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dear1953 09-21-2014 10:44 AM

Hello from Oklahoma!
 
Hey ya"ll! I'm Debbie, originally from GA, but both Dad and DH were career USAF so I've moved around a bunch (lived in GA, MT, NY, Bermuda, VA, GA again, MO, MS, Germany, MT again, NE, NM and 28 years here in Oklahoma City, have been here since 1986. Came for DH's last 4 years of military and never left. Hubby Mike and I have been married 42 years.

I'm a librarian and about ready to retire, Dec 31, 2015! 466 days minus vacation, sick leave and holidays and weekends, it is about 225 working days. I'll be 62 next May and we want to take our RV, travel, work at places and see America. That's our goal anyway.

I'm a Mom to 3 grown children - Oldest daughter Amy (41) has 17 year old daughter, Crysta is our only DGD, and a 16 year old son, Cody, our 2nd oldest grandson. She's a single mom and lives close.
Only son, Corey (almost 40) lives in Denver, and he and our DDIL, Lacey, have 2 youngest grandsons, Oli is 4 and Niles is almost 2.

Youngest daughter, Keli (38) lives just around the corner from us. She and our DSIL, Andrew, have 3 boys, oldest grandson Taylor will be 18 on Halloween, then Reily is 12 and Caiden is 8.

I've been sewing almost all my life, it seems, learned to earn a badge in GS and then sewed to make clothes for the girls but didn't start quilting (actually I piece, not quilt) till about 15 years ago and just loved the nonsense some would call it of cutting fabric into pieces and sewing it back together. I think I've made about 30 tops and actually quilted 2 of those. I usually pay someone to do that part BUT I do like to make my own binding, sew it on and then hand stitch it down. I know, I'm strange!

Tartan 09-21-2014 11:17 AM

​Welcome from Ontario, Canada.

QuiltnNan 09-21-2014 03:13 PM

Welcome from western NY and happy quilting :)

mrsponcho1 09-21-2014 04:20 PM

Hello and welcome from southeastern Oklahoma. I am a born and raised Okie - never lived anywhere else. You are going to enjoy this board...have fun reading...

JenniePenny 09-21-2014 04:27 PM

Welcome to the board from New Hampshire. Sounds like you have a lovely family.

I am am like you in that I much prefer piecing to quilting.

Angel Bear 09-21-2014 06:06 PM

Welcome from OHIO! My hubs is retired Navy (30 years) and after retirement we traveled to all 48 states in our RV. You will love it...we have such a great country and so much to see.

quiltingcandy 09-21-2014 07:09 PM

Welcome from Southern California! You are not strange, most women I know do not quilt their own work. I do some stitch in the ditch and have tied some. How blessed you are to have your family living so close. Wish my husband wanted to see the USA. He always wants to go to Germany. So I travel with my oldest daughter and we are going around to all the MLB parks.

Since I am from Kansas I have driven through Oklahoma from time to time. You have settled in a very pretty state.

Doggramma 09-21-2014 07:59 PM

Hi Debbie from Lori in Wisconsin! My only child, a daughter, also lives in the Denver area.

Lori B. 09-22-2014 04:19 AM

Welcome from Michigan!:)

bjsmith57 09-22-2014 04:22 AM

Welcome from Arizona


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