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10-15-2010, 09:56 PM

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jeanniep

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I am an almost. 80y/0 mother of 5, gr/mother of 11 and G.Gr/mother of 7, live in Australia.

10-15-2010, 09:56 PM

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jeanniep

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worthy family !

10-16-2010, 06:18 AM

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Welcome to the board from Oklahoma. Enjoy your new found hobby.

10-16-2010, 07:02 AM

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Hello and Welcome from Florida! :D

10-16-2010, 05:34 PM

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rahaube

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Originally Posted by jeanniep

Hi , I am a Raw beginner at patchwork, and I live in Australia
I read up all the tips I can find. I have made my first quilt."out of my head" and it is not too bad, I think! I am 80 yrs. young , so hope I can really stay around to make more !

I admire you for leaning a new craft. I hope you are around to make many more quilts. They say leaning new things and doing something creative helps to stave off Altzhimers so I hope I can keep quilting and learning new things the rest of my life. I have wanted to quilt for a long time but didn't really get started until after I retired though I have been a sewer most of my life. I want to design quilts as well as make them. I am learning to machine quilt but am not really good at it yet. Maybe someday I will be. I also like to hand quilt but though I am not bad, it is a long way from perfect. I hope to get much better at that too.

10-16-2010, 06:01 PM

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

10-16-2010, 06:52 PM

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Welcome from Michigan.

10-16-2010, 09:33 PM

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Welcome from Denver, Co USA.

10-16-2010, 11:35 PM

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I like the Kai cut rotary cutters as the do not engage until you press on them and they automatically spring back to a safe position when you stop cutting. I have not had to change blades as well. Welcome to quilting...you will find it addictive.