Hello! I just found this site tonight and was immediately hooked!
I am (only recently) a SAHM. I have a 2 yr. old and a newly minted 5 yr. old, both boys. I have been quilting ever since my teen years, and my family has always made "utilitarian" type of quilts, mostly to give away. In the past few years my mom, sister and I have been taking classes here and there, trying to improve our skill set.
I live in Menominee, Mi, which is a border city to Marinette, Wi. (The Menominee River divides us.) Smallish towns, roughly 10,000 each, but I am only about an hour from Green Bay, Wi.
Now I will make everyone hate me: I live less than 2 blocks from my local quilt store and I can SEE it from my bedroom window. (My husband does not think that is such a wonderful thing!)
I hope to make some new quilty friends on here!

Welcome from Ohio and I am pea green with envy already.....LQS right out the door.....ohhhh lucky but broke I bet ....I sure would be...:-)

Hello from a fellow yooper!!

Do YOU see Quilter's Haven? Oh my gosh!!!! Of course, Pine Tree
Quilts in Marinette is also very nice...........(sigh)

I'm up river in Iron Mountain. You'll love this site.

Welcome aboard, gcathie. Keep warm and keep coming back.

Piecefully yours,
Kay Susan

Welcome from Canada. It's great to have you join us. :)

Hafa Adai and welcome from Guam!

Welcome from NE CA. Glad you found us.

Hi and welcome from Mass.

Lisa T and gcathie --- I was reading and "remembering?" names prior to coffee this morning. Sorry for the mixup......

Kay Susan

Wow, what a warm welcome! Thank you all for taking the time to welcome me.

Yes, I can see Quilter's Haven. I try to visit Pine Street Quilts, too, just so they don't feel left out, you know. Wouldn't want that to happen! LOL!

Kay, I am originally from the Iron Mountain area, so I know where you are. In fact, I am going "home" for a few days this afternoon. (My kids and I will be staying with my parents in Hometead just for a little visit.) And there is a big sale at Jeri's Quilt Patch that starts Friday morning. That has nothing to do with my plans to visit at all... SERIOUSLY! Have you heard about it? Fat quarters will be FIFTY CENTS!!

hello from Wa

Welcome from Southern California. I can't see my closest fabric store from my window, but it only takes me 2 min to drive there. I could walk, but then I would have to carry my purchases home, and that would get to heavy. Glad to have you on the board.

Welcome, from Pittsburgh, PA :D

Hi and welcome (again) from Texas. One of my best friends has a cabin in the woods there. She keeps inviting me up to go to the cabin, but it's pretty primitive (no indoor plumbing or power) and I have yet to take her up on the offer. I'd probably whine the whole time. :) It really is lovely there though.

OMG You can see a quilt store from your house? I would never pay off my bills !!! Welcome!

Hello & welcome from the state of Washington. We are glad to have you join our quilting board.

Hi Lisa and welcome to the board. So glad to have you with us. Love the pictures you have posted so far....keep up the good work.

I cannot believe you can actually SEE a quilt shop from your house!!! If they did not need another employee, I would just be a quilt shop volunteer!! How fun for you to live so close!!

Welcome from Jackson, MI. Glad you found us. Kathy

Hi and Welcome from southern Indiana :-)

Hi Lisa

I to am new to this site....... I live in Northern Wisconsin.

I am sure you will enjoy the site as much as I do......... only one thing...
You will get hooked on the site and not have as much time to quilt as you did before. :lol: :lol: :lol: Just ask me I know......... There are so many nice people here and so much tallent if you have been looking at all the wonderful work people have posted...... Welocme and I hope to chat with you one day....... Scrap Quilter

PS please post some of you work.

About seeing the LQS from your bedroom window -- tell your DH I said to "chill" bc there could be a lot worse things. :lol:

Welcome to the board from South Louisiana. Our little village is ALMOST town status. We are still under 1000. Isn't that amazing?! Our little village (of course, we say town) is sandwiched between and bayou and a railroad track. (The track has since been abandoned in the last few years.) That is where the original lines were. In several areas the town has jumped the track and incorporated a few sections. Then the village has included more property at each end of town. That is the only way our population can increase. So when you say smallish town of 10,000, I smile. Glad to have you here.