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Maureen Wozniak

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Nov 22, 2009, 11:34:30 AM11/22/09
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Yesterday I friend of mine needed to use the computer for some on-line Xmas
shopping since hers is dead at the moment. Her 3-year-old daughter was with
us in the sewing room.

3 y.o. scribbled on the chalkboard for awhile and then started rootling
through my fat quarters. She'd pull them out of the box, look at them, and
set them aside. Every once in while she'd pull one out and say "Oh!". Then
she'd sigh and say "I looove this one." Those are the ones she'd on fold,
spread on the floor to lay on, wrap around her, drape of the back of the
chair, etc.

I think that she not only has excellent taste in fabric (the ones she
"loooved" were some of my favorites too) but she has a stash fondling
technique that can't be beat!

Maureen

GrammyKathy

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Nov 22, 2009, 12:06:10 PM11/22/09
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On Nov 22, 10:34 am, Maureen Wozniak <mw...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I think that she not only has excellent taste in fabric (the ones she
> "loooved" were some of my favorites too) but she has a stash fondling
> technique that can't be beat!
>
> Maureen

Sounds like a future quilter to me.

GrammyKathy

Sandy

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Nov 22, 2009, 1:24:59 PM11/22/09
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<0001HW.C72EC436...@news.eternal-september.org>,
Maureen Wozniak <mw...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:


Yup. Definitely sounds like a quilter-in-training! <G>

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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
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teleflora

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Nov 22, 2009, 1:27:06 PM11/22/09
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Maureen, is her mama a quilter? Does she know about fabric? I'm just
wondering if this is learned behaviour or instinctual.

Either way, it's a sweet story and I'll bet that girl will have a degree in
textile art when she grows up. Keep your eye on her.

Cindy

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Dr. Zachary Smith

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Nov 22, 2009, 2:06:22 PM11/22/09
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"Kids are like that... Yeah, they are!" 8^D

(I don't even remember the reference - just the line...)

dealer83

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Nov 22, 2009, 5:01:29 PM11/22/09
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I love this story...maybe it's in the genes or something. Now that you
know she is taken with fabric at such a young age, maybe you can
encourage her into sewing in a few years...Donna


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Michelle C.

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:25:14 PM11/22/09
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You paint such a wonderful picture, Maureen. A future quilter indeed!
I think I need to try some of her fondling techniques. :-)

Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada

Polly Esther

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Nov 23, 2009, 12:14:51 AM11/23/09
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That's an experience I hope for. Our daughters and only granddaughter
haven't been very interested in my quilting. Maybe, maybe I'll get to have
a great-grand who will looove. Thank you, Maureen. Polly


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Maureen Wozniak

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Nov 23, 2009, 8:55:12 AM11/23/09
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On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:27:06 -0600, teleflora wrote
(in article <6ofOm.55878$gg6....@newsfe25.iad>):

> Maureen, is her mama a quilter? Does she know about fabric? I'm just
> wondering if this is learned behaviour or instinctual.
>
> Either way, it's a sweet story and I'll bet that girl will have a degree in
> textile art when she grows up. Keep your eye on her.
>
> Cindy
>
>

Her mama isn't a quilter and swears she can't sew a straight seam. Though
her mama is interested in making some pillows etc for the house. So who
knows?

Maureen

Pat in Virginia

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Dec 1, 2009, 12:01:53 PM12/1/09
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Whoa!! That kid deserves an Auntie Maureen quilt of her own, even if it is
only teddy bear size.
Pat in Virginia

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Maureen Wozniak

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Dec 2, 2009, 8:58:07 AM12/2/09
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On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:01:53 -0600, Pat in Virginia wrote
(in article <LZbRm.82315$Wf2....@newsfe23.iad>):

> Whoa!! That kid deserves an Auntie Maureen quilt of her own, even if it is
> only teddy bear size.
> Pat in Virginia
>
>

Actually, I just finished one for her a couple of months ago. It's for the
wall in her big girl room.

Maureen


Sherry

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Dec 2, 2009, 10:08:45 AM12/2/09
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Wow, she's only three years old, and she already has expert techniques
in
fabric-fondling AND fabric auditioning. She might have had a quilt
going in
a couple of hours!
But quite seriously, I think this little girl has artistic
inclination. I am saying
this because of a little neighbor girl I knew who was absolutely
fascinated
with colors. Instead of reading a storybook, she'd fan the pages and
say,
"Oh! Look at all the colors."
Yup, I see a textile artist also.

Sherry

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