Im glad you found us, and stayed!
Diana
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http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44
"Kathy in CA" wrote in message
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I started quilting only this year. I have been sewing (and loved it) since
I
was 14. Once my kids grew up and moved out I stopped sewing so much. When
my
daughter got pregnant last year I began sewing receiving blankets and bibs
and "cheater" baby quilts--just sewed a ruffle or binding and called it a
quilt! Decided I could do better so I began looking doing my research on
the
internet last fall about how to make a real quilt. I tend to research
first
then do I knew about newsgroups already so I did a search for one on
quiltiing. And so here I am I continues t read this newsgroup 'cause I
learn interesting quilting tips. I work for for my ISP as tech support so
I
am on the internet 40 hours a week. I can pretty much do what I want
between
call so I read several newsgroups (quilting, genealogy, recipes, and
sometimes sewing), browse the web, and occasionaly have something to
crochet.
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Kathy in CA
Quilting Stuff:
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/kathys1068
"judy in fort worth" wrote in message
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I found RCTQ when I was new to the internet and trying to figure out the
attraction to chat rooms. This forum was more of what I was looking for
and
was not filled with people pretending to be in their 40's when they were
really only teenagers. I do not post often but do read the ng daily. I
have made a couple of good friends in my local area through this
ng---people
I would never have met any other place. I stay because the conversation
is
always interesting and because I have learned a thing or two here.
My grandmother was a quilter although I did not know that when I began
quilting. She had passed away before I began to quilt. My MIL and GMIL
were quilters and I guess I just wanted to be part of the
family---although
MIL and compete more than we collaborate! (odd family dynamics there!)
I
took my first quilt class when my DS (now 23) was a baby---back in the
days
of templates! Yuck! It is amazing that I stayed with it. For many
years,
I was a purist and would only handquilt. Machine piecing was fine but
it
wasn't a quilt unless it was handquilted. I am not sure what changed my
mind on that opinion but I think that it has something to do with
wanting
to
finish more than one quilt a year. Plus the longarm quilters are so much
better now than they were 20 years ago---the ones that quilt for me are
true
artists.
What do I get from my quilting? The joy of creating something unique
and
of
giving a gift of myself. I give away most of my quilts to family
members
and friends. It was hard at first to give a quilt to a person who
doesn't
"get it" but I have gotten over that and now give a quilt because I want
to
and because I think everyone in the world really needs a quilt.
I am always looking for a new challenge. I hope to leave a quilt legacy
to
my family and friends and to raise sons who value a gift from someone's
hands and heart. I also quilt for the distraction. When life is too
much
for me and my worrying gene kicks in, sitting at my machine and piecing
a
quilt can take my mind off my problems. In the future I hope to find
lots
of new fabric and inspiration.
judy in fort worth
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