I love to quilt ,,crochet, bake, garden and read and look so forward to our first virtual retreat and getting to know all of you better...and a big thanks to Deb and Alice for agreeing to do this...I sure hope we make it a very happy experience.

Bettina - I am a self taught quilter.  Made several large quilts while living in Bavaria, figured I better take a class & learn what I may be doing wrong.  (several things....)  We're sort of "oinks", I only work part time, in a quilt shop no less, just to get a discount....help a friend in her office just cuz she's my friend, plus I get a little more $$ for quilting.  My husband has a golf pro shop & we've been married just over 2 yrs.  We have 2 cats & 1 cockatoo that has (gasp!) beaked a few quilts in her day.  I love brights & love tribal stuff, having traveled to South Africa a few yrs ago.

Linda T - Chubbock, ID -  I am fairly new to quilting, but not to sewing.  My grandmother made sure I could sew - starting with doll clothes on her old Singer (how I wish I had that machine but my mom and aunties saw no use in keeping it).  I have made quilts, so far, for camping - so very basic flannel 9 patch, and a couple of raggedy ones for my sons last Christmas.  I have done applique for clothing and other home dec and would like to try a quilt with applique someday, for now the day to day work of a job keeps me from delving that deep. I live in Chubbuck, Idaho but was born and raised in Burley.  I haven't got my own ruler yet - told my son that is my Christmas wish - but have a borrowed one for this project.  He is working in Burley a lot these days so maybe he will get me one there since he says there is no real shopping there - but what does a young guy know.

Linda B - Rexburg, ID - Lived here all my life except for a couple of short stays in California and Montana.  I've been quilting professionally for over 30 years.  I make custom quilts, hand quilt them, and love piecing and designing.  I teach, including WonderCut Ruler classes, and love traveling, teaching, and meeting new quilting friends.  I have waaaayy too many tops that aren't quilted and don't know if I have time in this lifetime to get them all done.  I've been married to Morgan for 40 years (!!) and have 4 sons and one daughter, all married, and 15 grandchildren.  DD is also a hand quilter, but doesn't do any piecing yet.  I love retreats and will definitely be joining in this one!

Carol - My Name is Carol and there isn't too much unique about me. I have a wonderful husband of 38 years & 2 sons & 2 grandsons, that keep me going. I'm 63 years old & have always worked very hard all my life. I have lived in the country all my life worked on a farm & was a custodian at our high school. I had to retire last year do to a back injury & failed back surgery. This has left me disabled & unable to do much of anything. I have always loved quilts but never had the time to learn how to make them. I just bought my Wonder cut ruler last week & love it. I made my first table runner & it is not half bad for a beginner.  Quilting will be my therapy & it will keep my mind off of the pain I am in. Who knows I might get real good at quilting, I would love to make some quilts for friends & my family.  I would love to try & make a quilt with all of you, I think it would be lots of fun I'm so thankful for finding the web site on the Wonder Cut Ruler I think it will open a whole new part in my life. Thank you & Happy Quilting!


Lynn L - Oregon -I am 41 and very new to quilting. I have an almost 13 year old daughter, 5 miniature schnauzers and a wonderful husband of almost 2 years (I was previously widowed) I am a veritable hermit (but I did manage to find that himmit:) and am unique (I think) in that I am 100% ordinary.

Esther - I love the idea of a retreat so will attempt it.  A little about myself.  I'm about the oldest of the group so far.  Will be 75 next year, been actively quilting since early '81, retired RN and enjoying every minute of it.  Widow (almost 2 years) mother of 7, grandmother of 23, GGM of 5.  I do mostly machine piecing, some applique, some hand quilting, machine quilting mostly, also machine embroidery.  Looking forward to learning to use my ruler. 

Bev - Oregon - I've been quilting for almost 20 years, do pattern testing for an Oregon quilt designer, and am part owner of a longarm machine that I use to quilt my own quilts.  I work full time as a secretary for a publishing company. I have used the WCR for various projects, but never to make a complete quilt so really looking forward to this retreat.  I am married to a very understanding husband, and mother of 3 grown daughters.

Retta - from the Blue Roof/Plywood State - (okay, Retta, I give.  What is the Blue Roof/Plywood State?? - Deb)  Unique??  Dad always said thank goodness there's only one of you girl !~!  I agree. Have been at this quilting fun for 35 years and the first attempt was horrid.  Oh yes, I still see it because sweetie daughter will not stop using it.  The things I have learned over the years:  #1 buy a cutter and mat dear lady. #2 Do not attempt to make a super king for your first "real" quilt with a cardboard template and scissors rofl  But that quilt is still the best sewn and my favorite.  Am still using the original sewing machine.  Some things move forward, some just keep on working.  Thanks for trying something new ladies.  We're going to have fun whoohoooooo  Hugs Retta from the Blue Roof/Plywood State
Here is Retta's answer to my Blue Roof/Plywood State question - Deb, since we've had so many hurricanes all the rooves are blue plastic and the windows are boarded up with plywood here in Florida.  lol  And thank you for the great time and good instructions this last summer in Bend. Nice putting faces with names.  Hugs Retta NW Florida who escaped majorly damage and has no blue roof or plywood windows, whoohoooooo 

Mari - Texas - I am a Family & Consumer Science teacher/Business Technology teacher.  I find this an interesting concept and would like to try it.  I am not good at completing projects but love starting them.  I have not wanted to pack up my supplies to attend a "real" retreat, so the virtual retreat sounds like a good idea.  I am anxious to see the instructions.  I have had the Wonder Cut Ruler for some time, but never completed a project with it. I have been married for 40 years, have 2 married children and 5 grandchildren.
 

Nancy - Northern Indiana - I'm ordering my ruler today.  I've been married to my dh for 18 years, have 2 dd's, in high school, freshman and senior.  I returned to work 1.5 years ago, to help pay for college educations and that has slowed my quilting considerably.  I'm a beginner, with 3 completed quilts and 2 quilt tops on my resume.    I love the idea of a retreat, but have neither the extra money or desire to leave my family on a weekend to participate in a real one, so I'm looking forward to our virtual retreat.  Thanks ladies for agreeing to this.


Trice - New Braunfels, TX -  I never made a single quilt until I found the WCR one day on line and thought, that looks easy, I think I could do that. Needless to say, I'm hooked now on quilting. I am a National Sales Manager for Institutional Sales for a company that manufacturers commercial grade security door hardware and exit devices. I am a member of the Door and Hardware Institute and know lots more about how to properly hang a door than I do about how to bind a quilt. My family (mainly my sister) is still in shock that I even sit down at a sewing machine because I was born without the sewing "gene". Somehow or another it has been injected in my DNA through the WCR!!!

Perry D - Oklahoma City, OK - I am a widow, have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. I am a 4th generation Texan from Houston who transplanted herself and her Mother to Oklahoma City 3 years ago after my husband passed away because all of my children live here. I have been quilting for about 5 years and really enjoy it. I also work full time, but am hoping to retire in about 2 years. I enjoy using the wondercut ruler, it certainly has saved me a lot of time. I have lots of ufo's, so am looking forward to doing another, lol.  Here is a link to my website if you want to see my "quilt output"  http://www.picturetrail.com/pdauzat

Nadine - California - I own a vendering business called Nadine's Dream Castle Quiltworks, I just recently began selling the WCR (Wonder Cut Ruler) They have been selling like hotcakes!  I have a website in the works that shows my patterns and some hand quilting supplies, I sell. (click here) to see my website which is a UFO..  I have been a quilter for at least 30 years and most of my earlier works are hopefully still being enjoyed by friends and relatives. Currently I am specializing in original wall hanging and baby quilt KITS and Patterns.  We also manufacture a hand quilting frame along with my in-laws that also have a quilting business.

Becky - Dubai - I'm really originally from Illinois, and most recently from North Carolina but now live most of the time in Dubai where I am exposed to wonderful international quilters.  I have been quilting I think 15 years, sporadically, now every chance I get.  My grandmother gave me the quilting bug.  She had made a lovely quilt for all 12 of her grandchildren from double knit, back when it was all the rage.........someone had given her a big bag full of scraps.  Mine is a treasure, poorly constructed......but a treasure, my grandmother was dying of breast cancer when she made it.  She cut and sewed the blocks and my grandfather pressed them, the batting is an old blanket and the backing is an old sheet, the blocks are simple four inch in beige, white and turquoise.  That quilt means so much to me, I only hope that the simple things I make mean as much to my children and grandchildren.

Marian - Texas - I have been seriously quilting for about three years.  I am a tranplant from No. California and loving every minute of living here in Texas.

Irice - I've never done a retreat of any kind, but I am looking forward to this.  I was afraid I had missed out on the retreat as I have been away from the computer for the last two weeks. My 86 year old father has been in the hospital and family members had to be with him 24/7.  As I am the only one of 5 children who does not work, I stayed with him all week, the others sharing the duties on the weekend.  He has improved to the point that he is now back in the nursing home.  Anyhow, enough of that.  I did take some handpiecing and crocheting with me and got quite a bit done.   Still haven't used my ruler yet, but I am looking forward to this retreat and learning
about using it.

Mari - Texas - I am a Family & Consumer Science teacher/Business Technology teacher. I find this an interesting concept and would like to try it. I am not good at completing projects but love starting them. I have not wanted to pack up my supplies to attend a "real" retreat, so the virtual retreat sounds like a good idea. I am anxious to see the instructions. I have had the Wonder Cut Ruler for some time, but never completed a project with it. I have been married for 40 years, have 2 married children and 5 grandchildren.

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