Hello everyone, I am from Northern NY, I have been logging on and reading everything on here for a couple weeks and thought it was time to join in. I am so happy to read all the interesting posts that make me laugh and think, "at least I am not the only one." I have been sewing for many, many years and always wanted to make a quilt, but 10 years ago was diagnosed with RA, and it is the worst in my hands, it kept me from sewing for a few years, but then two years ago when my oldest was having our first grandchild, I knew I had to make the little one a quilt, and bibs, and burp clothes, and some taggies, and etc., etc... Well, it was well worth the pain, and I have been sewing like mad every since, I will try and post the first quilt I made, which was appliqued with bugs. I don't know if I will every be able to make a large quilt, but that is OK, I have two more grandbabies due this summer, so now I have to make 2 more, and of course more bibs, burp clothes, play mats, etc... that will keep me busy for a few months.

Welcome from southeast PA!

Hi from Ohio.

quilts don't have to be large----welcome and enjoy

Welcome from Nebraska! You will have lots of fun here.

I use those gloves that have no finger tips in them. I also use a lotion with Capsaicin in it for the pain. Doing dishes by hand in HOT water before sewing also helps.

Hello and welcome from Iowa.

Hello From Porter Okla.

Hello and welcome from Argentina! :D

Welcome from Illinois. My daughter has just been diagnosed with RA it is in her knees very painful

Hello, welcome and happy quilting from Germany!

Thank you for the welcome Mom of eight. I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. I worry that I will pass this on to my children, I feel I do very well with the disease, but it would kill me to see my children suffer, so I really feel for you. But, your daughter is fortunate that they are learning new things all the time about RA, and I think that in the very near future they will have medicine that will control the disease. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions, or if your daughter does, I am 52, so maybe I am about her age.

I do wish you were not in pain. Welcome to this board.

Thank you for the welcome and the helpful tips! It is funny, I never dreamed that there would be a day that I would volunteer to do dishes, but that hot water feels really good doesn't it?

Hello and welcome from Nevada!

you just have to love those grandbabies welcome

Hello and Welcome to the board :D:D:D

Welcome, and I'm sure you are excited about the two upcoming arrivals to your family.

Glad you're having fun! Welcome from Oregon!

Hello, and welcome from Idaho!

Welcome from Michigan.

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!

Welcome to the board! I don't do very many big quilts either (not anymore). I just enjoy baby quilts. You can try new patterns, new fabrics, etc. and be finished quickly. I machine piece and hand quilt, so I try to keep something handy to work on. Grand babies are going to keep you busy! What fun!

Welcome and hello from Temple, TX.

welcome!

Welcome from Coco in Colorado :O)

Hello, and welcome from Michigan!

Welcome from Texas, isn't it amazing what we want to do for those precious grandbabies. glad to have you with us.

Hello from WV.

welcome from se TX

Welcome, from a former NY'er. I love NY State!! Miss it ..even the snow.

Welcome from Kansas

Welcome from Oregon! Aren't grandkids wonderful? They can get us to do things we never thought we would. I hope you'll post some pictures of your work soon. Maybe quilting is good therapy for RA.

You are a quilter - no matter the size of the quilt. Working with fabric sliding through our fingers is so relaxing - to me, anyway.

Hello from Western Mountain Maryland !!

Hi from Ohio!

Welcome from Omaha, NE.

Welcome from Minnesota...we're having a heat wave here, hopefully an early spring. I can feel for you, I also have RA but I keep moving and quilting is worth the pain.

Welcome from WI and congrats on being grandma again times two.

Hi and Welcome from NC!

Hello! Welcome from Minnesota!