Life is all about Connections - here are a few of my favorites:
Favorite Local Quilt Shops- Keepsake Quilting, Center Harbor, NH
- Pine Tree Quilt Shop, Salem NH
- Portsmouth Fabric Company, Portsmouth NH
- Quilted Threads, Henniker NH
Favorite Online Quilt Shops- NH Quilter's Emporium, Merrimack, NH
- Solo'Nique Designs llc
Elegant "neck purses" designed by Cary Flanagan, Something Sew Fine Quilt Design. These lovely bags are the perfect size to carry a cell phone, safety whistle, keys and any other small items you want to keep with you at all times. Make wonderful gifts.
Organizations I belong to or subscribe to- American Quilter's Society
Member since 1999 - Amoskeag Quilt Guild, Manchester, NH.
Active member since about 1994, board member since 2004
Other Notable Sites- New England Quilt Designers Cooperative Blog
The blog of NEQDC - a group of professional quilt designers from the New England area who pool their time, expertise and resources to vend at quilt shows as a group. The blog lists out vending schedule and news about the group and its individual designers. - Quilt Woman, Inc.
QuiltWoman.com carries over 600 quilting patterns from designers around the country.
Quilt Artists and Others Who Have Inspired Me- Gloria Hansen - Quilt artist, writer, web designer
- Jan Krentz - Quilt designer, teacher
- Karla Alexander - Quilt designer, author, teacher
- Sarah Ann Smith - Quilt artist, designer, teacher
Social Service AgenciesI have a passion for working with children and helping people in general. I spent 20 years of my professional life in Social Services. This work was enormously important to me and very rewarding.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America site.
If you are interested in becoming a friend and mentor to a child at risk, you can find a program in your area through this site. Help "make the world a better place, one child at a time." - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester, Manchester, NH.
I worked there for nearly 17 years, matching children in need of extra guidance and attention with caring adult mentors. My last four years I was Program Manager. I "retired" in April, 2004. - NAMINH
This is the New Hampshire chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is a Statewide Education, Advocacy and Support network seeking to ensure comprehensive Mental Health services for all NH residents.