| Have you ever thought of quilting as a
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| | There's Retail Therapy involved in
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| stress buster? Had a bad day, and just
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| | quilting too. You don't need to be a
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| want to escape to your studio or quilting
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| | shopaholic to enjoy purchasing fabric.
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| cubby and de-stress? Yup, I can hear
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| | And any quilter can tell you just how
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| most of you saying aaaaaahhhhhh! And the
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| | addictive quilt fabric can be! The car
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| ones who are shaking their heads and
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| | seems to automatically turn in at the
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| saying noooooooooo are the ones who need
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| | nearest quilt shop. Mind you, there's
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| some help with their quilting - the block
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| | nothing wrong with that! And there's no
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| isn't coming together as it should, or
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| | reason you can't shop online in your
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| your quilt isn't square and you don't
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| | jammies too. I love it when the
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| know how to fix that. You are the people
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| | anticipated parcel arrives with my new
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| I had in mind when I decided to create my
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| | fabric or latest quilting tool in it -
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| website Quilt Lovers Guide I truly want
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| | it's just like Christmas!
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| to help.
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| | And what about Friend Therapy when we
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| Quilting is a wonderful way to create a
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| | head off for a retreat. It's a few days
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| thing of beauty (although beauty is in
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| | of pure bliss, -- sewing and problem
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| the eye of the beholder!) either to give
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| | solving with our best buddies! Yah,
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| as a gift or to use and love and then
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| | that's what it is all about - talking and
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| leave as a legacy to your family. Lucky
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| | sewing into the wee hours. Of course a
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| are the ones who inherit the quilts. None
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| | glass of wine does no harm either! And
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| of my ancestors quilted, but since I
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| | chocolate, don't forget the chocolate!!!
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| began about 25 years ago, a few relatives
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| | Trouble sleeping? I don't know about
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| have come on board the quilting express
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| | you, but when I have things on my mind,
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| and are creating masterpieces in their
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| | sleep is elusive. What do I do???? I go
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| own right. It has been a pleasure to
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| | to my studio and play with fabric or
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| watch them progress and achieve their
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| | piece blocks or rearrange the blocks on
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| goals.
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| | the design wall. And while my hands are
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| I've become aware that many breast cancer
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| | busy, my mind is slowly dealing with the
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| survivors start quilting after their
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| | backlog of things that kept me awake.
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| treatment as a form of Recovery Therapy.
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| | Once I feel I have accomplished something
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| Learning to quilt occupies the mind and
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| | on the design wall or at the sewing
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| keeps our hands busy. It also provides a
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| | machine, or I have just relaxed enough,
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| sense of achievement and pride in
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| | then I can return to bed and drift off.
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| ourselves and our creations.
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| | Talk about therapy - that's Sleep
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| Creating a gift for a loved one who is
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| | Therapy!!!
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| ailing can provide therapeutic relief
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| | Yes, quilting provides a lot of therapy
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| from worry. And I am certain that putting
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| | for me and countless other quilters too,
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| all that love into a comforter for them,
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| | I'll bet. It may even be beneficial to
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| contributes to their convalescence.
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| | our children. Often when I'm sitting on
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| Sometimes we can't be there in person to
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| | the sofa doing some hand quilting, one of
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| help them, but we can send our love and
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| | my children will sit down with me and
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| support in a quilt. Not only does it make
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| | talk about their day at school or some
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| the recipient feel better, but we too
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| | problem they are having. It seems as if
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| feel better knowing we have done
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| | the serenity of quilting affects them too
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| something to help.
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| | and they can relax, open up, and talk it
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| What about those other special gifts,
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| | over with Mom. They knew, although my
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| like a memory quilt for a 50th
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| | hands were busy, I was there for them and
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| anniversary or a special birthday? It can
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| | they could talk about their important
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| include photo transfers and bits of
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| | issues while I quilted. It's a Norman
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| fabric or memorabilia from the recipient
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| | Rockwell moment!!
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| and bowl them over with the uniqueness. I
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| | So keep on quilting or start now and
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| guarantee you will get smiles and hugs,
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| | teach your children to quilt. We will
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| and what can be more therapeutic than
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| | all be rewarded with a little sanctity
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| that?
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| | (or is that sanity?) in today's world of
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| Yes quilting is therapy, for both the
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| | hustle and bustle. Take your Quilting
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| creator and the recipient.
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| | Therapy where you may!
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