To post from your iPad, first take the picture with it and it goes to your albums. Go to quiltingboard and open a new thread. Type in the title and text. Clck on the little paper clip that is for manage attachments in the icon boxes. It will prompt you to choose from existing pictures. Click on that and it will bring you to your camera roll. Click on the picture you want and it will ask you to upload it. Click upload and go back to your text. If the text has disappeared click on the restore content at the bottom of the text box. You will not "see" your picture until AFTER you click submit.
For putting a picture in an existing thread, just click on the tiny tree icon on the top (3rd from right)of the quick reply box and follow the prompts.