I'd love to help, too, but I still don't understand the PM thing. I know how to click on the blue underlined name and get another thing to click on for a private message (haven't done it yet), but how do you get the person's address to mail the fabric? I know it can be real iffy to give out your personal mailing address to strangers (although I consider board members as friends), so I don't understand how this works. I can just imagine how thrilled this young girl is going to be, and I'd love to contribute.

Just send the pm saying you want to help and you will get a response with her addy when she replies to your pm.

I think this is great. I wish we had a program like that here to help young girls. I will pm you too.

Just sent you a PM. What a great thing you are doing.

I sent a pm to you.

That sounds easy enough! Thanks so much. I'll do it!

You are very welcome

I guess I have been sleeping, but what is PM?

A pm is a private message. We don't want to put our personal info right out on the QB for everyone to see so we send pm's to each other inorder to get the info we need. Hope this helps.

Just send the pm saying you want to help and you will get a response with her addy when she replies to your pm.[/quote]

That sounds easy enough! Thanks so much. I'll do it![/quote]

I just sent you a PM

Just sent you a Private msg.

Great Idea. Where do we send the 6 inch squares?

I was "adopted" ten years ago by an artist. She had no idea of how to piece a quilt, but she had an incredible sense of design and color. To start she cut the size batting she wanted, put it on a flat surface and then began to cut ( never measure) pieces to form either "visually balanced" geometric quilts or picture quilts.

The pieces were blind-stitched directly on the batting (turning under a 1/4 inch seam). When the top design was finished a back was added then all the individual pieces were top stitched using complimentary colors. I probably made 50 quilts that way over 10 years and gave them all as gifts. One king sized quilt was used as auction item to support our H.S. band and it went for $1,200!

Creatively, it was fantastic since I would try to use as many complimentary fabrics as possible....hence my love of fabrics and now a honkin' stash.

When I moved to FL, I started taking quilting classes. Wow, did my life become easier when I understood how to put my ideas into actual shapes. Everytime I make a quilt I smile and I think of Maureen, my artist friend. Other than my son, she gave me the best "gift" of my life.

I love this idea. I just might have to give this a try. Sounds like it would be alot of fun. I have a friend that doesn't really sew but is an artist. We could really have fun with this.

Will send PM count me in. Love the opportunity to teach. I am thrilled when younger ones want to learn to quilt.

What a great story thanks for sharing :thumbup:

My hats off to you, it's enough for me to complete one in a year with a pattern, let alone 5.(still working) Hope they were fairly large pieces. I'll bet they were beautiful, but can't believe you didn't keep at least one! We'd love to see it. I'd like to try something like this someday when I have a place to leave it out. Great story.

What an exciting project! Sent a PM but unsure if I did it right. It's my first try.

I hate to show my ignorance but what is a PM? Will probably get dozens of answers for my stupidity!

sending you a pm what a great idea

count me in---need an address,,,Lee from Indiana
[email protected]

I would love to help with this project. I would gladly send a couple of FQ's or yard if she knows what she would like to do with it (or you know what she will need). Vicky Price, Cols, OH.

what size do u need and color, I love this, I have a 11 yr old granddaughter that is coming to visit and thats what we will be doing during the summer break.. I know you will blessed for a long time......

I just sent you a PM also

please help what is a pm and how do u answer them

sent you a PM

Already PM'd you. Looking forward to seeing her progress. o nice of you to do this.

I'd love to.

If you haven't gotten the info yet here is what you do. Go to the first post on the first page and click on karielt's name (which is highlighted in blue)and it will take you to her profile from there click on send pm and you can leave her a message. When she pm's you back your private messages at the top of the page will be highlighted in yellow, you click on it and you will receive her message. Hope this helps. Carrie

I would love to do that for her. Just let me know what her address is and I will send more than one 6" square. thanks, Sherry Doubleday

thanks so much I feel so silly should have known that!!

Of course you wouldn't know! I had to learn when I was new too. Glad you didn't hesitate to ask.

sent pm

I'll help. Always get a thrill when a newbie gets sucked into the fold!I'm pm ing you.

I am IN!! Need your address!!!! :lol:

I have sent a PM.

I found a new 9 yr old recruit to teach quilting to this summer also. We will send some squares to you too, from this girl, as well as my 2 granddaughters {9 and 14}They will be coming this summer while Momma works. Hope to have each of them complete something this summer. Will PM you for address. She will have a wonderful stash to start out!

Sent you a PM.

Sent you a PM and will gladly send squares. Mom taught me to sew when I was about eight, so I've been doing it for a long time and quilting has become my new passion. I hope Justeena takes to it as well as I did. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

I have a question What is pm? I don't understand alot of abbreviations you use.

Private Message