Hi Everyone!

What a great site this is with a wealth of information. Thanks so much to founder and hosts. I live in Northern California in a little town called Bella Vista which is on the outskirts of Redding, Ca. I am a retired postmaster adjusting to retirement as I have found I miss being part of the working community.

I have worked in the garment industry years ago doing piece work when my children were small. I was able to sew (and supplement our income) using my own industrial sewing machine which was set up in a spare bedroom. Any sewing I've done in the past did not require the precision as does quilting. I was humbled as I worked on my first quilt block last month.

My awe and respect to all you quilters who silently are working away making your creations.

Have a wonderful day.
Althea (Blisterful)

Welcome from Washington. :D

Welcome from Washington as well.

Hi and welcome from Arkansas!

Welcome from Virginia, nice to have you with us. Enjoy.

Hello and welcome from Ontario.

Hi and welcome from Alaska.

welcome!

Hello Althea! Welcome from northern California.

Welcome - I have a brother living in Redding, CA. What kind of quilting do you do?

I'm new here too!! I live in Atlanta, GA where it's 72 this afternoon and only the second day this year I've had the top down on the convertible.

I've been quilting since I was very young and that's a long time ago. After owning a quilt shop for a number of years, my stash is extensive and I am now concentrating on scrap quilts to reduce it a bit!
GrannieSharon

Welcome from Alturas, CA. So glad you joined us. I go through Bella Vista whenever I head down to Fresno, maybe we could meet up for a few minutes.

Hello, welcome and happy quilting from Germany!

hello and welcome althea. we just moved from redding to the family ranch in Ono. sonw your way yet?

Welcome! Can you run into Jack's and send a couple of their great steak dinners our way please? I could exchange scraps for them :-)

Welcome from Kansas...

Welcome from Arizona! I lived in Mckinleyville until I moved here to AZ.

Welcome from Sherwood, Oregon! Redding-my birth place! I still have a lot of relatives in Redding and very close friends in Shingletown. You have come to a wonderful place-there are a lot of nice people here! Welcome!

Welcome from Ireland

Welcome - I am just a few hours north of you - I live an hour or so west of Yreka - on the Klamath - don't we live in a beautiful part of the world. You will love this board.

Hello and welcome from Japan!!! My daughter was living in Redding last year. Very hot there in the summer. Enjoy this board. You will love it here!!

Welcome from Bend, Oregon...sure did enjoy the shop in Redding last time I was passing through!

Hello and Welcome to the board :D:D:D

Welcome from Virginia

Hello, and welcome from Idaho!

Hi Toomanycats!

Yes we had snow this afternoon in Redding, about 1- 2 inches maybe......I hope you like Ono!

I have 5 cats and that's not too many for me. How many to you have?

Althea

Yes, very hot in the summer but today it's snowing. Trying to learn this site, how to manuever (sp?) around??

If you don't mind me asking, do you love Japan? Are you a native?

Thanks for the welcome,
Althea (Blisterful)

Which shop? Sew What or Sew Simple? Or, maybe you went shopping in somewhere unbeknownst to me.

Thank you! Thank you Kansas!!

Hello back to you Sadiemae....I bet its coooooold in Idaho tonight!!!

Yes, it is beautiful and COLD at the moment.
Thanks for the welcome Otis.

Thanks for the welcome all the way from Ireland!

Welcome!! Hi from Montana

Thanks for the welcome. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy.

Thanks for the welcome.......btw...cute pic

Welcome from Ohio!

Thank you for the welcome from Arkansas.

Thank you Virginia!

Good evening MamaBear and thanks for the welcome.

Thank you Almost free.