Hi everybody,

I'm Karin and I'm new to this forum, but not as a quilter. I'm self taught, so I've learned to quilt "the hard way". Never the less I'm stuck to it! Besides quilting, I'm also found of knitting and genealogy.

Right now I'm making up plans for a visit to the US in January 2012 together with my husband. It's my first visit to The States, and I want to visit The National Quilt Museum in Paducha, KY, but there must be a lot of other "quilter's must do" in the US....?

Regards
Karin :-D

Welcome from Virginia USA

Welcome from Central California. I think you will enjoy this forum!

Hello Karin!
Welcome from Minnesota!
Have fun exploring in America!!

Welcome from Nebraska. Here in our state we have the a quilt museum in Lincoln. It's exhibits change often.

http://www.quiltstudy.org/visit/visit_information.html

Welcome from Virginia USA. My grandparents were born in Sweden so I have always wanted to visit there. My brother is into genealogy and found some great info going back several generations.

WELCOME FROM WACO TEXAS

Hello from Ontario, Canada!

Hello Karin, welcome from California, USA!

Welcome from Ireland

Welcome from New Hampshire
Let us know, when the time draws nearer, where you expect to be going in the USA. Board members can then tell you what's happening and worth seeing in those areas.

Hello and welcome from the UK!

Hello and welcome from an Iowa Girl!
I, too, am a GD of Swedish immigrants. As a child when they started talking in Swedish I knew they were planning something special for us! My mother did not speak English when she started kindergarten; learned the language and taught the rest of the family how to speak.
Have a great time searching for quilts here in USA. I just Googled "USA quilt museums" and came up with some excellent sites for you to investigate. This one has a lot of info.

http://www.quilthistory.com/museums.htm

Hi from Ohio!

Hi from Texas enjoy your trip

Greetings from Northern California. I'd suggest that you make a general plan of your travels. Then you can check the internet for quilt stores in each area and see which ones are worthy of a visit. Better check with your airlines about weight restrictions on the luggage. You will want to leave lots of space for fabrics.

Welcome from NY - you'll love it here in the U.S.

Welcome from Kansas

Welcome from Pennsylvania!!!

Welcome from Florida.

Hello! Welcome from Minnesota!

Hello and welcome from Japan!!!

Welcome from a Southern part of the USA, Arkansas.

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!!

Welcome from New Jersey. You may want to see if you can attend one of the bigger quilt shows. Those are alot of fun. There are also places that offer quilting retreats.

Welcome from Oregon! My family origins are from Sweden. One of my cousins had our family's genealogy translated from Swedish our family line goes back to the 16th century to a Samuel Sahlstrom, his wife Katherine goes back to the 9th century! It's definitely interesting. I love quilting and also have never taken a class. I hope you enjoy your trip to the US.

Hello, welcome from Oklahoma!!!

Hello and welcome!

Welcome from North Carolina!

Welcome from North Carolina!

Hi from Texas! I am sure there are a lot of great quilt museums here in the states...and I know there are lots of great shops!! Welcome to the board, the people here are great!

My grandparents were from Varmland, Sweden. Grandpa was my very best person in the world to love. Tall and thin and he always called me Edit (pronounced Ay-dit). Grandma couldn't speak a word of English, but raised six children, two of which died young.

The three brothers, Ole, Otto and John Olssen came over and landed at Ellis Island and there were so many Olssens that they changed their name on the spot to another name. Grandpa was a lumberjack in Michigan, chewed snus and took me to the local bar and while he had a beer, I got orange pop. Wonderful memories. He died when I was only 9 years old, but I remember my Swedish grandpa. Edie

Welcome from Grapevine Texas. You will love this site it is so helpful and the folks are great!!

Hello, and welcome from Michigan!

Welcome from Western Pennsylvania! If I was going to anything for the first time, I think it would be the quilt show either at Paducah or Houston. Not sure when they are, but you can find them both online, I"m sure.

WELCOME FROM FLorida
Lc

Welcome from Michigan.:)

Welcome from Columbus, Ohio. Your question is complicated. There are so many places to do and see. Try to limit yourself to a few shops and museums of your interest. Maybe if you ask the QB members in the locations in the towns you are visiting to meet you and your husband at a restaurant in town you are visiting. The quilter could give you help for local events. Maybe there would be a show at the time of your visit.

Hi~~ Welcome from PA~USA, You'll love this site, lots of nice people who share great info along with pics. enjoy your visit to the USA!!

Welcome from Arizona..we have the "Grand Canyon" lots of beauty for landscape quilts !!