Hello from Alabama
 

I'm Vera. I've been sewing for 40 years and quilting about 30. I have 3 grown children. My oldest son and his oldest son ( my 3rd grandchild) were killed in a car accident Aug 30, 2010. I have fewer bad days now but occasionally I still have really bad days. I have 14 grandchildren. I have been teaching several of them to quilt and sew. We have to do it in concentrated burst since they live in three different states. DH and I are going to Alaska next month as a celebration of our 40th anniversary which was in Feb.

I also knit, crochet, cross stitch and love to read. I listen to books on tape when I am sewing or quilting. I'm part of a sewing ministry in my church. When mainly make quilts for nursing homes and the VA home.

I've been reading here for a couple of months and enjoy this board.

Hello Vera from Alabama. Welcome to the Quilting Board from Cheryl, in the state of Washington. We are glad to have you joining all of us!!
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Welcome from Adrian, MI

Welcome from Huntsville!

Welcome from E Pa. have fun.
peace

Hi Vera in Alabama. So glad you decided to join us.

Hello Vera, welcome from northern California!

Hi Vera, welcome from NE Ohio.

Hello from a neighbor in Southwest Alabama! :)

Hello Vera from Alabama. I live in Montgomery and am relatively new to quilting (3 mos) and kind of learning on my own. I get lots of helpful information from this Board and just love visiting here. I also have 3 adult children, and retired from working 3 years ago. Welcome, and maybe we will run across each other sometime while on a cloth hunt or other fun quilting activity.

Hi from Ohio! Have a great vacation!

Hello Vera and welcome to the board from the friendly State of Alabama. Where in Bama do you live. So sorry for your loss but GOD will sustain. Doing for others somehow helps to heal your pain. GOD Bless

Welcome from Minnesota and happy quilting :)

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Welcome from Texas.
Hope to see you post often.

Hello from Georgia....

:)welcome from se TX

Welcome from S CA!

Hi Vera! A hearty welcome from Washington! You'll like it here~~ :)

Hello Vera, welcome from Nevada!!!

Welcome......

I live in Bay Minette, same county as peaceful quilting. It is a small town about 30 miles north of Mobile.

Howdy, Vera, welcome from Oklahoma! Loved the time we lived in Brownsboro hamlet by Huntsville, Monte Sano Mts. are lovely this time of year. We also lost our 20 yr old son in a freak accident & I confess that quilting keeps me busy doing for others which band-aids the pain. If I find some fabric from his childhood clothes I turn the pain upside down by making some glorious block with it to celebrate his wonderful life and what a blessing he was to us.

Hi Vera, welcome from Florida. I have a daughter that lives in Hoover, AL. First, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. It doesn't matter how long ago it happened, the pain never goes away completely. In time, the pain will be replaced by good memories, but in the blink of an eye sometimes, you will be transported back to the past and the pain will be just as raw as it was the day that you lost your loved ones. This board is awesome and you will learn something everyday. We will laugh with you and cry with you. Take care. ((hugs))

Vera, welcome to the quilting board from
East Tennessee.

Hello Vera. First let me say I am so sorry for your loss. May God comfort you in every way possible. Enjoy your trip to Alaska. I want to do one of those cruises one day. I'm originally from Madison, Alabama. We live in Marylard for a couple of more months then we are moving to Collierville, TN. I can hardly wait to closer to our kids and grandkids. Welcome to the board. I look forward to getting better acquainted. Linda

Welcome Vera, from Kansas.

Hello Vera! Welcome from Minnesota! Very sorry to hear about your son & grandson. They are with you in your heart! Believe! {{{hugs}}}

Hello and welcome to the greatest Board around!! Sending you hugs from the wonderful Napa Valley in California....

Welcome from Arkansas....I used to live in Daphne, AL....your neighbor! It's a pretty place to be. Ha...when I first moved there it was the weekend that hurricane Ivan hit- that was an interesting weekend!! Lol

Hi my name is Cindy and I join the board tonight and I see it says you are from Montgomery and so am i. I am looking for someone that can help me learn a little about quilting. I know how to sew i can make clothes from pattern. But iam just getting started with quilting. Can you help me?

Welcome from OHIO! You will be glad you joined this group of wonderful quilters. There is knowledge, love and support abounding here.

Welcome from Oklahoma, by way of Massachusetts. Forty Years!! Wow! I thought I had been at it for a while. Will just have to show us a bunch of pictures.

Welcome to you and to Cindy. Hugs

Welcome from Texas

Along with many others here-welcome from northwestern Louisiana. How awful having your son and grandson killed. My father died before his mother did and she said there are just no words to express this loss. You aren't suppose to die before your children do. I hope we can help you even a little on those worst days.