Hello, 1st time I've ever joined a web group. Have been sewing/quilting on and off for about 15 years - depending on life's circumstances. Friends say I could open my own fabric store. A year ago moved to a place where I have a huge sewing/quilting room, now I need motivation to use it Am trying to get back into it by making wall-hangings/table-runners for my new home, any ideas would be appreciated.
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Welcome from northeast CA. Glad you joined us. You've come to the right place for inspiration. We love pictures.

Hi Pam,
I am from New Jersey and wanted to welcome you. I just joined this site too.
Brenda

Hi Pam. Welcome from East Texas. Man it is cold where you live. DSIL's sister lives in ND. Moved there from California with a short 2 year stop off here.

Seems to me quite a few Californians move here, I came from San Diego in Aug 1996, I LOVE winter :lol: :lol:

DSIL's sister lives in Williston. I know there aren't a lot of roads to get there from here. Her husband's parents live there & are very elderly so they moved back to his home so they could take care of them as he is an only child. Don't get to see them anymore. She does come back once a year. My DS always says he wants lots of snow but then I tell him he will have to shovel it & feed the horses in it so he changes his mind. Don't know if you have ever been to Texas but you are sweating & burning up & have a cold front blow in , in a mater of few hours. It changes all the time.

Hello, and welcome from Missouri! I was born in Detroit Lakes, MN but we left the farm when I was in second grade for Milwaukee. I moved further south as an adult. I don't like shovelling winter! I get back up there, but only in good weather if I have a choice.

Hi and Welcome from Northern Indiana ! You will finds lots of things to make/create on this board. Also check the links section, always plenty of GREAT things listed there :lol:
Sharon

Hello and Welcome :D :D :D

Hi and welcome from MA.

Hi Pam, Glad your here. I'm from Eastern Washington.
This is my first time to join a web group as well. Its been fun.
It makes you want to hurry and get stuff done so you can post pictures.
You need Ideas for tablerunners? Do you like applique or piecing or both?

Welcome aboard. Glad you joined us :D

*Waves from Iowa* :)

I have done mostly pieced work, I do want to learn applique. My machine is a Pfaff 2120 embroidery machine so I have tried dabbling mixing embroidery with traditional piecing. Also do some personalized baby & wedding gifts (small pillows & pillow cases).

Currently am looking for ideas that require short bits of time as I work full-time and starting over for the 3rd time in my life (divorce, long distance move, divorce). Current decor is primitive/rustic/country in greens/browns/brick colors. Collect chickens, sunflowers, Jim Shore figurines & FABRIC!

My mother is in a nursing home so I have most of her quilt magazines, books and cottons so I don't think I could use what I have if I lived a long time and I love to buy fabric everywhere I go...yard sales, thrift sores, fabric stores...anywhere. :-)

Welcome from Southern California

Welcome from Oklahoma! I have a dil and grand daughter in Grand Forks. My son was there but the Air Force transferred him to Kansas for now. I'm hoping they will all get to live together again soon.
Anyway, I found a cute shop over in Grand Forks, MN across from Cabella's. If you get that way you will have to check it out!

Thanks for all the welcomes, it has been fun reading them. Its nice to know so many people have someone they know up here.

I've never been to Williston, I do get to Grand Forks - I have an ex-sister in law that I'm close to so I get further North - more in the summer but I know where Cabellas is so I'll look for the quilt store next time I'm up there. I also get to Detroit Lakes a few times a year.

I've kinda lived all over so I also have been to many of the other states mentioned (Lived in: S.Dakota, Washington State, N.Dakota, Virginia, Mississippi, and California). I love to take road trips so have been to: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconson, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Hawaii ... upper North East (& Alaska) is about the only place I havent been to, yet anyway. :lol:

Well I joined my first swap and my first bom so I better start piecing :lol:

Welcome from "up the road", Pam. I am about 1 1/4 hrs north of you...Crookston. Sounds like your life is much like mine....I am also a "transplant" due to a new marriage. I never liked winter until I moved here. And yes, working really does cut into productive time.!!!! LOL

Glad you have joined us.

Welcome from SW Iowa. Glad to have you with us.