Note From Carol

If you share this site with all your email friends, Bill Gates will meet you at the Outback Restaurant (and buy you dinner) then he'll escort you to Disneyland and I am pretty sure he'll give you spending money for T shirts and other cool stuff. At least I think that's how it works! Even if it doesn't work like that, I'd be beholdin' to you for sharing it with anyone who might be interested. Thanks!

Many thanks to my friend, Debbie, for all her help & inspiration (and telling me it was time to do this)! Thanks also to my husband, John, and my mom, Amy, both of whom have always encouraged me in everything I do, and my son, Garrett & John (again), for making the wonderful kitchen table I can sit at & design on, tsk, tsk!

And yes, Linda, it really is me, I know the purple is deceiving, but they didn't have anything I liked in green! I think it worked out pretty well, don't you?) Next thing you know, I'll be wearing a purple dress and a red hat! If you don't know what I am talking about, check this out...

For some great artwork by a really
good friend of mine (who is a fabulous
quilter), click here...(this is her Santa)

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This is kind of like a public service announcement - important information....

"Scientific Study Reveals Hypnotising Effect"

A recent study indicated that fabric gives off certain
Pheromones, that actually hypnotise women and cause
them to purchase ungodly amounts. When stored in
large quantities in enclosed spaces, the Pheromones
(in the fabric) cause memory loss and induce the
nesting syndrome (similar to the one squirrels have
before the onset of winter i.e. storing food),
therefore perpetuating their species, and not having a
population loss due to their kind being cut into
pieces and mixed with others. Sound tests have also
revealed that these fabrics emit a very high-pitched
sound, heard only by a select few, a breed of women
known as "quilters".

When played backwards on an LP, the sounds are heard
as chants, "buy me, cut me, sew me!". In order to
overcome the so called "feeding frenzy effect"
that these fabrics cause, one must wear a face mask
when entering a storage facility and use ear plugs to
avoid being pulled into their grip. (One must
laugh, however, at the sight of customers in a fabric
store, with WW2 army gas masks and headphones!).
Studies have also indicated that aliens have inhabited
the earth, helping to spread the effects that these
fabrics have on the human population. They are called
FABRIC STORE CLERKS.

It's also been experienced that these same Pheromones
cause a pathological need to hide these fabric
purchases when taken home (or at least blend them
into the existing stash), and when asked by
significant other if the fabric is new, the reply is
"I've had it for a while."