I have been reading your ideas and comments for a few months and decided to join. I started quilting a little of a year ago. I decided to make my grandson a quilt, it was from a kit and I struggled through and did an O.K. job for winging it. The internet was my best friend for "quilting terms". Fussy what? My granson LOVES it. I then decided to take some classes. The first class I took was a sampler class and I learned some things from that first class that would have helped me tremendously in my grandson's quilt. LIKE the importance of 1/4" seams?! In my class I made 25, 15" blocks and have them all put together, I have the short stripping quilted, and half of the long stripping. I just need to make the chip border and bind it. All the while I have made six rag quilts, a set of placemats, a watercolor wall hanging. I am working on another watercolor wall hanging, an applique bird wall hanging, an applique train quilt (for my grandson), and a birdhouse BOM. Oh, and I want to try the Mariner's Compass. Sorry so long winded, but.......... :D

Hi and welcome from Mass.

Awesome! I will be on Spring Break next week and think I will attempt one then. I saw she used Carol Doak, but I have also seen some from Brenda Henning(?). I like them both. What do you all think?

Hi and Welcome from southern Indiana!

Hi and welcome from France! Sorry, can't advise on paper piecing because I haven't tried it yet!

It sounds like you're already an 'addict' - you're among friends here!

K x

Welcome from Lynchburg!!
Rose Hall

Welcome From Southern California

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From Newfoundland, Canada
Sewspecial

Hello and welcome from snowy and ashy Alaska!

You are an enthusiastic quilter - that's for sure. You fit right in. Hello from Sacramento CA.

Welcome Angie, from Roscoe, Illinois!

Welcome from NE CA. Glad you decided to join us. We love pictures. A lot of us haven't had any quilt classes, just learned on our own, there's nothing wrong with that. Sounds like you've the bug all right. That's great!!!

Hello and welcome from WV!

Welcome Angie from the beautiful Piedmont of NC ~ Sounds like you've been busy in your first year of quilting. Looking forward to seeing pics!!

Hi there! I live just north of you in the Fredericksburg area...and I am new here too!

Hi Angie and welcome to the board from Georgia. It sounds like you have been bitten badly by the quilting bug. Your projects sound wonderful. I would love to see pictures of your works.

My camera is on the fritz. I'll get my daughter to take some pics for me soon so I can post them. I would welcome some feedback and advice! :P

Hello and Welcome from Just 30mins of where you are. I'm in Prince George VA. You have been very busy for your first year. That's great. Keep quilting! :D

Hi and welcome Ninnie in NC

I will be in Richmond, Va the week of April 7th. Are there any good fabric stores in the area? Any quilt shows?
Thanks, Dianne

There are several very nice local quilt shops in the area. We have an AWESOME new JoAnn's and a Hancocks within a mile from each other. I can get the names and addresses for you if you'd like. No quilt shows right now.

Welcome from Fredericksburg.

Hello, and welcome from St. Louis. Sounds like you have caught the BUG! Isn't this fun! :lol:

Welcome from Ohio and don't forget to share your pictures.....:-),.....we love pictures......:-)