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HAPPY NEW YEAR
and A Thank You Message From LLoni
First -- thank you so much to everyone who sent cards, letters, and emails of prayers and good wishes for my Dad and Mom during the two months that I have been missing. For those who didn't know what was going on (and just wondered if I had abandoned the websites altogether), thank you so much for your patience!
My Dad's open heart surgery and several complications that followed made worrying about websites a very low priority.
You've all had a part in helping me keep up my spirits and my strength. I moved in with Mom for the duration and made sure she had access to visit Dad in the hospital every day. Dad was finally able to come home in early November, and I continued staying with them until the second week of December. Then it was finally time to give them back their independence --- and I'm happy to report they're both doing very well.
It will take me a while to get back up to speed on all my projects. I hope you all know how much I appreciate you staying with me for this little bit longer. I'll do my very best to earn your loyalty by adding new pages that will be useful to everyone.
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Most of us love to windowshop for fabric sets, and windowshopping on the Internet is great for generating ideas or stimulating your muse. That's why you find such a long list of fabric resources on this website. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten ideas that boosted my energy level just by browsing a few online stores.
And when I'm visiting the family in rural Georgia (where the nearest fabric resource is more than 20 miles away), having access to great selections by a few clicks of the mouse is wonderful!
Be sure to read the contest rules -- you must visit a large number of shops online to qualify for any of the prizes. But it's a FABulous way to get a look at what's out there.
Quilters Click here for the complete rules . Quilters Click here to see the list of shops participatibng.
THE QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED . . .
WHY DO I LIST SO MANY RESOURCES FOR THE SAME THING? . . . and the answer is --- to provide you with a variety of styles and more choices.
In my search I find some constants at all the shops -- if they carry a particular brand, almost all of them will stock the newest line. But not always for the same price!
Some shops have end-of-line sales to clear out inventory. Some are bargain priced all the time. All of them have ways of grouping colors and prints for display that are unique to that website, and the wealth of ideas is sometimes the best gift for time spent looking.
We all have a few favorites that we visit often. I've received several suggestions from regular visitors for new sites to add, and now there's been a second request to include what state the shipment will come from if an order is placed.
That one surprised me. Most orders are shipped for the same fee regardless. Now I understand it's not the fee that is questioned, but the length of time to wait.
If you're in California, you'll get it faster if you order from a shop closer to the west coast. My friends in Georgia would like to know if they're web-browsing can be guided to east-coast suppliers.
Makes perfect sense to me. I'll try to have that information added, at least for some of the sites, by the end of the month.
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Inspired by the Elm Creek Quilts Novels
