It wasn't my post, but since I'm such a poor typist, I recognized the mistake immediately.

And look at my siggy line--------I'd not recognize your mispelling! lol

I make candles, soaps, lotions. Pamper me stuff! I really enjoyed it before but now I love quilting, reading and quilting more. At least I love the making the tops part haven't quite conquered the quilting part. :(

my grandma taught me to knit crochet and tat (altho the latter i need to reteach myself)
i sew things besides quilts (clothing and reusuable grocery bags)
i fiddle with making jewelry
and i get out in the garden to get dirty and put up yummy home-grown fruits and veggies...
life is full and i am happy

Personally I love all of the mentioned hobbies but I like to do counted cross stitch and assemble kits for a friend for her business of teaching classes on cross stitch. Gardening is another fav.

Favorite authors: Jennifer Chieveino, Susan Wiggs,
Jan Karon, Thomas Kincade, Nicholas Sparks, David Baldacci, Jodi Picoults, Paul Richard Evans, Barbara Delinsky, Patricia Cornwall, James Patterson, Debbie Macomber,Beverly Lewis, Nora Roberts, Mary Higgins Clark,Danielle Steel, Karen Kingsury,
I listen to audio books from the Library. Since I am no longer working I read more as I do not drive as much.
I just read "Heaven is for Real' written by Todd Burpo about his son Colton. There is also a book "Akiane" about a young girl who began painting at age four from 'visions from God' Both of these are excellent books.

Oh Melinda when I was younger I used to race pigeons, I Loved it!!!!
It was always so calming to go into my coop and sit with them.
People always looked at me weird when I said what I did with them.
:shock: Yeah, like that lol.
I'd love to see pics of your racers sometime.
Faith :XD:

I worked with a friend that tried and tried to teach me tatting and I am left and her right handed and I just could not get it. I can knit and crochet but can't catch on to tatting. Wish I could though it is so cute.

garden,flowers,weaving,woodworking

wolph33, your photo of your dog looks just like our Whitey that we had to put down 2 years ago. He was a flat coat retriever and such a great dog. Actually he was our daughter's dog, but as he aged and had increasing pain in his hips, he became irritable and snapped at the kids so we brought him to live with us rather than having him put down sooner. He lived with us for 3 more years before he just couldn't walk anymore and the vet said we needed to remove his pain. We live in the country and he was happy here.

What a great variety of hobbies the members of the board have ! I read, knit, particularly premie hats and tops. teach quilting as a volunteer.

Can you post some pics of Paula Vaughan cross stitch.

Genealogy, but no time to do it! lol

I enjoy gardening, reading, and playing golf when the weather gets nicer. So everything takes a back seat even quilting.

I know what you mean.

When my gardening starts, quilting typically slows WAAY down.

I've been addicted to making fabric postcards for swapping online in several yahoo postcard groups.

Lately I've been feeling a bit burned out on them and wanting to get back to quilting.

My gardening has to be modified and moderated a lot, so I still get a good deal of quilting done in summer. I can't tolerate the heat either so when it's over 75, or the work is in the sun, I'm inside playing with my fabric! I get the best of both worlds. :D

I'm a dog/cat rescuer of 13 years. We specialize in ones with social/behavioral problems, semi-feral cats, and puppy mill survivors.

Your postcards are great

I collect old dolls and dress some of the newer ones. I like to cross stitch and make cards when the mood takes me that way, as well as some crotchet. At the moment My thoughts are on my ailing mum who doesn't have long to go. she was a great mentor about things other than sewing.

Wow, how pretty!

nhnative ... thanks .

I'm originally from Canton / Akron Oh area.

brrrrr, the snow in your photo reminds me why I like living in CA ... where I can see the snow on surrounding mt tops. Altho we did get some snow in January, maybe an inch that didn't last 24hrs., LOL

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

Hi

I've only been in Cuyahoga Falls for 4 years. I moved here from New Hampshire where we really had lots more snow than Ohio. This winter here we've had 63 inches and everyone is complaining. Today and yesterday it's been in the 60's but it looks like some snow next week. The only thing I don't like about the weather here is the hot humid summer. I'd rather have it be in the 50's. Pat

We lived in Stow for 19 years. 4 of my grandkids still live in Stow and my daughter and her family, with my other 2 grandkids live in Cuyahoga Falls. I am over there visiting several times a year!!
Hugs and happy quilting.

It's really a nice area. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park has so much going on. You've had a lot more snow where you live. My son also lives in the Fall and I have 1 granddaughter. I can't wait for the yard sales to start. Pat

I enjoy knitting, crocheting,gardening, Scrapbooking, Im pretty new to quilting,tho i love it. I enjoy very much coming on line to visit here and read lots of topic's. I enjoy cooking. That fills my days.

I love to machine knit, designing original patterns :-D

I loom knit on handheld looms (knifty knitter). Trying to learn to make socks. Mostly make baby hats and deliver to hospital and prayer shawls the church delivers.

wraez, LOVE your postcards! :thumbup:

In Jan. I start with sewing carpet rags, then quilt till spring. When Gardening takes over I have work till frost. I have 21 flower gardens, 2 vegetable gardens, 12 apple trees, 2 plum trees, 2 peach trees. 3 mulberry trees, 4 pear trees,3 cherry trees. Grapes, Walnut trees, kiwi`s, Raspberries,black berries,boyson berries, strawberries and a few others. Last fall every thing was spotless before it froze. Then the first part of fall is canning, and house cleanning. Weh it gets cold out I crochet for family & charity.

My husband and I train our (five) Labrador Retrievers for Hunt Test and Field Trials. It involves a lot of travel, which makes it really hard to quilt!

I have more hobbies than time too. Knitting, spinning, and occasional I will get the loom out. Then I also enjoy embroidery - surface and crewel, reading (listening to books while I craft), fountain pens, and writing (both letters and just dabbling in the craft). Then there is a menagerie of pets, the house and the husband. I work part-time, part-time - less than 20 hours a week normally and it still seems like I don't have time to get there.

Oh and photography - how can I forget that one. I actually booked a few gigs lately and that could get bigger than I ever planned.

Your quilt cards are beautiful.

What talented folks we are...we should give ourselves a pat on the back. Yeah!

taking pictures, doing family history and stories