Hello, I am new here!
 

HI everyone. My name is Melissa and I just joined the board. :)

I have been sewing for years and years, and started making simple lap quilts a few years ago, for people in nursing home, our church shut-ins, etc.

I recently finished my first 'real' quilt, and it's at a lady's house to be quilted now. I can't wait to see it all finished! The quilt is for my daughter's bed--she is 15. Now I want to make a quilt for my bed and am looking for a pattern. I do enjoy 'sampler' quilts, since it's not just the same square over and over....any suggestions?

I also enjoy crocheting, mostly with thread--not a fan of yarn. I make a LOT of doilies, and do a lot of pattern testing for a designer, too.

Hi Melissa, welcome from NE Ohio.

Welcome Melissa from Missouri, looking forward to seeing pics of your work.

Good Morning, Happy to have you join us:)

:) welcome from se TX

Hello Melissa, welcome from Oklahoma.

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Welcome aboard

Hi Melissa and welcome from New York.

Hi Melissa and welcome to the Board from Southern California! There are tons of samplet type quilts available free on the internet-or just gather some different pieced quilt blocks and connect them with a sashing (as long as the blocks are the same size) and add a border-viola! A sampler quilt.

Welcome from San Gabriel, California

Welcome from Minnesota and happy quilting :)

Hello and Welcome to the board from North Carolina. You're going to love it here

Hi Melissa, welcome from northern California! You will enjoy it here.

hi Melissa
welcome you will find lots of patterns here also there is wonder lady here i "met" named Rhonda she has a lot of blogs and patterns available you can check out her work here i just copied this from her page it is her blog NOT mine

My blog - http://calicodreamsforever.blogspot.com/
Playing with Bostons Ebook http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/977-owz.jsp
Dresden Kaleidoscope Ebook http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/983-owz.jsp
Star Point EBook http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/995-owz.jsp
Wings EBook http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/822.jsp

I am sure she won't mind me posting her info. in her own words she says she wants to get more people hooked on her methods.

enjoy the board ................ have fun

Hi from Ohio!

Hi Melissa and welcome from New Hampshire

Hello Melissa, welcome from southern Illinois.

Hi, Melissa! Welcome from central Florida. Have you tried looking at your library for a book on sampler quilts or simple quilt blocks? You might also try www.quilterscache.com all of her patterns are free, with instructions and are ranked from simple to advanced.

Greetings! Welcome from Minnesota!

Welcome from central Illinois, Melissa. You will find a lot of help here.

Waving hello from Washington! :)

Hi 40MPHK9, welcome from Mass. (originally from neat Pittsburgh) As far as doing a sampler quilt, you could get lots of blocks if you join a Block of the Month group here on the QB.

Welcome from snowy Michigan~

Welcome from North Carolina

Hello Melissa!
Welcome from Minnesota!
You'll love it here! :)

Hi welcome from North Carolina and enjoy!

Hello, and welcome from Michigan!