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09-05-2010, 08:10 AM

#41

gollytwo

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Location: Keene, New Hampshire

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Originally Posted by Nell

Do go to Manhattan and enjoy the City Quilter store!

and when you do, say hello to Diane Rode Schneck and Judy Doenias - the Queens of Dear Jane and friends of mine

09-05-2010, 01:23 PM

#42

butterflyquilter

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Welcome from Illinois. Have fun with your new hobby!

09-05-2010, 09:31 PM

#43

Jodie02b

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Join Date: Sep 2010

Location: Brooklyn, NY

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I was going today, my dad gas the kiddies but it was closed fir the holiday :( . I must say though I went to a fabric shop not to far from me and was very disappointed. I am leaning towards ordering stuff online

09-06-2010, 02:20 AM

#44

Nell

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equilter.com is a good place to start. You can always visit The City Quilter, since you live so very close.

09-06-2010, 02:42 AM

#45

bisbetica

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Location: Pottstown, PA

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Originally Posted by Jodie02b

I managed to find 1 book in the library, it has potholders and placemats all by hand. So I figured i'd start there. Practice makes perfect right? and with my boys if I make a quilt they'll fight over it until i'm done. This way they can get an individual mat, until I get the courage to try something larger.

I think this is a very smart idea, Jodie. You've got it and good luck!

09-06-2010, 07:29 AM

#46

Linda2010

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Hi and welcome to quilting. I took my first class about 8yrs ago. You learn alot about the basic things you will always use for quilting. You meet other people and get more ideas, Enjoy your quilting

09-06-2010, 09:58 AM

#47

gollytwo

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Originally Posted by Jodie02b

City Quilter is a great shop - it has wonderful NYC fabric that they design and sell exclusively. If one of the twins or Diane is teaching it would be worth taking a class. I don't think Doenias teachs anything but Dear Jane w/Diane.

09-07-2010, 08:24 AM

#48

Teresa 54

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Location: Long Island, NY

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Welcome from Reading, PA, a displaced New Yorker, I am from Canarsi, Brooklyn, Rockaway Pkwy between 104 & 105th, Family started to move out to Long Island. I go back one weekend a month to visit, maybe we can visit.
Teresa