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Ooops, in my enthusiasm for a finished quilt I forgot to sign off
properly! Sally! On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 22:53:58 +0000 (UTC), Sally Swindells wrote: She's got a quilt like mine too - I wonder if hers is finished?? and she's got a cat like Hodge too help her too. On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 19:37:31 GMT, Joanna wrote: This was too funny. I click on the link without reading. Up pops a picture and I immediately think...cool someone else did the same wall hanging as me. Then I realized your link pulls up my own page. It was good for a laugh. Joanna Denise Jameson in Ontario wrote: Oh cool. Love introductions and reaquaintances! Thanks Wendy for the great idea. I'm Denise and I post as Denise in Ontario, Canada. I've been married to Bob for almost 35 years, have two grown daughters, one married. I've been quilting since 1996 and I'm working hard on improving my machine quilting skills. I own too many machines, use my FW regularly and quilt on a new Brother I purchased two years ago. I love jewel tones and bright colours, and am constantly looking for more TIME!!! You can see some of my quilts at: http://community.webshots.com/scripts/controlPanel.fcgi Denise in Ontario, Canada On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:42:11 GMT, "frood" wrote: | As newbies come and introduce themselves, we all say "hi" back to them. But, | while we learn a bit about them, they don't get to know us very easily. (ok, | except for a few gabby folks.... ;-P ) So, as a start to a new year, I | thought it would be fun to tell a bit about ourselves, and get to know each | other. I'm sure the newbies aren't the only one trying to keep the players | straight without a score card! | | Ok, here goes! I'm Wendy, posting as "frood". I live in Central NC, USA. I'm | married to a fabulous man, and we have 5 kids, ranging from 13 to 4 yo | twins, known online as Spike and Giles. I've been quilting for about 7 or 8 | years, mostly machine piecing and machine quilting. I love bright colors, | and I collect vintage textiles. |
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I'm Loren, I live in Seattle, I've been around RCTQ for at least a few
years g but mostly now I lurk. True confessions, last year my 8 year quilting obsession slipped back into a bit of a knitting obsession (I did knit first) but that didn't stop me from asking DH for a new sewing machine for Christmas. Yep, now I get to quilt on a brother PQ1500s! I'm properly addicted to chocolate (the darker the better) -- would only give it up if I had to choose between that and coffee. Have 2 DD's 11 & 13, 2 canine QI's, a pretty darn good DH (see christmas gift above). I think you can visit a few of my quilts and family on the picture site of yahoo, try http://photos.yahoo.com/loren2 Any other knitting quilters out there? Loren in Seattle frood wrote: As newbies come and introduce themselves, we all say "hi" back to them. But, while we learn a bit about them, they don't get to know us very easily. (ok, except for a few gabby folks.... ;-P ) So, as a start to a new year, I thought it would be fun to tell a bit about ourselves, and get to know each other. I'm sure the newbies aren't the only one trying to keep the players straight without a score card! Ok, here goes! I'm Wendy, posting as "frood". I live in Central NC, USA. I'm married to a fabulous man, and we have 5 kids, ranging from 13 to 4 yo twins, known online as Spike and Giles. I've been quilting for about 7 or 8 years, mostly machine piecing and machine quilting. I love bright colors, and I collect vintage textiles. -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm De-Fang email address to reply |
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OK here goes too! I'm Estelle .I live in a small village in the South West
of England. I've been married for 36 years and have 5 grownup (youngest 17)children and 6 grandchildren.I've been quilting for 6 or 7 years,and wish I had found it years ago.Just think how much bigger my stash could have been.lolI love most colours but not too bright,with a particular calling to purple!!I also love to hand dye and indigo dye. I have a wax pot for Batik too. -- Estelle UK -- "frood" wrote in message news As newbies come and introduce themselves, we all say "hi" back to them. But, while we learn a bit about them, they don't get to know us very easily. (ok, except for a few gabby folks.... ;-P ) So, as a start to a new year, I thought it would be fun to tell a bit about ourselves, and get to know each other. I'm sure the newbies aren't the only one trying to keep the players straight without a score card! Ok, here goes! I'm Wendy, posting as "frood". I live in Central NC, USA. I'm married to a fabulous man, and we have 5 kids, ranging from 13 to 4 yo twins, known online as Spike and Giles. I've been quilting for about 7 or 8 years, mostly machine piecing and machine quilting. I love bright colors, and I collect vintage textiles. -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm De-Fang email address to reply |
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It only seems two minutes ago that I 'delurked and introduced myself,
but perhaps I'd better do it again to be in with the others! Retired to the Suffolk coast in England three years ago from Nottingham. Two big children, neither still at home - Richard - gosh he's 30 now, single, works in computers (thank goodness!) and Rachel, 34 who lives with her partner on the south coast. DH Mike is into ornithology in a big way - birdwatches, rings birds for migration stats, does conservation work, so I am left to stitch! (and garden). Computer I is Hodge who is also QI. He is hoping I will finish the king-size soon. Am also doing two lap quilts - had a look at them yesterday, a good think and then put them away. But I have decided what I'm doing when I get them out again! Have sewed for ever, lots of embroidery, but only started quilting when my sister died and left me her board, rotary cutter, lots of bits and pieces and small stach. She only had one or two bits unfinished (cushions) but I thought I would learn to use the board and cutter, and so here I am with almost a kingsize quilt, lots of unfinished embroideries, and a garden wating hopefully! Not very good photos on http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin but when the sun comes out will take big quilt outside and do it properly (maybe with two lapquilts too?) Sally |
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I am going to tack on to Ally since I am her friend and another UKer.
I am Shirley with several aka's of Madame Faberge and Madame Tassel Originally joined this group about 6 years ago, introduced by Connie D. I beaded the centre panel for the Enschede Disaster quilt. I have not done any proper quilting but I have a pile of stuff. Just waiting for a good fairy to come and sort my workroom out. I live in Derbyshire, married, recently celebrated my Golden Wedding in Malta. Two grown sons and 3 grandchildren. I am still doing beadwork. Shirley In message , ally writes I'm Ally - posting as ally (with a little a) and I live in the South of England. I've been around since about '97 I recon, when I got my first computer. Back then I used to handquilt little bits, but made my first whole quilt that year for my first baby neice. I got my first sewing machine around that time too when I realised how much easier it would be to peice with oneG 8 years, twin neice/nephew, lots of quilts a bunch of new friends, and a few trips to see some of you later, I am still here, though I dont post so often these days. I took a year off quilting for no particular reason other than I got into jewelllery making, but I made a comeback last year and finished 2 UFOs the top of a new quilt and made 2 christmassy wallhangings. This year I shall hit the big four-oh and am hoping to celebrate with a quilt, a scrap book and maybe a trip overseas again. :-) -- Shirley Shone |
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There seem to be a lot of Lindas in this group. Were any of you part
of the "Linda Block Exchange" that we did many years ago - from a quilt mailing list ? I lost my list of addresses during my first major computer crash and changed my service provider since so I lost touch. Linda PATCHogue, NY http://www.rrteach.bravepages.com On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 02:48:59 GMT, "Mystified One" wrote: I'm Linda, living in El Paso, Texas, and posting as Mystified One because I'm so mystified as to why my computer keeps going down. Or at least that's when I changed it. At first I was Mystical One, but I realized a little late it had connotations that didn't reflect me, and by then I was known pretty well as that nick, so when I changed it was very subtle. |
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I ate all the chocolates, but have a lot of chocolate cake leftover
from DH's bd yesterday. It sure is great that you can have dogs and dd isn't allergic to them! Taria Jan wrote: Ok... here it goes.... My name is Jan.... been quilting for 11 years, been hanging out here for 10. Have one small dd who is allergic to half the universe, so this group keeps me as sane as I'll ever be. 2 large dogs that inspect all quilts for quality control. :-) Can't think of much else, but I'm tired after last week's vacation. :-) Can someone please pass the chocolates?? Jan |
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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:42:11 GMT, "frood"
wrote: As newbies come and introduce themselves, we all say "hi" back to them. But, while we learn a bit about them, they don't get to know us very easily. (ok, except for a few gabby folks.... ;-P ) So, as a start to a new year, I thought it would be fun to tell a bit about ourselves, and get to know each other. I'm sure the newbies aren't the only one trying to keep the players straight without a score card! Ok, here goes! I'm Wendy, posting as "frood". I live in Central NC, USA. I'm married to a fabulous man, and we have 5 kids, ranging from 13 to 4 yo twins, known online as Spike and Giles. I've been quilting for about 7 or 8 years, mostly machine piecing and machine quilting. I love bright colors, and I collect vintage textiles. Hello, my name is Jo, and I have fabric addiction. I'm sure there's a 12-step program somewhere out there for me... I'm trying Stashbusters just now. Okay, more facts. I'm Jo and I post under the name "Jo in Scotland". I was living in Dundee, Scotland, when I started to read and post to RCTQ and I thought there would be a plethora of "Jo"s. I started life in Oregon, USA and lived there for 21 years. Then I lived in Juneau, Alaska for 2 years, moved to England for 2 years (near Cambridge, Manchester, Portsmouth), then moved to Dundee, Scotland, where I've been for the last 7 years. My mother made all of our clothes (except for shoes and underwear), bedding, curtains and most of our toys. She made a few patchwork quilts, which were very simple and tied - so I sympathise with all those who tie their quilts. We loved those quilts, even though they weren't the award-winning beauties that some folks make. I didn't seriously making teddy bears and stuffed animals until I moved to Alaska, and wanted to make things for my sister's (then young) kids. I spent my free time reading about quilt making, and the Amish (there are Amish back in my family tree). When I moved to England, I spent more time reading about the different types of patchwork & quilting, more time sewing things for my nieces and nephews (I have 17, and 4 great-nieces); but it was the move to Scotland that made me really want to jump in and make quilts and read & post to a newsgroup. I have read every book on textiles that Dundee has in any of the 4 main libraries, and the library of Duncan & Jordanstone art college. Ah, for an afternoon in the corner of the library on a rainy day.... I like the piecing part of a quilt more than the quilting. I prefer machine quilting to hand-quilting, because hand-quilting reduces my left hand to a bloody stump. My favorite colors are royal blue and blood red, and my favorite prints are stripes! or stars! Now stars on blue or rainbow stripes make my heart sing. Many of the "children's" fabrics make me happy, and I love bright colors. Having said that, I love blue in any form and have many "country color" prints, especially in blue.... they go with denim so well. I like traditional patchwork patterns, I used to hate hand applique but have since made friends with that technique (machine doesn't have that blind stitch), and don't really like the "chunky" look of most paper-pieced blocks (though at least I know how to do it now!). I really enjoy learning new techniques and new time-saving tricks. There is something very satisfying about making 4 Flying Geese in one go. I do so love Flying Geese - as nzl* knows! My QI is Sasha, a Seal-point siamese who was born in Oregon (like me) and has traveled all over with me - Alaska, England, Scotland - but stayed at home when I was in Russia recently. We don't want the Russian kitties to laugh at her accent. It occurred to me the other day that she has spent most of her life in Scotland, since she is 11 now and we've been here 7 years. She still doesn't say, "Ach mau!" quite the way the other cats do. http://www.scampi.pwp.blueyonder.co....e/Jo_page.html I think that's enough info for now. -- Jo in Scotland |
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That's only because she doesn't eat them.
-- Wendy (I hope everyone is paying attention. There will be a quiz.) http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply "taria" wrote in message news:mLFCd.34662$h.11401@trnddc04... I ate all the chocolates, but have a lot of chocolate cake leftover from DH's bd yesterday. It sure is great that you can have dogs and dd isn't allergic to them! Taria Jan wrote: Ok... here it goes.... My name is Jan.... been quilting for 11 years, been hanging out here for 10. Have one small dd who is allergic to half the universe, so this group keeps me as sane as I'll ever be. 2 large dogs that inspect all quilts for quality control. :-) Can't think of much else, but I'm tired after last week's vacation. :-) Can someone please pass the chocolates?? Jan |
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Ok.. any form of chocolate will do. :-) Happy Birthday Mr. Taria :-))
And yes, she isn't allergic to the dogs, but I had to start making their food a couple of months back.... it's a good thing they are cute and old.... and snuggle my feet when I'm cold!!! Not to mention the sheepie sings really well. :-) Jan taria wrote in news:mLFCd.34662$h.11401@trnddc04: I ate all the chocolates, but have a lot of chocolate cake leftover from DH's bd yesterday. It sure is great that you can have dogs and dd isn't allergic to them! Taria Jan wrote: Ok... here it goes.... My name is Jan.... been quilting for 11 years, been hanging out here for 10. Have one small dd who is allergic to half the universe, so this group keeps me as sane as I'll ever be. 2 large dogs that inspect all quilts for quality control. :-) Can't think of much else, but I'm tired after last week's vacation. :-) Can someone please pass the chocolates?? Jan |
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