((Welcome Susan))

Eileen
I don't think you are doing anything wrong

This is also my quilting guild along with all the quilt shows that I have taped. Their are so many wonderful teachers. Alex & Ricky both encourage us to spread our wings. I have a "great appreciation" to all that I learn from everyone. What ever I've learnt through these great teachers,I'm always happy to share.

The shadow Bleaching fabric,with an appliqued leaf was agreat show that Alex had on simply quilts. Kathy tried that and loved the technique.

Kathy meets Ricky for the first time on Simply quilts,she was very interested in all he has brought to the table and taught. He has helped me alot with drawing my feathers, helped me alot with my quilting skills. I also enjoyed his piano tunes. I can't tell you all that I have learnt from him,"Alot". Hand dyeing,Convergence,Rhapsody,and so much more.

The beautiful Applique Boms being done now takes me back to another show Alex had on Simply quilts with fusiable Flowers,called petal play,Kathy tried that and Loved it,cutting out little flower petals with fusiable web then taking two fusiabl flower petal fusing them together,then tacking each piece down tilL you have a nice flower arrangement. I used little yellow beads to tack mine down. Very pretty!

I watched another Simply Quilts show and Elenor Burns was on teaching crazy curves. "Kathy does alot of crazy curves."

Another show Simply Quilts was using four pieces of fabric, sewing lines 1/2 inch apart d.angle finish off the complete block then cut only through the first two layers in between each row. Kathy went out to buy new electric tool. now,Lets not forget the chenelle show,Loved the fuzzzy caterpillows,another tool Kathy had to have! I've yet to try totally tubuler,I Liked that one alot. I tried the fringed applique,like that alot too. The envelope quilts I made afew.
Kathy has tried many things from the Simply quilts show.

I'll probably have them all taped ten years from now, I have tried many things on these quilt shows,and their were many great teachers. I think Alex & Ricky are great teachers and they are bringing us a mix of all the great things to come through our journey of quilting. They are great quilt teachers. Did I say that already. Simply Great!

TQS is a place that I have met many wonderful friends, It's a place I Love to hang my hat too. It has been well worth the investment in all I have learned in just the time that I have been here.
TQS stands for many great things to come,and I don't want to miss any of it.
Kathy appreciates her Lerning process,and gives thanks to all her great teachers.

TQS Hugzzz,Kathy

welcome susan

I am a little late to join in on this topic, but you ARE MY QUILT GUILD!!!! I had belong to one in the past, but only made a couple meetings and never really felt like I belonged. Thank you so much for making me feel like a very welcome friend! Mary Kay

all these lovely things can get very expensive esp here in South Africa as we are someway from towns. But love it anyway and as most quilters we are always making plans to get something we really want. I only get to be on the net in the evenings and over weekends. but no matter what I will be here. Love this group and am anxious to get to know you all.
Take care and keep stitching.

eileenkny wrote: Good Morning Eileenkny: No, had to put money into MQX. Plus my Santa got me the Statler Stitcher for xmas. That means 5yrs of budgeting again. But I am truly excited about going to MQX, going to take classes with Anita Shackleford, Brian from Cowles quilting, Jodi Beamish, Diane Varner, and Karen Mctavish ( I never get enough of Karen. Someday I will get to see Ricky, just not soon. Have a good time. Debbie

LinJoa wrote:
Thanks Linda,
It is!!
It's that wonderful kind of fun that children get to have. Ok, you have to be careful with some of the ingredients, but I totally feel like I'm letting out my inner child to play! LOL!

Gisela
http://artaddworksforme.blogspot.com/

All of you have voiced my sentiments exactly...I spend probably too much time on TQS every day, but I absolutely love it and can't wait to log on. I belong to a large guild, 250 members, and enjoy it very much, but this is fabulous and really quite intimate. I feel like I know so many of you just from reading your messages.

Nancy in NC

Linda -- are you my long lost sister?? LOL Wink
I love batiks and purple so much, I've started making my own...

Gislea- I hadn't thought to try to make my own batiks-- but i sure do love shopping for them and playing with them! I checked out your site-- making them looks like way too much messy fun!! They are beautiful-- as is your artwork. You are one talented lady!!!
Linda

Hey Debbie,
I'm here around 6am!! Still in my jammies before I tackle those customer quilts.
Are you going to the Super Seminar?
eileenkny

This is home, where your friends come and sit and talk and share. I'm here Monday through Friday at 5:00 am. Even before coffee or breakfast. I get the men out, and then join you lovely ladies. So thanks for being here daily too.

LinJoa wrote:
Linda -- are you my long lost sister?? LOL
I love batiks and purple so much, I've started making my own...

Gisela
http://artaddworksforme.blogspot.com/

TQS is my favorite guild. I get to check in daily and feel like I have many friends here. Everyone is friendly and agrees, or atleast disagrees in a friendly way. We have our own BOM and I love the forum. I love getting to see and hear from Ricky and Alex almost daily. We have many teachers. We have quilts, quilts, and more quilts! I just love this place!

Have fun Gislea when you join the guild. It may take awhile (or not) before you feel really comfortable and find like quilters. Almost everyone in the guild I belong to likes traditional quilting--thimbleberries, civil war, retro fabrics are big. I, however, love batiks, unusual patterns and the more color the better. We have adjusted, I have made some great friends, and I am sure they think of me as the purple batik girl!! The love of quilting is the connection, even when we don't love the same kind of quilts!
Linda

This is like a guild for me too. I don't even know one single real, live, in-person quilter!
I am joining a guild next month, so I hope to be meeting some people on the same wavelength. They have over 200 members, so there should be all kinds of folks. I like the traditional stuff, but coming from a painting background, I'm leaning more towards art quilts. We shall see...

Gisela
http://artaddworksforme.blogspot.com/