Hi, my name's Valerie and I've been quilting for a year. My grandmother and great grandmother like to quilt and sew, mostly by hand, so I grew up knowing the basics like sewing on a button, repairing a hem, etc.

Last year I got a crazy idea of getting a sewing machine, I bought a cheap one because I didn't want to see the "I told you so" look from hubby if I didn't like it, lol.

I've now graduated to a singer confidence quilter, I know it's still a pretty low end machine but it works great for me and I love it.

Here is a sample of the quilt's I've made in the last year or so:

More recently, these were Christmas gifts for my mom and mother-in-law.

You have some beautiful projects there!! Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!

Hello and welcome from an Iowa girl :lol: :lol: :lol:
Your work shows lots of different techniques and fabric choices. You are well on your way to becoming an accomplished quilter!

The quilted tree skirt and the blue quilt were both McCall's patterns.

The tree skirt pattern was from one of the pre-packaged patterns that I bought at Joann's and it also included patterns for matching stockings (made those) and a drape for the mantle (didn't make).

The blue quilt I found online, it's called Rhapsody in Blue:
I tried to post the link, but it's been removed from mccalls website. I think it was published in 1999.

Hi and Welcome from Northern Indiana ! You do excellant work :mrgreen: And isn't fun when you can tell DH , see I told you I would like it :wink:

Hello and welcome from TN. Your work is very pretty!

Hi everyone. My name is Dee and I'm a quilter from the north east. Everyone's work is beautiful!

Hello, and welcome to you all from Missouri!

Beautiful work Valerie, and welcome from Oregon!