Hello from Rusty's Mama (refers to our 1 yr old Irish Setter that does not know he is a dog!).

Quilting is a passion and my therapy! I am retired and now have time to devote to many quilting projects - lots of UFOs to finish - and a huge stash to tackle! I am active in a local guild and enjoy making charity quilts. Although my machine quilting talent is limited primarily to stippling, I machine quilt most of my quilts. The current exception is my oldest granddaughter's graduation quilt which is with the longarm quilter as I write this.

I have 6 grandchildren; retired husband (he fishes/I quilt) and am working through a year of grieving - we lost our oldest son (we raised 2 sons) to cancer last June. The guild, quilting, and friends are all part of the healing process.

I look forward to 'meeting' new friends on line.

HI,Rustys mom,welcome to the board,from Kentucky.I;m so glad you;ve joined us.

Hello and Welcome from Northern Indiana ! Glad you joined us :lol:

So sorry for your loss. Quilting can be very soothing .You will find lots of new friends here

Welcome from Melbourne Australia. This is a very warm community and I'm sure you'll enjoy being part of it. Very sorry to hear about your son, too.

:-) Howdy and welcome from Pipe Creek Texas!!!

Welcome from WIsconsin!

Welcome from New York!

Hi Rusty's Mama! Welcome from near Philadelphia, PA. What part of PA were you from? I'm so sorry for the loss of your precious son. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Welcome from Southern Illinois. You are going to like it here, your quilt is very pretty. Please post a larger picture so we can all see it.

Welcome from coatal S.C. Sorry for the lost of your son.

Hello and welcome from SW Iowa. Glad to have you here.

Welcome to the board from Southern California.
Sorry to hear you have lost a son. I could not imagine losing a child!!!

Welcome from Ireland. Sorry for the loss of your son. Hugs to you.

Hello & Welcome :-D

Hello and welcome from Louisiana!!

Welcome from Roscoe, IL. So sorry about your son.

Hi and welcome from the sunny state of Florida!! I'm so sorry on the loss of your son, and yes quilting is such a good therapy!!

Hi from Pensacola Florida.
Welcome to the board.

Hi! And welcome from Alberta, Canada :)

Welcome from Michigan.

Hello and welcome from Ontario. I am very sorry for the loss of your son, there is alot of healing that takes place here, hopefully you will find some too.

Welcome from Oklahoma

HI Rusty's Mama. Glad your here. Sorry for your loss.
I take it EA WA means Eastern Washington? Me too.
What town do you live in? Im in Ritzville. Would love to see pictures of your quilts. Glad your a doggie fan. I loooove
Irish Setters. They are soooo beautifal.
Happy Moms Day :thumbup:

Welcome from Alabama! Quilting is great therapy for grief. You will enjoy this forum. Lots of ideas & tips to help your quilting process.

Welcome from Arizona! So sorry for your loss!

Welcome from New Hampshire!

Welcome from a little place called Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada.

I am sorry for your loss. may God bless your family. and welcome from Oregon.

Hello. Welcome to the quilting board from Tennessee. We welcome you.

welcome

Welcome from Oklahoma with a Massachusetts accent. So happy you could be here. There is always room for one more quilter.

Hello! Sorry for the delayed response. We were out of town at our property where we go for fishing, relaxing and getting away.

Both my husband and I are from western PA. I was raised in Cochranton and my husband is from Guys Mills - both are close to Meadville. We did see some of your part of the state on our honeymoon - in Hershey!

It is good to be part of this quilting board!

Thank you and thanks for the welcome. I will try to post some larger pictures soon - when I figure out what I am doing. Actually, this quilt was done as a 'baby quilt' for a friend of a co-worker who asked if I would make a baby quilt. I saw a pattern for a cute baby quilt with whimsical bugs, but the person commissioning the quilt wanted bugs/flowers that were true to nature. The quilt ended up double size and needless to say, was a lesson in learning not to say YES, I can do that, until more information is provided! The quilt was done from patterns in a book by Carol Armstrong - I think that was the quilt author. It has been awhile since I did the quilt!

Rusty's Mama!

Hello! Sorry for the delayed respone - I registered for the quilting board then we went out of town and have just returned today! Yes, I am in ea WA - in Otis Orchards. My best friend is from Ritzville! Small world.

Our son that died lived in W Richland so I spend a year and half going between Spokane and the TriCities to be with him and his family.

I see you are a dog lover! Pets are so wonderful! Thanks for your kind words - Rusty is beautiful, but he sure is a handful right now! I read in a dog book that large dogs can take 1 - 4 years to mature!

Look forward to 'talking' with you more!

Thanks for the welcome!

Thank you, everyone, for the warm welcome. I am excited to be part of this quilting board and look forward to new friends through a shared passion!

I registered on the 7th and we left to go out of town on the 8th - thus the delay in responding to your welcomes! I was so looking forward to coming home to check the website and it has been a pleasure to hear from all of you.

We are glad you are here with us, welcome from MI! And I'm so sorry about your loss ((((hugs)))).

Thank you. Everyone has been so nice! I love this board and the quilting hints are wonderful.

Thanks for the kind words. I am learning my way around the board slowly. 'Meeting' other quilters through this site and sharing stories, etc is a great connection.

It is so good to read messages from everyone. Thanks for the kind words regarding our son. I have been in therapy most of the afternoon - the quilt room - working on a charity quilt for our guild! Quilting does help. Thanks again!

Thank you. This board is unbelievable. I thoroughly enjoy reading the comments; the quilting hints are great, and the photos are like attending a quilt show. Thanks for the kind words regarding the loss of our son. It is good to be here!