Hello from Yardley, Pennsylvania
 

I live near Lancaster County which is where the Amish live and quilt. I've been quilting for more than 25 years, but my love of quilting intensified with my first trip to Lancaster. I've been hoarding fabric all my life (much to my husband's dismay!), but am really ramping up now in preparation for my retirement in 3 years. I just purchased a new machine - although hubby cannot understand what was wrong with the other 5 I already own - and am reorganizing my sewing studio. I also have a brand new granddaughter, Harper[ATTACH=CONFIG]581639[/ATTACH] who will be three weeks old tomorrow and for whom I plan to make many quilts as she grows up.

Nothing like grandchildren! They just grow up too quickly. We raised our two oldest from the time they were 5 & 7. Now they are 18 & 20. Time indeed flies. Welcome to the board from the beautiful mountains of western NC. You will learn many things from great quilters on this site.

Welcome from western NY and happy quilting :)

Hello fom UK. A lot of what you say strikes a chord with me: befotr I retired I bought lots of fabric, with the excuse that I may not be able to afford it later and it eill keep me out of mischief! Well, I keep making quilts, and giving them away, and still my stash seems not to ho down, and I would really like to have some of the new ranges....another drawback is that every now and then when I look at some of the new fabrics online I am shocked by the cost of them these days!
Your granddaughter will give you lots of opportunities fir auilts, changing through the years. Mine is ten already, and I have made her several...Kate

Hello & welcome from Texas! It sounds like you are ready for retirement & you've been doing the right thing by buying fabric now when you can afford it. I wish I had thought ahead & did what you are doing. Since I did not, it's not easy for me to quilt as much as I would like. You will get tons of help & encouragement from the members of this board.

Welcome from California. Enjoy that cute little grandbaby. Harper is such a cute name.

Welcome from Arkansas. Enjoy both retirement and grandkids.

welcome from lehigh valley pa we are almost neighbors...................beautiful grandaughter and indeed they grow fast mine are 22,23 and 13...........

Welcome from NJ...just across the river in Pennington, NJ. Enjoy your new granddaughter. I love shopping in Lancaster and it's a blessing that it's just a hop, skip and a jump away!

Beautiful baby! Welcome from NY!

Welcome from South Louisiana. I have an extensive fabric collection too and several grandchildren. Love them all, even the fabric.

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Welcome to the board! Your baby is so sweet and I love her name.

Waving hello from Washington. Sweet baby too!

WWelcome from NEW Ohio.

Welcome from Northern California. I just fell in love with your granddaughter she is precious (I also love her name). Grandchildren are the best and they sure do grow up too fast. You will have a super time on this board lots of lovely people. BrendaK

Welcome, and congratulation on the new Grand Daughter. Brandparenting is the best job ever! Enjoy!

Welcome from Western Washington State, where the grass gets brown in the summer and green in the winter. Beautiful baby girl.

:) welcome from se TX

Hello and welcome from an Iowa girl!

Welcome from Oklahoma. Be sure to show us some of your work.

39 miles south of Boston... anywhere near Revere Massachusetts?

Welcome from western NY and happy quilting :)

Harper is the cutest little thing! Welcome to the board :wave:

Oh, my, what a darling itty bitty bundle of love. Her stretching pose is so cute with those scrawny newborn legs and the arms that barely come past the top of her head.

There I go again....concentrating mainly on the baby and forgetting to say welcome. Woops. But she really has captivating eyes, as I don't have to tell you! LOL

I have no grands yet...still waiting, still praying, still hoping. My two oldest sons have been married 5 and 4 years.
Can't wait to see the quilts you make for Harper.