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Forum: Introduce Yourself
08-01-2013, 03:01 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 966
Posted By Mary Ellen

Finally back after several years with no computer

You just can not keep a quilter down. Well maybe with quilt down. Are you smiling?
My time of tears is over. I can see the end of the tunnel & it is no longer the train to run me over!
Now...
Forum: Pictures
06-12-2010, 06:42 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 8,891
Posted By Mary Ellen

Thank you for the close up...these are even...

Thank you for the close up...these are even prettier than I had imagined.

You must be so proud of yourself!
Down, but not out...and you did not waste the time.
Like the pheonix, rising out of...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
06-10-2010, 11:13 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 11,600
Posted By Mary Ellen

Jingleberry...I do hope that I have not added...

Jingleberry...I do hope that I have not added strife to your hot issue.

I did not mean to, if I did.
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
06-09-2010, 02:35 AM
Replies: 180
Views: 11,600
Posted By Mary Ellen

I have read each and every post in this thread...

I have read each and every post in this thread with great personal interest.

My heart rejoices each time I hear about one of you who feels joy at sharing. Like the spirit of giving we see at...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
05-26-2010, 02:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 422
Posted By Mary Ellen

I was in the chat room in a private chat, when...

I was in the chat room in a private chat, when they shut it down for maintenance...now I can't get back in...

Would someone please find out why...and maybe help me with this.

I use AOL, so...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
04-30-2010, 09:48 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,181
Posted By Mary Ellen

So glad to see you like it here too... Nice...

So glad to see you like it here too...
Nice place to find inspiration, lessons, help, activities, and companionship in the Live Chat...

Welcome from NW Florida

Mary Ellen
Forum: Introduce Yourself
04-30-2010, 09:46 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,488
Posted By Mary Ellen

Dear Maureen, We all need help in the...

Dear Maureen,
We all need help in the beginning...so joining this web site full of quilters with all levels of experience, was a really good choice.

Welcome from NW Florida, and watch for...
Forum: Pictures
04-26-2010, 09:32 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,330
Posted By Mary Ellen

Oh, I just love this set of colors...I am just a...

Oh, I just love this set of colors...I am just a sucker for big roses and gentle florals...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
04-26-2010, 06:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 774
Posted By Mary Ellen

My husband was in the military for over 22 years....

My husband was in the military for over 22 years.
The military treated our family like we were corning ware...
Freezer to the oven to the table...

I did tops in the tropics, and quilted them...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
04-26-2010, 06:48 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,641
Posted By Mary Ellen

You wrote: "I don't get as much time to...

You wrote:

"I don't get as much time to quilt as I'd like, and my skills are far from perfect, but I do enjoy it. I rarely use a pattern. Sometimes it's just fun to see where it goes."

...
Forum: Pictures
04-23-2010, 03:35 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,606
Posted By Mary Ellen

My DH did without sodas or lunch at work for a...

My DH did without sodas or lunch at work for a great long while to buy me a sewing machine from a shop that was going out of business. Got me the floor model, so it did NOT come with an owners...
Forum: Pictures
04-21-2010, 12:58 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,134
Posted By Mary Ellen

By asking the questions I find mind boggling, I...

By asking the questions I find mind boggling, I just know from experience that others were wondering the same thing, and just too afraid of sounding dumb or ignorant to ask them...so being the bold...
Forum: Pictures
04-20-2010, 05:25 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,606
Posted By Mary Ellen

Im impressed with that extension table for...

Im impressed with that extension table for machine embroidery and machine quilting...
Forum: Pictures
04-20-2010, 01:11 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,134
Posted By Mary Ellen

sorry for you? a bit envious perhaps...do you...

sorry for you? a bit envious perhaps...do you really have young foals?

Our horses are all rescues, so we are constantly working out the issues left by previous owners and such...

They all...
Forum: Pictures
04-20-2010, 01:05 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 38,467
Posted By Mary Ellen

I just love the way this turned out. One of my...

I just love the way this turned out.
One of my grandchildren also has a thing for black & white quilts with a spark of color thrown in...

Thank you for sharing
Forum: Pictures
04-19-2010, 06:01 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,980
Posted By Mary Ellen

If you really are going to put white applique...

If you really are going to put white applique stars on the blue, what about making it the # of states during the Civil War...???

Just a thought...
Forum: Main
04-19-2010, 10:26 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,741
Posted By Mary Ellen

More times than I want to admit. I learned...

More times than I want to admit.

I learned to piece, applique and quilt by hand. Have 50 years experience or so...doing that..

Now along comes machine work, and I want to learn to be "more...
Forum: Main
04-19-2010, 10:08 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,590
Posted By Mary Ellen

What about 1/2 square triangles, with roman...

What about 1/2 square triangles, with roman stripe blocks separating...

Puts me in mind of patriotic shoo fly or open barn door...

If the math works out so that they sew up same size....
then...
Forum: Main
04-19-2010, 10:01 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 6,623
Posted By Mary Ellen

Now this has become two issues...when to use the...

Now this has become two issues...when to use the back of the fabric which can now be referred to as the right side...and I do that when I need a lighter shade and can not find it.

But original...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
04-19-2010, 08:42 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 8,131
Posted By Mary Ellen

It is so much more economical to simply buy...

It is so much more economical to simply buy second hand clothing, that I no longer sew for "daily use" most of the time, but still sew garments...for special occasions.

I add all sorts of...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
04-19-2010, 06:07 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,360
Posted By Mary Ellen

I visited Ireland back in 2008 for 3 whole...

I visited Ireland back in 2008 for 3 whole months.
Stayed with one of my daughters, her husband and son while we waited for the second child to be born...they have a home in Shannon.

Found knit...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
04-19-2010, 05:45 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,360
Posted By Mary Ellen

Last set I have for show & tell for now... ...

Last set I have for show & tell for now...

Notice that even though I could not make the Log Cabin quilt lay flat, my granddaughter was instantly taken with it, and it's colors.

So I am...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
04-19-2010, 05:38 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,360
Posted By Mary Ellen

Thought I would add a few more small quilts for...

Thought I would add a few more small quilts for show & tell.
This way, if I have it in a pic (and most of them sprout legs, and walk away to their new homes so fast, that I don't get pictures of...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
04-18-2010, 08:20 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,360
Posted By Mary Ellen

I was born, raised and married in Michigan, then...

I was born, raised and married in Michigan, then spent 22 years following my military husband all over, even in other countries, have been to even more countries aside from his career. I really...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
04-17-2010, 01:00 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,088
Posted By Mary Ellen

There are a few really nice shops that sell...

There are a few really nice shops that sell fabric in our area...Pensacola is part of Escambia County...which is the general area I also live, and have been for over 20 years.

So one is a quilt...
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