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Need to introduce myself
Hi all,
I've been lurking for awhile and finally asked a couple of questions in the past few days. Thank you all for being so kind and friendly. I wanted to introduce myself, and explain my odd quilting questions. I kind of got into quilting by accident. My little guy is 13 and has autism. To put it in a nutshell (not going to generalize people who have autism, just trying to explain our particular situation) he has an incredible gift with color and design. In his particular case, he has done some amazing artwork ( which has been printed in a design contest and made into greeting cards and postcards), but it hasn't engaged him. He is fully included in school, and learned how to sew a little over a year ago. Fabric fascinates him. The color, the textures, the infinite combinations. He is totally engaged (and those who have kids who have dis will understand this) with the total tactile experience of creating with fabric. He decided that he wanted to quilt, so we learned together (I'm a medium-grade sewer). We started with ragged-edge quilts. Made a beautiful bunch for family and friends for xmas presents. Have pics if anyone is interested. About 6-7 months ago, and I'm really not sure where he saw this/what program he was watching, but it was a program about the homeless. He started worrying about all the people who didn't have beds or "moms and dads to tuck them in". So since then, we've been making quilts for our local homeless healthcare outreach center (where medics go into the field to offer medical services, socks, blankets, etc). We took a page from the "Ugly Quilt" project back east. We've gotten donations of supplies from our local rotary, as well as from my little guy's teachers, and have completed 14 quilts so far. Although we've been active in creating sturdy, washable quilts, my little guy is still fighting to find an artistic outlet in quilt design, and I'm trying to help him. Thank you all for your kindness. Please forgive my odd questions here and there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your friendly natures. Kindest regards, Cabn |
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Thanks for the intro. It's really nice to know a little bit more about the
folks who join us here. I hope you stay! Your guy sounds great - and what a wonderful project you are doing together! As for odd questions, are we supposed to be able to tell those apart from anything anybody else posts? It's hard to recognize odd when you is odd! G -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply "CabnNThWoods" wrote in message ... Hi all, I've been lurking for awhile and finally asked a couple of questions in the past few days. Thank you all for being so kind and friendly. I wanted to introduce myself, and explain my odd quilting questions. I kind of got into quilting by accident. My little guy is 13 and has autism. To put it in a nutshell (not going to generalize people who have autism, just trying to explain our particular situation) he has an incredible gift with color and design. In his particular case, he has done some amazing artwork ( which has been printed in a design contest and made into greeting cards and postcards), but it hasn't engaged him. He is fully included in school, and learned how to sew a little over a year ago. Fabric fascinates him. The color, the textures, the infinite combinations. He is totally engaged (and those who have kids who have dis will understand this) with the total tactile experience of creating with fabric. He decided that he wanted to quilt, so we learned together (I'm a medium-grade sewer). We started with ragged-edge quilts. Made a beautiful bunch for family and friends for xmas presents. Have pics if anyone is interested. About 6-7 months ago, and I'm really not sure where he saw this/what program he was watching, but it was a program about the homeless. He started worrying about all the people who didn't have beds or "moms and dads to tuck them in". So since then, we've been making quilts for our local homeless healthcare outreach center (where medics go into the field to offer medical services, socks, blankets, etc). We took a page from the "Ugly Quilt" project back east. We've gotten donations of supplies from our local rotary, as well as from my little guy's teachers, and have completed 14 quilts so far. Although we've been active in creating sturdy, washable quilts, my little guy is still fighting to find an artistic outlet in quilt design, and I'm trying to help him. Thank you all for your kindness. Please forgive my odd questions here and there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your friendly natures. Kindest regards, Cabn |
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Cabn...er... Caby.... Cab? hmmmm.... well, your story is fascinating and I
think you have quite a little artist there. I would love to see some of your pics of what you've done together (or separately). CabnNThWoods wrote in message ... Hi all, I've been lurking for awhile and finally asked a couple of questions in the past few days. Thank you all for being so kind and friendly. I wanted to introduce myself, and explain my odd quilting questions. I kind of got into quilting by accident. My little guy is 13 and has autism. To put it in a nutshell (not going to generalize people who have autism, just trying to explain our particular situation) he has an incredible gift with color and design. In his particular case, he has done some amazing artwork ( which has been printed in a design contest and made into greeting cards and postcards), but it hasn't engaged him. He is fully included in school, and learned how to sew a little over a year ago. Fabric fascinates him. The color, the textures, the infinite combinations. He is totally engaged (and those who have kids who have dis will understand this) with the total tactile experience of creating with fabric. He decided that he wanted to quilt, so we learned together (I'm a medium-grade sewer). We started with ragged-edge quilts. Made a beautiful bunch for family and friends for xmas presents. Have pics if anyone is interested. About 6-7 months ago, and I'm really not sure where he saw this/what program he was watching, but it was a program about the homeless. He started worrying about all the people who didn't have beds or "moms and dads to tuck them in". So since then, we've been making quilts for our local homeless healthcare outreach center (where medics go into the field to offer medical services, socks, blankets, etc). We took a page from the "Ugly Quilt" project back east. We've gotten donations of supplies from our local rotary, as well as from my little guy's teachers, and have completed 14 quilts so far. Although we've been active in creating sturdy, washable quilts, my little guy is still fighting to find an artistic outlet in quilt design, and I'm trying to help him. Thank you all for your kindness. Please forgive my odd questions here and there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your friendly natures. Kindest regards, Cabn |
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rofl, just what i was thinking too, frood.
jeanne -- http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar real reply is san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz "frood" wrote... | Thanks for the intro. It's really nice to know a little bit more about the | folks who join us here. I hope you stay! Your guy sounds great - and what a | wonderful project you are doing together! As for odd questions, are we | supposed to be able to tell those apart from anything anybody else posts? | It's hard to recognize odd when you is odd! G | | -- | Wendy | http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm | de-fang email address to reply | | | "CabnNThWoods" wrote in message | ... | Hi all, | | I've been lurking for awhile and finally asked a couple of | questions in | the past few days. Thank you all for being so kind and friendly. I | wanted to | introduce myself, and explain my odd quilting questions. | | I kind of got into quilting by accident. My little guy is 13 and | has | autism. To put it in a nutshell (not going to generalize people who have | autism, just trying to explain our particular situation) he has an | incredible | gift with color and design. In his particular case, he has done some | amazing | artwork ( which has been printed in a design contest and made into | greeting | cards and postcards), but it hasn't engaged him. He is fully included in | school, and learned how to sew a little over a year ago. | | Fabric fascinates him. The color, the textures, the infinite | combinations. He is totally engaged (and those who have kids who have dis | will | understand this) with the total tactile experience of creating with | fabric. He | decided that he wanted to quilt, so we learned together (I'm a | medium-grade | sewer). | | We started with ragged-edge quilts. Made a beautiful bunch for family | and | friends for xmas presents. Have pics if anyone is interested. | | About 6-7 months ago, and I'm really not sure where he saw this/what | program | he was watching, but it was a program about the homeless. He started | worrying | about all the people who didn't have beds or "moms and dads to tuck them | in". | So since then, we've been making quilts for our local homeless | healthcare | outreach center (where medics go into the field to offer medical services, | socks, blankets, etc). We took a page from the "Ugly Quilt" project back | east. | | We've gotten donations of supplies from our local rotary, as well as | from | my little guy's teachers, and have completed 14 quilts so far. | | Although we've been active in creating sturdy, washable quilts, my | little | guy is still fighting to find an artistic outlet in quilt design, and I'm | trying to help him. | | Thank you all for your kindness. Please forgive my odd questions here | and | there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your friendly natures. | | Kindest regards, | Cabn | | |
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Welcome Cabn
You will enjoy it here. And looking forward to seeing your pics when you get them up so be sure to let us know Ann http://community.webshots.com/user/mrs_ducky "CabnNThWoods" wrote in message ... Hi all, I've been lurking for awhile and finally asked a couple of questions in the past few days. Thank you all for being so kind and friendly. I wanted to introduce myself, and explain my odd quilting questions. I kind of got into quilting by accident. My little guy is 13 and has autism. To put it in a nutshell (not going to generalize people who have autism, just trying to explain our particular situation) he has an incredible gift with color and design. In his particular case, he has done some amazing artwork ( which has been printed in a design contest and made into greeting cards and postcards), but it hasn't engaged him. He is fully included in school, and learned how to sew a little over a year ago. Fabric fascinates him. The color, the textures, the infinite combinations. He is totally engaged (and those who have kids who have dis will understand this) with the total tactile experience of creating with fabric. He decided that he wanted to quilt, so we learned together (I'm a medium-grade sewer). We started with ragged-edge quilts. Made a beautiful bunch for family and friends for xmas presents. Have pics if anyone is interested. About 6-7 months ago, and I'm really not sure where he saw this/what program he was watching, but it was a program about the homeless. He started worrying about all the people who didn't have beds or "moms and dads to tuck them in". So since then, we've been making quilts for our local homeless healthcare outreach center (where medics go into the field to offer medical services, socks, blankets, etc). We took a page from the "Ugly Quilt" project back east. We've gotten donations of supplies from our local rotary, as well as from my little guy's teachers, and have completed 14 quilts so far. Although we've been active in creating sturdy, washable quilts, my little guy is still fighting to find an artistic outlet in quilt design, and I'm trying to help him. Thank you all for your kindness. Please forgive my odd questions here and there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your friendly natures. Kindest regards, Cabn |
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yea, what cozy said.
we looooooove pix round here. please please please jeanne -- http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar real reply is san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz "cozy" wrote... | Cabn...er... Caby.... Cab? hmmmm.... well, your story is fascinating and I | think you have quite a little artist there. I would love to see some of | your pics of what you've done together (or separately). | | CabnNThWoods wrote... | Hi all, | I've been lurking for awhile and finally asked a couple of | questions in the past few days. Thank you all for being so kind and friendly. I wanted to introduce myself, and explain my odd quilting questions. | I kind of got into quilting by accident. My little guy is 13 and | has autism. To put it in a nutshell (not going to generalize people who have autism, just trying to explain our particular situation) he has an | incredible gift with color and design. In his particular case, he has done some amazing artwork ( which has been printed in a design contest and made into greeting cards and postcards), but it hasn't engaged him. He is fully included in school, and learned how to sew a little over a year ago. | | Fabric fascinates him. The color, the textures, the infinite combinations. He is totally engaged (and those who have kids who have dis will understand this) with the total tactile experience of creating with | fabric. He decided that he wanted to quilt, so we learned together (I'm a | medium-grade sewer). | We started with ragged-edge quilts. Made a beautiful bunch for family and friends for xmas presents. Have pics if anyone is interested. | About 6-7 months ago, and I'm really not sure where he saw this/what | program he was watching, but it was a program about the homeless. He started worrying about all the people who didn't have beds or "moms and dads to tuck them in". | So since then, we've been making quilts for our local homeless | healthcare outreach center (where medics go into the field to offer medical services, socks, blankets, etc). We took a page from the "Ugly Quilt" project back east. | We've gotten donations of supplies from our local rotary, as well as| from my little guy's teachers, and have completed 14 quilts so far. | Although we've been active in creating sturdy, washable quilts, my | little guy is still fighting to find an artistic outlet in quilt design, and I'm | trying to help him. | Thank you all for your kindness. Please forgive my odd questions here and there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your friendly natures. | | Kindest regards, | Cabn |
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uhhhhhh, cabby?
anyhow, welcome round the old cyberquilting frame. i love hearing bout our group when they arrive. your wee lad sounds like he keeps you into mischief. have you seen some of the 'art' freeform quilts online? uhhhhh, carol bryer fallerts quilts. http://www.bryerpatch.com/main_menu.htm check these out just for starters in the art quilt world. might appeal to your wee lad. grab a cuppa, pull up a chair and enjoy our wee cyberquilting frame. jeanne -- http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar real reply is san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz "CabnNThWoods" wrote in message ... | Hi all, | | I've been lurking for awhile and finally asked a couple of questions in | the past few days. Thank you all for being so kind and friendly. I wanted to | introduce myself, and explain my odd quilting questions. | | I kind of got into quilting by accident. My little guy is 13 and has | autism. To put it in a nutshell (not going to generalize people who have | autism, just trying to explain our particular situation) he has an incredible | gift with color and design. In his particular case, he has done some amazing | artwork ( which has been printed in a design contest and made into greeting | cards and postcards), but it hasn't engaged him. He is fully included in | school, and learned how to sew a little over a year ago. | | Fabric fascinates him. The color, the textures, the infinite | combinations. He is totally engaged (and those who have kids who have dis will | understand this) with the total tactile experience of creating with fabric. He | decided that he wanted to quilt, so we learned together (I'm a medium-grade | sewer). | | We started with ragged-edge quilts. Made a beautiful bunch for family and | friends for xmas presents. Have pics if anyone is interested. | | About 6-7 months ago, and I'm really not sure where he saw this/what program | he was watching, but it was a program about the homeless. He started worrying | about all the people who didn't have beds or "moms and dads to tuck them in". | So since then, we've been making quilts for our local homeless healthcare | outreach center (where medics go into the field to offer medical services, | socks, blankets, etc). We took a page from the "Ugly Quilt" project back east. | | We've gotten donations of supplies from our local rotary, as well as from | my little guy's teachers, and have completed 14 quilts so far. | | Although we've been active in creating sturdy, washable quilts, my little | guy is still fighting to find an artistic outlet in quilt design, and I'm | trying to help him. | | Thank you all for your kindness. Please forgive my odd questions here and | there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your friendly natures. | | Kindest regards, | Cabn |
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Hullo Cabn
For many years, I have been fascinated and absorbed when hearing of autistic children with the savant syndrome. I guess that is similar to the great gift your son has. It is wonderful and to be nurtured as you are doing. What a treasure, that he wanted to use his gift for other people. Working together will, I'm sure, be a great experience for both of you, as well as benefiting the homeless people. Thanks for telling us about your motivation and 'work in progress'. You will find that there are many folk on here who do amazing work for charity. I applaud you all. .. In article , CabnNThWoods writes Hi all, I've been lurking for awhile and finally asked a couple of questions in the past few days. Thank you all for being so kind and friendly. I wanted to introduce myself, and explain my odd quilting questions. I kind of got into quilting by accident. My little guy is 13 and has autism. To put it in a nutshell (not going to generalize people who have autism, just trying to explain our particular situation) he has an incredible gift with color and design. In his particular case, he has done some amazing artwork ( which has been printed in a design contest and made into greeting cards and postcards), but it hasn't engaged him. He is fully included in school, and learned how to sew a little over a year ago. Fabric fascinates him. The color, the textures, the infinite combinations. He is totally engaged (and those who have kids who have dis will understand this) with the total tactile experience of creating with fabric. He decided that he wanted to quilt, so we learned together (I'm a medium-grade sewer). We started with ragged-edge quilts. Made a beautiful bunch for family and friends for xmas presents. Have pics if anyone is interested. About 6-7 months ago, and I'm really not sure where he saw this/what program he was watching, but it was a program about the homeless. He started worrying about all the people who didn't have beds or "moms and dads to tuck them in". So since then, we've been making quilts for our local homeless healthcare outreach center (where medics go into the field to offer medical services, socks, blankets, etc). We took a page from the "Ugly Quilt" project back east. We've gotten donations of supplies from our local rotary, as well as from my little guy's teachers, and have completed 14 quilts so far. Although we've been active in creating sturdy, washable quilts, my little guy is still fighting to find an artistic outlet in quilt design, and I'm trying to help him. Thank you all for your kindness. Please forgive my odd questions here and there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your friendly natures. Kindest regards, Cabn -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Pleased to meat you, Cabn! Sit down, pour yourself a cuppa and have a
chocolate. Heck, have two! You and your son seem to have a handle on things. Glad he picked the right mom for his particular makeup Pictures would be great...for some reason we love pictures almost as much as we love chocolate! -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you aren't trying. --Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. Carolyn McCarty "CabnNThWoods" wrote in message ... Hi all, I've been lurking for awhile and finally asked a couple of questions in the past few days. Thank you all for being so kind and friendly. I wanted to introduce myself, and explain my odd quilting questions. I kind of got into quilting by accident. My little guy is 13 and has autism. To put it in a nutshell (not going to generalize people who have autism, just trying to explain our particular situation) he has an incredible gift with color and design. In his particular case, he has done some amazing artwork ( which has been printed in a design contest and made into greeting cards and postcards), but it hasn't engaged him. He is fully included in school, and learned how to sew a little over a year ago. Fabric fascinates him. The color, the textures, the infinite combinations. He is totally engaged (and those who have kids who have dis will understand this) with the total tactile experience of creating with fabric. He decided that he wanted to quilt, so we learned together (I'm a medium-grade sewer). We started with ragged-edge quilts. Made a beautiful bunch for family and friends for xmas presents. Have pics if anyone is interested. About 6-7 months ago, and I'm really not sure where he saw this/what program he was watching, but it was a program about the homeless. He started worrying about all the people who didn't have beds or "moms and dads to tuck them in". So since then, we've been making quilts for our local homeless healthcare outreach center (where medics go into the field to offer medical services, socks, blankets, etc). We took a page from the "Ugly Quilt" project back east. We've gotten donations of supplies from our local rotary, as well as from my little guy's teachers, and have completed 14 quilts so far. Although we've been active in creating sturdy, washable quilts, my little guy is still fighting to find an artistic outlet in quilt design, and I'm trying to help him. Thank you all for your kindness. Please forgive my odd questions here and there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your friendly natures. Kindest regards, Cabn |
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Cabn,
We'd love to see pictures! In the meantime, welcome. I hope you (and your son) come back often. -- Louise in Iowa nieland4 at mchsi dot com "CabnNThWoods" wrote in message ... Hi all, I've been lurking for awhile and finally asked a couple of questions in the past few days. Thank you all for being so kind and friendly. I wanted to introduce myself, and explain my odd quilting questions. I kind of got into quilting by accident. My little guy is 13 and has autism. To put it in a nutshell (not going to generalize people who have autism, just trying to explain our particular situation) he has an incredible gift with color and design. In his particular case, he has done some amazing artwork ( which has been printed in a design contest and made into greeting cards and postcards), but it hasn't engaged him. He is fully included in school, and learned how to sew a little over a year ago. Fabric fascinates him. The color, the textures, the infinite combinations. He is totally engaged (and those who have kids who have dis will understand this) with the total tactile experience of creating with fabric. He decided that he wanted to quilt, so we learned together (I'm a medium-grade sewer). We started with ragged-edge quilts. Made a beautiful bunch for family and friends for xmas presents. Have pics if anyone is interested. About 6-7 months ago, and I'm really not sure where he saw this/what program he was watching, but it was a program about the homeless. He started worrying about all the people who didn't have beds or "moms and dads to tuck them in". So since then, we've been making quilts for our local homeless healthcare outreach center (where medics go into the field to offer medical services, socks, blankets, etc). We took a page from the "Ugly Quilt" project back east. We've gotten donations of supplies from our local rotary, as well as from my little guy's teachers, and have completed 14 quilts so far. Although we've been active in creating sturdy, washable quilts, my little guy is still fighting to find an artistic outlet in quilt design, and I'm trying to help him. Thank you all for your kindness. Please forgive my odd questions here and there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your friendly natures. Kindest regards, Cabn |
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