GABIT attendees thread

[SEREN LWCH (MAL)]

256 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!!!!

[Kliggins]

Happy Birthday Bev!

[Tracy Jane]

I might actually be trollop blonde by Gabit It seems I've been roped into some okra related bet over at the Sanctuary forum again. Why is it that when I joke about something, people take it seriously?

[ames]

I might actually be trollop blonde by Gabit It seems I've been roped into some okra related bet over at the Sanctuary forum again. Why is it that when I joke about something, people take it seriously?

Um ... because they like the idea of you as a blonde, sweetie?
*smiles innocently*

[SEREN LWCH (MAL)]

I might actually be trollop blonde by Gabit It seems I've been roped into some okra related bet over at the Sanctuary forum again. Why is it that when I joke about something, people take it seriously?

I'll be butterscotch blonde I think

[Rune]

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN...

[dipsofjazz]

Happy Birthday Bev!

Thanks Kliggy. Cake for everybody!



Thanks to Rune, too, for my nice pictures of Amanda.

[SEREN LWCH (MAL)]

255 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!!!!

[scifithinker]

My, how time flies!

[SEREN LWCH (MAL)]

My, how time flies!

Yes it does! The 200 mark will be on us soon. It seems to go faster know the tickets are bought

[SEREN LWCH (MAL)]

254 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!!!!

[becky_preen]

Dear All,

We’ve been talking on Samanda about quilts and charity donations and I
have come up with a little project that every Amanda Fan can take part
in. It’s open to everyone even if they are not attending AT3, or on
Gateworld, so you can cross post this to any relevant list or forum you
wish.

Here’s the plan.
Everyone who wants to take part needs to purchase a FAT QUARTER of
PATCHWORK 100% Cotton fabric in a predominantly Blue colour/ pattern.
Please only normal cotton fabric (no flannel or brushed cottons please).
Just pick something you like.

In case you don’t know, a fat quarter is a yard or metre of fabric cut
horizontally and vertically down the middle to yield four rectangular
pieces of fabric about the size of a napkin. Any patchwork shop will
know what you mean and have a selection of fabrics to choose from.
“metric” (where fabric is normally sold by the metre) or “Imperial”
(sold by the yard) fat quarters are both okay. You just need a single
fat quarter.

Once you have your fat quarter you need to do something very very
important. This isn’t a step you can skip, it’s vital.

You need to give your fabric a hug.

Don’t be shy, just hug it!!!

The finished quilt is going to be called “The Quilt of Many Hugs”
If you can, get a picture taken of you hugging your fabric, I will ask
you to e-mail that to me along with your name at a later date so I can
put them all together as evidence of the hugs that have been infused
into the quilt.

Once you have charged your fabric with hugs, I need you to post it to me
as soon as possible. Please, if you can, use normal stamps as opposed
to the printed labels the post office issue. The hearing dogs collect
postage stamps for fundraising.
The address is:

QOMH Project
GABIT Events Ltd.
PO BOX 6154,
Basildon,
ESSEX
SS14 OGE
United Kingdom

I will make up the fabric into a quilt. Before I piece it I will
embroider the name of the donator onto a patch of the fabric you donated
with my embroidery machine. It will be in a unifying font, you don’t
need to sign anything.

You can get patchwork fabric from Hobbycraft, Joann fabrics or
specialist patchwork shops. If you have trouble locating a mail order
place I recommend in the USA http://www.equilter.com/ They have a
great range for you to choose from and have a program where they donate
2% of your purchase to charity. If you don’t have a local shop or one
you can get to, most shops do mail order off their websites and
Equilter .com ship all over the world.

We would also like to use this opportunity to raise a little bit of
money for the charity, so we also ask that you make a small donation (at
least £5) to Hearing dogs. For people in the UK, please send a cheque
with your fabric. Please make the cheque payable to “Hearing Dogs for
Deaf People”. We’d also be grateful if UK taxpayers could complete a
simple gift aid declaration ( which I can e-mail to you) which enables
the charity to re-claim from the Inland revenue 28p extra for every £1
donated.

For those of you outside the UK, we are just checking with the charity
the most cost effective ay of accepting overseas donations. Please
leave that one with us for a few days while we check things out.
But don’t let it stop you buying your fabric, charging it with hugs and
sending it to me.

When the quilt is finished, it will be presented to Amanda as a great
big ever lasting hug from all her fans.

So does that sound like something you guys would like to take part in?

If so, I really really need to get all the fabric in by the end of
September. That’s nearly six weeks so get shopping and hugging!!!

Big Quilty Hugs
Becks
Aka Cheezythequiltmaker

[SEREN LWCH (MAL)]

Dear All,

We’ve been talking on Samanda about quilts and charity donations and I
have come up with a little project that every Amanda Fan can take part
in. It’s open to everyone even if they are not attending AT3, or on
Gateworld, so you can cross post this to any relevant list or forum you
wish.

Here’s the plan.
Everyone who wants to take part needs to purchase a FAT QUARTER of
PATCHWORK 100% Cotton fabric in a predominantly Blue colour/ pattern.
Please only normal cotton fabric (no flannel or brushed cottons please).
Just pick something you like.

In case you don’t know, a fat quarter is a yard or metre of fabric cut
horizontally and vertically down the middle to yield four rectangular
pieces of fabric about the size of a napkin. Any patchwork shop will
know what you mean and have a selection of fabrics to choose from.
“metric” (where fabric is normally sold by the metre) or “Imperial”
(sold by the yard) fat quarters are both okay. You just need a single
fat quarter.

Once you have your fat quarter you need to do something very very
important. This isn’t a step you can skip, it’s vital.

You need to give your fabric a hug.

Don’t be shy, just hug it!!!

The finished quilt is going to be called “The Quilt of Many Hugs”
If you can, get a picture taken of you hugging your fabric, I will ask
you to e-mail that to me along with your name at a later date so I can
put them all together as evidence of the hugs that have been infused
into the quilt.

Once you have charged your fabric with hugs, I need you to post it to me
as soon as possible. Please, if you can, use normal stamps as opposed
to the printed labels the post office issue. The hearing dogs collect
postage stamps for fundraising.
The address is:

QOMH Project
GABIT Events Ltd.
PO BOX 6154,
Basildon,
ESSEX
SS14 OGE
United Kingdom

I will make up the fabric into a quilt. Before I piece it I will
embroider the name of the donator onto a patch of the fabric you donated
with my embroidery machine. It will be in a unifying font, you don’t
need to sign anything.

Becks
Aka Cheezythequiltmaker

I love this idea Becky!! I'll be taking part

[scifithinker]

A question for anyone who may know:

Will the con rate at the hotel be good for Thursday and Sunday nights as well as Friday and Saturday? I'm looking at flying in from the US on Thursday and leaving the hotel Monday morning. I don't want to miss any part of the con, and I want to give myself time in case of delays.

[becky_preen]

A question for anyone who may know:

Will the con rate at the hotel be good for Thursday and Sunday nights as well as Friday and Saturday? I'm looking at flying in from the US on Thursday and leaving the hotel Monday morning. I don't want to miss any part of the con, and I want to give myself time in case of delays.

The convention rate for attendees is valid Friday through Sunday only. The booking code only works for friday-sunday nights and if you try booking on line with the code for a period including days outside this it will not allow it. If you have non standard requirements I recommend phoning the reservations line at the hotel and speaking to someone.

Best WIshes
Becks
G4