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Right on all counts Diana
It was really tough writing what I did but I knew it's also a good thing to share. I'm slowly getting through everyone else's "favours to Diana" and they are all very interesting. Thanks for asking. Ann "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... That is so wonderful! Its the power of love that your mother was able to suit her works to the people she wanted to give them to. She sounds like an amazing, giving person. It must be hard to go on without her sometimes. Thank you for sharing her with us here. Hugs, Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Ann" wrote in message news:YBa0b.723$at3.330@edtnps84... Thanks Diana and Jalynne. My Mom was a remarkable lady. All of her grandchildren know how precious that Mother's Day was and the quilts they received. Mom had made some of the quilts with a certain person in mind. It's amazing but that person picked the quilt that was made with them in mind. Ann "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Thank you Jalynne, I dont think I could have said it better myself. Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Jalynne" wrote in message k.net... Oh, Ann, what a wonderful, moving story! What a great legacy your mom left you all. Wow! See...that's how I see quilting, parts of us we leave behind with everyone we teach to quilt, give a quilt, or sees our quilts. It's our mark on the world. If we can pass on our love of quilts and quilting to just one person, who then in turn passes it on....what a difference we will have made! -- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "Ann" wrote in message news:6U80b.403$8o3.147@edtnps84... Diana, so glad you are recovering. I discovered rctq a couple years ago. I didn't read the posts on a regular basis but when I stopped in I enjoyed the posts and kept thinking that I needed to jump in. It wasn't until very recently that I took the plunge, and now read every day. I stay because you are a very knowledgeable group of people and your help and suggestions are invaluable. I don't think I have come across a question that went unanswered. My Mom taught me how to sew at a very young age. I remember cutting out patterns with Mom's right handed scissors until my poor left hand was numb. It wasn't until I was an adult that I owned my first pair of left handed scissors!!. I sewed until I got married, then made curtains, baby clothes, doll clothes and dresses from my nieces. Once my boys got into school I put the sewing on hold for a while. About 20 years ago (maybe longer) I took my first quilting class. Prior to the class we were given our supply list for the rail fence pattern. My selection of fabric was a mixture of cottons and poly cottons. What did a 20 something year old know!! I enjoyed the coming together of that quilt. I was amazed that 6 fabrics, sewn together in different order, turned this way or that way could create a different effect. During my sons growing up years I had little time to myself, but took a few quilting classes. Classes were great because you could attend, do your cutting and sewing without the interruptions of children and hubby. I didn' t *need* a class, but I found classes to be a great motivator. My Mom quilted and was a very good at it. Many of her quilts were hand quilted. She always had projects on the go, and at various stages of completion. She had blocks to appliqué that were easy to take along, she had pieces cut out to sew on the machine, she had squares cut out ready to sew together, quilts ready to hand quilt. Mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and the chemo treatments started shortly thereafter. It was not meant to be. From the time of diagnosis to the time she passed away was 6 months. She spent the majority of that time in hospital. On Mother's Day last year all of her family, all 13 of us, gathered at the hospital with Mom and her quilts. The nurses so kindly let us use the dining room and we set out all of her quilts. All our names were put in a hat and as a name was pulled out we picked a quilt to call our own. Everyone got 3 quilts, Mom had that many!! After she passed away, and dividing up her things, as I was the only quilter in the family, I got Mom's quilting supplies, frames and gadgets and stashes and all of her works in progress. So, my future quilting plans involve finishing Mom's projects, or at least learning what to do to finish. Which involves techniques I haven't done before, and decisions on how they go together. I will never lack something "quilty" to do Ann |
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That is a great goal. Finishing feels pretty darn good!
Thank you for sharing your story! Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Lisa Ellis" wrote in message ... I started reading RCTQ and posting occasionally after I discovered it when messing around on the internet at work. I like the mix of personalities here so I keep on reading. Also, I don't currently belong to a quilt club, so this group serves the same function for me. I like knowing what is going on in the 'quilting world.' I have been quilting for a long time, about 28 years. I started quilting after I bought a quilting magaizine (Quilt World?) and a book that had a chapter on quilting. My first quilt was a tied quilt for my bed, just squares of velvets, corderorys and cottons, which wore out long ago. When my son was born, I made a similar, small quilt for him, and used a old blanket for the batting. I gave it to a friend when my ds out grew it, and she used it as a car blanket for a long time. In the future, I hope to finish the tops I have done over the years, and to make some new ones; to put a dent into my stash. . . lisae Diana Curtis wrote: 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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Thank you Jalynne, I dont think I could have said it better myself.
Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Jalynne" wrote in message k.net... Oh, Ann, what a wonderful, moving story! What a great legacy your mom left you all. Wow! See...that's how I see quilting, parts of us we leave behind with everyone we teach to quilt, give a quilt, or sees our quilts. It's our mark on the world. If we can pass on our love of quilts and quilting to just one person, who then in turn passes it on....what a difference we will have made! -- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "Ann" wrote in message news:6U80b.403$8o3.147@edtnps84... Diana, so glad you are recovering. I discovered rctq a couple years ago. I didn't read the posts on a regular basis but when I stopped in I enjoyed the posts and kept thinking that I needed to jump in. It wasn't until very recently that I took the plunge, and now read every day. I stay because you are a very knowledgeable group of people and your help and suggestions are invaluable. I don't think I have come across a question that went unanswered. My Mom taught me how to sew at a very young age. I remember cutting out patterns with Mom's right handed scissors until my poor left hand was numb. It wasn't until I was an adult that I owned my first pair of left handed scissors!!. I sewed until I got married, then made curtains, baby clothes, doll clothes and dresses from my nieces. Once my boys got into school I put the sewing on hold for a while. About 20 years ago (maybe longer) I took my first quilting class. Prior to the class we were given our supply list for the rail fence pattern. My selection of fabric was a mixture of cottons and poly cottons. What did a 20 something year old know!! I enjoyed the coming together of that quilt. I was amazed that 6 fabrics, sewn together in different order, turned this way or that way could create a different effect. During my sons growing up years I had little time to myself, but took a few quilting classes. Classes were great because you could attend, do your cutting and sewing without the interruptions of children and hubby. I didn' t *need* a class, but I found classes to be a great motivator. My Mom quilted and was a very good at it. Many of her quilts were hand quilted. She always had projects on the go, and at various stages of completion. She had blocks to appliqué that were easy to take along, she had pieces cut out to sew on the machine, she had squares cut out ready to sew together, quilts ready to hand quilt. Mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and the chemo treatments started shortly thereafter. It was not meant to be. From the time of diagnosis to the time she passed away was 6 months. She spent the majority of that time in hospital. On Mother's Day last year all of her family, all 13 of us, gathered at the hospital with Mom and her quilts. The nurses so kindly let us use the dining room and we set out all of her quilts. All our names were put in a hat and as a name was pulled out we picked a quilt to call our own. Everyone got 3 quilts, Mom had that many!! After she passed away, and dividing up her things, as I was the only quilter in the family, I got Mom's quilting supplies, frames and gadgets and stashes and all of her works in progress. So, my future quilting plans involve finishing Mom's projects, or at least learning what to do to finish. Which involves techniques I haven't done before, and decisions on how they go together. I will never lack something "quilty" to do Ann |
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Thank you Ann, your story is most touching. What a loving gift your mother
gave, her quilts, her time, herself, her love. I envy you that. Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Ann" wrote in message news:6U80b.403$8o3.147@edtnps84... Diana, so glad you are recovering. I discovered rctq a couple years ago. I didn't read the posts on a regular basis but when I stopped in I enjoyed the posts and kept thinking that I needed to jump in. It wasn't until very recently that I took the plunge, and now read every day. I stay because you are a very knowledgeable group of people and your help and suggestions are invaluable. I don't think I have come across a question that went unanswered. My Mom taught me how to sew at a very young age. I remember cutting out patterns with Mom's right handed scissors until my poor left hand was numb. It wasn't until I was an adult that I owned my first pair of left handed scissors!!. I sewed until I got married, then made curtains, baby clothes, doll clothes and dresses from my nieces. Once my boys got into school I put the sewing on hold for a while. About 20 years ago (maybe longer) I took my first quilting class. Prior to the class we were given our supply list for the rail fence pattern. My selection of fabric was a mixture of cottons and poly cottons. What did a 20 something year old know!! I enjoyed the coming together of that quilt. I was amazed that 6 fabrics, sewn together in different order, turned this way or that way could create a different effect. During my sons growing up years I had little time to myself, but took a few quilting classes. Classes were great because you could attend, do your cutting and sewing without the interruptions of children and hubby. I didn' t *need* a class, but I found classes to be a great motivator. My Mom quilted and was a very good at it. Many of her quilts were hand quilted. She always had projects on the go, and at various stages of completion. She had blocks to appliqué that were easy to take along, she had pieces cut out to sew on the machine, she had squares cut out ready to sew together, quilts ready to hand quilt. Mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and the chemo treatments started shortly thereafter. It was not meant to be. From the time of diagnosis to the time she passed away was 6 months. She spent the majority of that time in hospital. On Mother's Day last year all of her family, all 13 of us, gathered at the hospital with Mom and her quilts. The nurses so kindly let us use the dining room and we set out all of her quilts. All our names were put in a hat and as a name was pulled out we picked a quilt to call our own. Everyone got 3 quilts, Mom had that many!! After she passed away, and dividing up her things, as I was the only quilter in the family, I got Mom's quilting supplies, frames and gadgets and stashes and all of her works in progress. So, my future quilting plans involve finishing Mom's projects, or at least learning what to do to finish. Which involves techniques I haven't done before, and decisions on how they go together. I will never lack something "quilty" to do Ann |
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LOL... love it.
Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "rdquiltkat" wrote in message ... On August 18 2003, Pati wrote: I guess I do have a rather warped outlook on life sometimes G. Must have something to do with living with a writer who is a born punster for the last 20+ years. G Sounds like your DH would get along well with my son. He has a button he wears that says "Incorrigible punster. Please do not incorrige." LOL....I've been thinking about embroidering that on a T shirt for him. -- Sonja in Red Deer, Alberta |
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Thank you Ally,
every post I have read in this thread has made me smile, and think, and that makes me feel better! Im glad you found home here too! Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "ally" wrote in message ... In article , Diana Curtis writes 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 Hmm I joined when I first got my own computer and got online (until then I had been looking at a few ngs on a friends computer at his home once a week). That musta been in '97 but I have a real bad memory so it could have been a year either side. I joined this ng cos I liked quilting. I stay because its like home - warm and comfy and full of people who I love, even though we all get made at each other sometimes. I have made some of my best friends here and done things I would never have done otherwise. Hope you're feeling better real soon. :-) -- ally |
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A lovely story Diana (almost as lovely as you!).
-- 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 ... Well... I was waiting till everyone else had their say but since you asked so nicely Ill dive in now. I wanted to make quilts because they looked so homey. This was back in the hippy days of make it yourself. My mom was a wonderful clothing maker but had not tried making quilts. I couldnt learn it from her or any other family member so I learned the basics from a woman who was over from South Africa on a strange Tom Sawyer type adventure with a young man from California. I made a few blocks and that was about it until a few years later when I made my first quilt. That was a laughable yet loveable affair, all cotton sheets and bits and bobs from Moms sewing bag. There was a badger of fleece and a muskie *fish* out of uncut cordoroy, and it was machine everything I think. It had part of a comforter, nylon covered, as its batt and my ex took it in the divorce and later returned it. The batt is making a return appearence in my siggy quilt! Later I made quilts from cotton and poly cotton cause it was I could get for free.or frugally.. and I made quilts. Or quilt tops anyway. My son found me RCTQ some years ago. I posted hesitantly at first... then somehow I finally figured it out, that I was welcome here, no matter how wonky my seams... no matter if I ever finished a quilt or not. It seemed that my brand of playing around was fine, that it was not a quilt police kind of group. Now, youd have to use dynamite to get rid of me. I cant picture a time when I wont want to come here to laugh, or mourn, or celebrate (anything.. heck.. a day of good health seems a good reason to smile and say whooohoooo!) and maybe even talk quilting a bit! Oh, thats what held me back at first. I felt I had nothing to offer... I am not a technically good quilter. As for the mead... cyber mead is my strength.. but its super strong.. believe me! LOL Hugs, Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Paul & Suzie Beckwith" wrote in message ... Aha - if you like mead, you need to get Anty Krysia to send you a bottle of honey vodka - Krupnik - from Poland - its like mead, but on steroids... And - picture the scene if you will - O'Hare Airport Immigration desk, "what is the purpose of your visit" "to visit friends off the internet" and me promptly digging in my purse for a well-thumbed piece of paper with Sarah's address written on it.. you should have seen the look on the immigration officers face... Suzie B p.s. - when you gonna tell us why you started and etc? -- "From the internet connection under the pier" Southend, UK http://community.webshots.com/user/suziekga |
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My Dad did.
Killed an axe that is. Was out chooping wood for kindling (we had a wood burning furnace) and the head of the axe flew off. Came in the house and announced he was done for the day--he had killed the axe. The wood handle had split and the head of the axe went flying off. Can't remember how he fixed it but we certainly were NOT allowed to be outside when anyone was chopping wood. Butterfly (we knew better than to giggle) Diana Curtis wrote: Thank you for the wonderful tale of how you came to be here and there. You are officially what we call a starter. Nothing wrong with that! It sounds like your new course of action is just right for you, and I hope it turns out to be as relaxing as you hope. I always wondered how that fambly tree came to be. Its confused me from the start even tho now I claim to be one of the dotty Aunties *the one in the attic with the cane for stompin' for more mead*. It never ceases to amaze me, the open hearts of the people in this group. Imagine, taking you in, sight unseen like that.. without a second thought.. people must have thought both you and the offer givers were Nuts! but.. aha! we disprove the rule that all internet people are axe murdereres...ask my DH, he never murdered an axe in his life! Thank you again for helping me pass a few more minutes distracted from the itchy staples and stuff. Hugs, Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Paul & Suzie Beckwith" wrote in message ... Slightly bored Diana - or mad? Make a fresh pot of tea and gird your loins for a long-winded episode... "Queen of the Waffle" you will dub me after this... I came to this newsgroup prolly around 1998, as I wanted to make a quilt for my sister who loves narrowboats, and I posted asking if anyone knew of anywhere I could get canal-related fabric - roses & castles, narrowboats etc... Never found anything that I could use, "Rosie & Jim" fabric just ain't what I was after, so I decided to go a different way with Jills quilt, and go for a pieced boat instead... its still in the planning stage... (now where have we heard that before I wonder!!) I quickly found that everybody posting on here was warm, friendly and (in general) two bolts short of a fabric store just like myself, so I stayed and joined in. I got so involved that I became "Beloved Grandorter" of RH Lady CD and the RCTQ geneology tree grew several new branches and then turned into a corkscrew hazel... After both Paul and I had been off work for a few weeks with severe depression from work, back in 1999, I posted that the doctor had suggested we took a holiday to cheer us both up, and asked for suggestions as to where we could go. I jokingly said "we can even afford the airfare to America"... and within 24 hours we had offers of accommodation from practically 52 states - it certainly wasn't my intention to "bum" accommodation at all, and it took several emails and telephone calls to confirm that the offers we'd had were all genuine, from people we'd never met, who were throwing open their arms and their homes and inviting us to come and stay. After several weeks of careful planning we flew to the USA and spent 3 weeks meeting up with our beloved Miss Sairey, Donna (& Wayne) in Idaho, Donna in Bellevue, Sandi & Deni, Tiggrrr, Judy the Red Queen, Anna, and loads of other wonderful people from all over the place. We were pampered, spoiled rotten and generally treated like royalty wherever we went. We'll never forget the way that we were made to feel part of the family where-ever we went, by people who only knew me by my internet callsign... we even managed to pay some of it back when The Red Queen graced our sofa for a few days when she came over to England for the Malvern quilt show in 2000. And I think that really sums up RCTQ - it doesn't matter who you are, where you live, what colour you are (as you all know I am sky-blue-pink with yellow stripes...) as long as you have an interest in quilting, whether as a passing interest or a lifelong obsession, then you are all accepted here. We're all family here, we share the ups and downs of everyday life with each other, we dance when we're happy and offer wings of strength when needed. We can sound off about something that has annoyed us that day at work, or sing from the rooftops when our children graduate. We share everything, because we are family. As for my quilting, its hit and miss at the best of times... I started prolly around 1996, we'd left Roman re-enactment and were looking around for another period, and at a multi-period show got talking with an American Civil War re-enactor who had a quilting frame in her tent... we almost picked that period but research showed that patchwork had been around since at least 1795 (one of the earliest patterns documented is Grandmothers Flower Garden from that year), so we settled on Napoleonic re-enactment instead, portraying the years 1805-1815... My first quilt was tumbling blocks pieced over papers, and its still a UFO... I've made a pieced cat quilt for my M&D's 50th wedding anniversary, am working on a historical GFG using fabrics reminiscent of those around during the Napoleonic era, completed a small wall-hanging for a competition and a crib quilt for a friends new baby. I even took on a commission for a pieced & appliqued quilt from a work colleague, its in pieces on the back of the sofa as I write this as I've developed quilters block with it...and then I discovered City & Guilds patchwork courses were being offered at out local evening class centre. I completed the first year, making a lap quilt and almost finishing a bag to hold my cutting mat and rulers in, then started the second year, and after hand dyeing and hand-piecing a cushion cover, decided that I just couldn't take the pressure of the class whilst working full time, and having parents who live 3 hours drive away who were ill. The coursework was taking over my life and my lounge, and was making me ill. Quitting the course was the hardest decision I'd made for a long while, but such a relief. I've now joined a local stitching club, and am about to start a sampler quilt (from the Lynne Edwards New Sampler book), stitching 2 blocks a month whether at home or at the club. Some of these ladies have apparently never picked up a needle in their lives, so we're gonna take it real slow and leisurely like... and I'm really looking forward to it! Just think, sitting with a cup of tea stitching and chatting to the new friends I've made, instead of worrying about whether my coursework is up to scratch... its gonna be heaven... doing something for myself instead for a teacher... and with friendly people around me who can show me how to piece curves, or do those pointy bits in applique, or 1000 other things that City & Guilds will never teach you. So thats my tale - now get up and take a short walk to the bathroom and stretch those muscles out - they need it! Suzie B -- "From the internet connection under the pier" Southend, UK http://community.webshots.com/user/suziekga |
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Welcome. I can see that you will fit in here :-)
lisae sdgodfrey wrote: But since everyone keeps insisting it's too hot for chocolate, the welcome wagon can send FQ's (Fat Quarters or Finished Quilts). VBEG |
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Well... I was waiting till everyone else had their say but since you asked
so nicely Ill dive in now. I wanted to make quilts because they looked so homey. This was back in the hippy days of make it yourself. My mom was a wonderful clothing maker but had not tried making quilts. I couldnt learn it from her or any other family member so I learned the basics from a woman who was over from South Africa on a strange Tom Sawyer type adventure with a young man from California. I made a few blocks and that was about it until a few years later when I made my first quilt. That was a laughable yet loveable affair, all cotton sheets and bits and bobs from Moms sewing bag. There was a badger of fleece and a muskie *fish* out of uncut cordoroy, and it was machine everything I think. It had part of a comforter, nylon covered, as its batt and my ex took it in the divorce and later returned it. The batt is making a return appearence in my siggy quilt! Later I made quilts from cotton and poly cotton cause it was I could get for free.or frugally.. and I made quilts. Or quilt tops anyway. My son found me RCTQ some years ago. I posted hesitantly at first... then somehow I finally figured it out, that I was welcome here, no matter how wonky my seams... no matter if I ever finished a quilt or not. It seemed that my brand of playing around was fine, that it was not a quilt police kind of group. Now, youd have to use dynamite to get rid of me. I cant picture a time when I wont want to come here to laugh, or mourn, or celebrate (anything.. heck.. a day of good health seems a good reason to smile and say whooohoooo!) and maybe even talk quilting a bit! Oh, thats what held me back at first. I felt I had nothing to offer... I am not a technically good quilter. As for the mead... cyber mead is my strength.. but its super strong.. believe me! LOL Hugs, Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Paul & Suzie Beckwith" wrote in message ... Aha - if you like mead, you need to get Anty Krysia to send you a bottle of honey vodka - Krupnik - from Poland - its like mead, but on steroids... And - picture the scene if you will - O'Hare Airport Immigration desk, "what is the purpose of your visit" "to visit friends off the internet" and me promptly digging in my purse for a well-thumbed piece of paper with Sarah's address written on it.. you should have seen the look on the immigration officers face... Suzie B p.s. - when you gonna tell us why you started and etc? -- "From the internet connection under the pier" Southend, UK http://community.webshots.com/user/suziekga |
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