hi, I was talking to a friend recently and she told me about a quilt her grandmother made using old shirts of the hubby's to make a memory quilt. I thought what a great idea. So...Ive decided to make my first ever quilt, doing a patchwork one with the yarn at ever corner thing using...get this...some of my old cloths that I wore too much cause that is all that fit, you know ladies what I mean. Now that they are so huge on me (yeaaaa) Ive started cutting out the squares and hope to start sewing this weekend. (surgery was 11/26/03 and Im down 75lbs as of 3 days ago)

Hey Liz Oh my gosh - now you are a QUILTER! That quilt is beautiful and the colors are amazing. I am just learning to sew and fell in love with quilting but it will be many long years before I could even think about doing inset seams. You must have blood in your veins from the Lowell quilters of many years ago. Both my mother and older sister have been professional seamstresses at various times in their lives. As the youngest I got the jobs of tying seams off (back in the days when machines didn't have reverse!) and picking up the threads off the floor. Eventually I was promoted to "cutter outer". The result was that I didn't care if I ever used a sewing machine. But then at age 52 I got the bug for quilting from my very encouraging country cousin. (Which proves you can teach an OLD dog new tricks) I have completed 7 quilts, mostly Thimbleberries and have probably 10 more in various stages (including one Jinny Beyer which I will probably never finish). I have had a flannel one on my bed for over a year that still needs to have the binding put on. (When I had my WLS I told my kids that if I died I wanted to be buried with it over me unfinished! Do not let my sister fini****!) I also I have a room full of stash and and lots of expectations! But I can't ever imagine ever getting to your level. For that I will just have to go to shows! And as I am in Western MA I will look for your name on entry winners! Thanks for sharing and best wishes for your healthy future with WLS. Joanne 301/270 and on plateau/150

I was just looking at it today and asking myself how in the heck was I going to quilt it - by machine for sure - but where and in what spaces I have no clue yet... just was working on a 4-patch baby quilt earlier that whips up in no time at all... Liz F. West Quincy, MA. Pre-op Testing Complete Waiting for Surgery Date Aetna PPO

My name is Liz - I am pre-op waiting for my surgery date, and I work part time at the local quilt store - a great hobby to stay away from food I say! My sewing room is the farthest away from the kutchen it can be! Wanna see my latest project? (One of about 12 projects I have going right now)... http://www.simplypixelating.com/cgi-bin/album.pl?album=quilting Liz F., West Quincy, MA.

If/when I ever move to TN, I'll have to look you up. We love the Crossville area and have friends in The Glade. I have been to the Highway 127 sale a couple of times. It's a hoot!!!! Quilting is my passion - Stash, I have a room!!!! I started a quilt group at church and donated a ton of stuff for us to start with. My WLS is Monday, November 24.