Grammie Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Wow I love this state. This is my first visit and I\'m in AWE of it\'s beauty.Going to do some touring hopfully by the end of next week once we get our WORK done. I just have to see more. I love this place. SuzyQ and I are working hard on some ideas we have had for sometime and she is going to certify me to Teach Autosketch using her Course Book and Material. I cannot say enough about how impressed I am with all she had done to update this Book. So much more information and the illistrations in her Updated book are just something you have to see for yourself. More tools to use and WOW the design possibilities once you have this information are endless. Although I use lots of fun Software programs I find the more I learn about Autosketch the more I use it and LOVE LOVE LOVE it. We have some designs that we are going to be putting out soon also. I have waiting so long and thought I would never get R DONE. lol To all of you in Oregon "I LOVE YOUR STATE" and everywhere I go the people are so nice and thoughtful. Hugs and Happy Day to you Grammie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melora Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 I love it also, If you are in the city you will find the people are very nice also. And no it doesn\'t rain all the time. Even the desert in Eastern OR is beautiful in it own way. I would never move. Hope the rest of your stay is great and you get to explore a little Melora Portland OR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CucumberQuilting Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Thank you, we think so too! Enjoy your visit. ~~ Eva H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Grammie, Where the heck are you now? I\'m in Portland if you want to come and visit. I\'m sure I could point out some lovely quilt shops to viist. I think it\'s gorgeous here too. Texas is nice, I spent 6 months in Galveston for my internship. I still believe that on the 8th day God made Oregon. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 If you get near Junction City just north of Eugene, be sure and stop by Quilters Junction Not a huge shop, but very friendly and knowledgeable people.. Love their fabrics, the whole shop. Several great shops up in the Salem Area and on up towards Portland, Oregon City, That whole area... I\'m homesick! RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotquilts Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 LOL, yes, the Pacific Northwest is beautiful country and friendly. I just hope you don\'t get catch in the big wet and windy winter storm that seems to be blowing in from the Pacific. It\'s times like these that you need a hard hat not the rain hat. I like the start of winters here, usually. It\'s just the 5-6 months of gray and rain that I find boring. However, there isn\'t really any other place I\'d rather live...except maybe Hawaii! Welcome, enjoy your stay and stay dry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Grammie Tammie, Oregon is one of our favorite states too...If we could eat scenery that is where we would live!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Mary Beth, be careful what you say cuz I think that parts of Oregon are edible... Ever eat a pine cone? Some parts are edible! (verbiage taken from a Grape Nuts commercial back in the \'70s Remember that one??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Okay, I remember!! Mr. Gibbons...Grape Nuts and Pine Cones probably taste the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Actually, I thought it was a Pine tree. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Actually, Quilters Junction has moved to Springfield. Still a nice shop with nice owners. Anywhere you go in Oregon it is beautiful. I live just north of Eugene in Coburg- sleepy little antique town. Come on down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncutt Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 I DON\'T love it today! The wind is TERRIBLE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Hi Grammie - I hope you brought your big girl boots to get through all the rain water and you might want to tie a rock or too around your ankles to help you not get blown away. It\'s going to be a rainy/windy ride for a day or so. Here in Salem, it blowing and rainy, - another Oregon Adventure that you get to see!!! I love storms. If I could have gotten to the coast to sit in a dry condo to watch the ocean, I would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seakitten Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Sittin\' here on a gray & rainy (but still beautiful) Hawaii morning; Christine, you would not be able to tell the difference between Oregon & Hawaii today! I can, however, tell the difference between pine cones & Grape Nuts -- pine cones are easier to chew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belbelle Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 I love Oregon too - - in fact my recently retired husband and I are seriously considering relocating from Colorado. We think we\'re tired of no oxygen and no humidity, but don\'t know if there\'s a serious downside. Right now we\'re in Hawaii, as it\'s also on our shortlist for homesites. For all of you ducks, what, if anything, does the humidity do to your machines. I understand that the humidity should be good for my threads, but are there other things I need to prepare for - - like rust? Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Living in Virginia we have lots of humidity but we also have A/C. So I don\'t worry about rust. Love Oregon too...we lived in Spokane, WA and would vacation on the coast of Oregon. My MIL lives in Eugene...she loves it there too. Cheryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Have you noticed - there are some here who stick to the subject so well...then there is Beth, Shana and Mary Beth Oh and Catherine who tries to sneek it in like we won\'t notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 why in heaven\'s name would you want to stick to the subject? By the way, any national news on the "Storm of the Century" as it has been referred to by our local newscasters. Poor guys and gals who are low man on the totem pole and are out at the coast on a really nasty day. Here in Portland, it\'s been really rainy, but certainly no huge storm. However, it\'s a great day to stay inside and quilt. (or go to work, and that\'s where I am.) Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CucumberQuilting Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Oregon, wet? It quite DRY and WINDY out here in the High Desert. You just have to get over the mountain from all that rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Rain is good. Keeps the tourists away. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Grace, Thanks for the info on Quilters Junction. Spent several days sitting in Coburg a few years ago.. lol, bet you know why.. We moved from OR 2 years ago.. guess life is moving on out there, though my memory and knowledge of it is stuck. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seakitten Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 NOT sneaking, perfectly obvious. Yes, rust is a problem in areas of high humidity. All pins will, eventually, rust, so you don\'t want to leave a pin (or a needle) in anything longer than necessary. Best not to leave them overnight. New pins have a coating which is supposed to prevent this, but it eventually wears off. Keep your machine well oiled, & don\'t leave any sewing machine without cleaning & oiling it regularly, whether you are using it regularly or not. Fabric mildews like crazy. It\'s worth it! That was on a topic, wasn\'t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmyhogan Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Grammie, Happy that you like Oregon. Hope the rain doesn\'t put you off. I grew up in Northern Missouri and Bev in Western New York. We have lived in many places but love Oregon the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammie Posted December 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Thanks everyone. Yes it has been raining but still I\'m enjoying myself. Been inside as a result so I\'m really hoping to spend some time out and about as the weather permits. Yes indeed patty I have my boots. lolol I just have another week so We hope to make a trip into Portland and take a few days for some fun stuff Have a great week everyone. I will be putting my pics all together once I\'m back home and will be sure and share the good ones with. you. Jim I do indeed love my home state of Texas but I must say after all the places I\'ve traveled this state is really nice. I love the weather despite the rain. Just awesome morning temps No bugs and humidity. Loving that. lolol PS. Some of you gals are too funny. lolol Also I am in Grants Pass so I\'m not sure (but I will check my map) how far I am from all of you commenting from Oregon. lol Hugs Grammie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 You\'re way down south Tammie - a couple hours south of Eugene, and I\'m two hours south of Portland, where most of the gals are. Enjoy our beautiful state and come back to visit often! Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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