Hi, everyone! This looks like an awesome board! I'm pretty new to quilting and so glad to have found such a friendly, helpful-looking place!

I'm Alexis, and I'm 32 and the mom of two little guys. (Matthew just turned 2, and Eli is almost 4 months.) I made my first quilt for Matthew when he was about six months old; it was from a kit I saw at Joann's, and it turned out pretty cute -- though it's hardly a paragon of quality workmanship! After Eli was born, I wanted to make a quilt for him, too, but I thought I'd do it right this time and sign up for a beginner's class at Country Stitches in East Lansing. (It's a HUUUUUGE quilt shop with about a gazillion classes.) I'm halfway through the class and am having SO much fun -- I can't wait to make bunches more stuff!

Anyway, I'm excited to get to know all of you and learn more about quilting :)

Hi and welcome from Ninnie in NC. You will love it here.

Glad you found us, and welcome from St. Louis! This is an awesome site! :lol:

Greetings from Sacramento CA. I' surprised and awed that you find time to quilt at all.

Hello and welcome from VA. Orginally from Lansing. Love Country stitches my favorite store when I come up and visit.

Welcome from Southern California

Hi and Welcome from southern Indiana!! (We would love to see more pictures of your little guys!)

Welcome from Florida!

Welcome from NE CA. Glad you joined us.

Thank you for the warm greetings, everyone!

Machel, I just love Country Stitches! They have so much stuff there, and the ladies at the store are always so nice and helpful! I hear there's a really cool quilt shop in Portland now called Around the Block, but I haven't been there yet.

Sewjoyce, I am always happy to oblige and show off pictures of my babies, LOL! That's Eli in my sig. Here's another one of him, with my husband:

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And here's Matthew, carrying Elmo in his doll sling :)

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