U know U have OC Embroidery diseae when

[sharong]

You suffer from OED if you:

• Would never dream of leaving the house without wearing embroidery
• Named your embroidery machine(s)
• Have actually read all or part of your machine manual(s)
• Think two embroidery machines is still not enough
• Have more embroidery designs than recipes
• Cooking has become foreign to you
• Belong to more than three online embroidery groups
• Think nothing of ripping out seams in garments so you can embroider on them
• Have more embroidery thread than your racks will hold
• Spend more time with your machine than your family
• Have been surprised to learn that you have three kids living at home, not two
• Think Technicolor refers to thread charts
• Are trying to figure a way to embroider your car seats
• Never hear the phone ring because your machine is running
• Turn your machine on before the coffee pot every morning
• Never turn your machine off
• Ask for stabilizer instead of jewelry for your birthday
• Try to convince your law enforcement friends that bullet proof is not good
• Think sewing just one design on a garment is a sign of weakness
• Envision your living room carpet as an interesting fill stitch pattern
• Look inside garments in stores to see what stabilizer was used
• Can't wait until your spouse leaves town so you can embroider all night
• Look for R/A or Pantone color numbers on cans of house paint
• Think of dust bunnies as household pets
• Design monograms in the dust on the coffee table with your finger
• Never give a gift without having embroidered on it first
• Can't relax to sleep unless the machine is running in the background
• When visiting, you drive instead of flying so you can take your supplies
• copied from http://www.cigarcityarts.com/eai.html

[sharong]

http://www.cigarcityarts.com/eai.html will show you the cure too!

[windstar]

Where do Ya'll get this stuff. LOL I fit in there somewnere.

Molly

[wienerin]

Molly, most of us do

[oreomama]

I am not there yet but I am on my way. hahahahahahah

[annmarie]

LOL we give you another day or too at the most LOL
Thanks for making me giggle this morning Sharong

[sdevries]

i completely fit in this profile lol. have to confess that when my machine broke down i was all sweaty and nervous and soooooo happy when it was fixed again.

[snugsbear]

So sad at first I just hand embroidered (before machines) It has be over 40 years for me. Nothing but hand made gifts. No complaints so far.

[Dreama]

I taught school for 30 years. Children got labels in the last 15years such as 504, LD, ED, OHI, etc. Now that I'm retired I'm happy to be OED!! Dreama

[ginny1960]

Oh no, I am in there, I do have the disease. Do I sign up for the the EA group?

[sharong]

i completely fit in this profile lol. have to confess that when my machine broke down i was all sweaty and nervous and soooooo happy when it was fixed again.

LOL...me too

[windstar]

Where do Ya'll get this stuff. LOL I fit in there somewnere.

Molly

I found the only place I fit that applies to me...I have more designs than recipes...the others don't apply.

Molly

[jstitch]

It seems I fit into more categories on the list every day! LOL. But there are so many gifts to make, so many designs to stitch out, so many new things to try. I don't think I'll ever catch up.

[oreomama]

Break down? BREAK DOWN????? No they cant do that to us !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

can they *sniff*

diane

[la_cole]

Diane, did you recently suffer from a (machine) breakdown? Hope it is "healed" soon.

[lrharrison@comcast.net]

Now, if we could all convince our husbands that this is normal behavior life would be perfect!

[oreomama]

Husbands, are they still around? Maybe that is why I can when ever.............he he he

[pbrey8]

I'm not quite there yet! But I am well on my way!

[wienerin]

some of them would make nice sayings to be stitched out and framed...

[pennykasteel]

I looked at the ea website & decided I'm giving myself the right treatment!