You're all invited....

to join the HUG list. (many of you are already there!) We welcome active
posters as well as those of you who hide in the shadows but read regularly.
Anyone who wants to send a little love and caring is wanted and welcomed.

What is a HUG? -- Mz Sairey said it best -- and you can read her
explanation that I posted to Estelle UK's post from 9/20. (or you can read
it he http://tinyurl.com/yb7nf9u)

What does it mean to join the HUG list? It means you give me (as current
keeper of the list) your name and email addy. I add it to the list and when
someone feels the need to offer a HUG to someone they care about (could be
from here on the RCTQ list, someone in their private live, someone at
work... doesn't matter), I put out a call.

The HUG request goes out -- members are asked to make a block or even send a
square of fabric to the HUG requester. Sometimes there is a theme or a
color preference (I did a HUG for my DS who lost her life to cervical
cancer -- it was a Lighthouse HUG -- you can see it on my webshots page).
The requester provides her snail mail address and a due date.

The rest is up to you. Some members try to respond to each and every HUG
request. Some prefer to limit their participation. It doesn't matter. You
level of participation is totally up to you. There is no accounting of who
gives to which HUG request. No one is keeping tabs. If the request comes
at a bad time for you -- hit DELETE. I know of one HUGGER who uses scraps
and has a store of 6 1/2" blocks of varying designs and colors... just
waiting for the right occasion to use them.

The assembly of the quilt top is usually done by the person requesting the
blocks. The quilting may be done her the requester also -- or we have
several RCTQ'ers - HUG listers who volunteer to do the quilting on their
long arm. We invite HUG Listers to tuck $1 in with their square to help with
the cost of backing & batting -- but as any part of a HUG quilt - this is
optional. Ultimately, the HUG requester is responsible for seeing the top
through to completion.

As HUG List manager -- I try to follow-up to make sure all HUG quilts are
completed and delivered. But I do feel obligated to give this caveat:
once you send your block -- the rest if out of your (and my!) hands. I
don't think anyone here intends to let HUG's linger or not finish and
deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you need to be
prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace. This
happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is strictly a
voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
participants.

If you would like more information -- please ask here or email me off list.
If you would like to be added to the HUG List -- just email me privately
with your name and email addy (mine is grovesfam -- at -- comcast --
dot -- net).

Everyone is welcome. You do NOT have to be a master quilter to participate.
Simple 4 patches and 9 patches carry as much HUG value as the most intricate
blocks. It's the love and caring behind each block that makes them all
beautiful.

Thanks

PS -- you can see some of our past hugs he

http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS



Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves

Thanks Kate for posting the pics of the HUGS. I've gone and had a looksee
and it's amazing the work that everyone has done on these HUGS.

I wonder what has happened to alot of the people that these were made for.
Some of the names I don't even recognize.

--
Cindy from MO
"Kate in MI" wrote in message
...
to join the HUG list. (many of you are already there!) We welcome active
posters as well as those of you who hide in the shadows but read
regularly. Anyone who wants to send a little love and caring is wanted and
welcomed.

What is a HUG? -- Mz Sairey said it best -- and you can read her
explanation that I posted to Estelle UK's post from 9/20. (or you can
read it he http://tinyurl.com/yb7nf9u)

What does it mean to join the HUG list? It means you give me (as current
keeper of the list) your name and email addy. I add it to the list and
when someone feels the need to offer a HUG to someone they care about
(could be from here on the RCTQ list, someone in their private live,
someone at work... doesn't matter), I put out a call.

The HUG request goes out -- members are asked to make a block or even send
a square of fabric to the HUG requester. Sometimes there is a theme or a
color preference (I did a HUG for my DS who lost her life to cervical
cancer -- it was a Lighthouse HUG -- you can see it on my webshots page).
The requester provides her snail mail address and a due date.

The rest is up to you. Some members try to respond to each and every HUG
request. Some prefer to limit their participation. It doesn't matter.
You level of participation is totally up to you. There is no accounting
of who gives to which HUG request. No one is keeping tabs. If the
request comes at a bad time for you -- hit DELETE. I know of one HUGGER
who uses scraps and has a store of 6 1/2" blocks of varying designs and
colors... just waiting for the right occasion to use them.

The assembly of the quilt top is usually done by the person requesting the
blocks. The quilting may be done her the requester also -- or we have
several RCTQ'ers - HUG listers who volunteer to do the quilting on their
long arm. We invite HUG Listers to tuck $1 in with their square to help
with the cost of backing & batting -- but as any part of a HUG quilt -
this is optional. Ultimately, the HUG requester is responsible for seeing
the top through to completion.

As HUG List manager -- I try to follow-up to make sure all HUG quilts are
completed and delivered. But I do feel obligated to give this caveat:
once you send your block -- the rest if out of your (and my!) hands. I
don't think anyone here intends to let HUG's linger or not finish and
deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you need to
be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace. This
happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is strictly a
voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
participants.

If you would like more information -- please ask here or email me off
list. If you would like to be added to the HUG List -- just email me
privately with your name and email addy (mine is grovesfam -- at --
comcast -- dot -- net).

Everyone is welcome. You do NOT have to be a master quilter to
participate. Simple 4 patches and 9 patches carry as much HUG value as the
most intricate blocks. It's the love and caring behind each block that
makes them all beautiful.

Thanks

PS -- you can see some of our past hugs he

http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS



Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves

what a wonderful album of HUGS. i thoroughly enjoyed that!
glad to be a Hugger!
amy in CNY

Mercy! These collective efforts really have a characteristic charm and
beauty all their own! What a wonderful concept! Count me in.

ep


"Kate in MI" wrote in message
...
to join the HUG list. (many of you are already there!) We welcome active
posters as well as those of you who hide in the shadows but read
regularly. Anyone who wants to send a little love and caring is wanted and
welcomed.

What is a HUG? -- Mz Sairey said it best -- and you can read her
explanation that I posted to Estelle UK's post from 9/20. (or you can
read it he http://tinyurl.com/yb7nf9u)

What does it mean to join the HUG list? It means you give me (as current
keeper of the list) your name and email addy. I add it to the list and
when someone feels the need to offer a HUG to someone they care about
(could be from here on the RCTQ list, someone in their private live,
someone at work... doesn't matter), I put out a call.

The HUG request goes out -- members are asked to make a block or even send
a square of fabric to the HUG requester. Sometimes there is a theme or a
color preference (I did a HUG for my DS who lost her life to cervical
cancer -- it was a Lighthouse HUG -- you can see it on my webshots page).
The requester provides her snail mail address and a due date.

The rest is up to you. Some members try to respond to each and every HUG
request. Some prefer to limit their participation. It doesn't matter.
You level of participation is totally up to you. There is no accounting
of who gives to which HUG request. No one is keeping tabs. If the
request comes at a bad time for you -- hit DELETE. I know of one HUGGER
who uses scraps and has a store of 6 1/2" blocks of varying designs and
colors... just waiting for the right occasion to use them.

The assembly of the quilt top is usually done by the person requesting the
blocks. The quilting may be done her the requester also -- or we have
several RCTQ'ers - HUG listers who volunteer to do the quilting on their
long arm. We invite HUG Listers to tuck $1 in with their square to help
with the cost of backing & batting -- but as any part of a HUG quilt -
this is optional. Ultimately, the HUG requester is responsible for seeing
the top through to completion.

As HUG List manager -- I try to follow-up to make sure all HUG quilts are
completed and delivered. But I do feel obligated to give this caveat:
once you send your block -- the rest if out of your (and my!) hands. I
don't think anyone here intends to let HUG's linger or not finish and
deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you need to
be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace. This
happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is strictly a
voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
participants.

If you would like more information -- please ask here or email me off
list. If you would like to be added to the HUG List -- just email me
privately with your name and email addy (mine is grovesfam -- at --
comcast -- dot -- net).

Everyone is welcome. You do NOT have to be a master quilter to
participate. Simple 4 patches and 9 patches carry as much HUG value as the
most intricate blocks. It's the love and caring behind each block that
makes them all beautiful.

Thanks

PS -- you can see some of our past hugs he

http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS



Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves

Thank you so much for the invite! I hope I can make a few HUG blocks
in the future. Loved looking at your website with all the HUG
quilts. It's a sure testament to the good will that goes with
quilting! Donna

Thank you, Kate, for doing the hug invitation; I'm sure there are new folks
here who wondered about it and may want to join us.
I don't quite agree with something you said; no surprise to anyone I'm
sure.
You said:
once you send your block -- the rest is out of your (and my!)
hands. I don't think anyone here intends to let HUGs linger or not finish
and deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you need to
be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace. This
happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is strictly a
voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
participants.

If a person has taken on the honor and responsibility of receiving
blocks and seeing it through to the next step,(or the next step), it means a
lot that the Hug be completed timely. If the assembler or quilter or binder
(sometimes me) gets infected with head lice or a surprise long term visit by
brother-in-law Bubba, 12 cases of beer and all 9 younguns, please ask for
help.
Hugs aren't going to be 'out of my hands' until they are gently wrapped
around the person we are hugging. I will be watching and I will be
delighted to find help if you need it.
I do so hope that I've been able to say this agreeably. If not, do
remember that I have gators. Polly

its not just the charm and beauty them possess that makes them sooooooo
special.
its the love incorporated into each and every block made for a Hug that
makes them so special.
they do their magic everytime they are used by the Huggee.
each one is amazing in its own right too.
tho mine is the Bestestestestestest and the Prettiest of course.
i'm not the least bit biased either, just stating the facts.
i am trying really hard to let it do its magic on me now.
its kind of hard cuz i'm of two minds when i look at it.
for now i'm sleeping under it each night til i can separate those two minds
of mine.
j.
i do hope everyone understands what i'm saying here, its just real hard for
me still

"Edna Pearl" wrote...
Mercy! These collective efforts really have a characteristic charm and
beauty all their own! What a wonderful concept! Count me in.
ep


"Kate in MI" wrote...
to join the HUG list. (many of you are already there!) We welcome active
posters as well as those of you who hide in the shadows but read
regularly. Anyone who wants to send a little love and caring is wanted and
welcomed.
Thanks
snipped
PS -- you can see some of our past hugs he

http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS

Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves

You warm our hearts, Jeanne, to know that our Hug for you is surrounding you
and holding you close. You'll never know how many customs agents and
assorted others the gators had to threaten to get that cheap blanket around
you. I bribed the investigators with banana nut bread. Works every time.
Polly




"J*" wrote in message
...
its not just the charm and beauty them possess that makes them sooooooo
special.
its the love incorporated into each and every block made for a Hug that
makes them so special.
they do their magic everytime they are used by the Huggee.
each one is amazing in its own right too.
tho mine is the Bestestestestestest and the Prettiest of course.
i'm not the least bit biased either, just stating the facts.
i am trying really hard to let it do its magic on me now.
its kind of hard cuz i'm of two minds when i look at it.
for now i'm sleeping under it each night til i can separate those two
minds
of mine.
j.
i do hope everyone understands what i'm saying here, its just real hard
for
me still

"Edna Pearl" wrote...
Mercy! These collective efforts really have a characteristic charm and
beauty all their own! What a wonderful concept! Count me in.
ep


"Kate in MI" wrote...
to join the HUG list. (many of you are already there!) We welcome
active
posters as well as those of you who hide in the shadows but read
regularly. Anyone who wants to send a little love and caring is wanted
and
welcomed.
Thanks
snipped
PS -- you can see some of our past hugs he

http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS

Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves

I certainly agree with you, Polly. But on that RARE occasion -- we've had
things go awry. And even with gentle (and sometimes not-so-gentle)
nudging... things happen. I just want to make sure that any newcomers
understand that while we do our best to make sure the HUG gets to its
recipient, sometimes things are out of our hands.

I didn't mean to infer that we don't follow-up and do our best to provide
all the resources we can muster to help someone who finds they are unable to
continue.

As for the gators... I wonder if Sam and Jazz would scare them off... or be
their dinner!

--
Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves



"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
Thank you, Kate, for doing the hug invitation; I'm sure there are new
folks here who wondered about it and may want to join us.
I don't quite agree with something you said; no surprise to anyone I'm
sure.
You said:
once you send your block -- the rest is out of your (and my!)
hands. I don't think anyone here intends to let HUGs linger or not finish
and deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you need
to be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace.
This happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is strictly a
voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
participants.

If a person has taken on the honor and responsibility of receiving
blocks and seeing it through to the next step,(or the next step), it means
a lot that the Hug be completed timely. If the assembler or quilter or
binder (sometimes me) gets infected with head lice or a surprise long term
visit by brother-in-law Bubba, 12 cases of beer and all 9 younguns, please
ask for help.
Hugs aren't going to be 'out of my hands' until they are gently wrapped
around the person we are hugging. I will be watching and I will be
delighted to find help if you need it.
I do so hope that I've been able to say this agreeably. If not, do
remember that I have gators. Polly

I didn't dare look at DH's face when the shipping guy said: value of
package? We allow $ 100 worth of free insurance.
Naaah, I said. It's just a blanket.
Mr. Esther knew that the Hug was priceless but he also knew that I
didn't want it to appear to be a valuable package to anyone anywhere . . .
except our dear Jeanne.
As to Sam and Jazz - we will keep them inside. We have a chainlink
fence and an electric one. Nothing pretty about either one of them but they
are very necessary. There were 8,500 gators here last count - about 5 years
ago. Keep loosing the census takers. Ah well. Polly


"Kate in MI" wrote in message
...
I certainly agree with you, Polly. But on that RARE occasion -- we've had
things go awry. And even with gentle (and sometimes not-so-gentle)
nudging... things happen. I just want to make sure that any newcomers
understand that while we do our best to make sure the HUG gets to its
recipient, sometimes things are out of our hands.

I didn't mean to infer that we don't follow-up and do our best to provide
all the resources we can muster to help someone who finds they are unable
to continue.

As for the gators... I wonder if Sam and Jazz would scare them off... or
be their dinner!

--
Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves



"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
Thank you, Kate, for doing the hug invitation; I'm sure there are new
folks here who wondered about it and may want to join us.
I don't quite agree with something you said; no surprise to anyone I'm
sure.
You said:
once you send your block -- the rest is out of your (and my!)
hands. I don't think anyone here intends to let HUGs linger or not
finish and deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block,
you need to be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into
cyberspace. This happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this
is strictly a
voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
participants.

If a person has taken on the honor and responsibility of receiving
blocks and seeing it through to the next step,(or the next step), it
means a lot that the Hug be completed timely. If the assembler or
quilter or binder (sometimes me) gets infected with head lice or a
surprise long term visit by brother-in-law Bubba, 12 cases of beer and
all 9 younguns, please ask for help.
Hugs aren't going to be 'out of my hands' until they are gently
wrapped around the person we are hugging. I will be watching and I will
be delighted to find help if you need it.
I do so hope that I've been able to say this agreeably. If not, do
remember that I have gators. Polly