Hi! My name is Melanie and I have been quilting since 1988. Sadly, life got in the way and I took a break for 6 years. 5 kids later, I'm renewing my interested in the fiber arts. Here's why I love quilts: (1) they always fit, (2) the colors are great, (3) if the points don't match just say it's an art quilt, (4) shopping for fabric is a full body experience, and (4) quilting people are the nicest people ever!

I'm trying to get the "lay of the land" after having been away raising children.

Welcome!

Welcome from Louisiana!

Welcome from Colorado!

Welcome from Washington, DC

Welcome from Southeastern PA!

Welcome from Calif. You are going to love it here.

I am new here but...Welcome Back...

Welcome :)

Hello and welcome from SW Iowa. Glad to have you here.

Hello! Welcome from So Cal!!

a warm welcome from KY! what a lovely picture!!

Hi Melanie, welcome from Minnesota!

Thanks for all of the warm welcomes. Where did you all get the cute signatures?

Hi Melanie! Welcome from North Carolina!

Welcome from SF Bay Area. To get the signature, just go to this website and you can choose one you like. http://www.mylivesignature.com/mls_wizard1_1.php

Welcome. You've found the best quilt board ever... guaranteed to inspire you, encourage you and get you laughing! BUT be careful, because this board is known to be highly addictive!

Thanks so much! My 14-year-old daughter took it. She is quite a good photographer and make-up artist!

I was shocked to see how much activity this forum gets. Most forums are full of cobwebs. It just goes to show what a friendly group of people quilters are!

Barbara, Thanks for the link to MyLiveSignature. Talk about addictive!

Welcome from KC Missouri

You are certainly welcome.

You're off to a great start already. There's a section here called "pictures" that you can get a lot of inspiration from.

Welcome to the board! :)

Hello and welcome!

Welcome from one New Hampshirite to another

Welcome from Elizabethtown, KY!

Hello from Ohio.

Hello and welcome from Ontario.

Hi and welcome from the sunny state of Florida!!

** HUGS**
Welcome home. Happy sewing.

Welcome, waving from Indiana, USA

Welcome to the board from Southern California!

A warm welcome from California. You will love this site and learn a lot. You'll be back in the "game" in no time.

Welcome from NC!

Hi Melanie and welcome from Florida! i would like to know where they get the cute sigs too!

The sigs came from http://www.mylivesignature.com It's super fun.

Isn't it great tht one can weave life's interests in and out--and that you feel that you can return to quilting!! Greetings from another Colorado quilter,

Welcome from Michigan! Can't wait to see what you're working on. :lol:

Welcome, enjoy and hopefully you go full trottle now that you have found the time. Have fun.

Welcome back to our world Melanie and have fun with us