Awesome centers everyone!! Need to get mine photo'd & in the mail.
Hi!, I'm Cindy also (this could get humorously confusing:) guess we'd better pay close attention to our avatars!) Sorry I've been MIA since you began this thread --- haven't been on too much, had a week full of little ones. About me~
I learned to quilt from my mom, she is an artist who has sewn forever making everything & also longarms -- she wanted to open an LQS (our area had none) & I worked full time managing a medical office (4 surgeons). I told her I would help any way I could. 8 mo after opening the store, I quit my job & became partner! Been quilting ever since. We closed the shop last year after a major flood hit our city. That plus the economy in our area...so many of our customers were 'using up my stash before I buy any more'. Seemed like time to close.
My DH is Jim, soon to retire, so I 'retired' also - but help out a few families in our church w/child care. Some days 2 under 4yrs, some days 5 -- it gets really hectic, but I love variety:) We both sing in a contemporary praise band in our church & love to geocache. Have 3 adult children, DS here w/2 DGS; DD here,recently married; single DD in Chicago. I quilt for family & friends mostly. Have done some custom work. I make a quilt for every graduating girl in our church, new babies & newlyweds. I buy fabric only from LQS, unless it's an emergency type thing & then it's JoAnn's. We have 3 shops w/in an hour drive, so a trip is always an event. I used to teach & still have many UFOs left from those days. My goal was to get them finished this year, but then I began 3 RRs, boomerang swap, Santa block swap, a craft group... you get the idea! I love
to read & garden, but it's been so hot I've neglected all but the veggies. The canning is about done I hope:)
That's enough for now~ - I tend to get 'long-winded' once get on board. Too often I stay away for a time to get something done, so if you don't hear from me (& want to! lol) or I need to be aware of something, please pm me. I'll try to get here more often since the RR has begun. All the centers are beautiful! & so different! Going to be fun fun fun!! Ladies, my stash is SO happy to be a part of all this:) She's been waiting patiently & is so excited to help out! She's a pretty big girl, so I'm sure she'll help me a bunch!
Glad to meet all of you. Hope Now off to get mine ready to mail...
~the 'other' Cindy