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Time for another Roll Call?
and soon... I have several really RIPE bananas on the counter right now!
-- Kate in MI http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Gen" wrote in message ... sounds like it might be the time to share these killer banana bread recipes. Please Gen "Paulette" wrote in message ... Though I mostly lurk here, I do chat with a few members and read darn near And Polly, I too make a killer banana bread. paulette in WV |
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Time for another Roll Call?
I would love to know more about your quilt club. I'd love to get something
like that going? Do you meet at the school? Do you do hand work... or do they use sewing machines? I think this would be great fun (and definitely a challenge from time to time!). I miss my classroom days.... but not enough to go back as a regular teacher! -- Kate in MI http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "WitchyStitcher" wrote in message ... I'm Linda from PATCHogue, NY aka Witchystitcher. I've been quilting for about 15 years - every since my girls decided they were too cool to wear clothes make by mommy. I've been married to DH for 34 years and have two grown girls who live in Alexandria and southern Maryland. I am a special education teacher and I run a quilt club for 4th and 5th graders. Linda PATCHogue, NY On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:29:51 +0000, Sally Swindells wrote: As Cornwoman wrote 'Now I want to know more about each of you! Please tell!! |
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Time for another Roll Call?
and another...
http://kjbeanne.com/images/tessa_small.jpg Kellie "Julia Altshuler" wrote in message . .. Sally Swindells wrote: QI = Quilt Inspector. Welcome Steph. Refers to the way dogs and cats have of checking on quilts in progress. Here's an illustration: http://www.julia.rocky-dog.com/ACubbeonStash.jpg --Lia |
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Time for another Roll Call?
So I suppose that I should take a turn. 46 years old and doesn't seem
possible. I'm about as far northwest as you can get in the U.S., Alaska. Been here 19 years when I moved to a rural bush village to teach business and computers. Only 700 people and only accessible by plane. Originally from Michigan. Now on what we call the "road system" so that I have a life and because I met my other half, Bert who is retired from the Forest Service. Going on 14 years together. Two stepsons, one 27 and continuing at college while working at the college (the 20 year plan I think), the other 24 and in his last semester and last class for his Masters in Architecture. Yeah! Had a wonderful small fluff ball of a dog that shared my adventures in the village and the move to town, but he is now only in our memories. Made my first quilt with Mom in the early 80's and have been quilting continuously since about 1989. I hand applique a whole lot, some my own designs and others from patterns, typical pieced patterns, and always try new techniques and I also do machine embroidery since I bought Mom's machine. I now have two Viking machines. I have at least two more years until retirement, maybe go five more beyond that, and then I can really get busy quilting and drive Bert crazy 24 hours a day with all my projects. Way too many projects unfinshed, in process and planed. Seriously trying to finish up some before starting new. Will post the link to my website later. Bert has redone most of it and updated it massively with more quilt and travel pictures. Not quite finished, but close. Steven Alaska "Sally Swindells" wrote in message ... As Cornwoman wrote 'Now I want to know more about each of you! Please tell!! and we seem to have a flurry of new posters, is it time for a general Roll Call, so that newbies can see who we all are. So here is mine: Retired to the Suffolk coast in England from Nottingham in 2001, so of advancing years! Two big children, neither still at home. Richard 33 has lived with his girlfriend and her three children for 5 years so it seems pretty permanent. He works in computers (thank goodness!). Rachel is 37 and lives with her husband Tim, an airline pilot, in central England. She has her own Personal Training business, but I think she has given up having a beautifully slim and fit mother! 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). QI Inspector No 1 is Hodge who is a white cat with a grey tabby mask, hat, cloak and tail. He is assisted by 2 year old Mia (who is black and white and would rather be doing other things), and her brother Kiwi who shows great promise. Kiwi was supposed to be all black, hence his name the New Zealanders will understand. However, he is a bit of a clown so grows a long very fluffy brownish coat for winter, with a big mane like a lion and an enormous tail. He retains his pitch black face and legs though! In the summer he is black and short haired and looks considerably smaller. Have sewed for ever, lots of embroidery, but only started quilting about 6 years ago when my sister died and left me her board, rotary cutter, lots of bits and pieces and small stash. She only had one or two things unfinished but I thought I would learn to use the board and cutter so I could finish her things properly. However.... the stash has grown and so has the pile of UFOs - and I seldom embroider! I've just had a sort out of my Webshots, so its fairly up to date. At the moment I am concentrating on the 'Singing the Blues' and have spent the evening appliqueing leaves - lots and lots of leaves! Chocolate - officially nil as I am dieting, but ........ (Personal Trainer is too far away to see!). So .. open to everyone else! -- Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin |
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Time for another Roll Call?
Hey, Steph! I'm also in the SF Bay Area....small world. Where is your local
quilt shop? And I am also a (former) cross stitcher. I did that for many years before quilting :-). Welcome to the group! It's wonderful here. ~~~~~~~ Laurie G. in CA http://www.finishingtouchesquilts.com http://community.webshots.com/user/lagrant7 ~~~~~~~ "StephM" wrote in message m... StephM had written this in response to http://www.sewgirls.com/quilting/Re-...all-87112-.htm : Hi! I joined the group a few days ago and what perfect timing - I'm getting to meet you all through the roll call thread! I just began quilting this month - taking a 5 week class at a local quilt shop and Love it. My Mom has been quilting forever and I grew up with it.finally got bitten by the bug myself. I really enjoy cross stitching and been doing it on and off for over 20 years. I live in the San Francisco Bay area, was raised in upstate New York. I just moved in with my partner (DP? - not married yet!) We share our home with two awesome cats. DP is in art school, loves video games, thinks my quilting is great and he has a very cute British accent. George is a dark tabby that I bottle raised and is my baby boy and Bean is a brown ticked, blue-eyed feline queen. From the posts I see that QI refers to loved fur-balls but what does it stand for? This seems like a great group - I'm having a great time reading!! Steph ------------------------------------- Kamalaleah wrote: I'll go next. My name is Tamara and live in Northern California with my QI, Marshmallow DA Bunny. I am also retired and loving it. Not the reason I retired, three shoulder surgeries in less than a year and a half but love being able to do what I want when. Plus having time to spend with my folks. I feel very lucky to have such great parents that are good health and fun to be around. I must have done something right in raising them My Grandparents (Dad's parents) were tailors from the old country (Russia. I remember my Mom making what I called three arm hole dresses for my sister and me when were little. I still have the pattern she used to make the dresses. I took up quilting about 8 years ago after sewing for years. I guess sewing is in my blood. I still like cross stitch. I sometimes teach quilting classes at my local quilt store. LOVE dark chocolate!!! The only reason I have a kitchen is it came with the house. Tamara Sally Swindells wrote: As Cornwoman wrote 'Now I want to know more about each of you! Please tell!! and we seem to have a flurry of new posters, is it time for a general Roll Call, so that newbies can see who we all are. So here is mine: Retired to the Suffolk coast in England from Nottingham in 2001, so of advancing years! Two big children, neither still at home. Richard 33 has lived with his girlfriend and her three children for 5 years so it seems pretty permanent. He works in computers (thank goodness!). Rachel is 37 and lives with her husband Tim, an airline pilot, in central England. She has her own Personal Training business, but I think she has given up having a beautifully slim and fit mother! 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). QI Inspector No 1 is Hodge who is a white cat with a grey tabby mask, hat, cloak and tail. He is assisted by 2 year old Mia (who is black and white and would rather be doing other things), and her brother Kiwi who shows great promise. Kiwi was supposed to be all black, hence his name the New Zealanders will understand. However, he is a bit of a clown so grows a long very fluffy brownish coat for winter, with a big mane like a lion and an enormous tail. He retains his pitch black face and legs though! In the summer he is black and short haired and looks considerably smaller. Have sewed for ever, lots of embroidery, but only started quilting about 6 years ago when my sister died and left me her board, rotary cutter, lots of bits and pieces and small stash. She only had one or two things unfinished but I thought I would learn to use the board and cutter so I could finish her things properly. However.... the stash has grown and so has the pile of UFOs - and I seldom embroider! I've just had a sort out of my Webshots, so its fairly up to date. At the moment I am concentrating on the 'Singing the Blues' and have spent the evening appliqueing leaves - lots and lots of leaves! Chocolate - officially nil as I am dieting, but ........ (Personal Trainer is too far away to see!). So .. open to everyone else! ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.sewgirls.com/ Sewing Community of the Net Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - rec.crafts.textiles.quilting - 85634 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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Time for another Roll Call?
OK, for all the new members.....
I'm Larisa, 35yo Stay-at-home-mom of 2 handfuls of energy (7.5yo boy with ADHD and 4yo girl who thinks she's 21). I have 3 QIs - an aged, but adorable shelter pup named DeAnna who is around 11 years old now, Nugget, 11, an orange tabby who really belongs to hubby, but who sleeps in my batting piles, and Shadow, 10, my spooky little black panther wannabe. I have been sewing clothing since I was 5, and didn't start quilting until 2000. Hubby has finally gotten tired of my fabric addiction without any financial return, so I am starting a business and will be debuting the first product in March at a local craft fair (100% reversible fleece sleeping bags...guaranteed to last a minimum of 4 years according to the one my son has!). A friend is doing the business design work for me and has everything that I can do/have done listed, so this is a bit scary. I am the official go-to person for my husband's office when they need things sewn - right now they want me to make a beanie with a dart on it (long story) and I am waiting to hear how many participants we will be having for the next baby quilt that needs to be made. Oh, not that I forgot him, but I have been married for a little over 10 years to a wonderful man who has a hobby more expensive than mine (so there nyah!) and has been indulgent up until this year. However, he decided that I needed the extra bedroom for my work and has waited patiently for his space to be finished - which it will be this summer!! We are probably one of the longest lasting "met on the internet, but NOT through a dating service" couples around these days...but that's another story for another time. Larisa, aka the off-kilter quilter |
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Time for another Roll Call?
I second that! I have 4 big bananas ready to sacrifice their skins for
banana bread! -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Gen" wrote in message ... sounds like it might be the time to share these killer banana bread recipes. Please Gen "Paulette" wrote in message ... Though I mostly lurk here, I do chat with a few members and read darn near And Polly, I too make a killer banana bread. paulette in WV |
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Time for another Roll Call?
Nothing too special about this one -- it's straight out of the Betty
Crocker cookbook -- but I do get compliments on it http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/recipe.aspx?recipeID=35305&Source=SearchResultPage Julia in MN ----------- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/ ----------- Gen wrote: sounds like it might be the time to share these killer banana bread recipes. Please Gen "Paulette" wrote in message ... Though I mostly lurk here, I do chat with a few members and read darn near And Polly, I too make a killer banana bread. paulette in WV |
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Time for another Roll Call?
I am 58 years old. I started sewing garments when I was about 13 years old.
I continued sewing off & on, but as I got older & had demanding jobs, it was less & less. About 7 years ago, I pulled the machine out & started making skirts. DH thought my old Singer Genie was too noisy & perhaps I should have a new "quieter" machine. The store I bought my machine from teaches a variety of classes. One of the classes offered at the time was a "stack & slash" style quilt. It was in beautiful bright colors. I thought quilts were only made in drab, dark colors, so this caught my eye. The instructor was in the store at the time & assured me a beginner could make this quilt. I left the store with my new Viking No.1+ and signed up for the quilt class. I haven't looked back since then. DH says he has no one else to blame, but himself for complaining about my noisy Singer Genie. If he had just kept quiet, who knows when I would have discovered quilting. I am married to my 2nd (& last) husband. We have been married 14 years - we lived together for about 10 years before getting married. We actually met when I was 16 years old, but lost touch for several years - we never dated when I was a teenager. We have 1 QI, a 3 year old Brittany who we are working on spoiling rotten. He is the love of our lives. We have no children. DH & I are both retired - he retired at 50 & I guess I retired at 50 also. When I was released to go back to work, after being ill for one year, DH thought it would be nice if we could both be retired. Who am I to fight with good common sense! We live in the SF Bay Area - we've considered relocating, but can't seem to find anyplace we think is as nice as where we live, so I guess we're staying, especially after all the work we have been doing to our house. DH took up woodturning when he retired & quite enjoys it. He has sold many pieces & is currently assisting teaching a beginner woodturning class at the local Adult Ed. I take lots of classes (too many UFO's now) & I'm very active in my Guild. I also volunteer for the Tax Aide Program of Contra Costa (sponsored by IRS & AARP). Oh - & I just got a brand new car last week. It's a Buick Enclave & I'm in love with this car. Anyone want me to deliver fat quarters to them? - I'll go anywhere in this car Pauline Northern California "Sally Swindells" wrote in message ... As Cornwoman wrote 'Now I want to know more about each of you! Please tell!! and we seem to have a flurry of new posters, is it time for a general Roll Call, so that newbies can see who we all are. So here is mine: Retired to the Suffolk coast in England from Nottingham in 2001, so of advancing years! Two big children, neither still at home. Richard 33 has lived with his girlfriend and her three children for 5 years so it seems pretty permanent. He works in computers (thank goodness!). Rachel is 37 and lives with her husband Tim, an airline pilot, in central England. She has her own Personal Training business, but I think she has given up having a beautifully slim and fit mother! 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). QI Inspector No 1 is Hodge who is a white cat with a grey tabby mask, hat, cloak and tail. He is assisted by 2 year old Mia (who is black and white and would rather be doing other things), and her brother Kiwi who shows great promise. Kiwi was supposed to be all black, hence his name the New Zealanders will understand. However, he is a bit of a clown so grows a long very fluffy brownish coat for winter, with a big mane like a lion and an enormous tail. He retains his pitch black face and legs though! In the summer he is black and short haired and looks considerably smaller. Have sewed for ever, lots of embroidery, but only started quilting about 6 years ago when my sister died and left me her board, rotary cutter, lots of bits and pieces and small stash. She only had one or two things unfinished but I thought I would learn to use the board and cutter so I could finish her things properly. However.... the stash has grown and so has the pile of UFOs - and I seldom embroider! I've just had a sort out of my Webshots, so its fairly up to date. At the moment I am concentrating on the 'Singing the Blues' and have spent the evening appliqueing leaves - lots and lots of leaves! Chocolate - officially nil as I am dieting, but ........ (Personal Trainer is too far away to see!). So .. open to everyone else! -- Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin |
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Time for another Roll Call?
It seems to me that sweet Cubbe didn't particularly care for your
arrangement. Sort of looks like he gave it a swift kick before he made himself comfortable. Polly "Julia Altshuler" wrote in message . .. Sally Swindells wrote: QI = Quilt Inspector. Welcome Steph. Refers to the way dogs and cats have of checking on quilts in progress. Here's an illustration: http://www.julia.rocky-dog.com/ACubbeonStash.jpg --Lia |
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