Hello to all the quilters I hope to get to know!! I have never been involved in a message board before, so you will have to pardon my rambling. I do not have any close friends that quilt and understand my obsession, but I find such a peace and relaxed feeling while creating in my studio - I am sure many of you can relate.
I have been a piece quilter for about 4 years, and have relied on a friend with a long arm to quilt them for me. (She did beautiful work, and she taught me how to quilt.) She is no longer in my life so I have taken some classes to learn how to machine quilt.
My father was my biggest fan of my work he always called them my artwork. We lost him in September, so for my 50th birthday in April I bought a new sewing machine, and my first Embroidery machine. I am like a school girl in love. It lets me do things I have admired all my life, never thinking i could do myself. I look forward to learning and sharing with you.