Just a quick HI from California. I'm pretty new to quilting - but have been sewing and knitting since I was a kid - literally. I picked up my first knitting kneedles at 5 and started using my mom's sewing machine for making my doll dresses at 7.

It's great to have forums like this to share ideas and stories from other quilters.

Here's a picture of my all-hand-quilted quilt I made a few months back:
[img] src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com 4056/4465805132_a3b62cc69f.jpg" [/img]

Pretty basic quilt. It has all the colors I love - browns and greens.

I'm in the process of making a few more quilts and I like to keep a journal of my quilting progress at my blog.

The latest completed quilt is one of my favorites that I made for a friend's upcoming baby arrival:

[img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/...5a9de4e7_b.jpg" /]

I call this one Baby Rose.

welcome aboard..... sew glad you joined us

Hello and welcome from Ontario. Your pictures didn't show up for me, maybe they are in a format that my computer doesn't understand or something

trying to figure out how to add pictures to the post :(. Sometimes I feel so lame...

Welcome to the board from Ventura County!!
Where in this great state are you located?

I'm in Contra Costa County in a city named Clayton.

Buggers! Okay I'm lame - i still can't get the images to show up...

Baby Rose:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/...5a9de4e7_b.jpg

Hand Quilted Blanket:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/...b62cc69f_b.jpg

Greetings from Sacramento, where the weather can't make up its mind today. :)

I know! It's been some crazy weather changes this year. I was down in LA last week and it was overcast most of the time.

Yesterday in the Bay Area is was pouring! Today it's pretty mellow so far - but VERY chilly.

Hopefully it warms up like the weather report says - us fair-weathered Californians complain about the 'cold' weather when it goes below 68 :P.