I've been watching this forum site for several months and have loved it so I wanted to belong 'formally'.

I have been quilting for two years. I am also a cross stitcher. I'd go to quilting retreats that friends of mine put together and I'd always cross stitch while they quilted. They told me I'd get the bug but I'd just laugh.

Two years ago I got the bug! Just can't shake it now. :)

Welcome. Cross stitch makes a wonderful center for a quilt.
The best of both worlds!

Hello and welcome from Ontario.

Welcome, waving from Indiana.

Wow, that sounds cool planning retreats.

Hello, and welcome aboard from Georgia

Welcome from NE Indiana. My 3rd quilt was a log cabin with the center of each block a cross stitch heart (24 of them). Fun to combine.

Welcome from Michigan.

Welcome from another Wisconsin quilter!!! My two friends and I just went to the Madison Quilt Expo last week. We had lots of fun, got lots of ideas and saw beautiful quilts. You will love this forum!

HOWDY from Arizona and welcome to the QB family. U R going to love it here. Hope U have lots of spare time cuzzzzzz it's hard to get much else done when U are among such smart and wonderful and talented people .

Welcome from southeastern PA!

Welcome from Idaho! It is a nice bug to get!

Hi and welcome from Alaska!

I was there too! Wasn't it amazing fun. The quality of the quilts for judging is amazing and inspiring. I found a picture of the Viewer's Choice award.

Thank you everyone for your welcomes. I'm going to like it here and I know I'll learn a lot. I will have to be careful about watching my computer time or my quilting time will suffer.

Welcome from Ireland

Hi and welcome from New Zealand

Welcome from another WIsconsin girl! I live in Whitewater, near Janesville? Are you anywhere close?

Hi from WI too :lol:

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!

I live in Berlin, which is about 20 minutes west of Oshkosh. Whitewater is my alma mater! Great, great memories of Whitewater.

Welcome from Springfield, OR, Love the idea of putting cross stitch in a quilt. "Fine line between hobby and mental illness" yep that nails it. We are all a bunch of enablers.

Aw, yep, Whitewater is the college party town, lol!

Welcome from Oklahoma! :lol:

Welcome
from Ohio

Welcome from Iowa. We
always make a trip to Wisconsin
in the fall for the great
apples and scenery. Betty Lee

And a big HELLO from another in Wisconsin ... in pocket of country near Mukwonago. I, too, am a long-time cross-stitcher and red/bluework embroidery. Just learning to do applique for quilts, so will have choice of handwork while sitting in evenings!

welcome from New Hampshire

Welcome from Virginia

Welcome from another Wisconsin quilter. You're right about limiting your computer time so that you don't lose quilting time. But, if you're learning things from this board, I'd say it's well worth the time.

Sue

Hello and welcome from an Iowa girl! I'm going to have to put a timer near the computer so I can get more sewing done!! This board is addicting and one "meets" such great friends from all over

welcome!!!! I'm also from Wi. I grew up in Kenosha and now live in nothern Wi....it's much prettier up here and a lot less traffic...lol.

Hi from Oregon.

Welcome from PA. I also do both.

Hello from WI. live in central WI.

Welcome from Green Bay, Wisconsin...I just love this site. Have to go.....Watching the Packers play football.

welcome from indiana!

Welcome from Arizona!

Hello and welcome from Boston, Ma