Hello from Belfast, Northern Ireland
 

I am 34 years and I have lived in Belfast all my life. I have an identical twin sister and 10 nieces and nephews.

I began crocheting when I was 17 and then did dressmaking and also taught myself to knit. I now teach others how to crochet and knit in my weekly craft club that I hold in my home. It's great passing the skill on and see the sense of accomplishment when a project is complete.

Although I love all my crafts I wanted something different to do and I've always loved quilting just didn't think that I would be able to do it. I enrolled in a class in September in a local fabric store and I haven't looked back. I'm completely hooked now; thing this is my new addiction.

I quilted a cushion cover first and have just finished my first cot quilt for my youngest nephew; I'm currently working on a cot quilt for my youngest niece.

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Welcome from sunny Southern California! Are there certain quilt patters that are popular in Ireland?

Welcome from Atlanta Georgia!

Welcome Paula, from New York State! My DGM (dear Grandmother) came from Mayo, Ireland. Cot quilt? Is that a quilt for a twin size bed? You will also benefit from tutorials on u-tube...Missouri Star Quilt Company has amazing videos. Here's one on half square triangles...useful for many different blocks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekYpJzHoW6E

Welcome from Spring, Texas USA

A warm welcome from a wet and dreary England!! A great day for sewing!!

Welcome fron Southern California!

Warm welcome from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The more crafts that you know the better you are for keeping buzzy. Hugs and Glad you joined this Board.

Welcome from western NY and happy quilting :)

Hi CraftyPaula,welcome from me in Georgia,USA. This is a great place to see so many ideas, and ways to grow with your journey of quilting. Everyone is warmly eager to help as well. I look forward to seeing you around here, and hope to see a photo of your cot quilts soon.

:) welcome from se Texas

Hello Paula, welcome from northern California! I hope you will post pictures of your projects, we would love to see them!

Welcome.You have come to the right place to learn and grow.Don't forget to surf the net for inspiration as well.I especially like the Missouri Quilt Star Company for tutorials.cant wait to see your work.If there are special patterns in Ireland PLEASE LET US KNOW.

Hello Paula and welcome to the board from New Hampshire, USA.

Welcome from Arizona

Hello, welcome from Madrid, Spain. we are almost neigborgs :)

Hi and welcome from New Orleans, LA. You will love this forum. I have learned so much here and know you will enjoy it also. I had two aunts who came from Ireland and both married my mother's two brothers. They both came to the US as governesses.

Welcome from cold South Louisiana.

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Hi from Ohio!

Welcome from Navan. Co. Meath. You will love it here.

Welcome from Colorado USA!

Welcome from Ohio, have several ancestors from Ireland, but only know my maternal Grandfather's place and that was West Meath.

Hello and welcome from Australia.

Thank you to everyone for the very warm welcome I have received it seems like a great place to get to know people and learn new techniques and skills :)

Welcome to our group from the small country town of Meeker, Oklahoma! Glad to have you!

Welcome from Southern California. Check out the Chatroom then.. Live chat will give you instant answers and should prove to be a load of fun. Soon you will have enough fabric to cover a mountain…lol

Hello, I'm a twin from Aberdeen, Scotland, and I gave up counting the nieces and nephews but I do keep an eye on the number of great ones popping along. You will find the board incredibly helpful, I do, though I'm still bamboozled by a lot of the quilt speak.

Hi from a wet and windy England

Welcome from OHIO!