Mini RCTQ meet-up!

TerriLee in Washington and I, along with Marilyn (Terri's DMIL), had a fun
meetup today! I picked them up at Marilyn's house, then we headed to Nyssa,
Oregon to my favorite quilt shop, Marilynn's Pickets and Patchwork. They
always make you feel like you were visiting your best friend's house when
you go in the shop. We had lunch (the shop has a lunch counter with
sandwiches, soup, salad & espresso in the front corner) and than got down to
the serious business of buying fabric.

Terri had bought a really pretty piece of fabric at another shop yesterday
(which she forgot to bring along), but she managed to find several pieces of
fabric to go with it. When we got back to Marilyn's house the fabric she
went with it perfectly!

Yes, Pat, I bought a FQ as instructed plus several more pieces of fabric
that I absolutely had to have!

TerriLee will report to you when she gets back on the ng about her DMIL.

We had so much fun! I highly recommend RCTQ meetups! I've never met an
RCTQ'er that I didn't like immediately!!!

Oh, and I forgot to mention the huge cookies that we each 'had' to have for
dessert! I even managed to stay pretty close to my Weight Watcher points
today even with the lunch we had (BBQ beef sandwich in honor of Lyndon B.
Johnson's birthday today!!!!
--
Donna in Idaho!
Project Linus Boise/SW Idaho Coordinator
Website: http://donnakwilts.tripod.com/

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline!

You're invited! Just let me know when! :-)
--
Donna in Idaho!
Project Linus Boise/SW Idaho Coordinator
Website: http://donnakwilts.tripod.com/

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline!

"Diana Curtis" wrote in message
...
I have it on good authority that Terri Lee is nicer even in person!
Im glad you had such a wonderfully good time with your meetup Donna!!
Next time.. invite me?? I may be late by a bit tho...dont wait on me.
Diana

--
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"frood" wrote in message
. com...
What fun! If TerriLee is half as nice in person as she is in
cyber-space,
it's now wonder you had a great time!

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
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"Donna in Idaho" wrote in message
...
TerriLee in Washington and I, along with Marilyn (Terri's DMIL), had a
fun
meetup today! I picked them up at Marilyn's house, then we headed to
Nyssa,
Oregon to my favorite quilt shop, Marilynn's Pickets and Patchwork.
They
always make you feel like you were visiting your best friend's house
when
you go in the shop. We had lunch (the shop has a lunch counter with
sandwiches, soup, salad & espresso in the front corner) and than got
down
to
the serious business of buying fabric.

Terri had bought a really pretty piece of fabric at another shop
yesterday
(which she forgot to bring along), but she managed to find several
pieces
of
fabric to go with it. When we got back to Marilyn's house the fabric
she
went with it perfectly!

Yes, Pat, I bought a FQ as instructed plus several more pieces of
fabric
that I absolutely had to have!

TerriLee will report to you when she gets back on the ng about her
DMIL.

We had so much fun! I highly recommend RCTQ meetups! I've never met
an
RCTQ'er that I didn't like immediately!!!

Oh, and I forgot to mention the huge cookies that we each 'had' to
have
for
dessert! I even managed to stay pretty close to my Weight Watcher
points
today even with the lunch we had (BBQ beef sandwich in honor of Lyndon
B.
Johnson's birthday today!!!!
--
Donna in Idaho!
Project Linus Boise/SW Idaho Coordinator
Website: http://donnakwilts.tripod.com/

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline!

I have it on good authority that Terri Lee is nicer even in person!
Im glad you had such a wonderfully good time with your meetup Donna!!
Next time.. invite me?? I may be late by a bit tho...dont wait on me.
Diana

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44
"frood" wrote in message
. com...
What fun! If TerriLee is half as nice in person as she is in cyber-space,
it's now wonder you had a great time!

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
De-Fang email address to reply
"Donna in Idaho" wrote in message
...
TerriLee in Washington and I, along with Marilyn (Terri's DMIL), had a
fun
meetup today! I picked them up at Marilyn's house, then we headed to
Nyssa,
Oregon to my favorite quilt shop, Marilynn's Pickets and Patchwork.
They
always make you feel like you were visiting your best friend's house
when
you go in the shop. We had lunch (the shop has a lunch counter with
sandwiches, soup, salad & espresso in the front corner) and than got
down
to
the serious business of buying fabric.

Terri had bought a really pretty piece of fabric at another shop
yesterday
(which she forgot to bring along), but she managed to find several
pieces
of
fabric to go with it. When we got back to Marilyn's house the fabric
she
went with it perfectly!

Yes, Pat, I bought a FQ as instructed plus several more pieces of fabric
that I absolutely had to have!

TerriLee will report to you when she gets back on the ng about her DMIL.

We had so much fun! I highly recommend RCTQ meetups! I've never met an
RCTQ'er that I didn't like immediately!!!

Oh, and I forgot to mention the huge cookies that we each 'had' to have
for
dessert! I even managed to stay pretty close to my Weight Watcher
points
today even with the lunch we had (BBQ beef sandwich in honor of Lyndon
B.
Johnson's birthday today!!!!
--
Donna in Idaho!
Project Linus Boise/SW Idaho Coordinator
Website: http://donnakwilts.tripod.com/

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline!

Whew! Now that I'm almost caught up (only about 500 posts left to go),
I can take a break and post a little. Donna, Mom & I had a great time
at our mini-meetup. Donna, being the wonderful person she is,
volunteered to drive us, and even gave us a choice of shops to visit.
The one we chose (her fav, I found out later), was absolutely wonderful.
The owners know Donna well (imagine that?! VBG) and treated mom and me
like long-lost friends, too. The lunch was great, and the fabric
selection was incredible. I got some really nice Oriental prints to go
with the backing I bought over at "2 Sisters" (their shop is a little
house, painted bright purple!!) in Meridian the previous day. That
story is pretty funny. My DH took me there, 'cuz he's a good guy and is
always interested in what I'm doing, quilt/craft-wise. He was browsing
through the greens and ran across a teal fabric with yellow-gold
Japanese dragons & bamboo on it. He abosolutely loves dragons, so he
brings it to me, asking if I could use it in a quilt for him. Now, the
pattern is way to big to even think about cutting up, so I bought 3 yds
for a backing. I don't think I've ever bought the backing for a quilt
first before. Oh, well. Anyway, I did find some "front" fabrics in nice
colors with bamboo prints and other Oriental-type prints. Now I just
have to dig through the stash to find a solid purple and a solid
yellow-gold to go with them. I told my DH he needed to pick a pattern,
but not something so complicated that I'd never get it finished. LOL.

We had a good trip, all in all, and I already posted the good news about
my DMIL. Next will be a post about my new sewing space that's almost
ready to move into!! Maybe tomorrow. grin

Donna in Idaho wrote:

TerriLee in Washington and I, along with Marilyn (Terri's DMIL), had a fun
meetup today! I picked them up at Marilyn's house, then we headed to Nyssa,
Oregon to my favorite quilt shop, Marilynn's Pickets and Patchwork. They
always make you feel like you were visiting your best friend's house when
you go in the shop. We had lunch (the shop has a lunch counter with
sandwiches, soup, salad & espresso in the front corner) and than got down to
the serious business of buying fabric.

Terri had bought a really pretty piece of fabric at another shop yesterday
(which she forgot to bring along), but she managed to find several pieces of
fabric to go with it. When we got back to Marilyn's house the fabric she
went with it perfectly!

Yes, Pat, I bought a FQ as instructed plus several more pieces of fabric
that I absolutely had to have!

TerriLee will report to you when she gets back on the ng about her DMIL.

We had so much fun! I highly recommend RCTQ meetups! I've never met an
RCTQ'er that I didn't like immediately!!!

Oh, and I forgot to mention the huge cookies that we each 'had' to have for
dessert! I even managed to stay pretty close to my Weight Watcher points
today even with the lunch we had (BBQ beef sandwich in honor of Lyndon B.
Johnson's birthday today!!!!
--
Donna in Idaho!
Project Linus Boise/SW Idaho Coordinator
Website: http://donnakwilts.tripod.com/

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline!

--
TerriLee Bishop
(opinions are wholly owned by the author and don't represent anything)
;-)
my real email is tlbishop at earthlink dot net