Intro

Welcome Deanna! And congratulations on being a breast cancer survivor!

Tell us more - What's your favorite quilting method? Applique? Paper pieced? Scrappy? Favorite colors? Novelty prints? Retro? Pastels? Batiks? Any QI's? And..... where do you hide your stash?

Patti in Seattle

Welcome Deanna. You'll find there are quite a few folk from Virginia. They'll chip in eventually. Once you've dabbled a bit, I bet you find a style or technique that you love and make your own; if not, have huge fun trying this and that and moving on! What are you working on at the moment? . In message , Deanna in Virginia writes

Welcome Deanna. I live in the uk but do visit with bil and sil in Virginia evry couple of years.

Welcome! We're the same age :-) And we certainly share the passion. Do you have photos up anywhere? Roberta in D

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Welcome Deanna! I'm glad Pami convinced you to join our group. This is a fantastic place to listen and learn and talk about everything from quilting to kitties and whatever happens to be the subject du jour. I'm in Florida with my DH and our furkids. Have a seat and tell us more!

Welcome aboard, Deanna! =20

-Irene

Welcome, Deanna! Any friend of Pami's is a friend of ours. :) What sort of quilts do you like to make when you're not experimenting with something new? Do you have QIs? How about chocolate?

Welcome aboard to the best-est cyber frame around! Glad Pami talked you into joining us! Did she also tell you that you had to send us all chocolate???? addicted. I'm always willing to try something new, even if it doesn't

Hello Deanna! Great to see another Virginian here! I'm over on the Peninsula ... in the Historic Triangle. Are you a member of VCQ? Are you going to the Ricky Timms Seminar in Richmond next week?

Enough with my questions! Here is my usual welcome ... for Everyone, not just those lucky enough to live in Virginia! > The only rule you really need to know:

Deanna > Thanks to Pami, I have joined the group. Pami and I are friends. >

Hi Patti,

I have been doing yard work since this morning. Now, it's time to answer a bit of mail, take a shower, eat and watch a DVD....

I love scrappy quilts. They are so warm and inviting. They remind me of my Grandmothers and staying with them. They never wasted an old shirt, pants, or even a tablecloth that was worn. They all went into quilts. Even the old denim from the men's pants and overalls. I love scrappy quilts with applique on them. I also like to dabble in art quilts. When I get right down to it, I like everything with quilting. My favorite colors..... hmmmm... Pink, yellow, earth tones, black, white,reds, greens.... all of them except for neon...... I have a ton of novelty prints because I use them for the kids at Pinr Ridge Reservation. I also like pastels and can't live without batiks. Also hand dyes..... What is QI???????? I don't hide my stash. My husband did me a quilting studio, bought me PCQuilter, several machines and even buys fabric for me. He loves to buy batiks.

I'll answer more later replies later on tonight. I hear the shower calling and we both are starved.....

Happy Quilting, Deanna

Hello Deanna....Welcome aboard!! I am so happy you joined this wonderful family. This group was a GREAT support to me last year and I think the world of them. Pami

Yes, I'm in VA. I'm 45 years old, married to a Roanoke native, and living about an hour and a half away from you.

Are you going to the Star Quilter's Guild quilt show, 20th-22nd of this month, at the Civic Center? Debra in VA See my quilts at

Hi Deanna and welcome to our group! And I second the congratulations of being a breast cancer survivor! My mom is also a breast cancer survivor. I came out west from Virginia Beach VA about ten yrs ago.

What?! We have to name a favorite chocolate????? IMPOSSIBLE!!!! I love them all! lol My waistline is proving that! I'd say, paper piecing and applique are my two favorites for quilting.

Launie, in Oregon

Hi debra,

What town are you in? By the way, I do plan on going to the quilt show either Friday or Saturday. Are you going? Maybe we could meet . Let me know. Email me privately.

Deanna

Laurie, This is so strange. I went east from living in California my entire life. We've been here 10 yeras. As far as chocolate, since chemo, I usually get sick if I eat it.

Thanks for the welcome.

Deanna

Hi Pat, No, I'm not a member of VCQ. they have no activities in this area so I haven't joined. I would love to go to Ricky Timm's seminar but right now, no funds for it. I idolize this guy. I absolutely love his quilts. I joined the Quilt SHow that he and Alex Anderson have. I would love to go to one og the tapiongs.. They look like so much fun. Sorry,no chocolate here since chemo. Every now and then, I can eat it but for the most I can't.

Deanna

Hi Pami,

I'm so glad you told me about this newsgroup. I'm sending you a letter later on. Hope you're getting some quilting done...

Deanna

Judy, Sorry no chocolate. sInce chemo, rarely can I eat any. But, my favorite before chemo were truffles..... the rich and expensive ones.

Deanna

Hi Sandy,

All of you sound so friendly. Makes me glad I joined the group.

QIs are "quilts in progress???????? If it is, right now I have anart quilt, 2 small wall hangings, 2 children's string quilts, 2 baby quiults, 2 twin string quilts... I think that's it. Now, if you wanted the ones that are in my head, we would be on this note forever. Way too many there.

I love experimenting with art quilts. Although the one I need to finish for a friend is driving me nuts. I started this in the spring of 2005. I got very sick again in that fall, started back on it in

Deanna