Greetings: as a certified( certifiable?) newbie to the group....just thought to warn you that although I try to be a nice lady( goal for personal development I started after I retired)...I have a wicked sense of humor. I started sewing when I was 10, and have made a lot of quilts over the last 60 years. I made them at first to produce a personal,less expensive,gift for folks( back when fabric was a lot cheaper. )I took time off when I went to medical school at the age of 40( should have had a smarter shrink tell me what that would entale). Then I was a solo internist in a catchement group of 50,000...with 3 guys to share call. I came out of med school with $200,000 worth of loans...but paid it off before I retired with a settlement after being hit by a truck! So,I ( and the DH) are retired,debt free. I'm a self taught quilter..every year I pick a skill and learn everything I can about it. My current project is learning to FMQ on my DSM with rulers.
We have 3 daughters...2 with hubbies) and 4 grands. I live in the sticks close to the Columbia River Gorge( how do you spell wind? )It's windsurfing country.
Thanks for letting me join. Cheers! francie