Just Joined Yesterday
03-22-2021, 08:13 PM
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: El Paso, Texas
Posts: 16
Just Joined Yesterday
Hi all,
I am Kelly currently in El Paso Texas. I have been sewing for a few years just some fun projects and of course fixing our clothes. LOL. I just started to learn about quilting by taking a class at Joann's before the pandemic started. So, I kept learning and teaching myself via YouTube videos after everything shut down. I have made a handful of simple scraps lap quilts the last few months. It really helps me decompress.
Abut me:
I am an RN (for the last 21 years) and am currently teaching nursing for the community college here. Besides quilting, I enjoy photography and am also an amateur radio operator. I love to hike, travel and play with my two large German Shepherds.
Thanks for letting me be here to learn more.
I am Kelly currently in El Paso Texas. I have been sewing for a few years just some fun projects and of course fixing our clothes. LOL. I just started to learn about quilting by taking a class at Joann's before the pandemic started. So, I kept learning and teaching myself via YouTube videos after everything shut down. I have made a handful of simple scraps lap quilts the last few months. It really helps me decompress.
Abut me:
I am an RN (for the last 21 years) and am currently teaching nursing for the community college here. Besides quilting, I enjoy photography and am also an amateur radio operator. I love to hike, travel and play with my two large German Shepherds.
Thanks for letting me be here to learn more.
03-22-2021, 08:37 PM
#2
Super Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Mars
Posts: 2,549
Hi there from a DFW area "neighbor." 
Lots of really nice peaople and REALLLLLLY knowledgeable quilters hang out on this board - I've learned so much and enjoyed seeing all the quilts.
I like how there is such a variety - traditional, modern, applique, pieced, mixed, whole cloth, scrappy, planned... amazing variety!
YouTube videos are definitely a great resource for learning about anything.
Hope you enjoy the board as much as I have.
Lots of really nice peaople and REALLLLLLY knowledgeable quilters hang out on this board - I've learned so much and enjoyed seeing all the quilts.
I like how there is such a variety - traditional, modern, applique, pieced, mixed, whole cloth, scrappy, planned... amazing variety!
YouTube videos are definitely a great resource for learning about anything.
Hope you enjoy the board as much as I have.
03-22-2021, 09:16 PM
#4
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,829
Welcome, Kelly, from Minnesota. You will find a great collection of quilters here, eager to give help and advice. We all have learned different things and love to share what we know. We hope you enjoy it. By the way, your photo is lovely!
Leslie
Leslie
03-22-2021, 10:48 PM
#5
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 25,984
Hi Kelly, and welcome from Mississippi!
Love your hummingbird... If you meant that to be your avatar I think you need to upload it in your User CP (control panel). You will find that in a header bar near the top of this page. Once you have that open, you can find "edit avatar" in the right sidebar. Good luck!
Love your hummingbird... If you meant that to be your avatar I think you need to upload it in your User CP (control panel). You will find that in a header bar near the top of this page. Once you have that open, you can find "edit avatar" in the right sidebar. Good luck!
03-23-2021, 02:50 AM
#6
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Posts: 1,811
Hello from Corpus! Congrats on finding this board. I have learned so much and been inspired to make things I didn't even know existed. (bowl cozie?)
Nice photo. I once captured a picture of a hummingbird's egg in the tiny nest. It looked like a blue almond in a quarter-sized nest.
Nice photo. I once captured a picture of a hummingbird's egg in the tiny nest. It looked like a blue almond in a quarter-sized nest.
03-23-2021, 03:20 AM
#7
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Boothbay Maine
Posts: 9,518
Welcome welcome...you’re gonna love it here. We look forward to seeing some of your projects. Your list of hobbies is quite similar to mine...photography, hiking, sewing, gardening and cooking but I’m too busy to raise a dog. Luckily we have grand dogs.
