Your work is absolutely gorgeous! I have been reading this news letter and quilting board for about a year now and making very few comments (this is because I have very little experience and don't feel as if I have anything to contribute). I have to say though, looking at your work is very inspiring.
I do feel now that I have enough stash built up to actually start piecing. It is a dream of mine to someday own a quilt shop with a couple of longarms for people to come in and learn with and use.
The town that I live in no longer has a single place to buy fabric. We do have a couple of second hand stores where clothes could be used for quilting and they sometimes have scraps people have donated.
I feel quilting is part of our heritage that should not be forgotten or taken lightly. OK I guess I am rambling, but I think a quilt shop in a community would not only add to the revenue, but an involuble sense of freindship and community. I'll hush now. :D