Hi from Houston
 

Thank you for allowing me to join your forum. I was born in Washington state in 1956 and have been in the Houston area since I was 12....not sure how we ended here from that gorgeous state of Washington, but Texas has been good to me. I am a Buyer for a chemical storage facility and married 40 years in May to the best hubby on the planet (he wasn't always, but I finally got him trained..LOL) with 1 son, 1 daughter, and a stepson....I have 1 grandson and 4 granddaughters that are my life. I haven't sewn in nearly 30 years much at all and then the pandemic sent me home to work and my daughter was pregnant with her first child and so we had to stay sheltered as much as possible to keep her and the baby healthy. Hubby lost his job after 40 years with just a letter saying good-bye as they closed his company, soooo, it's been a challenging year, but honestly, God has provided all of our needs and then some, so I'm so glad He is in control.

I have 2 brothers and 1 sister, and 1 sister and parents are with the Lord.

I am hoping to learn a bit and have some fun....I like to not take things so seriously and just ENJOY my projects and online friends. I scrapbooked for over 20 years and needed a new therapy, so this is it.

Thank you so much....I know I'm not the only one that had a rough year....we are all so blessed to have made it through. Hugs to all!!

Welcome to the board from NE Ohio, we're in this together and we'll are it through one of these days. Waving and sending good wishes.

Welcome from South Louisiana.

Hello from the DFW area. :)

Yay, TEXAS!

Welcome from Central Texas! You will really enjoy it here!

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Welcome! I was born and grew up in Louisiana, but now live in West Virginia. My brother and his family live in Houston.
This is a great place to be! And you're right - God is good all the time!

Welcome from sunny Southern California!

a warm welcome from Ky.

Thank you all....I appreciate the warm welcome.

Welcome from another Houstonian!

Welcome from Corpus!

Welcome to the QB from SE Michigan! You are in the right place to have loads of quilting and sewing fun. Over the years I have learned so much and have improved my skill to match. People are friendly and sharing is a key. I look forward to seeing you in these parts. Again welcome to the QB.

welcome from the sunset coast of Michigan
 

I also joined the board during the pandemic, got my sewing room set up, and started a round robin last year. Those deadlines and the forced creativity really helped the time move forward in a happy, exciting and positive way while sheltering at home. I hear you, a new therapy in the form of something fun really does help lift the spirits and people here are generally really really nice folks. Virtual Hugs!!

Hello and welcome. Last year was indeed hard on me and I held up pretty well until the end... I've been on a break from both quilting and this board but I'm starting to come back. Missed my quilting coffee breaks here :) It feels good to be both sewing and chatting again. Heck, it feels good to be upright and breathing most days.

I'm currently in Washington state, one of my best friends in my 20s was from the Conroe TX area so not so far away. Her daddy worked oil so we met in Alaska. I understand the area is much different now than 40 years ago! But most of us/our areas aren't quite the same either.