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yum! How far is that from Albany.......I can plan my next visit to DS . heheheh

So sorry Deanna! I should have "defnined" QI!! It's abbreviation of "Quilt Inspector" - or pet - dog, cat, birds, whatever.... lol. We have many conversations here about our QI's, and how a lot of them love to curl up on our quilts.

I love applique too, and the more "free form" art quilts. I've been working on one for about 2 years that's sunset in a tropical forest. I just go to it from time to time and work on it when the mood hits. It will be a true accomplishment when it's finished!

Patti in Seattle

snipped-for-privacy@cox.net (Deanna=A0in=A0Virginia) wrote: Hi Patti,

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????????

Then I shall go find some and eat them in your honor! BTW - my daughter and grandkids live in the Portsmouth area. ME-Judy

Hi Patti,

Ouilt Inspectors I have. I have 2 wired hair fox terriers that are constantly with me. Their names are Sir Maxwell Smart ( the second ) who is 10 and Scootin' Scooter Firefox who is 7. And, they do live up to their name. Mainly the wired part. Hey terriers are terriers!!!! As soon as daddy leaves for work, they are sitting at the door to the basement where my room is. They have to inspect every fabric I have in my hands, watch PCQuilter on the frame, sit in my lap while I use EQ and try to get the quilt away from mommy so they can take a nap on it. They each have their doggie bed down here and I think if I would feed them down here, they would never leave. I also have 4 birds that enjoy picking on fabric scraps in their cages. They always get really noisy when I show them a new quilt. Plus, there is the 2 legged QI known as my husband. But, can't complain because he'll bring fabric home to me. We both batiks.....

Deanna

Hi Roberta,

No I don't have any on the web. In fact, until I got a digital camera while back,I never took pics. I'm so excited to get one done to send off, that sometimes I forget to take a picture. 58 isn't bad.... And the passion of quilting couldn't be any better.....

Deanna

I correct myself on the amount of strawberries used to make the wine...they told me 3 pounds per bottle. It's about an hour and a half to Pine Bush from Albany. We went today and it was so heavenly. We ended up buying half a case of wine....DH got 3 bottles and I picked out 3. I love the sweet fruit wines.. I picked Strawberry which they are the best in the region, Black Raspberry and Blueberry....hey the doctor can't say I'm not getting my fruit....hehehehe The festival will be going on for quite sometime. Here's the website...

Deanna, welcome to the group from Downunder

Dee in Oz

Deanna...what is the Quilt Show that Ricky Timms and Alex Anderson have ?????? Is it online?...Thanks...Mary in VT

Welcome. Glad you decided to join our group!!

Wellllll darn darn darn. We were just out there a couple weeks ago! Wish I had known about this. Oh well, we were so busy we probably couldn't have attended anyhow. I'll save the website. Thanks.

Welcome, Deanna! This is a great place for addicts, new and old, with no wish for a cure. grin -

Karen, Queen of Squishies

Is that Grandma's Restaurant still on Central Ave. up there in Albany? I loved that place! Pami

I haven't a clue....but I DO know where Central Avenue is!!! I'll have to look it up when we are out there again.

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

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