Hi, my name is Tara. I live in Alberta, Canada. I have two children, a boy who is 6 and a girl who is 3. I have been quilting since 2004 although I have taken some pretty big breaks in there since I never seemed able to quilt while pregnant or with a young baby.

I started with the yellow brick road pattern and have now made four of those in a crib size I think. One for each of my two children and one for each of my two nieces. I made a crib quilt for a nephew last year that was part of a half square triangle exchange that used almost 1,000 HSTs. I also made my niece a Sunbonnet Sue Twin quilt (done with machine applique) and another twin quilt in a red, white and blue nautical theme for my son that I got the pattern out of Fons and Porter's LOQ. That one just needs to be quilted.

I am currently working on a twin pattern called Little Monsters by Don't Look Now out of Australia. That one I am doing by hand applique that will then be trapunto'd. This one I have decided to send to the LAQ because I don't want to try to shove that one under my Husqvarna. I think this one will be for my younger niece.

Next I am planning to hand applique the Enchanted Quilt Garden by Piece o' Cake for my daughter in a twin.

I still have so much to learn and am looking forward to talking and learning from all of you. With our long, cold, snowy Alberta winters quilting gives me something to keep my hands busy but with two young children I am certainly not fast.

Tara

Welcome from a fellow Albertan!

Welcome from NW Wisconsin! You certainly have your hands full. I rarely tried to sew anything when my kids were small -- just Halloween costumes!

Wow, what a busy Mom! You really have been busy. Love the trapunto, it really makes a great quilt greater!

Enjoy the site!

Hi!

What part of Alberta?

Welcome Tara from another Canadian (Southwestern Saskatchewan) You look like you have been one busy girl...next we will see pictures right :D

Welcome from "south of the border"... you will find so many wonderful ideas posted here on the board!

welcome from mississippi.

Thank you for all of your welcomes.

To try to quickly answer the questions and comments. I certainly don't feel very prolific with my quilting but with my two kids and a husband that has to travel alot for work, I do feel busy! LOL I only sew quilts, I'm not even fond of sewing buttons back on so Hallowe'en costumes are out for me. I have never done Trapunto before so this is going to be a learning experience for me. I am curently from Edmonton although I don't post that specific very often. I don't really have pictures to post since I only took pictures of the one that I made from the HSTs. That is the one that I have put as my avatar.

Hope that answers all the questions! I look forward to posting more and learning from all the quilters here who are so much more experienced and better quilters than I am.

Tara

Welcome from Michigan.

Hello, and welcome from Idaho!

Welcome from Kansas!

I asked cause I am just north of Edmonton and wondered how close you may be! I am looking to get together with a quilted or two on occasion.

I would certainly be interested. I live just south of Ellerslie though.

welcome!

Hello from Minnesota. Welcome.

I am sure we can work something out. I am in Edmonton all the time. Not usually that far south. But maybe we can meet and see and maybe make day or weekend dates if we like each other.

Welcome from the UK

Hey from South Carolina!

Hi Tara, glad to have you aboard. I live in Michigan.

Welcome to the board from Southern California!

Welcome from Georgia

Hello Tara, welcome from northern California!

Hello, welcome and happy quilting from Germany!

welcome from se TX -- you are a busy quilter

Welcome from Michigan. Take a few minutes everyday and enjoy your quilting. Those minutes will add up quickly and your quilt will be done before you know it. Enjoy your stay. Lots of helps, inspiration and friends..

Welcome from WI

Hello and welcome from Michigan!!

hello from Western Mountain Maryland !! ;-)

Beautiful quilt !! ;-)

Hi Tara and welcome from N.E.Ohio, glad to have you join us.

Welcome from Washington State. I'd love to see pictures of your quilts. They sound wonderful.

Welcome from another Albertan.

Perhaps you'd like to enter one of your quilts or just take in our annual Red Deer Quilt Show held at the Westerner on Friday, April 1 & Saturday April 2nd? Past shows have been pretty phenomenal!

Welcome from another Albertan!

Perhaps you'd like to enter one of your quilts or just take in our annual Red Deer Quilt Show on Friday, April 1 or Saturday, April 2, being held at the Westerner. Past shows have been pretty phenomenal!

Welcome!

G'day from Australia

Welcome from Wisconsin

Welcome from MI :-)

Welcome from California! I am always learning something new on here....

Welcome from San Gabriel, California

Welcome from Nevada