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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 remove 4 to reply directly |
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Oh boy this is going to be a good one Diana, are you sure your that bored?
Anyways as to how I found this neat little section of the universe , I was checking out the rec newgroups one day back in 2001, and saw this group decided to check out and some how got stuck here. Reading the post of Backwage and Mister Bear, Kate, Butterfly, LN and the rest kicked up my interest into quilting. I helped in the making of a quilt a friend was making for her DIL. I have always liked sewing and wanted to see if I could do it. Plus I love color and what other way can you get to feel color and see it come alive other then in quilting. Watching the blocks take on a life of their own its amazing. As to why I stay. Where else can you find other people that you can call friends and not get judged as to what you look like, what your income level is, or why you arent married yet or why you live where you live. I like the people here, some I am finding are as strange as I am. If any one has a question they get answers, if someone is hungry they get fed, and every one is there to lend a shoulder to cry on, to give out hugs and support no matter what is happening. To what I hope to discover in my quilting oddesy, I just want to be able to get the quilts out of my head and make them real. I want to find my own limits. If the quilts make me happy and others happy, then I have done what I wanted to do. But dont get me wrong , lol, I am my own worst critic so it takes alot to make me happy when it has to do with something I make. Well thats my little story, So Diana get better soon as the blue Luna's should only happen once in a blue moon ? Sorry I couldnt help myself lol and yes this is coming from another Luna. Dawn -- When life gets you down , Get up and Mambo John Candy Remove the NOSpam to reply "Diana Curtis" wrote in message Im recovering well... certain things coming in the mail keep my spirits up, thank you muchly! But the days linger long sometimes. I havent energy to do much yet, but you, yes YOU, have the power to entertain and amuse me if you feel like it, and I hope you do... Would you please tell me how you came to post at RCTQ, and why you stay, and how you came to be a quilter and what you hope to find in your quilting future. Maybe everyone else will get some pleasure in reading these .. then I wont feel so selfish! lol Thanks in advance, Diana the slightly bored -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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Well, Diana.........
I started with a quilt class in October of 2001. My teacher wasn't the best, but at least I learned enough to make a quilt for a friend who was expecting her second child. I did take another "class" with her, but it was mainly to get 2 hours out of the house to myself. She convinced me that, if I couls sew clothes, I could make a quilt, and shockingly, she was right. By that, I mean that I had always seen quilts as something WAY out of my league, having never met a quilter before. Anyway, I was hooked and made quilted wall hangings for everyone that Christmas! Since I was soooooo hooked, so fast, I decided to see if there was a group that I could bounce ideas off of and get ideas from, and that is how I found RCTQ. Through the short time that I have been reading/posting at RCTQ, I have found great people and wonderful support. I"ve also gotten some new ideas, including ones that NEVER would have crossed my mind (and gotten introduced to new "gadgets", which is always a plus!!). What I am hoping for, as far as my quilting future, is to be able to make a Queen size quilt that actually looks as if a professional made it. No, not a store-bought looking thing, but one that looks like it was done by a person who had been quilting for more than 2 years or so. In the immediate future, my quilting future will hopefully see the completion of a corduroy scrappy quilt for myself, a scrappy quilt for my daughter-to-be, and 3 quilts for donation to a church school auction. After these, who knows where I'll go (though I do have the fabrics waiting for my mom and dad's flamingos in the flowers quilt, and Mother's turtle quilt). Larisa, sorry if this is boring, but it's all I can truthfully say. |
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I don't remember how I joined. Oh wait, yes I do. nzl*, who has been one of my
bestest buddies (online or not), kept telling me about the group. I tried to join a few times, but my isp just didn't want to cooperate. It wasn't until I got a new computer, and nzl* introduced me to you, Diana Curtis, that I really just couldn't stay away. I finally got to be able to download and subscribe to the NG, and have been a happy camper ever since. Flame wars notwithstanding, I find this a wonderful place to share quilts with other people, whether it's the process of making them, or the finish product, or all the other chatter that goes on in conjunction, just like a quilting bee. I had always wanted to be a quilter, just like the grandmother I had never known. She died when she was just 21, and my dad was 6 months old, but she had created some really lovely quilts. She left behind two tops that are to go to my dad when my step grandmother dies, and my dad wants me to finish them for him, so that my brother and I can each have one. I've been able to sew since I was 9, but hated it until i was 19, when i couldn't afford to buy the really nice clothes I wanted. So I sewed a lot for a while, looking for someone who could teach me how to quilt. We attended a Mennonite church (which we later joined) and I was able to find a group that would teach me to quilt on charity quilts. They only hand quilted, which I'd never done before, so I was a bit nervous, but the ladies were all quite nice. I sat down around the frame, where we were working on a white on white baby quilt. I took up the needle, after the group's leader showed me how to make the stitches, and I began. I can't describe the feeling very well, but bear with me. I felt like I had come home, like I'd been quilting all my life. I immediately felt like I belonged. To this day, six years later, hand quilting is one of the most relaxing things I can do. The small even stitches came naturally for me, and get even better the more I practice. If i could do nothing but quilt, I'd be happy. Piecing is a real pain for me, because I like to rush to get through making the top so I can quilt it...LOL. But i'm getting much better. I'm also learning to appreciate hand applique, ok, and machine applique, too. I've made it a goal to challenge myself to learn a couple of new techniques every year. That goal has been put to the side for a little while, but next summer, I'll be ready to jump in again with both feet and quilt my fingers off. I love the fact that there is so much to learn, and that beautiful things can happen with little bits of fabric sewn with love, whether by hand or machine. Probably more than you ever wanted to know... -- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Im recovering well... certain things coming in the mail keep my spirits up, thank you muchly! But the days linger long sometimes. I havent energy to do much yet, but you, yes YOU, have the power to entertain and amuse me if you feel like it, and I hope you do... Would you please tell me how you came to post at RCTQ, and why you stay, and how you came to be a quilter and what you hope to find in your quilting future. Maybe everyone else will get some pleasure in reading these .. then I wont feel so selfish! lol Thanks in advance, Diana the slightly bored -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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I came to post on RCTQ because no-one I knew quilted and I refused to go
back to the shop where I purchased my first kit (yes I cheated!). On threat of a vile, horrible, nasty, painful death I will NEVER set foot in that shop again. So, when DH brought the internet home he suggested I look up and see if there were any newsgroups. Lo and behold, there were - ONE! I have never looked back and indeed will never look anywhere else. This group has become like family to me, I've met some of you, spoken to others, and emailed with even more. Gosh darn it...... I love you guys! -- Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Qof DU) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html Member of the Houston 2004 Party Animals "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Im recovering well... certain things coming in the mail keep my spirits up, thank you muchly! But the days linger long sometimes. I havent energy to do much yet, but you, yes YOU, have the power to entertain and amuse me if you feel like it, and I hope you do... Would you please tell me how you came to post at RCTQ, and why you stay, and how you came to be a quilter and what you hope to find in your quilting future. Maybe everyone else will get some pleasure in reading these .. then I wont feel so selfish! lol Thanks in advance, Diana the slightly bored -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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Hi Diana!
I'm glad you're recovering well =). Here's my story for you and it's the absolute truth - you may be shocked when you read it! How I came to post at RCTQ: Remember e-mail address was "Chaingang" at first? You ask why? Because I was ready to harvest e-mail addresses and spam everyone in a get rich quick scheme. Cold hearted and just wanted some cold hard cash. You probably know the scheme. It's the one where you "sell" e-mailed reports for $5 each and you sell so much, it compounds, and sooner than you know it, you're out of debt, have tons of money in the bank and just get more. Well, I had to lurk before posting my spam e-mail, right? I didn't post here but of course I posted elsewhere - I was naive, you know! Of course it didn't work. But I kept reading posts here and really enjoyed this group of people. Decided to nix the whole get rich quick stuff and stay and get some quilting questions answered. Why I stay: I've gone to other lists since then but this one is truly the best! Lots of experienced quilters as well as new quilters like me, so the questions that get posted are usually ones that I'd like to ask, too. The advice is great! I've built up a library of "necessary" books based on what others have said are good books to have. I've improved in my machine quilting as well as my machine piecing. Of course, I've made friends here, including you, Diana, and wouldn't dream of leaving. If I don't post often, it's because of the three little ones, my full time job, and my now part time job to try and make ends meet. How I came to be a quilter: I've sewn since I was 11 when my mom sent me to sewing school one summer. I've been sewing garments and crafts since then. I decided to take up a Hawaiian Quilting class at work (1998 I think), where they try to keep the Hawaiian culture alive. Being part-Hawaiian, I thought it would be a good thing to do. Then I got a pattern off the internet and made a quick baby quilt for DD1. Couldn't stop since then! What I hope to find in my quilting futu I would like to get better at machine quilting. So far I can stipple and meander but I've never drawn a design and quilted it. So that's next. -- A Joy in Hawaii http://community.webshots.com/user/joyquilts "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Im recovering well... certain things coming in the mail keep my spirits up, thank you muchly! But the days linger long sometimes. I havent energy to do much yet, but you, yes YOU, have the power to entertain and amuse me if you feel like it, and I hope you do... Would you please tell me how you came to post at RCTQ, and why you stay, and how you came to be a quilter and what you hope to find in your quilting future. Maybe everyone else will get some pleasure in reading these .. then I wont feel so selfish! lol Thanks in advance, Diana the slightly bored -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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I can't remember how I found the group, my DH probably did for me, but it
was in 1999, I think! Wait, DD#2 was born in '97, so it must have been then, cuz I was working on some quilts at the time and I remember asking questions about thread basting. What I learned: don't try to thread-baste a quilt on the floor while 8 months pregnant. :-) Why I stay? That's easy - everybody is so great here! I have a large number of quilting friends (even if I haven't met most of them in person), a support group of experienced quilters to ask questions of, and a place to get a laugh or a hug whenever I need it. I used to be a weaver - I've always done some hand work or other - and I used to sew clothes. I wove baby blankets for DD#1 and DS, as well as a couple of nieces. But with kids, I couldn't set up my loom anymore. For a long time, DD#1 had her crib in my weaving room! Once she started crawling, it had to be put away. I took up sewing again, making baby clothes. DS's blanket was woven at a community center - another thing not to do while 8 months pregnant! DH asked me what I was going to do for DD#2's blanket. I dunno what happened, I just decided to make a quilt. I can sew, right? How hard can it be? And my best friend was having a baby, too, so I wanted to make a quilt for her baby. Then, of course, DS would need one for his big boy bed, since he was getting booted out of the crib. By that time I was well and truely hooked! It didn't hurt that the lady who sold me weaving supplies had diverged her business (they sold knitting supplies, finished pottery and finished quilts) into just quilting supplies, and some finished pottery, too. Her partner took over the yarn part of hte business. How great was that? A LQS owner I knew! She's a great lady, too! For the future, I want to improve my skills, yadda yadda... I also want to make more quilts for my home, as wall hangings, and for more beds - not every bed has a quilt yet. And, I really want to teach a class on some aspect of quilting, and I'm working on that goal now! :-) -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Im recovering well... certain things coming in the mail keep my spirits up, thank you muchly! But the days linger long sometimes. I havent energy to do much yet, but you, yes YOU, have the power to entertain and amuse me if you feel like it, and I hope you do... Would you please tell me how you came to post at RCTQ, and why you stay, and how you came to be a quilter and what you hope to find in your quilting future. Maybe everyone else will get some pleasure in reading these .. then I wont feel so selfish! lol Thanks in advance, Diana the slightly bored -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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A Favor of you Please
Im recovering well... certain things coming in the mail keep my spirits up,
thank you muchly! But the days linger long sometimes. I havent energy to do much yet, but you, yes YOU, have the power to entertain and amuse me if you feel like it, and I hope you do... Would you please tell me how you came to post at RCTQ, and why you stay, and how you came to be a quilter and what you hope to find in your quilting future. Maybe everyone else will get some pleasure in reading these .. then I wont feel so selfish! lol Thanks in advance, Diana the slightly bored -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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SHE's HEALING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Truly that bored" is the BESTESTESTEST thing I have read all day Butterfly (letting my finners do a HAPPY HAPPY for you) Diana Curtis wrote: Does this mean you came here before you started ever quilting or am I reading it bass ackwards? This is a truly good story too. Thank you Dawn! Diana, truly that bored. -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Dawn in Alberta" wrote in message . ca... Oh boy this is going to be a good one Diana, are you sure your that bored? Anyways as to how I found this neat little section of the universe , I was checking out the rec newgroups one day back in 2001, and saw this group decided to check out and some how got stuck here. Reading the post of Backwage and Mister Bear, Kate, Butterfly, LN and the rest kicked up my interest into quilting. I helped in the making of a quilt a friend was making for her DIL. I have always liked sewing and wanted to see if I could do it. Plus I love color and what other way can you get to feel color and see it come alive other then in quilting. Watching the blocks take on a life of their own its amazing. As to why I stay. Where else can you find other people that you can call friends and not get judged as to what you look like, what your income level is, or why you arent married yet or why you live where you live. I like the people here, some I am finding are as strange as I am. If any one has a question they get answers, if someone is hungry they get fed, and every one is there to lend a shoulder to cry on, to give out hugs and support no matter what is happening. To what I hope to discover in my quilting oddesy, I just want to be able to get the quilts out of my head and make them real. I want to find my own limits. If the quilts make me happy and others happy, then I have done what I wanted to do. But dont get me wrong , lol, I am my own worst critic so it takes alot to make me happy when it has to do with something I make. Well thats my little story, So Diana get better soon as the blue Luna's should only happen once in a blue moon ? Sorry I couldnt help myself lol and yes this is coming from another Luna. Dawn -- When life gets you down , Get up and Mambo John Candy Remove the NOSpam to reply "Diana Curtis" wrote in message Im recovering well... certain things coming in the mail keep my spirits up, thank you muchly! But the days linger long sometimes. I havent energy to do much yet, but you, yes YOU, have the power to entertain and amuse me if you feel like it, and I hope you do... Would you please tell me how you came to post at RCTQ, and why you stay, and how you came to be a quilter and what you hope to find in your quilting future. Maybe everyone else will get some pleasure in reading these .. then I wont feel so selfish! lol Thanks in advance, Diana the slightly bored -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 |
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Hi Diana,
I was looking through the newsgroups for a quilters group to join so that I could get more ideas for quilting, especially more links but most of all for new friends like yourself. ;o) I stay here because I love the group, the charm, brains and camaraderie of the group. My grandmother taught me to quilt and sew as a child. I started quilting alone a couple of years ago because I needed a "special gift" for a very special friend's new grandbaby. I'm sure that you know the type friend I am referring to. The kind where just an ordinary set of baby bottles or diapers just wouldn't do. ;o) The little fellow was around a year old before he got his special gift. As for my quilting future, I see several UFO's, WIP's, lots of new projects (enough to last a lifetime), and maybe one day I'll have my own quilting/fabric shop or a combo woodworking shop! That is my ultimate goal. I wish for you a speedy recovery and can't wait to see that BOM as soon as your up to it! Shelly "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Im recovering well... certain things coming in the mail keep my spirits up, thank you muchly! But the days linger long sometimes. I havent energy to do much yet, but you, yes YOU, have the power to entertain and amuse me if you feel like it, and I hope you do... Would you please tell me how you came to post at RCTQ, and why you stay, and how you came to be a quilter and what you hope to find in your quilting future. Maybe everyone else will get some pleasure in reading these .. then I wont feel so selfish! lol Thanks in advance, Diana the slightly bored -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/14/03 |
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