Roll Call!

(((((((((((hugs)))))))))))) Shona - Jeepers why didn't you call or sumpin'?
You know we'd (geddit weed!) have been there to thwack him. Seriously
though you know we are here for you - and you can always come help me spend
the rest of my chrissy present in Spotlight! I promise I'll share!

--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia
Queen of Down Under
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos
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"Shona in NZ" wrote in message
...
Well....

I'm Shona in New Zealand. I live near Christchurch (South Island) on a
farmlet with 2 cats, 3 chickens and 1 foster goldfinch (which will soon
leave its foster nest for the wilds). No DH as he decided to up and leave
2
weeks before Christmas. I work as a scientist specialising in weeds (not
the kind you smoke!) which fits quit nicely with my other hobby - edible
wild plants; most of my friends call me a weedo. One of my life goals is
to
be able to go out and mow a salad instead of a lawn snorfle. I've been
quilting for about 1.5 years and seem to have acquired a fair amount of
stash during that time. I love bright colours, non-traditional and art
quilts.

Shona feeling rather tender and dazed in New Zealand

"frood" wrote in message
news
As newbies come and introduce themselves, we all say "hi" back to them.
But,
while we learn a bit about them, they don't get to know us very easily.
(ok,
except for a few gabby folks.... ;-P ) So, as a start to a new year,
I
thought it would be fun to tell a bit about ourselves, and get to know
each
other. I'm sure the newbies aren't the only one trying to keep the
players
straight without a score card!

Ok, here goes! I'm Wendy, posting as "frood". I live in Central NC, USA.
I'm
married to a fabulous man, and we have 5 kids, ranging from 13 to 4 yo
twins, known online as Spike and Giles. I've been quilting for about 7
or
8
years, mostly machine piecing and machine quilting. I love bright
colors,
and I collect vintage textiles.

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
De-Fang email address to reply

heck no Elda! The more we know the better the squishies! LOL Where abouts
do you volunteer?

--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia
Queen of Down Under
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos
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wrote in message
...
I'm Elda in Ks. Have been a widow for 11 years. Have 3 DS and 3DDIL, 2
DGS, 3 DGD, 5 DGGS and 3 DGGD.
I made my 1st quilt, an embroidered crib quilt when I was pregnant
with DS #1 and he is now 60 yrs.old. My quilting for the next 40 years
was rather sporadic, mostly crib quilts tho I did make 2 bed quilts in
that time.
When we retired from farming and moved to town in '83 I really got
into it. Have made 16 bed quilts, 10 or so crib quilts and a number of
smaller items. I machine piece and hand quilt and hand applique. Do
very little embroidery now.
Have traveled extensively but have had to cut back on that. I belong
to a quilt guild, a book club and Red Hat Society. Do some volunteer
work, too. Try to stay out of trouble. :-)
This is probably more than anyone wanted to know. Elda in Ks. where
it is snowing.

Hi! I love RCTQ, but don't get to read all of it, or post as often as
I'd like. I have some serious health problems and they seem to get worse
the older I get. But, what can you do, except carry on?

I'm 57 years old and am a retired RN. I had to retire early do to my
disabilities. I worked in the same small town hospital for 30 years,
first as a Nurse's Aid, then Nursing Student, then RN. I've worked in OB,
Newborn Nursery, Intensive Care Nursery (where I was Head Nurse),
Operating Department Recovery Room, and Same Day Surgery. I also worked
on a second job occasionally in 2 nursing homes.

My husband and I had our own business for a few years and I did all the
bookwork, GoFer, etc. He and I worked very well together -- kinda
surprisingly.

My great gramma taught me to crochet. She was blind, though, so the way I
learned is a bit different. I never need to look at my hands, as
everything is done by "feel." My mother taught me to knit when I was
12 -- the European way, and I enjoy knitting, except I find that the
arthritis in my hands get a little riled up when I get those needles
going.

I always wanted to quilt, and finally took a 12 week class at a local
college. Quilting satisfies every creative bone in my body. I love
designing, choosing colors and fabrics and making usable quilts. I like
the pretty ones, but they have to be practical. The only quilts I "baby"
are antique ones. My favorites are a 1930's star pattern quilt made by my
step-father's mother. Then I have 3 pillow covers of Victorian style
Crazy
quilting that my GGM made of old men's silk ties. The quilting thread
(embroidery floss) is always very colorful. She used up whatever bits and
pieces she had. Her frugal style is distinctive enough that all the women
in my family know immediately who the maker was whenever on of her
handiworks appear. I have all my DMIL's linens, and am saving them for
the time my kids want them. She did some beautiful embroidery, including
a full size bed cover and matching pillow cases all of white muslin,
covered with colorful embroidered flowers and butterflies. Much of the
pattern is comprised of just French Knots and is fascinating to the eye
and touch.

I live in Des Moines, Iowa, Been here since 1998, and am now living in an
apartment with my daughter. She's gone back to college, so we enjoy
living together again. We've always had a lot of fun together.

My DS and DDIL live next door -- just down our hallway and the first
apartment you come to. This works out wonderfully for me because they
have my first DGD, aged 3, and are going to have my second DGD any day
now. Yay! for Grandchildren!! I wouldn't be able to see them every day
if we weren't next-door neighbors because I don't drive anymore and seldom
get out. My DIL works at Wells Fargo Financial and is very happy there.
My DS is a professional artist. He works from home and is Mr. Mom. It's
great -- he's 6 ft., 2 inches, weighs 200 muscular pounds, and is the most
patient, loving father. I get a kick whenever I see him with my DGD out
at the playground along with all the Mommies and other children. LOL

My husband and I separated at my request nearly 3 years ago. We are still
married -- 37
years -- just can't stand to live with each other. Our family went
through a big crisis in 1998 and it was extremely
stressful. I had a nervous breakdown because of it, and still haven't
truly recovered.

Before we moved to Iowa, we all lived in Montana, where all of us
were born and raised. It will always be "Home" for us. If my health
ever improves I'd like to go back, but there aren't that many doctors
there, and you have to drive long distances to get to them. I need some
specialists now, and being able to just go across town is invaluable.

I have a Bernina 1630 Sewing Machine, and a Bernina Deco 650 Embroidery
Machine. These two machines should last me the rest of my life and my
daughter has already laid claim to them!

I love appliqué and piecing, traditional and children's. I'm not too sure
about art quilts. I always think, "They're beautiful, but what Do They
Do?"
My hand quilting is OK, and when I found Tiger Tape, I thought the
manufacturers must have seen me squinting and frowning some time when I
was trying to do some hand quilting outdoors.

My favorite fabrics are Batiks and vintage 30's era. For such a dark
time, those ladies sure knew how to brighten up their lives with those
great flour sacks. I truly admire them. I also collect other vintage
linens -- doilies, pillowcases, with a special nostalgic fondness for old
tablecloths.

I love color -- the more the better. Orange is the only color I use under
duress. Not my favorite, but if used in small
amounts and as a tiny bright highlight, it's OK. I *love* the jewel
tones --
magenta, purple, royal blue, violet, ruby red, peridot green, etc. I
favor scrap quilts because I get to play with all the different colors.

I've been collecting fabric and sewing nearly my entire life. I made doll
blankets and clothes, many of my own
clothes in high school and also my dress to wear on our honeymoon trip.
About that time I learned to self-line my dresses so I wouldn't have to
bother about slips and droopy straps. I'd make my own purses to
coordinate with my outfits. I made most of my DD's school clothes and
good clothes for church.

Other things I love to do are oil-painting and water color painting. I
did some tole painting in a class a few years ago and that was fun, too.
I'm the family historian and have been putting together our genealogy
since I was 15.

I'm half French-Canadian-Indian (Chippewa), on my father's side. My
mother was of Danish-Swedish-Norwegian descent. I got her very fair skin,
but I got everything else from my father. I have dark brown eyes, dark
brown hair (very
little gray yet) and though I wear Ivory tone foundations, I tan in
minutes in
the summer. That's when I look like my Native American grandmother.

So -- you probably know more about me than you wanted to know. But I am
interested in other people and want to get to know you all more.

Happy Stitchin' and Take Care!

René

Sorry to hear about the shock change in your life, Shona.
Hang on, you'll be OK - eventually.
We're here for you, if you need somewhere to explode any time.
..
In article , Shona in NZ
writes
Well....

I'm Shona in New Zealand. I live near Christchurch (South Island) on a
farmlet with 2 cats, 3 chickens and 1 foster goldfinch (which will soon
leave its foster nest for the wilds). No DH as he decided to up and leave 2
weeks before Christmas. I work as a scientist specialising in weeds (not
the kind you smoke!) which fits quit nicely with my other hobby - edible
wild plants; most of my friends call me a weedo. One of my life goals is to
be able to go out and mow a salad instead of a lawn snorfle. I've been
quilting for about 1.5 years and seem to have acquired a fair amount of
stash during that time. I love bright colours, non-traditional and art
quilts.

Shona feeling rather tender and dazed in New Zealand
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

no, it wasn't me. And although I have been 29 for quite a while, I'll only
admit to being born in 1970. Some of the kids I used to baby-sit are off
into the world now, though, and doing well. Breaks my heart some.

"ALZ" wrote in message
...
There seem to be a lot of Lindas in this group. Were any of you part
of the "Linda Block Exchange" that we did many years ago - from a
quilt mailing list ? I lost my list of addresses during my first major
computer crash and changed my service provider since so I lost touch.

Linda
PATCHogue, NY
http://www.rrteach.bravepages.com



On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 02:48:59 GMT, "Mystified One"
wrote:

I'm Linda, living in El Paso, Texas, and posting as Mystified One because
I'm so mystified as to why my computer keeps going down. Or at least
that's
when I changed it. At first I was Mystical One, but I realized a little
late it had connotations that didn't reflect me, and by then I was known
pretty well as that nick, so when I changed it was very subtle.

"DrQuilter" wrote in message
...
Hi Joy...

Your kids look very happy in those pics! Your older daughter is getting so
cute! BTW, thanks for listing me as a favourite webshots member!

Marissa,
You have been and always will be one of my favourite webshots members! I
need to keep up with how big Sofia is getting and I'm keeping an eye on that
Millenium quilt until it's finished =).
A Joy in Hawaii

"Pat in Virginia" wrote in message
news:KtBCd.6938$Tf5.4886@lakeread03...
Joy: Your whole family is beautiful ... all the generations. So, what
do you need to do for the Kona Coffee Quilt Contest? I love Kona coffee!
PAT in VA/USA

Hi Pat!!! Thanks for the compliments - my kids looks so different from one
another, and from me, I'm often asked if I'm the babysitter when I go
grocery shopping (heehee). Anyways, regarding the Kona Coffee Quilt
Contest, here's a link to the rules. I'll post a new thread for those
interested in chatting about it mo

http://www.konacoffeequilts.com/rules.html

I'm glad you enjoy a good cup of Kona joe...keep an eye out for a surprise
=).

Aloha,
A Joy in Hawaii

And it *was* fun! Your kids are adorable -- and Jojo's hair is amazing!

--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

TY, Sandy! Missed you while I was "gone" =).
A Joy in Hawaii

"Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com wrote in message
news:zhxCd.73148$k25.56681@attbi_s53...
Back you are, indeed! Same joyful Joy we remember, too!

Karen, Queen of Squishies
saying hello from IL
--


Love ya, Queen Karen =)
A Joy in Hawaii

"Pat in Virginia" wrote
Hey Georg! Pat's Original Virginia Fife and Drum Corps
is joyfully playing the birthday song for you in warm &
sunny Virginia! January Girls Rock!

I'd agree with that! Apparently "Life begins" for this January girl on the
12th. So, what have I been doing until now...? :-)
--
Leigh Harris
Perth, Western Australia
www.leighharris.info
(Real email is bearleigh at bigpond dot com)