Hi everyone

This looks like an informative and friendly forum, so I think I may settle in for a bit.

Started sewing around a year ago - garments, mostly shirts & tops. My new sewing machine came with a lot of quilting extras, which I promptly put away, as I had no interest in quilting.

A few months back I had a need to make a quilt for my MIL and was surprised at how much I liked doing it. Instantly hooked!

I'm using the web, books & forums to learn this craft and am impatient to get to the 'interesting stuff', but realise I need a good grounding in the basics first.

I have an excellent book which I'm faithfully working my way through (and blogging my progress). It's the first in a series of teaching books and I have high hopes of doing the whole course.

My other sewing interest is vintage sewing machines - collecting, restoring, using.

It's doubtful I can contribute much, being such a raw newbie, but I'll try not to make too much of a nuisance of myself either.

Hi and Welcome from Northern Indiana ! Ask all the questions you want , someone always is willing to help :lol: And before you know it , you will be answering the questions :wink:

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!

Hullo from Brisbane to you Blockhead - I collect old sewing machines too. Even have a lovely one from Tassie, my very prized Frister & Rossmann hand crank. You will find this a very friendly and helpful site, so welcome aboard :)

Welcome from TN. Hope you enjoy this quilting board. I know I'm happy that I have found it. I'm still green behind the ears too.

Welcome! Ask questions without fear of "sounding silly"..no question is silly to us here! we are a friendly bunch!
(i am new to this board, and have been quilting for about 5 years)

Hello there & Welcome from the state of Washington, in the USA!! :D We are so glad to have you join in. I just know you are going to like it here a lot!!
:D :D :D :D

Hi blockhead, nice to meet you. I have learned in a very short time if you need a laugh this is the site for that. There are some funny ladies here, and again so talented. You will have fun here.

Hi blockhead - I am from Sydney! I find this board very helpful, informative and inspirational too! Welcome!

Welcome from Tennessee, it's a great board :thumbup:

Australian quilting magazines are the bomb, I would love to visit your lovely country.

Hello and welcome from Missouri in the middle of the US of A.

Welcome from Oregon. You will definitely have a lot of fun hanging out with all of us! Good group of people-a lot of talent and knowledge here. You have come to the right place! Welcome

Well, talk about off to a great start. What a brilliant welcome - thanks to all. Nice to see some fellow Aussies here too and a fellow vintage machine affecinardo to boot!

How can anyone not love the internet?????

Welcome to the Board from Colorado!!

Hello and Welcome :D:D:D

welcome :-D

Being a newbie can be an advantage to all of us. Your out looking and searching for new things while the rest of wait for you to share what you have learned. The old saying "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" doesn't apply to quilters. We want to know everything.
Welcome from Kentucky.

welcome from Ontario, Canada

Welcome from Oklahoma.

It only takes one to get you going. Soon you will be checking out the fabric in stores, and watching for quilts in the movies.

Ha! Doing that already... I've discovered USA fabric prices to be heaps cheaper (we pay average $22 - $25 per metre here). How can I resist $3.50 per yard!!!!

Hello Blockhead and welcome, anothe Aussie here from Queensland! :-D

Hi Blockhead Welcome from Melbourne. Everyone is great here on the board I have made lots of friends and have learnt such alot as well. I just about always buy my fabric from the US as it is so so much cheaper than here in Austalia.
Cheers Jackie.

Welcome from another Aussie here in Western Australia. This board is alot of fun.

Hello & welcome from NE Alabama. Ask away & someone will surely have an answer, sometimes you'll get lots of folks chiming in. Glad to have you here.

Hi, and welcome from OKlahoma.

Hello and welcome from Melbourne. I too am Tasmanian, from the tamar valley region origionally. I looked at your blog, well done :thumbup: I am also a beginner, teaching myself so far. The people on this board are very friendly and helpful, you'll love it!

lol rdem. I was born & bred in Melbourne and a recent resident of paradise ... em I mean Tassie. Thanks for checking out my blog - Harriet Hargrave's book is a brilliant tutorial for beginners, I can highly recommend it to you.

Hello and welcome from Maine, Eastern USA. You will find this group to be fabulous. Always something to learn and project to view and friendly conversations as well.

Hello and welcome from SW Iowa. I bet you have lots to share with us.