Hello Ladies, Gentlemen, Quilters, Sewists, Shoppers and
Gadget Guru’s!!!
Thank you Kelly for the introduction. To say that things
have not gone quite as planned is an understatement. The Internet in all of its
confusing states has decided that what ‘was’ there is…. Not. I apologize if you
are finding it to be inconvenient.
So…. While I try and scale the mountain of things I don’t
know and file them among the little that I do know, let me tell you more about
me and maybe some of my vision, and in return please comment and tell me some
of the things that you love about Kelly and I Have A Notion!!!
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| Linzi and Bandit... the dogs |
As you know my name is Beth Hunter. I currently live in
Kentucky, and just passed the 2 year mark at this address. I have a husband and
2 dogs… and we have moved a lot. Quilting has been my connective tissue whenever
and wherever I have moved. I know quilters around the world both in real life and
online. Quilters are, by nature a warm friendly and sharing community and I
want that at I Have A Notion. I want to share some of what I have learned, help
other quilters find what they need to progress and create their vision, and
create a community of joy and friendship.
My quilting endeavors began around the fall of 1986 when I
joined a quilting guild. At that time I lived in the small community of Paradise,
California. The guild had nearly 100 members and the average age of the members
then was 60-65. I was considerably younger (by half), and I loved all those
ladies like family. I learned to hand piece and quilt with cardboard templates
and a pencil and the rotary cutter was just becoming the THING. The using a sewing
machine came later for me.
My quilting took a short detour, when I was mistakenly
diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, so I stopped almost all stitching for
about 10 years. There were a few moves in California, and then we moved from
Southern Cali to Nebraska in 2002. Once in Nebraska (Grand Island) I decided to
take up quilting again! I had to let go of much of the handwork and use a
machine more…. I of course joined a guild and had a fabulous time with those
ladies too. I am still in contact with many of them these days. Since then I
have moved many more times and made many many many many more friends, one of
them is Kelly!
I first found Kelly and I Have A Notion via the blog and would read
every installment, about the products, her guilds and friends, Mr. McSteamy,
the kids and of course the flamingos. Kelly and I have kept in contact over the
years via email. We have some shared experiences, I blogged about one here, from
when I was living in South Africa. Feel free to poke about on that blog… if you
want… I have shared much of my QUILTY life and connections there as well as my foray
into photography, but for just pictures there is also a Flickr page.
My quilting style is whatever interests me at the moment… although
I have moved a little away from traditional quilts to more ART… I love to play with
thread.
Until everything is sorted out… I can be reached at baquilter@live.com or by phone at
270-900-4564
Please stay tuned and be patient …. Because as I always say;
There will be more later!!!
Beth
