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Quilting With A Passion! Newsletter

Volume 1, Number 2

August 19, 2001

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咫誑咫誧咫誑咫誧咫誑咫賓六市六 WELCOME!

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Hello and welcome to the second edition of the Quilting With A Passion!

newsletter. I would again like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for

subscribing. I am very pleased with the response that I've received in

regards to this newsletter and I'm looking forward to the next few weeks as I

hammer out even more of the details for some upcoming projects that I have in mind.

Please feel free to share your subscription with fellow-quilters. The more, the merrier!

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咫誑咫誧咫誑咫誧咫誑咫賓六市六 MYSTERY PROJECT

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The Mystery Quilt (MQ) has been a huge hit! As of tonight, there are over 225 subscriptions to it. I𠑥l be sending out the next installment of instructions later this week; probably either Wednesday or Thursday night. So, be on the lookout for your next assignment!

As I announced in the last newsletter, the first 20 people to subscribe to the MQ would receive a piece of fabric. I put those in the mail yesterday, so if you were one of the lucky 20, expect a letter from me!

The mystery project finishes by Thanksgiving; just in time to start the

Christmas holidays! It𠏋 never too late to begin. You can play "catch up". If you haven㦙 already signed up and you're interested, send an e-mail to

sregora@sregora.com with MYSTERY in the subject area. Please make sure to send it from the e-mail address that you wish it to go to!

I𠐔e seen many of your fabric selections and I can honestly say that I haven㦙 seen anything that isn㦙 gorgeous! Y𠿟ll are making some wonderful choices in your fabrics, whether Christmas or not. I𠍿 anxious to start receiving pictures of your works in progress so that I can share them with everyone. I𠍿 sure that most of you would agree that you鏆 like to see what other people are doing as you do yours. It helps to know that you𠆫e going in the right direction!

As if one MQ isn㦙 enough, I𠍿 already planning two more! MQ 2 will begin after the holidays are over... sometime after Christmas and before mid-January. I already have an idea and am working on the design.

MQ 3 is going to be a special mini-project especially for those of you that are "widows" on New Year𠏋 Day and/or Super Bowl Sunday. Haven㦙 decided which, yet. J MQ 3 will begin about a week before THE DAY, and I𠑥l send you fabric requirements and cutting instructions and perhaps a little bit of pre-sewing stuff to do. Then, on THE DAY, you can sew, sew, sew as the clues begin coming in every 2-4 hours over a 24-hour period. You𠑥l stitch and quilt (and check for new e-mail) all day, while others in your household are preoccupied with less exciting things than quilting. All of the cutting and pre-sewing little stuff will already be done, so all you have to do is stitch your way through the day. By the end of THE DAY, you𠑥l have a great item to start the new year off with. It𠏋 a cool little project and I already have it designed. Thanks to Myra from NC for this grand idea!

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咫誑咫誧咫誑咫誧咫誑咫賓六市六 FREE PATTERNS?

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Can we say "free patterns"? I𠐔e added over 125 free patterns in the past two weeks, and still have over 500 to go! There just isn't enough time in the day for me, folks. I have so much I want to do! But, I have resolved to add at least 100 new free pattern links a week until I have a grip on the ones I𠐔e accumulated so far.

I have them categorized into four groups: Applique, pieced, paper-pieced, quick/easy projects and quilts. The last category, quilts, is chock full of cool instructions for a variety of different quilts.

So, if you love free patterns, check out http://sregora.com/quilting/freepats.html for hundreds of links that go all over the Internet.

If you have a favorite pattern that I don't have listed, feel free to send me your suggestion. I𠑥l put it on my list of links to add! A huge thank you to Rose for sending me some great pattern sites, too!

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咫誑咫誧咫誑咫誧咫誑咫賓六市六 SITE OF THE MONTH

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I𠐔e been traveling to and fro all over the Internet for many years (well, since the beginning of 1995). Occasionally, I run across a Web site that is just too awesome for words.

My Site of the Month is Quilter𠏋 Cache. If you haven㦙 taken the time or had the opportunity to visit Marcia𠏋 Web site, then do so. It𠏋 a must see! She has scads of free patterns on her site, with most of them being her own designs. Please read her copyright policy before using any of her patterns. In fact, you should check out the copyright policy of any site on the Internet before using their patterns/blocks/etc.

Right now, Quilter𠏋 Cache is home to an exclusive pattern that a group of quilters are using (with Marcia𠏋 permission) for a quilt to be donated to breast cancer research, "Quilt for a Cure". The pattern being used is the Pink Ribbon, http://www.quilterscache.com/PinkRibbonBlock.html. This is a truly amazing pattern. Kudos to Marcia for her design. For information on how to donate a block to the charity quilts, read http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltforaCure.html.

In a nutshell, see http://quilterscache.com/. You𠑥l be glad you did! And plan on dropping several hours there. There is more than enough to keep you (and your printer/project-to-do-list) occupied.

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咫誑咫誧咫誑咫誧咫誑咫賓六市六 SUGGESTIONS?

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What would you like to see in the newsletter? I'm open for suggestions! I

want this to be something that you really read, not something that you skim,

then empty into the recycle bin. :)

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咫誑咫誧咫誑咫誧咫誑咫賓六市六 OPINIONS and/or REVIEWS

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A subscriber had a great suggestion (thanks, Janet from Texas!) that I𠍿 starting, too. The suggestion? Reviews and opinions regarding different topics. Here are the two topics I鏆 like to hear from you about: Sewing machines and/or the Alto Quick Cutting System.

First, sewing machines. Do you have a machine that you absolutely love? If so, tell me exactly what kind it is (model, brand) and about how much to expect to pay for it. If you can give a Web site for it, that鏆 be awesome. Also, tell me why you love it so much. What does it do that an "ordinary" machine won㦙/can㦙 do?

Second, the Alto Quick Cutting System. This is an expensive new cutting system. Do you own it? How do you like it? Was it worth the money? Would you buy it again? Is it easy to use or is it a pain to use?

If you have an opinion about either of those two subjects, please e-mail me with your comments and/or review with the subject area saying either SEWING MACHINES or ALTO. Also, please give only your first name and your location (state or country will do, depending on how comfy you are with sharing), because I鏆 like to give credit to the opinion/review. As we most know, if we read something about a product, we don㦙 put much stock in it unless we can be confident that it was a REAL person doing the testing. J

If you have another "toy" that you wouldn㦙 part with that𠏋 pretty new on the market, let me know about it, too. No more living in the dark ages for all of us hip and trendy quilters.

Lastly, if you have something that you鏆 like to submit for comments/reviews/opinions, let me know. I probably won㦙 include everything, but I𠑥l try to include those topics that I think are of benefit to us as a whole.

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咫誑咫誧咫誑咫誧咫誑咫賓六市六 SREG𠏋 BLOCK of the MONTH

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As promised, I𠐔e designed a block of the month for August! If interested, check out http://www.sregora.com/quilting/bom/Twinkle.jpg for a picture of the finished quilt. I𠑥l have the instructions for it ready to go by Wednesday. To find the instructions, go to http://www.sregora.com/quilting/sregora/free.html and click on the Block of the Month link. Now, for all of you impatient quilters, if you go there now and try to click on it, you won㦙 find it! The picture is up, but I haven㦙 done the instructions yet. J

August𠏋 BOM is called "Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars" and is a VERY SIMPLE pattern. If you examine the quilt closely, you𠑥l see how easy it will be. Please note that this pattern is copywritten by me and as such, can only be used for personal projects. For more information on my copyrights, please refer to http://sregora.com/copyright.html.

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咫誑咫誧咫誑咫誧咫誑咫賓六市六 SUBSCRIBER GALLERY

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I am going to begin a gallery of finished quilts and/or projects from subscribers. Which subscribers? YOU! As you finish things, please send me a picture (digital) of it. If you don㦙 have a digital camera or a scanner, you can snail mail me a photo, I𠑥l scan it for you, then return the photo back to you and give you a copy of the digital image.

Also, as we𠆫e progressing through different projects (like the MQ or the BOM), feel free to send me pictures of your works in progress! Sharing is wonderful!

I𠑥l keep you posted and let you know when I get the Subscriber Gallery up and running. It𠑥l probably be at http://sregora.com/quilting/gallery/. Of course, if you go there now, you won㦙 find it. J

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咫誑咫誧咫誑咫誧咫誑咫賓六市六 IN THE WORKS

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Things to watch for in the next newsletter: New updates on the Mystery Project, more free patterns, reviews/comments from subscribers regarding sewing machines and Alto, BOM instructions, the Subscriber Gallery, tips/techniques, and more! One of the features is going to be in creating a Quilt Journal. I𠐔e done most of the work for you, so it𠑥l be a snap. You won㦙 want to miss the next issue.

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咫誑咫誧咫誑咫誧咫誑咫賓六市六 IN CONCLUSION

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Well, it𠏋 time yet again to close. Time just seems to fly as I𠍿 writing to each of you via this newsletter.

I had a lot of things to say and I sure hope I didn㦙 leave anything out!

All of you take care. I appreciate feedback, so if you have suggestions or

thoughts to share, let me know! If you don't mind being quoted, let me know

that, too!

Happy quilting,

Terry

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咫誑咫誧咫誑咫誧咫誑咫賓六市六

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Quilting With A Passion!

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