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Forum: Main
01-20-2011, 04:38 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 31,843
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: 12,607
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: 9,334
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: 26,741
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: 11,157
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: 26,393
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: 1,858
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: 1,122
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: 1,122
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: 37,081
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: 37,081
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: 1,066
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: 1,066
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: 1,066
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: 1,066
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: 2,141
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: 2,141
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: 2,141
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: 2,141
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: 2,141
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: 6,994
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: 30,708
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: 8,947
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: 1,512
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: 8,021
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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