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07-28-2010, 05:21 PM

#51

Marge L.

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Marengo, Iowa

Posts: 802

Another Iowan, born and bred. We're the best and welcome. Am certain you will enjoy all of the chatter.

07-28-2010, 05:28 PM

#52

Marge L.

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Marengo, Iowa

Posts: 802

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Originally Posted by Edie

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Originally Posted by Midwestmary

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Originally Posted by Edie

Helloo, MidwestMary from Iowa! This is Edie from St. Paul, just a hop, skip and jump away from you Iowegians!!! I am a German/Swede! But then I guess we all are from this neck of the woods, eh? I have some paper piecing here I got from quilterscache.com and am getting ready to try it. Have been quilting for 13 years now and I would say it is about time to try paper piecing! I am already addicted to quilting, does getting addicted to paper piecing make you twice as addicted?????? Edie

Hi Edie! I am actually a transplanted Minnesota girl - from Minneapolis (the "other city"!!)

I really like the paper piecing...I like puzzles and it kind of reminds me of that. I haven't done anything big - wall hanging size stuff so the projects go quickly. And yes, I'm afraid all of it is addicting :)

Nice to hear from you! I seldom get to the cities anymore and miss it.

Oh, the town across the river, eh? My husband's family is from the Amana Colonies. My husband and I renewed our wedding vows at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua Iowa (where we were married 50 years ago) and headed down to Middle Amana where my husband's aunt lived. We stopped at the Heritage Quilt Shop. Marvelous fabrics there. Very nice people. Love that shop! Then two weeks later his aunt passed away and we went to the funeral and before we left we stopped at the quilt shop again and I loaded up! I truly love Iowa. I love the Amana Colonies (you have to look past the tourist-y stuff and recall the way it used to be. My husband's father was born in Middle Amana and I got to see it for the first time in 1969 and loved it ever since. Still have relatives there.

My aim in my life is to do a Mariner's Compass! Edie

Marengo is just west of South Amana (6 Miles), on Hwy. 6.

07-28-2010, 06:34 PM

#53

JJane

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Join Date: May 2010

Location: Iowa

Posts: 100

Welcome Mary have a great time on this site. I'm also from Iowa. Jane

07-28-2010, 06:44 PM

#54

walen

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Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Idaho

Posts: 1,048

Hello and welcome from Idaho. I'm glad you joined the board.

07-28-2010, 07:35 PM

#55

Lori B.

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Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: Michigan

Posts: 10,401

Welcome from Michigan.

07-28-2010, 08:13 PM

#56

oksewglad

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Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: Between the dashes of a tombstone

Posts: 12,716

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Originally Posted by Midwestmary

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Originally Posted by oksewglad

xenodeno--Hello and welcome to you from an Iowa girl!! Have you gotten into EQ yet? I bought a rain gauge so it can quit raining. Farmer DH said get it put up ASAP!

oksewglad - I love your Avatar - is it paper pieced? Sure am enjoying this site!

xenodeno - Welcome! I hope you were not affected by all the flooding up your way. Sad to see the amount of damge. I'm in Cedar Rapids - we're still recovering from the June '08 flood.

MWmary; thank you and no it is not PP. The original pattern is called Blessings from ThisNThat, which makes the baskets an 8" block. I cut the size down so each basket is 2" which means the HST are 1/2" finished. LQS owner tells me I am crazy and guild friend claims I need therapy LOL.
You need to check out the miniature and paper pieced virtual sections to see lots of small quilts by board members. Some really fantastic ones there.

07-28-2010, 08:38 PM

#57

Annz

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Join Date: Nov 2009

Location: West Roxbury, Ma

Posts: 10,353

Hello and welcome from Boston, Ma

07-28-2010, 09:27 PM

#58

amma

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Join Date: Jul 2007

Location: Out searching for some sunshine :-)

Posts: 58,856

Hello and Welcome to the board :D:D:D

07-29-2010, 07:05 AM

#59

grammyj

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Kenova,West Virginia

Posts: 1,033

Welcome from West Virginia Mary, Glad you found us.

07-29-2010, 12:45 PM

#60

sdeaaz

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Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: Iowa

Posts: 1,308

Welcome Mary, you will find this an amazing quilt board, with amazing quilters... ask a question, and you have an answer or help in minutes.... I live in Western Iowa.... wet here, but not what you have... stay safe. Quilter 1234