Hi there Amanda and welcome from North Carolina. My oldest grandbaby is also Amanda she is 10. I'm a hand quilter also and have may tops waiting on line to be quilted. So glad you joined us, this is a grea tplave to be.

Welcome from sunny Southern California!!!

Thanks, everyone! I've already gotten some great tips, both through my thread and just by reading!

I will try to get to a few pics tonight (mostly tops :lol: ) - I have loved seeing the pictures of everyone's beautiful quilts here!

Welcome from PA!

I just wanted to send you a warm welcome from WV! We're thrilled to have you join us! I'm sure you'll be as happy here as we all are!

Good morning and welcome. Glad to have you with us, Amanda.

Just curious--"spatulagirl" ????? Do you like to cook? Are you flipping? Cute name. Just wondering.....

Welcome...I too started out hand quilting and I too was anxious to have more quilts:))Plus the fact I like mine to be really-really used and abused and I just can't w/my hand stitching ones!:))So, I do both still:))You will love the site to appliq. at: www.allpeoplequilt.com

there they have a free video on appliq. that is my favorite! You will prob like it too. Glad you stopped in...and again:))Skeat

Welcome from NE CA

Welcome from sunny Spain....lots of tutorials, have you found that thread here??? go to Home page and you will see it if ever you need help

Elle

Heh - it's actually a joke from when I got married 4 years ago. One of my girlfriends was having issues with some guests at HER wedding, so I offered to come smack them around with a spatula ;). Hence the name Spatula Girl.