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I haven't been in a guild for a while but the one I used to be in had
everything at show and share, usually the ones who showed tops are what
we called "Toppers"; quilters who love making the tops but not the
finishing. I tend to be a topper because I love designing and sewing
the tops. I can't really afford to have them machine quilted and as
much as I love hand quilting, I am not very good at putting the quilt
sandwich together. I do OK on smaller quilts but the larger tops I
have made have been quilted by machine because I am so intimidated by
the basting process. I don't have the floor space to lay out a large
quilt and doing it in sections on my cutting table always ends up with
puckers on the back!! Needless to say, I have several large tops
waiting for the funds to be machine quilted!

Joan (from GA at the moment)

DrQuilter wrote:
is it OK to show a top in your guild's show and tell or do you guys
limit yourselves to completed quilts? I am not too shy, but I haven't
gathered the courage to do SNT yet... maybe now that I was voted evening
secretary (though of course they misspronounced my last name!) I will
finally dare - but should I wait until I have really finished a project
or do you guys think I can show a top?
--
Dr. Quilter
http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali
(take the dog out for a walk)

Hi Joan, I'm in SC and will be happy to help store these quilt tops for you.
I'm close to Greenville.
Barbara in SC
"Taria" .
hey Joan, You just need to send those toppers to me and Pat.
We'll take them off your hands!
Taria

JustJoanQuilts wrote:
I haven't been in a guild for a while but the one I used to be in had
everything at show and share, usually the ones who showed tops are what
we called "Toppers"; quilters who love making the tops but not the
finishing. I tend to be a topper because I love designing and sewing
the tops. I can't really afford to have them machine quilted and as
much as I love hand quilting, I am not very good at putting the quilt
sandwich together. I do OK on smaller quilts but the larger tops I
have made have been quilted by machine because I am so intimidated by
the basting process. I don't have the floor space to lay out a large
quilt and doing it in sections on my cutting table always ends up with
puckers on the back!! Needless to say, I have several large tops
waiting for the funds to be machine quilted!

Joan (from GA at the moment)

DrQuilter wrote:

is it OK to show a top in your guild's show and tell or do you guys
limit yourselves to completed quilts? I am not too shy, but I haven't
gathered the courage to do SNT yet... maybe now that I was voted evening
secretary (though of course they misspronounced my last name!) I will
finally dare - but should I wait until I have really finished a project
or do you guys think I can show a top?
--
Dr. Quilter
http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali
(take the dog out for a walk)

Now that was a shameless beg Barbara. VBG
Taria

Bobbie Sews More wrote:

Hi Joan, I'm in SC and will be happy to help store these quilt tops for you.
I'm close to Greenville.
Barbara in SC

Now that you mention it ... I've often
wondered HOW to pronounce your name! I
KNOW it is not Tiara ... though you
deserve one. Does it rhyme with Maria?
Nosy? Yes, I am! PAT (Rhymes with Hat)

Taria wrote:

I would think each guild has different ways they handle show and tell.
There are mostly finished quilts and stuff at our meetings but once
in awhile there is a top. I took in one top to S&T that had taken me
years to finish and I knew was going to take years to quilt (it did).
It was well received both times. Mine is a smaller group so that makes
things different than a guild with hundreds of folks. We are around 80
and maybe 30-40 that show up most meetings. I always enjoy seeing what
other quilters are doing. BTW, Some of the old gals still call me tiara
instead of Taria, it has been over 10 years since I joined my guild.
Taria

Taria, which Pat?? Not this one, but
thanks for thinking of me (if you were.)
I have enough 'tops' of my own, guess I
am a Topper!
PAT


Taria wrote:

hey Joan, You just need to send those toppers to me and Pat.
We'll take them off your hands!
Taria

Joan: Maybe some long arm quilters will
BASTE your quilts for you. I would guess
that is less cost than quilting. I think
I might be a Topper, too, and I can't
afford to send them out either.
PAT in VA/USA


JustJoanQuilts wrote:

I haven't been in a guild for a while but the one I used to be in had
everything at show and share, usually the ones who showed tops are what
we called "Toppers"; quilters who love making the tops but not the
finishing. I tend to be a topper because I love designing and sewing
the tops. I can't really afford to have them machine quilted and as
much as I love hand quilting, I am not very good at putting the quilt
sandwich together. I do OK on smaller quilts but the larger tops I
have made have been quilted by machine because I am so intimidated by
the basting process. I don't have the floor space to lay out a large
quilt and doing it in sections on my cutting table always ends up with
puckers on the back!! Needless to say, I have several large tops
waiting for the funds to be machine quilted!

YOu are the Pat I was thinking of. You have been doing so much
fine tuning of your begging skills lately that I just thought you would
like to share ; )
Taria

Pat in Virginia wrote:
Taria, which Pat?? Not this one, but thanks for thinking of me (if you
were.) I have enough 'tops' of my own, guess I am a Topper!
PAT


Taria wrote:

hey Joan, You just need to send those toppers to me and Pat.
We'll take them off your hands!
Taria

Taria like Maria is the way Pat. I spend a lot of time explaining
that. I named my kids easy to read/pronounce names.
Taria

Pat in Virginia wrote:

Now that you mention it ... I've often wondered HOW to pronounce your
name! I KNOW it is not Tiara ... though you deserve one. Does it rhyme
with Maria?
Nosy? Yes, I am! PAT (Rhymes with Hat)

Taria wrote:

I would think each guild has different ways they handle show and tell.
There are mostly finished quilts and stuff at our meetings but once
in awhile there is a top. I took in one top to S&T that had taken me
years to finish and I knew was going to take years to quilt (it did).
It was well received both times. Mine is a smaller group so that makes
things different than a guild with hundreds of folks. We are around 80
and maybe 30-40 that show up most meetings. I always enjoy seeing what
other quilters are doing. BTW, Some of the old gals still call me tiara
instead of Taria, it has been over 10 years since I joined my guild.
Taria

ah yes, the name game....I grew up with a very simple name: Sue Hill.
Figured I would make my children's lives more "spicy" by giving them
different and thrilling names like Jazmyn or Bastian....then I met and
fell in love with - and eventually married - an Italian. Now I have to
correct just about everyone - either with the spelling or the
pronunciation! "That's capital D - i, capital N as in Nancy, a, p as in
Peter, o, l, i..." and it's said "Dih Nap oh lee" (not dye-nap-oh-lye).
SO...had to give the boys (have three of them now) names that could be
said - and written - with ease. So, we've got Christopher, Alexander
and Nicholas...however we went with the slightly different and thrilling
nicknames: Christo, Xander and Nichos. Unfortunately, it REALLY bugs
me when people call them Chris, Alex and Nick...those names aren't my
sons! (It especially unnerves me when I go to our pediatricians office -
where we've been going for the past 9+ years - and they still ask me:
"Are you Mom?" and then call the boys by the more common nicknames...)
Drives me batty! Oh, sorry, rambling on because I'm tired and my back
hurts...just wanted to say: thanks for the pronunciation help Taria!

Sue in Ithaca

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Taria wrote:

Taria like Maria is the way Pat. I spend a lot of time explaining
that. I named my kids easy to read/pronounce names.
Taria

Pat in Virginia wrote:

Now that you mention it ... I've often wondered HOW to pronounce your
name! I KNOW it is not Tiara ... though you deserve one. Does it rhyme
with Maria?
Nosy? Yes, I am! PAT (Rhymes with Hat)

Taria wrote:

I would think each guild has different ways they handle show and tell.
There are mostly finished quilts and stuff at our meetings but once
in awhile there is a top. I took in one top to S&T that had taken me
years to finish and I knew was going to take years to quilt (it did).
It was well received both times. Mine is a smaller group so that makes
things different than a guild with hundreds of folks. We are around 80
and maybe 30-40 that show up most meetings. I always enjoy seeing what
other quilters are doing. BTW, Some of the old gals still call me tiara
instead of Taria, it has been over 10 years since I joined my guild.
Taria

Thank you ladies for all the adoption offers to take care of my tops,
but if you are Toppers yourselves, I wouldn't want to mess with the
owner/quilt top ratio. Then I would have to worry about some tops not
getting all the attention they deserve. I would have to call QPS(Quilt
Protection Services) and what a mess it would be . . . I wouldn't want
to see anyone on the news with the headlines, "Quilter Found Barely
Alive, Discovered in Home Overrun With Quilts" . . . no one knows
exactly where all the quilts came from, but neighbors confirmed that
UPS made many stops . . . it is believed that she couldn't say no to a
top, being a Topperholic and all . . . sad, so, so sad!!

Joan (from GA at the moment)


Taria wrote:
hey Joan, You just need to send those toppers to me and Pat.
We'll take them off your hands!
Taria

JustJoanQuilts wrote:
I haven't been in a guild for a while but the one I used to be in had
everything at show and share, usually the ones who showed tops are what
we called "Toppers"; quilters who love making the tops but not the
finishing. I tend to be a topper because I love designing and sewing
the tops.