Hello from Boston!
05-12-2020, 08:55 AM
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Join Date: May 2020
Location: Boston MA
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Hello from Boston!
Hi all. I am a long-time quilter living in the Boston area. I've been lurking on this Board and decided to "come out" and play! I learned to sew (garments) from my mom. She never quilted and I taught myself in the 80s with the help of Eleanor Burns' Quilt-in-a-Day books. Now I alternate between garment sewing (used to be corporate clothes for work, now casual tops (mostly) in retirement) and quilting. I've discovered that while I like the piecing fine, I love the quilting more, especially hand quilting, which I thought I would like.
My DS got married a couple of years ago and at a "meet-the-parents" dinner, her mother and I instantly became BFFs. She lives on the west coast and we've gotten together a few times and quilt-sewing our brains out. I got her into quilting and she took off with it and is having a great time. My last visit was this last January and I got home just as the Covid crisis was exploding. I came home with my baby quilt top completed for my newest grandchild, born a month ago.
So I'm hunkered down at home just like everyone else. You guys have inspired me to get my groove on and start sewing/quilting again so here I am! Looking forward to interacting with you all.
My DS got married a couple of years ago and at a "meet-the-parents" dinner, her mother and I instantly became BFFs. She lives on the west coast and we've gotten together a few times and quilt-sewing our brains out. I got her into quilting and she took off with it and is having a great time. My last visit was this last January and I got home just as the Covid crisis was exploding. I came home with my baby quilt top completed for my newest grandchild, born a month ago.
So I'm hunkered down at home just like everyone else. You guys have inspired me to get my groove on and start sewing/quilting again so here I am! Looking forward to interacting with you all.
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 05-12-2020 at 12:49 PM. Reason: shouting/all caps
05-12-2020, 10:21 AM
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Location: Waterford Michigan
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Welcome aboard the QB!! I look forward to seeing a whole lot of you here in these parts. I want to see this quilt for the new grand baby! Like you I started quilting back in the 80's with a vengeance compliments of Eleanor Burns QIAD on public tv. I never looked back. After this virus stuff is done and we have a bit of safe freedom again, you may want to consider a guild to give you a bit more quilting fun. There are a lot of great folks here at all different levels and so much fun! Again welcome to the QB!
05-12-2020, 10:39 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
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So happy for you to come out with your first post! I've gotten more than one idea/project from Eleanor over the years. I'm waving from Seattle -- if we both got on I-90 and headed for the opposite coast we would meet somewhere in the middle. I should check where that is, just in case!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_90
I'm a dedicated piecer and meh quilter. I really admire all of you who do hand work.
The next big step after posting is pictures -- if you lurk you know we love pictures. I've been on the internet a long time but posting pictures for potential criticism was hard for me at first. Nowadays though, I honestly get more out of showing the problems I encounter and how I manage to get out of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_90
I'm a dedicated piecer and meh quilter. I really admire all of you who do hand work.
The next big step after posting is pictures -- if you lurk you know we love pictures. I've been on the internet a long time but posting pictures for potential criticism was hard for me at first. Nowadays though, I honestly get more out of showing the problems I encounter and how I manage to get out of them.
Last edited by Iceblossom; 05-12-2020 at 10:42 AM.
05-12-2020, 10:50 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
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Oh yay you! That is fantastic fun and the quilting really enhances it. That's the part I miss, I can stick stuff together ok but I feel I swing and miss on the enhancing side of things.
