My free monthly newsletter is for quilters who don't necessarily want to read a newsletter about quilting. I write about what amuses me in an effort to amuse you. Sometimes it’s quilt-related. Often it isn’t. You’ll find information about cool quilting web sites, new books, and special offers. You’ll also read about nose rings, bug vacuums, and toilets that flush themselves. (I hate those!) "Ami, I just love your newsletter. No, I didn't pee my pants, I was just laughing so hard that I had tears running down my legs." Lynn (Worcester, MA) Before you sign up, read a sample issue below. (Remember: this is a FREE newsletter; you get what you pay for.) Better yet, read my favorite portions from past newsletters in the "Gems" section. Subscribe to Ami-Simms-Newsletter Please Note: The newsletters below may not have improved with age. Information may be outdated and irrelevant, not to mention useless. It is here only for your enjoyment. The "gems" however, are timeless. My newsletters are copyrighted. If you want to share parts of them in your guild newsletter, or any other publication, please ask me first. If you just want to send them to your friends, please do so, just send them the whole thing and tell them how to sign up. I would love it if you would forward them to everyone you know! Gems May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 Apirl 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002 February 2002 January 2002 December 2001 November 2001 October 2001 September 2001 August 2001 July 2001 June 2001 May 2001 April 2001 March 2001 February 2001 January 2001 December 2000 November 2000 October 2000 September 2000 August 2000 July 2000 June 2000 May 2000 Once you subscribe, you will be able to read ALL of the newsletters since September 1999 at www.groups.yahoo.com. Click on MY GROUPS. Click on the newsletter. Then click on MESSAGES. By all means, share my newsletters with your friends. Tell them to visit a particular URL, or copy and paste the ENTIRE newsletter from your email into theirs and let ‘em have it. Please do NOT forward just PART of a newsletter. Invariably my name as the author gets left off as they float through cyberspace and as long as I write these for free I should at least get credit for it. My newsletters are copyrighted. If you are a newsletter editor and would like to “reprint” a particular article, you must ask for permission in writing.