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Hi All

Big winds today but no snow at my elevation yet. I'm attached to an anchor
so I won't blow away. But, two happy moments today when I got to thinking
about it.

First, to whomever mentioned the "stab-the-tail-twice" method after
threading your needle so it doesn't come un-threaded. You are my hero,
because I use silk thread a lot, and now you're the hero of many of the
ladies at work and two quilt stores. In the last two weeks I've been to two
quilt stores and showed the ladies the idea. They love it. Today, during a
period of time during Parent-Teacher Conferences when not one parent was in
the building, I showed the home ec teacher, our armed-services liaison,
three secretaries and the registrar. All were impressed and excited to try
it at home the next time a needle and thread make an appearance.

Second, there are now four avid quilters at school, including me, so I have
someone to talk with, share with, commiserate with, challenge with, excite
with, when it comes to quilting. The main office secretary and I have been
sharing ever since she came to our school over seven years ago. And
recently her old machine died, she bought a new one at a fantastic price,
and the old one was even resurrected at a very good price. Now one of the
science teachers and a math teachers are going crazy too. In fact, the
science teacher has achieved a bigger stash in one year than I have after
many, many years. Projects arrive at school weekly for show-and-tell, help
and suggestions. Such fun.

In the midst of a rough year at work and in some cases all around, quilting
is our balm.

Thank you ladies, and gents, for being here and sharing and laughs along the
way.

Steven, who is thinking of a friend who had the twins smashed again today
because of an ominous shadow.
Alaska

Well said, dear friend. In the best of times and in the worst of times, and
all the times in between, quilting is our balm. Maybe we should name our
next quilt Gilead. Assuming, of course, that we can spell it right. Polly


"Steven Cook" wrote in message
mmunications...
Hi All

Big winds today but no snow at my elevation yet. I'm attached to an
anchor so I won't blow away. But, two happy moments today when I got to
thinking about it.

First, to whomever mentioned the "stab-the-tail-twice" method after
threading your needle so it doesn't come un-threaded. You are my hero,
because I use silk thread a lot, and now you're the hero of many of the
ladies at work and two quilt stores. In the last two weeks I've been to
two quilt stores and showed the ladies the idea. They love it. Today,
during a period of time during Parent-Teacher Conferences when not one
parent was in the building, I showed the home ec teacher, our
armed-services liaison, three secretaries and the registrar. All were
impressed and excited to try it at home the next time a needle and thread
make an appearance.

Second, there are now four avid quilters at school, including me, so I
have someone to talk with, share with, commiserate with, challenge with,
excite with, when it comes to quilting. The main office secretary and I
have been sharing ever since she came to our school over seven years ago.
And recently her old machine died, she bought a new one at a fantastic
price, and the old one was even resurrected at a very good price. Now one
of the science teachers and a math teachers are going crazy too. In fact,
the science teacher has achieved a bigger stash in one year than I have
after many, many years. Projects arrive at school weekly for
show-and-tell, help and suggestions. Such fun.

In the midst of a rough year at work and in some cases all around,
quilting is our balm.

Thank you ladies, and gents, for being here and sharing and laughs along
the way.

Steven, who is thinking of a friend who had the twins smashed again today
because of an ominous shadow.
Alaska

Dear Polly

While Religion and I have an uneasy truce, I surely do remember fondly the
days of the choir at Church. I was truly very lucky having such an exposure
to world-class conducting, singing and instrument playing that still makes
me tingle and pinch myself to remember. Interlochen Arts Academy is
something to behold. And, speaking of this, I remember an acapella version
of Balm of Gilead. Oh dear me, hearing that in eight parts is quite
something.

That would be a good name for a quilt and I could just make it an appliqued
collage of all the things that are near and dear. Wouldn't that be fun!?
I'd have to devise a way to represent RCTQ, that is for sure.

Steven
Alaska


"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
Well said, dear friend. In the best of times and in the worst of times,
and all the times in between, quilting is our balm. Maybe we should name
our next quilt Gilead. Assuming, of course, that we can spell it right.
Polly


"Steven Cook" wrote in message
mmunications...
Hi All

Big winds today but no snow at my elevation yet. I'm attached to an
anchor so I won't blow away. But, two happy moments today when I got to
thinking about it.

First, to whomever mentioned the "stab-the-tail-twice" method after
threading your needle so it doesn't come un-threaded. You are my hero,
because I use silk thread a lot, and now you're the hero of many of the
ladies at work and two quilt stores. In the last two weeks I've been to
two quilt stores and showed the ladies the idea. They love it. Today,
during a period of time during Parent-Teacher Conferences when not one
parent was in the building, I showed the home ec teacher, our
armed-services liaison, three secretaries and the registrar. All were
impressed and excited to try it at home the next time a needle and thread
make an appearance.

Second, there are now four avid quilters at school, including me, so I
have someone to talk with, share with, commiserate with, challenge with,
excite with, when it comes to quilting. The main office secretary and I
have been sharing ever since she came to our school over seven years ago.
And recently her old machine died, she bought a new one at a fantastic
price, and the old one was even resurrected at a very good price. Now
one of the science teachers and a math teachers are going crazy too. In
fact, the science teacher has achieved a bigger stash in one year than I
have after many, many years. Projects arrive at school weekly for
show-and-tell, help and suggestions. Such fun.

In the midst of a rough year at work and in some cases all around,
quilting is our balm.

Thank you ladies, and gents, for being here and sharing and laughs along
the way.

Steven, who is thinking of a friend who had the twins smashed again today
because of an ominous shadow.
Alaska

Love your idea of a collage of all things which soothe our souls. I
need such an image right now to keep my mine on things that are good.
A new page in my idea book will be devoted to such a quilt. Thanks.

Susan

On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:42:46 -0800, "Steven Cook"
wrote:

Dear Polly

While Religion and I have an uneasy truce, I surely do remember fondly the
days of the choir at Church. I was truly very lucky having such an exposure
to world-class conducting, singing and instrument playing that still makes
me tingle and pinch myself to remember. Interlochen Arts Academy is
something to behold. And, speaking of this, I remember an acapella version
of Balm of Gilead. Oh dear me, hearing that in eight parts is quite
something.

That would be a good name for a quilt and I could just make it an appliqued
collage of all the things that are near and dear. Wouldn't that be fun!?
I'd have to devise a way to represent RCTQ, that is for sure.

Steven
Alaska


"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
Well said, dear friend. In the best of times and in the worst of times,
and all the times in between, quilting is our balm. Maybe we should name
our next quilt Gilead. Assuming, of course, that we can spell it right.
Polly


"Steven Cook" wrote in message
mmunications...
Hi All

Big winds today but no snow at my elevation yet. I'm attached to an
anchor so I won't blow away. But, two happy moments today when I got to
thinking about it.

First, to whomever mentioned the "stab-the-tail-twice" method after
threading your needle so it doesn't come un-threaded. You are my hero,
because I use silk thread a lot, and now you're the hero of many of the
ladies at work and two quilt stores. In the last two weeks I've been to
two quilt stores and showed the ladies the idea. They love it. Today,
during a period of time during Parent-Teacher Conferences when not one
parent was in the building, I showed the home ec teacher, our
armed-services liaison, three secretaries and the registrar. All were
impressed and excited to try it at home the next time a needle and thread
make an appearance.

Second, there are now four avid quilters at school, including me, so I
have someone to talk with, share with, commiserate with, challenge with,
excite with, when it comes to quilting. The main office secretary and I
have been sharing ever since she came to our school over seven years ago.
And recently her old machine died, she bought a new one at a fantastic
price, and the old one was even resurrected at a very good price. Now
one of the science teachers and a math teachers are going crazy too. In
fact, the science teacher has achieved a bigger stash in one year than I
have after many, many years. Projects arrive at school weekly for
show-and-tell, help and suggestions. Such fun.

In the midst of a rough year at work and in some cases all around,
quilting is our balm.

Thank you ladies, and gents, for being here and sharing and laughs along
the way.

Steven, who is thinking of a friend who had the twins smashed again today
because of an ominous shadow.
Alaska

It never ceases to amaze, what a small world we are in. Being able to so
easily communicate with folks all over the world about a topic we love so
much. My favorite quilting store is up the road about 1/2 mile from the
Interlochen Arts Academy!!! (www.interquilten.com) And my favorite state is
Alaska, where I visited for a short, short time in the '80s.

KT. in MI

"Steven Cook" wrote in message
mmunications...
Dear Polly

While Religion and I have an uneasy truce, I surely do remember fondly the
days of the choir at Church. I was truly very lucky having such an
exposure to world-class conducting, singing and instrument playing that
still makes me tingle and pinch myself to remember. Interlochen Arts
Academy is something to behold. And, speaking of this, I remember an
acapella version of Balm of Gilead. Oh dear me, hearing that in eight
parts is quite something.

That would be a good name for a quilt and I could just make it an
appliqued collage of all the things that are near and dear. Wouldn't that
be fun!? I'd have to devise a way to represent RCTQ, that is for sure.

Steven
Alaska


"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
Well said, dear friend. In the best of times and in the worst of times,
and all the times in between, quilting is our balm. Maybe we should name
our next quilt Gilead. Assuming, of course, that we can spell it right.
Polly


"Steven Cook" wrote in message
mmunications...
Hi All

Big winds today but no snow at my elevation yet. I'm attached to an
anchor so I won't blow away. But, two happy moments today when I got to
thinking about it.

First, to whomever mentioned the "stab-the-tail-twice" method after
threading your needle so it doesn't come un-threaded. You are my hero,
because I use silk thread a lot, and now you're the hero of many of the
ladies at work and two quilt stores. In the last two weeks I've been to
two quilt stores and showed the ladies the idea. They love it. Today,
during a period of time during Parent-Teacher Conferences when not one
parent was in the building, I showed the home ec teacher, our
armed-services liaison, three secretaries and the registrar. All were
impressed and excited to try it at home the next time a needle and
thread make an appearance.

Second, there are now four avid quilters at school, including me, so I
have someone to talk with, share with, commiserate with, challenge with,
excite with, when it comes to quilting. The main office secretary and I
have been sharing ever since she came to our school over seven years
ago. And recently her old machine died, she bought a new one at a
fantastic price, and the old one was even resurrected at a very good
price. Now one of the science teachers and a math teachers are going
crazy too. In fact, the science teacher has achieved a bigger stash in
one year than I have after many, many years. Projects arrive at school
weekly for show-and-tell, help and suggestions. Such fun.

In the midst of a rough year at work and in some cases all around,
quilting is our balm.

Thank you ladies, and gents, for being here and sharing and laughs along
the way.

Steven, who is thinking of a friend who had the twins smashed again
today because of an ominous shadow.
Alaska

On Oct 26, 6:43*pm, wrote:
I don't remember exactly what it looks like but RCTQ has/had a logo at one
time. Should be pretty easy to applique if it can be found.
Donna in Bellevue

Here's a link:

http://www.oocities.org/heartland/ranch/4775/

rusty

Thanks for the link. I had forgotten about the logo. A copy is now in
my idea file for my gratefulness collage.

Susan

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:05:45 -0700 (PDT), rusty
wrote:

On Oct 26, 6:43*pm, wrote:
I don't remember exactly what it looks like but RCTQ has/had a logo at one
time. Should be pretty easy to applique if it can be found.
Donna in Bellevue

Here's a link:

http://www.oocities.org/heartland/ranch/4775/

rusty

Steve, that balm has saved my bacon many a day. Yes, I'm mixing metaphors, but then that's what quilters do ... we mix up everything and if it doesn't seem quite right, we throw some more colors into the mix and everything somehow seems to come out right. Polly -- yes, if we can spell it. I think that just might be the ticket for my next project after the banners are done.

Sunny
I'll be thinking of your friend ...

Sunny

Didn't respond earlier on your banners. The church should be slapped side
the head if they don't like them. Absolutely beautiful. And you made them
so fast with all that detail. Just wonderful.

Thanks for the thoughs. Hopefully I'll see her tomorrow and with good or
better news.

Steven
Alaska


"Sunny" wrote in message
news:13125258.156.1319601149457.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@prlk36...
Steve, that balm has saved my bacon many a day. Yes, I'm mixing metaphors,
but then that's what quilters do ... we mix up everything and if it doesn't
seem quite right, we throw some more colors into the mix and everything
somehow seems to come out right. Polly -- yes, if we can spell it. I think
that just might be the ticket for my next project after the banners are
done.

Sunny
I'll be thinking of your friend ...

What a great, happy post Steven.
It must be lovely to be happy at work, and have friends who share a deep
interest.
Perhaps you are setting Alaska up to be the new centres of the creative
world.
Every time you post, I think to myself that i really should have taken
that cruise to Alaska from Vancouver when I had the chance. Sigh!
Never mind: I can read your posts, watch snatches of the Iditarod, and
even Ice Road Truckers on TV!!
..
In message ications,
Steven Cook writes
Hi All

Big winds today but no snow at my elevation yet. I'm attached to an anchor
so I won't blow away. But, two happy moments today when I got to thinking
about it.

First, to whomever mentioned the "stab-the-tail-twice" method after
threading your needle so it doesn't come un-threaded. You are my hero,
because I use silk thread a lot, and now you're the hero of many of the
ladies at work and two quilt stores. In the last two weeks I've been to two
quilt stores and showed the ladies the idea. They love it. Today, during a
period of time during Parent-Teacher Conferences when not one parent was in
the building, I showed the home ec teacher, our armed-services liaison,
three secretaries and the registrar. All were impressed and excited to try
it at home the next time a needle and thread make an appearance.

Second, there are now four avid quilters at school, including me, so I have
someone to talk with, share with, commiserate with, challenge with, excite
with, when it comes to quilting. The main office secretary and I have been
sharing ever since she came to our school over seven years ago. And
recently her old machine died, she bought a new one at a fantastic price,
and the old one was even resurrected at a very good price. Now one of the
science teachers and a math teachers are going crazy too. In fact, the
science teacher has achieved a bigger stash in one year than I have after
many, many years. Projects arrive at school weekly for show-and-tell, help
and suggestions. Such fun.

In the midst of a rough year at work and in some cases all around, quilting
is our balm.

Thank you ladies, and gents, for being here and sharing and laughs along the
way.

Steven, who is thinking of a friend who had the twins smashed again today
because of an ominous shadow.
Alaska



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