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> Louise -- you and I are on the same page. I'm working on that and
> hopefully will have a new site up by the end of the year which will
> include all the quilts on Terbear's site as well.
> So if anyone has pictures they would like included -- please email them to
> me and be sure to tell me who the quilt was for!
> --
> Kate in MI
> http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves
>> The Web site that Kate's post directed us to is actually Terbear's, not
>> Kate's (at least I think that's where I ended up!). Terbear has been
>> involved in some other endeavors lately, and I'm guessing that's at least
>> a part of the reason that many of the more recent Hugs aren't appearing
>> on her site.
>> What do you all think about setting up a Flickr or Picasa or some other
>> photo site just for RCTQ Hugs? Each and every one is truly a piece of art
>> and love, and it might be really nice to have one location to go to see
>> them all at one time. Can you think of any reasons not to do it?
>> --
>> Louise in Iowa
>> nieland1390@mchsi dot com
>> http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
>>>> I certainly agree with you, Polly. But on that RARE occasion -- we've
>>>> had
>>>> things go awry. And even with gentle (and sometimes not-so-gentle)
>>>> nudging... things happen. I just want to make sure that any newcomers
>>>> understand that while we do our best to make sure the HUG gets to its
>>>> recipient, sometimes things are out of our hands.
>>>> I didn't mean to infer that we don't follow-up and do our best to
>>>> provide
>>>> all the resources we can muster to help someone who finds they are
>>>> unable to
>>>> continue.
>>>> As for the gators... I wonder if Sam and Jazz would scare them off...
>>>> or be
>>>> their dinner!
>>>> --
>>>> Kate in MIhttp://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves
>>>> > Thank you, Kate, for doing the hug invitation; I'm sure there are new
>>>> > folks here who wondered about it and may want to join us.
>>>> > I don't quite agree with something you said; no surprise to anyone
>>>> > I'm
>>>> > sure.
>>>> > You said:
>>>> > < once you send your block -- the rest is out of your (and my!)
>>>> > hands. I don't think anyone here intends to let HUGs linger or not
>>>> > finish
>>>> > and deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you
>>>> > need
>>>> > to be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace.
>>>> > This happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is
>>>> > strictly a
>>>> > voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
>>>> > If a person has taken on the honor and responsibility of receiving
>>>> > blocks and seeing it through to the next step,(or the next step), it
>>>> > means
>>>> > a lot that the Hug be completed timely. If the assembler or quilter
>>>> > or
>>>> > binder (sometimes me) gets infected with head lice or a surprise long
>>>> > term
>>>> > visit by brother-in-law Bubba, 12 cases of beer and all 9 younguns,
>>>> > please
>>>> > ask for help.
>>>> > Hugs aren't going to be 'out of my hands' until they are gently
>>>> > wrapped
>>>> > around the person we are hugging. I will be watching and I will be
>>>> > delighted to find help if you need it.
>>>> > I do so hope that I've been able to say this agreeably. If not, do
>>>> > remember that I have gators. Polly- Hide quoted text -
>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>> Hi Kate - I love being part of the HUG group too and take part in all
>>> that I can. I was just wondering tho' - I don't really know how to
>>> say this .... I know I finished the HUG quilt for my friend Judy,
>>> after all the wonderful contributions from the Huggers on our group,
>>> but I don't see a picture of the finished HUG on the site. Is it just
>>> too hard to keep up that site now? I know I sent a picture of the
>>> finished HUG to everyone who participated cuz I feel it shows that it
>>> was actually done and how thankful I was to receive their lovely
>>> blocks. I know I absolutely delight in seeing how others put their
>>> HUGS together and it's always nice to look at the HUGS and see your
>>> own block that was contributed. Just wondering.
>>> Sharon (N.B.)
>

> Kate, I have several on my Webshots page - can you download from there?
> --
> Louise in Iowa
> nieland1390@mchsi dot com
> http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
>> Louise -- you and I are on the same page. I'm working on that and
>> hopefully will have a new site up by the end of the year which will
>> include all the quilts on Terbear's site as well.
>> So if anyone has pictures they would like included -- please email them
>> to me and be sure to tell me who the quilt was for!
>> --
>> Kate in MI
>> http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves
>>> The Web site that Kate's post directed us to is actually Terbear's, not
>>> Kate's (at least I think that's where I ended up!). Terbear has been
>>> involved in some other endeavors lately, and I'm guessing that's at
>>> least a part of the reason that many of the more recent Hugs aren't
>>> appearing on her site.
>>> What do you all think about setting up a Flickr or Picasa or some other
>>> photo site just for RCTQ Hugs? Each and every one is truly a piece of
>>> art and love, and it might be really nice to have one location to go to
>>> see them all at one time. Can you think of any reasons not to do it?
>>> --
>>> Louise in Iowa
>>> nieland1390@mchsi dot com
>>> http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
>>>>> I certainly agree with you, Polly. But on that RARE occasion -- we've
>>>>> had
>>>>> things go awry. And even with gentle (and sometimes not-so-gentle)
>>>>> nudging... things happen. I just want to make sure that any newcomers
>>>>> understand that while we do our best to make sure the HUG gets to its
>>>>> recipient, sometimes things are out of our hands.
>>>>> I didn't mean to infer that we don't follow-up and do our best to
>>>>> provide
>>>>> all the resources we can muster to help someone who finds they are
>>>>> unable to
>>>>> continue.
>>>>> As for the gators... I wonder if Sam and Jazz would scare them off...
>>>>> or be
>>>>> their dinner!
>>>>> --
>>>>> Kate in MIhttp://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves
>>>>> > Thank you, Kate, for doing the hug invitation; I'm sure there are
>>>>> > new
>>>>> > folks here who wondered about it and may want to join us.
>>>>> > I don't quite agree with something you said; no surprise to anyone
>>>>> > I'm
>>>>> > sure.
>>>>> > You said:
>>>>> > < once you send your block -- the rest is out of your (and my!)
>>>>> > hands. I don't think anyone here intends to let HUGs linger or not
>>>>> > finish
>>>>> > and deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you
>>>>> > need
>>>>> > to be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into
>>>>> > cyberspace.
>>>>> > This happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is
>>>>> > strictly a
>>>>> > voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
>>>>> > If a person has taken on the honor and responsibility of receiving
>>>>> > blocks and seeing it through to the next step,(or the next step), it
>>>>> > means
>>>>> > a lot that the Hug be completed timely. If the assembler or quilter
>>>>> > or
>>>>> > binder (sometimes me) gets infected with head lice or a surprise
>>>>> > long term
>>>>> > visit by brother-in-law Bubba, 12 cases of beer and all 9 younguns,
>>>>> > please
>>>>> > ask for help.
>>>>> > Hugs aren't going to be 'out of my hands' until they are gently
>>>>> > wrapped
>>>>> > around the person we are hugging. I will be watching and I will be
>>>>> > delighted to find help if you need it.
>>>>> > I do so hope that I've been able to say this agreeably. If not, do
>>>>> > remember that I have gators. Polly- Hide quoted text -
>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>> Hi Kate - I love being part of the HUG group too and take part in all
>>>> that I can. I was just wondering tho' - I don't really know how to
>>>> say this .... I know I finished the HUG quilt for my friend Judy,
>>>> after all the wonderful contributions from the Huggers on our group,
>>>> but I don't see a picture of the finished HUG on the site. Is it just
>>>> too hard to keep up that site now? I know I sent a picture of the
>>>> finished HUG to everyone who participated cuz I feel it shows that it
>>>> was actually done and how thankful I was to receive their lovely
>>>> blocks. I know I absolutely delight in seeing how others put their
>>>> HUGS together and it's always nice to look at the HUGS and see your
>>>> own block that was contributed. Just wondering.
>>>> Sharon (N.B.)
>

> Louise -- you and I are on the same page. I'm working on that and
> hopefully will have a new site up by the end of the year which will
> include all the quilts on Terbear's site as well.
> So if anyone has pictures they would like included -- please email them to
> me and be sure to tell me who the quilt was for!
> --
> Kate in MI
> http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves
>> The Web site that Kate's post directed us to is actually Terbear's, not
>> Kate's (at least I think that's where I ended up!). Terbear has been
>> involved in some other endeavors lately, and I'm guessing that's at least
>> a part of the reason that many of the more recent Hugs aren't appearing
>> on her site.
>> What do you all think about setting up a Flickr or Picasa or some other
>> photo site just for RCTQ Hugs? Each and every one is truly a piece of art
>> and love, and it might be really nice to have one location to go to see
>> them all at one time. Can you think of any reasons not to do it?
>> --
>> Louise in Iowa
>> nieland1390@mchsi dot com
>> http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
>>>> I certainly agree with you, Polly. But on that RARE occasion -- we've
>>>> had
>>>> things go awry. And even with gentle (and sometimes not-so-gentle)
>>>> nudging... things happen. I just want to make sure that any newcomers
>>>> understand that while we do our best to make sure the HUG gets to its
>>>> recipient, sometimes things are out of our hands.
>>>> I didn't mean to infer that we don't follow-up and do our best to
>>>> provide
>>>> all the resources we can muster to help someone who finds they are
>>>> unable to
>>>> continue.
>>>> As for the gators... I wonder if Sam and Jazz would scare them off...
>>>> or be
>>>> their dinner!
>>>> --
>>>> Kate in MIhttp://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves
>>>> > Thank you, Kate, for doing the hug invitation; I'm sure there are new
>>>> > folks here who wondered about it and may want to join us.
>>>> > I don't quite agree with something you said; no surprise to anyone
>>>> > I'm
>>>> > sure.
>>>> > You said:
>>>> > < once you send your block -- the rest is out of your (and my!)
>>>> > hands. I don't think anyone here intends to let HUGs linger or not
>>>> > finish
>>>> > and deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you
>>>> > need
>>>> > to be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace.
>>>> > This happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is
>>>> > strictly a
>>>> > voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
>>>> > If a person has taken on the honor and responsibility of receiving
>>>> > blocks and seeing it through to the next step,(or the next step), it
>>>> > means
>>>> > a lot that the Hug be completed timely. If the assembler or quilter
>>>> > or
>>>> > binder (sometimes me) gets infected with head lice or a surprise long
>>>> > term
>>>> > visit by brother-in-law Bubba, 12 cases of beer and all 9 younguns,
>>>> > please
>>>> > ask for help.
>>>> > Hugs aren't going to be 'out of my hands' until they are gently
>>>> > wrapped
>>>> > around the person we are hugging. I will be watching and I will be
>>>> > delighted to find help if you need it.
>>>> > I do so hope that I've been able to say this agreeably. If not, do
>>>> > remember that I have gators. Polly- Hide quoted text -
>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>> Hi Kate - I love being part of the HUG group too and take part in all
>>> that I can. I was just wondering tho' - I don't really know how to
>>> say this .... I know I finished the HUG quilt for my friend Judy,
>>> after all the wonderful contributions from the Huggers on our group,
>>> but I don't see a picture of the finished HUG on the site. Is it just
>>> too hard to keep up that site now? I know I sent a picture of the
>>> finished HUG to everyone who participated cuz I feel it shows that it
>>> was actually done and how thankful I was to receive their lovely
>>> blocks. I know I absolutely delight in seeing how others put their
>>> HUGS together and it's always nice to look at the HUGS and see your
>>> own block that was contributed. Just wondering.
>>> Sharon (N.B.)
>

> Louise -- you and I are on the same page. I'm working on that and
> hopefully will have a new site up by the end of the year which will
> include all the quilts on Terbear's site as well.
>
> So if anyone has pictures they would like included -- please email them
> to me and be sure to tell me who the quilt was for!
>

> The Web site that Kate's post directed us to is actually Terbear's, not
> Kate's (at least I think that's where I ended up!). Terbear has been
> involved in some other endeavors lately, and I'm guessing that's at least a
> part of the reason that many of the more recent Hugs aren't appearing on her
> site.
>
> What do you all think about setting up a Flickr or Picasa or some other
> photo site just for RCTQ Hugs? Each and every one is truly a piece of art
> and love, and it might be really nice to have one location to go to see them
> all at one time. Can you think of any reasons not to do it?