I have been following the newsletter for several weeks and it is so exciting to have so many online friends. I retired from elementary teaching last June. I had been teaching for 36 years. I loved my job but I decided I needed to spend the next years in an equally creative venue. I tried painting,( great 3rd grade work). I made my daughter and daughter-in-law, quilted bags for Christmas. I rediscovered my love of fabric. However, my 35 year old Kenmore wasn't up to quilting. So for my birthday in Feb., my husband bought me a Babylock Quest Plus. It is wonderful. Then he said," You need something lighter, to tote to classes." So for Mother's Day I got a Janome, Jem Platinum. It is a treat to piece on. I look forward to talking to all of you. I belong to the Santa Clara Valley Quilt Guild.

Nice catch on the hubby! Welcome from Southern Illinois.

Welcome from NY! You will have fun here!

Hello and Welcome from Northern Indiana ! Glad you joined us :lol:

Welcome from Minnesota! :-D

Welcome from NW PA, glad you joined us!

Hello and welcome from SW Iowa. Glad to have you here. Your hubby is a gem.

A big welcome from Ireland.

Welcome from Wisconsin!

Woohoo Quiltermomo! I also have a Jem Platinum to take to classes in addition to a heavier one I keep at home. It's a great little machine!

Welcome to the Quilting Board, so glad you joined. :D

Welcome to the board from Southern California!

Hi and welcome from the sunny state of Florida!!!

Welcome from Missippi

Welcome from Michigan.

Sending a welcome here from Indiana.

Don't you just LOVE buying YOURSELF presents! I do!

Welcome to the Quiltingboard.

welcome from Oklahoma

Welcome from Toronto, Canada. You have a real gem that will buy you 2 sewing machines.
Serena

Hi and welcome from Red Bluff, CA!

Waving from buckeye country, Welcome

Yes, it was great to get the tools for quilting. But after teaching and raising children it is a foreign concept to spend money on myself.

Howdy and welcome from Pipe Creek Texas!!! :-P

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

Welcome from Northern Arizona!

Welcome from a little place called Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada.

Welcome to The Quilting Board, glad to have you!

Welcome from Ireland.

You are one lucky lady. and welcome from Oregon

Welcome from the Finger Lakes of NY! (I always feel like a beauty contestant when I type that :lol: )

I teach too--and have a Baby Lock! There does not seem to be many out there.

Welcome from Idaho! I am happy that you joined the board. You will love this site and make great friends with the quilters on it!