"Bytes & Piecemaking" or "Bytes" - online studio classes started, sign up today to arrange to start a class to suit your schedule. When you sign up, I will provide the detailed written instructions with many graphic in PDF format. You will also be pointed to a student-only Yahoo group where I will be the instructor to answer your questions about techniques, materials, principles of design, etc. Keep checking for new online course offerings CLICK HERE. My current offering are Natural Rust Dyeing, Ink Jet Paper Transfer Images, Mum's the Word Quilted Pillow and Don't Fence Me In - II Quilt.

Some of my workshops are offered locally at The Sew'N Place, 955 Wayne Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201. For those of you who live nearby, I'd love to see you there. Call the Sew'N Place (717) 263-5606 to sign up, click on the description to see more details: Words and Images March 19, 2007, Monday evening 6-8

Zipper - my biggest achievement so far this year was that of house training our now 16 week old miniature long haired Dachshund. So now do we have a life yet?!

Quilts and things. I've had quilts exhibited at Mancuso's Mid-Atlantic Quilt Extravaganza and Quilt Fest of New Jersey in the past weeks, hope some of you were able to view them. I was happy to hear that two of my quilts have been juried into smaller art quilt exhibitions "She Made Her Mark" and "Sacred Threads" more on times and locations closer to exhibition dates.

Soldiers Angels You must have seen Lee and Bob Woodruff (ABC news anchor, wounded in Irac) in their TV specials, interviews, etc. Did you notice the quilt Lee was holding in one interview and how she mentioned that while flying to US, Bob had a quilt/blanket wrapping around him. These are the much cherished quilts that our wounded soldiers need! Next month I hope to have a collage of some of the donated quilts. Ok the latest on making quick serged quilts for the wounded and ill soldiers. I'm happy to report that a number of you have answered my call to help with this project! I've had inquires for using the pattern as a guild and church project, requests to make quilts to send directly to soldiers, our lovely Canadian friends are helping...it has truly been heartwarming, I can't thank you enough!! I think we got off to a good start with at least five quilts, besides mine, being made and shipped already. Unfortunately it's an on going project so anyone who wants to join in, just request a pattern. Here is the URL for Soldiers Angels the organization that we are donating http://www.soldiersangels.org Here's the deal! I will provide FREE the pattern for my BJ's Quick Lap/Crib Serged Quilt, value $10, if you will make and ship one quilt to the Soldiers Angels organization. Here's the pattern http://piecemaking.com/pattern_quicklap.shtml I see this as a win-win proposition, you get the pattern free, it only takes one hour to make with a total of 4 1/2 yards fabric, flannel or fleece would be wonderful, I'm sure you have that much in your stash or it's all on sale now. So for one hour and the price of shipping, a wounded soldier will have a comfy treasure, what a small price! Just e-mail me, I'll tell you where to download the pattern to get started and I'll provide details of where to ship the complete quilt. Thanks for considering it! That's it for now. HAPPY STITCHING! BJ Reed .

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