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G'day!
Name: Melinda (Prefer to protect privacy, but I'm in the directory) Home: Cardiff, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Domestic Engineer Age: 31 Past Lives: Qualified Architectural Draftsperson, need to go to Uni to get any further, companies in town prefer uni students getting experience, time for the work involved in the degree was too much for my liking. Family: Married DH (Athol) likes the results of my quilting, not keen on the time I spend on it. 3 1/2 month old son. Parents 1/2 hour away, sister and BroIL in Sydney. Food: Chocolate, cheesecake, home cooked dinners that I don't have to cook, Turkish cuisine QI's: No pets, just son and husband Machine(s): Handed down Janome from 1980 Quilting For: Depends, been piecing since '96 Quilt Assembly Preference: Machine or EPP Quilt Style Preference: I'll try anything once Colour Preference: Prefer brights but will use anything Skill level: Beginner to Intermedite Beginner Posting/Reading frequency: Depends on how busy I am Interests other than quilting/fabric fondling/S.E.X.: Metallic Silhouette (email me for further info on that one), reading - Sci-Fi/Fantasy, spy (Le Carre), Bronte sisters, belly dancing, garment sewing, beading, sleeping Pet Peeves: Cigarette, etc smoke, Gun Control Lobby, smoky car exhausts TV Shows: The Bill, Law & Order, Red Cap, movies (ATM on TV only) Drive A: 1980 Volvo powered by a 350 Chev Favorite Quote: What the...? -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol |
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Name: Georg
Home: Upstate NY Occupation: training as a medical transcriptionist, about 2/3 through course. Hope to be finished and employed by the end of the year. Age: 34 Past Lives: Newspaper copyeditor, technical writer. My MCS keeps me from working in an office setting now. Hoping to work from home. Family: DH Food: Anything without mushrooms, legumes, pepperoni, or grains, but preferably with cheese or chocolate. Dark chocolate is best. QI's: Dog is officially Kenya, but answers to Dog more often. Cats are Colin, Spider, Sassy (usually called Fat Cat), and Pepe our newest & youngest and only longhair. Machine(s): Kenmore 1998 model, Wards 1949 in cabinet. Quilting For: First quilt finished in high school. Have worked on projects regularly since then. Quilt Assembly: I prefer the hand aesthetic. Will machine piece, but I like hand applique. Prefer hand quilting, but have been caught MQ. Plotting a CQ. Quilt Style Preference: None. Don't like quilts that look "muddy" or MQed all over without emphasizing the pattern. MQ can look good when the quilting accents the pattern, but I hate meandering to no apparent purpose. Colour Preference: Purple, blue, jeweltones. I hate florals. Interests other than quilting/fabric fondling/S.E.X.: SCA. Calligraphy and illumination. Fermenting things. Cheesemaking. Playing EQ, the Sims, or Monster Rancher. Pet Peeves: I am a grumpy person who hates people who swim in perfume. I have more, but I'll spare you. TV Shows: CSI and Pokemon are my favorites. Favorite Quote: Fill the void. -georg |
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Hi,
I'm a "muse in training" & I inspire other and myself. Just stop on by and get inspired. That's my biography and I'm sticking to it. big grin Kris ( in northern Virignia, who just finished another quilt ) |
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Name: Larisa Vann
Home: Liverpool, NY (3 years), via Panama (2 years), via VA (1.5 years), via Maryland (23.5 years) Occupation: Not-so-stay-at-home Mom Age: 30 (for 2 more months) Past Lives: retail (JoAnn Fabrics), clerical (law office, gov't contractor), more retail (Home Depot, Sears), food service (waitress, food runner, dishwasher) Family: DH, DS (3), DD (13 days), several inlaws, most of which I adore, Mother, father, stepmother, step-siblings (don't even ask!) Food: any chocolate other than white chocolate, chinese food, "southern" food - meat and potatoes type meals QIs: Shadow (black DSH) 6yrs, Spirit (grey DSH) 6yrs - Shadow's litter mate, Nugget (gold DSH) 7yrs (this is actually DHs cat, that he raised to think he was a dog!) Machine(s): Sears Kenmore 12-stitch, regularly used; hand crank, treadle, modified machine (still trying to date it) that are in the repair process Quilting for: about 2 years. Did discover "quilts" that I made for DS - made out of pre-printed panels...made before I ever got pregnant simply because i liked the colors and designs...they were made in about 1998 Quilt Assembly preference: rotary cut, machine pieced Quilt style and preference: not into applique yet, thinking about paper piecing....prefer straight rotary cut, non-odd shaped blocks Color Preference: navy, forest green, burgundy, purple, kids prints, *no* pinks/paisleys Skill Level: still consider myself a beginner in all aspects....I get too impatient to see the finished product to remember the "rules" Posting/Reading Frequency: try to read at least once a day so as not to overload my computer (have had a few crashes on days when I haven't gotten here to dump the posts!). POst probably everyday as well if there is something that I can comment on or help with. Interests other than quilting/fabric fondling/S.E.X.: garment sewing, cross-stitch, interior decorating, collecting old sewing machines (a farily new interest) Pet Peeves: to quote Kathy Applebaum: "Let's not go there. There's only so much bandwidth, and I don't need to get riled up today." TV Shows: Survivor, CSI, other shows depend on my level of awareness, which isn't high these days Drive: 1997 dark green Suzuki Sidekick, sometimes a 1996 black Geo Metro (DHs car) Favorite Quote: "I know God won't give me anything I can't handle, I just wish he didn't trust me so much." Mother Teresa (so it has been said) "Don't mess with the Mama Bear." LRV |
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Renee Clark wrote: While googling trying to learn more about our Mesue (wish I had a chance to get to know her), I came across a thread from 2000 in which RCTQ'ers introduced themselves in detail. I've come on board since then (September of '02), and I'm sure many others have too. Might be worth doing again for the sake of those who are a bit newer. I'll go first, in the hope that some of you will follow suit. Blessings Renee Renee, thanks for posting this .I enjoyed reading about you ! here is my info such as it is: ---------------------------------------- Name: Tina Hoak Home: Brockport NY USA Occupation: Radiological Technologist RT.. (R) (M) ( Xray tech lic. for regular x-rays and mammography) Age: hate to own up to this one.....41 Past Lives:worked in clothing retail, factory worker assembling smoke detectors, and in high school I worked at a local "fish/ seafood" store. Family: married 15 yrs. to my DH Brian, 2 boys : Erich 13 and Kyle 11 yrs old. Food:Chocolate, cheese cake, mashed potatoes with gravy, shrimp and a nice steak ... also ...not all at the same time vbg QI's: 2 dogs currently.... a 1 yr. old border collie named Bandit, and a 2 yr. old Bishon Frise/ poodle mix named Digger. Both of which love sleeping on my boy's quilts ! I had to make them a fleece one for "their" dog bed....and don't think about moving either because they know right where it is at all times........must have a dog alarm on it or something! Machine(s): a Viking 250, Viking #1 plus, and a Viking 910 serger. Did I say my dogs guard my sewing room ? hehehehe Quilting For: oh lets see........made my first tied quilt 13 yrs. ago Quilt Assembly : I machine piece and machine quilt. I have done "one" hand pieced and hand quilted hanging. Quilt Style Preference: any type.. Color Preference: moss greens , gold yellows,red, plums....tans, navy, burgundy Skill level: I lump myself in as a beginning intermediate if there is such a thing Posting/Reading frequency: Read weekly , more if time permits. Interests other than quilting/fabric fondling/S.E.X.: Reading, digital photography, gardening, painting Pet Peeves: people that park in handicapped spaces without a permit. People that leave their pets in cars when it is hot outside. TV Shows: the news...Joan of Arcadia...not really much time for TV. Drive A: 1997 Olds. Mini van Favorite Quote: none really........ -- Tina Brockport, NY *~*v*~*v*~*v*~*v*~* |
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Forgot:
Stash: not big enough to worry about raids. MOst of it is for clothing anyway, and therefore not suitable for quilts grin Life Status: in an adjustment periiod again with a 3yo and a newborn, but otherwise, pretty good...awaiting to hear if we are moving or not CNYstitcher wrote: Name: Larisa Vann Home: Liverpool, NY (3 years), via Panama (2 years), via VA (1.5 years), via Maryland (23.5 years) Occupation: Not-so-stay-at-home Mom Age: 30 (for 2 more months) Past Lives: retail (JoAnn Fabrics), clerical (law office, gov't contractor), more retail (Home Depot, Sears), food service (waitress, food runner, dishwasher) Family: DH, DS (3), DD (13 days), several inlaws, most of which I adore, Mother, father, stepmother, step-siblings (don't even ask!) Food: any chocolate other than white chocolate, chinese food, "southern" food - meat and potatoes type meals QIs: Shadow (black DSH) 6yrs, Spirit (grey DSH) 6yrs - Shadow's litter mate, Nugget (gold DSH) 7yrs (this is actually DHs cat, that he raised to think he was a dog!) Machine(s): Sears Kenmore 12-stitch, regularly used; hand crank, treadle, modified machine (still trying to date it) that are in the repair process Quilting for: about 2 years. Did discover "quilts" that I made for DS - made out of pre-printed panels...made before I ever got pregnant simply because i liked the colors and designs...they were made in about 1998 Quilt Assembly preference: rotary cut, machine pieced Quilt style and preference: not into applique yet, thinking about paper piecing....prefer straight rotary cut, non-odd shaped blocks Color Preference: navy, forest green, burgundy, purple, kids prints, *no* pinks/paisleys Skill Level: still consider myself a beginner in all aspects....I get too impatient to see the finished product to remember the "rules" Posting/Reading Frequency: try to read at least once a day so as not to overload my computer (have had a few crashes on days when I haven't gotten here to dump the posts!). POst probably everyday as well if there is something that I can comment on or help with. Interests other than quilting/fabric fondling/S.E.X.: garment sewing, cross-stitch, interior decorating, collecting old sewing machines (a farily new interest) Pet Peeves: to quote Kathy Applebaum: "Let's not go there. There's only so much bandwidth, and I don't need to get riled up today." TV Shows: Survivor, CSI, other shows depend on my level of awareness, which isn't high these days Drive: 1997 dark green Suzuki Sidekick, sometimes a 1996 black Geo Metro (DHs car) Favorite Quote: "I know God won't give me anything I can't handle, I just wish he didn't trust me so much." Mother Teresa (so it has been said) "Don't mess with the Mama Bear." LRV |
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frood wrote: I meant to say 4-legged dog. -- Wendy and here I was thinking your kids really brought home a hairy big foot ...." mom, can we keep it ? " :-) -- Tina Brockport, NY *~*v*~*v*~*v*~*v*~* |
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Don't think I did this the first time around, so here goes....
Name: Marcella Home: Belmont, CA Occupation: happy wife and lucky mom and part time quilting teacher Age: yes Past Lives: all kinds of odds and ends. Wienerdog for corporate wienerschnitzl :-); aerobics instructor; masseuse; secretary Family: Husband, son, parents, two sisters and assorted extended relatives. Food: Yes and often! QI's: I believe that would be me. I have been known to fondle, drool over and roll on every quilt I make. I also leave long dark hair behind, but I always pick it all off the finished product. None of the four legged variety. Machine(s): Elna quilters dream; Brother 1500s; Singer 301 and New Home of the older but not antique variety for back up. I think there's a surger somewhere too but I never use it. Quilting For: Mebbe 10 years by now. Sewing since forever and I'm really glad my days of sewing stacks of ugly bridesmaids dresses for others are over! Quilt Assembly Preference: Assembled. I just love a finished quilt, don't you? I dabble - a little by hand, some my machine... Quilt Style Preference: Leaning towards traditional for what I make but I love to look at it all! I have a secret love for itty bitty quilts with teeny weenie pieces though. Colour Preference: Yes, I prefer colored fabrics. White just doesn't thrill me. Skill level: Depends on the task. I'm good at piecing (hand or machine) and hand applique. My machine applique is below beginner level :-) I'm fairly good at quilting either way. Posting/Reading frequency: Daily at least Interests other than quilting/fabric fondling/S.E.X.: Reading, baking bread and cooking of other sorts, puttering around the house and digging in the garden. TV Shows: We love tv around here. ER, 24, Survivor and Amazing Race, lately we've been laughing at Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Drive A: Geo Prizm much to my families embarrassment Favorite Quote: oh dear, off the cuff? I'd have to think a while on this. Guess I'm not a quote girl. marcella |
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Name: Julia
Home: Rochester, Minnesota Occupation: Retired Age: 59 Past lives: Librarian, Stay-at-home-mom, software engineer Family: Married 36 years. DS & DDIL have 2 beautiful children. DD will be married Nov. 1 Food: Chocolate, especially dark chocolate. QI's: None Machine: Elna Quilter's Dream. I've always owned Elnas, starting with a Supermatic in 1966. Also have an ElnaLock serger, but don't use it much since I do very little garment sewing these days. Quilting for: 30 years, off and on. More intensely for 4 or 5 years. I'm mostly self-taught from books. Gotta love those public libraries! Quilt assembly preference: Rotary cut, machine pieced. I enjoy both hand and machine quilting. Hand quilting is more relaxing but machine quilting is much faster. Which I choose depends on the project at hand. I have also done a fair amount of machine applique and tried hand applique; I would rather piece. I have just started doing some foundation paper piecing and am not sure yet how well I like it. Quilt style preference: traditional, but sometimes some non-traditional colors. Color preference: generally greens and earth tones, though I have used a wide variety of colors; sometimes I surprise myself with what I choose. Skill level: Intermediate Posting/reading frequency: Daily Other interests: Reading, computer, grandkids TV shows: Seldom watch anything, especially since we no longer get MASH re-runs. Julia in MN -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://mail.chartermi.net/~jaccola/ |
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What a great idea! Thanks, Renee.
Name: Debbie Oscarson Home: Isanti, Minnesota, USA -- I don't mind giving it out because we're on a dead end dirt road in the middle of nowhere and even people who have directions sometimes can't find us! Occupation: Right now, it seems like getting well is my full-time job. I have Sarcoidosis in my lungs, lymph nodes, bone marrow, joints and skin -- very rare disease in a very rare form, but, fortunately not a malignant type disease, rather an inflammatory/autoimmune thing like RA, MS or Lupus. Age: Must we? OK, 50. Past Lives: I was a legal secretary/assistant before becoming disabled. Family: Married 11 years to my DH Ted. I have 2 kids from a previous marriage and Ted has 3. Food: Chocolate, of course. Could we quilt without it? Also, pepper steak, egg foo yung, cheese cake, lasagna, almost anything at a Chinese buffet. It would be easier to list things I don't like, because there are so few. QI's: 9 dogs -- 8 of them Pomeranians (used to show & breed) and 1 Brittany who thinks she's a Pom. All house dogs, of course (no point in having them if you don't enjoy their company) and two large areas of our 3 1/2 acres are fenced for their pleasure and safety. Machine(s): A Janome MC8000; a 1976 Elna SU on which I do all my piecing; a Pfaff serger; and a Juki TL98e on a Quilt Easy frame for machine quilting. Also, DH has an industrial machine and does show car (street rod) interiors. Quilting For: About 7-8 years I guess, but sewing since I was 8 years old. Quilt Assembly : I machine piece and machine quilt. Quilt Style Preference: Mostly traditional pieced, some crazy quilting, and I like to embellish with machine embroidery. Color Preference: I want one of everything! Skill level: Advanced intermediate? Posting/Reading frequency: Mostly lurk and read as time & health permit. Interests other than quilting/fabric fondling/S.E.X.: Reading, cake decorating, knitting (hand & machine) and I just started gardening this year and learned to can salsa and pickles. Pet Peeves: Pets allowed to run loose! I'm tired of seeing dead cats & dogs on country roads. TV Shows: I'm ashamed to admit that I've taken a liking to that sleazy new show, Nip/Tuck on FX ;-) Also like the CBS comedies on Monday night. Drive A: 1989 Honda Accord and a 1955 Chevy Bel Air and a 1964 Chevy El Camino. I forgot to mention old cars and car shows above. Favorite Quote: "If our beliefs do not change our behavior, why have beliefs?" |
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