Greetings from California!
 

Hi everybody!

I've been sewing and quilting on and off since I was about 8 (I'm lucky enough to have had two grandmothers who loved to quilt and sew and didn't mind me experimenting in their sewing rooms) and lately I find myself obsessed with all things quilt related. Tomorrow morning I get to pick up my first "big girl" sewing machine - I splurged on a Janome MC6600P. I can't wait! I've ambitiously decided that most of my friends and family will be getting oversize lap quilts for Christmas so naturally I have six quilts in various stages of completion and four more down on paper with a stash for each growing...I can't wait to get my new toy and get some of them done!

This is not to imply I'm an especially good quilter, most of my work is still pretty primitive but I'm stepping it up a bit lately and trying some more advanced things. :) I kept finding this board when researching things on Google so I figured I might as well join and stop lurking!

Hello, welcome from Oklahoma!!!

Welcome from Southern California. You just bought a great machine, I love mine!

Hello and welcome from Australia.

Welcome from Minnesota and happy quilting :)

Welcome from West Virginia!

Welcome from NE Ohio.

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Hi from Ohio!

:) welcome from se TX

Yay, that's what I want to hear! I've been practically dancing in place all week waiting to go get my machine...just 2 more hours before my appointment! LOL

Welcome from Arkansas

Hi and welcome from the southern part of the state....this place is always got information!

Howdy and welcome, from TX! You're gonna LOVE your new Janome!!!! :thumbup:

Welcome from the California desert.:thumbup:

Hello from the Central Valley - just below Sacramento California !

Hello and welcome from northern California!

Oh, you are SO RIGHT! I spent all day yesterday glued to it...I'm in LOVE!!

I'm really not used to sewing with a machine that zips right over 8 layers of fabric without even noticing. And I know that's barely scratching the surface of what this machine can do! THIS is a machine I will be growing into for awhile. :cool:

Thanks for all the greetings! Lots of people from Cali here! (What am I saying...there's a lot of people from EVERYWHERE here! LOL)

Welcome from Michigan.

Hello and welcome from Kentucky!

Hello Sewnoma!
Welcome from Minnesota!
Have fun with your new sewing machine! :)

Hello from Lemoore Ca! I'm considering a new machine and 6600 is one of them...would love to hear your thoughts?!

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Waving hello from Washington! :)

Hi and welcome aboard from a fellow NCal quilter! :)

Welcome from West Virginia!

Greetings from New Hampshire

Welcome from next door to you. Oregon! Been to California so much it's my second home!!!!