Lesson learned the hard way...

Vicky, I'm sorry. It's hard to think of all that work gone, forgotten, it's sad. But taking pictures from here on out is an excellent idea. Then you'll always have the image at least to remind you of the fun/frustration/joy you had in making it.

What bad luck! And if a hurricane ever does hit Michigan, we know what you will rescue first! Roberta in D, where global warming now occasionally gives us a tornado! Aack!

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What a great shame Vicky. That must have been such a sad round of calls. However, now you have got us to encourage you to take photographs! So, even if it is just on paper, you will have something to fondle. This winter is my time to learn how to attach the digital camera to the computer, and get those things onto our website. It's going to *have* to happen. So, perhaps we can encourage each other?! . In message , " snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com" writes

where in Michigan are you? Welcome neighbor!

Kate in MI (southeast MI -- near intersection of 23 & 96)

Patti -- you will be so angry with yourself when you realize how EASY it is to make the camera and the computer talk to each other!

Kate in MI

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Oh, I truly hope so. So far my DH has held onto the 'secret' and the mystique. I have said that I want to be able to exchange things with my friends and not always have to ask him. I haven't time at the moment to really concentrate, but after the end of October, I will be ready and willing to learn all this. Thanks for this encouragement. I will remember >g< . In message , Kate G. writes

If your camera uses a memory card, the easiest way to transfer the pictures is to buy a card reader. I bought my SanDisk brand reader at Best Buy for about $20. It plugs into a USB port on the computer. I put the card in the reader and it acts as another drive.

Julia in MN

How about getting out the camera and taking a few pix as soon as the top is finished? That way there is a picture, and you can share that with us so much sooner than if you wait 'til it's quilted and bound. Debra in VA See my quilts at

here a click, there a click,everywhere a click click. Patti the quilter had some pix to go online, EIEIOoooooo and its done. quick as that, honestly. just plug that baby in. find the software program already on the puter somewhere, use your search thing and you're away laughing. wont take more than a few minutes to see how easy it is. no need to wait, hello, goodbye, i'm late, i'm late i'm late, lol. we're all waaaaaaaaaaiting for those pix girl. hrmph. :)) hugz, jeanne n.b. you can get a webshots page set up in the meantime, easy peasy, in readiness for the pix when ready. minutes is all any of all this takes. you will amaze yourself with how clever you are. heck, if you can make a quilt, getting pix from camera online is soooooo much easier. :)

I don't even have to find the software. Plug it in and as quick as a flash my piccies are downloaded, it says 'Where do you want them, and gives me a list of where they've gone before, 'what do you want them called?' then it says everything is done.

Then I go to where I have told Computer where to put them, and lo and behold, it has done it properly! All under 'My Pictures' in a little folder.

The fun comes when you play with the pictures in Paintshop Pro or equivalent. I went to classes last year, only 5, but taught me the basics of tweeking them.

Good luck for October Pat, and the completion of The Book.

I started a Bronwyn's Log of Quilts from the very first one I made in

1990 - must have known I was onto a good thing LOL - took a photo, pasted some little fabric scraps on to the page and a few notes of description, size, given to whom etc. I have done this ever since, and now, I can't believe 16 years has gone by! It outgrew the art paper book, so I carefully sliced the pages out and now store them in the plastic pocket sheets in a binder. I had a couple of girls around from the guild the other day teaching them a little about EQ5 and they picked up the binder and went WOW - what fun to look at. Task today - I must add my latest African wallhanging to it..... Hugs, Bronnie

Patti - my "new" digital camera (about 18months old) cost me about $140AUS and when it is connected to the computer it downloads itself in .jpg format. It's not top-of-the-line, but it is fine for happy snaps. And it's so fast!!

I think I picked it up on special in Target or K-Mart after a friend fried my older "good" digital by leaving it on a hot dashboard a couple of summers ago. ("Hot" as in 40C plus in the shade - it melted the case! LOL)

there ya go, even easier. i never let a puter get the better of me, no sireeeeee. just keep looking round and clicking til i figure out what i want it to do. just never hit delete unless you're absolutely sure what you're deleting, lol. cheers, jeanne

Started out with that good intention. But after a few raffle quilts got away from me I stopped worrying about it.

But I do encourage my sewers here to photograph everything. We have two gatherings a year here in the big playroom where K brings her professional camera and anyone can bring / leave their quilts for photos. That way there is help at hand to hold or peg up, and good lighting. Fun day too!

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good idea that one, Cheryl. Everyone would appreciate the photo opportunity.

Cheers Bron

Hi, neighbor! I'm in southeast MI, too. Right off 75, about 15 mi. south of Detroit.

Vicky

Remember Novi on the 29th. Gen

yup, we'll be there on Friday? all day, iirc. did i get that right Gen? jeanne