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    Forum: Main
    01-20-2011, 04:38 PM
    Replies: 358
    Views: 37,307
    Posted By marveenc

    I think you have a clone of my husband! I think...

    I think you have a clone of my husband! I think it is the companionship that they want more than anything else. Sure, griping about the cost is also a possibility.

    Stick to your guns. You've...
    Forum: Pictures
    01-06-2011, 05:27 PM
    Replies: 81
    Views: 13,740
    Posted By marveenc

    I am also a hand quilter and have made several...

    I am also a hand quilter and have made several log cabin quilts.
    My quilting solution is to quilt circles over each motif. That way
    you do not have to battle every seam. For me, putting circular...
    Forum: Pictures
    09-30-2010, 08:30 AM
    Replies: 104
    Views: 10,622
    Posted By marveenc

    How about Treasures of the Sea? I love your...

    How about Treasures of the Sea?

    I love your quilt and the composition and color selection are really great.

    Marveen
    in Sunny Tucson, Arizona
    Forum: Main
    09-27-2010, 05:03 PM
    Replies: 69
    Views: 31,948
    Posted By marveenc

    Hi, I just bit the $$$ bullet and bought a...

    Hi,

    I just bit the $$$ bullet and bought a Polder ironing board at Best Buy (used my 20% off coupon to bring the price down!). It is sturdy, extra wide, and doesn't wobble. There are several...
    Forum: Main
    05-27-2010, 03:46 PM
    Replies: 109
    Views: 12,601
    Posted By marveenc

    Like you I love to hand quilt. It is my form of...

    Like you I love to hand quilt. It is my form of meditation and I get some of my best ideas and memories when doing so.

    I can also understand the time contraints of working women, moms
    with small...
    Forum: Main
    04-09-2010, 04:24 PM
    Replies: 137
    Views: 30,101
    Posted By marveenc

    I always check my local PBS station for their...

    I always check my local PBS station for their weekly quilting shows.

    Marveen
    in Sunny Tucson
    Forum: Links and Resources
    01-26-2010, 05:27 PM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 2,190
    Posted By marveenc

    Thanks so much for sharing. I had planned to go...

    Thanks so much for sharing. I had planned to go but had to cancel at the last moment. Very much appreciate getting a taste of what appears to be a wonderful show.

    Marveen
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    01-14-2010, 10:17 AM
    Replies: 26
    Views: 1,489
    Posted By marveenc

    Hi Paula, Sounds great! I'd love to eat at...

    Hi Paula,

    Sounds great! I'd love to eat at El Minuto. Have heard so much
    about it, but we seldom eat in the downtown area. That would make two reasons to go.

    I like your systematic approach....
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    01-12-2010, 05:40 PM
    Replies: 26
    Views: 1,489
    Posted By marveenc

    Hi Gal, We're getting quite a few quilters...

    Hi Gal,

    We're getting quite a few quilters here in the Tucson area.
    Several other members of this forum and I are looking forward
    to Tucson's big quilt show in late January. Would love to have...
    Forum: Main
    12-31-2009, 08:54 AM
    Replies: 459
    Views: 43,500
    Posted By marveenc

    Dear sunkistmi: There really is no pattern....

    Dear sunkistmi:

    There really is no pattern. It all depends on the size of your shelves.

    My book shelf measured:12" deep x 40" long.

    I wanted 3 "stacks" per shelf with a little "wiggle room"...
    Forum: Main
    12-31-2009, 08:14 AM
    Replies: 459
    Views: 43,500
    Posted By marveenc

    Hi Waterstide! Great New Year's resolution. ...

    Hi Waterstide!

    Great New Year's resolution. Enjoyed your photos and made sure DH saw them so that he would know there are others like me in the world!

    I completed my clean up this month. The...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    12-07-2009, 01:14 PM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 1,589
    Posted By marveenc

    Thanks for the welcome! I lived in Omaha many,...

    Thanks for the welcome! I lived in Omaha many, many years ago, so we have a little more than quilting in common.
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    12-07-2009, 12:41 PM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 1,589
    Posted By marveenc

    That's good news! Hope we can all find some good...

    That's good news! Hope we can all find some good bargains!

    Just back from Las Vegas....ate too much and lost too much at
    the slot machines, but had a wonderful time, nevertheless. Now
    I'm...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    12-06-2009, 09:31 PM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 1,589
    Posted By marveenc

    Joanne, We need to coordinate. Fridays are...

    Joanne,

    We need to coordinate. Fridays are good for me.

    Please send me your phone number at my private
    email address: [email protected] and I will
    send you mine and phone you in the...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    11-25-2009, 08:46 AM
    Replies: 25
    Views: 1,589
    Posted By marveenc

    Warm Welcome from Oro Valley! Glad you decided...

    Warm Welcome from Oro Valley! Glad you decided to stop lurking....the more the merrier.

    Where in Tucson are you located? I'm interested in getting together a group of locals who are Quilted...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    07-02-2009, 06:12 PM
    Replies: 60
    Views: 3,380
    Posted By marveenc

    Wonderful, Rose... At this rate we may be...

    Wonderful, Rose...

    At this rate we may be able to form our own chapter of
    Quilted Paradise!

    I moved here from the Sonoma/Santa Rosa area a decade ago, and that is where I learned to quilt.
    ...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    07-02-2009, 05:46 PM
    Replies: 60
    Views: 3,380
    Posted By marveenc

    I can understand your passion and the Guild...

    I can understand your passion and the Guild sounds very nice.
    Perhaps when Northern Deb and the Snowbirds start coming back to Tucson the three of us could meet, have coffee and share any projects...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    07-02-2009, 03:52 PM
    Replies: 60
    Views: 3,380
    Posted By marveenc

    Well, you seem surrounded by an abundance of...

    Well, you seem surrounded by an abundance of places to get your
    fabric fixes!

    Here, on the other side of the mountains the pickin's are sllim. There is
    one quilt shop on Oracle and Orange...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    07-02-2009, 11:13 AM
    Replies: 60
    Views: 3,380
    Posted By marveenc

    Where do you shop for your quilting materials? ...

    Where do you shop for your quilting materials?

    Once WallMart closed I had to travel half again as far to the nearest
    Joann's or Hancock fabric stores.

    I've heard that a quilt shop in Catalina...
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    07-02-2009, 08:59 AM
    Replies: 60
    Views: 3,380
    Posted By marveenc

    Hi from Oro Valley! Always comforting to...

    Hi from Oro Valley!

    Always comforting to know there's a new quilter nearby.

    Marveen
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    05-13-2009, 06:52 AM
    Replies: 143
    Views: 9,246
    Posted By marveenc

    Hi! Did you also use clothse-line poles to...

    Hi!

    Did you also use clothse-line poles to keep the heavy lines from sagging and
    dipping the sheets, etc. in the dirt?

    Thanks for reminding me of the old days!

    Marveen
    in Sunny Tucson
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    05-13-2009, 06:46 AM
    Replies: 222
    Views: 37,357
    Posted By marveenc

    I still embroider by hand as taught by my...

    I still embroider by hand as taught by my grandmother and mother. Have a cut-work table cloth project they started me on over 50 years ago -- on which all of the embroidery finally is finished. ...
    Forum: Main
    05-07-2009, 05:00 PM
    Replies: 94
    Views: 10,698
    Posted By marveenc

    Hey Gin, Congratulations! Thanks for...

    Hey Gin,

    Congratulations! Thanks for upholding and enhancing the reputation
    of all of us Southern Arizona quilters!

    Marveen
    in Sunny Oro Valley
    Forum: Introduce Yourself
    04-08-2009, 02:17 PM
    Replies: 30
    Views: 2,094
    Posted By marveenc

    Hello! So nice to see Tasmania represented. ...

    Hello!

    So nice to see Tasmania represented. Hope you enjoy this site as much as I do.

    Tasmania is one place I have wanted to visit for years and years. A few years ago I was scheduled to fly...
    Forum: Pictures
    02-20-2008, 05:17 PM
    Replies: 63
    Views: 9,467
    Posted By marveenc

    Beautifully done. I have never seen an Irish...

    Beautifully done. I have never seen an Irish chain in red and white!
    Great not only for Valentine's Day but for Christmas as well.
    Bravo,

    Marveen in
    sunny Tucson, AZ
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