We have had quite a few new quilters joining us lately. Does anybody have the links to the FAQs and the squishie definition and the HUG quilt page and anything else the newbies might be interested in reading or looking at?
Leslie (been here at rctq about 15 years!) & The Furbabies in MO.
Thanks for posting this link Edna. Some real good info there.
KT.
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Thanks E.P. for the link. I had most of it figured out but everytime I see AFAIK, all my brain sees is Aflak, that insurance ad with the duck! lol Donna
re HUGS...
What is a HUG?
A HUG is bits of fabric put together with love and understanding -- and sometimes, a serious case of stitching-out-the-pain, for some of us who cannot be there to administer the real, personal HUGs. A HUG is one way (sometimes the only way we have, in this chunk of cyber-space, this big quilting bee many of us have depended on in ways we can never fully explain) to put our arms around someone (and each other); to reach out and say "I wish I could be there with/for you, in person, but I can't, and this will just have to do, at least for now."
A HUG wraps the absolute caring that goes on in this newsgroup (RCTQ) into a tangible package for someone to touch, and feel, and cuddle down into when times are tough. Sometimes, a HUG is all we have, when words aren't enough. Now, don't think for an instant that HUGs are ALL sadness and tragedy. Not by a long shot, they aren't. There's almost always a lot of laughter stitched into each HUG, and a lot of shared good-times. Lots of puns get worked into many of the HUG-blocks, and lots of the things we've just LEARNED about each other, from time to time. Lots of rainbows and butterfly wings and sunshine and flowers and just downright-silly-giggles, too.
There is an astonishing amount of power in a HUG, folks. Lightning and thunder and some really sharp edges and planes. Anger, sometimes, in a HUG. A good, clean kind of anger.
A HUG is for Friendship and Family. A HUG helps with fear and pain. A HUG is for Laughter and good times and spinning around the room in a happy-dance. A HUG is all the things quilters do, for all the reasons they do the things they do. But because mostly, quilters do what they do because they CARE so very deeply, and simply understand the perfect beauty of a HUG quilt.
May this HUG wrap you in the arms of all those who love you, many around the country, and around the world, who you may never meet but hold you and those you love deep in their hearts and daily in their prayers.
(from Mz Sairey)
****************************************HUG quilts can be viewed at:
If you are not on the HUG list -- or want more information -- just let me know. (despam my addy)
Kate
Thanks for the reprint, Kate. One thing I noticed is that Karen is still listed as the Hug Organizer. Maybe you can get that corrected, since you are now the Hug POC. I do not know who is 'in charge of' the FAQ though. While we are on the subject, thanks for your service. I do not often get a chance to participate, but I ALWAYS keep the hug-ee in thoughts and prayers. Pat in VA/USA
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