Hi. My name is Jacqueline, I live in Florida, and am owned by four Dachshunds...Daisy, Molly, Mindy and Taffy. Daisy and Molly also work as my service dogs when I travel. Mindy does duty as a hearing dog for my dh, and Taffy....well, I am going to make her a vest reading, "It's all about me." She keeps us humble.

I worked on our family's genealogy for at least a decade, and have traced back family lines thru quite a few families, wars, successes and failures. Until I was in my 40's, I had very little contact with my father's family, and it pained me greatly. I finally connected, and really "found my roots" there.

A recent reunion is just one reason I am taking up quilting. I knew that the machine I had would never meet the demands, so I just bought a Brother's CPR8080 model, nothing like you all have, I am sure, but it will let me quilt on it. I am spending hours getting comfortable with the accessories and abilities...it's not mine. I know it has more, lol.

I have already learned so much reading your posts, and know that this board is going to be such a wonderful help to me. I am not kidding myself that I am going to be a marvelous quilter just because I want to be. But I know what I want to do, and have enough sense to know to practice, practice, practice, before I try to put the quilt together.

My project is a family tree quilt that blends our families together. I wish I could draw, because I would show it to you. Unfortunately, that is a skill I never managed. The theme of the quilt is Our Family Tree is Wide And Strong across the top, and Our Roots are Deep and Wide across the bottom. The names of families will be sewn onto the quilt. I have three years.

Welcome to the board from Colorado! Loved reading your story :lol:

Hi and welcome to the board from Iowa.

Welcome aboard

Welcome aboard

Hello Jacqueline, welcome from northern California! I enjoyed reading your introduction. I hope you will share pictures of your project! It sounds wonderful.

welcome from Hawaii, aloha, Im sure your quilt will come out terriffic. Happy to hear you got intouch with your Father. Family binds us together.

Hello and welcome from the UK!

Welcome to QB from western Nevada, and thanks for the great story!

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!

Welcome from N. Florida. I have a Doxie boy, his name is Wolfgang and a bengal cat named Taffy. Enjoy the message board.

Welcome from Kansas

Welcome from Ireland

Greetings and welcome from New Hampshire
I loved your story; really look forward to seeing your quilt someday

My son and his aunt are going to Cork, Ireland next month for a huge Hughes family reunion.
His Aunt Kathy is the only survivor of his Dad's siblings.
Folks are coming from all over the world.

Welcome from Texas!

Hello, welcome from Oklahoma!!!

Hello, and welcome from Michigan!

Welcome from Missouri!

Welcome from Michigan.:)

I have been having a great time getting very familiar with my machine and all the wonderful attachments. I love the automatic threader. Now my dogs won't have to leave the room when I get really frustrated trying to thread those impossibly small holes anymore. Changing the feet is a snap, literally, with this new machine.

I spent some time today working on trying out doing appliques from scrap material on some of my endless supply of muslin. It was so much easier than I thought it would be, using the computerized stitches on the machine. But I will get in plenty of practice before I attempt to go for real.

I am so glad I decided to take up quilting.

A warm welcome from the UK!! We will soon have you addicted!!! Look forward to seeing how your project progresses!!

Welcome from someone else in Florida

Hello from Western Mountain Maryland !! :-D

Hi!
Welcome, from Quebec city, No doubt in my mind, that you are starting on a fun journey. Enjoy

Welcome from NY!

Hello Jacqueline!
Welcome from Minnesota!
Glad you've joined us!