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We are a group that loves quilting of any kind,
any experience level, It's fun to share ideas,
tips, patterns etc. It is fascinating to see
the sameness and differences of quilters all
over the USA and the world. Pull up a chair and share!

Hi everyone,

This is the "parking lot" for posting links to quilting information, free patterns, and quilting teaching sites.

All you have to do to add a link is:
1 Click on reply
2 Type in the name of the link
2 Paste the link into the document.
3 Write a short blurb about what the site offers.

Using the reply feature, the links will not have to be updated. They will be entered into the thread chronologically. They won't be in alphabetical order but they will all be in one spot.

My plan is to keep a track of the links posted in a Word document. About once a month I'll clean house so the thread doesn't get too long. I'll delete the posts for the month and post the word document as the first reply. Then we can all start all over again posting new links.

If you have any questions, let me know. If you want some help posting the link, you can send it along with the name and description to me. I put long links into TinyURL.com to make them shorter and more manageable.

Ginny

This parking lot is for links to internet quilting retailers, good buys on fabric and tools, good service, low shipping, whatever.

Here's how to post your link.

1 Click on reply
2 Post the name of the site
3 Add the link
4 Let us know why you liked this site.

Again, if you have any problems with posting the links, let me know. Just send me the link and your blurb and I'll post them.

The response threads will be organized chronologically, not alphabetically but it should work pretty well for us. Same monthly clean up as for the other Parking Lot

Ginny

So far I have received 6 beautiful friendship blocks in the mail. I love receiving them and they brighten my day.

Now the movtivation to plan the quilt layout is growing, and so yesterday I was playing with EQ5 to come up with some nifty way to present each block in a quilt that will display the uniqueness of each.

In a private message some of you have mentioned that they too are looking forward to receiving the blocks so they can have a quilt ready for Christmas and this will happen with everyone's efforts to complete and mail their block by October 15th. I hope this date works with all of you.

Is anyone else planning what their finished quilt will look like?

Many people have a tradition of decorating their house the day after Thanksgiving. Just thought I'd share this. The one on the right is my kind of guy.



Diane

You know how you start a new project at a quilt workshop, bring the project home and put it on your sewing table to finish. But, usually there's another project in process that has to be finished first and another and another ends up being started while the workshop project gets forgotten. It's possible that even more recent workshops projects might join the one that's waiting on the table. Their position gets shifted. Pieces fall on the floor only to be retrieved. The most telling development is when the project actually gets put in a drawer or box.

Well, this year, thanks to Sharon, my guild has embarked on a UFO challenge. I've finished two of them. Here's the latest. It's a fall wall hanging from a Frieda Anderson workshop. It was finished on time to hang up for Halloween.

Hi All,
I am on my way tomorrow to visit my kids and grand kids but wanted to wish my favorite buddies a very "Happy Turkey Day", as my 1st graders would say.
I hope everyone has a wonderful fun filled holiday.
Marsha

I have posted the pictures of the quilts I made for my nieces and nephew and the label I put on the back of each one. I put them in the mail today. I have not told them I was doing them so they should get a surprise by the end of the week.It was a very therapeutic process for me. It helped me think about the good times we had and put to rest the issues.

This turkey is so cuuute! He looks like a patchwork turkey. lol Is being a quilter synonymous with being a cook? Are you cooking this Thanksgiving or are you going to out to a restaurant or someones home?