Hello from Illinois
 

Hi. I'm Shirley and I am new to quilting board and I live in Illinois. Although I love quilts and quilting, truth be told, I spend more time thinking about quilting than actually doing it. It's hard to find the time to do actual quilting when you work full-time. I do manage to complete a couple of quilts a year though, and that seems to be just enough right now to feed my soul. I'm looking forward to quilting vicariously no doubt, through all of you and to also learn a bit more about quilting and my other sewing passion which is vintage sewing machines.

Hello and welcome from Texas

Welcome neighbor from Mid-Missouri, I have a good size collection of vintage machines. Looking forward to seeing yours.

Welcome from another Illinoian....across the river from St. Louis. I know what you mean about not finding the time. I have a million quiltls all planned but no time to start them.

Welcome from Alabama!!!

Welcome from Japan! I used to live in Illinois too! I also work full-time, with a commute, and my advice is to join a few of the block swaps and you will be amazed how much more focused you become!

Gaijin

Hello from west central Illinois! I am a longarm quilter and also have recently caught the vintage bug. ;)

Howdy and welcome, from Texas!

welcome from central Illinois! I got the quilting bug too, the vintage machine bug, the embroidery bug, sewing bug and little time to do it! Sounds like your in the right place! Shirley, I work full time too so I know what you mean. I think when I retire I will have a great hobby to retire to! That is my plan anyway, so tonite I bought more fabric for my plan. HA! What part of Illinois are you from?

Welcome, Shirley! Before I retired I bought more fabric and designed more quilts on EQ5 than actually producing quilts. I think you are doing great for working full time. Please post your creations. Welcome from Oregon.

Another Illinoisian checking in ... Grundy county here.
Another full-time employee, plus I own a business making sowing machines (that's not a typo ... we make machines that sow seeds <g>). I also manage about 2 quilts per year.
And another Vintage machine 'collector'.

QB is a great place when you are actually quilting and need a question answered. The rest of the time, it's a great "enabler" of "ooooh ... I want to make a quilt like that!".

Hi Shirley, welcome from northern California!

Welcome from the Southwest Suburbs of Chicago! Good to have you here with us.

Hi Shirley welcome from NE Ohio.

Welcome from East Central Illinois.

Hi from Ohio!

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Welcome from S CA!

:) welcome from se TX -- I do more thinking than quilting too

I'm from the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. And, I hardly ever venture into Chicago. I love the slower suburban pace, LOL!

Welcome from western NY and happy quilting :)

Welcome from OHIO!

If you like slower ... try it out here in the corn fields :) A heavy traffic day is when the combines are out at the same time as the school bus :)

Welcome from Louisiana:)

Hi Shirley, welcome from a former resident of Illinois, now living in Arizona. This is a great place to learn and share quilting experiences. I just know you will be inspired.

Judy in Phx, AZ

Hello! I'm new to the forum too. And I know exactly what you mean. I have a full-time job too and I have a ton of quilts on my bucket list. I'm in Ohio, but grew up in Illinois.

Glad you are here. Be careful, I spend more time on the board than I do quilting. LOL

Nice to meet you!

Hello and Welcome from Eastern PA!!

Welcome from Adrian, MI

Hello and welcome from another Illinoisan!

Welcome from Northwest Indiana! You'll love it here.

Enjoy whatever amount of quilting you can get to....at least you're quilting, right?

Nan

Hello Shirley and welcome to the board. I am from Chicago. Go home once a year to visit family and attend the taste of chicago.

Hello Shirley, welcome from Nevada!

Welcome from Arizona

I am from Southern Illinois but live in Indiana for the last 20 years. Harrisburg! Still have daughter, sisters and brother there. What part are you from?

Welcome neighbor, I'm just inside the Indiana stateline from Champaign, Ill

Welcome for Southern Illinois! I work full time too, but one of these days I'm going to retire then lookout. I quilt in my mind constantly and on my machine when I can.:sew::wave:

Welcome to our group from the small country town of Meeker, Oklahoma! Glad to have you! There is also a thread that is devoted to vintage machines, that will be great for you!