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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Off Topic</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/61.aspx</link><description>From family happenings to favorite recipes, discuss non-quilting-related topics here.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)</generator><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/483149.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:50:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:483149</guid><dc:creator>Karla</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/483149.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=483149</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/Themes/hawaii/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;ls2116:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Karla I love your star ! &amp;nbsp;Where did you get it from?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Believe it or not, I got it several years ago at WalMart.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/481377.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:43:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:481377</guid><dc:creator>Patti</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/481377.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=481377</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/Themes/hawaii/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Bev :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &amp;nbsp;I am staring at the first picture trying to figure out the backdrop because I like it too&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That back ground is looking out the window, early morning just as it is getting light.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; snow and trees.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/481355.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:49:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:481355</guid><dc:creator>Bev </dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/481355.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=481355</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Patti, your tree is beautiful and it is so nice to see what can be accomplished without strings of lights. Its hard to believe that is cotton because it looks like real snow from a distance. Tell your DH great job on the birds but he probably already knows that :). &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;I am staring at the first picture trying to figure out the backdrop because I like it too&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/481343.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:22:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:481343</guid><dc:creator>Frances</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/481343.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=481343</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Patti,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Its really clever ive never seen anything like it, tell your DH he is very talented.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lots of love&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Francesxx&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/481066.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:28:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:481066</guid><dc:creator>Patti</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/481066.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=481066</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks everyone for the complements on the tree.&amp;nbsp; It was all DH&amp;#39;s idea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/481065.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:26:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:481065</guid><dc:creator>Patti</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/481065.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=481065</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/Themes/hawaii/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Frances:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Such a beautiful tree and the birds are wonderful the top bird we call a nuthatch &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks Frances.&amp;nbsp; We call it a nut hatch too.&amp;nbsp; Yes, I would like a downy woodpecker.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; He makes a body of crumpled foil, and then skulpy clay on top of that, sometimes adding real feathers in the tail.&amp;nbsp; He bakes them slowly for a few minutes to harden them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480906.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:41:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:480906</guid><dc:creator>ls2116</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480906.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=480906</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Karla I love your star ! &amp;nbsp;Where did you get it from?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480899.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:20:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:480899</guid><dc:creator>Frances</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480899.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=480899</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Patti,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Such a beautiful tree and the birds are wonderful the top bird we call a nuthatch (i think its possibly called something different over there) we have one come to our garden, next year i think you need a woodpecker as well what are the birds made of ???&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lots of love&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Francesxx&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480823.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:51:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:480823</guid><dc:creator>Thea</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480823.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=480823</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Karla - a belated Happy birthday - your tree is beautiful - mine is in MN at the grands house - I gave it to the kids last year - they needed a new one and it was getting very difficult for me to put it up and decorate it - I still have all my ornaments and when we move north DH says we will have to get a new one as the Grands will be at our house during the holiday... Yours is very very pretty... and all those packages - what fun! &amp;nbsp;I can&amp;#39;t wait till next weekend!!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480806.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:09:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:480806</guid><dc:creator>Bonita</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480806.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=480806</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Pretty tree Karla and nice haul for the DGK&amp;#39;s. That&amp;#39;s pretty much what it looked like at DD house after Santa, Mom &amp;amp; Dad and Grandma got through.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480805.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:06:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:480805</guid><dc:creator>Bonita</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480805.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=480805</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Patti, love the idea of your treeand I&amp;#39;m sure the birds will as well. DH did a beautiful job of&amp;nbsp;creating the birds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480804.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:43:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:480804</guid><dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480804.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=480804</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/Themes/hawaii/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Patti:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is our &amp;quot;for the birds&amp;quot; tree&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Patti,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;what a great tree. I love it. The birds will love it when you put it out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480788.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 21:23:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:480788</guid><dc:creator>HAZELL</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480788.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=480788</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;new to this saw the tree very pretty .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480786.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 21:03:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:480786</guid><dc:creator>Karla</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480786.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=480786</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/Themes/hawaii/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Frances:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wow Karla,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I love your tree especially your star, its a good thing you didnt have any more &lt;a title="Click to Continue &amp;gt; by DealDropDown" id="_GPLITA_0" style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;presents&lt;/a&gt; otherwise you wouldnt be able to find your tree.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lots of love&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Francesxx&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;90% of the gifts were for the 4 grandsons...I went way overboard this year because we had the money, now I just hope they won&amp;#39;t expect this every year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: What does yours look like?</title><link>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480782.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 19:44:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:480782</guid><dc:creator>Frances</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/thread/480782.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=61&amp;PostID=480782</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Wow Karla,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I love your tree especially your star, its a good thing you didnt have any more presents otherwise you wouldnt be able to find your tree.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lots of love&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Francesxx&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>