Hi! I'm Eileen. I'm 57, married, have two grown daughters and one 10 year old granddaughter who loves Irish dancing. Hubby and I currently live in California with our blind Boston Terrier but are not originally from here and plan on retiring to Arizona. I love to quilt, make dolls, travel, photography, gardening, reading, writing , music, archeology and geology. Someday I want to participate in an archeological dig.

I have tons of quilts in progress that I need to finish and although I've dabbled in quilting since the early 70's, I still consider myself a novice. I enjoy hand applique most of all and hope to make a Boston Album quilt one of these days. I'm glad I found this group and hope to get to know you all.

Hi Eileen, Welcome! Sounds like you have a long time background in quilting. I made my 1st quilt back in the 70's & swore I'd never do another one because it was so difficult to roll the quilt & work it thru the throat of my sewing machine while trying to quilt it. It was a queen size quilt for a water bed. LOL I didn't get back to quilting for quite a few years. I'm sure enjoying it now. It's a lot easier for me to quilt now that I have a quilt table. This is a great site for sharing your work & there is always a lot of good advice & support. Enjoy!

Welcome Eileen!

You have some good interests! For us, quilting and photography always work 'cause we get to see what you've done! :mrgreen:

Of course, all of them mix well with quilting. I'd love to see you do a geology, gardening, archeology and travel quilt! (not all necessarily on the same quilt!)

Nice to meet you Eileen! You sound a very busy lady...I always wanted to go on a dig but I think I'll stick to watching them on tv.......my joints are a bit stiff for all that bending now!.lol!

Karen

Hey Eileen.. WELCOME.. the door is always open and you are always welcome!

Thanks for joining us!

Welcome! I'm sure you'll find a lot of new things here, too. Have fun exploring!

Welcome! Sounds as if you have a great deal of hobbies to keep you busy and occupied! We'll be looking forward to seeing the progress on that B. album quilt!

M

Thanks everyone for the great welcome. I've had fun looking around the group and seeing all the great quilts everyone has made. What a talented group of quilters here! I know I'll learn a lot.

Welcome, Eileen. Glad you decided to join us. This is a great place to make friends and share ideas.

Hi Eileen, Sounds like you'll fit right in here..Welcome! We can't wait to see pics of your work!

Hi Eileen. Welcome on board! Can't wait to see some of your projects. There are a lot of us here who are retired. I'm also 57 and married. I just figured out I've been married 2/3 of my life! Ouch!

hi there my name is angelina,i am 41 married for 15 years now,bring up 2 young girls one is 14 and the other 11.we have 3 dogs poms.we live in spokane wa. i love it here.very cold now.this would help me to chat,and learn to get help when it need it.bye

Hi Angelina, Welcome!

Can we have a close up of your avatar quilt please Eileen...its driving me mad not being able to see it properly!! :roll:

Karen

Welcome Eileen and Angelina. Wonderful place this forum. I amde made so many new and wonderful friends! Looks like I now have 2 more to add to my list :!: :lol: You will love it here. I know I do.

Welcome Angelina! Send us lots of pics of your quilts...we love that!