Hello from Minnesota
 

Hello, I consider myself an experience quilter. I have been sewing all my life. I am known to break the rules. I rarely follow a quilting pattern exactly. I consider the pattern as suggestions on how I might do it.

Welcome from Central Florida! I have always said, "Patterns are merely a suggestion". Having fun is the most important thing! No rules to quilting is what makes it so fun, so get a creative as you like! I've been sewing since 8 years old on my mother's treadle machine & quilting since 2010. I've come a long way in those few years though. I hope you love this forum as much as I do! Merry Christmas!

:) welcome from se TX

Welcome from another MN Quilter.

Welcome. Glad to see you survived our deep freeze :-) Another MN quilter here.

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A welcome from a Minneapolis quilter

Welcome from western NY and happy quilting :)

You will enjoy this forum. So many knowledgeable people on here. I have learned much. Welcome from the beautiful mountains of western NC.

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Welcome from Vermont!

Hello from Maryland. Like you, I've never followed a pattern exactly, and probably never will. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but it works for me. (I'm curious, are you a second-born? We don't follow rules; we break them!)

Howdy from Texas. You are going to love this quilting board.

Welcome from New Hampshire!

welcome from Virginia. :wave::wave:

Welcome from SE Wisconsin. Thanks for sending us all your frigid cold air, by the way ;)

I love that you consider patterns "suggestions"! I hope to get to your skill level, as I enjoy breaking rules, too. hehehe

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Welcome to this board. I too do not follow a pattern, whether it be for sewing, knitting, cross stitch, quilting or etc...I follow by pic and put to my own size or placement...Welcome from NE Iowa..