About Us

Ok you got me hooked into it

name: Julia Sidebottom
Home: Waterford, MI USA
Occupation: retired Gerontologist - Medical Social Worker - Activity
Therapist
Age: Plenty - Nine
Family: DH - Jerry. DD1 - Elizabeth DD2 - Sarah
DGD - Emily DGS - due to arrive March 12, 2003
Favorite Foods: Machratha (unique chicken meal) Chocolate, chocolate
and chocolate.
IQ's: none (unless you want to include DH)
Machine: Janome (about 8 years old now)
Singer Treadle 1905
Quilting for: 11 or so years. A quilter at heart since birth
Sewing my own clothes since I was 9 yrs. old
Quilting Preferences: Rotary cutter, paper piecing, machine piecing,
hand quilting
Quilting styles: Traditional for the most part
Large quilts
Color preferences: turquoise, teals and love 30's repos

Other interest: Rubber Stamping, Pergamano, gardening, cooking and
rebuilding computers (in my spare time).

Posting: I post daily when possible here on RCTQ and maintain my web
site as much as possible (though have been delinquent there for a while)
Skill level: intermediate (definitely not quilt show quality)
TV Programs: Survivors, 24, CSI, Judge Judy (need a good laugh to make
the day go right)
Pet Peeves: Bad drivers, and to many to think about right now.
Floor Thread count: high. Vacuum only when I have to.
Stash: Sizable (about 1500 yds of wonderful fabric) all of which I plan
to use in quilts!!!
Favorite quote: Bring it up again and we'll take a vote on it.
Life status: Wonderful. Many blessings, a few health concerns and great
relationship with DH.
Plans for the next day: Quilting of course.

juliasb

Sharon Harper wrote:

G'day y'all! Here's me!


Name: Sharon Harper

Home: Dingley Village, Victoria, Australia

Occupation: Juggler (keeping everyone's balls in the air)....er I mean

stay at home mum....but I'm never home

Age: 32

Past Lives: Secretary/Personal Assistant to various tyrants and one really

great boss whom I regret leaving, fully qualified travel consultant who
couldn't find a job in travel (too old and not enough experience)

Family: Married to a great DH (Wayne) with 2 DDs. My parents living in

NSW, DH's round the corner.

Food:Chocolate, cheesecake, roast dinners, stir frys

QI's: merlot (8 y.o. Australian Multicultural Domestic Longhair), Jimmy

(12 week old Jack Russell Beagle X),

Machine(s): Gerty Werty, A 20 year old Wertheim 341F, an old Singer from

the 50s I think.

Quilting For: About 2 years. Wanted something to do while DH restored an

old car - haven't looked back since

Quilt Assembly Preference: rotary cut, machine pieced, then hand-quilted.

Haven't mastered MQ.

Quilt Style Preference: Anything but nothing tooo hard!

Colour Preference: Blues, Greens, purples, Bright, pastel - you get my

drift! LOL

Skill level: I call myself an 'intermediate beginner'.

Posting/Reading frequency: Read several times daily, post just as much.

Interests other than quilting/fabric fondling/S.E.X.: Reading (magazines,
novels, mystery,romance,historical, how-to), digital photography,

exploring little side-roads, spending time with friends, bargain-hunting.

Pet Peeves: Child abusers, animal cruelty, bad drivers, people who smoke

and blow the smoke over others, mobiles in restaurants, people who can't
separate work and play (ie DH)

TV Shows: CSI, CSI: Miami, Blue Heelers, DIY Rescue, Movies!.

Drive A: 1998 Hyundai Sonata Levant

Favorite Quote: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. If you

still don't succeed have the courage to say "Stuff it" and move on! - A
Sharonism



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