened up the 2012 season with a bang, as both players finished with hat-tricks in the Beacons 6-1 victory over the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Saturday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center.
Ledin knotched a hat trick in a four-minute span midway through the first half and added two assists on Andrews' tallies to finish with eight points for the game. Andrews fed Ledin on the first goal of the game and recorded three goals to finish off the Beacons scoring.
Midfielder Julie Nutting (Rockland, MA) added three assists in a contest the Beacons dominated over the final 55 minutes. UMass Boston outshot the Trailblazers 30-12 and held a 17-4 edge on shots on goal. The Beacons racked up eight corners to just four for MCLA.
Goalie Dani Perkins (Murrieta, CA) earned the victory by allowing one goal and stopping one shot in the first half. While Kristen Spain (Quincy, MA) had a perfect second half in making two saves.
Sophomore forward Amanda Pugliese (Pembroke, MA) attempted four shots in her UMass Boston debut, while senior defenders Brittney Spencer (West Brookfield, MA) and Meghan O'Connell (Abington, MA) each tallied two shots.
MCLA forward Keshia Devoe came off the bench to score the lone tally for the Trailblazers on a loose ball in front of the net. Goaltender Danieele Heinsohn made 10 saves while giving up six goals in 67 minutes of work, while Kate Tsapatsaris made one stop in the final 13 minutes.
The teams went back-and-forth for the first 25 minutes, with UMass Boston racking up more chances and control but failing to score. Ledin broke the scoreless tie at the 28:55 mark of the first half, when she received a thru pass from Andrews and dribble around the goalie on the right side of the box and tapped the ball home.
Less than three minutes later, Ledin doubled the score when she blasted a shot that Heinsohn was able to stop, but the sophomore forward found the rebound and drove the ball in on the ground. Ninety seconds later Ledin finished off her scoring spree, as she took a lead pass from Nutting and dribble around a defender and the goalie to make it 3-0. It was the sixth hat-trick of Ledin's career in just 24 collegiate contests.
Andrews finished off the Beacons half scoring, when she received a pass at the top of the box from Ledin and sent a low line drive into the right corner that easily beat the goalie. Devoe would put MCLA on the board a minute before halftime- when a long lob into the box bounced off of Perkins' hands, off the post and right to Devoe-who put the ball in.
The Beacons didn't let up in the second half as Andrews brought the lead back to four goals 10 minutes in. She received a pass from Nutting and dribbled around a defender and the goalie to score from fifteen feet away. She capped off the scoring in the 63rd minute when she took a terrific one-touch pass from Ledin and blasted a shot into the lower right corner from the top of the box. For Andrews, it was her first career hat-trick and her seven points were also a career-high.
The Beacons will be back in action on Wednesday when they host Eastern Nazarene College at 3:30 p.m. Audio and live stats for that game will be available on beaconsathletics.com.


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Maarten Baas is a little bit of an enfant terrible within the design scene. He had to try more than once to convince his teachers at Design Academy Eindhoven of his talent. When he presented his Smoke series of furniture, all doubts went up in smoke and it immediately gained him a lot of attention, e.g. Marcel Wanders incorporating it into his design company MOOOI. After exhibiting in Milan, London and Paris the Smoke series became an iconic collection in contemporary design. At the Salone del Mobile 2008 Maarten launched Clay Furniture. In fall 2008 he will present new exciting objects for Established and Sons and if that wasn't already reason enough to meet him for a filmed interview then it surely was the unusual down-to-earth atmosphere of the former car repair shop which he took as the ideal location for his various designs.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Machine Quilting Thoughts....
I have always thought that "To each their own, each in their own way" was a good motto for me. It still is.
I've been thinking lately though, after 13 years of longarm quilting for the public that I was feeling serious burn out, and doubting my abilities as a quilter to keep up with trends and the way things are going.
For instance, I worked my guild's quilt show this weekend. I was the hand quilting demo person! One of many,but I did my 2 hour stint between 12 and 2 on saturday. This also gave me an opportunity to view the quilts, visit the vendors and get to know the guild members better.
(All quilts here are ones that I've quilted. I added them to the post because it needed color in amongst all the paragrahs just to keep your attention! :cD)
This area has a lot more long arm quilters than Columbia, SC had. Their work puts me to shame. I seriously felt that as I walked the aisles and viewed their incredible work. I can't touch their quilting with a 10 ft pole. I seriously can't. The amount of detail work is incredible. I can't imagine the number of hours, the intense filler stitching, miles and miles of thread, each stitch so small and even. SHOW STOPPING. I was in awe.
And then I felt like hanging my head. Not only because I didn't put ANYTHING in the show, (everything I WOULD have put in was either being used in my traveling trunk show, or off that the photographers in Missouri)but because even if I *HAD* put anything in the show, under the scrutiny of judges I would feel really ashamed at what I pass off as quilting. Okay..maybe it's not that bad but.....
(I don't stitch down my miters on the corners of my binding. I'll confess that right now. I like my "dimensional" 3-D origami folded corners as is. I don't know why this is an important judging aspect, but it appears to be because I've been marked down on it every time..*LOL*)
I make traditional quilts. I don't make show stoppers. I use fabric most people would throw away. As Tonya said, I use the garbage can approach! (when she said this I about died laughing, I love the description!)My quilts are usually SO busy that a lot of intricate fancy show stopping quilting just has no where to show up on my quilts. I can do decent custom quilting, but I don't tend to quilt a quilt to death. I like quilts to still feel like quilts.
I happen to like what the pantograph designers have put out in the past few years. I think panto designing has really come into it's own as an art form. Because of these designers, I am able to put wonderful edge to edge designs on my quilts that really enhance the over all texture and pattern of the quilt. Sometimes I like to just plug those MP3 ear phones into my ears and zone out while following the lines with the laser light. I don't feel like I need to be embarrassed by the fact that I like the pantographs and even use them on my own quilts. Thanks to these designers, edge to edge quilting no longer resembles a mattress pad or a cheap motel bedspread. The pic shown here is a bit blurry, but it is quilted with one of my new favorites, Lime Tree,by our own Keryn Emmerson.
Then there is the whole thing of computer driven long arm quilting machines. There were a couple different booths with different machines at the show. I'm intrigued by the workings....fun to watch! They can do beautiful things as well. But I can't get over the feeling that they really are just an overpriced embroidery machine. I have yet to buy a car that is over $30,000.00. I just can't see why adding this feature to a machine is worth an extra $15,000.00. Do I really want my quilting to be this die-cut and computer-generated? The jury is still out.
Another thing I noticed at the show was the small amount of hand quilted quilts. This makes my heart hurt. As a long arm quilter, I still love hand quilting with a passion. Maybe that is an odd combination too. I remember when machine quilting was SO frowned upon. I was poo-poo'ed by the old tried and true blue guild members and quilt police when I started machine quilting in my mid 20's. At the time I just couldn't see putting all that hand work in quilts that my boys were going to drag around and that were going to need hard washing after many hours of hard playing. I still feel that way. Now it's the opposite foot. Hand quilters are ashamed to put their hand quilting in a show because it just can't compete with the amount of machine quilting that you can get into a machine quilted quilt. You just can't duplicate machine quilting by hand and fill every inch that way without it taking half your life to complete ONE project. Now hand quilters are feeling like there is not ENOUGH quilting in their quilt,as compared to machine quilting. Does this affect the judging of hand quilted quilts? "Not enough quilting" is something I've seen time and again on judged quilts. "needs more quilting in borders." "alternate blocks need to be filled to their edges".
Where are these thoughts leading? I'm not even sure. I'm just throwing them out there. I love to machine quilt. I love doing custom work and feathers in my own way even if they aren't show stoppers. I love covering a scrappy busy quilt with a gorgeously designed pantograph pattern. I love to hand quilt until my fingers are pricked and sore. I love it all.
For now, I think I'll throw on a scrappy busy and try a pantograph I've been dying to try!
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Bonnie, didn't I see one of those ''No quilt Police here'' badges? Nuff said!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:18 AM EDT
When I visited the European Quilt Championship the first prize winner in machine quilting was beautifull but like all the others in that category is was dead; quilted and embellished too much.ReplyDelete
I too think that a quilt should remain a quilt; to snuggle under, to comfort. My quilts are all handquilted and therefor I don't produce many, but they are for my family, stitched with love.(wouldn't even know HOW to machinequilt) Handquilting sooths my soul and it makes me sad that other quilters look down on it, even think its pityfull to do everything by hand..
I love your scrappy designs and I love the way you machine-quilt: you're quilts are very much alive, ready to give someone warmth and comfort!
Quilting has changed so much and so fast in the last few years, but the one thing that hasn't changed is that it is still a very personal thing. What one person thinks is just awesome, another thinks leaves something to be desired.ReplyDelete
I personally think that the heavily quilted quilts are fine for 'art' but they don't really appeal to me. I do both hand quilting and machine quilting on my sewing machine. I also send quilts to a friend in Montana who does amazing things with her long arm machine. Not the heavy quilting thing, just letting the quilt tell her what it needs.
I hand quilted for years before I started longarm quilting. I think the two art forms need to be thought of (and judged) in very different ways. Neither is going to replace the other.ReplyDelete
I like simple, fluffy quilting on my personal scrap quilts. When I do teaching samples or quilts for magazines, they are quilted ornately and are very flat.
I would hate to see hand quilting disappear. I would also hate to see machine quilting stop progressing as it has in the last 10 years.
It's a big world and there's room enough for all kinds of quilts, quilting, and quilters.
Good thoughts, Bonnie.
There's such a thing as "too much quilting." I personally like a quilt to be soft & snuggly. The very heavily quilted, flat, stiff quilts may be fine to look at, but that's about it. The quilts you quilt are beautiful so don't second guess yourself. To heck with the "quilt police." Keep doing what makes you happy and don't worry about it.ReplyDelete
Bonnie, we all love what you do, and I think that your type of quilt showcases so many fabrics of our era that they will become catalogs of our time. I personally love hand-quilting, though I don't get much of it done, because it is so calming. I can actually feel my heart rate drop when I sit down to hand-quilt something. I agree that hand-quilted and machine quilted items should not be judged against each other. As to the automated machines, I don't get that at all. The only talent shown there is being a good technician at setting up the machine. I can't see how working in that fashion provide the sense of fulfilment that I find from creating with my hands. Seeing the number of hand-quilted things decline at Paducah each year has created a sadness within me, too. I think those people are missing the point, and when their productivity ceases to sustain them, those of us who work with our hands and the love of creating will still be plodding along . . . happily, however!ReplyDelete
I really enjoyed the thoughtful dialogue here. I also can see the value in both. But I mostly had to leave you a note to say that the quilting on the pictures you have is beautiful - you have a real eye for picking designs that compliment your quilts - keep up the good work.ReplyDelete
Julie in Oregon
I'd love to have you join me and other quilters on my new quilt blog list! Please give me a link back if you join up. Kindly, NikiReplyDelete
Bonnie-- yep, quilt shows do the same thing for me.... I sometimes come away very depressed. I do a decent job on my domestic (I do not like to longarm, as I enjoy being REALLY close to the quilt when working. What I sometimes do, is throw in some hand quilting with the machine quilting. Believe it or not, the two are compatible. Barbara P email@example.com
I have seen so many place a 'value judgement' on their own work based upon their perceptions of another's work. Some of the these people I have tried my darndest to keep them in guild, or in the craft. I'm one of them!!!ReplyDelete
I used to think "My work will never be like that". Well it will be if I want it to be. But then if it is like 'hers'.... it stops being mine....... and after all, isn't that why we all started quilting in the first place?
You do wonderful work Bonnie.... and you share so much of your talent and joy with the world. Remember it is yours, and no one can take it away from you.
I was taught how to miter quilt corners at a quilt-retreat my small group sponsored. I'd been rounding my corners for almost 20 yrs before I was shown a better way. I'll volunteer to miter ALL your quilt's corners. :)ReplyDelete
I handquilt all my "special quilts" but get all those going to folks under 50 yrs old machine-quilted. SOme of the younger folks just *don't* know how to take care of handquilted heirlooms I'd do for them. I like your pantograph quilting better than heavy custom-quilting.
I'v felt the same way when coming home from a quilt show. I had to think really hard about what I want to get out of my quilting experience. I make quilts that are used and loved. I have made some that are nicer than others. I have a friend that does the long arm quilting for me and we have a great time designing together. When I see quilts from a show I realize that those will never be my quilts, sometimes a little sadly. It is nice to admire and get some ideas from the things they do but I know my quilts will never be like theirs, and that's ok. Maybe we should start a quilt show for ordinary folks, like us. Who like pantos and like not stitching their mitered corners down or filling their binding or over quilting their quilts. Like and "Everyday Quilting" show? I bet we would learn as much if not more from each other and wouldn't it boost our morale??ReplyDelete
There's nothing wrong with making quilts to be loved and used rather than entered in shows to match someones idea of perfection.ReplyDelete
I'd love to one day be a fraction of the quilter you are - you have a fantastic eye for colour, design and I LOVE your quilting.
Don't try and conform to someone else's standards or feel embarressed by your own. You've got a following for WHO YOU ARE :)
I also feel the same way as you. I will not enter a quilt show because I feel my quilting is no where near the others work. And I've been hand quilting for 26 years and longarming for 11.ReplyDelete
I don't sew my mitered edges of my binding down either. In fact, I won't hand sew them down either. I sew to the back, flip to the front and edge stitch. Good enough for me!
I'm a longarm quilter and shop owner, and I always tell people, It's YOUR quilt, and YOU are the one that has to look at it, so do what pleases you, and no one else. Also, most people just can't afford extensive custom quilting and are quite happy with a pretty pantograph. Keep doing what you're doing...as long as your customers are happy, then you're doing great!ReplyDelete
Bonnie, I absolutely love the quilts that you've quilted for me. You do beautiful work and have NOTHING to be ashamed of.ReplyDelete
(If you were trying to "quilt for show" you could but you are CHOOSING not to and that's more than okay.)
I make my quilts the way I do because they speak to ME -- my heart, my soul, my inner self -- and if others happen to feel that passion then all the better. I cannot make a quilt for a judge - I just can't.
Soul searching aside, I hope you will hold your head up and continue to be the uniquely wonderful person you are!!!
Bonnie,Bonnie,Bonnie...you're THINKIN' too much!! lol Do you like your quilts? I do, but do you?? Well, you have to decide if you want to quilt for what seems to be "in" at the moment or for YOU. I think you already made that choice, thankfully. You're doing just great, you're making quilts that reflect your tastes and aesthetics (I've always wanted to use that word...hope I spelled it right!). lol Lori in VAReplyDelete
I think perhaps we were separated at birth! Right down to not sewing down the miters in my bindings and getting marked off for it each time!!ReplyDelete
Lisa in NH
Typically I'm a very competitive person and when my sister Deb started longarm quilting doing very elaborate custom quilting and winning awards - I had to stop and think about why I quilt.ReplyDelete
I love scrap quilts, I really like pantographs although I'm stretching myself to do more freehand quilting, and for me a quilt is something I cuddle under or donate rather than art I hang on the wall and less quilting suits those quilts.
I make quilts to use and donate and my interest isn't in working for hire or making show quilts. I'm OK with that too.
I hope your musings will come to the same conclusions - you do what you CHOOSE to do better than anyone - be proud!
Hi Bonnie:ReplyDelete
I love to read your thoughts...fun and so akin to mine! Sometimes we are our own worst critics. I have a quilt, quilted by you, that is one of my most precious posessions. The quilting is absolutely fabulous, and every person who gets to see it says the same. So I disagree with your feelings like your quilting doesn't measure up! You do, indeed!! A quilt that is machine quilted so much that it is stiff is not very pretty to me, and that seems to be the trend here in Texas. An old time quilter would never quilt so much as to make the quilt not drape on her bedstead...
I am saddened to by the lack of hand-quilted quilts in our shows. Out of 150 quilts hanging in the last show, 2 were hand quilted. People just don't have the time...want it done now...Me included!! So, this is rambling, but we are our own worst quilt police!!!
I love you quilts! And I love hand AND machine quilting and do both. And I have a question : I'm thinking about handquilting the blocks of my top in progress and machine quilting the border with feathers...Can we do this??? Mix hand AND machine quilting in the SAME quilt??ReplyDelete
I would like to know what you think!
Nat, from Paris, France
I've long since freed myself from quilt show judges and their opinions. My quilts have also been criticized for my not-tacked-down mitered binding. That was just about the last straw. I love the look of just the fold and never stitch the miters down. And don't intend to.ReplyDelete
I've seen judges who didn't understand art quilts mark down the maker whose work didn't have seams that lined up. We don't all have to color in the lines all the time!
And I've seen quilt judges who didn't understand quilts made to replicate 19th century asthetics. Not many old quilts have mitered borders and that's what those judges like to see.
And as to long arm technique--I like pantograph quilting too. And I've been dismayed by the stiff overall quilting I've seen on some award winners. Fot a wall quilt--great. But a bed quilt ought to retain some softness and loft and not be totally beaten into submission.
The problem is with the judges who ARE by the very nature of their task THE QUILT POLICE. For that reason I will never enter a quilt in a judged show, not even the county fair.ReplyDelete
I have nothing against this newer generation of quilters who want a finished product NOW! That is what has given rise to the popularity of machine quilting. But those who have been assigned the job of judging in shows are influencing the decline in fine hand quilting. Pshaaaw to them, I say. If I want an instant product then I'll machine quilt or send my top out to be done. If I want a quilt to gift to someone as a token of my love, it will be done entirely by me and be quilted by hand. There's the difference to me...one is a product & the other is a quilt.JMHO
Your work makes your customers happy so be proud. There are plenty of us around that still value hand quilting and don't feel that there is some arbitrary standard that we must meet. We just love quilts!
For what it's worth, I'd rather have a Bonnie Hunter scrappy hand quilted or machine quilted quilt any day over and above any other I've seen. I've seen some beautiful quilts, but you take me back to a time that is long past for me. Back to when my Grandmother would put anything into a quilt top. I love the "old" feel of the busy, garbage can tops. Bonnie, YOUR quilts have inspired so many of us to try it, to step outside our own comfort zones. Hold that head up! WE are all so proud to call you friend and mentor!ReplyDelete
Regina in MI
I think alot of quilts are overquilted!!! In my book the quilting (whether machine or hand) should enhance the design created by the piecing not take away from it or overshadow it. Hand quilting is still my favorite and that's what I do alot of!!ReplyDelete
I look at your quilts and think there's no way I can quilt the way you do. If you're feeling the same way, looking at other people's quilting, I might as well just sell my machine now! I try to do what makes me and my customers happy. I know I've lost a LOT of customers to quilters with computerized machines. They can quilt faster and less expensively than I can. I'm seriously considering getting out of the business. Quilting isn't nearly as much fun now that I feel I can't keep up with the new technology in the field and I really don't want to. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be doing this.ReplyDelete
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I agree with everything you've said. I generally have edge-to-edge put on my quilts because I make them to use, not to look at. Now for the spanner, the custom quilting I like best is done by three women, one of whom uses a small "hobby" gammill, the other two using domestic machines. The girls who use the domestic machines really fill the quilt, but it's a whole different look to longarm quilting.ReplyDelete
But for me, 90% of the time, panto quilting is exactly what my quilts need. They are still quilty, but the right panto just adds that bit more.
Bonnie, I would much rather have a quilt that is "loved" than a quilt that has been "judged". The quilts that I've pieced, I don't "quilt", are not to be put in a show. They are made as gifts for the people that I love. These people don't care if a seam lines up or if the border is wonky. They also don't care how its quilted by me or someone else, sometimes they don't even know, lol. I think the people who sent you their quilts to quilt are so lucky to have had you do it. So, don't over think this. You know what is good for your quilts and your quilts always come out looking beautiful. So, keep up the good work and keep the piece. RenéeReplyDelete
Whew - a lot of reading here, and I see I have been 'spotted' by the gadget on the side! More fun!ReplyDelete
I love your quilts because they are meant to be used and give the appearance of making-do. What good is a quilt if it sits on the bed and no one can use it, or sit on it, or have a fever and cuddle under it? And what if DH sits on one of those show stoppers when he has a screw driver in his back pocket?
Your quilts are all so friendly, doable, and down-to earth. I love them all. I also do hand quilting on occasion, and now there are hardly ANY other hand quilters, but I still don't win! Wahhhhh. And I DON'T like the movement to so many heavily-machine-quilted, but they had a place - just not my favorite.
Thanks again, for all you do for us.
Wow! Looks like you struck a nerve! I agree that some of the custom quilting we are seeing in shows now is over the top. You can't use that quilt for anything except to hang on a wall. Though they are gorgeous; they are not my style. I love the pantographs that are available now. The woman here in town that has done several quilts for me does nothing but pantographs...without a stitch regulator. She is so good, I dare anyone to try and find a stitch that isn't uniform. That, in my opinion, is art. Having danced with a Gammil myself a few times, I know it isn't as easy as it looks.ReplyDelete
You should be proud. Your quilts are beautiful and loved. And bonus...look at all the people you have inspired. You even have me doing leaders and enders...me...who gave Mrs. Goodneedle 3 large trash bags of scraps last year.
I think it's all dependent on why you do what you do.ReplyDelete
Do you have the skill level to fill up a quilt with quilting? Probably. Do you have the motivation to do it? Probably not. Then what's the point?
I have learned I can go to quilt shows and admire and appreciate the art quilts and the intricate machine quilting and incredible embellishments and handwork, but if I compared my work to theirs, I would never make another quilt. And that would be a shame because it's my outlet, my release, my love language.
So I go to quilt shows to appreciate, to learn, to see what's new and what can be done, but not to judge my work by theirs. Maybe someday that will be important to me, but not right now.
I'm not a long arm quilter (though I'd like to be!). But I have to agree with what you've said here. At the big Mid-Atlantic quilt show I got tired of looking at quilts with so much close stippling. Some were very special but for the most part it got boring. Kind of a contest to see who could get the most thread on a quilt. What's with that????ReplyDelete
Very few of them were "happy" quilts. They were so untouchable. I can admire the skill but where's the "feeling"?
You make happy quilts. They make us smile. It's very hard to smile when you're saying ooooo and ahhhh. I'd rather smile! :-D
I went to MQX in New Hampshire this year; and while I was very impressed with some of the fine detail work, I also realized I have no desire to own anything like it-- not only because I want to *use* my quilts, but also because I wouldn't want to pay for it. My longarm quilter has used mostly pantographs on my quilts, with some free motion work, and I consider myself fortunate to own such beautiful quilts--I never thought I'd ever own a quilt so beautiful until I found her. Longarm quilters like you fill an important niche in the marketplace, so keep on keeping on. Besides, these things cycle around every so many years. In a few years, hand quilting might be all the rage again.ReplyDelete
If you're feeling like you don't measure up or if the competition is important to you, then put in the hours of practice and get better. After seeing some of your work, you could accomplish it. If not, then don't compare yourself to them, because you're unique in what you do. You also have a million devotees on the internet who love everything you do. I think that's pretty remarkable, and I think the comments on your blog are testament to that.
Hand quilting is beautiful, and I love it, but I simply don't have time to do it, or I couldn't use the quilt in my lifetime. Machine quilting is another means to an end and takes great skill to do it well. To each her own.
I don't mitre the corners on my bindings either, and I don't care if anybody else thinks I should! Exactly where is that in the rule book anyway?
Dear Bonnie,ReplyDelete
I have been watching you via your website for several years now. I first encountered you when you wrote on the longarm list about your trip returning from the Sisters Quilt show to Burley, Idaho. I was laughing so hard I fell off my chair as you talked about your being stopped for speeding and wishing the cop would hurry because you reallly had to go. I have been machine quilting for 18 years and it is so nice to see you write the things I have felt for years. When I started people looked down on me because I quilted by machine, then as that became okay I was thought to be less because I liked doing edge to edge or pantograph patterns. I fill a market for those that want their quilts quilted but can't afford the high dollar work. I also don't believe every quilt needs show stopping work. You have nothing to apologize for you bring such joy and sharing to quilting. Hold your head up high and enter some of your quilts to let others see all the options open to them. Hand quilters have nothing to hang their head about either they are a different enitity all their own and shouldn't be judged against machine quilted quilts it's not fair to either. You just keep on being you and doing you own thing. After all there are almost 2000 of us on just this list that are here because we like what you do just fine. By the way my husband and I are moving to Burley, Idaho. Keep up the good work.
Anita Owen
Olalla, Wa
Bed of Roses MQ
HAVE WE FORGOTTON WHERE WE HAVE COME FROM??????? Quilting from its humble beginnings was all about utility and frugality. The fact that the finished product was beautiful was an added bonus. Scraps are really a patchwork of lifes adventures. It is so wonder ful to look at a scrap quilt and think back to where the fabric originated from. For me it might have come from a deceased friends stash or leftover from one of my other quilts, or perhaps from a friends leftovers or an old garment or from a gift or any of a multitude of other sources. Quilts are all about memories, thoughts, experiences and life -- oh yes and fabric. My quilts are beautiful in my eyes, well crafted and well thought out-- I don't need a judge to tell me that -- I don't need to have my work validated by anyone other than myself. I have done the best that I can do and that is all that matters!!!ReplyDelete
We have our skills and talents because people have shared with us their skills and talents--- in turn we share with others so that the tradition and craft continues. Your generous sharing of your craft has enriched the lives of so many -- don't ever underestimate your contribution or your work.
the mischief maker
Bonnie - Don't you dare change how you make or quilt your quilts. I would give my right arm (well I would if I wasn't right handed...lol) to be able to stand next to you while you sew and quilt - just the inspiration alone would be so worth it. Every time I look at your beautiful quilts I feel a sense of "rightness", a link back if you will, where quilting was a way of providing not only warmth but style in a time when there wasn't much in the way of luxuries. You have inspired me to try quilt patterns and materials (ie op shops shirts...vbg) which I would never have been game to try before. Even my quilting machine is getting more of a work out of late as your quilting designs are inspiring me to play more and worry less about the dreaded "Quilt Police". Don't worry about your style of quilting or how its even done. So long as you are happy with what you are doing, and I think I can safely assure you that the rest of us "Bonnie Fans" are very satisfied, then that's all that matters. Yes those quilts in the show are beautiful but I would much rather see my children wrap themselves and one of the dogs in my not so perfectly quilted quilts and know they are warm than have one that I would tuck away in the cupboard for fear it may be ruined.ReplyDelete
Quilty Cyber hugs
You're a maverick--you don't fit into the world you viewed. There are "show" quilts and there are "love" quilts. And the show quilt makers love their quilts just like the love quilt makers love theirs. The quilting world has expanded into different facets. There's nothing wrong with pantographs or hand quilting. There's nothing wrong with heavily quilted artsy quilts. But I can tell you the general public thinks of a quilt as hand quilted.
Wow, what a thought provoking post you shared with us today Bonnie! Look at all of these responses! I'm so glad you brought this up for discussion as I feel the same as you on a lot of views. And after reading the many replies I have to say that I agree with what Calidore said... about giving an arm just to stand next to you while you sew and quilt!! :)ReplyDelete
Not everyone can afford a longarm quilter, an those that do save their money to get a quilt quilted, can not always afford custom quilting… so I love your comment about the fun panos! I agree, and am so glad that you enjoy quilting them – b/c that is about all I can afford at this time.
[i]"Thanks to these designers, edge to edge quilting no longer resembles a mattress pad or a cheap motel bedspread."[/i] Bonnie, I don't' know if you were lookin for an AMEN, but [b]AMEN Sister!!![/b] ;c)
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! - oh and also thanks for sharing the photos to go along with the post you know us very well… we love photos to keep our attention!!!
Love from Texas! ~bonnie
I like my quilts to be snuggly and those machine quilted ones are beautiful, but more of an artwork, not soft and comfy. Just do what you like, your customers obviously like what you do, too.ReplyDelete
keep on quilting Bonnie -- and do it your way! I first became acquainted with you when I stumbled onto the Scrapsaver System. I was hooked! I can't tell you the number of hours I spent pressing and cutting my scraps. You have inspired me -- and I am sure thousands of others.ReplyDelete
So you are meant to sew down your mitred corners!!???? who knew? not me I agree with all the above comments... its this attitude of what is ok now that made me leave my quilt guild, after being secretary & president!, I JUST LOVE QUILTING.... however it turns out is how it's meant to be....I am going to do a machine quilting class in August,just because I have more unfinished tops than I will ever get hand quilted!! but they will be the fold up-pullout-throw on the floor-dog sleeps on-we cuddle under ones!! the presents/specials I make will still be hand quilted because thats what I like doing the most & I feel when I hand quilt for someone else I have given them a bit of me with the gift....I personally love the pantograph work that you do it is very flowing & soft ..I too hate the -so closely stippled you can't bend it look- ok for the wall but not for comfort ..any way keep doing what you do we all love it ...maybe we should stop going to the formal Quilt Shows :))& hold our own with catagories like didn't buy anything new for this- ran out of the blue & had to substitute- creative sewing used in this ( eg: strips not quite long enough so pulled a bit)ReplyDelete
My kind of thing !!
Bonnie, you quilted our DS's and DDIL's wedding quilt and it was a MASTERPIECE. At the time (last summer), I was the proud new owner of a longarm, but I knew I didn't have the skill to quilt the top the way it deserved. I was in awe when I saw what you did and if I ever can get halfway as good as you are, I will be very happy indeed! You do gorgeous work!!!ReplyDelete
Everyone else has already said how beautifully you quilt. I just really need to say this, at the risk of sounding harsh... but when you feel ashamed of your (gorgeous) quilting, what do you think that does to those of us who lump along and just hope our quilts will not come unraveled?! Too many people feel reluctant to put quilts in shows - even non judged shows. When a talented quilt artist like you thinks YOURS are not good enough... it doesn't help the "regular" folks who are working up their courage to show a quilt. I think you momentarily forgot the only rule we need to follow: "ignore the quilt police!" Take a deep breath and go back to being a Maverick and quilting in the way that you love. It works.ReplyDelete
You do such amazing work, Bonnie. Don't second guess yourself and just keep on doin' what you do so well. Your fans are listening!ReplyDelete
For those of you who don't want to sew down binding at the miter, I want to share this blog tutorial. It works beautifully and is so easy!ReplyDelete
Also wanted to say that sometimes quilts are too "cold." I think we all quilt to show our love so no matter your skill level, the love is there!
Bonnie has inspired to many of us--thanks, Bonnie!
I know this posting is several years old, but am glad I found it. I agree with carrie. For a few years I've read blogs of quilters using expensive new fabric lines, and making perfectly coordinated quilts, and causing a bit of hysteria with readers who wanted the newest fabric line, the newest trend, etc... And recently the "modern quilters"... I like pretty fabric just as much as the next quilter, but honestly, I love my boxes of sorted strips, my stacks of Goodwill shirt fabric, my kids outgrown dresses, and shared scraps better than all the fabric lines in the world.ReplyDelete
This week I finished handquilting a very old quilt top that my mom kept in the cedar chest all my life. It was made by her great, great grandmother who was Cherokee. The fabrics by themselves are absolutely ugly, they are bits and pieces left from clothing or sacks, but put them together and it's like magic. The harsh colors soften, and blend together. If I didn't know better, I'd think it were a modern art quilt. So, I agree we need to remember who we quilt for, and do only what we love. Quilting has always been in my life, and for some reason it's simply what I do. I don't think I could live and not quilt. I've enjoyed reading everyone's responses.
There are some great comments here and I only have one thing to add. Bonnie, your work inspires others like myself to stretch ourselves in our craft. Inspires us to try new quilting techniques and produce things we love. It is sad that the quilt show did not inspire you but it was a competition not an exhibition, so shake it of and find your inspiration so the rest of us can enjoy.ReplyDelete
There is a place for all, Art quilts should stay art on the wall, afar and our quilts can continue to be loved.
I started this new year (2013) with a thorough cleaning out of my fabric bins and reorganizing by strips and blocks as you describe and I am already enjoying the quilts I can make, so thank you for that motivation! Next, I want to hone my abilities on my long arm, which, I have only owned for less than a year....Oh, I have the meandering puzzle piece stitch down pat, but really, nothing else yet and I'm wondering about pantographs....I tried a few, but with little success. I need some pantograph guidance...what should my first step be with this?
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Backgammon For Dummies
Backgammon For Dummies
ISBN: 978-0-470-77085-6 November 2008 280 Pages
Backgammon is one of the oldest games in the world, the origins of which date back some 5000 years – and it's still going strong. It enjoyed a huge resurgence in the 1970s, and then again in the 1990s with the popularity of the Internet, where millions of people play tournaments online every day.
Today, backgammon's following in the UK is huge, with a dedicated British Isles Backgammon Association, and hundreds of face-to-face tournaments taking place across the UK every year.
In this book, backgammon expert Chris Bray walks you through the basics of setting up a board, opening strategies, middle and end-game tactics, and tips on when to make key moves. You'll also get to grips with basic probabilities, the doubling cube and the 25% rule. And if you want to take your gaming further, there's plenty of advice to get you started in tournament backgammon, as well as playing online.
Suitable for both beginners and experienced player looking for more tips and techniques, Backgammon For Dummies includes coverage on:
- Starting and Playing the Game
- Handling the Middle Game
- Bearing Off (The Last Lap)
- Varying the Play
- About the author
Table of contents
Part I: Starting and Playing the Game.
Chapter 1. Tackling the Basics of Backgammon.
Chapter 2. Playing the Game.
Chapter 3. Looking at Basic Backgammon Tactics.
Chapter 4. Making the Opening Move.
Part II: Handling the Middle Game.
Chapter 5. Upping the Stakes by Doubling.
Chapter 6. Progressing to Advanced Doubling.
Chapter 7. Planning Tactics for the Middle Game.
Chapter 8. Discovering Strategies.
Part III: Bearing Off (The Last Lap).
Chapter 9. Bearing Off without Contact.
Chapter 10. Bearing Off Against Contact.
Part IV: Varying the Play.
Chapter 11. Looking at Complex Endings.
Chapter 12. Entering the Chouette.
Chapter 13. Playing Tournament Backgammon.
Chapter 14. Using Computers and Online Play.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 15. The Ten Commandments of Backgammon.
Chapter 16. Ten Useful Backgammon Resources.


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Summer Trends & Tips for Men (SS15)
Casual smart, sports luxe and streetwear influences dominating menswear industry trends for a while, bermudas and other sports-inspired shorts have become the best friends of men during summer.
If you're into bermudas – which you must by the way - you'll want shoes that offers the same degree of comfort and breathability.
Trainers have been in any time of our lives from office look to daily/weekend look thanks to luxury designer takes and technical runners to slip-on canvas plimsolls and even hi-tops, it goes without saying that the humble sneaker is an ideal match for jersey shorts which we may not agree with in some levels. Sandals are our second favourite.
- Denim shorts + slipons or not chunky sneakers √
- Chino shorts + sandals + slipons √
- If you're a shorter gentleman, go with nothing above ankle height or sandals, which will combine to produce the illusion of height and longer legs. When it comes to your shorts, go for a pair that finishes around mid-thigh or give the hems a couple of folds to emphasize leg length.
- On the other hand if you have long legs go with footwear styles that have a slightly higher profile. Desert and chukka boots, along with slightly chunkier trainers, brogues and Derbies, would be ideal. Similarly, your shorts should finish on or just above the knee.
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The GPS18PC is a 12-parallel-channel, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver that comes with an integrated magnetic base. The puck-like receiver is 2.4 inches in diameter and weighs just ounces, making it an ideal solution in applications where space is at a premium.
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While shooting in Istanbul this girl's haircut really stood out, reminding me of some shots I had taken in Savannah.  All of these girls really define themselves in a creative way with haircuts I found to be uncommon in their cities.  Regardless of not living in a major fashion city, they spent a little extra money (or maybe they didn't) on a haircut and created a look that really set them apart.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
On the Street…..The Cut, Istanbul & Savannah
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The first girl has the coolest hair out of these in my opinion! They're all beauties though:)
I Think the same. I love that hairstyle!
Love the first and the second pictures!!!
They are amazing!!!!
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I see what you mean by the first one being unique….. but don't really agree with the rest. Those haircuts are pretty popular in most american cities. I can't think of a girlfriend that hasn't fallen for getting bangs at least once in the past 4 years… and now I'm wondering what kind of haircut the last girl has since it's up in a bun. They are all beautiful shots but not unique hairstyles (to me).
Absolutely love the girl knitting w/the bangs! Incredible!!
A good haircut makes a hell of a difference. I like the 1st style. Very edgy and and the 2nd live the chunky bangs.
But it really seems like those girls are just naturally blessed with beautiful hair…I know that no matter what I do to my hair (and I definitely fail at styling it, even in a bun) it perpetually looks the same, and that full thick bangs and curls look is covetable but unattainable for straight, thick Asian hair.
Love the girl's haircut from Istambul, so playful! And the red head a few shots down has the most gorgeous long red hair I've ever seen!
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This is Karen Cittone. I am from Istanbul and right now live in NYC
Honestly I am suprised with these photo shoots because in Istanbul women unfortunately look like the same!These are exceptions and really great!
I am also in fashion business and hope to see unique styles rather than copies….
loved these shots in Savannah. ghostly.
I loved the picture of the dress + Converse kicks.
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The second pic with the bangs is the pic that inspired me to cut bangs (which I no longer have) But I love it!
They are all so pretty and I like your thoughts about the haircuts.
I love the 1st pic, nice shot and her style is very unique..
@Karen: I'm so agree with you. As a Turkish woman myself who lives in La Jolla, CA, I am sad to say that Turkish women are so lacking on being unique.
As a charter member of the Order of the Perpetually (and Deliberately) Overgrown and Asymmetrical Vision-Obscuring Fringe, I am delighted to see these looks celebrated.
stunning shots
Loving the second picturee!.
Lovely pics!!
i must say I find it a little far-fetched to compare a city of 140,000 and a city of 10,000,000 by calling them both "not a major fashion city". I don't know about Savannah, but there are a lot of stylish people in Istanbul, so getting an out-of-the-ordinary haircut isn't something that would stand out as statement more than it would in ny, paris or milan.
p.s.: still love your blog though
Last one is just perfect, shoes are great finishing touch!..
I love the last photo! So unusual girl!
I love all of these hair styles on these girls, but the first one stands out the most. She just seems like she didn't spend an hour on her hair but knows how to make it look good. If you get a chance do check out my blog, I have interesting fashion posts you might love to read.
I love the last girl! She is wearing a beautiful striped top and interesting shoes. She's got a sweet romantic face.
Like the colors in those pictures ! The first one is though my fav!
what's so interesting about the last girl's hairstyle??
I really like these hairstyles, too. They're easy, they're unfussy, they make the women look cool and devil-may-care.
Such gorgeous girls!
Love the Chuck Taylors!
It's nice to see our writer Bengi (from http://www.hayatinitasarla.com/ ) once again in SARTORIALIST with her remarkable style & amazing hair cut!
The last outfit is amazing.
I loved the haircut in the photo that you posted on Wednesday. Simple, perfect, face-framing.
We love the second pic. Looks great.
I love the clothes in the second picture!
fun effortless look!
YEA, I don't "get" why you'd choose the last girl as one with a particularly interesting cut, or style even. It's a low messy bun…probably one of the top 5 most normal things to do with long hair. Also, it might be interesting for you to consider the demographic of the bottom three–these are students, there's a 40% chance that any of them actually pay for haircuts. I've given myself a blunt bang before just because it's easy to maintain yourself, and the rest of your hair can go to shit because everyone is paying attention to your bangs. I think the DIY spirit adds a little something, and it would've been interesting to know who cut their hair.
Gorgeous photos!!
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This may be my limited experience but…
Savannah is a fashion powerhouse of a city. SCAD (spelling?) Is one of the best fashion/design schools in the world
All these girls have beautiful hair, but I must say I like the first and the second pictures best.
LOVE the hair in these photos. The clothes aren't half-bad either. Really digging the strapless, short navy number. I'll have to wait until summer to wear it though. Thanks Sartorialist – you're the best! xo
magnificent pictures! the personality shows through and through.
I love the second girls bangs and hair color. So gorg
I really like the first hair cut but I don't understand why you would call Istanbul "not a major fashion city". It may not have a big international fair or anything, but Istanbul's women and men pay a lot of attention to fashion, their looks and their creativity. Sure, there are a few dominant looks, but the city has such a diverse subculture scene that you can find so many fashionable women, depending on where you go! I've never been to Savannah but I really don't think you can compare it (wonderful as it probably is) to one of Europe's major metropoles and that has developed so much over the last couple of years!
Fourth photo is my favorite. This womans skin is BEAUTIFUL! Your photo captures how perfect her skin, hair and lips are. Also I'm guessing she is wearing a romper adjusted for a warm part of the day. Perfect. mr. john
I agree with Claudia. There are 15 mil of people from different cultures in Istanbul. How could they look the same ?
i love the care-free attitude of the first girl.
@ Claudia. There is nothing wrong in the opinion that Istanbul is not a high fashion city. That really isn't an insult. That does not in any way imply that they don't have many different cultures. They do. So does every city in the world. And in no way does that mean they all look the same. What it does mean is that in Scotts opinion( which I tend to see as a very educated one on the subject) they do not have as a high fashion sensibility as New York, or Paris. Of course understandably this is Scott's opinion. Not a fact. I personally appreciate an honest opinion, but you may not.
Its kind of funny that you make the point that everyone in Istanbul is different, but then yourself generalize and say that people in Istanbul all pay attention to fashion.
As far as the haircuts go; You misunderstand. These girls are NOT FROM ISTANBUL, except for the first one!!!! The rest are from the United States. He is talking about these particular girls as a group that spends their money and effort more on hair then clothing. He is not saying it about the people of Istanbul.
I don't live in a major fashion city myself. And my city has many cultures, and cultural influences. 8 million people( actually around 17 mil if you look at two nearby cities) who all look different from each other. So I know its perfectly unrelated. The red haired girls in pic 3, and 4 are from Savannah, Georgia. And the second picture( the one I like best) is from Boston. The top picture is the one from Istanbul, I think.
I love the clothes in the second photo.. a great look!
A good cut that frames a confident face makes everything great.
You have such a great eye!
k, so they're pretty…but, ah…what's so unique about long hair with bangs? not getting it.
Great! the personality shows through and through
I happened to take quite a similar photo of the knitting girl around the same day. Especially with that very complacent bag.
Love the second picture! The waves in her hair and her coloring is beautiful. There is something about her dusty bare feet that is so endearing to me and makes me think of quiet summer afternoons I spent with my grandmother.
That's a lot of Bangs. I am starting to feel really good about my decision to kep my bangs this winter. So much of the hair structure has to do with the awesome facial structures on these girls. Rocking bangs is not as easy for girls with super round faces. A little oval is necessary, like the girls in these photos. The red head is my favorite.
Does anyone know the style/name of the shoes pictured in the last photo? They're exquisite!
I love the first style the best. That side poof of curls is something many would be afraid to try, but it creates a look that is truly unforgettable.
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posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 4:15 am
Dear MPlus-team,
I'm conducting a CFA on school data (ordinal variables), so I'd like to take clustering into account. Only part of the variables within the scales have substantial ICCs. Is it wise to fit a "full" factor model on the within-level and a "partial" model on the between-level, so the loadings of variables with low ICCs would be 0 on the between factors.
How would you interpret those findings and the loadings on the within and between factors?
posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 8:14 am
Yes, you can fit a 2-level factor model where the loading estimates will then most likely be small for the variables with small iccs. Note that you can have zero between residual variances and that is ok. The items with substantial between loadings then represent the school-level factor - for example, with achievement data you may find that only reading variables and not math variables measure school excellence.
Florian Fiedler
posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 8:20 am
So you would say, it's also a kind of model selection strategy to "exclude" variables from between level loadings because of small or neglectable ICCs?
Thank you very much fpr your comments.
Florian Fiedler.
posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 8:22 am
Yes, you can do that type of exploration.
posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 3:31 am
I have two related questions to the above topic:
- The ICC is an index of the proportional amount of between-level-variance, but is there a rule of thumb about how many variance in absolut terms is "necessary" for successfull two-level-modeling (robust estimates, etc.)?
- Regarding the discussed selection strategy of excluding items with low ICC/variance from the between-level: Are two models nested, that simply differ in the number of between-level-items (i.e. fixing their between-level-variance to zero) and therefore could be used in a log-diff-test?
Thanks for any suggestions.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 8:35 am
I know of no such rule of thumb.
For models to be nested, they must share the same set of observed variables.
posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 9:38 am
Many thanks. Regarding your second answer, does that mean that eliminating items from the between-model due to low ICC could only be based on the overall fit indices (CFI, etc.)?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 10:41 am
If you want to test nested models, you could use the loglikelihoods or chi-square if it is available. I don't know of any other type of difference testing.
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