Ties that Bind
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TIES THAT BIND
Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2001
Well a new year has crept in and run near a fourth of its course while QuiltSmiths goes about the purpose of keeping people warm. Whether through the labor of putting a quilt together, or by snuggling under one that came by way of a gift, quilts are a warming influence in our lives. Then too, most of the quilters I know are warm and generous people.
If you have been monitoring the class schedule since January, you will have noticed almost daily changes being posted. To the point that we cannot keep current schedules printed up at the shop, because within 48 hours they are incorrect. The new additions to the faculty, and their creative ideas for classes all came from a meeting of staff and friends and customers last December. Great quantities of my world famous red sauce and pasta were consumed, tall tales told, and battles re-fought. Well, maybe no tall tales or recounts of battles past, but we really did shake things up, which was the main purpose. Success breeds repeats of successful actions, but change brings interest and long term viability back into an endeavor. It is important that we hear from you. What classes would you like to see offered? Is there a technique you have heard of, but haven't tried yet? Let us know.
New teachers include Assistant Manager, Vicki Person, who has taken on the delicate role of teaching the beginning quilters--all those folks who think they want to learn how to quilt. Vicki is a professional musician, and teaches piano when not here with us helping to run the shop. To see a picture of Vicki, pull out your Websters Dictionary and find the word "patience". She enjoys all aspects of quilting and has been an avid quilter for about 15 years.
Aileen Andersen is teaching primitive style wool rug hooking. Aileen is a very experienced quilter, and took up rug hooking as a method to fill in boring lulls in her busy schedule. Also taught by Aileen is a two-sided twisted window valance, like the one adorning QuiltSmiths' front window. Also a cool Scrappy Sack, which, as the name suggests, is a carry-all, project bag, purse, lunch sack, gardening tool tote, pet carrier, diaper bag, newspaper or mail delivery satchel sort of thing. You don¹t know it yet, but you need one of these, trust me! Next time you see Aileen congratulate her on the new addition to her family. She is expecting the delivery of a long awaited small bundle of joy. Between 65 and 70 years of age, and born in Scotland. That's right! The Anderson household has a Singer Featherweight due any day.
Of course, Rita, Cristy Boothe, Keith Davis, and Nancy Murray are on the schedule as well, teaching Square-In-A-Square, appliqué, Snippets Sensations, and hand quilting techniques respectively.
New fabrics in the shop are Garden Dance, Morning Glory, and lots of Moda Marbles and Marble Mates by Moda; Sunwashed Prints by Thimbleberries; Royal Albert (it matches the china) by Woodrow Studio of London; and on the way are new prints, hand dyes, and batiks by Hoffman; and new lines including Floral Bouquets from In the Beginning that will make your mouth water.
And you should see the new Cool Tool of the month, rulers with built in gripper dots. No more sandpaper stickers. Comes in several popular sizes.
As many of you know, Rita has been ill since Thanksgiving, and quite sick indeed this new year. After visits to two primary care physicians, an ENT, a dentist, an oral surgeon, a neurologist, an optometrist, and two ophthalmologists, we now have a diagnosis and course of treatment. It doesn't sound like much, but chronic dry eye syndrome was recently described by a sufferer on television as worse than having either a baby or a kidney stone, but in your face. Thanks go out to all for their cards, flowers, and prayers. And a special thanks to the staff and volunteers here at the shop who ran things for us while FedEx kept me occupied, and Rita was too ill to work. A big Bravo Zulu to you all! Rita is slowly recovering, and should be back to normal by the end of April. Now come in and buy fabric so I can pay the doctors bills! You need more fabric, you want more fabric, that's right, you need more fabric, yes, just follow the watch with your eyes. You are sleepy, but you need fabric, follow the watch, go to QuiltSmiths, buy fabric. Go to QuiltSmiths, buy fabric, that's right, come to QuiltSmiths, buy fabric, come to QuiltSmiths.
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