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    Old 06-24-2012, 10:12 AM
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    Congratulations! Welcome to our addiction!
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    Old 06-24-2012, 10:20 AM
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    Yes, real quilters do this.I am an amature, but I have 3 tops finished and am working on another. I plan to quilt them with my regular sewing machine all at the same time. So smile and keep doing what you love to do.
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    Old 06-24-2012, 11:00 AM
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    Yep, you're hooked, real quilter!
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    Old 06-24-2012, 11:09 AM
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    I am in the same boat with you! I sewed garments for 30 years and then took up quilting and I am definately hooked. Actually I am even more obsessed with quilting than I was with making clothing. My quilting stash far outgrew my garment fabric stash - had to purge the garment stash to make room for all the cotton! Such beautiful fabrics and so many patterns just waiting for us!
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    Old 06-24-2012, 11:55 AM
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    Good show you recognized the symptoms early. Now, relax and enjoy!
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    Old 06-24-2012, 12:17 PM
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    Yes, it's a requirement to be obsessed LOL!!!
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    Old 06-24-2012, 01:13 PM
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    welcome to our world - it's a very special place to be
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    Old 06-24-2012, 02:19 PM
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    Elaray, you better sit down and really give this some thought... I, too, sew garments.. For most of my life I made whatever we needed from wedding dresses to play clothes. I drafted patterns, and did home dec. I would have told you that I would never buy off the rack clothes.. Then that quilting bug bit me.. bad. It was quite a few years ago now and all I do is quilt. I love it. I often have more than one quilt going at a time.. I knew I have gone over the edge when I was given a lovely piece of fabric that would make a very nice blouse, and after getting out a pattern I didn't want to be bothered matching the fronts.. So I put it away "for another time." I just want to do what is relaxing and rewarding as well, I really just want to quilt.

    So now, what are we going to do with all this sewing stuff??
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    Old 06-24-2012, 02:37 PM
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    Ooops! You've been bitten by the quilting bug. It is not a terrible thing. It will be expensive but you will have such fun and meet some great people. Enjoy!
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    Old 06-24-2012, 03:58 PM
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    I feel better knowing I'm in such good company.

    And … I forgot to mention, I bought "Jelly Roll Quilts" by Pam and Nicky Lintott and read it cover to cover just like a novel.
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