I am new to quilting! lol I feel like this is an AA intro! teehee.. just kidding! Well about me and my interests: I am a mature lady, live in Maryland, married with two children grown Son 32 and daughter 29.. I have two darling grandsons, 2 1/2 yrs and 5 mos. :) I go by "mimi" over grandma etc. Having retired or I should say became unemployed by choice, I have found the need to do something creative. I can crochet (basics) and sew for own enjoyment. But I have always wanted to quilt and never had the time or felt I had. I had at one time started a quilt for my daughter when she was 6, lol got extremely exhausted with cutting all the tiny blocks that I thought I wanted to use! They were all 4 inch blocks of colors/prints/checks. To my horror back then, not privy to doing things in chain or using special rulers to cut, lol I had made a template from a piece of cardboard and cut each square at a time ! Needless to say sewing was easy but putting the colors together was another thing..... to make a long story short ... I gave up!

I started browsing sites here online and found this wonderful site and have been visiting since Oct,2009. Just getting up the nerve to say Hello and join in some!

Now that I have the grandboys, I had decided to do something for them and made a huge sports quilt for the oldest (flannel) ... way to big for his Toddler Bed! and a small bright colored one for the youngest .. and a few table runners and one quilt for the Quilts for kids. I am not sure of freemotion quilting, that scares me! I have sewn in the ditch and attempted some small appliqueing. Nothing fancy mind you. And at the moment, I have ventured into the Block of the Month quilt by Claudia's Quilt Shoppe introduced by Lockeb. This will be a real challange for me with all the small wee pieces to sew! Wish me luck!

I am pleased to be in this forum and hope to learn much as I move along.

Welcome! I have lots of family in MD ~ was born there and lived there til I was six! I'm in on the Claudia's Mystery quilt with Lockeb too so I'm sure I will see you around lots :)

Hello and welcome from Ontario

Hello and welcome from the north east.

I'm in on the Claudia's Mystery quilt with Lockeb, though I haven't finished any blocks yet. I have some cut out, though!

So glad you decided to learn more about quilting. There is a lot of information here on the board to help you. :D

Hi and welcome from Oregon. there are very talented men and women on the board, so all you have to do is ask and one or more will answer your question. in the mean time enjoy yourself. Penny

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So glad that you joined us :D:D:D

Thank you amma .. glad to be aboard!

Thank you Penny.. I will!

Thank You MamaBear!

Thanks for the welcome .. Maybe we know some of the same people! Look forward to seeing you here.