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Hi Anne, Welcome. I've seen the Thomas the Tank Engine fabric and wished ever so hard that it had been available when my son was young. He lived for Thomas and the rest of the Shining Time Station characters. Where in Washington State are you? I also live in WA, east of the Cascades in a small city on the Columbia.

Sunny

Welcome Anne, and hello from Downunder!

Hi Anne! Fancy seeing you here! I started quilting when Pillbug was 6mo. I didn't know you quilted!

-- Anita --

Welcome Anne! You've described the birthing method of backing a quilt. IMO it works better for tied comforters. But children are less interested in the technical side -your son will love it! Roberta in D

"Anne Rogers" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net...

Welcome Anne. Glad to see you here. You'll have fun and pick up some useful information. I've been here six years, quilting nearly 13, and pick up something new most days! . In message , Anne Rogers writes

Welcome to the greatest cyber quilting frame ever! You'll learn something new every day! Please tell us about yourself (and what's your favorite chocolate!) ME-Judy - aka Judy up in Maine

the other, more populate side! Bellevue to be precise, there are some fantastic quilt stores in the area, plus the staple of JoAnns, I love to get a huge piece of batting with a 40% off voucher!

Anne

Anne

trying to work out when I actually started, I think it may have been after Ada was born, but it surprises me it was that recent, I'd taken a bit of a break due to the move and have only recently reunearthed my sewing machine, of course I then had to buy a voltage transformer as it's a British one, I thought it was a brand that isn't available over here, but I think I may be wrong, I've just only seen other brands in the shops, it's pretty generic though, I've not had a problem buying feet or needles for it

Anne

The one book I've seen it in call it "bagging", but I think it's one I'll avoid in future!

Anne

Patti, I see you're email address is from the UK, are you still based there? how do you find getting hold of supplies, everything seemed very expensive to me, a lot of prices seem to be the same in pounds as they are in dollars, or worse. If we move back to the UK, I guess I'll be buying up a lot of supplies!

Anne

I'm glad it's the best! I much prefer newsgroups to email lists, but in a lot of topics newsgroups have really slowed down from spam and trolling. I'm planning to make a scrap quilt next, though I'll definitely have to buy some new fabrics unless I can find some people to do swaps with, it will also be my first time foundation piecing.

My favourite chocolate is something minty, in the UK I like Cadbury's Dairy Milk with mint crispy bits, here I quite like Junior Mints.

Anne

lol it was HOT here

and I bet you didn't have BBQ'd chops with tomato sauce (sauce - not ketchup)!? lol

Thankyou for helping celebrate my country's birthday.

Yes, I'm firmly resident here, Anne! It sometimes takes a little while to get something which has just been introduced in the US; but we do get it in the end. I think some of the larger shops here must send someone to the big shows to see what is new and then they start stocking it. I do get everything I need over here. I don't order from the US - got to keep our shops going! - though I do get gifts from lovely US friends, from time to time. I suppose prices are pretty well pounds for dollars, especially books; though the UK is better than continental Europe. Our shops are fewer and further between than in the US, but most have pretty efficient mail order service which I use most of the time. I don't shop at shows any more - unless I'm in dire need - as I can usually only spare a day and need that for looking at the quilts! There are two or three quilting magazines, which all seem to do quite well - they are quite different from one another; but we don't have any TV quilt shows. A few years ago, I tried a letter-writing campaign to every likely channel, but got nowhere. There are far more shows now than when I started; and they are well patronised. The largest is now at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham (August). This was introduced about five years ago.

Sorry - probably far more than you wanted to know! . In message , Anne Rogers writes

Welcome, Anne!! Quilting with fleece can be a bit of a challenge as it stretches when quilted. One thing that helps when I decide to do that is to decrease the pressure on my foot a little. YMMV

Where in WA? Me too.

so far seems ok, but I may try that

Bellevue

Anne

Hi, Anne, I'm in Bellevue, too. Eastgate area actually. Do you belong to any guilds? The Issaquah guild is meeting this Friday, Feb. 9th, 10 a.m. Email me if you are interested in the details. Donna in Bellevue

Welcome Anne! You're gonna like it here. Lots and lots of wonderful tips

- I learn new stuff all the time. And am ALWAYS glad to see someone else from Washington! Where abouts are you?

Patti in Seattle

I'm a bit further north, Crossroads area, I don't belong to anything at the moment, I'm planning to attend a quilting group at my church. I don't think I can do Friday, I have a physical therapy appointment at 10, I also have small children, which makes weekday daytimes tricky. Does the guild have a website/email list?

Anne