I am a complete newbie to quilting. I have had a machine for years but was too busy with kids and a business to even sit and try to see where my interests would take me with it. However, I just completed the front of a jelly roll quilt and will be "sandwiching" it soon to finish. Let me say that just in doing that little bit of sewing, I am hooked!! I never sit still that long and was surprised how the day flew by. I really didn't even want to go to bed.
The main reason I started the quilt is because a very good friend who is involved in Golden Retriever Rescue with me just lost everything they own in a fire out in Montana. This dear friend only attends two fund raisers a year for her rescue and that is how I met her.
Every year she customizes a quilt for raffle with photos on it of everyone's dogs from camp the year before. I think the first thing she said after knowing they had lost everything was that she was devastated that the quilt was gone. Our rescue, camping event is next month and I was hoping to at least finish a project or two to add to the auctions so it would benefit her rescue.
I am excited to be here and have already found where I will be taking lessons this (nasty crappy) winter. I think I even talked my daughter (26) into joining me which will really be neat.
Reading through the posts here has already helped me many times..
Back to the machine I go..
Debbie
aka Dog Nut
New Jersey

Howdy and welcome, from Texas!

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Hello Debbie, welcome from northern California!

Welcome from Michigan!

Welcome from Minnesota and happy quilting

Hi and welcome from New York. Good luck on getting the quilts ready for the fundraiser!

Thanks everyone!!

hello from Waco Texas. show pic's when you can and enjoy this board. you will learn so much and feel free to ask questions.

welcome from se TX